Chapter 44 A Good Commander
The half-month trial period had actually instilled the concept of competition into every student's mind, but this time, their top-ranked student actually said the word "cooperation".
Everyone subconsciously began to deny.
Is it ridiculous for Xu Lingqu to say this?
[We? Cooperation?]
[To be honest, it would definitely be in her own interest if the first person said something like cooperation]
If the instructor hadn't set those limits, I think everyone would have been eager to collect all the materials and take them away.
But soon, someone began to refute it.
Why can't Xu Lingqu discuss cooperation? If she hadn't been there during the last sudden flood, some people would have already drowned. Now you're looking down on her?
[That's right, do you think everyone is as narrow-minded as you? ]
If you had been more alert last time, you wouldn't have looked for rescue supplies. You would have just been happy watching everyone else drown.
Xu Lingqu didn't pay much attention to their quarrel. She proposed the idea of cooperation to everyone this time only because she considered what the instructor wanted to see in this assessment.
Xu Lingqu posted his analysis on the public screen: "This training session is rare. Public chat and map functions are enabled, and they emphasized that looting is prohibited. I think the instructor's original intention was to encourage us to cooperate. Our performance in this assessment has nothing to do with how fast we get out. It depends on our shorthand for the materials and the ability of the mecha technicians in the team. There is no conflict in the materials we collect, and conflict is prohibited. Our team's analysis, Lin Xiao, pointed out that the terrain here is a complete replica of the underground maze led by the Skynet Military Academy League team. I think everyone should be familiar with the concept of team competition, where students from the same school fight side by side. I reasonably speculate that the instructor hopes that we can reach a cooperation and everyone can leave this place quickly."
A long paragraph appeared on the public screen. No one was scrolling through the screen. Everyone was reading Xu Lingqu's words carefully.
When Lin Xiao saw her name appear, her face turned even redder, but a sense of conviction suddenly rose in her heart. She must be able to calculate the operating rules in order to live up to the trust that Xu Lingqu had placed in her in this long speech!
After everyone had read it, some people began to reply.
As expected of you, Commander.
[He's well-reasoned and emotionally stable. I'd only willingly fight for my life if I had someone like him at my back on the battlefield.]
Commander, let me tell you my location. The path I'm currently on is the one in the middle of the six holes. The material we have here is soft sand silver.
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After reading this passage, more and more people agreed with the word "cooperation" proposed by Xu Lingqu and began to report their own positions. At this moment, every analyst was brainstorming at full speed to calculate the positions and patterns.
Xu Xizhen and Jin had nothing to do. Looking at Tang Muwen who was deep in thought, the two of them were idly whispering to each other.
"Our commander's words this time are truly gentle and reasonable..."
"Yes, in order to make this group of people more awake, this is the first time I have seen her speak so long and type so many words."
"Tsk, why are there still people picking on me on the public screen?"
"Who? We'll wait for him on this road, and when he comes, we'll kick him into this mine."
The exchange of information was in full swing. Lin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. She had roughly grasped the movement patterns of these material points and directly posted them on the public screen to share with other analysts.
Everyone agreed that her calculations were correct. Now, according to this law, everyone began to look for intersections based on its operation to exchange materials.
For example, the materials needed by Group 6 are now at the material point where Group 8 is located. As long as Group 8 moves once and Group 6 moves twice, they can meet on the same road.
More and more people and groups began to help each other. The team without analysis even met Xu Lingqu's group during a move. They only had time to hear the name of the material and didn't know what it looked like. With Lin Xiao, this problem was easily solved.
When surrounded by a group of people expressing their gratitude, Lin Xiao's face turned red and she couldn't help but glance sideways at Xu Lingqu who was standing beside her.
She actually doesn't have much confidence in herself.
Lin Xiao comes from a wealthy family. Her father works in the military department of the capital star. Since she was very young, her family has expected her to follow in her father's footsteps and become a student at one of the six major military academies, so that she can join the military department in the future like her father.
Bearing such expectations, Lin Xiao couldn't quite articulate her feelings about the military profession. To say she disliked it wasn't entirely clear, but to say it was the path she embraced wasn't quite right either. After all, her family had nurtured her in various directions since she was little. Her individual combat abilities weren't great, and she wasn't even qualified to be a mecha pilot. She ultimately landed on the command and analysis track, having been told by her teacher to choose analysis over command.
At that time, Lin Xiao was not reconciled. She was a relatively responsible person and did not understand why she could not be the commander. She did not like the position of analysis. In the eyes of others, analysis was just a database, a "substitute" when the intelligent brain was damaged. It sounded dull and boring.
When in command, you are so powerful that you can get the greatest protection with the least expenditure of energy. With just a wave of your hand, everyone has to obey your orders.
It happened that her father, who worked in the military, was home on vacation. She wanted her father to change the teacher's judgment of her, but her father just looked at her quietly for a long time.
"If you define analysis and command in this way, then you are destined not to be a good commander."
It was not until this moment that Lin Xiao truly understood that sentence.
Xu Lingqu respected and trusted her from the very beginning. She never regarded herself as a database. He believed in the information and judgment she provided. When there were mistakes, he grasped the overall situation and brought everyone on the right path in time.
Some people are born commanders.
The intelligent computer sounded, and Instructor Chen announced the conditions for opening the cave entrance to everyone in the intelligent computer.
"7 holes, requirement: 140 people."
Everyone's breath hitched. These conditions completely confirmed what Xu Lingqu had said to them. Those who had been questioning him fell silent. The instructor wanted to see them help each other and work together. Without Xu Lingqu and all the analysis, how could they have possibly assembled the ten teams that had been gathered so completely, with everyone still so confused?
Moreover, if everyone refuses to cooperate, even if someone is lucky enough to gather everyone at once, they will not be able to get out. The original outcome of a lose-lose situation was completely turned into a win-win situation under the leadership of Xu Lingqu.
At this moment, everyone gathered together. The location marks on the map were densely packed. At the entrance of Cave 7, Xu Lingqu stood at the front.
Lin Xiao looked at her and remembered the second half of his father's words.
"Do you think being a good commander is just hiding behind everyone, drinking tea, reading newspapers, and making decisions? You think too simply. A good commander always stands in front of everyone."
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