Training mission system activated. You have three minutes to prepare for duty. After three minutes, please go outside and complete 250 standard burpees at your maximum speed. Countdown: 180, 179…"
The mechanical voice was extremely cold, like an emotionless machine… No, it was a machine.
"Holy crap! 250 burpees in one go? That'll kill someone!" Jiang Yan'hai's eyes instantly widened.
Damn it, he had been a slacker during his recruit training, and although his physical fitness had improved, after a month at the logistics department's farm, it had pretty much reverted, as the recent physical data showed.
The average level for a healthy adult was 100, and he was only at 80! Now he had to do 250 burpees?!
Forget burpees, he couldn't even do 250 push-ups in one go.
"System? Engine? Red Star? Can we discuss this? I know I need to exercise, but doesn't exercise require a gradual process?" Jiang Yan'hai quickly whispered.
Unfortunately, the cold mechanical voice remained silent, and in the bottom right corner of Jiang Yan'hai's vision, a blood-red countdown was slowly decreasing.
He spent several tens of seconds trying to communicate with the auxiliary engine, but it had no effect.
Alright, although this auxiliary engine hadn't mentioned anything about 'erasing' him or anything similar, Jiang Yan'hai wasn't a slacker by nature. It was just that all his hopes had been extinguished at once before, which was why he had become like that. But now that there was hope, he wouldn't say anything else; he would naturally work hard!
He immediately turned on the faucet, rinsed the toothpaste from his face and mouth, and without bothering to wipe his face, he rushed into the barracks. Fortunately, he was already wearing his clothes, so he quickly put on his short-sleeved training uniform.
But he was still too slow.
It was his fault for not tidying up immediately. When the countdown ended, Jiang Yan'hai had just finished putting on his clothes and hadn't even had time to rush out of the barracks.
With a "Zzz…" sound, a sound Jiang Yan'hai made himself—he didn't know why he still had the presence of mind to make sound effects at that moment.
But an indescribable pain seemed to surge from his soul. His entire body instantly trembled, and the terrifying pain immediately made him fall to the ground, shaking violently.
The most terrifying thing was that under the intense pain, he seemed to lose all control over his body, unable to even scream. His body continuously trembled slightly, until after 10 seconds, the intense pain finally disappeared.
Miraculously, after the pain disappeared, Jiang Yan'hai's body had no significant after-effects. The pain seemed to act directly on his soul, that feeling of wishing he were dead… It was too terrifying. Jiang Yan'hai absolutely, absolutely never wanted to experience it again!
"Punishment ended. Countdown restarts." The cold mechanical voice sounded again.
"Damn it!" Jiang Yan'hai cursed, then rushed out of the barracks and immediately started doing burpees in the open space outside. This was the regimental logistics department's farm; there was no dedicated training ground, but there was plenty of open space.
But he had done one burpee, and the countdown was still decreasing.
"I've already started doing them!" Jiang Yan'hai couldn't help but shout, but there was no response!
What the hell! Jiang Yan'hai took a deep breath, immediately stopped doing burpees, forced himself to calm down, and began to recall the previous mission prompt.
Fortunately, his memory in this world was strong enough. Jiang Yan'hai instantly reviewed the mission requirements: three minutes to complete preparation for duty?
Damn it! Jiang Yan'hai cursed. His quilt was still piled on the bed like a heap of rotten cotton. Not to mention a soldier, even an ordinary person wouldn't leave their quilt like that.
Internal affairs were also part of duty preparation! What was there to say then!
He rushed back into the room, shoved the dirty clothes on the bed into the washbasin under the bed, and then neatly placed the washbasin in the same position as his other comrades.
Then he quickly started folding his quilt. Fortunately, internal affairs were required from the very beginning in the military, so when he first entered recruit training, he had diligently learned and frequently practiced his internal affairs.
Within three minutes, he barely managed to complete his internal affairs work, rushed out of the barracks, and got ready to start burpees in the open space.
At this moment, Jiang Yan'hai noticed that the countdown in the bottom right corner of his vision had stopped.
Sure enough, Jiang Yan'hai breathed a sigh of relief, immediately took a deep breath, and began to do burpees. He didn't know why the Red Star Engine would make him do burpees; this wasn't a standard exercise for physical training in the army.
However, burpees are widely recognized as one of the high-intensity, short-duration, fat-burning, heart-rate-spiking bodyweight resistance training exercises.
The United States once called soldiers who could continuously do 100 standard burpees to their limit physically excellent, which shows how abnormal this exercise is. And now, Jiang Yan'hai was required to do 250 in one go?!
Fortunately, "maximum speed" wasn't a fixed quantity, but rather referred to the fastest speed within one's personal ability. In other words, you had to do them as fast as you could, and the movements had to be standard!
Although terrifying, Jiang Yan'hai didn't want to experience that soul-wrenching pain again. He didn't waste any words and immediately began the burpee exercise.
1, 2, 3… By the tenth one, Jiang Yan'hai's arms were already trembling. His physical fitness wasn't strong, only 80% of the average person's level. The push-up during a burpee was the hardest part for him to complete.
But Jiang Yan'hai still persevered. When he barely completed the twentieth one, not only his arms but also his abdomen began to cramp. His push-ups were completely non-standard; after going down, his arms simply couldn't push him back up.
But he still couldn't stop. Jiang Yan'hai continued to struggle. It seemed that the Red Star Engine didn't have a time limit; as long as he wasn't deliberately wasting time. It must be said that when Jiang Yan'hai had a goal, he was truly a formidable person.
Although his brain in this world was very good, completing the journey from elementary school enrollment to graduating from Peking University with three degrees within 10 years wasn't possible with just a smart brain; it also required terrifying perseverance.
When he barely struggled to the twenty-fifth one, Jiang Yan'hai's breathing was already extremely rapid. His brain was even starting to slow down because all the blood in his body was frantically delivering oxygen to all his muscles, so the oxygen needed by his brain naturally decreased somewhat.
At this moment, with a "ding," the Red Star Engine in his brain finally responded.
"Detected target's muscle reaching its limit. Auxiliary training mode activated."
As the prompt ended, Jiang Yan'hai felt a sudden tingling sensation throughout his muscle groups, as if a faint electric current was passing through his body. However, this tingling sensation relieved his muscle pain and also generated a little bit of strength.
Jiang Yan'hai took a deep breath. Although this auxiliary training mode was activated and his muscles were relieved, he was still on the verge of his limit.
But as long as he could keep going, pain was irrelevant; Jiang Yan'hai could persevere.
Jiang Yan'hai didn't know the principle behind this faint tingling sensation, but it allowed him to keep going. Although his muscles remained sore, Jiang Yan'hai could still persevere.
Until, "Ding, Training Mission 1 completed. Mission evaluation 120%. Given that the target completed the training mission for the first time and exceeded the mission evaluation, rewarding Special Forces Experience Card 1 hour × 1."
The mechanical voice in Jiang Yan'hai's mind sounded again, and after he subconsciously did another burpee, he realized that he had actually completed 250 burpees.
At this moment, Jiang Yan'hai was drenched in sweat as if he had been pulled out of water; his clothes were completely soaked from inside out. All his muscles were incredibly sore, but the faint tingling sensation hadn't disappeared and was continuously being generated within his muscles.
Jiang Yan'hai felt like dying. This thing was a complete scam!
However, after coming back to his senses, Jiang Yan sea was a little surprised. What the hell was this Special Forces Experience Card?
Did it mean that he could instantly become a special forces soldier after using it?
But Jiang Yan sea couldn't use this thing right now. Wouldn't that be a waste? Anyway, he didn't need it at the moment, so he'd keep it for now.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Yan sea didn't dare to sit down. Instead, he kept walking slowly to recover his strength, especially with the constant tingling sensation in his body, his muscles seemed to be constantly regaining energy.
Although the speed was slow, it was precisely because of this tingling sensation that his muscles were able to endure while he was doing burpees earlier. Otherwise, Jiang Yan sea suspected that he would have suffered from rhabdomyolysis long ago.
However, what Jiang Yan sea didn't know at this moment was that his squad leader was currently talking to a man in a colonel's uniform, holding a thick stack of reports.
"These are all his files. I don't know what exactly happened to him, but he feels... as if he has lost all hope," the squad leader reported with a serious expression.
If Jiang Yan sea were here, he would realize that this colonel was none other than Fan Tianlei, whom he had met once before. At this moment, Fan Tianlei was focused on flipping through the documents in his hand.
After finishing, Fan Tianlei was silent for a moment, then he looked up and asked with a serious expression, "Are these files accurately recorded?"
"Report! Yes, sir!" The squad leader immediately saluted loudly.
Fan Tianlei immediately fell silent. What exactly had happened to make the confident and energetic young genius he had met, with eyes full of vitality and self-confidence, turn into this?
His change happened during recruit training. At first, Fan Tianlei and the others suspected that someone might have bullied him, but after a careful investigation, they found that there was no such thing.
It was as if he had changed overnight. All the data from Jiang Yan sea's short eighteen years of life were in his office. It could be said that he was an out-and-out genius!
Moreover, during his school days, he was a genius with terrifying self-control and perseverance at such a young age!
Such a genius, if placed in the army and properly cultivated, could potentially become an excellent general in the future!
This was also why Fan Tianlei personally spoke to his superiors and instructed the squad leader here to take care of Jiang Yan sea when he had been a slacker throughout recruit training and was finally assigned here.
But now... it seemed that the reason had still not been found!
This made Fan Tianlei very distressed. If this continued, this child would be ruined!
In this state, even if he didn't join the army and went into scientific research, he wouldn't succeed. Did he not want to be a soldier?
But neither the squad leader nor He Chenguang and the others had asked him indirectly, and he hadn't said anything.
"I'll go talk to him. I'll give you an answer on whether to continue taking care of him like this," Fan Tianlei said after a moment of silence, straightening his military uniform and standing up.
"Yes, sir!" The old squad leader immediately saluted.
Fan Tianlei returned the salute, and the two of them went out directly, then quickly walked towards the barracks of the farm.
At this moment, Jiang Yan sea had been walking slowly for more than ten minutes. The tingling sensation kept coming from inside his body. What was amazing was that Jiang Yan sea couldn't even feel the soreness in his muscles anymore, and his strength seemed to have recovered a lot.
Just as Jiang Yan sea was marveling at this, a mechanical voice suddenly rang in his mind again.
"Training mission 2 activated. Extreme speed. Standard burpees, 300 reps. Countdown starts in 1 minute."
Hearing this voice, Jiang Yan sea's mouth dropped into an O shape. My goodness, this is going to kill me!
But after only a dozen seconds of hesitation, Jiang Yan sea gritted his teeth and directly started doing burpees again. What was there to be afraid of? Anyway, with this auxiliary training system, he shouldn't die.
Jiang Yan sea immediately started doing burpees again, still at the maximum speed his body could achieve.
However, what Jiang Yan sea didn't see was that when he had just done a dozen reps, Fan Tianlei and the old squad leader came from the road next to the farm's pigsty. The two of them happened to see Jiang Yan sea doing burpees in the open space in front of the barracks.
Fan Tianlei's eyes lit up when he saw this scene, and then his gaze subconsciously turned to Jiang Yan sea's squad leader next to him. Is this the slacker you wrote about in your report?
But when he looked back and saw Jiang Yan sea's squad leader's jaw dropped into an O shape in astonishment, Fan Tianlei knew that his squad leader probably didn't know about this scene either.
The distance here was a bit far from Jiang Yan sea, and the terrain was much higher, so Jiang Yan sea couldn't see them clearly, let alone he was facing away from them.
"Don't disturb him. Start counting now," Fan Tianlei said in a low voice.
"Yes!" Jiang Yan sea's squad leader immediately saluted softly and began to count.
After only 50 reps, Jiang Yan sea felt as if all his muscles began to ache. He felt a pain worse than death.
But the tingling sensation in his muscle groups suddenly intensified, and it also seemed to be accompanied by a strong tremor. He felt that all the muscles in his body were constantly vibrating.
New strength constantly regenerated within his muscles, preventing him from collapsing immediately and being unable to continue.
Now his speed had dropped a lot, but Jiang Yan sea was still doing burpees at the maximum extreme speed he could achieve.
"297... 298... 299... 300!" When the count in Jiang Yan sea's mind reached the last one, he completely collapsed to the ground.
"How many?" Fan Tianlei, who was in the distance, turned his head and immediately asked.
"288 reps," Jiang Yan sea's squad leader immediately gave an accurate number.
"That means he did at least 300 reps in one go." Because when they arrived, Jiang Yan sea had clearly already started, Fan Tianlei immediately got the answer, most likely an even 300.
300 standard extreme-speed burpees in one go... Fan Tianlei was silent for a moment. Even the special forces soldiers he trained probably couldn't easily complete this number. Any training fears extremes. If you're just slacking off, then it's naturally not a problem, but if you do it with all your might, the concept is different.
Because burpees are about explosive power, not endurance.
It sounds incredible, but an ordinary person who never exercises vigorously could suffer from rhabdomyolysis after doing squats for 10 minutes continuously.
And the standard burpees Jiang Yan sea was doing included jumping as high as possible with maximum force, landing in a squat, then placing hands on the ground, jumping feet back into a push-up position, then completing one standard push-up, then jumping feet forward to a squat state. This counted as one, and then jumping to the highest height again, starting the cycle.
Based on Jiang Yan sea's physical condition in the recruit camp, it was almost impossible for him to complete it, but now he had completed it! How much perseverance did that require?
Fan Tianlei took a deep breath. It seemed that he had underestimated this kid. Although he didn't know the reason, there were probably many stories hidden deep within him.
Training Mission 2 complete. Completion rate 110%. Reward for mission completion: Physical fitness increase of 20. This reward will be applied after sleep tonight."
Following a voice in his mind, Jiang Yanlei instantly collapsed to the ground. He felt every muscle in his body aching.
However, a unique power continuously surged within him, soothing his muscles and letting Jiang Yanlei know that even if he didn't walk slowly, he would probably be fine.
What Jiang Yanlei didn't know was that Fan Tianlei and the old squad leader, seeing him stop moving, quickly ran over, fearing something had happened to him. Only when they saw Jiang Yanlei lying on the ground unharmed did both men breathe a sigh of relief.
"What's wrong? It looks like you're not used to the pig-farming life on the farm." With Jiang Yanlei fine, Fan Tianlei relaxed, and his tone naturally became teasing. He knew that dealing with a genius like Jiang Yanlei, mere passion was useless.
A genius's mind thinks about problems many times more deeply than a young man like Li Erniu, who can be easily fooled.
Hearing the familiar voice, Jiang Yanlei immediately struggled to get up from the ground. His clothes looked as if they had been pulled out of water, but he immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Greetings, Chief."
Fan Tianlei returned the salute. There was no need to ask anything; Jiang Yanlei's sweat-drenched combat uniform said it all.
"Let's formally introduce ourselves. Fan Tianlei, Chief of Staff of the Wolf Fang Special Operations Brigade." Looking at Jiang Yanlei, Fan Tianlei smiled and introduced himself, then extended his hand.
"Jiang Yanlei, a pig farmer from the logistics department's farm of the Iron Fist Regiment." Jiang Yanlei paused, then introduced himself as well, shaking his hand.
"What's wrong? A pig farmer, feeling unbalanced?" Fan Tianlei's face once again wore that foxy smile.
"I am a brick of the revolution, to be moved wherever needed." Jiang Yanlei also showed a smile.
"Stop that. Young people nowadays don't really adhere to that saying anymore, do they?" Fan Tianlei glanced at Jiang Yanlei, shaking his head slightly.
For the post-2000 generation of soldiers, the army had already implemented new educational methods for the new era. Times had changed, and ideological education naturally had to change too.
The saying Jiang Yanlei used, in the era when Fan Tianlei and his peers joined the army, Fan Tianlei would have believed it without question. But for young people today, he didn't believe it.
Perhaps they would come to believe that saying due to their life in the army later, but for Jiang Yanlei, who had just finished basic training, Fan Tianlei didn't believe it.
"That's what you said." Jiang Yanlei smiled.
"Alright, I'll give you a chance." Fan Tianlei took a deep breath.
Although he didn't know why Jiang Yanlei's mental state had returned to normal, it was a good thing. Since Jiang Yanlei had recovered, he wasn't going to ask too many questions. Everyone has their secrets, so Fan Tianlei went straight to the point.
"If you're willing, in a week, the Sharpshooter Fourth Company can give you an opportunity. But as you know, the Sharpshooter Fourth Company isn't that easy to get into. If you can't pass the assessment yourself, you'll still be here farming pigs. However, this time, there won't be another me. How about it? Do you dare?" Seeing Jiang Yanlei silent, Fan Tianlei simply stated his purpose.
He Chenguang, Wang Yanbing, even Li Erniu, and this Jiang Yanlei, were all chosen by Fan Tianlei long ago. Especially Jiang Yanlei, such a talent absolutely could not be missed. His past 10 years of experience had already shown everyone that his brain was definitely not comparable to that of an ordinary soldier.
Such a talent couldn't be let go, which was why he was willing to give Jiang Yanlei a chance. It was also why Fan Tianlei hadn't given up on Jiang Yanlei even when he had acted like a slacker during basic training.
Some things can be acquired through training, but some things are innate and cannot be trained out.
"Reward mission issued: Successfully pass the assessment and join the Sharpshooter Fourth Company. Mission success reward: Physical fitness +20, neural response +20, special skill × 1."
As soon as Fan Tianlei's words fell, the Red Star Engine's voice echoed in Jiang Yanlei's mind.
"It's a deal." Jiang Yanlei took a deep breath. Now that he had a goal, things were naturally different.
"Squad Leader Liu, he's in your hands. For the next week, he probably won't be able to do any work." Fan Tianlei turned to Jiang Yanlei's squad leader beside him, smiling.
"He hasn't done any work this past month either." Squad Leader Liu also smiled.
Jiang Yanlei immediately gave an awkward laugh. This past month, he had lived more comfortably than a lord here. If it weren't for Squad Leader Liu, he probably would have been disciplined long ago.
"Alright, kid, you've hidden yourself well enough. You've heard what the Chief said. For the next week, arrange your own time. Once you leave, you're not welcome here anymore. If you come back, don't blame me for disciplining you."
Squad Leader Liu looked at Jiang Yanlei. He had Jiang Yanlei's basic information and naturally knew that a young man like Jiang Yanlei shouldn't be staying with them.
"Yes, Squad Leader!" Jiang Yanlei's expression became serious, and he spoke loudly.
"Good. Now you look like a soldier. Don't let me see that scoundrel look from the past month again." Squad Leader Liu nodded in satisfaction. No matter what, he was once a soldier under him. If Jiang Yanlei achieves success in the future, he too will have bragging rights.
After all, he's a soldier who came out of our logistics department's farm. What's wrong with being a pig farmer? Who said pig farmers can't have good prospects?
"Let's go." Fan Tianlei was a decisive man. Since the biggest problem was resolved, he said goodbye directly. He wasn't from the Iron Fist Regiment; if it weren't for Jiang Yanlei, he wouldn't have come here for now.
Fan Tianlei left, and Jiang Yanlei looked at Squad Leader Liu with some embarrassment, as his behavior over the past month had indeed been quite frustrating.
"Squad Leader, I'm sorry." Jiang Yanlei wasn't the kind of person who wouldn't admit his mistakes.
"Alright, stop being so wishy-washy. Although our logistics department's farm isn't a regular unit, you, kid, are considered one of us. When you go out there, remember to let them know that our logistics department's farm also produces sharp blades!" Squad Leader Liu smiled. He didn't know what had happened to Jiang Yanlei, but being able to see a good soldier made Squad Leader Liu content.
"Yes, Squad Leader! I'll let them know that pig farmers can also become sharp blades!" Jiang Yanlei immediately said loudly.
"Haha, good kid, you have ambition. Alright, arrange your training and time yourself. If there's anything you need us to cooperate with, just say so! Tonight, the brothers will see you off. I'm going to be busy; there's still a lot of work over there. But, training should be moderate, or if you get injured, everything else is secondary." Squad Leader Liu extended his fist and playfully punched Jiang Yanlei's shoulder.
"Yes! Thank you, Squad Leader." Jiang Yanlei took a deep breath. Although Jiang Yanlei hadn't interacted much with them this past month, he could feel their goodwill.
Squad Leader Liu went to get busy, leaving Jiang Yan sea alone again. The Red Star Engine immediately gave him a new training mission. As Jiang Yan sea expected, it was still burpees, but the number of consecutive repetitions was increased to 400!
Jiang Yan sea somewhat understood why the Red Star Engine made him do burpees first. It's because burpees engage the most muscles in the entire body at once, and the energy constantly emerging within him, which soothes his muscles, must be helping his muscle groups grow rapidly.
So, this kind of extreme training was naturally the best.
He didn't waste any more time. After returning to the barracks nearby to rehydrate, he immediately started doing burpees again... Fan Tianlei, who had left the logistics farm, went straight to the regimental headquarters.
"Old Kang, I'm entrusting this matter to you." Fan Tianlei handed a document directly to Old Kang.
"Heh, a weasel paying respects to a chicken—no good intentions." Regimental Commander Kang, whom the soldiers jokingly called 'Master Kang,' scoffed disdainfully.
"Old Kang, I don't like what you're saying. This is about selecting talent for your regiment. Although I was the one who brought him in, just look at this kid's file yourself. An 18-year-old Peking University graduate with three bachelor's degrees. Have you ever seen someone like that among the new recruits?" Fan Tianlei pointed to the document and said.
Regimental Commander Kang took the document and looked at it. Of course, he knew his soldiers, especially Jiang Yan sea's background, which made him stand out among the new recruits. Therefore, Regimental Commander Kang had naturally known about it before.
"I know that, but aren't his new recruit training results not so good?" Regimental Commander Kang asked after taking the document and looking at it.
"Although I don't know what happened to him, I think this kid must have encountered some things before. But I just went to see him, and he's recovering well, so how about giving him a chance?" Fan Tianlei smiled.
"Give him a chance like this? Aren't you afraid he'll be drowned by the spittle of other soldiers?" Regimental Commander Kang looked at him, somewhat speechless.
"Pressure can also be motivation. Since he wants to play it this way, he has to bear that pressure. And Old Kang, he's different from other new recruits. Although he's also eighteen, his mind is different from others. Never underestimate him." Fan Tianlei's expression was serious.
"Alright, I understand. Isn't it just to publicize it in advance and give him some pressure? I'll hand it over to Gong Jian to handle." Regimental Commander Kang thought for a moment and then nodded decisively... Jiang Yan sea naturally didn't know that Fan Tianlei had added a bit more pressure on him, but at this moment, he wasn't in the mood to know, because he was already too tired to say anything.
Over the next week, Jiang Yan sea truly understood how abnormal the Red Star Auxiliary Engine was. Besides the terrifying daily exercise volume, he also had to learn all the basic military knowledge, including maintaining, disassembling, assembling firearms, shooting, and so on.
However, it must be said that once Jiang Yan sea became serious, his speed in absorbing new knowledge was extremely terrifying. And now, his basic data, when retrieved, had also greatly improved.
"Name: Jiang Yan sea"
"Age: 18 years old"
"Authority: New Recruit (0/100)"
"Attribute detection completed as follows:"
"Physical fitness: 150"
"Neural response: 120"
"Brain activity: 180"
"Above standards: The average attribute for healthy adults aged 18-40 is 100 for all three items, with individual fluctuations."
"Current mission: Join the Sharpshooter Fourth Company."
The most significant improvement was in physical fitness. He originally had only eighty, but now it had reached 150! It had almost doubled!
At this moment, Jiang Yan sea understood that not only would completing missions reward him with physical fitness, but his daily exercise and the continuous energy emerging within his body were constantly enhancing his physical fitness.
And this speed was extremely terrifying. The most frightening thing was that his body would not suffer any after-effects; this was simply an external cheat!
At this moment, Jiang Yan sea was fully armed and ready for the assessment.
"Go on. There have been some rumors in the regiment recently; don't take them to heart. Just do what you need to do." Squad Leader Liu reached out and patted Jiang Yan sea's shoulder.
"Yes, Squad Leader! Squad Leader, don't worry, I won't take it to heart." Jiang Yan sea smiled slightly, then saluted all his comrades in the squad.
"Comrades, I've been a bit of a jerk during this time, and I apologize for the trouble I've caused everyone." After saying that, Jiang Yan sea lowered his hand and bowed deeply to everyone.
"What are you talking about? We're comrades. Although we don't know what you've been through, it's good that you've come out of it."
"That's right, Jiang Yan sea, go for it! Go out there and show them that our logistics farm also has experts!"
"Go for it!"
All the comrades smiled and shouted loudly.
"Alright, everyone, attention!" Squad Leader Liu took a deep breath and shouted loudly.
With a "snap," everyone in the squad stood at attention, their faces serious and uniform.
"Salute!" Squad Leader Liu shouted loudly.
With a "swish," everyone gave a uniform salute, including Jiang Yan sea, who was standing facing them.
Although there hadn't been much communication for a month, in just this short week, they had given him the greatest help: training, eating, replenishing energy, and teaching him some military knowledge.
At this moment, Jiang Yan sea suddenly felt a lump in his throat, but he held it back. He knew that perhaps they would walk different paths in the future, but he would not forget that this was his first company, his first squad!
Lowering his hand, Jiang Yan sea decisively turned around and ran towards the car waiting to pick him up in the distance.
Behind him, nine figures remained motionless, still maintaining the saluting posture, until Jiang Yan sea boarded the car, the car started, and finally disappeared from sight, leaving a trail of dust.
The person who came to pick up Jiang Yan sea was Gong Jian, the political instructor of the Sharpshooter Fourth Company. Only then did Gong Jian, sitting in the passenger seat, look at Jiang Yan sea in the back through the rearview mirror and calmly ask, "Are you ready?"
"I'm ready." Jiang Yan sea grinned at Gong Jian.
Gong Jian opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he didn't.
At this moment, the assessment ground not only had the Sharpshooter Fourth Company but also the Fierce Tiger Sixth Company, where Wang Yanbing was, and two other companies.
"Have you heard? That Jiang Yan sea from the pig farm is using backdoor connections to get into the Sharpshooter Fourth Company."
"It can't be considered a backdoor, can it? Isn't there an assessment?"
"Bullshit, isn't the assessment just a formality?"
"Anyway, aren't there other unconvinced soldiers participating in the assessment today? If he loses then, the higher-ups can't put him in, can they?"
"They can still put him in. Doesn't the Fourth Company still have a mess hall? Going from the pig farm to the mess hall is also an option. Haha."
Listening to the discussions behind him, Lao Hei frowned. He didn't like these gossiping matters, but he held back because he knew that this news was deliberately released by the higher-ups.
Lao Hei didn't know the specific reason, but according to the instructor, it was considered a test for the new kid.
It wasn't easy to get into the Sharpshooter Fourth Company. Not only did one need excellent military qualities, but one also needed excellent psychological qualities!
However, Lao Hei didn't know that this was entirely a trap set by Fan Tianlei for Jiang Yan sea.
Jiang Yanha had heard all these rumors. Although the Quartermaster's farm was in a relatively remote part of the regiment, it wasn't isolated. Besides the ingredients they bought, the cooking squads from various brigades also came here to pick some of their ingredients.
So, it was natural for their squad to hear these rumors, and Jiang Yanha knew about them. However, he just smiled. With a goal in mind, he could now challenge anything and anyone!
What were rumors? Moreover, with a moment's thought, he realized that this was definitely a test from Fan Tianlei.
These rumors were meant to trouble him? Not a chance. The military values strength, and as long as he was strong enough, any rumors would simply disappear.
He was determined to get the mission reward from the Red Star Engine!
He also understood that the Red Star Engine wouldn't communicate with him directly now. He wanted to know what would happen if he upgraded his authorization to the highest level and if there would be a way to return to reality!
So, he didn't care about these rumors at all. Besides, he still had a trump card. Jiang Yanha's training completion rate for this week exceeded 100%, so not only had his physical fitness improved, but he had also accumulated seven "Special Forces 1-Hour Experience Cards."
If he couldn't pass the assessment with these experience cards, then this wouldn't be an ordinary field unit, but a special operations brigade!
"They're here, they're here." As the soldiers from the four companies waiting there stirred, the car carrying Gong Jian and Jiang Yanha arrived.
After getting out of the car, Jiang Yanha jogged directly to the soldiers of all four companies, stopping firmly in front of them. The murmurs behind him began to drift over.
"Is that the guy from the pig farm?"
"Now even pig farmers want to join the Fourth Company of Sharpshooters?"
"I heard he's from Peking University, so he naturally has the right to use backdoors. How can we, who only graduated high school, compare to a highly educated person like him?"
..."Quiet!" Gong Jian walked to the front and shouted loudly.
Everyone instantly fell silent. Although Jiang Yanha's face was expressionless, he felt a little like laughing. The other company commanders hadn't stopped them beforehand, only shouting at them after he had heard these words. If it were someone else, this would probably be quite mocking.
"Jiang Yanha!" After everyone quieted down, Gong Jian turned directly to Jiang Yanha and shouted.
"Here!"
"You want to join our Fourth Company of Sharpshooters. Although the higher-ups have approved it, considering your academic qualifications and other issues, to join our Fourth Company of Sharpshooters, your basic military qualities must be up to par! Therefore, you must pass today's assessment. Otherwise, even if it means disobeying orders, I will go to the regimental commander and refuse your admission to our company! Because I cannot afford to lose face. Do you understand?" Gong Jian said loudly.
"Understood!"
"Very good. Additionally, there are 10 soldiers who, because of you, have this opportunity to rejoin the Fourth Company of Sharpshooters. So, they are very unconvinced and want to participate in the assessment with you. I don't require your score to surpass everyone else; as long as you can place in the top five, I will consider you to have passed the assessment." Gong Jian said.
"Yes!" Jiang Yanha didn't say anything else, but simply replied.
"Alright, now, those participating in the assessment, fall out!" Gong Jian faced the other companies and shouted loudly.
Soon, 10 soldiers ran out from among them and stood in a neat line with Jiang Yanha.
"Now, announcing the first item of the assessment: as soldiers, firearms are your most trusted comrades. The first item of the assessment is weapon disassembly and assembly." Gong Jian announced loudly.
Everyone immediately moved in an orderly fashion to the prepared area. They all faced the other soldiers, allowing every soldier to see clearly.
Jiang Yanha also stood in his position, then took a deep breath. This was not his strongest suit. Although he had learned weapon disassembly and assembly with Squad Leader Liu and the others, Jiang Yanha's proficiency in disassembly and assembly was only similar to Squad Leader Liu's.
However, Squad Leader Liu might not necessarily be stronger than these soldiers. He hadn't expected that he would have to use the Special Forces Experience Card for the very first assessment item.
But Jiang Yanha was not one to hesitate. He decisively used the Special Forces Experience Card in his mind.
When Jiang Yanha used the Special Forces Experience Card, a massive stream of information instantly flooded his mind. In an instant, Jiang Yanha felt as if he had become a special forces soldier who had served for many years.
This feeling... it was truly magical.
Jiang Yanha was somewhat amazed. It was as if, in an instant, his entire being, inside and out, had transformed into a true special forces soldier, including all of a special forces soldier's combat skills and even experience; he possessed them all.
And at this moment, the firearm in his hand instantly gave him an incredibly familiar feeling, as if it were truly an extension of his body.
"Everyone!" Gong Jian shouted loudly. Everyone immediately became serious, including the observing soldiers. Jiang Yanha also focused his attention and took a deep breath. Even he didn't realize it, but at this moment, Jiang Yanha seemed to have instantly transformed into a true special forces soldier who had experienced life and death!
"Ready! Begin!" Gong Jian took a deep breath and announced decisively.
With a "clatter," everyone almost simultaneously picked up their guns from the ground in front of them.
"Holy cow! What did I just see?!"
"Whoa!"
"Damn!" The surrounding soldiers instantly widened their eyes and involuntarily let out exclamations.
Including the company commanders, and Gong Jian and Old Hei, who were watching up close, they all suddenly widened their eyes!
Because the moment he announced the start, the instant Jiang Yanha picked up the firearm, his hands seemed to become incredibly agile.
The most terrifying thing was that, he didn't know how he did it, but with just a few shakes of his hands, moving across the rifle, the entire rifle instantly turned into a pile of parts.
Seriously, it felt like it became a pile of parts in that split second. By the time he finished disassembling it, the other soldiers had only disassembled three parts.
Routine maintenance disassembly involves incomplete disassembly, which is only a dozen or so parts, but Jiang Yanha managed to complete the entire disassembly while others were still disassembling three or four parts.
He neatly arranged all the parts on the table in front of him, while the others were only halfway through their disassembly.
Next, Jiang Yanha immediately began to assemble. Compared to disassembly, assembly was not as fast, as assembly requires a strict process.
But Jiang Yanha's speed showed that he was too proficient, so proficient that it was terrifying. It was as if he were a veteran who had served for more than ten years, not a rookie who had just completed recruit training a little over a month ago.
"Click!" As the last magazine was loaded, Jiang Yanha directly put down the rifle in his hand and shouted loudly: "Report! Finished!"
The moment Jiang Yanha spoke, the actions of the other soldiers participating in the assessment involuntarily paused. Although they quickly continued to assemble, no one was paying attention anymore. Everyone who witnessed this scene had only one thought: This is too damn fast!
Gong Jian gave Jiang Yanhao a deep look. He had been staring at Jiang Yanhao the whole time and could clearly see that Jiang Yanhao's movements were too practiced, so much so that he seemed like a veteran who had disassembled thousands of firearms, not a recruit. But that was impossible.
Could this be talent? At this moment, Gong Jian couldn't help but wonder, was the difference between people really that great? He, Gong Jian, considered himself a genius.
But even he couldn't disassemble firearms as proficiently as Jiang Yanhao. His fundamental skills were too exaggerated.
If so many people hadn't witnessed it firsthand, Gong Jian himself wouldn't have believed it.
But at this moment, no one doubted him anymore! Those who had mocked Jiang Yanhao earlier felt their breath catch, unsure of what to do.
And those who were taking the assessment with Jiang Yanhao now had serious expressions; no one underestimated Jiang Yanhao anymore.
Once everyone had finished, Gong Jian directly announced, "Next is the second assessment, which is still firearm assembly. However, this time, you need to assemble an assault rifle from dozens of parts as quickly as possible."
As Gong Jian finished speaking, eleven soldiers walked over, each carrying a large camouflage duffel bag. They approached each person, and with a synchronized "shua," they unzipped their bags. Then, with a "huala," a pile of firearm parts was poured directly in front of each person.
It was truly a large pile, because it wasn't a complete disassembly. The moment they were poured out, Jiang Yanhao saw at least three main barrel components for rifles, and there were also handgun components.
It must be said that at this moment, Jiang Yanhao's powerful brain advantage became apparent. The moment the parts were poured out, Jiang Yanhao's mind instantly numbered them.
This was not due to the Red Star Auxiliary Engine, but something Jiang Yanhao's own brain could do.
Coupled with the special forces experience card Jiang Yanhao was currently using, he was familiar with dozens of weapons in his mind, and the appearance of their spare parts was still ingrained in his memory.
In less than two seconds, Jiang Yanhao instantly completed the assembly of these firearms in his mind.
This was no longer just the effect of the special forces experience card. The moment he finished the assembly in his mind, Jiang Yanhao acted directly. His left hand accurately grabbed the assault rifle barrel kit from the pile of parts, and his right hand had already grasped the next part to be installed.
The other soldiers, however, clearly couldn't do the same. The moment the parts were poured out, they all seemed a bit stunned. Although they usually practiced similar exercises, that usually involved mixing parts from at most two or three guns. But now, there were two or three guns that could be assembled, not to mention many superfluous parts.
"Click," "click," crisp assembly sounds rang out. While the other soldiers were just recovering and preparing to act, Jiang Yanhao had already assembled two parts.
Because of his first performance, most of the onlookers were watching Jiang Yanhao this time. Everyone clearly saw that Jiang Yanhao, who was assembling the firearm, seemed to have no hesitation at all. His eyes didn't even spare a glance at the other parts.
After assembling one part, his hand accurately reached for the location of the next part.
Everyone watched in utter shock, as if there wasn't a pile of parts in front of Jiang Yanhao, but only the parts of a Type 95 rifle.
Finding parts was something they could all do, but doing so without interference was absolutely impossible. Yet, for Jiang Yanhao, there was no interference!
From the moment the parts were poured out, perhaps only a dozen seconds passed. With a final "click" as the magazine was loaded, an assault rifle was automatically assembled.
And Jiang Yanhao wasn't finished. Almost immediately after putting down the rifle, his hand reached for the barrel kit of another weapon, a sniper rifle, and he began assembling it again.
What followed was a repeat of the previous scene. "Click," "click," crisp rhythmic sounds rang out, and everyone had the feeling that the sniper rifle assembly process was even faster!
"Click," the magazine was loaded again, and the second weapon was neatly placed next to the assault rifle. At this point, it was probably less than 30 seconds, and none of the other soldiers had even assembled one assault rifle! The difference was obvious!
But Jiang Yanhao's hand had already reached for the next barrel kit, which this time was for the standard issue pistol currently used by the military. Pistol assembly was even simpler, perhaps only a few seconds, and Jiang Yanhao completed the assembly of the pistol.
Only then did he see that another soldier next to him was almost finished assembling.
Jiang Yanhao directly shouted, "Report, finished!"
After saying that, Jiang Yanhao put his hands behind his back and stood with his feet apart.
"38 seconds!" Gong Jian announced the time!
Although Gong Jian's face showed nothing, his heart was incredibly shocked, because from beginning to end, Jiang Yanhao hadn't thought at all, as if there were only parts for these three guns in that pile.
One assault rifle, one sniper rifle, and one pistol, assembled in a total of 38 seconds. This time, let alone such mixed assembly, even if the parts were neatly arranged, most of the soldiers present couldn't achieve it!
At this moment, no one doubted Jiang Yanhao's ability anymore. See, breaking doubts was that simple.
Although the other ten soldiers participating in the assessment gradually finished, the difference was too great.
"Well, this isn't part of the assessment, but I want to ask, Jiang Yanhao, how did you do it? I saw that throughout the assembly process, you didn't pick up a single wrong part, and it even seemed like you knew exactly where they were placed." Gong Jian couldn't resist his curiosity and asked directly.
It wasn't just Gong Jian; the other soldiers were also full of curiosity, because everyone had been watching, and cheating was impossible.
That large bag of firearm parts was directly "huala" poured onto the table, so it could be said that everyone started from essentially the same starting line. If the parts had been prepared and placed there beforehand, cheating might have been possible, but like this, cheating was absolutely impossible.
The ten soldiers who were also taking the assessment all turned their gaze to Jiang Yanhao. They clearly wanted to know how Jiang Yanhao had done it, considering he was just a recruit!
There were definitely people in the military who could do it, and even faster than Jiang Yanhao, but they believed that what Jiang Yanhao had achieved was almost close to the military record, which was truly astonishing.
It's very simple," Jiang Yanha i said with a smile.
Simple?! Everyone looked bewildered. No, do you have some misunderstanding of the word "simple"?
Is this f*cking simple?
Among all the soldiers from the four companies here, if you count every single one, probably only Old Hei has a bit of confidence in doing this. The others probably can't do it, and even if they could, their speed would definitely not be as fast as his.
And then you tell me it's simple?
In other words, instantly killing everyone in four companies is simple? You probably have some misunderstanding of the word "simple."
"How is it simple?" Gong Jian felt a bit exasperated. He suddenly realized, isn't this guy a troublemaker?
"You just need to Skillfully memorize the dimensions and shapes of all the parts of dozens of major international firearms, form fixed shapes in your mind, and the moment he dumps all the parts from the bag, instantly number all the parts in your brain, complete 3D position localization in the space in front of you, remember their positions, and then directly grab the parts according to your memory. It's not difficult," Jiang Yanha i said calmly.
Gong Jian: "..."
Old Hei: "..."
The other company commanders: "..."
The ten soldiers participating in the assessment: "..."
The other soldiers watching: "..."
Everyone looked bewildered. You f*cking call this simple?!
Everyone had question marks on their faces. No, do we have a different understanding of "simple"?
Also, why can you say such things so casually and then seriously state that it's simple?
If this is simple, then what are we? Mentally challenged?!
Also, why do we understand every word you say, but when put together, we feel a bit???
Are we all studying Chinese?
Jiang Yanha i naturally saw their expressions and felt great. Although he didn't care about the whispers, not caring and slapping them in the face were not mutually exclusive. Yes, he admitted he said it on purpose just now!
Of course, what Jiang Yanha i said was actually correct. That's exactly how he did it in his mind.
"Are you sure what you're saying is true?" Gong Jian originally wanted to ask Jiang Yanha i if he had any special techniques that could be promoted in the army.
But who knew, this guy actually came out with such a statement. Gong Jian felt a bit exasperated for a moment. How could this be promoted?
"Of course! These parts can also assemble a Type 95 squad machine gun, missing 6 parts. A Type 03 automatic rifle, missing 7 parts. A Type 95 short assault rifle, missing 9 parts. There are 3 duplicate Type 95 parts and 2 duplicate Type 03 parts. If I don't assemble the Type 95 assault rifle I just did, I can choose to complete the Type 95 squad machine gun. Additionally, three of the parts are damaged," Jiang Yanha i immediately stated.
As soon as Jiang Yanha i spoke, everyone was a bit stunned. Can he really do that?
They had all thought Jiang Yanha i was bluffing, but now they understood that he wasn't bluffing at all.
"Show me. Assemble it." Gong Jian still didn't believe it. He hadn't interfered when these parts were prepared; he had just let others randomly gather a pile of mixed parts, although everyone's pile was the same.
"Yes!" Jiang Yanha i didn't waste words. He stood in front of the table again and quickly began assembling, starting with the Type 95 squad machine gun. Since the parts were incomplete, he naturally only needed to assemble them into a semi-finished state.
Type 95 squad machine gun, Type 95 short assault rifle, Type 03 automatic rifle—Jiang Yanha i assembled all the firearms with the same speed and no hesitation as before.
The semi-finished products were neatly arranged, and the remaining identical parts were also neatly placed together.
The chaotic pile of parts instantly became pleasing to the eye.
Now everyone understood at a glance that everything Jiang Yanha i had just said… was completely correct! This was too amazing!
"This is a master," He Chenguang couldn't help but say in the company.
"Chenguang, can you do it?" Li Erniu, who was not far from He Chenguang, couldn't help but ask.
"No, his… is different from ours," He Chenguang shook his head and then pointed to his own head.
At this moment, everyone's gaze towards Jiang Yanha i had changed. This was no longer just boasting; this was truly amazing.
What they had heard earlier sounded more like showing off, but now that he had proven it with facts, it was no longer showing off.
However, everyone still felt a bit dizzy. No, why, compared to Jiang Yanha i, did they all feel like idiots?
Is this something a human can do?
Most importantly, Jiang Yanha i had only just finished his recruit training a little over a month ago!
If he were to serve in the military for a few more years, what would he become?
"Good! Now, does anyone have any objections to this score?!" Gong Jian asked loudly.
"No!" This time, almost everyone shouted loudly. There was no way around it; they were genuinely convinced. However, in the military, assessing firearm assembly was just the most basic.
"Next, we will conduct the physical fitness assessment! The assessment items are 200 push-ups, 200 sit-ups, 100 frog jumps, 200 barbell lifts, and a 10-kilometer cross-country run with a 35-kilogram load. Scores will be calculated based on completion time. Any questions?" Gong Jian asked loudly.
"No!" Jiang Yanha i and the other 11 people shouted in unison.
However, Jiang Yanha i felt a bit regretful, because if shooting had been assessed first, his special forces experience card would have been sufficient. His current shooting performance definitely couldn't compare to that of a special forces soldier.
As for physical training and loaded cross-country, Jiang Yanha i was least afraid of them, because these had the lowest technical content, and in this past week, Jiang Yanha i's biggest improvement was in physical fitness!
He could complete this assessment item without a special forces experience card! He had absolute confidence!
"Collect your weapons and equipment!" Gong Jian said directly.
Immediately, soldiers brought their weapons and equipment. The personal equipment Jiang Yanha i brought was certainly not enough to reach 35 kilograms, so he was given another set, a standard full set of equipment for a 35-kilogram armed cross-country run.
The equipment was neatly placed in front of the 11 of them. After everyone had finished putting it on, Gong Jian directly gave the order: "Start!"
The 11 people immediately lay down and started doing push-ups. Jiang Yanha i did the same, but his speed instantly attracted everyone's attention.
Push-ups, especially standard push-ups, are really not that easy. Jiang Yanha i's movements were extremely standard, and his speed was incredibly fast, almost averaging two per second.
Gong Jian wanted to say something to remind him but ultimately didn't.
Because the other participants in the assessment were veterans, they all knew that in such a comprehensive performance test, what mattered was the reasonable allocation of endurance and physical strength.
If you started too aggressively, your stamina would not be able to keep up later.
Two hundred push-ups are not a challenging task for an ordinary soldier, but this was not just about 200 push-ups; after the push-ups, came the sit-ups.
Jiang Yanhao was the first to complete the push-ups. The soldier who had just helped them with their equipment immediately came over to hold down Jiang Yanhao's legs. Jiang Yanhao immediately began the second event: sit-ups.
For 200 sit-ups, Jiang Yanhao still maintained extreme speed. In fact, this was no burden for him at all. If anyone knew how abnormal Jiang Yanhao's physical training had been this past week, they would probably be terrified.
Have you ever seen someone complete 800 burpees in one go?
When he completed that training exercise, Jiang Yanhao didn't even dare to do it in front of his comrades, because, theoretically, such a result was impossible for a human to achieve, let alone the total number completed in a single day.
Only with the help of the Red Star auxiliary engine could Jiang Yanhao accomplish this; otherwise, his muscles would have long given out.
And even though it had only been a week, with his 150 physique, completing this amount of training was already very easy for Jiang Yanhao.
After completing 200 sit-ups at extreme speed, the fastest of the other soldiers had only reached around 130 sit-ups.
Jiang Yanhao immediately started the frog jumps, 100 frog jumps, and 200 barbell presses, all completed at extreme speed.
After finishing these, Jiang Yanhao's breathing was only slightly hurried. Overall, his physical condition remained excellent.
After completing these, Jiang Yanhao immediately shouldered his pack and began the 35 kg, 10 km armed cross-country run.
For the 10 km armed cross-country, they all had a fixed route. Jiang Yanhao had run it during his recruit training, so he wouldn't get the route wrong.
After putting on his pack, Jiang Yanhao charged out. Watching Jiang Yanhao's speed, Gong Jian took a deep breath. This kid's excellence was a bit beyond his imagination!
Not only his brain, but his physical fitness was also extremely abnormal. Gong Jian had timed him when he was doing those physical training exercises. Even if he were placed in the entire Fourth Company, or even the entire Iron Fist Regiment, his completion speed would probably be among the top three.
And now, this running speed... it remained to be seen if he could maintain it, because a 35 kg armed cross-country run was truly different from running unburdened.
The other soldiers watching were already silent. They had all undergone the same training, so they clearly understood what such results meant.
It's worth noting that after recruit training, many new recruits might not even be able to complete this set of physical training exercises.
Especially those who came out of recruit training with Jiang Yanhao, they were even more directly aware. This guy's performance during recruit training was among the lowest!
What the hell is this? This is playing the pig to eat the tiger!
Inhale... exhale... Jiang Yanhao's breathing maintained a steady rhythm. This was the breathing rhythm adjusted for him by the Red Star Engine System. After adapting to it, Jiang Yanhao found that this breathing rhythm was quite something, especially for controlling physical exertion and adaptability, which was absolutely top-notch.
For the 35 kg armed cross-country, Jiang Yanhao maintained a consistent speed, rushing towards the destination step by step.
Throughout the entire process, that mysterious power in his muscles did not appear, nor was it needed. Now, all of Jiang Yanhao's muscle groups were already extremely powerful from the abnormal grueling training of this past week.
He could complete this event by himself!
The others naturally wouldn't follow Jiang Yanhao the whole way, but soldiers had been strategically placed along the 10-kilometer armed cross-country route beforehand, so taking shortcuts or cheating was out of the question.
But when Jiang Yanhao appeared in Gong Jian's line of sight, he couldn't help but widen his eyes. This... was a bit too fast, wasn't it?!
Not only Gong Jian, but all the other soldiers were also shocked, because although they had waited here for a long time, they had some idea of the pace.
This time was definitely much faster than their usual training times!
When Jiang Yanhao crossed the finish line, Gong Jian immediately announced his result: "85 minutes, 46 seconds, 32!"
This result left everyone watching in silence. The time seemed long, but in reality, what did this result mean?
It meant that here, he could almost rank first!
And Gong Jian's heart was even more numb. As a soldier who had once served in the Wolf Tooth Special Forces Brigade, Gong Jian understood very well that this result, let alone in the Iron Fist Regiment or the Sharpshooter Fourth Company,
even in a combat unit of the Wolf Tooth Special Forces Brigade, being able to complete those training exercises in under 90 minutes was considered passing!
In other words, Jiang Yanhao's physical fitness had already reached the standard of special forces!
This gave Gong Jian an unbelievable feeling. Jiang Yanhao's recruit training results were still in his hands; after all, Old Hei and he were responsible for the training back then, so Gong Jian knew very well what level Jiang Yanhao was at, and at that time, Jiang Yanhao's results could not have been faked.
A person's natural physical reactions cannot be faked.
But now, only a little over a month has passed, and Jiang Yanhao's physical standards have already risen to this level? No, what exactly did you do in this month?
It's one thing for your brain to be smart, that's talent after all, but how can physical fitness also become talent? How are others supposed to live?
What was even more terrifying was Jiang Yanhao's condition after crossing the finish line. Unlike other soldiers who pushed for results and were almost at their physical limit after crossing the finish line,
Jiang Yanhao's condition, although also greatly expended, clearly showed that his physical energy still retained combat capability!
This kind of demand for physical energy distribution is clearly a special forces requirement. In special forces, after completing an armed cross-country run, team members are required to retain a certain amount of physical energy.
Because in wartime, after such an armed forced march, they might very well face a war that could break out at any moment!
So, just to complete an armed forced march and completely exhaust all physical energy, that would be useless except for training results.
"Old Hei, confirm the results with all the sentries along the way." Gong Jian took a deep breath, stabilized his emotions, and immediately spoke to Old Hei beside him.
He didn't even avoid Jiang Yanhao, because this was being responsible to Jiang Yanhao, and also being responsible for the results of all the other soldiers.
"Yes!" Old Hei didn't say another word and immediately went to confirm the results.
Confirming the results was simple. The sentries along the way all had individual communication systems, so in less than a minute, Old Hei returned, "Report! Instructor, Jiang Yanhao's results have no problems at all!"
Although he had already confirmed it in his heart, Gong Jian still fell silent after receiving Old Hei's confirmation. Today, Jiang Yanhao would probably teach all the observing soldiers a lesson!
The remaining 10 soldiers returned one after another, but the second one to finish took over 105 minutes. This was almost 20 minutes later than Jiang Yanjiang, but even with this time, if Jiang Yanjiang's score hadn't been there, it would have been an extremely excellent score.
By this time, Jiang Yanjiang's breathing had stabilized, and he had almost fully recovered his physical strength.
Unlike Jiang Yanjiang, the second soldier completely collapsed after crossing the finish line. Other soldiers waiting there had to go over and forcibly help him up to start walking slowly, and they also massaged him to relieve his muscle soreness.
The difference between the two was obvious; everyone understood how vast the gap was.
There's no need to mention the times of the subsequent individuals; the last one to finish took 125 minutes, almost 40 minutes later than Jiang Yanjiang.
Clearly, such extreme physical training wasn't conducted too frequently throughout the Iron Fist Regiment.
After the last person returned, everyone rested for another half an hour before Gong Jian announced the start of the next assessment: shooting.
The shooting assessment was divided into two parts: the first was fixed-target shooting at different distances, and the second was 100-meter moving target rapid-fire.
"Report!" Jiang Yanjiang immediately spoke loudly after Gong Jian's announcement.
"Speak," Gong Jian immediately looked at Jiang Yanjiang.
"This is unfair to them. Let's do the test tomorrow. Their physical energy is severely depleted, and their muscles haven't returned to normal, which will affect their shooting scores," Jiang Yanjiang said calmly.
As soon as Jiang Yanjiang spoke, there was a moment of silence. If this had happened before the previous assessments, these soldiers would probably have directly retorted, or even mocked him.
But at this moment, raw strength was on display. No matter how unwilling or disbelieving they were, this was the truth—an undeniable truth!
The observing soldiers had a more direct understanding of the difference between the two sides. Currently, aside from shooting scores, the gap between them and Jiang Yanjiang in all previous assessments was too large; it felt like they weren't even on the same level.
Not to mention the Sharpshooter Fourth Company, even within the entire Iron Fist Regiment, Jiang Yanjiang would probably be among the top tier. Such results, no matter what, had already gained the approval of the vast majority of soldiers. The remaining few who disagreed probably did so because of Jiang Yanjiang as a person, not his achievements.
"Hey, I say, Old Gong, how about this? I don't think we need to compare scores anymore. Our Sixth Company wants this Jiang Yanjiang," the Sixth Company Commander suddenly walked over and said with a smile.
"Oh, Old Six, are you calling me Old Gong again?" Gong Jian looked at the approaching Sixth Company Commander and smiled back.
"Look, Old Gong, what are you saying? We're brothers, who's who? Look, why are we still competing? Marksmanship is something that's fed by bullets. How good can a new recruit's marksmanship be? Besides, one by one, I ask you, even if Jiang Yanjiang's shooting score isn't as good as yours, would you dare say he's no good?"
The latter half of the sentence, the Sixth Company Commander said to the other soldiers standing in a row with Jiang Yanjiang.
These soldiers fell silent; no one spoke. They understood what the Sixth Company Commander was saying. None of them were new recruits; they had undergone countless target shooting training sessions. Was it fair to compare shooting with Jiang Yanjiang?
Not to mention, Jiang Yanjiang had just seen their excessive physical exertion and voluntarily requested to hold the shooting competition tomorrow.
They were all soldiers, and they all had their dignity. Previously, they participated in this assessment because they were somewhat displeased with Jiang Yanjiang getting into the Fourth Company through the back door, but now... their raw strength was inferior to his, so what was there to compare?
The Sixth Company Commander was right; while shooting certainly involved an element of talent, which sharpshooter wasn't fed by bullets? How many shots had Jiang Yanjiang fired in total, at most?
"Report!" Jiang Yanjiang shouted loudly.
"Speak," the Sixth Company Commander directly said.
"Reporting, sir, as a soldier, no one considers how many shots you've practiced on the battlefield. Your enemy won't spare you because you've practiced fewer shots. Similarly, as a soldier, since you've participated in the assessment, you must complete it," Jiang Yanjiang said loudly.
"Tsk... tsk tsk..." The Sixth Company Commander couldn't help but let out a chuckle, teasing, "I say, you kid, you're interesting. You're saying all the good and bad things, aren't you? Since you said that as a soldier, no one considers how many shots you've practiced on the battlefield, then on the battlefield, will the enemy consider whether you have the stamina? Are you being sarcastic?"
Jiang Yanjiang: "..."
Alright, the Sixth Company Commander was clearly throwing Jiang Yanjiang's previous words about it being unfair to the others and suggesting shooting practice tomorrow back at him.
"Report, I request, I'll go first," Jiang Yanjiang directly said.
"Alright," this time the Sixth Company Commander agreed directly. After all, this assessment was only being presided over by a few company commanders.
"Can I do the 100-meter moving target rapid-fire first?" Jiang Yanjiang directly asked.
"Oh, kid, alright, you've got guts. What? You've probably only done a similar training once, right? And you dare to go straight for it?"
The Sixth Company Commander couldn't help but laugh. 100-meter moving target rapid-fire was theoretically something Jiang Yanjiang, a private who had just completed recruit training for a little over a month, wouldn't have access to.
At least for now, they wouldn't intensify this kind of training, but they had all done it once, mainly to let them experience the gap between themselves and veteran soldiers. Generally, this kind of thing was demonstrated by squad leaders during training to new recruits, used to put them in their place.
Jiang Yanjiang choosing this right away clearly meant he was looking for trouble.
"Reporting, sir, since you said I was being sarcastic, then I might as well be sarcastic all the way," Jiang Yanjiang said loudly.
"Alright, everyone, lead the team to the shooting range," the Sixth Company Commander directly announced.
Everyone quickly moved to the shooting range. 100-meter moving target rapid-fire was a relatively difficult military training exercise, with prescribed military movements throughout.
Of course, it was also possible not to complete the military movements, but theoretically, all the prescribed military movements here were discovered by countless soldiers.
While it couldn't perfectly represent a battlefield environment, it could represent the most common battlefield environment.
"Just shout 'start' when you're ready," Gong Jian stood at the entrance of the 100-meter moving target rapid-fire range and said directly, timing it himself.
Jiang Yanjiang stood at the entrance, took a deep breath, first adjusted the rifle in his hand, and then decisively used the second Special Forces Experience Card.