When you're in the Wolf Pack, your ability to obey orders becomes stronger.

Chapter 79 Who taught him to make such a solemn pledge? (4K long chapter)

As Xu Ge arrived at the camp gate, he was wondering how to explain things to the sentry when he was surprised to find that it was Du Hu on guard duty.

"Squad leader, are you standing guard from the second to the fourth position tonight?" Xu Ge greeted him.

Du Hu came out of the guard post and looked at Xu Ge with a complicated expression: "Did the head instructor bring you back?"

"Yes!"

"So you weren't just doing drills with the head instructor, were you?"

"No, it's a comrade from another unit. We were just joking around," Xu Ge explained.

Du Hu looked Xu Ge up and down for a moment: "Have you eaten? Are you hungry?"

"Hungry!" Xu Ge rubbed his stomach; he was indeed hungry.

Du Hu tossed the key to his locker over: "I still have instant noodles and snacks in my locker. Be careful when you go back."

"Thank you monitor!"

"Oh, right, don't forget you haven't written your self-criticism yet. The military meeting is about to start!"

Xu Ge's face immediately fell; he had really forgotten about it.

I quietly pushed open the door and found the new recruits in the dormitory fast asleep.

Xu Ge took a bucket of instant noodles, two sausages, and a braised egg from Du Hu's cabinet, and then went to his bed.

On the bed, his training uniform was neatly folded.

"嘤嘤嘤!"

The little dog stood up from beside Li Dongshui's head, stepped on his head, and jumped onto Xu Ge's bed.

Li Dongshui was woken up by being stepped on, and looked up to see Xu Ge with some surprise: "You just got back?"

Xu Ge reached out and teased the little dog a couple of times, then nodded: "Mmm!"

"What have you been doing?"

"Keep it secret!"

"Tch!" Li Dongshui sat up, got out of bed, and started putting on her shoes.

Xu Ge looked at him: "What are you doing?"

"Going to the toilet."

"Please make me some noodles, I'm going to take a shower!"

Without waiting for Li Dongshui's reply, Xu Ge picked up the washbasin and a change of clothes and left.

The hot water in the bathroom had cooled down considerably by this time, but Xu Ge was filthy from the trip, so he gritted his teeth and rinsed himself off, shivering.

As I came out of the cubicle, I saw Li Dongshui standing in front of the urinal with a bowl of instant noodles in one hand. Xiao Siquan followed, sniffing at Xu Ge's casual clothes that he had changed out of on the floor.

"Couldn't you have put the noodles aside before you peed?"

Xu Ge cursed, snatched the instant noodles, and started eating them heartily.

The instant noodles smelled too strong, and eating them in the dormitory would definitely disturb other people's rest. Besides, the bathroom was cleaned very well every day, so Xu Ge didn't mind.

After a big mouthful of noodles, followed by a sip of hot soup, my body immediately felt warm.

"Woof!"

The little dog clung to Xu Ge's pants, raised its head, and barked, wanting food.

Li Dongshui took a bag of beef jerky out of his pocket, and Xiao Siquan immediately went over to it.

"Ah Shui, don't go yet!" Xu Ge shouted, swallowing a mouthful of noodles.

Li Dongshui turned around: "What?"

What do you think of what I mentioned during the day?

"what's up?"

Xu Ge: "I'll teach you how to load the gun, but how many times do you want me to give the commands?"

"Not good at all, not interested!" Li Dongshui curled his lip. "What good is it to be so good at handling a pistol? If you can't hit the target, you still can't."

"Damn it, I saved your life, isn't it too much to treat your savior like this?"

"At worst, I'll save you next time you're in danger. Can you please stop coming to me and come to someone else instead?"

"Ah Shui, how about this?" Xu Ge put the noodle bucket on the sink. "Let's play rock-paper-scissors. If you can win more than two out of ten rounds, I won't bother you anymore!"

Li Dongshui, who had already reached the bathroom door, stopped and turned around upon hearing this: "Are you sure?"

Xu Ge replied confidently, "Of course!"

"Come on!" Li Dongshui immediately returned, his right hand behind his back, ready to throw a punch.

Xu Ge: "Let's make this clear first, if you can't win twice, then you'll have to let me practice a few rounds with you!"

"No problem!" Li Dongshui's fighting spirit was ignited by Xu Ge.

"Okay, let's begin, rock-paper-scissors!"

Before throwing a punch, Xu Ge looked at Li Dongshui and instantly judged from the other's eyes and expression that the next punch would be a stone, so he extended his palm.

"Ok?"

Li Dongshui was stunned for a moment, then said, "Again!"

"Rock-paper-scissors!"

"Huh? Again!"

"Rock-paper-scissors!"

"Oh ho, I don't believe you, let's try again!"

A minute later, Li Dongshui stared at Xu Ge with wide eyes, as if he were seeing something amazing: "How did you do that?"

The two guessed ten times, and Xu Ge won 7 and drew 3.

Xu Ge laughed: "A bet's a bet. I'll tell you after the training is over."

"Okay, okay, hurry up. Let me make this clear first. Don't do anything like turning around, or I'll just renege on my promise."

"Salute is fine, isn't it?"

"That can!"

Xu Ge: "Salute!"

Li Dongshui stood at attention and raised his right arm.

[Military orders are executed 100%, designated skill value +1]

"The ceremony is over!"

[Military orders are executed 100%, designated skill value +1]

"Salute! Salute complete!"

"Salute! Salute complete!"

"Salute! Salute..."

"Are you done yet? That's enough, I'm going back to sleep!" Li Dongshui said impatiently, picking up Xiao Siquan and leaving.

"Don't go, Ah Shui, want to do it again?"

"do not want!"

"You can try something else! How about 55 or 20? Two little bees would be fine too..."

After Li Dongshui left, Xu Ge looked at the token while washing clothes. He had just gained more than a dozen skill points in one go.

Throwing: Advanced (11/50).

Hmm, not bad. A few more tries and I'll be able to level up to Special Grade. Xu Ge was very satisfied with the effect of the Rock-Paper-Scissors skill.

Then he thought, if advanced rock-paper-scissors skills are already basically invincible against ordinary people, then wouldn't Ao Xiang, who is a rock-paper-scissors master, be almost a gambling god?

After quickly washing and hanging up his clothes, Xu Ge returned to his dormitory and crawled into bed. The moment his head hit the pillow, the exhaustion from the past ten hours washed over him, and various images flashed through his mind, especially the scene of those poachers being killed.

Xu Ge originally thought he would feel uncomfortable after shooting someone, but he didn't know if it was because he was too tired or if he would get used to it as Thor said. He only felt very tired and had no other negative emotions.

His eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and the whimpering of the little dog beside him turned into a lullaby. The next moment, Xu Ge fell into a deep sleep.

. . .

. . .

In the days that followed, the training volume increased.

Xu Ge didn't know if other units trained like the Wolf Brigade, regardless of the weather.

Most of the recruits' two sets of training uniforms were already worn out. Sometimes, when they wanted to go to the drying yard to get a new one, they couldn't find a good one even after searching for a long time.

The morning exercise routine has been changed from three kilometers to five kilometers, and afterwards we have to do pull-ups on the horizontal and parallel bars.

During the day, the shooting range is for shooting and grenade throwing, while at night back in the camp it's for tactics and hand-to-hand combat. Sometimes, after lights out, they even have to do extra physical training in the dormitory.

The recruits' overall qualities are improving at a visible rate.

Xu Ge finally finished writing his self-criticism during a training break, and the military assembly was held as scheduled before the live-fire exercise.

Because of the rain today, the conference was held in the cafeteria.

After dinner, all the tables in the mess hall were cleared away and piled up to the side, and the new recruits gathered in the mess hall, each carrying a small stool.

After the song was finished, instructor Huang Jiabo stepped forward to speak, and the meeting officially began.

For recruit training, safety is naturally the most important thing, especially the upcoming live-fire shooting and throwing exercises.

Huang Jiabo also emphasized the precautions to take in this regard, since various accidents occur every year.

"If any new recruits are deemed unteachable by your squad or platoon leaders, just cancel their live-fire shooting qualification to avoid harming everyone at the firing range!"

Huang Jiabo's words made the new recruits realize the importance of safety. They knew that if they were not allowed to participate in live-fire exercises, they could forget about being assigned to any promising unit after they were assigned to their units.

Seemingly to make an example of others, Huang Jiabo then recounted the incident of the missing gas system of the 191 rifle ten days prior.

Xu Ge silently took out the self-criticism from his pocket, preparing to go up and be criticized.

"A gun is a soldier's second life. In the old company, many veterans even value their guns more than their wives!"

Huang Jiabo said with a serious expression, "But some people don't know how to cherish it. They mess around with it when cleaning the gun! Why do you take the gas delivery system apart for no reason?"

Xu Ge: ...

"Next, let Xu Ge, a new recruit from the first platoon of the first company, come up and give a profound self-criticism!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Ge immediately stood up, took the letter of self-criticism, and walked forward.

clap clap clap!
Sparse applause rose from the third row not far away.

I don't know which recruit had fallen asleep sitting down, but when they heard someone was going to go on stage, they instinctively started clapping, and the recruits next to them were also influenced.

All eyes immediately turned to the third platoon, whose leader, Li Zhi, had a face so dark it looked like it was about to drip water.

Huang Jiabo was so angry he laughed: "Who was clapping? Do they think it's something to be proud of?"

Company Commander Liu Guoping was furious and shouted, "All three platoons, remove the chairs and squat down!"

"If you're not comfortable sitting, then you fucking squat down and listen!"

Xu Ge had already walked to the front, holding the self-criticism and looking at Huang Jiabo helplessly.

Being stared at by thousands of eyes, he couldn't help but feel nervous.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Give a proper apology in front of everyone!" Huang Jiabo said sternly.

"Yes!"

Xu Ge turned to face everyone, saluted, and then unfolded his self-criticism and began to read: "Respected leaders, dear comrades, I stand here with immense guilt and remorse..."

In the audience, Kaiyoumu, who was so sleepy that he could barely keep his eyes open, suddenly woke up when he heard the contents of Xu Ge's self-criticism.

This guy copied it word for word!
On stage, Xu Ge turned a page and continued reading: "Secondly, it's a matter of mindset! I didn't realize the importance of weapons..."

Huang Jiabo yawned as he listened and immediately stepped forward to interrupt: "Alright, alright, stop reading. I'm just asking you, have you realized your mistake?"

"I understand!"

"Will you do it again next time?"

"There will absolutely be no next time!"

"Go down!"

"Yes!"

Xu Ge handed the letter of self-criticism to Huang Jiabo and walked towards his seat offstage.

Behind him, Huang Jiabo's voice continued to ring out.

"I hope everyone will take this as a warning..."

"Of course, we should criticize those who make mistakes, but we should also learn from those who make good examples!"

"I have a commendation order from the regimental headquarters here. Xu Ge, a new recruit from the first platoon of the first company, risked his life to rescue his comrade during training..."

Suddenly, Xu Ge, who had only walked halfway, felt thousands of eyes staring at him.

"Come on, Xu Ge, come up here again and share your thoughts with everyone! Let's give him a round of applause!"

Xu Ge silently turned around and returned to the front of the stage amidst applause.

"Here, I would like to thank the political instructor and the company and platoon leaders for their careful guidance. It was they who made me realize that comrades should help each other..."

Xu Ge began to rattle off his prepared remarks, and Liu Guoping and Luo Shan in the audience both smiled.

Instructor Huang Jiabo looked pleased and asked, "Xu Ge, you're the first new recruit to receive an award. What are your goals for the future?"

In fact, Huang Jiabo's question was practically feeding the correct answer to him. Anyone who isn't intellectually challenged would naturally say something like, "We should continue to work hard and achieve even greater success and honors."

“Reporting to the instructor, I really do have a goal!” Xu Ge replied.

"Oh? Tell me what your goal is?" Huang Jiabo became interested.

Xu Ge coughed twice to clear his throat and shouted loudly, "I, Xu Ge, hereby solemnly declare that I guarantee to win first place in the individual grenade throwing competition in the upcoming battalion-wide assessment. If I fail to do so, my entire squad will have their weekend off cancelled!"

Huang Jiabo: ? ? ?

He was completely baffled by Xu Ge. Did this kid set his next goals in such detail?

The entire venue fell silent, and everyone stared at the stage, puzzled, wondering why the new recruit was saying all this.

The most baffled were the new recruits in Class One. No, is Xu Ge out of his mind?
Whether you get first place or not has absolutely nothing to do with whether we get a weekend off!
Suddenly, Huang Jiabo was the first to react: "Good lad, you're making a solemn pledge in front of all of us!"

These words immediately sparked a flurry of discussion among the crowd. Some of the new recruits in the audience did not know what a pledge of military authority meant, but the officers and squad leaders certainly did.

Suddenly, all sorts of eyes were drawn to the stage.

Liu Guoping, caught off guard by Xu Ge's antics, looked at Luo Shan and asked, "Platoon Leader, who made Xu Ge sign a pledge?"

Luo Shan was also stunned. He turned to Du Hu and asked, "Did you make him sign a pledge?"

Du Hu almost shook his head off: "No!"

"If you hadn't taught him, would he have said something like canceling the rest period for Class One?" Luo Shan didn't believe it.

"Platoon leader, it really wasn't me who taught him!" Du Hu was almost in tears. "You know this guy can be a bit irrational sometimes..."

"I also want to know who taught him to make such a solemn pledge!"

"Quiet!"

Huang Jiabo raised his hand, and the entire room fell silent instantly. He looked at Xu Ge with admiration: "What a fearless young man! This is the kind of soldier our Wolf Brigade should have! Hahaha!"

Xu Ge ignored the murderous stares from the audience below, his attention drawn to the token that had appeared on its own.

The stirring sound of bugles echoed in my mind.

[The E-level military order has taken effect. Now, host, please forge ahead and reach the peak.]

Xu Ge: Wow, it even has background music!
(End of this chapter)