Father, you've been drafted four times already, please spare us!

"Those are my soldiers, soldiers I painstakingly trained step by step! They are not tools for you, Chen Nian, to show off your abilities!"

"I know you're eager to train your troops, but you can't gamble with their lives!"

"If something happens to him, how will I explain it to his parents!"

Zhang Zheng watched Xie Fei being carried away by the medical team, his eyes red.

Chen Nian dusted himself off, untied the rope around his waist, and replied with a calm, even somewhat indifferent, expression:

"Are you done talking?"

"I'm tired, I'm all sweaty and sticky, I'm going to take a shower."

Without saying a word, Chen Nian coiled the nylon rope and turned to leave.

"Chen Nian, tell me, will he be in trouble?"

Zhang Zheng's tone suddenly softened, his expression became blank, and his legs trembled slightly.

Chen Nian considered for a few seconds, then shook his head:

"have no idea!"

After saying that, Chen Nian turned and left.

Xie Fei ran two five-kilometer runs in a row that night, with less than five minutes of rest in between, which was clearly beyond his physical limits.

Moreover, Xie Fei was also wearing sandbags, and his pace was completely in line with Chen Nian's freakish pace.

So when they reached the five-kilometer mark, Chen Nian stopped walking, and Xie Fei collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth and rolling his eyes upward.

Just as he said, he saw his great-grandmother.

Fortunately, Chen Nian had Wang Shifeng call the medical team in advance, and the medical team carried Xie Fei away the moment he fell to the ground.

Zhang Zheng, who arrived shortly after, saw that there was a problem with the training and became anxious and angry, so he loudly questioned Chen Nian.

But in Chen Nian's eyes, this was nothing.

When he first entered special forces training, the intensity was much higher than this. Many people trained like crazy to make their lower body strong and their core stable!

Chen Nian himself was vomiting stomach acid while mechanically moving his legs, vomiting loudly. What did the instructor say when he saw this?

That was referring to Chen Nian and criticizing him:

"Damn it, if you're capable, then do a good job. If you're not, then go back to your old unit and be a pampered brat. Special forces don't need useless people!"

Yes, reality is that cruel!

If you want to be superior to others, you have to be skinned alive. What makes you think you can be better than others?

What makes you think you deserve respect?

Why should others have the audacity to call you "King of Soldiers" just because they see you?

If someone has the nerve to ask you to, would you have the nerve to answer?

The military is the fairest place ever. If you're capable, everyone will fawn over you; if you're not, then you'd better just be a nobody!

Therefore, Chen Nian felt no psychological burden when he saw Xie Fei being carried away.

Xie Fei wants to become a star! While Xie Fei was scrubbing Chen Nian's back, Xie Fei almost knelt down before him, just to take a chance and fight for a future for himself!

This is Xie Fei's own thought and the choice he made. All Chen Nian can do is respect him and encourage him.

Chen Nian estimated his time for the 5km race to be 20 minutes, which was much better than Xie Fei's usual time.

And this was after running five kilometers with sandbags strapped to his body.

Chen Nian has a clear conscience!

Back in the dormitory, the new recruits rushed over as soon as they saw Chen Nian push open the door and enter.

"Brother Nian, I hope Sergeant Xie isn't in trouble!"

"Brother Nian, why did I see the medical team carrying people away?"

"Brother Nian..."

Chen Nian just smiled and didn't respond. Wang Shifeng also walked up to him:

"Old squad leader, Xie Fei, he..."

Chen Nian looked up at Wang Shifeng and joked:

"Xie Fei targeted you so much before, and you still care about him?"

Without a second thought, Wang Shifeng immediately replied:

"Sergeant, Xie Fei targeting me is a personal matter, but problems in training are a problem for the entire company!"

"Furthermore, although Xie Fei is usually a bad person... he's not a bad person at heart."

Upon hearing this answer, Chen Nian's opinion of Wang Shifeng rose to a new level.

In the military, personal grudges are minor matters; when a real problem arises, all personal factors must give way to the collective good.

"Heh, I don't know, it depends on his own fate!"

Chen Nian wasn't sure either, because everyone's physique is different, but he felt that Xie Fei was the problem. He was controlling his speed and had also estimated Xie Fei's previous achievements and abilities.

Xie Fei's condition may have been caused by his body's stress response, as he couldn't withstand such a high intensity for a short time.

After careful consideration, Chen Nian solemnly instructed Wang Shifeng:

"Old Wang, you wanted to train with me before, and I agreed then, but you saw what happened today. You can think about it again, consider it carefully. I'm currently doing rehabilitation training in preparation for returning to my old unit, so the intensity will increase. This is the first time this has happened, but it might not be the last, so..."

Wang Shifeng replied without hesitation:

"Old squad leader, it's my good fortune to be able to train with you. I know my own physical abilities!"

Chen Nian nodded and didn't try to persuade him further.

As I said before, everyone has their own choices, and no matter what choices they make, all Chen Nian can do is respect them.

After all, you can't stop someone from becoming stronger!

...

"Old Zhou, what's the situation with Xie Fei?"

Outside the medical team's ward, Zhang Zheng grabbed Lao Zhou's arm and asked anxiously.

Old Zhou steadied himself, his expression somewhat strange:

"Our unit is under the leadership of the Party, firmly adheres to Marxism-Leninism, and every member should be a staunch materialist fighter. We don't engage in any superstitious or mystical activities!"

"Your ideological education needs improvement!"

Zhang Zheng was stunned when he heard this.

"Old Zhou, I'm talking to you, and you're singing to me? What kind of nonsense are you spouting?"

Old Zhou pointed inside the ward:

"You soldier, you keep calling out 'Grandma,' and saying things like 'Grandma, please grant me strength!'"

"If this isn't feudal superstition, then what is it?"

"Old Zhang, how many years have you been leading troops? How could you still manage to pull off something like this?"

Zhang Zhengren was somewhat dazed, his mouth practically drooling, completely oblivious to what Lao Zhou was saying.

"No, can you stop talking to me about this unnecessary stuff!"

"I'm just asking you, how are my soldiers doing!"

Old Zhou replied irritably:

"Not good, he was in shock, but it's not a big problem. He's been given glucose and saline solution and he's awake now!"

"Instead of worrying about his health, you should go and ask him who this 'great-grandmother' he's talking about is!"

After saying that, Lao Zhou took off his glasses and walked towards his office.

Zhang Zheng and Lao Ge quickly walked into the ward.

"Xie Fei, what the hell do you want? Are you trying to kick me out because you think I've been in the army too long?!"

As soon as Zhang Zheng entered, he saw Xie Fei grinning broadly at the nurses from the medical team.

"Huh, Company Commander? What did you say?"

...

The next day, the recruits trained as usual. After spending the night in the medical team, Xie Fei was already full of energy.

After his daily training session, Xie Fei felt that his stats were abnormally inflated.

"Master, Master, I feel so energetic right now, could you give me another five-kilometer run?"

Chen Nian was flipping through an internal military newspaper in his dormitory when Xie Fei entered, but he didn't even look up.

"Get lost, the company commander won't let me play with you!"

"what?"

"Master, what are you saying!"

Xie Fei pleaded repeatedly, but Chen Nian ignored him completely.

Left with no other option, Xie Fei had to turn to Zhang Zheng:

"Company Commander, why won't you let Squad Leader Chen Nian take me out to play?"

Xie Fei's tone was full of grievance as he spoke.

Zhang Zheng recalled his questioning from the previous night, and his face flushed red:

"Why are you asking such a silly question? What do you want from me?"

"I want you to run another five kilometers for me. I feel incredibly strong right now!"

Zhang Zheng was also curious; he wanted to see if Chen Nian's method of training Xie Fei could actually improve Xie Fei's grades.

"Sure!"

Twenty minutes later.

"No way, your great-grandmother really gave you power! Your score is 19 points and 21 in just one night?"