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

"Master, is the difference between people really that great?"

Xie Fei posed a thought-provoking question.

Chen Nian shook his head slightly, and Xie Fei's hope was rekindled, but Chen Nian replied mercilessly:

"No, the difference between people is greater than the difference between people and pigs!"

"Kid, face reality. If you're lucky enough to join the special forces, you'll find that everyone there is a monster, a genius!"

"The destination you painstakingly reach may just be the starting point that someone else takes for granted."

Xie Fei's breath hitched, and he felt as if all his energy had been drained away.

"However, while talent is important, hard work cannot be ignored. So don't be discouraged. If others can do something well in ten days, then you can do it in a year! You can achieve anything!"

Xie Fei seemed to have been injected with chicken blood, and immediately perked up again.

At this moment, Yao Dagen had run more than half of his five-kilometer run. Xie Fei, getting a little bored, casually asked:

"Master, what projects did you work on for a long time before finally reaching the starting point of others?"

Chen Nian pondered for a long time, then said quietly:

"Hehe, it seems there really isn't!"

"Your master was born to be a king of soldiers!"

"Master, you!"

Xie Fei hung his head, not wanting to say anything more.

"Master, can Yao Dagen go to that place?"

Chen Nian tilted his head and thought for a long time before slowly speaking.

"Not necessarily. No matter how talented he is, if he doesn't cherish it, it's all for nothing!"

"Besides, whether he gets in or not isn't up to me; it depends on him, on his stats!"

While the two were chatting, Yao Dagen completed his final sprint, and Chen Nian pressed the stopwatch in time.

"How are you feeling?"

Chen Nian rushed forward immediately.

"good!"

Yao Dagen is a very low-key person. At this moment, he was only slightly out of breath, and Chen Nian guessed that this was not his full strength.

"Excellent cardiopulmonary function!"

Do you smoke?

Seeing that he was in good spirits, Chen Nian began to learn about his situation.

"I don't smoke. My family won't let me. They say smoking will make me shorter!"

Chen Nian was hearing this argument for the first time and hadn't quite grasped it yet:

"Hmm? There are many reasons for not allowing smoking, but this is the first time I've heard of one!"

Chen Nian casually replied.

Yao Dagen smiled shyly:

"Haha, my dad said if I smoke, he'll break my legs. If my legs are broken, then I'll be shorter!"

"puff!"

"puff!"

Chen Nian and Xie Fei both spat out their drinks at the same time.

"Yes, Dad's right!"

Xie Fei laughed so hard he almost fell over.

"They're true Guangxi folks! They can die, but they can't be without work!"

Chen Nian had always thought that Yao Dagen was the kind of low-key kid who didn't show off. He didn't expect that when he opened his mouth, he would also use the same old joke. It seems that he needs to get to know this kid again.

"You ran five kilometers and you're perfectly fine!"

"Trained? From a sports school?"

Yao Dagen shook his head:

"No, our area is all mountains. I spent all my childhood exploring the mountains, so my feet are very sturdy!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Nian's eyes lit up again.

My goodness, he's a mountain expert!

He's a kid who grew up in Southwest China, my god, this buff is stacked up to the max. If I don't get him to my side, Chen Nian feels like he'll be strangled to death by his former comrades!

"Okay, that's good. From what you're saying, you seem to know a lot about tropical and subtropical mountain forest regions!"

"It's alright!"

"It's alright" again. Chen Nian understood that when Yao Dagen said "alright," he meant "very good"!

As Chen Nian and Yao Dagen were chatting, Xie Fei suddenly interrupted:

"No, your scores weren't like this in the previous tests."

Yao Dagen markedly scratched the back of his head:

"Weren't we supposed to run with the whole class? You didn't tell me to run freely!"

"Gah!"

Xie Fei choked and swallowed some water.

"No, you, I, uh!"

"Then why didn't you tell me?"

Xie Fei was very puzzled.

"Do I even need to say that? I can just practice with everyone else!"

Yao Dagen's words were simple and unpretentious, but they almost caused Xie Fei to stumble.

"Master, I suggest we conduct a comprehensive survey of the entire company. We shouldn't let these people cause further delays because of group training!"

Chen Nian neither agreed nor refused, but gave a vague reply:

"Let's talk about it later."

Then, Chen Nian looked at Yao Dagen:

"What did you do back in your hometown?"

Yao Dagen had a dark complexion, and when he smiled, his two rows of large white teeth created a striking contrast.

"I didn't do much. I graduated from junior high school, went to vocational high school, but after less than half a year, my family thought I was useless, so they had me help out at the grain station!"

"A grain depot? What did it mainly do?"

"Carry rice!"

Chen Nian stepped forward and directly ripped open Yao Dagen's clothes, revealing calluses on his bare shoulders.

"How many pull-ups can you do? I'm asking for the absolute maximum!"

Chen Nian licked his lips.

Yao Dagen thought for a long time before replying:

"I don't know, I've never tried it before!"

"So when you're training..."

"During training, I'd see others do a few reps, so I'd do a few reps too!"

"Holy crap, so you've been putting on an act all this time, haven't you?!"

Before Chen Nian could speak, Xie Fei jumped out first.

"Squad leader, you didn't even make me give it my all!"

"I, you, I, fuck!"

Xie Fei squatted down, his language system completely failing him, and he kept scratching his head while squatting on the ground.

He couldn't understand why some soldiers wouldn't show themselves!

They're all young men, don't they want to enjoy everyone's admiring gaze?

Suddenly, Xie Fei looked up at Yao Dagen. What a shrewd lad!

Playing with me—the most lethal form of subtle showing off, right?

Chen Nian rolled his eyes at Xie Fei and dragged Yao Dagen to the horizontal bar.

"Do as many pull-ups as you can!"

"I want to see your limits!"

Yao Dagen scratched his head again, then suddenly jumped up and grabbed the horizontal bar with his right hand.

"1,2,3,4..."

At this moment, Chen Nian noticed that Yao Dagen's arm muscles were bulging, with prominent veins, making him look exceptionally ferocious.

"17,18..."

"21..."

"Instructor, should I continue?"

Yao Dagen's face was flushed, but he was still not at his limit.

"Let's continue!"

"29...34!"

"Did you do 34 pull-ups with a proper grip?"

"Holy crap, I've struck gold!"

Chen Nian stroked his chin and muttered something softly.

At this moment, Yao Dagen finally voiced the question that had been nagging at him.

"Instructor, you made me do these tests because..."

"Yao Dagen, do you want to join the special forces?"

"Want to join the special forces?"

"Want to become a top soldier?"

Yao Dagen replied without hesitation:

"In no mood!"

"Holy shit!"