Shipborne Special Forces.

Wang Aiguo forgot how he got back that day; he only knew that he was receiving applause from thousands of people in his dream that night.

That day, Wang Aiguo understood why so many people wanted to be stars. The feeling of being showered with applause was just so damn awesome.

However, we must turn this around. The People's Liberation Army used to receive the most applause, but where has that applause gone now? Shouldn't the nation's strongest force be applauded? Shouldn't it be welcomed and noticed by the masses?

Wang Aiguo slept soundly that day, unaware that on that very day, a seed called honor was quietly planted in his heart.

.......

Wang Aiguo had a very comfortable weekend. People greeted him everywhere he went, especially Sister Leopard, who brought a group of female soldiers to his door to deliver snacks.

Wang Aiguo's assessment of Sister Leopard's behavior was that it was "open and straightforward."

Yes, for him right now, nothing else matters, the most important thing is to have snacks to eat!

Grandpa Bi has found Wang Aiguo much more agreeable these past few days. He never expected that Wang Aiguo would actually step up at such a crucial moment and make him look good.

But there are always two sides to every story. While Wang Aiguo was being welcomed by a large crowd, the martial monk inexplicably endured double the contempt. There was no way around it; the grudge from back then was quite deep, and no one could forget it anytime soon.

Wang Aiguo had redeemed himself through meritorious service, so everyone stopped holding him accountable. However, the monk hadn't done anything, so they had to attribute Wang Aiguo's mistake to him.

.......

"Sanbai, want to play basketball?" On Sunday morning, the miracle doctor somehow got hold of a basketball and walked up to Wang Aiguo, asking.

Wang Aiguo looked at the miracle doctor in surprise. Looking at the entire 12 teams, this was the first time he had ever seen a basketball.

"Where did you get this?" Wang Aiguo asked suspiciously.

"Hehe, when we went back to the old brigade this time, Grandpa Bi took us to the warehouse to clean up the clutter, and we found a basketball inside. You know what, this basketball is actually brand new." The doctor said proudly, fiddling with the basketball in front of Wang Aiguo.

Looking at the basketball in the doctor's hands, Wang Aiguo hesitated for a moment. To be honest, he wanted to play, but the problem was that he had touched a basketball less than ten times in his entire life.

"I played terribly, why don't you guys find a martial monk instead?" Wang Aiguo said helplessly.

The doctor turned to look at the monk, then said with a complicated expression, "If the monk goes on stage, I reckon we'll be overwhelmed by the other teams working together."

Monk: "..."

"It's been so long, why hold a grudge like that?" the monk said with a mournful face.

Huang Gang walked over at this moment, patted the monk on the shoulder and said, "To be honest, if you hadn't had the opportunity to make a contribution like Sanbai, everyone would probably remember you for the rest of their lives. After all... a group of us stood in front of the female soldiers twice wearing only our underwear!" Huang Gang almost shouted when he said the last sentence.

The monk shrank back, realizing he was truly in the wrong.

Finally, at the doctor's earnest invitation, Wang Aiguo decided to go play some basketball.

Wang Aiguo went to play basketball for two reasons. One was that he had nothing else to do while staying in the building. The other was that the "miracle doctor" said playing basketball was the best exercise for weight loss.

In order to lose weight, Wang Aiguo decided to go all out.

To be honest, Wang Aiguo is quite different now than when he first arrived. He has lost 20 pounds and now barely maintains a weight of 200 pounds.

However, although the weight difference wasn't significant, the difference in physique was substantial. At least Wang Aiguo looked different now; before, he was simply overweight, but now he actually looked quite robust.

Wang Aiguo followed the miracle doctor to the basketball court, where he discovered that there were already quite a few people there. As soon as they saw Wang Aiguo, everyone greeted him.

The shadow of a person, the shape of a tree. Wang Aiguo felt incredibly good at this moment.

....

However, less than half an hour after the basketball game started, the way a group of people looked at Wang Aiguo began to change again.

After playing for half an hour, Wang Aiguo suddenly realized that basketball wasn't so difficult after all. He was now moving around the court with no one able to stop him, looking like he was going to break through defenses seven times in and out of the court.

Of course, that's just his own feeling. But everyone on the field was practically drooling over Wang Aiguo.

After a long while, Erpang from the second squad finally couldn't hold back any longer and shouted at Wang Aiguo, "Hey, Sanbai, could you please put your clothes on?"

"Why? Aren't you all shirtless?" Wang Aiguo asked, puzzled.

There are no female players on the field, everyone is a man. So, it's not a problem for us to go shirtless or even be naked, right?

Erpang took a deep breath and said helplessly, "Other people go shirtless because they're sweating, but you're different. You're not sweating, you're exuding oil! You're as slippery as a bar of soap, so slippery you can't even hug you. Please, stop this nonsense and put some clothes on, okay?"

Wang Aiguo: "..."

You're the one who's oily, you're the one who's soapy.

.......

While everyone was playing basketball, a martial monk who was watching from the sidelines suddenly saw a tricycle being ridden to the kitchen door by the quartermaster.

Every cooking squad is equipped with a tricycle; it's used for carrying vegetables, so there's nothing strange about it.

But what puzzled the monk was why there were so many vegetables on the tricycle today. Usually, these vegetables were packaged in small bags, but today they were packed in large woven bags.

After watching the quartermaster ride the tricycle directly into the mess hall, he immediately closed the gate. This sneaky behavior made the monk suspect that something was definitely amiss.

.......

The weekend passed quickly, and a new week began.

On Monday morning, Grandpa Bi, who usually doesn't show up, actually appeared early this morning. And surprisingly, instead of having everyone practice marching in formation, he taught them how to pack their bags.

Packing a backpack is something every PLA soldier must learn; it's an essential skill for emergency assembly and zipping up.

Everyone was quite interested in packing backpacks, so they all learned it with great enthusiasm.

Just then, the martial monk appeared beside Wang Aiguo and whispered, "Sanbai, I feel like Grandpa Bi is acting a bit strange today. Why is he suddenly teaching us how to pack bags?"

"Packing a backpack is a required skill; it's part of the curriculum. What's wrong with learning it now?" Wang Aiguo said casually while learning to pack a backpack.

The monk glanced at Grandpa Bi, then quietly told Wang Aiguo what had happened yesterday.

After listening to the monk's words, Wang Aiguo was stunned for a moment.

To be fair, although these are just some small things, as the saying goes, anything unusual must be suspicious.