Chapter 63: The Instructor's Origins

And just like that, everyone was thoroughly looked down upon by the instructors during the very first introductory test.

As this "game" came to an end, the sky finally began to brighten.

Following an order to dismiss, everyone let out heavy sighs, and some even slumped directly to the ground, rubbing the sore spots on their bodies.

Seeing the group of instructors depart, some even more dramatically began to wail and moan, and for a moment, the training ground was filled with sounds of complaint.

Seeing this scene, Xu Qiao felt a wave of helplessness and walked straight over to Guan Yuqi. "Get everyone to hurry up. I have a hunch they won't give us that much time to adjust."

"If we delay any longer, we might not even get breakfast."

Hearing her words, Guan Yuqi's heart tightened. Thinking about what they had been put through today, realization dawned on her, and she hurriedly said, "Yes, judging by their attitude, it doesn't look like they're going to give us any time to rest."

With that, she raised her voice and shouted, "Wireless Communication Platoon, assemble!"

Hearing the command, the soldiers scattered about hesitated for a moment, but instinctive reaction still prompted them to get up and fall into formation.

Guan Yuqi looked at them and said directly, "I know you're all exhausted from the training we just went through, but... the instructors aren't going to give us much time to rest here."

Xu Qiao cast a helpless glance at her. "If you want this kind of treatment, you're welcome to spend a few months here too. Maybe your treatment would be even better than mine."

"You know the reconnaissance company from our military region?" Xu Qiao asked, looking over with surprise.

Normally, standard training began at eight o'clock, and after breakfast, there would still be some time left to take care of other personal matters.

Hearing her words, the others subconsciously reacted, and after exchanging glances, they felt a bit less resistant.

So, for once, they responded affirmatively.

Yin Li walked right up to them. "Oh, Xu Qiao is here! Today they happen to have your favorite dishes, I'll give you a bigger portion."

Xu Qiao gave him a helpless look.

"As expected, our Qiaoqiao has great influence. She even flatters the head chef in the cafeteria, and now the head chef is even running errands for her," Xiao Yu teased with a smile.

"Aren't you guys being too sensitive? We've already been dragged out of bed in the middle of the night to train, surely they have to leave some time for us? There are still two or three hours before normal training starts, what's the rush?"

Cheng Yifei still couldn't hold back and asked in a low voice, "Squad Leader, are they really going to be this ruthless, taking away even this little bit of morning time?"

Still, they were comrades who had been through so much together; she couldn't just ignore them completely.

"How could special forces come to train us?" Cheng Yifei retorted, and then remarked with emotion, "No wonder there wasn't a single familiar face. Everyone was more unfamiliar than the last."

Before long, Yin Li brought out the meals for their platoon, and true to his word, the two dishes Xu Qiao loved had much larger portions than usual.

Hearing her confirmation, Yin Li immediately broke into a smile. "You guys just sit tight, I'll get it right away."

Once you actually get here, things might turn out even worse than today.

The wireless platoon couldn't hear the others complaining anymore, as they had already left the training ground.

Especially after the matter regarding Squad Leader Wu was settled, most of her anger had dissipated.

However, where there are smart people, there are bound to be foolish ones who consider themselves clever.

Cheng Yifei felt a slight sense of awkwardness, but still pressed on, "Not to the point of knowing them personally, but having seen some around, there should at least be a few familiar faces."

It was only after entering the military camp, especially after this recent exercise, that she realized just how many experts were hidden here.

They had almost all been hauled out of bed in the pre-dawn hours. At this time, some platoons hadn't even been dismissed yet, so when they arrived at the cafeteria, they turned out to be the very first platoon to arrive.

"Oh, what special treatment. Truly extraordinary," Cheng Yifei couldn't help teasing when she saw this.

Xu Qiao nodded subconsciously, but then reacted, "Do you have some kind of inside information?"

Ever since the incident with Squad Leader Wu, she had never looked favorably upon the kitchen staff.

"The instructor team that came this time isn't from our military region; they were transferred from the reconnaissance companies of other military districts."

Before entering the military camp, in their impression, the kitchen crew consisted of the worst soldiers—those who couldn't cut it anywhere else and were therefore dumped into the mess hall.

"You guys went way too hard out there, and there wasn't even any reward. Why play for keeps like that?"

Sure enough, hearing this, someone else chimed in, "Exactly, I don't even want to move. My legs feel like they're about to snap."

Because of yesterday's emergency assembly, not only had a dedicated instructor team been dispatched to the communication platoon, but the same applied to all the other platoons as well.

And she wasn't the only smart one in the group. Hearing her words, the others quickly caught on. Ignoring their aching bodies, they stood up and formed a line, ready to head to the cafeteria.

"This... I think I'll pass. I don't have that kind of capability," Xiao Yu waved her hands without hesitation.

Being the only platoon to walk in instantly drew the attention of the kitchen staff, who all broke into smiles upon seeing who had arrived.

Hearing her words, the others all nodded subconsciously.

Yin Li just smiled without saying anything, walked over to Xu Qiao's side, and asked in a low voice, "Did an instructor team arrive at your platoon as well?"

Guan Yuqi's voice wasn't particularly low, and most of the others heard it clearly.

"Even if they did, we can't count on others showing us mercy. So let's go eat first, tidy up our quarters, and rest if there's any time left!"

If there really were such a long break ahead of them, there would be no point in Xu Qiao and the others rushing so frantically to the cafeteria.

She knew very well that the mess hall wasn't a place just anyone could work in.

"Preparing in advance is always better than waiting for others to make decisions for us."

The few soldiers who had just been about to get up and fetch their food smiled and sat back down upon hearing this.

Guan Yuqi hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm not entirely sure, but we have to consider all possibilities."

In their minds, even if formal training had begun, things would still follow the usual rhythm.

Hearing this, Xu Qiao looked somewhat surprised. "Why is that? It's not like our military region lacks a reconnaissance company—we even have special forces, don't we?"

Upon hearing this, Yin Li pulled up a chair and sat beside them. "I only heard about it this morning myself."

"Even if they aren't that insane, whatever time we have left can be used to let everyone get a proper rest."

Being able to manage three square meals for an entire regiment while maintaining uninterrupted training required a level of capability far beyond ordinary people.

Yin Li smiled and continued, "What they fear most is you having acquaintances who might show favoritism, which would render this entire training camp useless."

"The reconnaissance company transferred this time belongs to a newly established Blue Force unit."

"That is... a specialized force that acts as the opposing Blue Force during exercises, tasked with finding vulnerabilities for the Red Force."

"Word has it that when it was established, elites were handpicked from major military regions across the board, and this reconnaissance company is no exception."