Chapter 64: Guessed Right

Watching him speak in such a mysterious tone, Xu Qiao couldn't help but find it amusing. "Well, they... certainly take us seriously."

Yin Li slapped his thigh. "Exactly! Having them transferred here means this intensive training is definitely not something to be taken lightly."

"Do you guys know about that bottom-elimination rule?"

"I've heard about that," Xu Qiao nodded. In fact, she had just heard about it moments ago.

Seeing this, Yin Li hurriedly said, "You shouldn't take this lightly."

"Those who get eliminated at the bottom are rumored to be stripped of their military uniforms and sent packing. As for the new recruits this year, they'll simply be assigned to logistics."

"As for the ones who stay..." At this point, he suddenly turned mysterious. "Do you know what will happen to the ones who stay?"

"What else could happen to the ones who stay? They'll just keep staying in the communications company, obviously," the others replied without a second thought.

In their minds, no matter how harsh the training was, the communications company was still a communications company. What other changes could possibly happen?

Seeing their reaction, Yin Li quickly waved his hand at Xu Qiao and returned to his own workstation.

Seeing that everyone was still in high spirits, Guan Yuqi smiled. "All right, everyone, hurry back to the dorms and get some rest."

"There's no need to be that scared, either. This is a good thing for us. If we can pass, it will be a qualitative leap for the communications company. Let's just treat it as... a recruit company starting all over again."

Before Xu Qiao could reply, Cheng Yifei directly interrupted her. "What are you afraid of? You aren't the only one in the entire company without a college degree; there are even some who haven't finished high school."

Under normal circumstances, mealtime in the cafeteria was very quiet, with each squad sitting in its designated area, and the dining pace was quite fast.

The group quickly stood up, packed away their dinner plates, and began walking back.

Saying this, she paused. "However, Cheng Yifei is right about one thing. With so many people in the whole company having the same educational background as you, how do you know you can't outlearn them?"

Yin Li deliberately kept them in suspense, waiting for them to ask.

Today was a special circumstance, which was the only reason Yin Li had the opportunity to sit here.

"This is already the second emergency assembly, and yet you are still this slow?"

Xiao Yu was slightly startled, then subconsciously nodded. "Qiaoqiao... thank you."

As they were walking back, other squads were only just heading toward the cafeteria in succession.

Xiao Yu hesitated and actually nodded. "My educational level isn't high. I came to join the military because I didn't pass the university entrance exams..."

Bai Liu naturally noticed their expressions and let out a cold snort instead. "What, unconvinced?"

"If it really turns out the way he said, I might... have some trouble keeping up with the studies."

"Don't worry, you're a new recruit; they won't make you take off your uniform and go home." Cheng Yifei's attempt at comfort was worse than no comfort at all.

"We still don't know what kind of training we'll face today, so we should conserve our energy."

Once the entire company had assembled, chief instructor Jiang Liu looked at them with cold eyes. "I am truly very disappointed in all of you."

Meanwhile, everyone's mood instantly grew complicated. Based on everything he had mentioned, combat capability alone was already a difficult hurdle for them, and those other items weren't simple either.

Hearing his words, the crowd looked over in disbelief. "What kind of... thing is this?"

Listening to this, it really sounded like the real deal.

Hearing this, everyone immediately fell silent, exchanging glances as the realization dawned on them.

Xu Qiao wished she could slap her. "What else could it be? Another emergency assembly, obviously."

"Hurry, to the training ground!" Guan Yuqi snapped back to reality, issuing an order as everyone sprinted toward the training ground.

"What's going on?" Cheng Yifei asked instinctively.

As their voices trailed off, they saw Yin Li smiling even more happily. "Are you guys fools? Would they go through all this massive trouble just to give you a half-year military training session?"

Some squads were dismissed later than others, but some were truly unhurried and hadn't taken the matter seriously at all.

"I now harbor doubts as to whether I can train you all to reach the required standards."

Just as their table had been completely cleared, another squad walked in.

"Besides, they aren't expecting you to master it immediately. You have six months to learn. As long as you put in the effort, you might even make it into the top ten."

Seeing everyone acting like this, Xu Qiao even began to doubt whether her guess had been wrong.

Hearing his words, the crowd that had just stood at attention wore expressions tinged with anger.

As for some others, they were only just on their way to the cafeteria.

Xiao Yu wore a gloomy expression. "But I don't want to finish in the bottom ten, and I certainly don't want to take off my uniform."

"I comforted you too, why aren't you thanking me?" Cheng Yifei protested loudly upon hearing this.

Xu Qiao cast a helpless glance at him. "If you have something to say, spit it out. If not, we're almost done eating."

Turning to Xiao Yu, she said, "Don't listen to her nonsense. The intensive training has only just begun; how do you know you can't do it?"

"She was already scared, and you still went on to frighten her."

This time, even the squad leader couldn't stand it anymore. "You call that comforting? It's more like pouring oil on the fire."

Just like them, members of the other squads came running back from all directions.

"According to their explanation, future wars will all be high-tech, requiring versatile talents and troops. A single communications company can no longer meet the demands of future warfare," Yin Li parroted.

No matter how high its combat capability was, the communications company could never be deployed as a frontline combat unit. What on earth was the significance of spending six months on this intensive training?

"That is because the communications company is going to be restructured into a comprehensive unit integrating communications, networking, and electronic jamming, while simultaneously retaining combat capabilities."

"Yes!" the group replied in unison, snapping to attention.

"Xu Qiao, do you think what he said is reliable?" Xiao Yu asked with a hint of worry.

Hearing her question, Yin Li snapped back to focus. "Fine, I'll tell you!"

True to form, Xiao Yu's expression grew even more distressed. "But I don't want to leave the communications company either."

Xu Qiao had been listening from the side all along and finally interrupted the two of them with a helpless sigh. "She was already scared; stop trying to scare her."

Unexpectedly, before they could even make it back to the dorms, they heard the familiar sound of the whistle once again.

However, the instructors clearly didn't care about that. Watching the communications company run back squad by squad, their faces grew even gloomier.

She shook her head helplessly. "I know. Hearing something like this out of the blue bound to make people a bit anxious."

Xu Qiao glanced at her. "Are you scared?"

"Report!" someone suddenly shouted loudly at that moment. "We were still on our way to the cafeteria just now, and we ran all the way back to assemble without even having time to eat breakfast!"

"Oh, you didn't eat, feeling hard done by, are you?" Jiang Liu taunted them. "Was it me who forbade you from eating?"

The person choked on the words and fell silent. "We hadn't reached the training time yet; it was strictly mealtime."