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nChapter 76: A Beautiful Day, Company Commander’s New Tricks!

nTranslator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

n“Revolutionary soldiers, remember…”

nUnder the night sky, mosquitoes buzzed around the streetlights on the sports field. Hundreds of people stood in a large circle on the field.

nAfter the news review, the company had a five-minute break before being gathered here again.

nThe “happy party” the company commander mentioned was, in fact, a singing session.

nThe company commander led the singing, with the squad leaders singing each line loudly. The recruits followed suit.

nAfter learning each song once, they would sing it directly. After singing it twice, they would move on to the next song.

nOne song after another. By the time it was 9 o’clock, Wang Ye felt his throat becoming sore.

nHe couldn’t help but complain. What kind of party was this? He just wanted it to end.

nEveryone sang with full force, not caring about being off-key, only striving for the loudest voice. It was harsh on their throats.

nFortunately, the party, which was anything but happy for the recruits, finally came to an end after 9 o’clock.

n“Now, everyone, write from memory. You can hum as you write, but no whispering!” Ye Sanshi sat on a bench in the dormitory. Wang Ye’s bed became their makeshift desk.

nStrictly speaking, apart from the class monitor’s bed, all the other lower bunks in Class Five were the same.

nThey formed a group, sitting on a small bench, writing down the lyrics they had learned tonight.

nThey had to memorize all the songs taught to them.

nEveryone thought the so-called happy party was over, but the pain hadn’t ended.

nHowever, nobody expected the pain to continue.

n“Brother Wang… How do I write the Chinese character for ‘seized’? Is it like this?” Qin Li whispered suddenly.

nWang Ye glanced at the notebook he held up.

nHeaven help them. The character he wrote for ‘seized’ was actually the character for ‘hand.’

n“Close enough. If it doesn’t work, just use Pinyin!” Wang Ye whispered back, offering an alternative.

nHe glanced at Qin Li and noticed two or three typos.

nFor example, he wrote ‘prison’ as ‘labor.’

nWang Ye wondered what Qin Li had been doing when he was studying…

n“Okay then!” Qin Li replied softly and resumed writing, determined to make it right.

nHe didn’t dare say much. Even though they were sitting close and speaking softly, if Ye Sanshi found out, he would scold them or punish them…

nHalf an hour quickly passed, and the evening roll call began.

nAfter a three-kilometer run, the sounds of class leaders’ scolding echoed through the dormitories.

n“Do you have the brain of a pig?”

n“You idiot! I want to crack open your skull and see where your brain went. What kind of memory writing is this…”

n“I won’t even mention your typos. I can tolerate mispronunciation, but you even mess up the lyrics. Do a hundred push-ups!”

nThese sounds could be heard in all the dormitories that night, including Class Five.

nIt was time to wash up. But wait, some recruits were still doing push-ups on the floor, even with the lights off.

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n“Another beautiful day!” Wu Jianfeng stood on the dormitory stairs, smiling at the recruits gathered before him.

nIn the line, Wang Ye wanted to ask him how he determined it was a beautiful day. It was only 6 a.m., and the sky was still dark.

n“You entered the camp on the night of December 4th, and training began on December 5th. Today is December 14th, not counting the night you entered. I believe you all have passed the novice adaptation period. Now, we need to speed up our progress!”

n“This can’t be good!” someone murmured softly from behind.

nWang Ye didn’t turn his head, nor could he. But he suspected it was probably a recruit from the sixth squad behind him. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have heard the muttering.

nHe couldn’t reply, nor could he say anything. But in his heart, he agreed with the sentiment.

nIf Wu Jianfeng said this, it meant he had something new in store, and his new tactics would undoubtedly make everyone uncomfortable.

n“I’ll introduce some new tactics today as we welcome a new week!” Wu Jianfeng said with a smile. He then pointed in the direction of the training ground.

n“Without pressure, there is no motivation. That’s what I believe, and it’s my motto. So this morning, we will continue the three-kilometer run, just like last week’s physical fitness assessment.”

nHe paused, his expression growing serious.

n“But this time, it won’t be the usual formation. I’m going to select a few individuals!”

nAt that moment, Wu Jianfeng’s smile took on a devilish quality.

n“The last five people in the entire company will go without breakfast. I know many of you weren’t in the habit of eating breakfast before joining the army, so you might as well save food now.”

nHis expression turned stern.

n“The instructor and I will also participate later. Let’s run together. If you have what it takes, make sure the instructor and I go without breakfast. If you can’t, then save your own breakfast. The army doesn’t tolerate mediocrity. Now, everyone, turn left…”

nThis time, Wu Jianfeng didn’t even delegate the command to the duty platoon leader. He gave the command himself and joined the instructor after speaking. Leading the way, they jogged toward the training ground.

n“It’s over. I feel like I’m going to die!” Song Yuejin sat helplessly on the track after completing the run.

nQin Li, sitting nearby, also glanced nervously at the recruits from the other classes who performed poorly in last week’s assessment.

nAmong Class Five, the two of them struggled the most with the three-kilometer run.

n“Run as fast as you can. Let me tell you, the company commander won’t go easy on you,” Ye Sanshi scolded in a low voice.

nThese words made Song Yuejin feel even more uneasy.

nBut in the end, he took a deep breath and determinedly said, “Class monitor, don’t worry. I’ll give it my all!”

nWang Ye heard this but didn’t know what to say.

nIn these situations, they could only rely on themselves. No one else could help, even if they wanted to.

n“Ready…” Wu Jianfeng shouted from the front.

nIn an instant, over a hundred people on the track stood at attention, ready to run.

n“Run!”

nWith that command, the entire company started running.

nWang Ye noticed that the instructor was doing fine, running in the middle of the main group. But the company commander ran at an incredible speed and remained at the front. Even Wan Baojiang and the others couldn’t surpass him.

nHowever, perhaps due to him being the company commander, they didn’t dare to surpass him…

nThis continued for half a lap.

nThen, Wang Ye saw the commander turn around and say something.

nAfter that, one by one, the ten or so people behind him started surpassing the company commander.

nGritting his teeth, Wang Ye also accelerated his pace. He wanted to surpass the captain too. This guy had been too unbearable lately.

nHe couldn’t scold him, let alone hit him. But now that they had the chance to run together, Wang Ye wanted to surpass him and finish the race first. It was a way to prove himself.

nAlthough it went against his mature mindset, after being reborn, Wang Ye was still young.

nThe word “youth” flowed in his veins.

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