When you're in the Wolf Pack, your ability to obey orders becomes stronger.

Chapter 30: The Importance of Ritual!

Luo Shan turned around and saw Xu Ge, who had also taken off his coat, looking at him breathlessly.

"What's wrong? You're a better commander than me?"

Luo Shan glared at Xu Ge, furious. "Don't you know what kind of occasion this is? What nonsense are you spouting?"

He knew Xu Ge had a strong urge to command, and assumed the guy was just looking for an opportunity to indulge himself.

Luo Shan had tried everything, even breaking several shovels and using a jack. He didn't believe that Xu Ge, a new recruit, could come up with anything new.

Xu Ge didn't give up and continued, "Platoon leader, I really have a way. Just let me try!"

At this moment, Du Hu, who was resting nearby, also came over and reached out to pull Xu Ge aside: "Don't cause trouble here!"

"Boss, since this young man says he has a solution, why don't we let him give it a try? We've got nothing to lose, so why not give it a shot?" The driver came over.

Seeing the anxiety in the driver's eyes, Luo Shan nodded: "Okay!"

"Come here, kid. I want to see how you're going to get the front of the car up!"

"Platoon leader, let me make this clear first: I have a plan, but everyone needs to follow orders," Xu Ge said softly. "That includes yourself!"

"You son of a bitch..."

Luo Shan laughed in exasperation, "Hurry up!"

Xu Ge was overjoyed when he saw that the platoon leader had agreed. He immediately clapped his hands and shouted, "Come on, everyone come over here and take off your coats and put them aside!"

Everyone remained still, looking at Luo Shan.

"Listen to Xu Ge, hurry up!" Luo Shan said irritably.

"Yes!"

Then everyone lined up in a row on the street.

Several drivers stood by, holding flashlights and watching curiously, all wanting to know how this young soldier managed to flip the truck over.

"Cough cough!"

Xu Ge coughed twice to clear his throat and said loudly, "Let's warm up first, everyone, push-ups ready!"

The new recruits were stunned for a moment, then hesitantly lay down on the ground, while the three squad leaders looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Damn it! What kind of epileptic seizure are you having now?!" Luo Shan cursed.

I told you to direct the cart pusher, but what the hell are you doing, making everyone do push-ups?

"Platoon leader, we just agreed that even you would follow orders!"

Xu Ge's expression was serious. "We must do push-ups before we begin. This is very important!"

The driver next to him nodded to the other drivers: "Look, the military really has a strong sense of ceremony! They even do push-ups together before starting work!"

Luo Shan, his face ashen, lay sprawled on the ground, glaring at Xu Ge: "If you can't pull something out of this later, I'll make you hop back like a frog!"

Seeing that the platoon leader had already knelt down, the others immediately followed suit and put their hands on the ground as well.

"One standard push-up, begin!"

At Xu Ge's command, everyone tensed up and went down to get up again.

The next moment, the token appeared automatically, with a 2-minute countdown timer next to it.

[Military orders are executed 100% by platoon-level units. General skill value +33. Current unit gains temporary physical proficiency bonus.]

"Great! It's done!"

Xu Ge was overjoyed upon seeing the prompt in front of him.

His reason for proposing to take command was not simply to gain general skill points, but to obtain a collective proficiency bonus.

Xu Ge had just noticed that the first time, the front of the car could be lifted with everyone's combined effort, but it couldn't be pushed down; it seemed to be just a little short.

Everyone was exhausted from the long journey and in poor condition, so the results were worse each time.

In the current environment, it's unrealistic to wait for everyone to recover their stamina, but his cheat can provide everyone with an extra stamina boost.

"Alright, warm-up's over, everyone get up!" Xu Ge clapped his hands.

Everyone:? ? ?
Luo Shan now highly suspects that Xu Ge is playing a prank. Who warms up by only doing one push-up?
But Xu Ge didn't give Luo Shan a chance to retaliate. He immediately came to the front of the vehicle and shouted, "Everyone come over here! Push it while we're still warming up!" The new recruits looked at Luo Shan with blank expressions.

Feeling like he'd been tricked, Luo Shan glanced at the drivers who had already run over to help, barely suppressing the urge to explode, and said with a dark face, "Go on, all of you!"

After Xu Ge and the others had all found their positions, he shouted, "Let's all push together! One, two, three!"

"what!!!"

Everyone shouted in unison and exerted force to lift the front of the car upwards.

Bang!
There was a loud bang.

The heavy front of the car was lifted off the ground, and the tires slammed onto the road with a loud bang, bouncing a few times in place.

. . .

. . .

The scene was completely silent; Luo Shan was dumbfounded.

The new recruits stared at their hands in disbelief.

It just flipped over like that?
Why does it feel like they haven't used their full strength yet?

Xu Ge watched silently from the side, gaining a deeper understanding of the rules governing the token's proficiency bonus.

It seems that the higher the level of the unit executing the command, the longer the temporary bonus lasts and the greater the magnitude.

clap clap clap!
applause.

Several stranded drivers clapped excitedly, shook hands with everyone, and loudly expressed their gratitude. Some even took out various kinds of water and food from their cars.

Luo Shan naturally refused, but urged the drivers to leave quickly.

The drivers thanked them profusely and left several boxes of water and bread before starting the car.

After the cars left, everyone put their coats back on and prepared to go home. Luo Shan walked up to Xu Ge, circled around him, and said somewhat uncertainly:

"You just said to do push-ups first... what does that mean?"

Xu Ge had already prepared his explanation and said earnestly, "Platoon leader, a sense of ritual is very important! It can give us a powerful psychological boost and unleash our potential!"

"Really?"

“Really, I’ve tried it many times, and it works perfectly!” Xu Ge said with a firm expression.

Luo Shan seemed to be deep in thought. He took out his walkie-talkie, reported to Liu Guoping, and then prepared to lead his troops back.

"Check everything, make sure you have all your things, and then we'll go back the way we came..."

Drop drop!
Suddenly, a series of urgent horn blasts came from behind the national highway.

Luo Shan's expression changed: "Why are there more cars behind us? Weren't we told that only those few cars were stuck on this stretch of road?"

"Platoon leader, the sound of that horn also sounds like a large truck," Kaiyoumu said.

Luo Shan thought for a moment: "The sound isn't far from here. Let's go check it out!"

Since we're here, we should naturally provide assistance if any vehicles are still stuck.

So the group started walking along the national highway again. Although the recruits were exhausted, no one said anything at this point.

After turning a corner, a light appeared ahead.

A red medium-sized truck inexplicably veered off the road, with the passenger door open.

"Let's go up and help!"

At Luo Shan's command, the team immediately sped up and caught up.

"Hey, what happened? Do you need any help?" Luo Shan rushed to the car and shone his flashlight on the passenger side.

Inside the driver's cab was a middle-aged man who had fainted. Hearing the sound, he slowly opened his eyes, and upon seeing Luo Shan's military uniform, he immediately became excited and shouted:

"Comrades of the People's Liberation Army, I've been robbed!"

(End of this chapter)