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

Chapter 92 Night Watch at the Firing Range!

"Training?"

Kaiyu looked at Li Dongshui's backpack, "Are you going to stay at the shooting range?"

Li Dongshui nodded: "That's what the platoon leader said."

How many people participated in total?

"We have ten new recruits here. I don't know about the other two regiments. A car will come to pick us up after dinner."

Kaiyu nodded and looked at Xu Ge: "In that case, let's hurry up and pack our bags!"

Xu Ge stood there without moving: "Didn't I fail the shooting assessment? Why am I on the list?"

"It must be the head instructor who wants you to go. Besides, not getting a good score in the assessment doesn't mean you're not good enough," Li Dongshui said.

Xu Ge: "But I don't want to go."

Kaiyoumu and Li Dongshui stopped what they were doing and looked at each other at the same time: "Why?"

“When you go to the training camp, there’s not much time to train tactics and physical fitness,” Xu Ge said frankly.

Kaiyoumu looked at Xu Ge: "Can you guarantee that you'll get first place if you practice for another week? Besides, I can still give you extra training in my spare time at the shooting range."

Xu Ge hesitated.

"You need to understand, this training camp is organized by the head instructor, who is one of Hidden Wolves' men. It's no exaggeration to say that this kind of opportunity is once in a lifetime!"

Kaiyuki continued, "Furthermore, the brigade chief of staff said last time that this is an order from the brigade headquarters. Do you still want to disobey orders?"

"Okay, I'll go!"

Xu Ge was persuaded and began packing his bag.

Squad leader Du Hu was naturally happy that three new recruits from his class had been selected for the training camp, and he personally escorted the three to the gate after dinner.

"Train hard and strive to become sharpshooters!"

"Yes!"

A group of ten new recruits boarded the vehicle one after another and headed straight for the firing range.

On the bus, Xu Ge asked, somewhat puzzled, "Squad leader, why does the head instructor want us to report over tonight?"

"I don't know either. Maybe they want to save time and start first thing tomorrow morning," Kaiyu guessed.

Li Dongshui looked worried: "But there are only a few dilapidated tents at the shooting range, and not even a cook. The chief instructor used to eat with us. I guess he'll have to live a hard life now."

Upon hearing this, the faces of all the new recruits in the carriage turned grim.

The car quickly arrived at the entrance of the shooting range after a bumpy ride.

The sun hadn't set yet. In the twilight, Thor stood at the door, slurping down a bucket of instant noodles, his shadow stretched long.

Xu Ge and his group were the first to arrive because they were closest to the firing range; the other two regiments had not yet arrived.

"You're here? Everyone, wait at the door. Two more truckloads of people will be here soon." Thor, holding a bowl of instant noodles, gestured for the recruits to put their luggage aside.

"Xu Ge!"

"To!"

Xu Ge ran over.

Thor looked him up and down for a moment: "Are you cured?"

"Reporting to the Chief Instructor, it's ready!"

"Well, that's fine."

Xu Ge looked at Thor, who was still drinking his noodle soup with his head down, and asked in confusion, "Chief Instructor, is this all you're eating for dinner?"

"This is convenient, I'm too lazy to make it," Thor said casually.

Xu Ge noticed that the guard post at the entrance of the shooting range was empty and asked, "Chief Instructor, where is this sentry?"

"You've gone back."

Thor casually handed the empty instant noodle box to Xu Ge, saying, "Before you guys arrived, I was the only one at the entire firing range."

Xu Ge: ? ? ?
. . .

. . .

Around 7 p.m., just as darkness fell, the new recruits from the other two regiments finally arrived.

Xu Ge counted them, and just like his own side, each regiment had ten new recruits.

Thor, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, clapped his hands and said, "Grab your luggage and come in with me!"

"Yes!"

Thirty new recruits, each carrying a backpack and luggage, walked into the firing range.

Quiet!

This was Xu Ge's first impression upon entering the shooting range.

The vast shooting range was deserted, with only a few tents standing alone in the distance, a stark contrast to the bustling atmosphere of previous training sessions.

“Each regiment will have one squad, and each squad will select a temporary squad leader,” Thor said to the new recruits.

Without a doubt, Kaiyu was elected as the class monitor for Group One, and the other two classes quickly elected their class monitors as well.

"There are five tents here. The one on the far right is mine, there's also a warehouse for supplies, and the rest will be occupied by each class."

Thor pointed to the tent, "There are no beds, everyone will sleep on the floor. Each squad, please tidy up your own quarters first, and assemble in ten minutes!"

"Yes!"

Kaiyu was the first to rush into the tent next to Thor's, and the others immediately followed.

The tent was empty except for a moisture-proof mat laid on the ground.

"Quickly, everyone take turns making up the beds in the innermost positions. I'll be on the outermost one." With a command from Kaiyoumu, everyone quickly began to unpack their backpacks.

"There's not even heating. Won't we freeze to death tonight?" Li Dongshui muttered.

"Didn't we tell you to bring warm cotton-padded clothes and military overcoats? You can just sleep in them," Kaiyu said. "You guys should be glad it's winter. If it were summer, the mosquitoes would eat you alive!"

"Hurry up, everyone!"

"Yes!"

Ten minutes later, all the new recruits assembled outside the tent.

Thor casually flicked his cigarette butt to the ground to extinguish it, and walked to the front: "As you can all see, there are 31 people in the entire firing range, including me."

The new recruits remained silent; it was their first time participating in intensive training, and they were all unsure of themselves.

“Although this is a no-man’s land, I still have a lot of guns and ammunition in my tent, so the first thing to do is to clarify the guard duty.”

Thor thought for a moment, “Every day from 8 pm to 8 am the next morning, two-hour shifts, everyone takes turns on duty.”

A commotion immediately broke out in the ranks, and the new recruits looked at each other in bewilderment.

"What, you've never been on guard duty before?"

"no!"

"Why are you shouting so confidently when you haven't even gone to school?"

Thor sneered, "No one usually comes to this no man's land, but if there's any movement, it's either a fugitive or a wild animal!"

New recruits: !!!

"Therefore, every shift is a double shift, with soldiers carrying guns and ammunition. This way, you'll have company and won't be scared to death. The sentries from 8 to 12 every night will come to me in advance to get the password."

Next, Thor explained some requirements for guard duty, which each recruit carefully noted down.

"Alright, now let's talk about the second thing, which is the issue of food."

Thor pointed to a lone, semi-ventilated tent not far away, "See that? It has everything: firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, etc. You've all paid for your food for the past seven days. Someone will bring you rice, noodles, meat, and vegetables tomorrow."

"But if you want to eat it, you'll have to cook it yourselves. Is there anyone here who knows how to cook?"

No one raised their hand among the new recruits.

"No, right? If not, then you'll be eating instant noodles for every meal?"

Still, no one spoke up.

"Anyone who can cook can get the Outstanding Shooter Medal ahead of time!"

Thor panicked. "Let me tell you, there are only 10 of these in total. If you take one to your unit, your company commander will treat you like a treasure!" "Yes, sir!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Ge raised his hand.

Everyone looked at Xu Ge. Not only was Thor somewhat surprised, but even his classmates Kaiyoumu and Li Dongshui didn't know that Xu Ge could cook.

Thor walked over: "You can cook?"

"meeting!"

"What level?"

"Making a large pot of food for thirty people shouldn't be a problem."

After Xu Ge finished speaking, he glanced at the token: Cooking: Intermediate (3/10).

His cooking skills were extracted from Luo Shan and had reached their limit. Since Luo Shan was able to work in the mess hall, it means that intermediate cooking skills were sufficient.

Thor was getting angry: "Why the hell didn't you say so earlier? Did you make me ask three times?"

Xu Ge: "Reporting, Instructor, I hadn't even thought about the fact that I can cook!"

"Oh, you remembered as soon as you heard about the medals, huh?" Thor laughed in exasperation. "The food's coming over tomorrow. If you can't cook it properly, I'll kill you!"

Xu Ge: ...

"Alright, it's about time." Thor glanced at his watch. "It gets quite cold here at night, so let's have each class run a lap to warm up before going to bed."

New recruits: ? ? ?

Kaiyuki raised his hand: "Report!"

"Say!"

"Chief Instructor, how big is one lap when you say 'run one lap'?"

Thor reached behind his back and made a random gesture: "It's just running a lap around the firing range, isn't it?"

New recruits: Holy crap?

Xu Ge was completely stunned by the sheer size of the shooting range. Was this what they called running a lap?
Conservatively speaking, a lap would be at least ten kilometers!

"Run quickly, then go back to sleep. Remember to come find me later, sentry."

After saying that, Thor turned and went into his tent, leaving a group of recruits standing there in a daze.

"Squad leader, are we really going to run?" Li Dongshui asked, his face filled with fear. "The head instructor just casually gestured, and we're probably going to run ourselves ragged!"

"What do you say?"

"We're here for shooting training, not physical training..."

"Is it possible that this level of running intensity is really just a simple small lap for the head instructors and the others?"

After saying that, Kaiyumu immediately ordered, "Everyone, turn right! Run!"

With someone taking the lead, the other recruits followed suit and ran around the edge of the shooting range.

. . .

. . .

Wrapped in his military overcoat, Xu Ge leaned against the tent pole in bed, replying to Lin Wan's messages.

During this period, Lin Wan asked about Xu Ge's situation almost every day.

At first, the two only talked about the illness, but as time went on, they had more to talk about and would chat about anything.

Now, Xu Ge has even developed the habit of talking to Lin Wan before going to sleep.

The screen lit up at that moment, and Lin Wan's message arrived.

Lin Wan: Is it cold sleeping at night? Don't you have heating in your recruit training camp?
Xu Ge: I came to the training camp, but there wasn't a soul in the shooting range, and the tents were drafty.

Lin Wan: Since there isn't even a ghost, how do you eat?

Xu Ge: I was in charge of cooking communal meals for them.

Lin Wan: Oh, you can cook too!
Xu Ge: I'll take a picture and show it to you tomorrow when it's done.

Lin Wan: Okay!

"Look at your silly grin, you're radiating the sour smell of being in love!" Li Dongshui said irritably from the side, then got up and kicked Xu Ge as she dressed.

"Tsk! What are you doing?" Xu Ge frowned.

Li Dongshui: "Don't you know you're supposed to be on guard duty? What are you doing? All you do is chat, huh?"

"Oh, right, right! Let's stand at 10-12, let's go, let's not keep the squad leader waiting."

Xu Ge then remembered, quickly got up, dressed, tied his belt, and casually stuffed his phone into his coat pocket.

As soon as I stepped out of the tent, the earth was covered in silver, and the bright moon hung high above the snow-capped mountains; the scenery was truly magnificent.

But Xu Ge was already used to it and just kept walking.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and the two of them involuntarily shrank their necks.

"You know, the head instructor is really bold. He makes us new recruits stand guard ourselves, and he even gives us guns? Isn't he afraid we'll run away or get into trouble?" Li Dongshui asked as they walked.

Xu Ge tugged at the shoulder insignia on the enemy's overcoat: "You've already been awarded a rank, where do you think you're going? Or are you going to take your gun and desert? Do you believe that even being executed would be considered a meritorious service?"

Li Dongshui: ...

Before long, the two arrived at the entrance of the shooting range. Outside the guard post, a new recruit was standing there bored, while Kaiyu was squatting on the ground at the entrance, doing something unknown.

"What are you doing, squad leader... Holy crap, where did you get that gecko from?" Xu Ge exclaimed in surprise.

"What gecko? This is called a desert lizard."

Kaiyoumu was stuffing tobacco into the lizard's mouth, chuckling, "You two go register for your shift change first, I'll have this thing dance for you later."

"Yes!"

The two men entered the guard post, signed the duty roster, and briefly checked the various facilities and equipment before going outside to remove the new recruit's ammunition belt.

Xu Ge handed the Type 95 automatic rifle leaning against the door to Li Dongshui, while he put on a bullet belt with live ammunition clips.

Thor said that bullets must be separated.

Li Dongshui objected: "Why should I have the gun? Let's switch."

"Since you're a good shot, you should definitely take the gun!"

Xu Ge said seriously, "Think about it, what if bad guys come? With my marksmanship, they'll be right next to me before I can even aim. You're definitely the more suitable one to hold the gun!"

"Hmph, that's true!" Li Dongshui enjoyed the flattery and hung the gun around his neck.

"Come and see! Come and see!" Kaiyumu waved excitedly from the side.

The three recruits immediately went over and, sure enough, saw the little lizard wriggling its body on the ground, looking like it was dancing.

"Squad leader, where did you catch this thing?" Xu Ge asked curiously.

Kaiyoumu pointed to a barren sandy area outside the door and said, "I saw a rabbit run by outside earlier. I chased after it to catch it for a midnight snack, but the rabbit went into a hole. I dug for a long time but couldn't find the rabbit. Instead, I dug out a lizard."

Li Dongshui's eyes widened: "You can even catch rabbits to eat?"

"The wild rabbits here are incredibly fragrant. After roasting them until they sizzle and drip with oil, sprinkle them with salt and chili powder, and the juicy meat is absolutely delicious!"

Gudong!

The three new recruits were drooling over Kaiyu's words.

I ran a long run of more than ten kilometers before going to bed, and my dinner had long been used up. We're all young men who are still growing, and our stomachs are rumbling.

"Squad leader, isn't the head instructor going to mind if we grill wild game here?" Xu Ge asked in a low voice.

Kaiyoumu pointed around: "What do you care? Don't you even know what kind of place this is? It's a no-man's-land! I was hungry before I went to the head instructor to ask for instant noodles, but he told me to take care of myself if I was hungry."

Li Dongshui's eyes lit up: "Okay, squad leader, I'll keep an eye out for rabbits nearby too. I'll wake you up if I catch one!"

"Okay, let's go back to sleep first!" Kaiyu said, and left with another recruit.

Xu Ge and Li Dongshui started standing guard at the gate. After a while, Xu Ge suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Ah Shui, I feel like we've forgotten something?"

"What did you forget?"

Li Dongshui asked, puzzled, "The gun and bullets are all here, and all the necessary facilities have been checked. Isn't this what the incoming sentry is supposed to do?"

(End of this chapter)