The Scammer

"Training mission system activated. Complete attendance preparation within 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, please proceed outside and complete 250 standard burpees at maximum speed. Countdown: 180, 179..."

The mechanical voice was extremely cold, like a machine devoid of emotion... No, it was a machine.

"Holy crap! 250 burpees in one go? That'll kill a person!" Jiang Yan Hai's eyes widened instantly!

Damn it, his basic training was a breeze. Although his physical fitness had improved, after a month on the Regimental Logistics Department farm, it had almost regressed. This could be seen from his recent physical data.

The average level for a healthy adult was 100, and he was only at 80! Now he was being asked to do 250 burpees?!

Let alone burpees, he couldn't even do 250 push-ups in one go.

"System? Engine? Red Star? Can we talk about this? I know I need to train, but training requires a gradual process, doesn't it?" Jiang Yan Hai quickly lowered his voice.

Unfortunately, the cold mechanical voice did not respond at all. In the bottom right corner of Jiang Yan Hai's vision, a blood-red countdown was slowly decreasing.

He spent tens of seconds trying to communicate with this auxiliary engine, but it was useless.

Fine. Although the auxiliary engine hadn't mentioned anything about annihilation, Jiang Yan Hai wasn't a slacker himself. It was just that his hopes had been completely dashed before, which led to his previous state. Now that he had hope, he had nothing more to say and would naturally work hard!

He directly turned on the faucet, rinsed the toothpaste from his face and mouth, and without bothering to wipe his face, he rushed into the barracks. Fortunately, his clothes were already on. He quickly put on his training uniform over his t-shirt.

But he was still too slow.

It was his fault for not getting ready immediately. When the countdown ended, Jiang Yan Hai had just finished putting on his clothes and hadn't even had time to rush out of the barracks.

"Sizzle..." A sound effect he made himself. He didn't know why he still had the mood to add sound effects at this moment.

But an indescribable pain seemed to surge from his soul. His entire body trembled instantly. The terrifying pain made him fall to the ground, shaking violently.

What was most frightening was that under the intense pain, he felt like he had lost all control of his body. He couldn't even scream. His body trembled slightly, and the intense pain only disappeared after 10 seconds.

Miraculously, after the pain disappeared, Jiang Yan Hai didn't suffer any major after-effects. The pain seemed to act directly on his soul. That feeling of wishing he were dead... it was too terrifying. Jiang Yan Hai absolutely, absolutely did not want to experience it again!

"Punishment ended. Countdown will restart." The cold mechanical voice sounded again.

"Damn it!" Jiang Yan Hai cursed and rushed out of the barracks. He immediately started doing burpees in the open space outside. This was the Regimental Logistics Department farm, and there were no specialized training grounds, but there was plenty of open space.

But he did one burpee, and the countdown continued to decrease.

"I've already started!" Jiang Yan Hai couldn't help but shout, but there was no response!

Son of a bitch! Jiang Yan Hai took a deep breath, immediately stopped doing burpees, forced himself to calm down, and began to recall the previous mission prompt.

Fortunately, his memory in this world was powerful. Jiang Yan Hai instantly reviewed the mission requirements: complete attendance preparation within 3 minutes?

Damn it! Jiang Yan Hai cursed. His quilt was still piled on the bed like a pile of rotten cotton. Let alone soldiers, even ordinary families wouldn't store their quilts like that.

Internal affairs were also part of attendance preparation! What else was there to say!

He rushed back into the room and shoved the dirty clothes on the bed into the washbasin under the bed. Then, he neatly placed the washbasin in the same position as his comrades.

Next, he quickly started folding his quilt. Fortunately, tidiness was a requirement from the very beginning in the barracks, so he had diligently learned how to manage his personal effects when he first joined the recruit training. He had also practiced it frequently.

Within three minutes, he barely managed to complete his tidying tasks and rushed out of the barracks to the open ground, ready to start the burpees.

At this moment, Jiang Yan Hai noticed the countdown in the lower right corner of his vision had stopped.

As expected, Jiang Yan Hai breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately took a deep breath and began doing burpees. He didn't know why the Red Star Engine was making him do burpees; this wasn't a standard physical training exercise in the army.

However, burpees were widely recognized as one of the most intense, fat-burning, heart-pounding bodyweight resistance exercises.

America once called soldiers who could complete 100 standard burpees consecutively as having excellent physical fitness. One could imagine how demanding this exercise was, and now, Jiang Yan Hai was being asked to do 250 in one go?!

Fortunately, this "extreme speed" wasn't a fixed number but referred to the fastest speed within your personal capability. In other words, you had to do it as fast as you could, and you still had to maintain proper form!

Although terrifying, Jiang Yan Hai didn't want to experience that soul-crushing pain again. Without any further ado, he immediately started the burpee movement.

1, 2, 3... By the time he reached the 10th rep, Jiang Yan Hai's arms were already trembling. His physical fitness wasn't strong; it was only 80% of the average person's. The push-up portion of a burpee was the most difficult for him to complete.

But Jiang Yan Hai still persisted. By the time he barely completed the 20th rep, it wasn't just his arms; his abdominal muscles had started to ache. His push-ups were completely non-standard. After going down, he couldn't push himself back up with his arms.

But he couldn't stop. Jiang Yan Hai continued to struggle, seemingly without any time limit from the Red Star Engine, as long as he wasn't deliberately wasting time. It had to be said, Jiang Yan Hai was a determined person when he had a goal.

Although his brain in this world was incredibly sharp, completing the journey from elementary school to graduating with a Triple Degree from Peking University within ten years required not only a brilliant mind but also terrifying perseverance.

By the time he struggled to the 25th rep, Jiang Yan Hai's breathing was extremely rapid, and his brain was starting to slow down. This was because all the blood in his body was frantically sending oxygen to his muscles, naturally reducing the oxygen supply to his brain.

At this moment, a "ding" sound echoed. The Red Star Engine in his mind finally responded.

"Detected target's muscle mass reaching limit, auxiliary training mode activated."

As the prompt ended, Jiang Yan Hai felt a tingling sensation spread through his muscle groups, like a weak electric current passing through his body. However, this tingling sensation soothed his muscle pain and even gave him a slight boost of strength.

Jiang Yan Hai took a deep breath. Even with the auxiliary training mode, his muscles felt soothed, but he was still on the verge of his limit.

However, as long as he could continue, the pain didn't matter. Jiang Yan Hai could endure.

Jiang Yan Hai didn't know the principle behind this faint tingling sensation, but it allowed him to keep going. Although his muscles were continuously sore, Jiang Yan Hai could still persist.

Until, "Ding, Training Mission 1 completed. Mission evaluation: 120%. As this is the target's first completed training mission and the evaluation exceeded expectations, a Special Forces Experience Card (1 hour) x 1 has been awarded."

The mechanical voice in Jiang Yan Hai's mind sounded again. He subconsciously did another burpee before realizing that he had actually completed 250 burpees.

At this moment, Jiang Yan Hai's entire body felt as if he had just been pulled out of water. His clothes were completely soaked with sweat from the inside out. His muscles were incredibly sore, but that faint tingling sensation hadn't disappeared; it was continuously generating within his muscles.

Jiang Yan Hai felt like dying. This thing was a total scam!