Everyone below had different attitudes. Some looked relaxed as they signed their names; some wore conflicted expressions; some looked grave; others seemed to have thought of something and signed their names while wiping away tears.
Their reactions varied, but that did not matter. No one hesitated. Everyone signed the documents in front of them.
"Very good! Since you have all signed the documents, I can still give you a second chance to choose," Jiang Yan Hai said calmly.
"Or rather, I can give you countless chances. Throughout the entire training process, until you join this unit, you may withdraw at any time. I will give you every opportunity."
"Rest assured, withdrawing does not make you cowards or weaklings. It only means you have not figured out what you need. There is nothing shameful about being afraid of death. Everyone fears death. I fear it too. So if you choose to withdraw, we can all understand."
"Throughout this entire process, you may give up and withdraw at any time. No matter how many people remain in this unit, even if I am the only one left, I will become the first line of defense protecting you."
Jiang Yan Hai's tone was calm and steady, as though he were merely stating something ordinary. If it had been another Special Forces officer, he would probably have said directly that they could withdraw at any time and that he would give them every chance, because they only needed true Warriors! This unit only needed the brave, not cowards!
But Jiang Yan Hai did not say that. He only spoke ordinary words, yet to these soldiers, those words carried an inexplicable weight. They had enlisted to defend their homes and country, but now had they become the ones who needed protecting?
"Ah, what a routine!