This System is Really Annoying!

At 6:50, the new recruits of the Seventh Company lined up and entered the tiered classroom of the base's teaching building, looking around as if they had entered some secret missile base.

On the podium, there was a plasma TV that had long been out of fashion, yet these new recruits crowded around it for a long time.

The standards were getting lower and lower.

In just one day, before the group of new recruits could transform into qualified soldiers, their values had already reverted to before the reform and opening up.

This day was too damn long.

It was so long that they tacitly accepted that they would have to wait for holidays to make phone calls, and seeing an electronic product suddenly made them feel a little unaccustomed.

"What the hell? Are there other electrical appliances in the army besides lights?"

The TV was playing an advertisement: "Global Glory, World Famous Brand, Bosideng."

"Brain Platinum for filial parents, Brain Platinum for filial parents, Brain Platinum."

The constant information from the TV gave Fang Huai more ideas about being a rich second generation, and his confidence grew.

If Brain Platinum could dominate in the era of Shi Guangtou, why couldn't Fang, a certain person, do it?

It was just the seed capital... it was always difficult to get in any era.

Even if he had the best ideas, if he handed them over to his dull father to operate, the final effect would be reduced by 30%.

If you can't make money by being a soldier, you have to plan for after you retire, right? Even if you become an officer and dedicate your youth to the people... I'll still have to wear a Richard Mille and drive a luxury car to work in the future, right?

When responding to an emergency, I'll take off my watch and pretend to be cool: "Your squad shouldn't enter the fire scene, it's too dangerous. Just help me keep an eye on my watch!"

Besides, firefighting is all in the city. If you become an officer in the brigade or detachment, you can go home after work when you're not on duty and there are no major emergencies.

As a rich man, experiencing military life is a perfect life!

"Each squad sit separately, don't whisper! I can see at a glance which squad is slacking off! Watch the news carefully, and I'll teach you to sing military songs later!"

Wang Jian's words pulled Fang Huai back to the reality of not being able to change the channel even when watching TV.

But the excitement in his heart could not be calmed for a long time.

The news started soon.

"Good evening, viewers."

"Good evening."

"Today is November 27th, Tuesday, the eighteenth day of the tenth lunar month. Welcome to the news."

"The main content of today's program includes..."

"...Tangta Village paints a new life..."

"Governments in Jiangxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Anhui, and other places are supporting energy conservation and emission reduction, benefiting enterprises and the public."

"Cadres and masses from all regions have gained a deeper understanding of the spirit of the 17th National Congress through exchanges and interactions with members of the central propaganda group."

"Chang'e-1 satellite is carrying out various in-orbit experiments..."

"Viewers, today's program has ended."

"Thank you for watching. Goodbye."

Wang Jian walked to the front, picked up the remote control, and turned off the TV with a click.

There was a sigh of regret from below.

"They won't even let us watch the weather forecast! I wanted to see what the weather was like at home!"

"The news is so boring..."

"I saw the TV forecast just now! It's 'The Fairy Couple'! Starring Huang Shengyi, the one who ate the lollipop in 'Kung Fu'!"

Wang Jian smiled and said loudly, "Since you're all discussing so heatedly, come up and say a few words!

I didn't plan to do any news commentary today, but I see you all have strong reactions!

Come on, I'll give you time to come up and talk about what the news said today. One person from each class, and no one can run away.

The illiterate people below immediately fell silent.

News commentary?

If we were good at this, why wouldn't we study hard? Why would we become soldiers?

Pan Zhaohui, who was standing in the back, also walked to the front with his hands clasped. His round, chubby face smiled.

"That's right, if you like talking so much, come to the stage and talk! If you can't move your mouth on stage, move your legs! I'll take you for a three-kilometer run later!"

As he spoke, his eyes glanced at Class Nine intentionally or unintentionally.

Fang Huai had a bad premonition.

"Holy crap, some old sixth is trying to stab me in the back."

With his stamina, if Pan Zhaohui caught him for a three-kilometer run, wouldn't he be killed on the training ground?

It's just a pack of cigarettes, is it worth it, big brother?

As Fang Huai was thinking, Hao Chengbin walked over and tapped on his desk.

"Can I go up and speak?"

Fang Huai was a bit speechless, "Squad leader, what kind of figures are we? Can we comment on this?"

Hao Chengbin frowned and whispered, "Don't say anything strange, hurry up and prepare! Don't lose to Class Eight!"

Jiang Peng, who was behind and to the side, had a sharp glint in his eyes and volunteered, "Squad leader! Let me go up and speak!"

Hao Chengbin looked back, thought for a moment, and said, "You get ready first. When it's our class's turn, you raise your hand."

Jiang Peng immediately nodded excitedly, muttering to himself. Judging by his demeanor, he looked like he could speak for two hours, pouring out all the less than 5% concentrated ink in his belly.

However, Hao Chengbin knew in his heart that Fang Huai would most likely have to go up today.

The squad leader on duty today was Old Pan. He led the morning formation, so it wasn't easy for him to chime in now.

This Old Pan was full of resentment!

Old Pan had bought a house with a loan in the provincial capital. As soon as he heard that Guiyang Special Services was short of people, he had wanted to transfer there and was trying to find connections.

Previously, during the provincial skills competition, Old Pan was also there, but he went first. Therefore, since the start of the new recruit squad leader training camp, Old Pan had been speaking to him in a passive-aggressive manner.

Old Pan had also entered his third year this year, only a year later than him, so it wasn't easy for him to say anything.

Actually, Fang Huai had misunderstood this point. He thought the two old ghosts were playing good cop, bad cop during the parallel bar training in the afternoon. He never expected that the "good cop" would actually be so pale-faced.

"Class One, who's coming up!"

Silence.

The Class One squad leader smiled and slapped the table in the first row hard, a clear threat.

"Whoever doesn't raise their hand will have extra evening training!"

All ten raised their hands.

All ten stepped forward, which meant they hadn't stepped forward at all.

But the sense of internal competition immediately kicked in.

For a moment, everyone wished they could rewind the past boring thirty minutes.

"Then I'll draw one! First row, third person!" Wang Jian casually pointed at someone.

The lucky recipient's legs were trembling as he stood up.

"H-hello everyone, my name is... is..."

"Wang Fangcai, you forgot your own name?" The Class One squad leader slammed the table again.

Wang Jian's expression was amiable, "Come on up and speak."

Wang Fangcai went on stage and swallowed.

"My name is Wang Fangcai."

His voice was as soft as a mosquito's hum.

"I can't hear you!" The Class One squad leader loudly feigned difficulty.

"My name is Wang Fangcai!"

Silence.

Wang Jian broke the silence, "And then?"

"I... I watched the news! Today... I'm very happy!"

The atmosphere below relaxed considerably, and many people started to laugh.

Mainly, everyone felt that someone had set the baseline, and no matter how bad it got, it couldn't be worse than that.

Wang Jian's face fell, not at Wang Fangcai, but at the new recruits.

"What are you laughing at? He's the first one to speak, it's natural to be nervous, what's so funny about that? Anyone else laughs, I'll have them come up and speak! Now, everyone give Wang Fangcai a round of applause!"

Applause immediately erupted from the audience.

Wang Fangcai swayed, his chest heaving, then he mustered his courage and said loudly, "After watching, I feel that everyone is living a very happy life! I'm truly very happy! Before I enlisted, the village cadres helped my family sow all the pumpkin seeds, and they said they would help my family when the pumpkins were harvested too! They won't let my dad work alone! They told me to be a good soldier and not miss home! I will definitely be a good soldier and repay the village! Repay the country! I'm done speaking."

This time, everyone fell silent.

Everyone understood the semi-dialect Mandarin from the Northwest region. Listening to it, they felt like there was sand in their eyes.

"Well said! Although Wang Fangcai didn't talk about today's news, he told a touching story. Everyone, applaud!"

After Wang Jian finished speaking, he started applauding.

The applause was overwhelming.

Fang Huai also felt a lump in his throat.

Sincerity is the ultimate skill! It would be difficult for anyone to surpass this segment today.

"Next, fourth row, third person!"

This time, a delicate-skinned person came up. Wang Jian probably wanted to create a contrast.

"Hello everyone, my name is Chen Huaibing. Today I saw a news report about Chang'e-1 going into space..."

"Chang'e-1 went into space last month! It's undergoing in-orbit testing! And it was successful!" Wang Jian corrected him.

A smattering of laughter followed.

"In-orbit testing... I think our country's space program is making progress! I believe next, we'll be able to move into outer space..."

"You don't even know what Chang'e-1 is for, get down!" Wang Jian said, his face darkening.

"Next, Class Eight!"

"Reporting!" Battalion Commander Zhang, the pride of Class Eight, stood up.

Fang Huai narrowed his eyes.

Old Pan was clearly prepared. This guy didn't look like he was good with words, so him volunteering to go up probably meant he had prepared in advance.

The previous few weren't very good. What they talked about was completely off-topic. It wasn't that they had no content, but it was just not relevant.

Old Ghost Pan was on duty today. The company had arranged this for the evening, and he was determined to stand out from the crowd this time.

Battalion Commander Zhang went up to the stage and saluted.

The Class Eight members in the audience immediately cheered and applauded. Wang Jian also showed a slight smile.

"Hello everyone, my name is Zhang Yinzhang. Today I'm going to talk about the new socialist countryside. The Tangta Village mentioned in the news just now is a typical example of a new rural village. The increasing wealth of rural people shows that our country's 'three rural issues' are being resolved..."

He spoke for over two minutes, and although he stuttered a bit, his content was well-developed.

After Zhang Yinzhang finished, he saluted again and stepped down to thunderous applause.

"Very good, regarding rural issues, Zhang Yinzhang spoke very profoundly." Wang Jian nodded, but his expression remained unchanged, as if he had already anticipated the outcome.

Old Pan had come to find him after lunch this afternoon and mentioned that the new recruits would be talking about the news tonight, so he had guessed this would happen.

It was a way to show respect to the older soldiers.

"Class Nine, who will speak?" Wang Jian looked at Hao Chengbin.

"Reporting!" Jiang Peng stood up excitedly.

Fang Huai was also sensing something internally.

The System didn't react.

It was unlikely he would get any mission rewards today.

Wang Jian raised his finger and pointed at Jiang Peng, signaling him to go up.

Jiang Peng, full of fighting spirit, walked onto the stage and saluted as well.

"The first news item today is... a live broadcast was achieved..."

"The second news item is about the new rural village, Tangta Village..."

"The third..."

Jiang Peng was amazing.

He started by replaying a news broadcast.

This guy's memory was truly outstanding within the entire company. He practically recited the news from memory.

There wasn't much understanding, just pure recitation. All his preparation time was probably spent memorizing the content.

But he was serious, definitely serious.

After speaking for nearly 5 minutes, Company Commander Wang finally couldn't stand it anymore.

"You can go down now, Jiang Peng."

Damn it, he was even making me sleepy. Watching the live premiere for 30 minutes wasn't this arduous.

"Everyone, applaud." Company Commander Wang was too lazy to comment.

Jiang Peng looked like he still had more to say, causing Hao Chengbin in the audience to roll his eyes.

"Also?"

A sudden voice called out.

Pan Zhaohui walked to the edge of the stage, tilted his head towards Class Nine, and said with a smile, "The martial arts champion of Class Nine, won't you come up and speak?"

Fang Huai stood up with a smile, calling out frantically in his mind.

Big Brother System, I'm stealing the spotlight, aren't you going to give me any rewards?

What's the attitude?

"Come up, come up and speak!" Pan Zhaohui called out earnestly.

Finally.

[Mission: Go on, show off.]

Fang Huai: @&%#???

Is it that direct?? There isn't even any information about the mission?

This System is really something else!

Hao Chengbin watched with his arms crossed. For some reason, seeing Fang Huai voluntarily stand up, he didn't feel too worried.

Fang Huai went on stage and added a set of movements: Marching, halt, turn right.

It was so smooth that even Wang Jian looked astonished.

On the first day for new recruits, everyone was trying their best, and this was something the squad leader hadn't even taught yet.

"To all leaders, squad leaders, my name is Fang Huai, from Class Nine."

After a slight pause, noticing there was no applause, he continued.

"Today's news discussion, everyone spoke very well. The company commander said to speak freely, so I'll also give a summary."

"Today's news, regarding domestic matters, covered everything from rural economic development, to aerospace, energy conservation and emission reduction, to the spirit of the Seventeenth National Congress. Many topics were discussed, but in my opinion, they all revolved around economic development.

The main content of the Seventeenth National Congress, building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, also highlighted the importance and urgency of economic development, reflecting the country's primary contradictions in development.

Energy conservation and emission reduction reflect the sustainability issues that should be avoided during development, implementing the Scientific Outlook on Development.

Rural development emphasizes which social stratum's survival issues should be addressed first in development.

Aerospace represents the main direction for future scientific research funding. Technology is also a standard for national strength progress, and aerospace technology is the guarantee for future communication, networks, and military power.

At the same time, I have some personal reflections: progress in comprehensive national strength cannot be achieved without the protection of soldiers.

Political Commissar Zou mentioned this during the opening training, and the squad leader also told us during lunch today. As firefighters, in the midst of economic development, we should shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding the lives and property of the people, ensuring the smooth progress of the next five-year development plan.

Life first, property second.

I am very proud to be able to undertake this responsibility for development, and I should actively engage in training to strive to participate in my duties as a firefighter as soon as possible.

That's all I have to say. Thank you, everyone."

His speech was very steady, without much inflection, like he was delivering a report.

Company Commander Wang felt like he was in a meeting.

The squad leaders felt as if they were back on the day of the opening training, listening to the speech of the corps leader.

This guy, he must have the level of a brigade political instructor!

Squad Leader Hao was very proud, his face beaming with a smile.

It was because Fang Huai had said, "Political Commissar Zou mentioned it, and the squad leader also mentioned it."

Wait a minute, when did I ever say that?

Old Pan had already left through the back door, and the sound of a series of lighters clicking could be heard from outside.

"Damn it! Why won't this fire light?"