A Bear Entered the Barracks? (Seeking Collection)

The new recruits had mostly just fallen asleep when a more intense jolt ran through the vehicle, naturally waking them all up.

After nearly two hours in the flat-topped truck, the speed gradually began to decrease.

"Wow, look outside the carriage."

A new recruit pointed into the distance in surprise.

Following his finger, they saw that in the distant night, a towering wall loomed, appearing a deep gray under the moonlight.

Inside the wall were rows of neat barracks, arranged in a well-ordered fashion. Most of the barracks were dark, with only a few showing faint lights.

Further away on the large training grounds, figures in the same camouflage uniforms as them stood at attention. Occasionally, the sound of marching orders could be heard, a strict and orderly military atmosphere washing over them.

A new recruit took a deep breath, the air carrying the mixed scent of Hebei's unique windblown sand, vegetation, and rust.

Most of this batch were soldiers from Yangcheng, so there might be a difference in climate. Hebei's air was much drier than their southern hometowns.

However, Lü Qinglong felt fine. He was the last to get off the truck, grabbed his luggage, and then helped lift the rear tailgate.

He walked at the very end of the new recruits, heading towards the entrance of the barracks.

"Company Commander Chen, you're back with the new recruits?"

At the barracks gate, a Corporal, whose rank insignia was "two rifles and a thin bar," stood guard.

He was also a veteran in Company Commander Chen's current company. He smiled and waved at Chen Tianjian.

"Mhm."

Chen Tianjian nodded in response, his face showing no particular reaction.

Currently, the soldiers guarding the barracks gate were the Squad Leaders from the various new recruit companies. These veterans were the ones on duty.

In the future, these posts would be gradually handed over to the new recruits.

"Tsk tsk, the new recruits are finally here. All wearing big red flowers on their chests, so festive!"

"Finally, we old soldiers don't have to do the work anymore. Free labor has arrived!"

The veteran on guard was grinning from ear to ear as he said this, clearly showing how happy he was.

"Not bad, not bad. All college students, but they look like they haven't woken up yet."

The veteran on guard glanced at each new recruit as they passed, seemingly assessing the quality of this year's conscripts.

"Huh...? Who put a camouflage uniform on a refrigerator?"

Suddenly, a huge figure that appeared out of nowhere caused the veteran on guard to frown in confusion.

"No!"

"This is a person, you damn thing??? A bear wearing human clothes!!!"

The veteran on guard looked up sharply. Upon seeing the face clearly, he was so startled that he blurted out in dialect, instinctively reaching for the rifle on his back.

"Squad Leader, don't shoot, I'm a new recruit."

Lü Qinglong quickly shouted.

Hearing Lü Qinglong's voice, and seeing the big red flower on his chest signifying his enlistment, the veteran on guard blinked blankly for a long time before finally reacting.

"My... my apologies. How did you get so strong? You look like the big villain in a movie, you scared me."

The veteran on guard quickly realized he had mistaken Lü Qinglong and chuckled awkwardly.

He watched Lü Qinglong's retreating figure, still muttering to himself:

"Good heavens, this isn't a new recruit, this is a full-blown grizzly bear!"

"Next, I will assign you to companies. Those whose names I call will belong to the company in front of me."

Chen Tianjian held a form and addressed the new recruits.

"Wang Jinhao, Tian Heqian, Huang Kainan."

"Zhou Dejin, Zhang Caichen, Cai Xuji."

As Chen Tianjian passed each barracks, fewer new recruits remained in the group.

The barracks area was vast. Their group of new recruits, which started with over thirty people, had now dwindled to just over ten.

By the time they reached the barracks at the far end, only three people were still following Chen Tianjian.

Lü Qinglong was naturally one of them.

He didn't know the other two; they hadn't interacted much on the train.

"Alright, the three of you will be in the First Company from now on."

Chen Tianjian turned around and said to the three.

Although he was speaking to the three new recruits, his gaze was fixed on Lü Qinglong.

"Huh? Company Commander, you're back with the new recruits!"

There was also an internal company guard post at the barracks entrance, collectively known as the "Duty Soldier."

The Duty Soldier today was also a Corporal Veteran. Seeing Chen Tianjian approaching, he immediately stopped dawdling and jogged out from the Barracks.

"Mhm, show these two New Recruits where to go, assign them to Seventh Squad and Eighth Squad respectively."

"Then for him, assign him to First Squad. You'll personally escort him there."

Chen Tianjian instructed the Veteran who was on Duty Soldier duty today.

At the same time, he didn't forget to turn to Lü Qinglong and say:

"If you have any needs or anything, you can come find me. I am the Company Commander of your New Recruit Company."

"Okay, thank you, Company Commander."

Lü Qinglong nodded.

With both his father and older brother being soldiers, he had been exposed to military matters since he was young, so he understood all of this.

"Holy crap! Bro, are you the Hulk? So tall? So strong?"

The Duty Soldier looked at Lü Qinglong and couldn't help but curse as he asked.

Just now, he was still wondering where the third New Recruit came from. It wasn't until this giant pillar next to him spoke that he was startled.

Are all New Recruits this monstrous nowadays? You can't be a soldier if you're over two meters tall, and this guy is definitely over two meters!

"What are you still gawking for? Take the New Recruit to First Squad."

Chen Tianjian asked with some displeasure when the Duty Soldier didn't react.

"Oh, oh, oh! Okay, Company Commander! I'll take him there right away!"

The Duty Soldier quickly nodded, happily went to help Lü Qinglong with his bag, extending his hand and walking forward while asking:

"Little... Big brother! Let me carry your bag!"

"No need..."

"Oh, come on, we're comrades in arms. What's a little help like this?"

Lü Qinglong was touched by the Duty Soldier's enthusiasm.

Are all the Veterans in this Company this nice? The military doesn't seem to be as bad as others describe it; everyone is very good!

Thinking this, Lü Qinglong happily let go of his grip on the black duffel bag.

"Oh my god!"

The Duty Soldier took Lü Qinglong's black bag and immediately felt a terrifying force pulling straight down towards the ground.

Fortunately, he was quick, and he firmly gripped it with both hands, barely managing to lift the black bag.

"Big brother, what did you pack in this bag? Are they bricks? It's so heavy."

The Duty Soldier couldn't help but complain.

Is this guy a monster? He clearly looked like he was fine when he was carrying it, but it felt like it weighed a thousand pounds in my hands.

"Squad Leader, if you can't carry it, I'll just carry it myself."

Lü Qinglong scratched his head. His bag only contained some dumbbells, it shouldn't be this heavy, right?