What Kind of Awful Names Are These?

"Come on over, my man. You're the last New Recruit for our squad. Once you're here, our squad will have all nine New Recruits."

The slightly handsome New Recruit who had spoken earlier cheerfully stood up, intending to take Lü Qinglong's black bag.

However, Lü Qinglong considered that the other person was just a New Recruit and showed no signs of training, so he smiled and waved his hand:

"It's okay, it's okay. My bag is a bit heavy, I'll carry it myself."

The handsome New Recruit gave an awkward smile and sat back down in his seat.

Lü Qinglong placed his bag on the ground and then went to tidy up his bunk.

Soon, he realized there was no place for the black bag he brought. He noticed that the other New Recruits didn't have black bags under their beds either. This situation suggested that it should have been stored in the storeroom in the corridor earlier.

So, Lü Qinglong turned to the Squad Leader and asked where his black bag could be placed.

"Wait a moment, put your black bag on the ground for now. I still need to check all your bags later."

"You guys move to the center for now. Since everyone's here, let's start with self-introductions."

"Feel free to talk about your hobbies, special skills, or anything else."

After the Fourth-Grade Sergeant Major finished speaking, he cleared his throat and added:

"I'll introduce myself first. My name is Chen Ting, I'm thirty-three years old, and I've been in the army for sixteen years. For the next three months in the recruit training company, I will be your Squad Leader."

As Squad Leader Chen Ting finished speaking, the New Recruits below immediately showed surprised expressions.

Sixteen years in the army, what did that mean?

Perhaps when they were just learning to speak, their Squad Leader Chen Ting had already joined the army.

"Squad Leader, you've been in the army for sixteen years! That's amazing!"

The slightly handsome New Recruit couldn't help but exclaim.

"Yeah, yeah! Squad Leader, is your monthly salary very high then? I heard that Fourth-Grade Sergeant Majors like you now get over ten thousand yuan take-home pay per month."

For a moment, various questions from the New Recruits below rained down on Chen Ting.

Squad Leader Chen Ting's face showed no expression. He waited until the New Recruits' voices gradually subsided before slowly speaking:

"Next time you want to speak, report first. You can only speak after I give you permission."

His voice wasn't loud, but it brought an immense sense of pressure to these New Recruits.

The New Recruits immediately sat up straight and nodded vigorously, indicating they understood.

"Now, let's start with your self-introduction."

Squad Leader Chen Ting looked at the handsome New Recruit who had spoken first.

"Yes! Squad Leader."

"My name is Ji Baichang, I'm from Yanjing, nineteen years old. I just finished my college entrance exams and came to the army to experience life."

"As for hobbies, I like chasing girls and playing games."

"Of course, when it comes to games, I play more FPS shooting games."

"My game ID is: Use Wu Jin Dao Mo to Fiercely Squeeze the Patriotic Gene"

"And my motto is..."

"Stop, that's enough."

"Your name is really something else. How long is 'Ji Bai'?"

Chen Ting's expression was somewhat strange.

They always said that trendy college students were joining the army to reform it, and now he understood.

This New Recruit was quite abstract.

He pointed to the next person, indicating for him to start his self-introduction.

"Squad Leader, my name is Song Si, I'm twenty-one years old, a college graduate, and I'm from Guangxi."

The next New Recruit appeared slightly shorter than the others, around 1.7 meters, but Squad Leader Chen Ting's eyes lit up.

"From Guangxi, huh? Good. You look quite lean, you should be a good runner."

"Why are all your names so strange?"

"Next."

Chen Ting's gaze shifted to the next New Recruit.

This New Recruit looked quite ordinary, the type you'd forget about the second time you saw them in a crowd.

However, this New Recruit gave him a strange feeling. In his sixteen years of military career, this New Recruit possessed a special aura.

"Squad Leader, my name is Xue Daochao, I'm eighteen years old, and I live in Yongdeng County, Gansu. I don't really have any hobbies."

"Hmm, next."

Chen Ting glanced at him a couple more times, then his gaze fell on the next New Recruit.

The self-introductions of the other five new recruits were all unremarkable, with no highlights.

However, they all came from different parts of the country, and there was basically someone from every province.

Finally, the self-introduction segment came to Lü Qinglong.

All eight new recruits stared intently at Lü Qinglong.

This guy looked quite mature, probably around twenty-three or twenty-four years old?

Anything older wouldn't be realistic, as the maximum age for enlisting was twenty-four, unless he had a postgraduate degree or higher.

Ji Baichang thought to himself.

The other new recruits had similar thoughts to Ji Baichang, all curious about Lü Qinglong, especially since the guy's height must have exceeded two meters?

The army doesn't accept new recruits over two meters tall, so they knew without even thinking that Lü Qinglong must have gotten in through connections.

"My name is Lü Qinglong, I live in Yangcheng, Jiangsu Province, and I just graduated from high school. I'm eighteen this year. Please take care of me in the future."

As soon as Lü Qinglong finished speaking, the other new recruits couldn't sit still.

Their faces looked as if they had seen a ghost.

What the heck? He looked like Thanos from the movies; no one would object if you said he was in his thirties.

And with his physique, his arms were so thick that one punch could kill them, right?

You call this just turning eighteen?

"Uh? You just turned eighteen?"

Even Squad Leader Chen Ting, a veteran who had seen a lot, couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, Squad Leader."

"I had my eighteenth birthday the day before yesterday. Don't I look like it?"

"You look the part. You just look a bit rushed, I can understand that."

Chen Ting nodded.

He realized that Lü Qinglong's sturdy build was excellent material for a breakthrough specialist.

It was a shame that his physique didn't quite match the professional skills he had mastered.

"Alright, everyone take out your phones."

"Call home and let them know you're safe, tell them you've arrived at the unit and not to worry."

Squad Leader Chen Ting's words once again made the new recruits feel the warmth of the veteran soldiers.

See, you couldn't believe what you read online, about how harsh squad leaders would be on them.

Although their squad leader hadn't given them foot massages on the first day, letting them call home to report their safety made their hearts feel warm.

The new recruits took out their phones one after another and were just about to make calls when the Duty Soldier, whom Lü Qinglong had seen before, walked in with a camera.

"Squad Leader Chen, I'm here to take photos of the new recruits in your squad. Our company can use them for news articles later."

The Duty Soldier asked Chen Ting in a very polite tone.