Ji Baichang and Oli Ge's Unspoken Secrets

"Xu Gou Ji Baichang, you just don't get it~"

"Never question a Warlock's decision."

Xue Daochao shook his head.

"Tch! You can keep pretending to be mysterious here! Warlock, I don't think you're cut out for it."

Hearing Xue Daochao's words, Ji Baichang immediately perked up and wanted to say more, but the Guard's shout from downstairs had already begun:

"New Recruits from each squad, come down with your yellow basins for assembly!"

"Old Xue, you wait. I'll tell you what this errand is about when I get back."

Before heading downstairs, Ji Baichang didn't forget to shout at Xue Daochao, then marched off with the formation.

"First Squad, why do you only have seven people?"

The Guard counted them and asked the lead soldier of First Squad.

"Reporting, Squad Leader, two more are with our Squad Leader organizing the equipment storage."

"Oh, I see. Good."

"Everyone, put on your masks."

The Guard motioned for the lead soldiers of each squad to come and collect masks from him.

Ji Baichang brought back seven masks for First Squad and put one on himself, feeling a bit puzzled.

"What's going on? Why do we need masks for an errand? Is it that professional?"

"Maybe they're afraid we'll get something dirty. It doesn't hurt to wear one anyway."

The New Recruits put on their masks one after another and followed the Guard, turning towards the large pit behind the company barracks.

"They've left for their errand. I'm quite curious what they're doing."

Lü Qinglong gazed out the window at the departing troops and muttered to himself.

"I think you won't be curious when they get back."

Squad Leader Chen Ting walked in from outside the door. After entering, he pointed to the masks on the table.

"Put on your masks. It's dusty in the equipment storage, don't breathe it in."

"Understood, Squad Leader."

The two acknowledged and, putting on their masks, followed Chen Ting to the equipment storage.

The equipment storage was filled with various training equipment, all of which the two had never seen before.

"Your task is to count all these different types of equipment and compare the quantities with the list."

"Once you're done, you can go back to the squad and rest."

Chen Ting finished speaking and returned to the squad room, leaving the two to count the weapons and equipment.

"Shall we start? Counting equipment doesn't seem like a difficult job."

"I'll count the shelves on the top row, and you count the shelves on the bottom row?"

"No problem."

Xue Daochao nodded, and the two began counting the equipment in the storage room one by one.

The storage room wasn't large, and their counting speed was fast. They finished in about half an hour and returned to the squad room to report.

"Alright, you can go rest."

"Understood, Squad Leader."

Lü Qinglong agreed and walked to the window, intending to get some water from the dispenser. Suddenly, he smelled a strong, foul odor.

"Sniff sniff~"

Lü Qinglong, not believing it, twitched his nose and confirmed it was indeed a foul odor, smelling particularly like the outhouse in the countryside.

"Close the window, or the smell will come in."

Chen Ting also smelled the odor, but his expression suggested he already knew where it was coming from.

"Oh, okay, Squad Leader."

Lü Qinglong reached out and closed the window. Although he was curious, since the Squad Leader hadn't said anything, he decided not to ask further.

Instead, he began to spread out his already thick quilt and press it down.

The New Recruits were led to the back of the mountain. The soil on the ground looked as if it had been dug up, starkly contrasting with the old soil beside it.

"Reporting, Squad Leader, why does it smell so bad back here?"

A New Recruit couldn't help but report from the formation, asking the Guard.

Even with their masks on, they could still smell the strong, foul odor, as if they had fallen into a sewer.

No! The smell was even worse than being in a sewer!

"Emmm, you'll know in a bit, don't ask so many questions for now."

The Guard gave an ambiguous answer, and at the same time, put on an extra mask for himself.

He first put two layers of masks on his face.

"Here, give me the shovel."

The Guard waved his hand, took the shovel handed over by a New Recruit, and set an example by starting to shovel the dirt on the ground himself.

After the dirt was shoveled away, a 2m x 2m iron plate was revealed underneath.

There were handles on the iron plate that could be pulled. The Guard motioned for some New Recruits to help.

Ji Baichang was among the New Recruits who stepped forward to help. As soon as he grabbed a handle to lend a hand, the stench intensified, almost making him vomit the breakfast he had just eaten.

The other New Recruits also frowned, their faces showing quite awkward expressions.

"Listen to my command later. When I say 'pull,' you all pull back together. Ugh~"

The Guard's words were cut short as the stench itself made him feel nauseous.

"Ready! Three!"

"Two!"

"One!"

"Pull hard! Pull!"

Five New Recruits pulled with all their might, successfully moving the large iron plate. The original stench immediately became more intense and spread more brazenly, allowing even the New Recruits standing far away to smell it clearly.

"Damn it! What is this stuff! How can it be so smelly!"

Ji Baichang could no longer suppress his curiosity and leaned his head over to see what was being pressed under the iron plate.

He saw that beneath the iron plate was a square reservoir.

And inside the reservoir was none other than Oli Ge!

Full to the brim with Oli Ge!

Seeing this, Ji Baichang suddenly ran to a tree nearby, tore off the mask from his mouth, and vomited all the breakfast he had eaten that morning, which hadn't had time to digest, onto the ground.

"No way, what kind of decent person goes on a business trip to... Ugh~"

"A septic tank! Ugh~"

Ji Baichang was utterly devastated. He hugged the tree and vomited for a full five minutes before he felt slightly better.

Just as he was about to stand up, he smelled the stench again, and the waist that had just straightened bent down again.

"Someone help him pat his back. It's just a septic tank, what's the big deal?!"

"I'll explain what to do next!"

"Later, ten of you will go and build a small road along the edge of this pool to divert it to another pit in the distance."

"And along the way, some Oli Ge might overflow, and the rest of you will use the yellow basins you have to pour it back."

"Do you understand what I mean by explaining it like this?"

The Guard explained it in detail, but the New Recruits all had looks of disbelief on their faces.

So, they were asked to bring small yellow basins to scoop out Oli Ge!!!

(True story)