Gu Xiuwen hummed in agreement. "The simulated combat assessment will be conducted jointly with the trainee troops from the Recruit Camp, Logistics Camp, and Armament Camp. The main purpose is to test whether you have mastered what you have learned over the past month."
A glint of light appeared in Xu Jintang's eyes as she began to look forward to her trainees over the next month.
After the morning's visit and hands-on experience, Gu Xiuwen led Xu Jintang and the other four to begin simulated practical training in the afternoon.
Within a simulated battlefield.
Yellow monitoring zone in the command center.
Xu Jintang sat in front of the main satellite monitoring position, responsible for monitoring the main camp area.
Fatty Fang and Mo Yuqi sat on either side, responsible for monitoring the situation in the left and right flank camps.
Finally, Fang Kexin and Wang Qian were responsible for taking turns providing support as needed.
"The task for this simulated practical training exercise is to detect any abnormal situations within the monitored area within the time limit and issue attack support orders to the Armament Camp and Logistics Camp," a voice prompt announced.
Xu Jintang turned to look at Mo Yuqi and Fatty Fang beside him, "Have you seen anything unusual?"
Mo Yuqi frowned and shook her head. "No."
Fatty Fang sighed softly, rubbing his sore neck. "I didn't see anything either. What's wrong with this?"
"How about we try?" Fang Kexin suggested from the back.
Fatty Fang immediately stood up, ready to take over the shift. "Hurry up, come on, my eyes are about to go blind!"
Mo Yuqi also got up and retreated to the rest area.
Fang Kexin and Wang Qian were moved to the front line to begin a new round of surveillance and observation.
Soon, half an hour passed, and the two of them were also feeling dizzy and lightheaded from watching.
"So watching surveillance footage is tiring work too," Fang Kexin said with a sigh, rubbing her temples.
Xu Jintang, who was sitting in the main monitoring position, suddenly turned around and asked, "Who can switch shifts with me?"
She was met with complete silence.
Xu Jintang: "..."
She knew no one would want to take on this tiring job.
She rubbed her temples, rested for a while, then sat up straight and began keeping watch again.
Gu Xiuwen was observing the performance of the five people outside the simulated battlefield, crossed his arms and stared at Xu Jintang on the screen.
This practical training wasn't difficult, but for Xu Jintang and his group of five who were just getting started, completing it smoothly was definitely not an easy task.
A while later.
A beeping alarm suddenly sounded in the monitoring room.
The huge surveillance screen in front of Xu Jintang was instantly highlighted in red, and a message popped up saying "Abnormal situation".
"What's going on?" Fatty Fang rushed in immediately, leaning on the control panel to anxiously check the situation.
Xu Jintang's brows furrowed instantly, and his gaze quickly scanned back and forth across the surveillance footage.
The alarm beeped more and more urgently.
Fatty Fang and Mo Yuqi, who were resting, immediately rushed to the adjacent communications area, ready to contact the Armament Camp and Logistics Camp for support at any time.
"Here." Xu Jintang's gaze fixed on a red marker on the surveillance screen.
There was a strange black shadow in the area circled in red by the system. This shadow did not look like a human figure; it appeared to have four legs.
"It's a monster invasion." Xu Jintang reacted quickly.
However, it was too late by then.
The entire surveillance screen suddenly shook violently, and the next second, the screen went completely black.
"Bite--"
"This simulated practical training session has ended. Mission completion status: Failure."
After the broadcast ended, all five of Xu Jintang were ejected from the simulated battlefield.
Chapter 158
When Xu Jintang regained consciousness, he was already back inside the simulation cabin.
She sat up and reached out to press the button to open the hatch.
The hatch slowly opened, and Xu Jintang jumped out.
"Was that unusual situation just now a monster invasion?" she asked Gu Xiuwen.
Gu Xiuwen nodded, "Yes, but your reaction was too slow. The mission we just encountered involved Sixth Tier Shadow-Body Demon Beast invasion. These monsters are adept at hiding in various shadows, but due to their shape, their shadows take on rather strange forms. This is one of the clues that can quickly detect their invasion."
"Your mission failed just now because you discovered it too late. If Sixth Tier monster's intrusion into the camp takes more than ten seconds, it's enough to instantly destroy all the equipment and facilities within our camp."
Xu Jintang lowered his head and pondered for a moment.
She didn't really understand this Sixth Tier Shadow-Body Beast and missed the best opportunity to warn it.
The others also emerged from the simulator one after another.
After hearing Gu Xiuwen's explanation, everyone lowered their heads in reflection.
"It's normal to fail the first practical training session. Take a five-minute break and try again," Gu Xiuwen said calmly.
Fatty Fang slumped dejectedly onto the coffee table to rest. "It's too hard. My eyes are practically blind from staring at the screen for so long. I thought the Command Camp would have it easier."
Gu Xiuwen glanced at him, "Who told you the Command Camp would have it easy?"
Other battalions might be able to slack off a bit when things are quiet, but the Command Camp cannot relax for a moment.
After all, whenever a foreign enemy invades, they will always strike directly at the command post first.
Fatty Fang sighed and continued to rest lying down.
Xu Jintang leaned against the side, looking down as he reviewed the points where they had just failed.
Xu Jintang and the other four spent the entire afternoon in practical training.
The first few attempts almost all ended in failure, until the last attempt, when the five of them had a little more tacit understanding and worked together seamlessly to complete the practical exercise.
When they emerged from the simulated battlefield, everyone felt a sense of triumph.
Fatty Fang straightened his back. "Finally, we got it."
Fang Kexin also looked dejected, her voice sounding tired, "But I feel like this is just the beginning."
Gu Xiuwen glanced at them, probably not wanting to discourage them after seeing them break down all afternoon, and said nothing before quickly looking away. "Go back and rest. We'll continue tomorrow."
Night fell.
The crescent moon slowly climbed up the mountain.
Inside the military training dormitory.
Xu Jintang sat cross-legged on the bed, breathing in and out through his nose, his breathing gradually becoming steady.
Threads of spiritual energy coiled around her, shimmering with faint light.
"Buzzing..."
The communicator suddenly started vibrating.
She wasn't going to pay attention, but the communicator kept ringing.
After enduring it for a while longer, Xu Jintang slowly finished her practice and exhaled a breath of stale air.
She opened her eyes and tapped the communicator's light screen.
It's a message notification sound that popped up in the experimental class group chat:
Yan Yuting: [Holy crap, did you guys see today's Star Network headlines? The captain of the second team of the Reform Society went and pulled down the flag of the command base in Border Defense Star City.]
Xue Zhongqi: [This is the first time I've seen a gang even more arrogant than us.]
Song Tianqi: [Hehe. jpg] Then we need to be even more arrogant from now on, we can't let them overshadow us.
Yan Yuting: [...] You two have had enough.
Jiang Shiyi, who hadn't posted anything before, finally showed up today.
Jiang Shiyi: [ The Border Defense Star City is heavily guarded. To be able to take down their flag silently, the members of the Reform Society must have an overall strength of at least the Eighth Tier.]
Xue Zhongqi: [ Eighth Tier?! They all look so young. To reach the Eighth Tier at such a young age, they must be incredibly talented.]
Yan Yuting: [Then I don't understand, if they're all so capable, why would they do something illegal?]
Jiang Shiyi replied after half a minute: [Probably because I've seen too many.]
Xu Jintang quickly scrolled through everyone's chat history.
I have a feeling that Sister Shiyi seems to know more inside information.
However, she disappeared after replying with that last sentence, probably because she was busy again.
Xu Jintang started chatting in the group, and after chatting with Xue Zhongqi and the other two for a while, it got late. Everyone had training plans for tomorrow, so they all said goodnight to each other, and the group chat returned to silence.
Early the next morning.
Just as dawn broke, the alarm for an emergency assembly sounded throughout the camp.
Xu Jintang quickly left the dormitory and rushed to the training ground to assemble.
Wang Yile stood on the training ground's ring, hands behind his back, his expression serious. "After everyone was divided into groups yesterday, you all received relevant practical training. Judging from your captains' feedback, it seems that everyone's performance wasn't particularly good, so today's physical training will be doubled. Twenty laps of slow running on the training ground. You'll continue with practical training whenever you finish. Let's begin!"
Upon hearing this, all the trainee soldiers immediately began to lament.
"Seriously? Yesterday's practical training was exhausting, and today's physical training is going to be doubled."
"Twenty laps? I really can't do it."
"I heard that the physical training in Recruit Camp is nothing special, how come our Command Camp is so terrifying."
Wang Yile chuckled lightly, then the smile vanished instantly, and his tone turned cold. "What are you all standing there for? Get moving!"
Only then did everyone stop complaining, shut their mouths, and begin running laps around the training field, feeling resentful.
Xu Jintang is alright.
This level of physical training was a piece of cake for her.
She didn't say anything, pursed her lips, and quickly took the lead and started running.
Seeing the trainee soldiers begin their run, Wang Yile turned his gaze to Gu Xiuwen and lowered his voice, " Captain Gu, I'm entrusting this to you for the time being. The Fourth Battalion's joint simulated combat exercise is in a month, and the Commander-in-Chief and other leaders will be attending. We must take this matter very seriously."
These four battalions were all newly formed by the Federation and had a strong experimental nature.
The joint simulation exercise a month later will determine whether their four battalions will continue to operate.
Wang Yile had no choice but to take this seriously.
Gu Xiuwen hummed in agreement. " Captain Wang, you've worked hard too."
Wang Yile returned the smile.
He looked away and stood up straight again.