Gu Xiuwen explained calmly, " The Command Camp needs to have a thorough understanding and mastery of all the camps in order to coordinate and mobilize all forces at critical moments. There will be relevant assessments after our Command Camp to the other three camps, so please prepare in advance."
"What?!" Fatty Fang immediately bristled. "There's an assessment?"
Gu Xiuwen added, "I shouldn't have revealed this beforehand, but you guys have been a bit lax these past few days. If I hadn't reminded you, you would all have failed when you got back."
Xu Jintang paused for two seconds.
No wonder the Command Camp went to such lengths to bring the entire battalion of trainees here for a visit; it turns out it was all preparation for an assessment.
She snapped out of her reverie and chuckled, " Captain Gu, could you reveal a little more?"
Gu Xiuwen's expression remained unchanged as he parted his thin lips slightly, "I've already given you preferential treatment. If I give you any more, the other trainee soldiers will complain."
Xu Jintang then stopped asking questions.
Song Tianqi, still puzzled, leaned close to Xu Jintang's ear and whispered, "Class monitor, this person..."
"Yeah, he's a black market boss. He's probably just bored and is teaching us as a side job."
Song Tianqi's mouth dropped open. "You can do that?"
Mo Yuqi began to speculate. "If the assessment and visit to the three camps are related, it might be a practical assessment that requires issuing instructions to the three camps."
"Yes, the day before yesterday, we visited the Armament Camp. The deputy commander introduced us to many of the high-damage weapons and magical artifacts that the Armament Camp has newly developed this year. This could also be a test point," Fang Kexin added.
Fatty Fang pursed his lips. "Where will the assessment points for the Logistics Camp and the Recruit Camp be?"
Xu Jintang lowered his head, lost in thought.
The assessment of the Command Camp will definitely be related to leadership and command coordination abilities.
The visit to the Recruit Camp was the most serious and focused visit Xu Jintang and his group of five had made in the past few days.
Upon arriving at each location, the five would immediately disperse to carefully examine the terrain and the condition of the various facilities.
Mo Yuqi even took out a recorder and started recording every time she went to a new place.
It continued until the sun was almost setting.
Only then did the main Command Camp battalion begin its return journey along the same route.
Night gradually fell.
Xu Jintang and his four friends walked together toward the dormitory building.
"You said the assessment starts tomorrow?" Fang Kexin was still guessing.
Mo Yuqi analyzed, "Not necessarily. The Command Camp isn't the most fond of launching surprise attacks."
"So, according to you guys, you're not going to start the surprise assessment right now, are you?" Fatty Fang casually remarked.
Before Xu Jintang could reply, a sharp alarm blared.
"Beep beep--beep beep--"
The alarm quickly spread throughout the entire Command Camp.
"Damn, what kind of jinx is this? Are they really going to surprise us with a test?" Fatty Fang was stunned.
Xu Jintang silently turned to look at him, "Then you might actually be right."
Fang Kexin sighed wearily, "Sigh, let's go."
Apart from Xu Jintang and his four companions who already knew about the assessment, the other trainees were completely unaware of it and were bewildered when they heard the sudden alarm.
"Gathering in the middle of the night, what's the purpose of this?"
"I don't know, let's go first."
All trainee soldiers and regular soldiers quickly rushed to the training ground to assemble.
Two minutes later, one neat square formation after another was formed.
Standing at the forefront, dressed in neat uniform, Wang Yile began to speak with his hands behind his back, "Over the past three days, I've taken you to visit the Armament Camp, Logistics Camp, and Recruit Camp battalion. As a new type of special forces unit, the four battalions must work together as if they were one, and our Command Camp is the key to making the four battalions work together."
"I won't waste any more time on small talk. Next, we're going to conduct a surprise assessment of your visits to the other three camps over the past few days."
A cacophony of voices immediately rose from below:
Why so suddenly?
"Oh my god, there's an assessment? I had no idea!"
"I thought these three days would just be a relaxing visit, how come there's an assessment?"
Everyone was stunned.
Xu Jintang and his group of five already knew about the assessment in advance, and they remained relatively calm.
Wang Yile calmly turned around and gestured to his subordinates behind him.
"The assessment is now beginning. I wish you all the best of luck in giving a perfect performance."
As soon as the words were spoken, the familiar feeling of weightlessness returned.
Xu Jintang closed his eyes, and a feeling of dizziness quickly rose in his head.
"This is an individual simulated practical assessment. You will act as an instruction relay officer in this command center. Your main responsibilities are to accurately receive instructions from the command center and promptly relay instructions to other camps."
An electronic voice echoed in my mind.
Xu Jintang slowly regained consciousness, opened his eyes, and the familiar scene of the command center appeared before him.
"What are you standing there for? It's time for the shift change." A man in formal military uniform walked out of the command room and glanced at Xu Jintang.
Xu Jintang snapped out of his daze, quickly calmed himself down, and walked into the monitored area.
Everyone in their respective positions is working diligently.
Xu Jintang tiptoed to a small stool and sat down.
She had already done dozens of simulated practical training sessions, and was quite familiar with the process. In just a few seconds, she immediately got into work mode.
"Everything is normal in monitoring area A, everything is normal in monitoring area B, everything is normal in monitoring area C," reported the team member at the main monitoring position.
Immediately afterwards, the team members at the monitoring positions on both the left and right flanks also began to report.
Xu Jintang pricked up his ears and straightened his back, not daring to miss a single word.
Such reports must be given every five minutes, frequently, and without any mistakes.
Xu Jintang maintained a high level of concentration throughout.
This continued until half an hour later.
Suddenly, the familiar alarm sounded:
"Beep beep--beep beep--"
"Monster invasion traces detected in Zone C, confirmed to be a Sixth Tier Cartilage Vajra Beast. Immediately notify the other three camps to prepare for support. Specific operational instructions will be confirmed by the messenger."
"Bite--"
"Mission Instructions: Based on the anomalies detected in the monitoring room, issue corresponding instructions to the Armament Camp, Logistics Camp, and Recruit Camp within ten seconds."
Chapter 161
As soon as the electronic voice sounded, Xu Jintang immediately got up and walked towards the cross-camp communications area, his mind racing.
The Sixth Tier Cartilage Vajra Beast extremely strong defensive capabilities and a massive size, allowing it to inflict terrifying and destructive damage on buildings in a very short time.
Most of the buildings in the Command Camp could not withstand such an attack.
Therefore, it must be dealt with quickly and decisively.
In addition, during the invasion of the Cartilage Vajra Beast, there may be casualties among regular military personnel, and the medical team of the Logistics Camp should also be notified to assemble.
As for the Recruit Camp...
While he was pondering, Xu Jintang walked into the cross-camp communications area and sat down in front of the communications station.
She immediately pressed the communication button and began issuing her first instruction to the Armament Camp: "Initiate the launch of the Swift Thunder Missile near coordinates 83, 592. Activate the automatic lock-on and tracking function for the monster until the monster is no longer a threat."
Next, the Logistics Camp reported, " Sixth Tier monster has invaded near coordinates 83, 592. Regular troops are already en route to provide support. Casualties are possible at any time. Medical teams are requested to assist."
Armament Camp received.
" Logistics Camp secured."
"Three seconds left in the mission..." the notification sounded again.
Xu Jintang pursed his lips, then decisively gave the order, " The Recruit Camp must evacuate immediately to prevent casualties from a monster invasion."
Three seconds passed quickly.
"Bite--"
"This individual simulated practical assessment has concluded."
Task completion rating: Good.
Xu Jintang was quickly ejected from the simulated battlefield.
She opened her eyes again and found herself back in the Command Camp's training grounds.
Gu Xiuwen was standing right next to their formation. Seeing Xu Jintang regain consciousness, he suddenly glanced over and asked, "Did you pass?"
Xu Jintang shook his head. "The task completion evaluation is good. Does that count as passing?"
Gu Xiuwen: "Yes."
Before long, Fang Kexin and the others also regained consciousness.
Fatty Fang asked nervously, " Captain Gu, my mission completion evaluation was barely passed. Is that okay?"
Gu Xiuwen glanced at him, "Barely passing is still passing."
Fatty Fang immediately breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest, "That's good, at least it passed."
Xu Jintang glanced at him, "How come you barely passed? What instructions did you give?"
Both Mo Yuqi and Wang Qian received good evaluations for their tasks.
Fang Kexin's evaluation was "average," meaning that, apart from Fatty Fang, the others performed quite well.
Fatty Fang was also puzzled, "I feel like I've done my best to give the most detailed instructions, so how come it only barely passed?"
"By the way, what instructions did you give at the Recruit Camp?"
Xu Jintang answered truthfully, "We're retreating. Most of the Recruit Camp are newbies; we can't fight them off, and we can't defend against them, so we have no choice but to retreat."
Mo Yuqi and Wang Qian nodded, responding in unison, "Yes."
Fang Kexin was taken aback. "Oh, it was a retreat. I gave the Recruit Camp camp instructions to stay put, so my evaluation was just average. Is this the only thing that made me look bad?"
Fatty Fang looked utterly dejected. "That's it, I've sent the Recruit Camp out."
After a while, the other trainee soldiers around them were successively ejected from the simulated battlefield.
Some are happy, some are sad.
Immediately, various discussions arose.