"The sun in the sky is scorching hot, you are the cloud and I am the wind, brothers, let's swear brotherhood and risk our lives, let's go to the battlefield and strike at the heart of the enemy..."
"It's so hot and dry, so hot and dry. We're all in this together, heroes for the world, heroes for the dream. Even if we die, we'll still be heroes..."
"Straight up, so hot, so hot, we shared a life, the blood of heroes, the camaraderie of heroes, in the next life we'll still be brothers."
Li Ling's loud singing voice cut through the rain and reached the ears of Chen Guotao and Miao Lian. Of course, the "mountain gun" mentioned by the new recruits also heard it clearly.
Miao Lian's smile slowly disappeared, and his eyes reddened slightly. Li Ling's song reminded him of his comrades and brothers who had shared life and death with him during the Southern Frontier Defense War.
"This kid's songs are really good; he'd be more than qualified for a performing arts troupe," Chen Guotao praised from behind Miao Lian.
Miao Lian was pulled from his reverie by Chen Guotao's voice and casually said, "This kid is a college student at the Central Academy of Drama. I didn't expect him to be able to write songs. He's really talented."
"This soldier... I, Lao Miao, am determined to have him!"
After Li Ling sang it twice, the new recruits learned the gist of it. Because they were listening attentively to Li Ling's song, they forgot to cry.
After two repetitions, although they couldn't sing the whole song, they remembered it very clearly from the beginning, starting with "straight and hot". In particular, the line "even if we die, we will be heroes" was almost screamed out by the new recruits.
After everyone finished singing it a second time, the veteran singer stood in front of the line again and said calmly, "You sang well, and the song is well written too."
After a pause, the old man continued, "Zhuang Yan."
"arrive!"
"Pour out your water."
Li Ling was already prepared. Upon hearing this, he flipped over the lunchbox and poured out the water, leaving the lunchbox empty again.
The old man glanced at him and said casually, "The rest of you go in and eat."
After saying that, he walked up to Li Ling and asked, "Do you know why I asked you to pour the water out?"
"Reporting to the squad leader, I know, it's because I violated the formation discipline." Li Ling didn't even look at Lao Pao, his gaze was directed upwards at a 45-degree angle to the roof of the canteen.
Li Ling's answer surprised Lao Pao, who looked at Li Ling strangely and said, "You're quite a smart man. Since you understand everything, why do you still knowingly commit crimes?"
"So what if it makes things easier for the brothers? So what if we break some rules? So what if we get punished?"
After casually uttering those two sentences, Li Ling suddenly took a deep breath, lowered his gaze, glared at Lao Pao, slightly protruding his chin, and roared, "I'm willing!!"
The old man was startled by Li Ling's sudden action and took a small step back. His heart skipped a beat. In that instant, he had sensed a terrifying aura emanating from Li Ling.
That kind of aura made him feel cold. However, he had learned from his experience this time, but he was still a little surprised. He had already read Li Ling's information. He was just an ordinary kid from a high-ranking family. How could he have such an aura? How did this kid develop such an aura?
"The rest of you go in and eat."
The veteran gave the order, and after the new recruits rushed to the mess hall, he waited until everyone else had entered before taking another half step forward and saying to Li Ling, "You can disband when you've filled your water tank."
After saying that, he walked past Li Ling toward the classroom, seemingly preparing to return to the classroom. Of course, this was just an illusion; in fact, he was hiding around the corner, quietly watching the cafeteria.
A moment later, Chen Xiwa ran out, holding a steamed bun in her hand. She handed it to Li Ling and said, "Eat something! Even a man of iron can't keep going like this!"
Li Ling glanced at his lunchbox, smiled at Xiwa, and shook his head: "Almost there."
Chen Xiwa urged loudly, "Eat something! It's not a big deal. That hillbilly is already far away, he can't see you anymore. Eat something first!"
Li Ling shook his head again and shouted, "Xiwa, you don't understand. If I eat before my lunchbox is full, I lose. I will not bow down to that hillbilly, never!"
The old man at the corner twitched his face and peered at the three people in the rain. Just then, Chen Xiwa pointed at Li Ling's lunchbox and excitedly shouted, "It's full! It's full!"
Li Ling glanced at the lunchbox, grabbed the steamed bun from Xiwa's hand, and stuffed it into his mouth. He knew that Lao Pao wouldn't let him off so easily.
"Shh~"
"gather!"
Sure enough, just as Li Ling put the steamed bun in his mouth and hadn't even chewed a couple of times, a sharp whistle and the old man's shout rang out.
"Ugh!!"
Chen Xiwa waved his arms and howled, while Li Ling simply turned around and coldly looked at Lao Pao who was walking over, without any reaction, just staring at him intently.
Come on, if you want me to bow down, I'm waiting for your methods!
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Chapter 30: Live-fire Target Practice Leaves Veteran Soldiers Speechless
Time flies, and the first live-fire target practice session arrived as scheduled.
When it was the turn of the new recruits' class, Chen Xiwa glanced at Li Ling without making a sound. He remembered Li Ling saying that this time he would teach the veterans a lesson.
Without much thought, the target practice began. Chen Xiwa marched into his shooting position, which was number five, while Li Ling's was number six.
"Everyone, lie prone and load bullets."
Everyone lay prone in front of the target position, disengaged the safety of the automatic rifle, inserted the magazine placed to the side into the gun, loaded the magazine, disengaged the safety again, and put the gun down.
After everyone had completed their preparations, the duty officer gave the order: "Begin firing."
"Bang bang bang bang..."
Gunshots rang out from the firing range, and Li Ling held his gun steady, rhythmically pulling the trigger.
Since acquiring the World Seed, Li Ling's eyesight, hearing, reaction time, and body control have all improved significantly.
The white bullseye a hundred meters away seemed much larger than any he had ever shot at before. Without needing binoculars, after all ten bullets had been fired, Li Ling could clearly see that the white bullseye of his target, with the ten bullet holes forming a not-so-standard circle.