Qin Shi neither volunteered to stand out nor deliberately delayed to take the last turn.
The middle-aged lieutenant was slightly surprised that this "young master" from Central City had the guts to join the Yellow Springs Training Camp?
Has the pioneering Qin Family really extended their influence all the way there?
"Can’t thank you enough! Old Zheng! I thank you..."
The veteran surnad Fu chuckled, but the middle-aged lieutenant impatiently said:
"Stop being an eyesore here, hurry up and leave! Let advise you again, Old Fu, you’ve been in White Poplar long enough to understand one thing.
Soldiers fight wars, take rations, and it’s normal if they are gone one day. Barrier City is the frontline against the pollution zone, and sacrifice is more bearable than surviving by clinging on."
The middle-aged lieutenant patted the other’s shoulder, then started assigning directions to the new recruits.
The veteran surnad Fu’s face went stiff, his weathered face twitched twice, then he put on a cheerful expression again.
"Let’s go, let’s go, I’ll take you to the Yellow Springs Training Camp."
The veteran surnad Fu was different from other soldiers in Barrier City. He spoke kindly, even sowhat cautiously.
Like an old farr who sent a child to college, coming to a big city, attentive and constrained at every turn.
Through his introduction, Qin Shi roughly learned so information.
First, this little old man with an unknown military rank and position was nad "Fu Xuebin," though most called him "Old Fu."
He drove a beat-up pickup, carrying seven or eight volunteers headed to the Yellow Springs Training Camp, driving toward the central urban area.
As they arrived, most of the setting sun had sunk below the horizon, leaving only the last hint of its glow.
The beat-up pickup stopped at an iron gate, and Old Fu jumped out of the car, waving toward the sentry.
Qin Shi, mingling among seven or eight eager new recruits, twitched his eyelids, sensing that Old Fu didn’t seem to belong to the Yellow Springs Training Camp?
Then why go through so much trouble to recruit people here?
"Old Fu! The camp’s nutritional paste and energy liquid are running low, bring a batch soon, and make sure it’s of good quality!"
A burly lieutenant stepped out of the training camp, and unlike Old Zheng, this man’s aura was very fierce. He towered like a black iron tower, his bearded face sharp like a beast.
"Specialized Level!"
Qin Shi’s eyes narrowed slightly.
This man gave him a similar sense as Jiang Shijie of the Seventh Battle Group Wind Scythe Sequence Army.
His life force purity might be inferior, but his combat ability was likely comparable.
Definitely refined in the furnace of war!
"Alright, I’ll make another run later to ensure the best supplies."
Old Fu chuckled, slightly bent over.
He seed more like a landlord’s long-term worker than an active soldier of Barrier City to Qin Shi.
"Let see the quality of this batch of newcors."
The scar running from the bridge of the nose of the burly man made his gaze penetratingly sharp, like two arrows.
"Not bad. As expected, newcors bold enough to co to the Yellow Springs Training Camp aren’t entirely green."
The burly man with the lieutenant emblem on his shoulder grinned:
"Welco to White Poplar! Welco to Yellow Springs!"
...
...
At eight in the evening, after being assigned barracks, Qin Shi had dinner in the canteen.
The Yellow Springs Training Camp didn’t show the expected harsh side—like instructors issuing endless physical punishnt or extrely harsh treatnt.
The imagined oppressive thods never happened.
Qin Shi spent a peaceful night.
Similar to the recruitnt center, the large room had several iron bunk beds.
The other new recruits were excited about joining the Yellow Springs Training Camp, while Qin Shi silently washed up and fell asleep.
At dawn the next day, the bugle sounded.
Qin Shi’s body awakened automatically; he was the first to open his eyes, put on the issued camouflage uniform and army boots, and quickly reached the training ground.
The burly man saw the spirited Qin Shi, a satisfied glint flashed in his eyes.
Then he raised his hand to begin the count.
When he counted to "thirty-seven," the new recruits finally lined up in formation.
Many were dressed sloppily, with ssy hair, or looked like they hadn’t fully woken up.
"Cherish today, it’s the gentlest side of you’ll experience here. Yellow Springs Training Camp is short on people but not short on garbage."
The burly man walked back and forth with hands behind his back like a beast surveying its territory.
"This is by no ans a garbage dump. Defective products will never pass my inspection. Other training camps allow you two months to grow, but Yellow Springs only ten days; every ten days, I will eliminate the worst rubbish."
The burly man flashed white teeth as though he were a naturally ferocious carnivore.
"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, I’m ’Lin Lei,’ and you can also call ’The Butcher.’
I am your instructor, and will spend the next ten days with all of you."
After the threat segnt, Lin Lei did not initiate the devil-like training anticipated by many new recruits.
Instead, he took them to the machine room, connected to the internal network, and opened teaching materials for selection.
"’Extre Cold Technique’...’Wave Palm’...’Heavy Cannon Footwork’...’Bullet Fast Fist’..."
The internal website of Yellow Springs Training Camp enjoyed a variety and abundance of teaching materials.
Lin Lei strolled slowly at the doorway, speaking loudly:
"Other training camps only have ’Wave Palm,’ ’Heavy Cannon Footwork,’ ’Bullet Fast Fist,’ these most basic foundational materials.
But Yellow Springs is different. If you can master them, higher-level materials like ’Golden Ripple Qi Cultivation,’ ’Armor Invulnerable Body,’ ’Jet Fighter Soaring Body Technique’... Friendly reminder, newbies, this is the first test."
Lin Lei wore a sinister smile as if setting traps waiting for prey.
The aning was unclear to many, as most new recruits choosing the Yellow Springs Training Camp ca from ordinary or complex backgrounds.
They hadn’t received higher education, even the basic materials Lin Lei ntioned were extrely precious to them.
Thus, most chose the higher-level materials Lin Lei ntioned.
High Pao, tempted, couldn’t take his eyes off the available download of ’Golden Ripple Qi Cultivation.’
But, considering his own life force level, he finally gritted his teeth and chose ’Heavy Cannon Footwork.’
"That guy... doesn’t he care?"
High Pao glanced at Qin Shi, who didn’t choose a single one.
"Damn connections!"
Ten minutes elapsed, and Lin Lei checked the background, scanning the download list.
As he expected, the higher-level cultivation techniques had the highest numbers.
"Oh, ’Soldier Tactic,’ did soone really choose this?"
Lin Lei laughed; as an introduction material for the Fourth Battle Group, ’Soldier Tactic’ was naturally a basic choice, yet due to its characteristics, it was rejected after several military departnt reforms.
"Qin Shi? Watch and see the quality."
Lin Lei made a special note.
"The Yellow Springs Training Camp doesn’t seem as miserable as imagined."
In the canteen, High Pao ate with other new recruits. They could freely eat als filled with various nutrients, and cultivation materials were freely provided.
It’s like paradise!
Day three.
At four o’clock in the deep night.
The bugle sounded again!
The barracks were silent, with most new recruits just entering dreamland shortly before, sleeping soundly.
Ten seconds later, the door was slamd open with a "bang," and the bright white fluorescent lights shone starkly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The bed nearest the door was kicked over, making a sound like an earthquake.
"Ten more seconds, if anyone is missing during roll call on the training ground, I’ll show him what ’hell’ ans."
Lin Lei’s voice was thunderous, shaking the walls, sending everyone into a flurry.
Back at the training ground, Lin Lei looked at the few who quickly got up upon hearing the bugle and lined up.
"High Pao, Qin Shi, Zhao Su... not bad, quickly adapting to the environnt will allow you to shed the label of garbage sooner."
Lin Lei was not a grim-faced hell instructor, freely giving praise.
He continued counting down, and when the deputy shouted to "ten," only a third had assembled on the training ground.
By the ti the deputy shouted to "twenty-eight," they finally fully assembled.
"Excellent. Just the third day, and slackers already showing up."
Lin Lei clapped his hands:
"I forgot to tell you, those kicked out of the Yellow Springs Training Camp as ’garbage’ won’t be accepted elsewhere.
They’ll lose their ’new recruit’ status, becoming wandering souls trying to survive in White Poplar Barrier City—unless they can traverse over a thousand kiloters of wilderness to return to the Urban Circle."
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