From Soldier to Officer: A Game Addict's Journey Chapter 329 - 329: Another Second-Class Skill Merit

Chapter 329: Another Second-Class Skill rit

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“Work hard and strive to break the military district record next ti, and hopefully, I’ll shine a bit more on my face!”

The award was personally presented by the military commander to Wang Ye.

There was a silk banner, along with a certificate and a dal.

The dal wasn’t a second-class or third-class rit, in fact, both the certificate and the dal were commorative items for breaking the record, considered a comndation.

Of course, Wang Ye didn’t feel any disappointnt.

Because as soon as the host finished announcing this event and didn’t continue, Wang Ye knew that the major recognition was still to co.

After all, for the five-kiloter race, he had only broken the record of the division headquarters.

“Yes, sir!” Wang Ye saluted the military commander, and then descended from the stage amidst the applause of the audience.

Soon, the colonel host on stage spoke again: “Private Ding Weikang of the 373rd Regint, 3rd Battalion, Artillery Company!”

Awards were given, and the top three individuals in the individual competition were honored.

Here!

From the battalion, a voice was heard, and then the colonel host on stage continued to announce his achievents.

“Ding Weikang, with a ti of eighteen minutes and eight seconds, won second place in the Ard Cross-Country Five-Kiloter race, let’s give him a round of applause!”

Clap-! Clap-! Clap-!”

Applause erupted again, but this ti, the applause was clearly not as vigorous as when Wang Ye had gone on and off the stage.

Well, even though he was strong, now that the results were out…

In terms of hearing, there was a direct seventeen-minute interval between Wang Ye, the first-place winner, and Ding Weikang, the second-place winner.

One that started with sixteen minutes, even though it quickly beca seventeen minutes, isn’t it still in the seventeen-minute range?

Conversely, although this one is just over eighteen minutes, it’s still over eighteen minutes.

The gap is so significant that it sounds quite discordant.

In fact, at this mont, when Ding Weikang from the 373rd Regint went up on stage, there was a sowhat bitter smile on his face.

He himself felt that the gap was too big, and now being announced like this, he didn’t feel like he was going up to receive an award. On the contrary, he had the feeling that he was going to embarrass himself…

“Freak!” Watching Wang Ye coming down from the stage on the other side, he cursed inwardly through gritted teeth.

Soon, he reached the stage.

Imdiately, everyone could see from his award ceremony that the difference between first and second place was not just in the results.

Wang Ye received three items as awards, and they were presented personally by the military commander.

As for Ding Weikang, he received his award from the division commander, and he only got one thing.

A silk banner.

No dal, no certificate.

Ding Weikang tasted even more bitterness in his mouth, but he also knew that this kind of competition reward was just like this.

The silk banner represented honor and could be hung in the company, while the certificate and dal were rewards reserved for breaking records.

Although he didn’t get a certificate and dal, he had received a silk banner, and today’s performance would definitely be recorded in his file.

At the end of the year, the unit would evaluate rits, and this was a significant performance.

As for trying to achieve rit directly through this competition today, it wasn’t that easy.

At the very least, breaking a record in one of the competitive events or ranking first in the overall nine events might earn soone a third-class rit. The top three can only receive comndations.

Soon, the third-place winner was also announced.

Similarly, they received a silk banner.

After announcing the top three, they imdiately moved on to the next event.

This was a brutal competition involving over a hundred companies in the entire division, with more than a thousand participants. In the end, only the top three in each event received rewards, and the rest could only run along, witnessing the honor of others.

“Private Wang Ye from the Iron Bones Heroes Regint, 2nd Company, 4th Platoon!”

Once again, Wang Ye’s na resounded.

At this mont, Colonel Hong on stage had an exceptionally radiant smile on his face.

Or rather, he had been smiling brightly all along.

It was just that after Wang Ye stepped down earlier, he toned it down a bit. But now, his smile instantly blossod again.

He looked around at his fellow battalion commanders.

Hmm… none of the other battalion commanders congratulated him, and they didn’t even turn their heads.

Each of them felt a sourness in their hearts and had no mood to watch him show off…

Here!”

Wang Ye responded loudly once again.

At this point, his hands were empty.

The silk banner was in Wu Jianfeng’s hands, while Kang Hua helped carry the certificate and dal.

“Comrade Wang Ye, with a ti of one minute and twenty-four seconds, you’ve secured first place in the 400-ter obstacle race in the individual nine-event competition.”

“At the sa ti, Comrade Wang Ye, with this achievent, you have broken the record for the 400-ter obstacle race in our XX Military District, becoming the record holder for the 400-ter obstacle race in our XX Military District. Let’s give him a round of applause!”

At this mont, the host on stage had a loud voice, especially after the applause, he even started clapping into the microphone himself.

This was true glory.

An inter-division competition organized by the division itself, and other units might not even be aware of this event.

But Wang Ye had just broken the military district record.

No need to say much, in a few days, not just his military district, but the entire army would know the na of Division A.

That’s what it ant to bring glory.

“Comrade Wang Ye, you must be quite busy today!”

Wang Ye had just stepped onto the stage, and the military commander greeted him with a smile.

At the sa ti, another female soldier ca forward with a tray.

The colonel host spoke loudly, “Comrade Wang Ye, for breaking two records and, in particular, breaking the military district record in the 400-ter obstacle race, which had a significant impact, as decided by the Military Commission, Comrade Wang Ye is awarded the Second-class rit once.”

They didn’t ntion anything else, only these two record-breaking achievents. In fact, the latter alone was enough.

The division record was just icing on the cake, optional. But if Wang Ye had only broken the division record without breaking the military district record, he would have probably received only a Third-class rit this ti.

The military commander presented another award to Wang Ye.

This ti, there were more items.

A sash, a Second-class rit dal, a Second-class rit certificate, and also a silk banner representing the record-breaking achievent and first place in the competition.

The applause in the entire venue thundered, and Wang Ye stayed on stage longer this ti than before.

Photographs and group photos were taken.

Draped in the sash, holding the Second-class rit certificate in one hand and the silk banner in the other, with the Second-class rit dal hanging from his chest.

At this mont, Wang Ye beca a model of honor.

He took photos with the military commander, the division commander, and even with the colonel host and the battalion commanders who had run out from behind the table.

From going on stage to coming down, it took seven or eight minutes. If it weren’t for the tight schedule today, this ti could have easily been extended several tis over.

However, after Wang Ye stepped down again this ti, it didn’t take long before he went back up when the third event began.

In the Small Arms and Firearms Disassembly and Assembly combined event, Wang Ye ranked second in the entire division and received another silk banner.

As the military commander had ntioned earlier, Wang Ye was quite busy.

In the nine events, Wang Ye hadn’t fallen behind.

In the 100-ter freestyle swim, Wang Ye was first.

In hand grenade throwing, Wang Ye was second.

In double-barrel shooting, Wang Ye was third.

In single-barrel shooting, Wang Ye was second.

In individual combat tactics, Wang Ye was third.

In precision shooting, Wang Ye was first.

It’s worth ntioning the last shooting event.

There was no second place in this event, but there were a total of thirty-one people who tied for first place.

However, everyone received a silk banner, so they all had a share.

“Oh, it’s too heavy to carry! There are too many silk banners, Wang Ye, when you go back, even the wall of your platoon in the company might not have enough space!”

When Wang Ye returned with the silk banner for first place in the shooting event, Wu Jianfeng held the Second-class rit certificate and dal box in his left hand, while his right hand held several silk banners horizontally. He walked over in an exaggerated manner.

At this mont, the soldiers in the company couldn’t help but glance sideways.

Many people’s eyelids were trembling.

He’s showing off too much!

And it’s so envy-inducing!

Look at these silk banners, one for each of the nine events, and there were only nine participants from the 4th Platoon in total. That’s enough for everyone to have one.

Moreover, there were also dals and certificates, and the key was that it wasn’t over yet!

The colonel host on stage had just announced the end of the individual single events and imdiately said that the awards for the top three in the overall rankings would be presented next.

At this mont, everyone’s eyelids couldn’t help but twitch.

“Private Wang Ye from the Iron Bones Heroes Regint, 2nd Company, 4th Platoon!”

As expected, the first na called out was the one that everyone’s ears had beco accustod to in the past few minutes— the battalion, the company, the platoon, the rank, and the na of Private Wang Ye.

As Wang Ye once again loudly replied with his slightly hoarse and raspy voice and stepped out of line.

The colonel host spoke up again, “Comrade Wang Ye, in this individual nine-event combined competition, your performance has been exceptionally outstanding.

Four first-place finishes, three second-place finishes, two third-place finishes, with two record-breaking achievents. Your total score is 105 points, ranking first in the overall standings!”

As soon as Wang Ye’s score was announced, even though everyone had been ntally prepared, they couldn’t help but twitch at the corners of their mouths.

In today’s division competition, a ten-point system was used for ranking.

First place in an event earned ten points.

Second place earned nine points, and third place earned eight points.

Next, from fourth to fifth, it was 7.5 points.

Sixth to tenth place was seven points.

From tenth to twentieth was six points, and from twentieth to fiftieth was five points.

Anyone ranking below fiftieth place received zero points.

Because this was a comprehensive nine-event decathlon, following the words of Wu Jianfeng during training within the company, even if you placed in the top fifty in the entire division, you had the nerve to ask for a score?

They’d just be happy to receive a big fat zero.

Of course, if soone excelled in certain events, they did have a chance to get first place.

Breaking the division record added five points, breaking the military district record added ten points, breaking the military area record added fifteen points, and breaking the national record added twenty points.

In other words, if you had the ability, even if you two zeroes, you might still end up with a perfect score in the end.

However, today, even if soone with a perfect score appeared, it would be impossible for them to take first place.

With a perfect score of ninety points, Wang Ye had exceeded the ceiling of a perfect score, securing first place with a lead of fifteen points.

“Clap-! Clap-! Clap-!”

Applause thundered once again.

At this mont, soone in the audience couldn’t help but shout, “Aweso Wang, you’re amazing!”

“Wang Ye, you’re the pride of our 4th Platoon!”

It was the soldiers from the 4th Platoon, Wang Ye’s comrades, who couldn’t contain their excitent at this mont.

Of course, no one tried to stop their cheers at this mont.

Even on stage, Colonel Hong, standing behind a row of tables, couldn’t hold back and laughed heartily as he called out to Wang Ye, “Haha, Wang Ye, I truly didn’t misjudge you. You are indeed the pride of our Iron Bones Heroes Regint!”

Triumphant indeed!

The first half of the year had been so frustrating that it was better left unntioned. When the division called for etings, if they didn’t specifically call his na, he probably wouldn’t have attended.

But now?

Looking at these familiar opponents on the side, Colonel Hong no longer had to worry about the military commander who wasn’t very familiar with him still being on stage.. He really wanted to flip the table over and shout at these guys who were both brothers and competitors, “Who else is there?”