Chapter 55 - 25 Ultraman? (Seeking more readings on Tuesday)_3

Ah, these new recruits, their physical foundation is too weak. We even thought of using an exemplary soldier who persevered in training as a role model to motivate the new recruits to continue their training well after they leave the squad, but it turns out the example we chose is a sickly one.

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Back on the playground, Hao Chengbin was standing there with his hands on his hips, urging Yue Tao, who was being assessed on sit-ups, to speed up.

He turned his head and saw the four men returning, and he asked in surprise.

"Why are you back again? Are you awake already?"

Yang Hui waved his hand, "The doctor said he might not have eaten well, had a bit of low blood sugar, and advised him to eat more and rest, and he’ll be fine."

"Pfft..."

Yue Tao was doing sit-ups on the blanket and almost couldn’t catch his breath.

This morning, Fang Huai ate two large bowls of noodles, which he had seen with his own eyes.

"Squad Leader... he didn’t eat anything?"

Hao Chengbin turned his head, annoyed, and said, "Hurry up and do it! Stop talking nonsense!"

Hao Chengbin was also a bit confused about Fang Huai’s constitution. At his strongest, he ate loads of food and could perform flying pull-ups with ease, but at his weakest, he struggled with just two buns and could barely pass three kilometers.

He seemed like Ultraman, sometimes powered up, sometimes out of energy.

That won’t do! If he runs out of energy during a police dispatch, that could be a matter of life and death!

Even if practicing at home, who does it with pull-up bars? With the new recruit three-kilometer standard lowered by 50 seconds, he wouldn’t necessarily get an excellent score in 12 minutes, but he should at least be able to pass, right?

"Okay, Squad Leader Hao, I leave him to you. I still have to hand over this recruit from Squad Eight to Squad Leader Pan... He’s probably going to join the Flying Tiger Team."

After saying that, Yang Hui and Sun Yi led Han Yong away.

Hao Chengbin stepped forward, pulled Fang Huai aside and spoke to him in a worried tone.

"What’s going on? Why are you breathing so hard?... Did you not train at home?"

Fang Huai had already thought of his response.

"Squad Leader... I really haven’t trained for this! My home is in Chongqing, as you know! There, you climb a slope every few steps, so how could I train? I was just a student! But... if you have the time to supervise me, Squad Leader, I can sleep half an hour less at night and do some extra exercise on the playground, going straight for five kilometers!"

Hao Chengbin suddenly realized, "Oh... right, that’s true. Okay, as long as you’re willing to train, I’ll find an opportunity for you. With your height, running middle and long distances shouldn’t be hard. But training every night definitely won’t do. I need to speak to the Duty Officer, and you can’t run five kilometers every day either as it can hurt your knees. You need scientific training!"

Fang Huai nodded his head with gratitude, "Right! Thank you, Squad Leader!"

Fang Huai had no other choice.

Throughout the entire day, no matter how much he chanted to himself, the task had not been triggered again; perhaps the "newbie gift pack" was used up and tasks weren’t so easy to come by anymore.

It was a good thing he did not borrow that anti-aircraft gun, or he wouldn’t know when he could fully repay it—the system could grow savage with exorbitant interest, and it wouldn’t be too different from loan sharking. If they purposely withheld tasks and then applied overdue interest on top of that, he could forget about leveling up in this lifetime.

Therefore, he had decided that without Butcher Zhang, he couldn’t rely on feasting on a furry pig. He had to work on his weaknesses no matter what.

"Yue Tao, 52!" the Non-commissioned officer counting out loud said.

Yue Tao immediately stood up, his face full of anticipation.

"Squad Leader... just now that Squad Leader mentioned the Flying Tiger Team... what is the Flying Tiger Team? Is it like those Special forces in Hong Kong movies?"

Hao Chengbin turned his head and gave him a stern look.

"Yes, Special Forces! Do you want to go? I’ll sign you up!"

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