Chapter 16

"Now, immediately take off your current equipment and follow me!" This was the first order given by Chen Shanming.

No one asked, and no one questioned; the twenty-four soldiers immediately removed all their equipment, neatly arranged it on the ground in front of them, stepped forward three paces together, and re-formed their ranks.

"Turn right...! Run.... go!"

As Chen Shanming's order was given, the troops turned in unison and, under his leadership, ran to the other side of the training field.

Soon, the soldiers saw that on a lawn to the right of the training field, twenty-four sets of equipment that had already been distributed were placed.

Compared to what they had just taken off, the equipment here was obviously more numerous and more complete.

But this also meant that their upcoming load would increase as well.

Many people watching TV only see the soldiers fully armed, but they don't know what they are carrying.

And what is now laid out before these twenty-four soldiers is the standard sniper equipment.

In general, a sniper's gear is the most among infantry, with a total weight close to thirty kilograms, not counting the weapon.

For example, the equipment inside the backpack is so extensive that just hearing about it gives ordinary people a headache:

These include notebooks and pens, high-strength alcohol, night vision devices, positioning devices, medicine, maps, telescopes, communication equipment, camouflage fuel, ropes, thermohygrometers, and mini high-definition cameras—items used during marches and reconnaissance.

In addition, there is personal equipment: camouflage uniform, camouflage net, sniper gloves, magazines, high-powered flashlight, compass, watch, water bottle, raincoat, special knives, pistol and magazines.

Furthermore, depending on the mission, they may also be equipped with deadly poison, a small powerful crossbow, 3-4 high-explosive hand grenades, 1-2 smoke grenades, 1-2 stun grenades, sniper rifle maintenance equipment, rangefinder, data cards, etc.

And this is still just the equipment of an ordinary sniper.

If it is a special forces sniper, the equipment is about one-third more than this.

"Within two minutes, put on all equipment!" This is Chen Shanming's second order.

However, this is somewhat difficult for these soldiers.

Among all the trainees, only He Chen Guang and Wang Yanbing from the Sharpshooter Fourth Company were selected as snipers for the company, but they had never seen such a complete set of equipment.

Moreover, Chen Shanming seemed to be deliberately making things difficult for them, laying out all the equipment piece by piece there, requiring the soldiers to put them back into their backpacks one by one.

Besides, although Chen Shanming didn't say it, these twenty-four soldiers are certainly elites picked from the 1,700-plus soldiers of the Iron Fist Group, so of course they wouldn't just grab them and toss them into the backpacks.

Whether sniper or ordinary infantry, the placement and order of every item inside the backpack are strictly regulated.

Because once combat occurs, even a mere 0.1 second can be the distance between life and death.

The sequence and placement of equipment items must ensure that they can be retrieved in the shortest possible time when needed.

Since there is no standard answer, now including He Chen Guang and Wang Yanbing, everyone can only rely on their own subjective judgment to decide where each item should be placed and the order in which to pack them into the backpack.

Oh, by the way, Liu Xiaotian is an exception.

At the moment he saw those pieces of equipment, the system's voice sounded 'timely': 'Trigger random mission, correctly arrange equipment order, completely correct, gain 20 mission points.'

At that moment, Liu Xiaotian cursed in his heart.

What happened to the promised assistance system?

Is this the assistance system? It should be called an examination system, right? But… Liu Xiaotian, who has already suffered several losses, deeply understands that this system is unreasonable.

Then let's pack it! After all, they didn't say there would be a penalty for failing to complete the mission, right?

Fortunately, Liu Xiaotian was also a military enthusiast in his previous world, having seen plenty of publicly available data and pictures; he immediately began packing those items into his backpack according to the order he remembered.

As for items he had never seen before, such as poison, he could only rely on feeling to pack them. Within two minutes, all twenty-four soldiers had their packed backpacks on their backs.

Throughout the process, Chen Shanming stood there like a sculpture, expressionless, watching without saying a word.

After the last soldier had his backpack on, Chen Shanming walked slowly to the front of the formation and calmly ordered the soldier standing at the head of the line:

"Take one step forward! Put down your backpack, then take out the equipment inside one by one and lay them out properly!"

That soldier immediately complied, but from his movements it was clear he lacked confidence.

Sure enough, at the moment that soldier pulled out the last item from his backpack, Chen Shanming, standing before him, lightly said three words: 'Unqualified!'

Then, without saying another word, he called out the second soldier……

When it was Liu Xiaotian's turn, twenty-four soldiers had already had twenty of them complete the process of taking out their backpack equipment under Chen Shanming's gaze.

Unfortunately, in the end, only three people passed.

And during this process, the only words Chen Shanming said were 'qualified' and 'unqualified'.

Oh, by the way, he said two more sentences to Cai Xiaoxin.

Because this guy, for some unknown reason, actually put his pistol into the backpack.

When Chen Shanming saw the pistol, his expression finally changed a little.

But that should be a sense of helplessness and anger.

When it was Liu Xiaotian's turn, Chen Shanming's gaze lingered on him for an additional 0.2 seconds.

As for the reason, naturally He Zhijun and Fan Tianlei had given instructions.

No one knew that at the moment Liu Xiaotian set down his backpack, Chen Shanming's thought was: 'Don't be too embarrassing!'

Before this, he had never seen Liu Xiaotian.

However, before being ordered to come train these trainees, He Zhijun had sought him out for a conversation, mentioning the few soldiers he and Fan Tianlei had taken a liking to.

As the conversation was about to end, He Zhijun hesitated repeatedly, but still gave Chen Shanming a rough introduction to Liu Xiaotian's situation before enlistment.

After all, he is the future leader of the Red Blood Cell Squad, so information about Liu Xiaotian is something he will eventually need to know.

As Liu Xiaotian took the items out of his backpack one by one and laid them on the ground, Chen Shanming's initial worry gradually faded.

Moreover, he even felt a bit surprised.

Although it was the first time he had met Liu Xiaotian, the name was not unfamiliar to him.

Before the assessment two days ago, the three characters 'Liu Xiaotian' probably represented the weakest, most cowardly soldier.

Although Liu Xiaotian's performance in the assessment was quite impressive, Chen Shanming still had some concerns.

After all, for a soldier wishing to join the Red Blood Cell Squad, that assessment could only be considered entry-level.

Fortunately, Liu Xiaotian did a decent job, except he placed the high-definition mini camera in the wrong spot.

"Qualified!" Chen Shanming was still sparing with his words.

But no one knew that, at the moment he uttered the two words "qualified," this Chen Instructor secretly let out a breath...

(End of chapter)