Chapter 261: Barehanded Rock Climbing

That's also the fact; Liu Xiaotian has never been someone who only relies on words to intimidate people.

The reason he said that was fundamentally to give these eight female soldiers a 'preventive shot,' so they wouldn't suffer a mental breakdown when the real training began due to being unable to adapt to higher intensity.

Liu Xiaotian also knew that, in the perception of those eight female soldiers, the current training intensity had already reached the limit they could bear; any higher intensity would exceed their comprehension.

But as Liu Xiaotian said, his training had really only just begun.

Twenty minutes later, the eight female soldiers of the Fire Phoenix Special Forces Unit appeared before an artificial cliff under Liu Xiaotian's leadership.

This artificial cliff, fifteen meters wide and nearly a hundred meters high, with various simulated natural protrusions and indentations, served as the handholds for climbing.

Looking at that artificial cliff, the eight female soldiers of the Fire Phoenix instantly understood that this was the training they would face next.

The Fire Phoenix Women's Special Forces Team doesn't necessarily have to have you as its training instructor! Tan Xiaolin felt too much grievance inside, but had nowhere to vent, and no one was willing to listen.

At one, one look `no, one mistaken version%!'

You can refuse to participate in the training; your file will then be transferred back to your original unit, and you can return immediately.

"May I ask, Instructor, are you able to complete the rock climb bare-handed, without any safety protection measures, and return by the same route?"

Liu Xiaotian didn't even glance at her, and in a low voice said: "Ask!"

He Zhijun didn't even give her a chance to speak further, and simply hung up the phone.

As Liu Xiaotian's words came out, Tan Xiaolin's face gradually showed a look of shame.

Do you still think this is leniency toward us? Just one that doesn't require a full return? Rock climbing! Being able to climb up is skill; wanting to come down is far harder than going up, okay? Without any safety protection facilities, isn't this gambling with our lives in training?

"I don't know what methods you used to make Brigade Commander He trust you so much, but I must remind you that safety protection measures are absolutely necessary during training; doing this violates regulations!"

This was the shared thought in the hearts of the eight female soldiers at that moment.

Listen, does this sound like human speech?

Seeing Tan Xiaolin unable to answer, Liu Xiaotian continued speaking:

"Of course, you don't need to follow exactly the route you climbed up; as long as you can land safely and successfully, that's enough."

"Regarding this training of yours, we refuse; I will personally go to Brigade Commander He to explain the situation!"

Tan Xiaolin hesitated for a moment, then took the phone and without hesitation dialed He Zhijun's number.

Tan Xiaolin was the first to step forward, leave the formation, stare wide-eyed at Liu Xiaotian, and say in a low voice:

Liu Xiaotian looked at Tan Xiaolin with a blank expression, didn't immediately reach out to take the phone, and instead spoke again: "If you still want to call someone else, go ahead; I just don't have anyone else's number."

While Tan Xiaolin was speaking, Liu Xiaotian didn't interrupt; after she finished, he directly pulled out his own phone and handed it to her, his face expressionless, his tone very flat, saying: "You can make the call now; the phone has the brigade commander's number." The standard for completing the training is to finish the climb without any safety protection and then return by the same route.

But just because of that, is it necessary to bear such great risk during training?

If the mission succeeds, naturally one returns alive, earns merit and is rewarded; if it fails, in large part there is no chance to receive punishment, because the greatest possibility is that one leaves one's life there.

Two minutes later, Tan Xiaolin returned the phone to Liu Xiaotian, her complexion somewhat unpleasant.

"Also, have I ever said you must start rock climbing training right now without any safety protection devices? But if, after training, you still cannot free yourself from dependence on safety protection devices, then I can tell you now: you can go back."

Upon hearing this, Tan Xiaolin's expression grew even uglier; she directly shoved the phone into Liu Xiaotian's pocket and said coldly:

She knew Liu Xiaotian wasn't spouting grand principles, but simply stating facts.

It seems that the young "Instructor Liu"'s words just spoken are by no means alarmist; they are entirely factual.

For special forces, every mission they face can be said to be a walk on the edge of life and death.

It must be said, He Lu's thinking is remarkably clear, even to the point of being spot-on.

Their upcoming training intensity will be something they cannot foresee.

"Instructor, we accept the rock-climbing training, but to carry out the training without any safety protection facilities—sorry, we refuse to execute it! You know I am the training instructor of the Fire Phoenix Women's Special Forces Team; I am responsible for my team members' lives and safety."

He Zhijun's reply was very brief, and his tone was stern:

Liu Xiaotian gave a light smile, put his phone in his pocket, and said: "Oh? Is that so? Then I ask you: if you encounter a situation requiring rock climbing during a mission, who would you ask for safety protection equipment? If you are chased to the edge of a cliff during a mission, who would you go to for safety protection equipment?"

As expected, the moment Liu Xiaotian spoke, he confirmed their guess: "Starting today, this cliff will be one of your training subjects."

If nothing unexpected happens, this is still only the first item.

"Report, Instructor! I have a question!"

This time, they couldn't bear it any longer.

"As a special forces soldier, you must first know what 'special' means, and also know what kind of missions you will face in the future! Life and death on a razor's edge will be the norm for you from now on; if you don't even have this bit of courage, do you deserve the three words 'Fire Phoenix'? When we originally named your women's special forces team 'Fire Phoenix,' it was hoped that you would be like a phoenix, undergoing nirvana rebirth, transforming from a second-rate soldier who isn't even worth an ordinary infantryman into a true special forces soldier!"

It seemed she couldn't bear to watch her training instructor be dressed down like this in front of an instructor who still bore the rank of a private on his shoulder, especially as it was a superior reprimanding a subordinate; He Lu stepped forward out of the formation, locked eyes with Liu Xiaotian, and loudly asked:

If Liu Xiaotian says he can, then he must personally demonstrate it next; if he says he cannot, then what qualification does he have to be this instructor?

Even if he were holding the "Shangfang Precious Sword," he probably wouldn't have such confidence in future training either; the reasoning is simple: if you yourself cannot do it, on what basis can you demand that the soldiers you train be able to do it?

But in Liu Xiaotian's view, He Lu's remark was practically a divine assist.

If he had voluntarily offered to demonstrate, the eight female soldiers might still see it as a bit of showing off, but now he is practically "forced into it……

(End of chapter)