43: Chapter 43 seems to be saying, "Get out here!"

After the news broadcast finished, Instructor Ma and Company Commander Zhou Hailong stepped onto the stage.

Every instructor's face looked as if it were covered in frost; there was not a trace of the usual joking around.

"Attention, everyone!"

Company Commander Zhou Hailong's voice was like a thunderclap, exploding in everyone's ears.

"From now on, all rest periods are canceled! Training intensity, doubled!"

"You are no longer pampered college students! You are reserve soldiers of the Dragon Kingdom!"

"War could break out at any moment! Only with a country can there be a home!"

"It's not your turn to take the field yet, but if the situation continues to deteriorate, it is a certainty that you will be sent to the battlefield in the future."

Whoosh!

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire crowd erupted in an uproar!

Whispers were everywhere!

"Now, everyone grab your gear! Five-kilometer armed cross-country run, immediately! Right now! Move out!"

No one dared to have any complaints.

Under the dual pressure of the state machine and the shadow of war, everyone was pushed by an invisible force, stumbling as they rushed out of the Canteen.

On the training ground, the atmosphere was oppressive to the extreme.

The instructors' commands became short and lethal.

"Hit the dirt! Enemy machine gun fire!"

"Crawl forward! One hundred meters ahead, enemy fire coverage!"

"Change magazines! Your movements are slower than my grandma cooking! You would have died eight hundred times on the battlefield!"

Cruel, real, and merciless.

In just one morning, more than half the people were physically exhausted; vomiting, cramping, wailing for their parents—it was everywhere.

Wei Kai and Shi Lei, the two guys who were thinking about how to impress Li Qingxue yesterday, were now lying in the mud like two dead dogs, without even the strength to lift a finger.

They finally realized that the so-called "military training" from before was simply heaven compared to this.

Li Qingxue's situation was slightly better.

Coming from a family of military industry, her physical fitness and willpower were far superior to ordinary people.

But at this moment, she was also drenched in sweat and breathing heavily.

Her gaze, however, kept drifting involuntarily toward that figure who stood out so much in the ranks.

Qin Feng.

Everyone was tired like a dog, only he remained, his breathing still steady, his movements as standard as a textbook.

Every time he hit the dirt, every time he held his rifle, he carried an air of battle-hardened calmness and expertise.

He even had the energy to correct the wrong posture of Liu Wei next to him.

"With your butt stuck up that high, are you trying to let an enemy sniper bless you?"

Li Qingxue's heart was once again filled with great doubt.

This guy... just how much more does he know?

The calmness he displayed in the face of the threat of war was definitely not something an ordinary college student could fake.

There was a sense of indifference toward death in Qin Feng.

...

After several days of high-intensity military training, many students in the New Recruit Training Camp fell ill.

Now, the camp infirmary was already full of people getting IV drips.

The remaining new recruits were still gritting their teeth and persisting on the training ground.

"I can't do it! I can't go on. Brother Feng, I feel like I've seen my great-grandmother."

Liu Wei held his rifle, standing under the sun, having maintained this posture for an hour.

"Fatty, hold on."

"I... I... I can't hold on... at all."

Liu Wei was half-dead, speaking weakly; he had truly started hallucinating.

"Brother Feng, I... I... I'm not going to make it either."

Beside him, Li Lang was soaked from head to toe, sweat blurring his vision.

In the entire squad, apart from Qin Feng, only Zhao Hu and Li Qingxue were still persisting.

Soon, Zhao Hu also started to falter, his hands holding the rifle beginning to tremble.

"Zhao Hu, how are you doing?"

"Brother Feng, I can't feel my arms anymore."

Zhao Hu squeezed these words out through gritted teeth.

He was only able to keep going thanks to sheer willpower.

After several days of training, Li Qingxue had also tanned a few shades, but she was still gritting her teeth and persisting.

"Classmate Li Qingxue, are you okay?"

Qin Feng asked for the first time ever.

At this moment, Li Qingxue's heart tightened, and she looked at him with some disbelief.

"I... I... I'm fine."

After saying these two words, she felt her heart beating wildly.

Why did Qin Feng suddenly care about her?

Just then, a commotion came from the camp entrance.

A flashy red Porsche, ignoring the "Military Restricted Area, No Unauthorized Personnel" warning sign at the gate, slammed on the brakes and stopped in front of the sentry post.

The car door opened, and a man and a woman stepped out.

The man wore a well-tailored designer shirt, his hair slicked back, with an air of self-importance on his face.

The woman wore a pure white dress, her long hair flowing, with a pure face.

But at this moment, she was walking over aggressively, her face full of anger; it was none other than Shen Youchu herself.

"Hello, we are looking for Qin Feng!"

The man in the suit, who was Murong Zhe, said to the sentry standing straight, using a condescending tone.

The sentry didn't even lift his eyelids, coldly spitting out two words: "Not allowed."

"You say it's not allowed, so it's not allowed?"

Murong Zhe frowned and raised his voice.

"Do you know who I am? I am the founder of the 'Rejuvenation Project'!"

"I am looking for Qin Feng to discuss an important business deal that concerns the future of our family!"

The sentry looked at him as if he were an idiot.

"I will say it again, this is a military restricted area, leave immediately, or bear the consequences yourself."

"You!"

Murong Zhe was furious.

"Do you know how much economic loss you will cause to the Dragon Kingdom if you delay my affairs?"

"If this project of mine succeeds, I'll be ringing the bell at NASDAQ!"

Just then, Shen Youchu tugged on his sleeve and spoke weakly.

"A-Zhe, don't talk to them anymore..."

"Qin Feng must be inside, he's just deliberately hiding from me..."

As she spoke, she actually tried to force her way in.

"Qin Feng! You get out here! You haven't transferred this month's money to me yet!"

The shrill female voice pierced through the entire guard post.

The new recruits who were conducting rifle posture training faintly heard some noise and turned their heads in unison toward the gate.

They seemed to hear the name Qin Feng, but it was too far away, and they couldn't see clearly.

"It's over, it's over, Brother Feng, I'm experiencing auditory hallucinations now; it sounds like my great-grandmother is calling your name."

Liu Wei licked his lips and said with a painful expression: "First hallucinations, then auditory hallucinations; my great-grandmother wouldn't actually be here, would she?"

"Fatty, isn't it good that your great-grandmother is here? She brought you food again."

Li Lang quipped.

"But my great-grandmother has been dead for many years!"

Liu Wei said without any taboo.

Li Lang: "..."

Another few seconds passed.

Liu Wei exclaimed in surprise: "Brother Feng... Brother Feng... I think I really heard someone calling your name."

It must be said, the fatty's hearing was extraordinary.

"I know, your great-grandmother, right."

Li Lang rolled his eyes, feeling numb.

"It's not that! Brother Feng, I really heard someone calling your name, believe me."

"And it's a woman, it seems... seems... seems like she said, get out here!"

Qin Feng: "..."

Li Qingxue: "..."