90: Chapter 90: Chief Instructor, this isn't fair!

Su Qingcheng wanted to cry, but under everyone's watchful eyes, she bit the bullet and stuffed those large cockroaches into her mouth one by one.

With every one she ate, her face turned a shade paler. By the fifth one, her entire body was trembling.

"Very good." Su Han nodded with satisfaction. "It seems everyone is quite brave!"

"Report!" A female soldier suddenly raised her hand, her face deathly pale. "I... I quit!"

"Me too!"

"I'm quitting too!"

In an instant, seven or eight female soldiers stepped forward.

They truly could not endure this kind of "training" and would rather give up than eat another cockroach.

Su Han's expression remained unchanged. "Fine. Instructor Zhou, take them to register."

After those who quit had left, he looked at the remaining female soldiers. "Does anyone else want to quit? Now is the best opportunity."

No one answered.

On the training ground, the female soldiers suppressed their nausea and stuffed live cockroaches into their mouths one by one. The sound of crunching was accompanied by intermittent dry heaving; the scene was unbearable to watch.

"Blegh—"

Lin Yu covered her mouth, her face a mess of tears and snot. She had just swallowed her eighth cockroach, and her stomach was churning so violently she almost threw up again.

"Don't vomit!" Su Han barked sternly. "If you vomit it out, you'll have to eat ten more to make up for it!"

Hearing this, the female soldiers forced themselves to swallow back what had surged up to their throats.

"Report!" Zhang Meng suddenly raised her hand, her voice raspy. "Chief Instructor, could we... have some water?"

Su Han raised an eyebrow, turned toward the food table, and picked up a glass of orange juice, shaking it slightly. "You want this?"

The female soldiers stared longingly at the glass of orange juice, subconsciously swallowing—though the fishy stench of cockroaches still lingered in their throats.

"Sure," Su Han said with a brilliant smile. "As long as you quit, you can enjoy it immediately."

The female soldiers: "..."

"Damn..." a female soldier muttered under her breath. "This instructor simply isn't human..."

"I'll curse his anc—"

"Shh!" A comrade beside her quickly stopped her. "Don't let him hear you!"

Su Han's ears twitched, and a dangerous curve formed at the corner of his mouth. "It seems the cockroaches are still too small to keep some people's mouths shut."

He turned and gave Zhou Mo a look. "Go and bring the special 'drink' I prepared."

Zhou Mo understood, left quickly, and returned a moment later carrying a bucket.

In the murky liquid inside the bucket, long, thin shadows could be seen wriggling.

"Holy crap..." Monkey's eyes widened. "Old Zhou, when did you prepare earthworm water?"

Big Bear leaned in to take a look, and his face immediately turned pale. "This... this is too cruel..."

Su Han took the bucket and placed it in front of the female soldiers. "Since someone isn't satisfied with cockroaches, let's change the flavor."

He reached into the bucket and pulled out a handful of slimy earthworms, letting them squirm between his fingers. "High protein, rich in trace elements—top-tier ingredients for wilderness survival."

The female soldiers' faces instantly turned as pale as paper.

"Now," Su Han dropped the earthworms back into the bucket and clapped his hands. "Everyone adds ten more earthworms. Whoever was cursing me just now, step forward voluntarily, and you'll be rewarded with twenty."

In the ranks, the female soldier who had been muttering felt her legs go weak, nearly collapsing to the ground.

"No one's admitting it?" Su Han narrowed his eyes. "Then everyone gets an extra portion!"

"Report!" The female soldier raised her hand tremblingly. "It... it was me..."

Su Han nodded "kindly." "Honesty is a virtue. Here, this bucket is for your exclusive use."

Saying that, he pushed the entire bucket of earthworms in front of her. "Enjoy it slowly, no rush."

Looking at the densely packed, wriggling earthworms in the bucket, tears burst from the female soldier's eyes. "Re... report... can I quit..."

"Of course," Su Han smiled. "But before you quit, finish this bucket first."

"Cursing is immoral. You have to take responsibility for your actions, don't you?"

"Look at us instructors. We're with you every day through wind and sun, even using our break time to prepare food for you, and yet you're ungrateful."

"How heartbreaking for us."

"Even if you don't respect us, you should at least respect the food, right? Hehe..."

The female soldier: "..."

"Sisters..." Lin Yu suddenly gritted her teeth. "They're just earthworms! Just close your eyes and swallow them!"

With that, she was the first to step forward and fish an earthworm out of the bucket.

The slimy sensation gave her goosebumps all over, but she still bit the bullet and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Blegh—"

As soon as it entered her mouth, the earthworm began to wriggle violently. Lin Yu nearly vomited on the spot.

She clamped her hand over her mouth, tears streaming down, and forced herself to swallow the live earthworm.

"Good job!" Su Han clapped. "Nine more to go."

Seeing this, the other female soldiers also stepped forward.

Some grabbed a handful of earthworms and stuffed them into their mouths, swallowing without even chewing;

others ate while crying. The scene was incredibly tragic.

Standing in the ranks, Su Qingcheng looked at the large cockroaches in her cloth bag and suddenly thought they looked much cuter.

"Don't be in a hurry," Su Han said, having somehow appeared beside her, handing her a small cloth bag. "Your earthworms are in here."

Su Qingcheng took it with trembling hands and opened it—the earthworms inside were more than twice as thick as the others!

"Great... Grandpa!" Her voice even went out of pitch.

"Hmm?"

Su Han raised an eyebrow. "Please use professional titles during work!"

Su Qingcheng's expression froze. "Chief Instructor, you can't play like this!"

Su Han patted her shoulder. "Like I said, a child of the Su Family naturally deserves special care. Tell me, as an elder of the Su Family, how could I have the heart to let my own child jump into a fire pit? So, why don't you just quit! I promise I won't tell the clan about this."

Su Qingcheng was momentarily speechless. "Chief Instructor, you said to use professional titles during work. Then why can't you treat everyone fairly during work?"

Su Han said with a chuckle, "Elders have the right to make temporary adjustments."

Su Qingcheng: "..."

The female soldiers: "..."