175: The place I want to go is the Institute of Technology in Hunan Province.

Hearing the praise from Squad Leader Li and the other Comrade-in-arms, Xiao Niannian smiled and said.

"Thank you for the compliment."

Military Doctor Shen had also just woken up; they had been busy for most of the night yesterday, and he had only slept for a few hours by now.

Although he had changed his clothes and washed his old ones, he still felt like he was covered in the smell of pork.

As someone who loved cleanliness, he was truly feeling quite uncomfortable.

"Comrade Xiao, come over and eat quickly."

Xiao Niannian saw that two large pots of food had been cooked over there, and next to them was a large basin of braised wild boar meat.

It looked really good.

Before setting out, she had told Lu Jing to bring plenty of seasonings and salt; she hadn't expected them to actually come in handy.

Xiao Niannian walked over, and everyone filled a bowl and sat on stones to eat.

I have to say, these comrades cooked very well; this braised meat was enough to eat several large bowls of rice with.

However, the rice they brought this time was only enough for fifteen days, and they had also brought a small bag of flour, along with some other things.

"Everyone, eat more meat, and eat the rice according to your portions..." Instructor Qin said with a chuckle.

There were also quite a few wild vegetables around here that could be eaten now.

Xiao Niannian looked around and noticed that the Comrade-in-arms had cleaned the surroundings so thoroughly that you couldn't even tell it was the place where a dozen wild boars had been slaughtered, although the soil in some places had been cleared. You could still smell a little bit of it.

Uncle Lin was also eating heartily; when the wild boars came yesterday, he had participated in the hunt, so it tasted especially delicious to him right now.

Over the years, although he had gone into the mountains to hunt many times, his harvest hadn't been very large. It was mostly Wild Chicken, rabbits, and the like. It was very difficult to catch even one or two wild boars in a year.

This time, he was truly in for a treat.

"Comrade Lu, Instructor Qin, there are many wild vegetables in these mountains. They are seeds that villagers brought in when they went hunting in the mountains before. In some places, there are even lotus roots..."

Hearing Uncle Lin's words, Lu Jing and Instructor Qin exchanged glances.

Those people who had captured the Experts and taken them into the mountains would also be able to eat these things.

It seemed they needed to speed up and find the whereabouts of those people sooner.

This time, not only them, but comrades from Xiang Province and another province had also formed two teams to enter the mountains from other directions to search together.

"Alright, we will have to trouble Uncle Lin to take us to look for them then."

After eating, Instructor Qin called the Soldiers to continue on their way.

They sped up today.

Xiao Niannian was only carrying her own supplies and her share; she had originally wanted to carry a small piece of pork, but Instructor Qin and the others had distributed it to others to carry, while Uncle Lin carried an entire wild boar.

Sure enough, Uncle Lin, who had been a hunter in the mountains for decades, was truly extraordinary.

Military Doctor Shen looked at Xiao Niannian and said as they walked.

"Comrade Xiao, are you interested in studying medicine? I think you are an excellent candidate. If you study medicine, I can recommend you to the Military Medical University..."

Xiao Niannian's skills yesterday had truly shocked him. He felt that Xiao Niannian learned everything quickly. This was a good candidate for studying medicine; if she went to the Military Medical University, she would definitely be an extremely excellent Military Doctor in the future.

Although he was a Military Doctor, he could also enter the Special Forces Brigade.

Moreover, with a Military Doctor like Xiao Niannian who was talented in both literary and martial arts, the Comrade-in-arms would be more at ease when going on missions in the future, and their safety would be better guaranteed...

"With your skills being so good and being so smart, you will definitely be a..."

Military Doctor Shen praised Xiao Niannian.

Listening to Military Doctor Shen's words, Xiao Niannian felt that Military Doctor Shen was trying to trick her into becoming a Military Doctor.

Being a Military Doctor was fine, but she wanted to go to the National University of Defense Technology, which seemed to be called the Engineering Institute now.

Lu Jing listened to Military Doctor Shen's words and narrowed his eyes.

Noticing Lu Jing's gaze, Military Doctor Shen continued speaking. At other times, he was a bit afraid of old Lu, but now, he couldn't give up on such a good candidate.

"She wants to go to the Engineering Institute in Xiang Province, so you can give up that idea."

What? The Engineering Institute? It used to be the Institute of Engineering, wasn't it just moved to Xiang Province?

That school was good, but the Military Medical University was better. If she followed his teacher, her future achievements would be even better.

"Comrade Xiao, I will recommend you to my teacher; he is the president of the Military Medical University..."

Xiao Niannian looked at Military Doctor Shen and said.

"Thank you, Military Doctor Shen, I appreciate your kindness. However, the place I want to go is the Engineering Institute in Xiang Province..."

Hearing Xiao Niannian say this, Military Doctor Shen understood that Xiao Niannian had made up her mind. He planned to find another opportunity to persuade her later.

The weather was slowly turning cold now. Walking in the woods was several degrees colder than outside, and there were quite a few mosquitoes following them.

Xiao Niannian discovered one thing.

She seemed to not be getting bitten by mosquitoes anymore. She heard some Comrade-in-arms slapping mosquitoes as they walked. Yet, from yesterday to today, after walking for so long, she hadn't been bitten by mosquitoes at all, nor were there any bugs from the mountains.

This was truly great.

Xiao Niannian was extremely happy inside.

"Report, we have found traces left by them..."

Everyone followed and went over, discovering that it was where they had eaten, and they had also left behind things like canned goods from the USA.

"Looking at these traces at the scene, they should have passed through this road a day ago..."

The Soldiers of the Special Forces Brigade were analyzing the situation.

Lu Jing also spoke for a while.

Xiao Niannian also carefully looked at these traces and found that their analysis was very correct.

What they had learned back then was much more than what these Soldiers were learning now, gathering the strengths of various schools of thought. But to be able to analyze these things this clearly at a time like this was indeed very impressive.

Xiao Niannian looked at Lu Jing; sure enough, Lu Jing was even more outstanding than she had imagined. He was worthy of being the captain of the First Production Brigade of the Special Forces Brigade.

After Lu Jing finished speaking, he saw Xiao Niannian looking at him with some approval in her eyes, and his expression softened a little as he said.

"Comrade Xiao, what are your thoughts?"

"I have no thoughts."

"What about the others?" Lu Jing looked at the other comrades.

Hearing Lu Jing's words, a few more comrades expressed their own opinions.

Hearing them speak, Xiao Niannian couldn't help but nod.

This Special Forces Brigade was better than ordinary regiments and battalions; in others, the leaders had the final say, but here, everyone could express their opinions, although, of course, the final decision rested with the leaders.

"After eating lunch today, we will speed up and set up camp to rest after dark... This way we can catch up to them faster..."

"Yes."

After everyone finished talking, they continued on their way.

This time, they didn't have lunch at the place where Uncle Lin and the others usually rested, but continued on their way until around one o'clock in the afternoon before stopping.

After lunch, they continued on their way.

"Oh no, it's raining heavily."

Someone exclaimed.

Although they had brought some raincoats, these Experts were old, and they walked slowly. Right now, two or three people were dragging or carrying them along.

"Move forward quickly and find a place to take shelter from the rain."