According to the intelligence we've received, a gang of drug traffickers will be entering the country in the early hours of tomorrow morning. Our mission is to eliminate them—to take them all out."
"You could say your luck is quite good this time, being able to take action alongside us."
"However, you must also remember to follow commands in everything you do. Do not take risks on a whim."
"Our code name for this operation is 'Dud'."
"Didn't you come here because you wanted to become true Special Forces Soldiers? Well then, have you prepared yourselves for the slaughter?"
Gray Wolf looked at the Rookies in front of him and shouted loudly.
"Loyal to the motherland! Loyal to the people!" everyone shouted in unison.
"Very good. Your slogans are loud, but I must also tell you in advance that we are engaging in real combat this time. Therefore, we will be carrying live ammunition. You must be prepared for death."
"I will give you enough time to consider now. If any of you are willing to withdraw, you can step out right now." Gray Wolf scanned the crowd with a serious expression.
Lin Mu felt a slight urge to laugh as he watched Gray Wolf tell these lies with such a serious and earnest face.
Anyone who had seen the original show knew that this operation was a fake. It was framed as real combat, but in reality, it was a test of their loyalty to the people, the army, and the country.
Even though he knew, he couldn't say it out loud.
After all, Dog Head Old Gao and the others had spent a massive amount of manpower and resources for this assessment.
The most important point was that Lin Mu also wanted to use this assessment to weed out all those whose mentalities were not firm enough.
Although he was currently just the captain of Rookie A Team, Lin Mu knew very well that becoming the captain of the real assault team was inevitable.
One had to realize that assault teams executed extremely dangerous missions where people could die at any moment.
If someone's will was not firm, they would surely drag down the entire team. In severe cases, it could lead to all team members dying during the mission.
Seeing that not a single person among Lin Mu and his group indicated a desire to withdraw, Gray Wolf nodded in satisfaction.
"Very well. In that case, Dud Assault Team, move out to the mountain forest training ground now."
After the joint training ended, Rookie A Team, led by Lin Mu, sat in the dining tent.
As soon as they entered the tent, they discovered quite a few good dishes on the table. 'Good' was a relative term, of course, as they sometimes couldn't even get their fill during the intensive training period.
The dishes before them now definitely counted as a feast.
However, as they looked at this food, the moods of many in Rookie A Team could be described as very complicated.
In the traditional concepts of the Chinese people, a death row inmate's last meal is particularly good—after all, it's a'severed-head meal'.
To the people in the tent, this meal was no different from a last meal before execution.
Even though these people were all Soldiers, life only happens once; there are no second chances.
They were human too. After Gray Wolf's earlier setup, looking at the most sumptuous meal since the start of training, and coupled with the fact that they were about to face the first real combat of their lives...
...it was only natural to feel a bit of fear in their hearts.
"Sit down and eat," Gray Wolf said solemnly as he walked into the tent.
Following Gray Wolf's command, Lin Mu sat down, picked up the bowl in front of him, and began to eat in large gulps.
Seeing their captain start eating, Ostrich, Medic, and Old Cannon also followed suit.
"What are you all staring for? Since you've chosen this path, you must be ready to sacrifice yourselves at any time. If you feel you haven't thought it through, there's still a chance to withdraw now, and I won't blame you."
"But if you don't withdraw now, don't you dare act like a coward once we're on the battlefield. If anyone harms others because of their cowardice, I, Lin Mu, will not let them off."
Lin Mu shoveled a few mouthfuls of rice and spoke sternly to Happy Baby and Zhuang Yan, who hadn't touched their chopsticks yet.
Through this period of training and integration, Lin Mu had long established his position as the leader of Rookie A Team.
Hearing Lin Mu's words, Geng Jihui, Happy Baby, and Qiang Zi no longer hesitated and picked up the bowls in front of them one after another.
"From now on, we are brothers." As he said this, Lin Mu stood up from his chair and extended his fist, speaking solemnly.
Seeing this scene, the team members stood up one after another and extended their fists.
Eight powerful fists bumped together, and everyone said in unison: "live and die together!" For some reason, after shouting these words, their moods suddenly improved a lot.
After finishing the meal, Lin Mu led the men outside the tent and began to carefully wipe down his firearms.
Lin Mu knew this operation was fake and was just an assessment, but what needed to be prepared seriously still had to be prepared seriously.
Because a gun is a Soldier's second life.
Lin Mu's marksmanship was excellent; he could be called a natural Sniper, but it was impossible for Lin Mu to serve as the Sniper.
Because as the captain, he not only had to command the overall situation but also had to be responsible for the lives of his comrades.
Therefore, it was impossible for him to focus all his attention on sniping, yet a Sniper must maintain absolute focus.
This was a conflict.
Lin Mu looked up and saw Ostrich, and only then did he suddenly remember that in the original show, the Sniper of Lone Wolf B Team was Ostrich.
It seemed that because he had stayed in this world for a long time, he had gradually integrated into it and considered himself a person of this world, failing to immediately remember that he had watched the original show.
Lin Mu was relatively at ease with Ostrich serving as the Sniper; Ostrich's sniping skills were quite good.
When he had time in the future, Lin Mu wouldn't mind giving Ostrich some individual training.
"Move the ammunition!"
A military vehicle roared up, and Gray Wolf jumped down from it.
"After you finish moving the ammunition, you have half an hour. Once you've checked your gear, go write your suicide notes."
"I'm not writing one. I can come back alive." Upon hearing they had to write suicide notes, Ostrich, who had always appeared very calm before, was no longer so calm.
"You can come back alive this time, but what about next time? And the time after that?" Gray Wolf looked at Ostrich and said sternly.
"I..." Ostrich stopped talking.
"Remember, what you are about to face are real drug traffickers. They are a group of desperate outlaws, so you must be prepared for everything."
"A suicide note is both a way of being responsible to yourselves and a way of being responsible to your families."
"If there ever comes a day when you really don't return, I will personally deliver the suicide note into the hands of your family. Now, start preparing." Gray Wolf said earnestly.
Lin Mu looked at everyone and said seriously, "Hurry up. I believe we can all come back alive, but we must also have a backup plan."
Since he had chosen such a path, Lin Mu would persist in walking it no matter what.
As for the suicide note, Lin Mu believed it would only ever gather dust in a locker for his entire life.
This was because Lin Mu had the confidence to return alive—a confidence brought about by his strength.
Thanks to Qingcheng-Lianwu for the 113 Qidian coins tip... Mwah (づ￣ 3￣)づ