"Company Commander, you're out!"
As Zhao Yi walked out of the Military Region building where the conference room was located, a young soldier of seventeen or eighteen years old jogged towards him from not far outside the door.
"Xiao Ma, sorry to keep you waiting."
Zhao Yi smiled gently. The young soldier in front of him was his scribe, Ma Ping'an. All the tasks assigned to Zhao Yi by the Military Region were completed with this young soldier.
Ma Ping'an was technically Zhao Yi's subordinate in terms of rank, but Zhao Yi always treated the young man, who was only a few years younger than him, as an equal.
"By the way, I'm the Instructor of the company, not the Company Commander."
When the young soldier ran up to him, Zhao Yi spoke again to correct him.
"Ah? Sorry! Sorry! Instructor, I'll correct myself immediately!"
Ma Ping'an was startled, then quickly changed his address.
He had just remembered that the Company Commander of Zhao Yi's reconnaissance company had already died on the southern battlefield, and Zhao Yi usually undertook the work of two people, managing all the company's affairs, which made him subconsciously think that Zhao Yi was the Company Commander.
"Never mind, you can call me whatever you want."
Zhao Yi said. He was about to become the military supervisor of the Special Forces, and his army position would change then.
"Instructor Zhao, did this meeting assign you any work?"
To ease the atmosphere, Ma Ping'an proactively sought a topic.
"Yes, this time I’ve taken on a big mission: training the Special Forces."
Zhao Yi replied.
"A mission, I guess we'll be busy for a while again... Wait a minute!"
Ma Ping'an quickly realized something was off:
"Training Special Forces?"
"Instructor, the higher-ups want you to lead troops? How many troops?"
"Not sure, as many as can be trained, I guess."
Zhao Yi said.
The dropout rate for Special Forces training was very high, and Zhao Yi didn't dare to say how many Special Forces he could train.
"By the way, Xiao Qingshan Training Base is now under my charge. You can drive me over."
Zhao Yi continued.
This was another bombshell for Ma Ping'an, causing him to involuntarily widen his eyes, his face showing shock.
In this era, ordinary soldiers like Ma Ping'an didn't have much understanding of the meaning of Special Forces, but Ma Ping'an knew about Xiao Qingshan Training Base.
That was not a small base, and the number of troops it could accommodate for training was not small either.
In just one meeting, Zhao Yi had taken on a big mission!
"Stop being so surprised. Let's go."
Zhao Yi tapped the back of Ma Ping'an's head, signaling him to follow.
"Ding! Main Quest: Become the Chief Instructor of Special Forces has been completed!"
"Received quest reward: One Novice Gift Pack. Host, would you like to open it now?"
Twenty-five minutes later, Zhao Yi, who had been resting with his eyes closed in the passenger seat of the military vehicle, opened his eyes. If the System hadn't suddenly spoken, he would have almost forgotten about it.
But did this count as completing the mission?
Zhao Yi pondered for a moment. Although he was currently competing with Zhang Deyong for the position, Zhao Yi had actually already received authorization from the Military Region to begin the task of establishing and training Special Forces.
From a practical perspective, it could indeed be considered that Zhao Yi had completed the mission.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yi did not hesitate and immediately had the System open the Novice Gift Pack:
"Novice Gift Pack opened!"
"Congratulations, Host, you have acquired the ability—Top-tier Firearms Mastery!"
(Host will master the use, maintenance, modification, and installation of firearms such as rifles, handguns, submachine guns, and sniper rifles.)
"Congratulations, Host, you have acquired the ability—Top-tier Combat Skills Mastery!"
(Host will master top-tier close-quarters combat techniques and the use of major military cold weapons.)
"Congratulations, Host, you have acquired the ability—Physique Enhancement!"
(Eliminates hidden injuries and sequelae from combat and training, and comprehensively improves the Host's strength, speed, reaction ability, resilience, and recovery ability.)
As the System's voice fell, Zhao Yi felt a warm current emerge from his heart, then flow into all his limbs and bones.
Zhao Yi felt his body lighten. Not only did the few vaguely uncomfortable areas in his body dissipate into nothingness, but he also felt his ears and eyes clear, and his entire body was filled with inexhaustible energy.
The Firearms Mastery and Combat Skills Mastery also added a lot of knowledge and experience to Zhao Yi's mind.
Even though he had been Special Forces before, Special Forces also had their specialties; it was impossible to be proficient in all firearms, cold weapons, and unarmed combat.
But now, the experience and knowledge in his mind, as well as the instinctive memory of his body's muscles, allowed him to easily rival top masters in all the aforementioned fields!
"Ding! New mission released!"
"Current Main Quest: Complete the preliminary construction of the Special Forces Training Base."
"Quest Reward: Random Chief Instructor Ability."
Looking at the newly released System mission, Zhao Yi's lips curled upwards. This first mission reward had brought him so many benefits, and the upcoming random Chief Instructor Ability would certainly not be bad either.
What's more, building a Special Forces base was precisely what Zhao Yi was going to do next.
Zhao Yi looked up. In front of him was a mountain with winding concrete roads, precisely his next training ground—Xiao Qingshan Training Base.
"Vroom, vroom, vroom..."
The engine roared as Ma Ping'an, not very smoothly, parked the vehicle in the training base's open parking area. He had only recently learned to drive, and his driving skills still needed practice.
However, this was commonplace for Zhao Yi.
His former comrades drove much more erratically than Ma Ping'an, none of them treating their comrades in the vehicle as human.
After all, the motor transport soldiers' slogan was:
"Equipment will break, cabbage will rot, and you, my comrade, you are an iron warrior of the Republic. Even if I bounce you out of the truck bed, you must run to the destination and report yourself!"
Zhao Yi got out of the car, exchanged a few words with Ma Ping'an telling him to return, then turned around to see a perfectly aligned company of soldiers standing proudly on the training ground.
The officer at the head raised his arm and gave Zhao Yi a crisp military salute:
"Instructor Zhao, 3rd Company of the 362nd Regiment, 139th Division. One hundred seventeen expected, one hundred seventeen present."
"Company Commander Wang Bin, on behalf of all soldiers of the company, salutes you!"
"According to superior orders, for the next month, we will obey your command!"
Seeing this, Zhao Yi immediately raised his hand, returning a standard military salute to the 3rd Company of the 362nd Regiment, while also feeling a surge of emotion.
This was the efficiency of the army!
He had only just requested a company's worth of troops from Yang Weiguo in the conference room for the renovation of the training ground, and in the blink of an eye, an entire company of soldiers was already at Xiao Qingshan Training Base, ready and waiting for him.
"Company Commander Wang, I'll tell you about the renovation requirements here..."
Zhao Yi was also a decisive person. After a brief greeting, he immediately assigned tasks to Company Commander Wang Bin.
Xiao Qingshan Training Base had very complete basic facilities, including shooting ranges, parade grounds, and obstacle courses for training, as well as logistical facilities like canteens, dormitories, and drying areas, all fully equipped.
However, some training grounds unique to Special Forces were clearly not available at Xiao Qingshan Training Base and needed to be planned and renovated by Zhao Yi himself.
Of course, this was not difficult for him.