Zhou Chenguang immediately put away the excitement on his face and nodded solemnly.
"I understand, Captain."
"Record all the Rookies' data, including their physical fitness, shooting, combat, willpower, and so on."
Lu Mingyu issued a new command.
"For each of their weaknesses, formulate a specialized, targeted strengthening training plan."
"We Macrophages don't need specialists who only know one skill."
"What we need are all-rounders who can adapt to any environment."
"Yes!" Zhou Chenguang immediately accepted the order.
Just then, a figure in a training uniform ran over quickly from a distance.
It was Assistant Zhou from the Commander's office.
"Captain Lu!" Assistant Zhou ran up and saluted him.
"What is it?" Lu Mingyu asked.
"The Commander wants you and your team to go to his office immediately," Assistant Zhou conveyed the order.
Lu Mingyu frowned slightly but didn't ask further.
"Got it."
He turned to Zhou Chenguang and said, "You go back to your work; I'll go see."
With that, he strode towards the Commander's office building.
The door to the Commander's office was tightly closed.
Lu Mingyu tidied his military uniform and knocked on the door.
"Report!"
"Come in!" The Commander's steady voice came from inside.
Lu Mingyu pushed the door open and saw the Commander sitting behind his desk, looking at a document.
"Commander, you were looking for me?" Lu Mingyu stood at attention and asked.
The Commander put down the document in his hand, looked up at him, and his expression was complex.
He pointed to the chair opposite him, signaling Mingyu to sit down.
"Mingyu, I called you here for a rather special mission this time."
Lu Mingyu listened quietly, waiting for him to continue.
The Commander pondered for a moment, seemingly organizing his words.
"The production team for the show called ‘if i were a female special forces soldier’ contacted the Military Region."
"They want to film a pilot episode to showcase the training life of our special forces."
...
Lu Mingyu emerged from the Commander's office, his expression unchanged, showing no emotional fluctuations.
He returned to the Macrophages' exclusive training area with steady steps.
Zhou Chenguang was supervising the new recruits' training and immediately ran over when he saw his Captain return.
"Captain, what did the Commander want you for?"
Lu Mingyu didn't answer immediately but scanned the Rookies who were sweating profusely.
His gaze found two other figures in the crowd.
"Call Li Tianlong and Wang Yanbing over."
Lu Mingyu's voice was not loud, but it was full of unquestionable command.
"Yes!"
Zhou Chenguang immediately turned and shouted towards the two figures who were engaged in combat training.
"Li Tianlong, Wang Yanbing, the Captain is calling you!"
Soon, three official members of Macrophages stood before Lu Mingyu.
"There's a mission."
Lu Mingyu got straight to the point, without any preamble.
The three men's expressions immediately turned serious, and their bodies instinctively tensed, entering a combat-ready state.
"What mission, Captain?"
Li Tianlong asked gruffly, his fists unconsciously clenching.
Lu Mingyu looked at them, paused for two seconds, seemingly searching for a suitable word.
"The variety show ‘if i were a female special forces soldier’ that was mentioned a few days ago now requires us to cooperate in filming a pilot episode."
The air seemed to freeze.
The expressions on the faces of Zhou Chenguang, Li Tianlong, and Wang Yanbing instantly switched from serious to bewildered and astonished.
"Filming now?"
Zhou Chenguang was the first to react, asking cautiously.
He wondered if he had heard him wrong.
"Tomorrow."
Lu Mingyu's tone was as flat as if he were talking about today's weather.
However, these words exploded like a bombshell in the hearts of the three men.
"Are we really going to film a variety show?"
Li Tianlong's voice suddenly rose by an octave, his face full of disbelief.
"Captain, are we really going to film a variety show?"
"And with a group of female celebrities?"
Wang Yanbing also frowned, his calm face filled with bewilderment.
"Let those delicate female celebrities come to the Military Region to experience life?"
"What can they do?"
"Can they carry a gun or run a step?"
Li Tianlong's emotions seemed a bit agitated.
"Isn't this wasting our training time?"
"We still have so many Rookies to train; we don't have time to play house with them."
Zhou Chenguang also echoed, "Yes, Captain, this is too outrageous."
"When I first heard about it a few days ago, I thought I was dreaming, and I didn't expect to be dreaming again after only a few days."
"Captain, quickly tell us this isn't true!"
"It's an order from the superiors; we cannot refuse."
He knew that military orders were like mountains.
But he still felt that this order was too incredible.
They were Macrophages, the nation's sharp blade, a sharp knife plunged into the enemy's heart.
Now they were being asked to be instructors for a group of celebrities, accompanying them to put on a show in front of the cameras.
This was simply an insult to their identity.
Lu Mingyu looked at his agitated team members, his face still expressionless.
He had long anticipated their reaction.
"I know what you're thinking."
His voice was not loud, but it immediately stopped the three men's complaints.
"But this is the Military Region's decision, and we must carry it out."
"But Captain..."
Li Tianlong still wanted to say something.
Lu Mingyu raised his hand to interrupt him.
"The Military Region has already signed a contract with the production team."
He looked at his three team members and slowly spoke a number.
"If we unilaterally breach the contract, we will have to pay eight million."
Eight million.
This number was like a basin of cold water poured over the three men from head to toe.
They were instantly silenced.
Eight million was an astronomical figure for them, an amount they could never achieve in their lifetime.
They knew that since a contract had been signed and involved such high liquidated damages.
Then there was no room for maneuver in this matter.
Seeing his team members with their heads drooping like defeated roosters.
Lu Mingyu's tone softened slightly.
He began to explain, "I know this sounds absurd."
"However, you need to understand one thing."
"This is ultimately a variety show; the emphasis is on the words 'variety show,' not 'special forces.'"
"Those fans, those viewers, they don't really want to see celebrities become special forces."
"That's an impossible task; everyone knows that."
"What they want to see is just a process, a gimmick."
Zhou Chenguang, Li Tianlong, and Wang Yanbing looked at each other, seemingly digesting their Captain's words.
Wang Yanbing pushed his non-existent glasses on the bridge of his nose and asked doubtfully,
"Captain, have you watched this kind of show?"
This question expressed everyone's thoughts.
They found it very difficult to imagine their Captain.
This combat power ceiling.
This man whose mind contained nothing but missions and training, would watch any variety show.
Lu Mingyu's expression was a bit unnatural.
"No, I haven't."
He answered very directly.
"But I don't think it's a big problem."
"Our mission is to cooperate with them in putting on a show."
"At that time, we'll just go through the motions in front of the camera, complete the process, and get it over with."
"No need to take it too seriously."