Chapter 5: I’ll Request A Commendation For You At Regimental Headquarters
During the day, he seized every minute to train until he was seeing stars, then dragged his sore body back to the dormitory and collapsed on the bed, sleeping like a dead pig.
This was the snapshot of Chen Jun’s first day!
Gan Xiao Ning and the other veteran soldiers still didn’t take it seriously, convinced that Chen Jun was just showing off with a heated head, pushing with all his might.
They figured that when he woke up the next morning with his whole body aching and twitching in pain, he’d revert to his original form.
Anyone who’s done intense leg stamina training knows that the initial soreness is merely the appetizer; the real torment comes after sleeping it off on the second day.
That kind of pain…
It can only be described as ecstasy and agony.
Without ironclad willpower and extreme tolerance for pain, on the second day, forget training—walking would become a luxury.
Yet the next morning, just as dawn was breaking.
Gan Xiao Ning and the veteran soldiers’ cognition was shattered by the ruthless Chen Jun.
Chen Jun, limping with every step that drilled pain into his heart, left the dormitory and started a new day’s training.
At this moment.
The veteran soldiers, all now awake, didn’t mock or jeer as usual; no one even spoke—they just watched Chen Jun head out.
Wu Liu Yi checked his watch; it was only five o’clock, and his expression grew more serious.
For some reason.
He suddenly felt the pressure.
But this was merely the beginning of the pressure; over the next three days, Chen Jun remained highly disciplined every day—apart from eating and sleeping, he spent nearly all his time on the training ground, training for over fourteen hours daily.
This made Gan Xiao Ning and the others, who had been confident of victory, feel intense pressure.
Thus, the legend of the “ruthless man” emerged in Steel Seventh Company!
As if by unspoken agreement, no veteran soldier mocked or pointed at Chen Jun anymore.
The great perseverance and determination Chen Jun displayed made them genuinely convinced from the heart.
Even if they didn’t say it, they were convinced in their hearts.
Because they couldn’t do it themselves!
Chen Jun’s desperate, all-out training style—at least in others’ eyes—was sheer recklessness; it not only awed Third Squad’s veteran soldiers but even alarmed the company commander.
Gao Cheng learned that Chen Jun’s suicidal training had lasted a full four days.
He worried that if Chen Jun kept training so maniacally, he’d ruin his body or even drop dead during training—such incidents weren’t unheard of.
That evening on the fourth day, Gao Cheng came to the training ground and forcibly stopped Chen Jun mid-training.
“Chen Jun, wanting to improve your running results is good and praiseworthy, but you can’t rush it like this; messing around won’t do.” Gao Cheng criticized seriously.
“I’m not messing around; this is scientific training.”
Chen Jun was amused and exasperated; over these four days, only the first had been truly unbearable, making him wish he were dead, but he’d gradually adapted since.
By today, he seemed to have broken through the bottleneck, with his condition unprecedentedly good.
This body, which had decent innate conditions, seemed to undergo subtle changes due to the entry of Chen Jun’s transmigrated soul.
“Scientific training? Training over a dozen hours a day, from five in the morning to nine at night, with no rest except for meals—this is scientific? I think you’re courting death, wanting to drop dead on the training ground.”
Gao Cheng placed great importance on training safety; if a cadet soldier died in Seventh Company, it would be big trouble—the company’s year of effort could go to waste.
This was something he couldn’t bear, hence his sternness.
“Company commander, do I look like someone who might drop dead from training?”
Chen Jun wiped the sweat from his face, making it clearer.
Under the parade ground’s lamplight, Gao Cheng stared at Chen Jun’s face for a good while and saw only sweat and flushed heat—no other abnormal symptoms.
Having served in the troops for so many years, Gao Cheng could tell at a glance if a face showed problems.
If he hadn’t witnessed it these past days—Chen Jun leaving before dawn and not returning until after lights out—
In Chen Jun’s current state…
Even if Chen Jun claimed he’d only run 8 kilometers, Gao Cheng wouldn’t doubt it in the slightest.
He trained ferociously from dawn till dusk every day, yet his physical condition didn’t match at all; he even looked fairly relaxed.
Gao Cheng didn’t understand, and he was astonished.
“You really do have some real skill; training so desperately every day, yet your physical condition is still pretty good—truly unexpected.”
Gao Cheng disliked beating around the bush and asked straightforwardly out of curiosity: “Since you have such a good training method, why didn’t you use it before? You’ve been a baggage in the company for over four months, right?”
Chen Jun couldn’t say it wasn’t him before, so he made up an excuse: “Before coming, the captain specifically instructed me to maintain a student mindset when joining the company and not steal the spotlight too much.
Now, four months have passed; I think the time is right to perform, or the warriors will look down on me.”
Chen Jun’s explanation was perfectly reasonable, fitting his individual situation.
“Hahaha.”
Gao Cheng laughed, sighing: “When I joined the company back then, I got the same instructions; years later, it’s still the same.”
“This might be our school tradition, haha.” Chen Jun laughed too.
He also casually pulled the connection of being from the same school!
“I knew it; our army academy couldn’t produce such a slacker cadet soldier. Turns out you were hiding a trick, and you hid it deep—even I didn’t see it.”
Gao Cheng patted Chen Jun’s shoulder happily, then changed the subject: “This scientific training of yours seems pretty good.
In the cross-country race three days from now, if you can take first place—no, even top three.
Then I’ll hand the whole company over to you; you train them well, and if they all meet excellent standards, I’ll personally go to the regiment to request merit for you.”
Gao Cheng really was a bold, visionary company commander, painting a big pie for Chen Jun before the deal was sealed.
And Chen Jun really ate this big pie!
He gladly accepted: “Company commander, you said it yourself; no taking it back then.”
“My word is my bond; put your heart at ease. But before that, I hope you’re not all talk and turn out to be a soft-legged shrimp when it counts.” Gao Cheng warned.
“Words are useless; we’ll see in three days.” Chen Jun said confidently.
“Good.”
Gao Cheng patted Chen Jun’s shoulder again: “Keep pushing; I hope you’re not bluffing this time and can make the whole company look at you in a new light.”
“Just watch, company commander; in three days, I’ll become Steel Seventh Company’s sharp knife.”
Chen Jun remained fully confident.
After Gao Cheng left satisfied with the answer, Chen Jun dove back into training and once again increased the intensity.
His body had basically adapted to the previous training intensity.
To raise it further, he had to add more difficulty.
What Chen Jun had to do was go all out, stun everyone in this 5-kilometer mini-competition, subvert prior impressions, and thoroughly establish his footing in Steel Seventh Company.
