ACultivator'sCampusLife

Chapter 145 Thirst After Talents

Hong Yan and the other two walked into the distance. Although Lu Yao could relax his tense nerves a little, he was not idle. He walked to Gao Feng and felt his pulse. After confirming that Gao Feng only had some surface wounds, Lu Yao took out a pill from the pocket and let Gao Feng eat it.

"Brother Gao, this pill was given to me by my Master. Eat it, and it will help you recover pretty fast!" Lu Yao told Gao Feng about how he got this pill. After Gao Feng swallowed it, Lu Yao sat down to rest.

This decisive battle consumed a great deal of Lu Yao's mental energy. When the battle ended, he felt as if he had lost all his strength.

Miao Fu told him that if one forced the use of the innate spiritual power, he would suffer from the backlash. Could this be the backlash?

In the final battle, Lu Yao's performance was undoubtedly the best. Although Gao Feng and the others went all out to keep a tight rein on Hong Yan and Su Li, the one to resolve the battle was Lu Yao.

After waiting for more than half an hour, the director team sent a helicopter to take everyone back to the headquarters of the Eighty-ninth Army. On the helicopter, Hong Yan closed his eyes as if he was sleeping. Su Li and Tie Feinan kept staring at Lu Yao as if they were looking at an alien. The look in their eyes was very complicated.

When the helicopter landed and everyone got off, Huang Bingtian, He Dong, the middle-aged officer of the Falcon Assault Team, who was addressed as Old Yang by He Dong, Xu Long, and the others were already waiting for them on the tarmac. When Lu Yao got off the helicopter, Old Yang was even more excited and rushed to Lu Yao before He Dong and the others. He examined Lu Yao carefully.

If he hadn't seen Lu Yao's marvellous performance on the big screen, he would never have imagined that such a young soldier would perform so excellently. Although there were occasional flaws in his performance, they couldn't belittle his excellence. Old Yang firmly believed that through his training, Lu Yao would definitely become the top special assault team member.

"What is your name?" Old Yang had been thinking about how to poach Lu Yao away from the Eighty-ninth Army, but he never thought of asking for his name. It was only when he saw Lu Yao and wanted to say a few words to him that he remembered he actually did not know Lu Yao's name.

"Lu Yao." Lu Yao answered directly.

"Lu Yao, Lu Yao. It's a good name!" Old Yang repeated Lu Yao's name twice and asked, "Are you willing to join the Falcon Assault Team?"

"I can't." Lu Yao thought for a moment and found that he had no reason to agree with Old Yang's request. Besides, he had no better reason for his refusal, so he directly said no.

When Old Yang heard Lu Yao's answer, he was stunned for a moment. Then, he asked, "Do you know who I am? Do you know what it means for you to be invited to join the Falcon Assault Team?"

"I don't know." Lu Yao replied very briefly.

"I..."

Old Yang wanted to continue, but He Dong walked up to him and interrupted him. He looked at Lu Yao and said with a smile, "Lu Yao, don't listen to him bragging here. He is just the Chief Captain of the Falcon Assault Team. My rank is two levels higher than his. You might as well choose me rather than him!"

When the Chief Captain of the Falcon Assault Team heard He Dong's words, his expression became serious. He patted He Dong on the shoulder and said unhappily, "Army Commander He, I invited him first. You are being unreasonable by doing this!"

Old Yang was angry, and He Dong was angry, too. He said solemnly to Old Yang, "You invited him first? I think you haven't figured out the situation yet. Lu Yao is a member of our Eighty-ninth Army. Now you try to poach him? Are you kidding me?"

"Well..." Ever since Old Yang saw Lu Yao's two stunning shots, he felt as if he had been possessed. He had been waiting for Lu Yao to return, but he had really forgotten about this matter. Now that he was refuted by He Dong, he really didn't know what to say. However, he couldn't give up so easily. He said incoherently, "Well... Then... Even if Lu Yao is a member of your Eighty-ninth Army, he is also a soldier of Shina. When the Falcon Assault Team was established, the leader of the central government said that as long as we discovered the right persons, we could report and apply to recruit them. Don't tell me you have forgotten about this?" Old Yang spoke excitedly.

As he spoke, he thought of what had happened back then and immediately felt confident.

"You..." Because the Falcon Assault Team was established too long ago, He Dong really forgot that there was such a rule, and he was suddenly at a loss.

"Alright, alright. What are you two arguing for? Don't you feel you've lost your dignity in front of so many subordinates? Come on!" Seeing that He Dong and Old Yang were arguing with each other over Lu Yao, Huang Bingtian stepped forward and said, "Xiao Lu, don't worry about them. This time, both teams performed very well. Tonight, we will celebrate for everyone in He Dong's army headquarters. You guys go back and make preparations first!"

"Yes, Commander Huang!" When Lu Yao and the soldiers who had returned from the drill heard this, they immediately saluted Huang Bingtian and replied.

Huang Bingtian looked at the soldiers and waved his hand to motion them to leave first.

Lu Yao took the opportunity and left with everyone else.

Huang Bingtian was very prestigious in the army. Since he had said this, He Dong and Old Yang could no longer argue. They could only reluctantly watch Lu Yao leave with the other soldiers.

Watching everyone leave, Huang Bingtian turned around and walked towards the army headquarters, leaving He Dong and Old Yang there.

He Dong knew some of the inside story. When he heard Huang Bingtian's words, he realized that he had almost been misled by Old Yang and almost poached Huang Bingtian's soldier.

However, Old Yang was still confused. He did not know that there was such a relationship between Lu Yao and Huang Bingtian. When he saw Lu Yao leave, he was still thinking about how to continue to poach Lu Yao at the celebration banquet.

As the Chief Captain of the Falcon Assault Team, Old Yang was extremely thirsty for talents. Now that he was obsessed with Lu Yao's awesome performance, he couldn't stop thinking about having Lu Yao recruited into his team.

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"Xiao Lu, I thank you on behalf of the fellow soldiers. This time, we won because of you. You have won honor for the Eighty-ninth Army!" On the way back to the dormitory, as the soldiers surrounded Lu Yao, Xu Long thanked him on behalf of everyone.

"That's right. You all saw it just now. Captain Yang of the Falcon Assault Team and our army commander both tried to poach Lu Yao in front of Commander Huang. I have never heard of such a thing in so many years!" Xu Yi said excitedly. He was truly happy for Lu Yao.

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"Next, I would like to ask Political Commissar He to make a summary on the confrontation drill. Everyone, welcome!" The small banquet hall of the Eighty-ninth Army was full of people at this time. Officer Wang, as a non-combat cadre who had been following the Elite Team and confrontation drill during this period of time, became the host of the celebration banquet.

All the people present greeted Commissar He with thunderous applause.

Political Commissar He was a middle-aged man who was about the same age as He Dong. Lu Yao had seen him before on the pep rally. In Lu Yao's words, Political Commissar He looked like a scholar. He had a fair face and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. From a distance, one could feel that Political Commissar He was a resourceful and learned man.

"Comrades, the confrontation drill between the Falcon Assault Team of Xijing Military Region and the Elite Team of the Eighty-ninth Army has come to an end. It lasted for 144 hours. In this drill, both sides show an indomitable will and all team members dared to fight. This is worth learning for all our officers and soldiers. Here, on behalf of all the officers and soldiers of the Eighty-ninth Army, I want to thank the 18 special forces soldiers who participated in the drill. Thank you for your unforgettable and remarkable performance in the confrontation drill..."

Political Commissar He was the one who had spoken the longest among all the spokesmen. His speech and summary lasted almost twenty minutes. After him, Captain Yang of the Falcon Assault Team and He Dong of the Eighty-ninth Army also spoke.

Huang Bingtian attended the celebration banquet, but he did not go on stage to speak. He had been sitting at a round table not far from Lu Yao, smiling as he watched the entire celebration banquet going on.

In the past few days, those soldiers didn't have a good night's sleep. They hadn't eaten a delicious meal. Although it was said that the soldiers had strong willpower and they were tough like iron, they were still human. After a long time, they had to have delicious food. When the drill had just ended, He Dong had arranged for the logistics department to prepare a lot of sumptuous dishes for everyone. After Officer Wang made the final statement, the c****x of the celebration banquet finally began.

Usually, soldiers were not allowed to drink alcohol in the troops, especially the special forces soldiers. However, at today's celebration banquet, He Dong still prepared some alcohol for everyone. After all the dishes were served, He Dong, as the highest-ranking officer of the Eighty-ninth Army, stood up. He held a cup of spirit in his hand and looked at everyone. He said, "Comrades!"

As he spoke, everyone, including Huang Bingtian, stood up and raised their glasses. Then, He Dong said two words, "Bottoms up!"

Everyone shouted in unison, "Bottoms up!"

Before the sound faded, everyone raised their heads and drank the spirit. Then, He Dong waved his hand to motion everyone to sit down.

There weren't so many hypocritical rituals or ceremonies when drinking in the army. As soon as the leader gave the order, the soldiers immediately began to drink with excitement and started their carnival night.

Lu Yao had only drunk alcohol once. That happened before he was going to take the college entrance examination. At that time, he had a heart-to-heart talk with his Godfather, Lu Yiqian. Therefore, he wasn't a big drinker. But today, he was under the spotlight. He knew that he absolutely could not avoid drinking. Therefore, he relaxed and emptied his cup each time when others toasted him.