Chapter Twenty-Four: The Fat Fish Duo!
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"By the way, Lao Zhao, are you really sure this jungle is a godforsaken place with practically no hunting?"
Qin Yuan couldn't help but ask, a little worried.
These troublemakers are spoiled bastards, each one with a high opinion of themselves!
Qin Yuan has only temporarily subdued them.
To completely subdue them?
It will take some effort.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ruixuan immediately laughed, "Don't worry, Company Commander! Lao Zhang and I know this area very well. This area is used as an exercise site year-round; troops are pulled in here for training every few days. There's plenty of wild rabbits, even wild fruit! These troublemakers are definitely in for a rough time this time."
"Hahaha…who told them to be so arrogant before? This is just a small punishment for them." Zhang Mingmin laughed heartily.
"Let's see if they can hold out for two days and three nights." Li Yongjun made no attempt to hide his schadenfreude.
"I doubt it!"
"Hahaha…"
The four of them laughed heartily! This is exactly the effect Qin Yuan wanted!
Give these troublemakers a taste of hunger!
Faced with primal hunger, humans instinctively bow their proud heads.
When a person can't even get enough to eat, their instinctive reaction is essentially no different from...
Not bowing down for five pecks of rice?
Unless they don't want to live!
The ancients often said it's better to live a wretched life than to die a good death!
Faced with the death of hunger, few can resist the urge to eat.
The troublemakers didn't know that in this area, due to frequent drills, apart from the untouched jungle, the wild boars had long been hunted to extinction, and those that weren't caught had escaped.
Now, besides starving, unless they have incredible luck, they have absolutely no chance of catching any prey.
"Having survived in the old forests of Northeast China for over ten years, I, Zang Chong, will definitely be the most outstanding one this time!" Zang Chong looked at the jungle ahead, his eyes gleaming.
Back in the jungle, Zang Chong felt like a fish in water, like he was home—it couldn't be easier.
"Most importantly, I can survive for three days without food or water!" Zang Chong declared confidently.
Back in his jungle days, Zang Chong had almost no luck hunting initially, often going hungry every few days. But years of habituation meant that two or three days without food wouldn't significantly deplete his energy.
Moreover, he now possessed considerable wilderness survival skills, including sophisticated hunting techniques…
This jungle posed no challenge for Zang Chong.
However,
Some were happy, some were worried.
Most of the troublemakers found this wilderness survival experience extremely difficult.
Most of them had little wilderness survival experience; all they had was initial excitement and wonder.
Moreover, the 30-kilometer radius was vast.
The recruits numbered only a few dozen, scattered in various locations, making it impossible for them to even coordinate.
"Damn, I can't take it anymore, the more I run, the more exhausted I get!" After running for only a few minutes, Su Xiaoyu's stomach started bulging, she felt completely overwhelmed, dizzy, and drenched in sweat under the blazing sun.
It was noon, the hottest time of day, and she was losing water rapidly.
Plus, it was lunchtime, and the habits they'd developed over the past ten days were making their stomachs urge them to eat.
But looking around, all they could see was a vast expanse of white; where was there any food?
"Xiaoyu, wait for me! Let's team up, okay?" At that moment, Little Fatty caught up from the side, sweating profusely, and called out.
"Me, go with you?" Su Xiaoyu perked up immediately and readily agreed, "Sure, sure! Teaming up will help us out, and I'll have someone to talk to."
Su Xiaoyu was a natural chatterbox.
If he wasn't fed, he could hold out for a while.
But what if no one talked to him?
He'd be bored to death!
"Alright then, our Fat Fish Duo is officially established!" Little Fatty chuckled, wiping the sweat from his brow.
"Fat Fish Duo?" Su Xiaoyu immediately laughed, giving a thumbs-up. "That's a great name! Very cool!"
"Fat Fish, Fat Fish, invincible, unstoppable, unbeatable marksman!" Su Xiaoyu quickly came up with a catchy slogan for this awesome duo. "Little Fatty, what do you think of that slogan?"
"Hahaha... Little Yu, you're so talented! I love that slogan!" Little Fatty was beaming.
"Absolutely!" Su Xiaoyu said proudly.
The two then chatted and laughed as they headed into the jungle.
Meanwhile.
Zhang Shuai was surrounded by a group of troublemakers.
"Handsome, a joint operation would greatly increase our chances of success and catching the prey. Shall we go together?" Lin Yu suggested.
Zhang Shuai shook his head immediately, saying in a deep voice, "Brothers, I naturally know the advantages of a joint operation, but you need to consider things from a deeper perspective. If I'm not mistaken, the company commander's purpose in organizing this wilderness survival exercise is to catch us off guard and allow us to develop strong survival skills in harsh environments."
"If I'm not wrong, this wilderness raid is better suited for solo operations."
"For example, if we find a wild animal, who gets it?"
"But if one person catches a wild animal or a rabbit, they can guarantee they won't have to eat for a day."
"Handsome, is catching a wild animal even a question? Of course, it's for you first!" one of the troublemakers laughed.
"That's right, handsome, that's not a problem! You'll definitely eat first!" another troublemaker echoed with a laugh.
Zhang Shuai smiled and shook his head. "That's another reason I don't want to go alone! I understand the brothers' good intentions, but I'm not one to take advantage of others! If a brother goes through all that trouble to catch a wild rabbit, and then, starving, wants to give it to me, I can't bear it."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Indeed!
What Zhang Shuai said was true, and perfectly reasonable!
They might not realize it now, but if they were truly in danger, forget about sharing the spoils; they might even be lucky not to steal someone else's hunt!
"So, let's split up!" Zhang Shuai said, smiling at everyone.
"Alright! Since the handsome guy has spoken, let's split up!"
"Brothers, we're not just going to eat steamed buns, we're going to fight for our honor! We must make the most of these two days and three nights, and we can't let the company commander look down on us!"
"For the guns, for the sake of pride, let's go!"
"Go! Go! Go! Charge, guys!"
...
Under Zhang Shuai's encouragement, the troublemakers, united in their hatred of the enemy, cheered each other on and then dispersed, quickly disappearing into the jungle.
Headquarters.
Qin Yuan stood above the driver's seat of the military vehicle, observing through binoculars, a bright smile on his face: "I wonder who will have the last laugh in this wilderness survival exercise? The Savage, the Huashan Guest? Or Zhang Shuai? Or even Su Xiaoyu?"
"I've prepared a super big gift for this champion!"
"Let's see who gets it!"
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