My Military Career in a Parallel World

Jiang Chen's method of folding the quilt was actually no different from what Li Gang taught them yesterday. At most, there was an extra step of using a small stool to expel excess air.

However, Li Gang thought it would be a good idea to let other students in the class learn from Jiang Chen. Just look at what others were folding. The quilts were almost bulging into a ball. It would be a compliment to say that they were steamed buns made of leavened dough.

If you learn more now, you can save some effort if you can fold it to this level during the housekeeping evaluation next week.

Li Gang was thinking about the housekeeping evaluation in his mind. Thanks to Jiang Chen's efforts, the quilt on the ground had gradually taken the shape of a tofu block.

After finishing folding, Jiang Chen carefully put the quilt back on the bed, half-knelt beside the bed and began to fix it.

Three parts depend on stacking, and seven parts depend on repairing.

Even if it is an old quilt that does not need to be pressed, it still takes a lot of time to trim it into a perfect tofu block shape, let alone a new quilt.

It takes Jiang Chen about half an hour to fold a quilt. Half of the time is spent on pressing it, and the rest of the time is mostly wasted on trimming it.

As Jiang Chen kept waving his hands, the quilt on the bed seemed to perform magic. It changed from the vague shape of a tofu block to a neat rectangular block.

Looking from a distance, it is almost identical to the one Li Gang folded yesterday.

The other recruits who witnessed the entire process were all dumbfounded.

Before, everyone was folding their own things. Although the final product was amazing, they didn’t feel much because they didn’t see the process.

But now...

The quilt seemed to be poisonous in their hands. No matter how you fiddled with it, it just wouldn't straighten out or make it flat. Not to mention making tofu blocks, it would be a blessing to be able to even get the rough shape of tofu.

But in Jiang Chen's hands, these were not a problem. The quilt in front of him was obedient like a good baby, allowing him to roll it into a ball and flatten it without any resistance...

"We are all new recruits, why are you so outstanding?!"

When Jiang Chen was folding the quilt, Chu Fei couldn't help but bend down and gently touch the corner of the quilt.

It is indeed the same quilt as mine!

So, what went wrong?!

Not only him, but everyone else also had a look of question marks on their faces.

On the other side, Li Gang, who also witnessed the whole process of Jiang Chen folding the quilt, was filled with surprise and ecstasy.

With such a big baby in his arms, he deserves to be the center of attention during this training session!

There was originally a bit of suspense in the third phase, but now it should be settled.

As long as he finishes his training with the new recruits and goes to the training team for a visit, he will be able to be promoted from deputy squad leader to squad leader.

"Oh my god, can this little stool be used like this?!"

"I've learned it, I've learned it, but I still can't quite get it right when it comes to using my hands to expel the air. Every time I press it for two minutes, before I even start folding it, the quilt bulges up again."

"Exactly. I'm stuck at this step now. I've always thought that I pressed too slowly, but now it seems that's not the case..."

The quilt is almost finished. Thanks to being pressed once, the quilt is closer to the shape of a tofu block.

Ignoring the comments of the new recruits, Li Gang stared at the quilt on the bed with shining eyes, suppressing his joy and saying, "Good! It's folded very well! Keep the quilt pressed for two more days, practice the trimming technique more, and it should be up to standard before this week!"

"Jiang Chen!"

"Here!" Jiang Chen quickly stood up and stood at attention.

"Work hard these few days, practice more, and try to fold a qualified quilt before the weekend. I will reserve the position of deputy monitor for you!"

"I guarantee to complete the task!" Jiang Chen responded loudly.

Li Gang, who was in high spirits, didn't care about his previous cheating and asked everyone to go back and fold the quilts.

This time he did not mention anything about keeping quiet. Instead, he told everyone to go to Jiang Chen to ask if they had any questions, and to keep their voices down and not make too much noise.

There were still more than fifty minutes before the morning exercise time, and Li Gang did not go back to bed. After spending five or six minutes folding his quilt, he walked around the dormitory.

Since Li Gang had told him to spend more time practicing trimming the quilt, Jiang Chen had no objection. After taking the quilt apart and flattening it, he sat in front of the bed and began to trim the quilt carefully.

When others asked about it, he would put down what he was doing and teach them. If they didn't teach him, he would continue to think about how to trim the quilt for better results.

Li Gang just watched from the side without responding. He would only say a few words when Jiang Chen was unable to explain clearly or when there were problems with some details.

Li Gang learned this trick from his old squad leader. That's how the squad leader treated him when he was in the company.

After the recruit training ends, he will be a squad leader in a month or two, so he took it out in advance to try out the effect.

Li Gang didn't feel much before, but from the squad leader's perspective, he discovered how powerful his old squad leader was.

Not only did he cultivate the deputy squad leader's ability to lead troops, but he was also able to find and correct his shortcomings through the words he taught others.

Folding a quilt is a laborious task. As long as you are serious and willing to work hard, you will see progress every time.

In just one morning, the quilts everyone had folded were much better than the ones they made before going to bed last night.

At the very least, you can vaguely make out the shape of a tofu block, instead of looking like a steamed bun like yesterday.

Looking at the time, it was almost time for morning exercises. Li Gang said, "Okay, let's stop here this morning. I'll give you five minutes to wash up and gather downstairs in five minutes!"

……

At six o'clock, everyone finished washing and dressing and gathered downstairs. After the team reported the number and confirmed that it was correct, they were taken to the playground.

"Hurry up……"

"Are you guys still men?! Can't you do it after three kilometers?!"

"Everyone, run faster!"

"The people in the second row, speed up and overtake the people in front!!"

"Those of you at the back, didn't you see the people in the second row catching up?! If anyone gets overtaken, expect to have extra food soon!"

For today's training, Ge Hongtao and other company commanders were also present. With Lao Liu fanning the flames, the whole playground became lively in a short while.

Originally everyone was running in platoons according to the order of priority, but as soon as Ge Hongtao arrived, the three platoons began to compete with each other, and their speed became faster and faster, and in the end they were almost catching up with the speed of a 100-meter sprint.

The row that Jiang Chen was in was naturally running in the front, the second row was in the middle, and the third row was at the end.

In the first lap, everyone ran at the same speed as yesterday morning, but from the beginning of the second lap, the third platoon leader shouted, "Catch up with those bastards in the second row in front." And things got out of control.

The third platoon shouted to chase the second platoon, and the second platoon shouted to chase them. Zhao Hongbin, as the leader of the first platoon, was immediately unhappy and immediately yelled at everyone to speed up.

Seeing the distance between the two teams getting closer and closer, Zhao Hongbin finally couldn't sit still anymore and shouted to the back of the team, "People in the first row! Anyone caught up by the people in the second row will have no breakfast in the morning!"

Sun Weichen, who was originally at the back of the team and looked like he was about to collapse at any time, suddenly returned to normal after hearing these words. His blurry eyes also regained vitality, and his speed suddenly increased significantly to catch up with the team in front.

Jiang Chen and Luo Ming, who were originally planning to turn back to help, were overtaken by this kid because they didn't react in time.

"Fuck, did this little fat guy take stimulants? He's running so fast!" Luo Ming, who was almost hit, couldn't help but curse after he steadied his steps.

"Stop talking nonsense. He must have been stimulated by Zhao Heimian's words. He will be exhausted if he keeps running like this. If we don't catch up with him, we will have to drag him to the finish line!" Jiang Chen said hurriedly.

Luo Ming reacted and didn't have time to waste words. He quickened his pace and followed Jiang Chen to catch up.

There was no way. Sun Weichen's body looked too scary. He was 1.65 meters tall and weighed almost 180 kilograms. It was because the physical examination standards of the head team were not so strict at that time that as long as there were no major problems, he could pass.

Otherwise, with his weight, he wouldn't even be able to pass the first round of conscription.

Actually, if you think about it carefully, it's nothing. As long as there is no major problem with your body, when you arrive at the army, after three months in the recruit company, you will be able to lose any fat you have.

This is also why many veterans, after returning home, begin to lose weight within a few years, and eventually become fatter and fatter, with no trace of their military service left.

There is no other way. Being in the army consumes too much physical energy. We train a lot and eat a lot.

After retiring from the army, I lay at home all day long, but my eating habits remained the same as in the army, so I kept getting fatter and fatter.

Jiang Chen could now imagine how fat Sun Weicheng would become after he retired from the army, given his appetite...

"Fatty, run slower. If you get exhausted, I won't be able to carry you!" Speeding up to catch up, Jiang Chen grabbed Sun Weichen by the back of his neck.

"Jiang... Jiang Chen, you... you don't have to... worry about me, hurry... hurry up... run... otherwise... there will be no breakfast..." In fact, Sun Weichen was already extremely tired, and he was just holding on with one breath.

Now that I opened my mouth to speak, my breathing rhythm was disrupted and the anger in my heart also leaked out.

If Jiang Chen hadn't been holding him up, his legs would have almost gone limp and collapsed to the ground.

"Xiao Ming, come here quickly! This thing is too heavy, I can't hold on any longer!" Raising his hand and putting Sun Weicheng's arm on his shoulder, Jiang Chen ran while holding him and shouting behind him.

"Coming, coming..." Luo Ming did not dare to delay upon hearing this, and hurriedly stepped forward to hold Sun Weicheng's other arm.

The feelings between men often heat up very quickly, especially those around the age of 18 or 19. Two days are enough for them to get to know each other.

Once people get to know each other, the way they address each other will change.

Needless to say, Sun Weichen was immediately given the nickname "Fatty".

Because Luo Mingze's name resembles the character "Xiao Ming" who appears most frequently in textbooks, he naturally got the nickname Xiao Ming.

"Don't... don't... bother me... I really... can't run anymore." With the fat man involved, the two of them naturally couldn't run very fast.

The second row of people behind them were less than two meters away from them and were about to catch up.

"Stop talking nonsense. We are all brothers in the same class and no one should be left behind!" Jiang Chen took a deep breath and lifted the fat man's arm up.

"Shut up. If you only have the energy to talk, run a few more steps so that Jiangzi and I can feel more relaxed!" Luo Ming also couldn't stand the fat man's nagging, so he turned around and cursed.

It was hard enough to carry him and run, and this guy kept whispering in my ear, which was so annoying.

Fortunately, other people in the class also noticed the three people behind them and ran over to help.

Forget about Zhao Feihang and Lin Wenbo. It’s good enough if they take good care of themselves and don’t add to their burden.

The only people who can really spare some time to help are Li Qiang, Chu Fei and Zhang Meng.

Together with Jiang Chen, who never gave up physical exercise, they are currently the most physically fit people in the class. The five of them take turns helping and can barely handle the workload.

Zhou Xinghai and He Wenjie were also not idle. They turned back from time to time to take care of Zhao Feihang and the others. The four of them supported each other and could barely keep up with the main group.

The movement from Class 5 soon attracted the attention of Ge Hongtao and instructor Lu Ming who were standing in the middle of the playground.

"Hey, which class are those guys at the back of the row from?"

Ge Hongtao was busy formulating a training plan for the recruit company in the past two days and had no time to pay attention to the situation of the recruits in each class.

The focus of the first week's work was basically to get the new recruits integrated into the army as quickly as possible. This was something the squad leaders were best at, so he was too lazy to ask about it.

Apart from the new recruit who had caused trouble in the cafeteria before, Ge Hongtao had basically no impression of other people.

Lu Ming is different. He is the instructor of the recruit company, in charge of thoughts and daily life. Even if he doesn't know all the information about the recruits in the company, he must have a general understanding of it.

What's more, Jiang Chen was recruited by him personally and was the one he focused on.

Lu Ming narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction Ge Hongtao pointed. "It's the new recruit from Class 5. The one running third from the bottom is the top student from Northwestern Polytechnical University who scored over 600 in the college entrance examination that I told you about before."

As a genuine northerner, Jiang Chen's height is not as exaggerated as Li Qiang's, who is 1.9 meters close to 2 meters, but at 1.82 meters tall, he stands out among a group of recruits with an average height of 1.7 meters.

With Lu Ming's reminder, Ge Hongtao found Jiang Chen in the team at a glance.

"A top student from Northwestern Polytechnical University..." Ge Hongtao muttered in a low voice.

"Okay, I know."

Compared with Lu Ming's attention, Ge Hongtao felt a little hesitant.

Everyone loves college student soldiers, especially at this juncture when the authorities seem to be planning to reform and reorganize the army and are paying more and more attention to the cultivation of high-quality talents.

Although Ge Hongtao didn't know what was going on, he had been in the army for nearly ten years and had been a company commander for five years. He had vaguely sensed something unusual.

There is a shortage of high-quality talents in every regiment and division, not to mention the company. Only the army headquarters is slightly better.

The Northwestern Polytechnical University’s brand may not have much influence outside, but in the military…

Although they are in the army, they can also get some information from the military newspapers.

Therefore, even if Ge Hongtao wanted to, he was not very sure that he could keep Jiang Chen in his company.

Even though he is the company commander of the recruit company!

Moreover, it is still unclear whether they are willing to stay in the army. Even if they stay, it is not his turn as the commander of the reconnaissance company to reap the benefits...

However, the person was right under his nose, and Ge Hongtao was a soldier idiot, or in other words, there were few people who could become the company commander of a reconnaissance company who were not soldier idiots.

It is not Ge Hongtao's character to return empty-handed after going to a mountain of treasures. Even if he does not hold high hope in his heart, how can he know if he does not try?

However, he doesn't want everyone.

Reconnaissance company, reconnaissance company, no matter how high the cultural level is, if the physical fitness is not up to standard, he will not let them join his company.