Chapter 29 Captain Career

  On the fourth morning, the instructor was absent, and the task of dividing into groups fell on the captain and vice-captain.

  We have 180 people left, the most ideal grouping is three people in a group, but things are still a bit troublesome. Because when I and Xiaomei announced free grouping, there were only ten groups of three, ten groups of four, and the remaining groups ranged from five to sixty people.

  I looked around and found that the classmates gathered around Tian Jiao Mei and me were actually the sixty-person group, and couldn't help but sigh.

  "Comrades, we are teammates and may be classmates in the future. Thank you for your support! However, you should also know the rules - at most four people can form a group. I believe everyone is a good teammate who can live independently. As team leaders, we cannot show favoritism, so please reorganize yourselves."

  After hearing what I said, several teams split out again. What should be done with the remaining ones?

  Xiao Mei's eyes lit up, and she whispered something in my ear. I nodded, then followed her method of doing things.

  First, call out the remaining boys in the team, and then let the girls voluntarily pair up with that boy. After pairing, more than a dozen girls were left without moving, and several boys had no partner. When asked why some girls didn't go for free matching, under the leadership of a sweet female high-pitched voice, they said they wanted to be in a group with me, and the problem came again.

  Looking at them, then looking at the soprano, she had a look of "I've got you cornered". I was in a dilemma. Looking at Xiaomei, Xiaomei was also standing by and watching, not helping me think of a solution. It's not possible to let over ten people form a group, it seems like I have to come up with something myself, I racked my brains...

  The brain is indeed getting smarter the more it's used, suddenly remembered rock-paper-scissors, seems like we can divide into groups, so I did. Quickly succeeded in assigning tasks, of course there were complaints, I suppressed them with this sentence:

  "This is luck and fate, let it be."

  This time, after the distribution, there was only one slender and lively little girl left, wearing a red dress, with a head of green hair that reached her waist. Her name was Ye Mengting, who was the soprano. When she saw that she was the only one left on both sides, she first felt a bit nervous, then suddenly turned around and jumped over to me and Xiao Mei's side. Then, facing me, she giggled and said:

  "Hehe, you can't get rid of me! This is fate, this is luck, just go with the flow." In the end, he even started imitating my tone.

  "I..."

  I was left speechless, as if she had dumped me countless times. But I also understood that when talking to girls, you can't be too literal. Seeing me at a loss for words, she smiled triumphantly and even winked at me mischievously. The surrounding girls cast admiring and envious glances, while the little girl thoroughly enjoyed this feeling.

  Then, through democratic elections, each group elects a group leader. From then on, whatever happens, they contact me. Next, we begin the real test. Each group is independent, and members cooperate with each other, so this test emphasizes both independence and cooperation in a happy life.

  Our 007 team was assigned to a space with more than 500 mountains, 90% of which are relatively small, the smallest is also a thousand-meter peak, with beautiful scenery and pleasant environment; for male comrades, there are also many beauties accompanying, it has to be said that such living conditions are truly wonderful.

  On the other hand, perhaps because parents have taught their children about romance before they turn ten, it's still possible to see some young couples sharing sweet or bitter moments together. Seeing these scenes, I couldn't help but think: They're really mature for their age!

  Lost in thought, I was completely unaware of the two little girls beside me, who were getting more and more anxious... In their hearts, I am just a wooden man...

  Of course, this is just a romantic notion for some people, and many newcomers find it even more terrifying than hell.

  Under normal circumstances, an ordinary ten-year-old child would find it difficult to survive in the wild, even if people here generally develop earlier. Even a child with great innate talent for cultivation might only be able to take on one fierce tiger at a time. Not to mention that most people's innate talents are not high, and the wilderness is a paradise for beasts, where two fists can't contend with four hands.

  Some people may ask, aren't there other group members? Of course, after dividing into groups of three or four, safety is not guaranteed. If you encounter a pack of wolves or other wild beasts that live in groups, which is common in the wilderness, and some group members are just dead weight, then it's not necessarily safe even with group members.

  So for most newborns, outdoor life is still not easy.

  Although the grouping has a vacancy for a special purpose, who can deny the role of luck? Our dean had already come up with a solution, which is to set up a second test: testing innate talent.

  I was truly fulfilled and enjoyed the following days. On one hand, I operated a camping life with two little Lolis; on the other hand, I sorted out the situations reported by each group leader every day, and when the assistant instructor came, I would report the situation to him again.

  Our group's camping life was decided after discussion and consensus among three people, and then I informed other group leaders of the itinerary so that they could find me.

  The route is as follows: the 007 team was assigned a space close to hundreds of large mountains, and our small group had to go to a nearby mountain every day, preparing to cross all the mountains, just for fun.

  After hearing our group's itinerary, the team leaders applauded on the spot. Originally, there was no rule that they had to follow the team leader, but for some reason, they followed behind our group, which I was delighted to hear and convenient for management!

  Every time we reach a big mountain, we climb to the top in the morning to watch the sunrise, and pick some wild vegetables and herbs along the way. Unexpectedly, the three of us together know quite a few wild vegetables, and it usually doesn't take long to collect enough food for a day. Of course, we also encounter some wild beasts on the way. For wild beasts that can harm people, other peers may be in danger, but for our group, most of them become our meals. After watching the sunrise, we return to the foot of the mountain, find a place with water source, make a fire and cook, and smoke rises.

  The day before, I told each group leader the destination of the next day. Where there is smoke from cooking is my direction. In fact, privately, everyone has another saying: where there is a fragrant smell is the captain's direction.

  It doesn't matter, many teams are following behind our team, even if they can't eat it, smelling the aroma is also a kind of enjoyment!

  So every time the group leaders come to report, they always complain that they don't eat well and want to learn from me. I'm more than happy to teach them, although I'm exhausted to death, but I enjoy it. It's just that if the group leaders can learn one or two out of ten, that's already not bad.

  Watching them achieve small successes and being happy, I am very pleased. The two little lollipops also felt the joy in it, every time they cooked, they had to learn from each other, under the name of: helping out.

  Two months later, the two little loli can already come out of their apprenticeship. It's not that they did better than me, but they have mastered all the movements. At this time, Tian Jiaomei has about 60-70% of my level, and Ye Mengting also has 40-50%. They are eager to teach others, and it seems that many people are like this.

  Later, when the group leaders came to learn, it was always the two of them teaching, and then the group leaders would pass it on to their own team members. However, they could only teach a rough outline, let alone anyone like me, who had an entire storage space full of ingredients, with a wide variety of sweet, sour, spicy, salty flavors, all in abundance. This was probably why the inspecting teacher's eyes widened in surprise.

  Through my teachings, everyone knows that without seasonings, many delicious dishes are no longer delicious. In the last few days, there were no apprentices because I told them the secret of seasonings. People with insight thought about going back to try it out, while others didn't even give it a thought, thinking that I was hiding something from them. As for this, I also don't make any explanations.

  Speaking of the fragrance that has been passed down in our group, it's hard not to mention its influence. Firstly, both assistant instructors come to visit us every day, coincidentally during our meal times, and then there's a big feast...

  When the group leaders were cooking, they also watched with relish. As for this matter, everyone tacitly understood and our group silently prepared food for five people.

  Another thing is that in another space (the air in the space wall and the outside world are connected), other teams smelled the fragrance and gathered beside the space wall adjacent to team 007, just to smell the distant fragrance every day. After dozens of days, new life with poor appetite and repeated setbacks appeared.

  This caught the attention of the disciplinary teacher, who found out and looked for a reason. It turned out that it was the fragrance that caused the trouble, which was reflected in the ears of Principal Tianba. The calm principal only smiled slightly and said:

  "Let things take their natural course." The matter dissolved into nothingness.

  There are also my brother and Tian Mei Rose's 001 team, my brother's cooking skills are much better than mine. In the first three days, he showed off his skills a little, and everyone in the team had a great time, from then on they couldn't rest easy. The whole team begged him to teach them, and with great enthusiasm, he couldn't refuse, so he would often come back to cook for them, which also caused the same effect.

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  There's another thing worth mentioning, I occasionally discovered a kind of fruit called "Bao Jing Guo", which makes a huge sound when smashed to the ground with force. It won't hurt people and is a good alarm device. I gathered all the team leaders together and told them to look for this fruit, if they encounter an unsolvable danger, smash it to alert nearby teams for support, this is allowed.

  After all, the inspectors are not omnipotent and such situations can occur from time to time. Our group has this thing, which avoids some unnecessary losses.

  For individual groups that were not adapting to life, I first encouraged them to persevere and provided assistance within the allowed scope of the rules. As a result, some groups persisted until the end, while others disbanded. I reorganized the disbanded groups into one group.

  And so, the first test of the new life ended, counting the remaining number of people, there were still 160 people left, which was a miracle, creating a record in previous years, increasing by twenty or thirty people from the first place in previous years.

  The first level is over, and there's an awards ceremony.