Chapter 33 Like dumplings being dropped into a pot, they arrived at the secret...

Chapter 33 Like dumplings being dropped into a pot, they arrived at the secret...

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After Ye Anguo and Ding Hongwei finished their baths, Jiang Lai took them outside. They had been inside long enough, and if they didn't leave soon, Jiang Lai believed that several more people would enter the secret realm.

Jiang Lai's guess was correct. Three whole hours had passed since Ye Anguo disappeared before their eyes, and they still couldn't find him anywhere in the training ground.

The leaders were alarmed. This matter was too bizarre. It was as if there was an invisible cave under that high wall, swallowing up everyone who climbed over it.

The leaders gathered to discuss whether to try the high wall again. The soldiers were all tough guys, and the proposal was quickly approved, but the problem arose with the selection of personnel.

Everyone wanted to go themselves, not because they didn't trust or feel comfortable with their subordinates, but because they were afraid of accidents that could result in the loss of their talents or lives. Naturally, the subordinates were also unwilling to let their superiors take risks, so they argued endlessly.

Three hours passed while they were arguing. By then, Ye Anguo and Ding Hongwei had finished their training, drunk the spiritual milk, and soaked in the spiritual water pool.

When Ye Anguo and Ding Hongwei were without the Spirit Water Pool, Jiang Lai made a change to the challenge mode of the Secret Realm, turning it into a continuous challenge mode. If anyone else entered, Jiang Lai would no longer need to act as the guiding sprite.

The levels remain the same after the changes: Gravity Field → Wind Field → Rainstorm → Sun Field. The other levels have been removed by Jiang Lai. After testing, these four are sufficient; any more and no one will be able to complete all the levels.

Furthermore, the rewards have changed. Jiang Lai discovered that using spirit milk directly was too painful, so she thoughtfully prepared a huge pool of spirit water after each level.

As the name suggests, this Spirit Water Pool is a pool of water mixed with spirit milk. Everyone who passes the test can go in and soak in it, but whether they can endure the pain inside and how long they can endure it depends on their willpower.

This is another opportunity given by Jiang Lai, because as long as you have strong enough perseverance, the more pain you endure, the more you will gain, and the further you will go in the future.

But if you can't even endure this little bit of pain, then no matter how talented you are, it's useless, and you'll eventually decline.

As for why the spirit water pool is described as "extra large," it's because Jiang Lai was thinking that if a thousand people were to enter in the future, they all would rush in, and she couldn't let them turn into sardines, so she came up with this extra large spirit water pool.

However, there's no need to worry that some people's absorption capacity is too strong and they will consume all the spiritual milk. With Jiang Lai and Jin Nian there, they can replenish it at any time.

There's no need to worry about running out of spiritual milk due to the large number of people. Jiang Lai has an entire lake of spiritual milk, and Jin Nian is still producing it continuously, so there's absolutely no need to worry about that.

Speaking of the training grounds, the Spirit Water Pool after passing the first level of the gravity field has a relatively mild effect. In the second level, the amount of Spirit Milk in the Spirit Water Pool is twice that of the first level, in the third level of the torrential rain field it is four times, and in the fourth level it is eight times.

Furthermore, Jiang Lai has readjusted the multipliers in the stages: the first stage is one times the gravity, the second stage is two times, the third stage is four times, making it eight times for four stages.

According to Jiang Lai's original plan, a large number of people might have been eliminated. However, Jiang Lai thought about it later and realized that the purpose of bringing out this training ground was to train soldiers, so of course it should be used to the greatest extent possible. That's why she made this arrangement.

As for the elite soldier she wanted before, that's fine too. Excellent people will always be excellent. Among those who pass all four tests, some have to work extremely hard to succeed, while others succeed easily. Jiang Lai just needs to pick out the latter group.

Three hours had passed outside, but nine hours had passed inside the secret realm. Ye Anguo and Ding Hongwei spent four and a half hours clearing the level, but they spent four and a half hours soaking in the spirit water pool. And those four and a half hours were enough for Jiang Lai to do a lot of things.

Jiang Lai not only redesigned the training grounds, but also created many other things. With Jin Nian's help, Jiang Lai also developed a set of smart identity cards similar to those of later generations. Jiang Lai planned to give these cards to all the people she selected who could easily handle the four levels. After everyone had gone through the rounds, she would gather those with these identity cards together for more rigorous training until their full potential was realized.

Why is it called a smart identity card? Because Jin Nian will tamper with it a little; this identity card can only be used by the cardholder, and they will be able to detect if someone else steals it.

Of course, Jiang Lai did more than just that; she also thoughtfully drew two simplified instructions for the challenge.

To avoid Ye Anguo discovering anything amiss, Jiang Lai didn't dare use her sketchbook. Instead, she made Jin Nian act as a thief, secretly running into Ye Anguo's office and stealing a piece of manuscript paper and a pencil with the words "Heilongjiang Province Haishi Military Region" printed on it.

Therefore, after Ye Anguo and Ding Hongwei finished soaking in the spiritual water pool, they saw a jade tablet on two pieces of paper fly out of thin air and appear in front of them.

Ye Anguo and Ding Hongwei exchanged a glance and accepted the gift. Then they heard the familiar voice: "Without further ado, this is the revised training ground. Everyone can enter once now. If you can easily handle all four levels, you will receive an identity card like this."

Jiang Lai and Ye Anguo explained the current situation of the challenge and the importance of this identity card, then waved their hands and sent the person back the way they came.

Inside the training ground, which was sealed off from the outside, Ye Anguo and Ding Hongwei appeared out of nowhere, as if they had been pushed out of nowhere.

Soon Ye Anguo and Ding Hongwei were summoned by their superiors.

The two recounted their experiences over the past three hours in great detail, leaving everyone stunned. Such an unbelievable event was truly hard to believe and impossible to accept.

However, the sudden disappearance and reappearance of Ye Anguo and Ding Hongwei in full view of everyone forced them to believe in the jade pendant that the two of them had indeed brought out.

The jade pendant, known as the identity card, was a vibrant green when it was in Ye Anguo's possession, but it turned red when it came into someone else's hands. This kind of unscientific thing is really hard to believe, yet one has to accept it.

In addition to the news that Ye Anguo and the others brought back, the diagram explaining the challenge, and the obvious changes in the two of them after they returned from that training ground.

Not to mention Ye Anguo's fair complexion after drinking the spiritual milk and soaking in the spiritual water pool, the fact that both of them had grown taller was evident from their trouser legs, which had grown a bit longer.

Furthermore, to prove that what they said was true, the two even did a live demonstration, and the change in their fighting ability was quite astonishing.

Faced with this irrefutable evidence, the leadership held meeting after meeting, until, just like before, some were willing to take risks, while others wanted to take another look for the safety of the soldiers.

The final result was exactly as Jiang Lai expected. The army is full of courageous men, and no one can resist the temptation of an opportunity to improve their military skills.

However, the real danger lies in the fact that this is a trap set specifically for China. What if the people they choose go in, but something goes wrong and they can't get out? Those are lives at stake.

However, no one could bring themselves to say no. China has been weak for a long time, and foreign countries have imposed various blockades on it. Everyone present desperately hoped that the country could become strong. Now that our weapons are lagging behind other countries, it would be good to improve our individual combat capabilities.

Most importantly, there are some things in that training ground that cannot be explained by science. What if those things could be of help to China?

In the end, the top leader made the final decision: this training ground absolutely could not be abandoned. Now, he ordered this to be done in his own name. If something went wrong, he would take the blame alone; if it was really a good thing, he would report it immediately. In any case, he was unwilling to give up this opportunity.

In the end, the task fell to Ye Anguo. Since he and Ding Hongwei had already been in there, Ye Anguo was allowed to select the first batch of people to go in.

Having already clearly understood the strength of the training ground, Ye Anguo accepted the task without any hesitation.

The next morning, Ye Anguo gathered more than a thousand soldiers from his regiment together.

"As everyone knows, Ding Hongwei from the Third Battalion suddenly disappeared during training, and then I also disappeared in the same place, only to reappear three hours later. Everyone knows about this, right?"

"I know," a loud voice rang out.

"Did the regimental commander gather everyone together today just to talk about this?" a soldier asked.

"Yes, but before we talk about that, I'd like to ask everyone how much they know about the gods and ghosts of China?" Ye Anguo asked first.

After the soldiers started talking all at once, Ye Anguo then had Ding Hongwei compete against the other soldiers.

Everyone present could see that Ding Hongwei, who had been seriously injured half a year ago and was gradually falling behind in training and preparing to retire, was even more powerful than the best soldier in the entire regiment, and in a way that completely overwhelmed him. Ding Hongwei had a three-point advantage over his opponent, leaving him with no chance of winning.

Then Ye Anguo spoke again: "The previous question couldn't be answered scientifically because of what happened yesterday, but you should have seen the changes in Ding Hongwei."

"Now I want to ask you, do you want to become as strong as Ding Hongwei?"

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Ye Anguo explained to the soldiers all the dangers they might encounter after entering the area, and all he received in return were the eager eyes of the soldiers.

"The commander assigned this task to our regiment because he believes we are capable of completing it. I believe all of you would love to take on this task, but the commander said that only one company of soldiers will be sent in at a time."

At that moment, Ye Anguo's political commissar, Yu Botao, came over with an enamel mug: "You're all dissatisfied with whoever goes, so let fate decide. Our regiment has a total of nine companies. There are nine slips of paper with the numbers one to nine written on them in this enamel mug. All of you company commanders, come over and draw lots. The company that draws the number one goes in."

No one objected to Ye Anguo's words, as it was the fairest approach.

The results came out quickly: Ye Anguo led the men of the 2nd Company of the 3rd Battalion, scaled the high wall, and then swarmed into Jiang Lai's secret realm like dumplings being dropped into a pot.