Chapter 388: Combat in the Wild

Currently, there existed conflict between civilians and soldiers.

Though it wasn’t a conflict that showed on the surface, but rather a conflict of principles.

In a country with a large population, there were all kinds of people.

Among them, there were quite a few who were talked into turning against their country, or simply put, reactionaries who were brainwashed.

In some aspects, the military was the top target of such people.

In any case, those were the ones who complained about everything under the sun, including their country.

Moreover with the Internet being so advanced these days, it made for convenient communication, and even a small matter would easily make its way online.

Once it made its way online, that was when things got troublesome.

“Forget it, let’s not talk about this. We’ve a newcomer with us, let’s not talk about something so inauspicious.”

Although this matter arose because of Gu Qingjiu, Lu Yimei was a person who could discern between right and wrong, hence she didn’t at all reprimand Gu Qingjiu.

“The allocation of the rooms will be done according to the way it’s always been done. Set down your things first and gather in the courtyard. The Vice-Commander and I will give out your guns and ammunition. Let’s go into the mountains together. Whether we get a good feast tonight will depend on your performance.”

Lu Yimei said in a joking tone, making everyone reveal relaxed smiles as they went into their rooms to set down their stuff.

Lu Yixin pulled Gu Qingjiu. “I’ll bring you to my room.”

She was new here and arrangements had to be made for her. Hence she nodded and followed Lu Yixin.

Gu Qingjiu and Lu Yixin’s room was on the second floor. Just like the way it was in school, there were metal beds with army blankets laid over them.

However, there wasn’t a fridge in the room, only a bathroom that could be considered luxurious.

But since they were here for the activity and not to enjoy, Gu Qingjiu was rather used to these.

After setting down their stuff, she went down with Lu Yixin.

As they gathered in the courtyard, Gu Qingjiu did a rough calculation and realized that there were merely about thirty people in the Shooting Department.

No wonder she was the only one who was chosen to enter the Shooting Department among all the first year students. It appeared that selection for entry was rather stringent.

But due to her immense progress, she didn’t feel the stringency of it all.

However to others, to enter the Shooting Department was harder than it was to ascend to heaven.

Lu Yimei and Lu Yibin gave out a gun to everyone. We’ll be using blanks that contain anesthesia. However, the effect of this anesthesia took place rather quickly, basically acting up within half a minute. Hence after the prey was. .h.i.t, if the prey ran off, they had to give chase for a bit.

Else if the prey fainted somewhere else and ended up being picked up by someone from another school, they would have wasted their effort.

But its effects worked slower the larger the size of the prey. On animals such as pheasants and wild rabbits, it took effect rather quickly.

“I’d like to reiterate one point: Although blanks don’t have the power to cause severe injuries, it would still do a certain level of damage to a human’s body when fired at close distance. There’s also anesthesia in it, so if someone accidentally gets. .h.i.t by it, you must make sure to return to a safe place with your teammates.”

Lu Yimei spoke of the safety considerations in front of the troops.

Between the three military schools, there were several hundred people gathered in one place. As such, it was unavoidable that accidents would happen.

However all these years, such accidents were extremely rare.

But it could not be prevented.

Although everyone’s gazes were focused on the prey, if after the shot was fired someone suddenly jumped out and got shot instead of the prey, it was unavoidable that he/she would get injured.

After Lu Yimei finished speaking, Lu Yixin explained things to Gu Qingjiu.

After all, she had just started practicing with a moving target, and here they were, combating in the wild.

There were some things that had to be said clearly.