Dagger

  At noon, when it was time to gather for lunch, the company commander didn't introduce me to the whole company as I had imagined. He just asked me to have lunch at the cadres' table. Everyone in the company looked at me like they were looking at a rare animal in a zoo. I felt embarrassed holding my new utensils and couldn't eat.

  Zheng Lian glanced at me, then looked up at everyone else and said seriously, "What are you looking at? Don't want to eat?"

  Everyone in the squad immediately lowered their heads and quietly ate. Seeing that they all lowered their heads to start eating, I finally gathered my courage to carefully look at each of them, only to discover that the entire squad had only me as a private, they were all old soldiers, and even the one with the shortest service time was a superior soldier.

  One by one, the old soldiers were eating their meals, but couldn't help sneaking glances at me, this newcomer rookie! One by one, they ate with absent-mindedness! I even began to suspect that it had been ages since they'd seen a "Private" rank badge!

  After lunch, I followed Zheng Lian and the others to the barracks. Zheng Lian didn't speak to me again along the way, only discussing training matters with several squad leaders. I could only follow behind them silently, watching every old bird who cast strange glances at me!

  "Yin Bing!"

  "Arrived!"

  "You can go take a rest and tidy up your personal affairs."

  Zheng Lian finished speaking and left, I stood still for a while, then turned around and walked into the barracks, starting to clean up the desolate bed and tidy up the internal affairs.

  This afternoon, my enlistment ceremony began. At this moment, I am feeling both solemn and tense. The solemnity is because from now on, I will be a formal member of the Sharp Blade Regiment, shouldering the honor and responsibility of maintaining the regiment's honor! The tension is because this enlistment ceremony is only for me, prepared just for me, and I am the sole protagonist!

  The entrance ceremony wasn't as grand as I imagined because it was held at the training grounds! We all gathered at the training grounds!

  "Yin Bing!"

  "Arrived!"

  "Fall in!"

  "Yes!"

  A familiar voice suddenly entered my ears. I couldn't help but take a sneak peek, and found that the person standing in front of the queue was actually Big Black Face! I don't know when he joined this team, nor do I know why he wants me to step out of line!

  "Yin Bing!"

  "Arrived!"

  "Welcome to the Bayonet Corps! The Bayonet Corps is a sharp knife of the motherland, always ready to dedicate everything for the people and the country at any moment! Since you have arrived at the Bayonet Corps, you must be prepared to dedicate everything you can offer for the country and the people, even your life! This is your honor, and also the honor of our corps! Tell me, are you ready?"

  "Report! I am ready at all times to sacrifice my life for the motherland and the people!"

  "To become a formal member of the Vanguard, you still have a long way to go. The test in front of you is the trial for you to step into the Vanguard's gate! Tell me, do you have the courage to rush past?"

  When Zheng Lian finished speaking, he pointed to the training ground in the distance. Looking at the obstacles burning fiercely and various other obstacles on the training ground, I suddenly felt a sense of solemnity in my heart! It's not because those obstacles foreshadowed danger, but because as soon as I stepped onto this land, I began to shoulder the responsibility entrusted to me by the motherland and its people.

  "Report! I want to be a member of the Vanguard Squad. In my eyes, there's no difficulty that can intimidate me!"

  "Alright, let's start!"

  Upon hearing Zheng Lian's command, I didn't hesitate at all and started to break through the obstacles in front of me one by one, using the techniques for overcoming obstacles that we learned during our training in the new recruit camp!