With the sound of a beep, the timer in Daniel's hand stopped. Everyone who had their eyes on Brian, now turned their heads to look at Daniel...
As if everything had come to a standstill, Daniel's face was stuck in an incredulous expression as he looked at the timer in his hand.
"Vice Captain Daniel?" Seahawk swallowed and called Daniel to catch his attention. Due to the establishment of the special training team, Daniel was named the vice-captain.
Daniel looked up and flipped the timer to show everyone... Filled with anticipation, they all looked at Daniel who was walking towards them.
Everyone swarmed up and craned their necks to see the timer in Daniel's hand. When they saw the time, they shouted out of surprise, "Two minutes and seven seconds...."
There was a strange radiance in the first-class soldier's eyes, but the excitement in such radiance was ineffable.
Brian came over and watched as everyone couldn't move their eyes from the timer. He said indifferently, "Well then... 30 kilograms, 20 kilometers of trail running for all of you! Run back, and then have dinner!"
"Captain Brian!" The first-class soldier stood to attention at once.
"Speak!"
"You said that I would have to carry 30 kilograms and run 20 kilometers if you won. But then why do the rest of us have to do it too?"
With a cold smile, Brian said slowly, "Because you are a team!"
Nobody refuted Brian's words, including that first-class soldier. Apart from admiration for Brian in his heart, he felt guilty for his comrades.
Patting his shoulder, Daniel smiled and said, "Mr. Long is right... we are a team!" He looked around at everyone, "30 kilograms, 20 kilometers... Gather together here after five minutes!"
Everyone, including Brian, went to get the equipment and after five minutes, they gathered at the running track. Brian said seriously, "It is still two hours before dinner. Do you have the confidence to finish it before dinner?"
"Yes!"
The sound of high morale cut through the thick air that was there a few minutes ago. All of a sudden an unexpected meek voice suggested, "Since we are a team... Shouldn't Mr. Long run with us?"
"All..." Daniel took his gaze back, "3...2...1, Go!"
Brian laughed as he watched them all run out of his sight. He had heard what the soldier had said just now, but as their leader, he knew it was as important to be as lenient as it was to be hard. Striving to achieve the proper balance was the mark of a true leader. If he competed with them, it would have aroused his innate desire to win, and he would have ended up crushing their high spirits. Sometimes it was important to make sacrifices for the greater good.
*
Meanwhile, Edgar observed the training ground with a telescope. After seeing Brain turn and leave, he put it down slowly...
"Excuse me, sir."
"Come in."
His subordinate came in and reported, "It was two minutes and seven seconds, sir."
Edgar turned his head around in an instant and looked at him in disbelief... Seeing him nod meaningfully, brought a frown in Edgar's face. Edgar knew that Brian wasn't exerting his full strength that day at the competition, but seeing him in action today, made Edgar wonder how Brian had honed his abilities to such superhuman levels Four minutes was the bare minimum standard for the special forces. Some could even hope to achieve success within three minutes, as long as the skills were used effectively. However, when it was within three minutes, every second required long-term training and various other outlying factors. The fact that Brian kept his time as close as two minutes was a testament to his inhuman abilities!
"Sir," his subordinate asked curiously, "Who is Mr. Brian Long?" In his view, there was no way they could reach the standard set by Brian and his family who had received systematic training, even if they had trained day and night. Moreover... They couldn't spend every day serving in the army to train to improve their time.
Edgar remained silent. Casting a short glance at him, he finally responded, "He is... a person that everyone, including myself, prays would never have to face in a battlefield."
Days turned to weeks, as Brian led the Falcon Commando's training sessions...
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