Chapter 570: Special Forces Instructor
"That's good, just you two then." Ye Shikai casually picked two muscular team members to arm wrestle, while the others also stood up and gathered around the stone platform.
"Countdown, three, two, one." Ye Shikai positioned the two men and helped with the countdown. Although it was just a small test, both men gave their all. The crowd around cheered nonstop, veins on their necks and arms bulging. Ye Shikai silently placed his hand on the stone platform and suddenly felt fluctuations of Inner Strength. Indeed, he took a deep breath, both were cultivators. Although their Inner Strength was not profound, it was considerably superior to that of ordinary people.
At this glance, the Dragon Teeth special forces team should now all be cultivators. Ye Shikai glanced at Ouyang Feng, if that was really the case, then the current special forces team would be much stronger than before.
"Good." Half a minute later, the winner was decided, a slightly more robust team member won. Ye Shikai smiled in relief, but also felt a bit of melancholy in his heart. If the Dragon Teeth special forces team members were all cultivators back then, then that many wouldn't have perished in the operation.
Since they were all cultivators, Ye Shikai decided not to keep it a secret anymore. These young warriors were somewhat proud and arrogant, and Ye Shikai planned to somewhat quell their arrogance.
"Captain Ye, show us a couple of moves," urged a team member eagerly.
"Yeah, let us see."
"What's all the fuss about? When the Captain makes a move, it can be lethal," one of Ye Shikai's former teammates told the new members, and being the group leader, once he spoke up, the newcomers quieted down immediately.
"Ye, show them," Yan Kuan said with a faint smile, and Ye Shikai made an "OK" gesture.
"Alright, step back a bit," Ye Shikai told everyone. He instructed everyone to move back about five meters, while he himself stood next to the stone platform and slowly placed his hand on it.
"What is Captain Ye going to do?" a new team member murmured quietly.
"Don't know, just watch."
Ye Shikai placed his hand on the stone platform, closed his eyes, and slowly channeled his Inner Strength into the platform. As the Inner Strength increased, the platform began to shake violently. Everyone's eyes widened as if watching a magic trick. With a gentle tap from Ye Shikai, the gigantic stone platform turned into a pile of rubble.
"Wow, that's awesome."
Everyone approached and picked up the pieces of rubble, weighing them in their palms. These were solid and the entire platform weighed a thousand pounds and was extremely hard, yet Ye Shikai easily turned it into a pile of rubble. Even the most foolish could now see Ye Shikai was a cultivator, but having such strong Inner Strength, he was definitely a master.
Ye Shikai's control of Inner Strength was superb. The platform started to break from the inside out, gradually expanding outward, not like being destroyed from the outside in like a bomb blast, thus the breaking of the platform was not very loud, more like it naturally broke apart.
"Nice."
"Impressive."
Everyone praised, especially the new members who did not know how formidable the "Legend" truly was. Today, they realized how far they were from Ye Shikai.
In fact, with the strength of Netherworld King, destroying this stone platform would be a piece of cake, but Ye Shikai did not use his full strength, after all, this was a camp, not a battlefield.
"Good strength," Yan Kuan said appreciatively.
"Thank you for your praise, General."
"Alright, since you are a Major today, continue training them, and come to my office later, I have some matters to discuss with you," Yan Kuan nodded and said to Ye Shikai.
"Yes."
...............
"Ouyang Feng, why are there so many cultivators in the team now?" During lunchtime, Ye Shikai took the opportunity to ask.
"The abilities of cultivators are indeed stronger than those of ordinary people, and this also enhances the combat power of the troops," Ouyang Feng explained while stuffing a piece of braised pork into his mouth.
"That's true, cultivators do have a higher survival rate on the battlefield," Ye Shikai commented lightly. "But where did you find so many cultivators?"
"There are always some cultivators in each military region, and they are all eager to send their top talents to the special forces," Ouyang Feng continued, "The selection in the troops has also become stricter nowadays. If you're not a cultivator, it's really hard to get through."
"I didn't expect you to have such profound Inner Strength, Captain," Ouyang Feng suddenly said. "Do you have some secret manual?"
"Just good talent," Ye Shikai joked.
"Tsk." Ouyang Feng laughed, continuing to eat. "Captain, what did General Yan want from you?"
"I don't know, I'll find out in the afternoon."
"Captain, I've heard something recently," Ouyang Feng leaned in mysteriously and said, "I've heard that the team is looking for an instructor, and the higher-ups have been troubled about the candidate." After saying this, Ouyang Feng gave Ye Shikai a meaningful look.
"What do you mean?"
"I think, the higher-ups want you to be the instructor," Ouyang Feng said softly.
"What? That's hardly possible, I've been retired for so many years," Ye Shikai felt a pang in his heart. Although he had already thought of this possibility, he still found it hard to believe.
"It's definitely possible. Think about it, who in the army is more familiar with Dragon Teeth special forces than you, and who is stronger than you?" Ouyang Feng couldn't help exclaiming. "You're the top choice."
"And Captain, you're currently working in an office as a white-collar, isn't that a waste of talent?" Ouyang Feng patted Ye Shikai's shoulder, expressing disapproval.
"Just making a living," Ye Shikai said self-deprecatingly.
...............
In the afternoon.
"Old chief, what exactly did you want to see me for?" Ye Shikai asked in General Yan Kuan's office.
"Take a look at this document first," Yan Kuan said with a light smile, tossing a file over.
"What, you want me to reenlist?" After flipping through a few pages, Ye Shikai found that it was indeed about recruiting an instructor, and his information was distinctly included.
"Haha, I'm here to seek your opinion."
"Old chief, I'm having a hard time deciding."
"I know, you're married now, but I believe you're still tempted, right? It's a rare opportunity. After much thought, I still ended up thinking of you." Yan Kuan handed over another document. "If you agree, you can maintain your original military rank after reenlisting."
Yan Kuan took out a military uniform from the cabinet and placed it on the table. Ye Shikai recognized it at a glance—it was the one he'd kept when he retired. He couldn't believe the old chief had kept it all this time. Yan Kuan then took out a pair of Major's epaulettes from his pocket and reattached them to the collar of the uniform.