The smell of cigarettes slowly spread.

“What do you want?”

Lin Baici thought that Instructor Li was a decent person. Although he looked serious, he was not strict during military training and gave plenty of rest time.

When students asked for leave, he was also easy to talk to, unlike some other instructors who were strict and followed military regulations meticulously.

Lin Baici didn’t know if those instructors were mentally disturbed or if they were just trying to win the first place reward for their team, but they were ruthless. The freshmen under their supervision were tortured.

Those instructors had probably been cursed behind their backs countless times, but they would leave after the military training, at most staying for ten days. They didn’t care at all.

“That Zheng Haixuan twisted his foot during dinner!”

Instructor Li smiled helplessly.

“How is that my problem?”

In fact, Lin Baici now had a new divine blessing called ‘Red Rolling Stone’, which he hadn’t used yet. If he wanted to deal with Zheng Haixuan, he could choose a night to use a flying stone to break his leg without anyone noticing.

“He can’t participate anymore, so we need a replacement!”

Instructor Li truthfully informed him, “The company commander has put the responsibility on me!”

Although being a flag bearer didn’t require much skill, according to the normal process, it still needed a few days of separate training. But now they had to rush into it tomorrow. Who would dare to do it?

If they made a mistake, they would lose face in front of the important leaders and freshmen of the whole school, directly losing their four-year college courtship rights.

The instructors were finding all sorts of excuses to avoid it.

Instructor Li also wanted to avoid it, but the company commander didn’t like him, so the task fell on him.

“Baici, can you be the flag bearer?”

Instructor Li pleaded.

“I’m afraid I won’t do well!”

Lin Baici honestly replied.

“Being a flag bearer is not difficult, and with your physical condition, not being a flag bearer would really be a waste.”

Instructor Li really thought so, otherwise he wouldn’t have directly recommended Lin Baici a few days ago.

Fang Mingyuan was also not bad, but Instructor Li chose Lin Baici.

Looking at Instructor Li’s worried expression, Lin Baici agreed, “Alright!”

“We can’t delay, let’s go for a walk and I’ll explain some things to you!”

Instructor Li was grateful to Lin Baici.

After the military training was over, he would definitely treat him to a few bottles.

An hour later, Lin Baici returned to the dormitory.

“Where did you go?”

Liu Yu pushed up his glasses and was very concerned about why Instructor Li had looked for Lin Baici. Could it be that there was something good happening that he was hiding from everyone?

Xu Daguan and Qian Jiahui were also curious.

“He asked me to be the flag bearer!”

Since they were going to perform tomorrow, there was no need to hide it.

“What? You replaced the original flag bearer?”

Liu Yu was surprised. It seemed that this roommate also had connections. I wonder which leader in the school he knew?

“That flag bearer twisted his foot!”

Lin Baici finished speaking, and everyone was stunned.

Liu Yu’s mood suddenly improved. So, you don’t have any connections either, and you’re just an ordinary person. That makes me feel relieved. But in an instant, he felt a bit sour.

Why did Instructor Li choose Lin Baici instead of someone else?

He must have secretly given gifts in order to become the flag bearer.

He’s really cunning.

“Old Bai, being a flag bearer is not easy. You should have refused!”

Fang Mingyuan kindly reminded him.

“Why is it not good to be in the spotlight?”

Liu Yu curled his lips, acting all smart.

“Old Bai didn’t receive flag bearer training. If he makes a mistake, it will be a big loss of face!”

Qian Jiahui worried.

Liu Yu raised an eyebrow. So that’s how it is, it’s a dirty job!

“Old Bai, do your best. We are all your support!”

Xu Daguan said sincerely, but in reality, he was already looking forward to Lin Baici making a fool of himself.

…

September 14th, clear sky, gentle breeze.

On the north side of the Haijing University sports field, the already constructed main stage was occupied by school leaders and military leaders, who were taking their seats.

Colorful flags fluttered, and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army March resounded through the loudspeakers, echoing grandly on the sports field.

“Where is Lin Baici? Did he eat something bad?”

The performance was about to begin, and Zhang Zhixu, who was on the left side, was a little worried that Lin Baici hadn’t arrived yet.

He was also in Class 01 and lived in the neighboring dormitory. Since drinking Lin Baici’s water a few days ago, he thought this person was good and treated him as a friend.

The others also had high hopes for Lin Zhang.

“Lin Baici became the flag bearer!”

Even though they were four people apart, Fang Mingyuan, who was in the last row, heard this and answered.

“What?”

Everyone was stunned and stood on their tiptoes to look. Soon, they found Lin Baici standing at the very front of the formation, holding the Five-Star Red Flag.

“Old Bai is capable!”

Zhang Zhixu envied him.

“The original flag bearer twisted his foot, and Old Bai was chosen to take the blame!”

Fang Mingyuan worried that everyone would think Lin Baici had used some means to become the flag bearer, so he explained.

But he was overthinking it. With Lin Baici’s tall and straight figure, everyone would accept him as the flag bearer.

At 9 o’clock, the principal announced that the entrance ceremony had officially begun.

Lin Baici was a bit nervous, his heart pounding. After all, this was a big occasion. If he made a mistake and got too nervous, took the wrong step, it would be embarrassing.

But Lin Baici was prepared.

He took out a small handful of hollow Tie Guanyin tea leaves, about seven or eight of them, chewed them vigorously, and swallowed them.

Soon, Lin Baici’s heartbeat calmed down.

Nervous?”Impossible, Lin Baici has now lost all emotions, like a hollow man, even if he were to streak in public, he wouldn’t feel any shame.

Amid the passionate and powerful voice of the announcer, and under the stirring march of the People’s Liberation Army of China, Lin Baici was the first to walk past the podium, holding the red flag.

He changed his marching style to a formal one.

At the same time, he held the red flag diagonally in front of him!

Swish!

Lin Baici’s shoulders were level and his hands steady, his movements clean and sharp, like a bayonet drawn, shining against the enemy.

His calm and stern expression, coupled with his tall stature, sharp facial features, made Lin Baici look like a hero who had just finished his bullets in the battlefield, holding a bayonet, facing the enemy’s frenzied charge with contempt.

He stood firm, ready to die for the flag!

Everyone seemed to see fearlessness, perseverance, sacrifice…

They saw the glory of a soldier.

It must be said, Lin Baici’s personal image was too outstanding, especially since he had actually killed people, seen thousands of corpses, and after being cleansed of those emotions by the hollow Iron Goddess, he was as cold as a bloodthirsty war god.

Lin Baici’s aura alone overshadowed the hundred-man formation behind him.

The principal admired Lin Baici and sighed to the secretary next to him: “This freshman has an outstanding temperament!”

“A one-man army!”

The secretary chuckled: “He must come from a military family, right?”

The female announcer watched as Lin Baici walked past the podium, her eyes brightening. With this junior here, it didn’t matter if all the first-year boys were lackluster.

She would find a chance to get to know him.

“Damn, Lin Baici’s posture is good, he must have practiced, right?”

“I believe it if you say he’s been a soldier!”

“It’s over! It’s over! This guy has already won the four-year courtship rights!”

The freshmen of software engineering were lining up on the side of the field, waiting to enter. Seeing Lin Baici’s performance, they immediately started chattering.

“…”

Xu Daguan felt a bit naive for wanting to see Lin Baici make a fool of himself.

Such a person, too excellent, given a chance, he would shine brightly, making others seem like fireflies.

The female formation was also chattering.

“Lin Baici is too handsome, isn’t he?”

“Did you hear? The girls from other departments are already asking for Lin Baici’s name!”

“Whoever has any ideas, hurry up and make a move, we can’t let the girls from other departments get to Lin Baici.”

The girls of software engineering were united in their hatred at this moment.

After Lin Baici walked past the podium, he walked around the track for more than half a circle, finally entering the field, stopping directly in front of the podium across the track.

This was the glory of the flag bearer, because holding the red flag, he would stand at the forefront, becoming the most eye-catching existence.

Of course, being watched meant being scrutinized. It could be said that more than half of the eyes on the field would be on Lin Baici.

Any small movement he made, such as scratching an itch or tilting his head, would be seen.

Not everyone could withstand this kind of pressure.

But Lin Baici did, because after consuming a few hollow Iron Goddesses, he stood there, calm and unmoving.

At this moment, his shoulders were level, his chest was high, and he stood straight like a javelin, like a statue standing on the field.

From Lin Baici’s position, he could see any girl passing by on the track in front of him, but he had completely lost interest.

His mind was blank.

“Wow, is this a buffet?”

“I see some nice pieces of meat, hey, and some nice desserts, hmm, that long-haired girl has a malt scent!”

“What are you waiting for? Let’s eat!”

If the God of Gluttony had saliva, it would have flowed out by now.

As the formation moved forward, about half of them had passed, and on the west side of the field, among the formations that had completed their entrance and were waiting, a scream suddenly rang out. The freshmen in military uniforms, like a herd of deer being ambushed by lions while drinking at a lake, scattered all at once.

Swish!

The freshmen fled.

If viewed from above, they were like a wave of green water splashing on the field.

The commotion here naturally attracted everyone’s attention.

Lin Baici was unmoved.

“There’s a mad dog!”

“Run!”

“Damn!”

The noise was deafening.

The school leaders had no time to review the formation, they all stood up, and the instructors waiting outside the field were all running towards the center of the disturbance.

Lin Baici finally turned his head, and through the crowd, he saw a dirty adult Border Collie, darting left and right. It suddenly leaped up, pounced on a freshman, and bit a piece of flesh off his face.

“Ah!”

The unfortunate freshman let out a piercing scream.

The Border Collie’s features were twisted, its eyes blood red, a large amount of saliva spilling from its mouth, its tongue hanging out, it was clearly a mad dog.

After biting the boy, it continued to run wildly, charging towards a female formation.

Boom!

The girls scattered and ran, screaming in fear. Because there were too many people and they were too dense, collisions occurred, and some girls were pushed down and stepped on several times.

“A mad dog contaminated by divine radiation!”

By the time Lin Baici heard this comment, he had already rushed out, while his right wrist quickly rotated, wrapping the red flag around the flagpole.