347 Strict discipline (1/2)
Completing a day of menial work tended to be the limit for an adult. It wasn't like Ren Xiaosu was trying to squeeze the most work out of them, so he didn't intend on tiring them out completely. He only wanted to make them tired enough so they would not have any energy to think about their own self-interest and start accepting a new realm of thoughts.
Some of the bandits would definitely adjust to this new mindset slowly, but there would also be some who were more stubborn and remain skeptical of all that was happening. But because of their fascination with getting into Stronghold 178, they decided to keep an eye on things for now.
Ren Xiaosu did not think he could control everyone else's behavior since he was not a god. But he was not in a hurry to convince them because he still had time.
In the evening, Yang Xiaojin did not give them any firearms lessons. Jin Lan and the other bandits who were amateurs at shooting were looking forward to the firearms lessons most of all. When Yang Xiaojin fought them, she displayed her superior shooting. So everyone got very excited when Yang Xiaojin told them that they would be attending her lessons.
However, Yang Xiaojin said to them, ”Let me tell you about the five Disciplines of our group. Everyone is to memorize them without leaving out a word.”
Jin Lan started panicking. Why did they have to memorize disciplines? He was most afraid of memorization when he attended the school in town years back. So why did he still have to memorize now that he had become a bandit?
Jin Lan asked, ”Um… Boss Lady!”
Yang Xiaojin raised her eyebrows when she heard him address her that way, but she did not say anything about it in the end. ”What's the matter?”
”Didn't Boss say that he wanted us to learn about firearms?” Jin Lan said anxiously, ”So why do we still have to memorize all these fucking disciplines?”
Yang Xiaojin sneered, ”Do you have guns right now? How are you supposed to attend a firearms lesson without guns?”
The bandits were stunned. So they had to earn enough bullets and retrieve their weapons before they were qualified to attend the firearms lessons. Jin Lan touched the three bullets in his pocket bitterly and thought how it would take him another 20 days or so before he could start learning more about firearms.
Then Yang Xiaojin said, ”Those of you who manage to trade for a gun will be able to attend the lessons. I wonder if any of you are suitable to be snipers.”
Jin Lan's eyes lit up at the words. ”You can teach us how to use a sniper rifle too?”
Yang Xiaojin said calmly, ”Don't be so happy yet. Since sniping depends on your natural attributes, out of the two hundred of you, only two or three will get selected for sniper training. So you all better not have high hopes.”
Yang Xiaojin deliberately gave them something to look forward to before personally extinguishing their hopes.
But how could that thought be stifled? When Jin Lan heard that two or three of them could become snipers, he immediately thought he might be one of the chosen ones.
Before hitting the brick wall of reality, everyone would hope they could be the lucky ones!
They were talking about getting a role as a sniper after all. It felt really exciting just to think about. All the rough and tumble men loved guns since they represented a form of power, security, and authority. And the sniper rifle represented the pinnacle of firearms.
Yang Xiaojin glanced at them. ”It's still too early to be happy now, so you'd better memorize the disciplines first. Otherwise, don't even think about touching the guns.”
Jin Lan whispered, ”Boss Lady, can I have a look at your sniper rifle? I haven't had the chance to get a close look at it.”
Yang Xiaojin gave him a look and then pulled her sniper rifle out of thin air. Jin Lan and the others gasped at the sight. So it fucking turned out that these two were supernatural beings!
At first, they thought Yang Xiaojin was just a sniper and did not expect that she could actually pull a sniper rifle out of thin air. It was no wonder they did not see where she had hidden her gun.
Yang Xiaojin put the sniper rifle away and said, ”Now, I'll explain to you what the disciplines are. First, obey the order and execute it without fail…”