Chapter 146 - Leap Of Faith (2/2)

“Head Sergeant, I want to give you a heads up.” Yu Qin hesitated for a second and then continued. “The Cang Dragon was a proud unit. So be prepared for some challenges.”

“Of course you could ignore them, but they might take it as a sign of weakness and became impossible to command during training.”

“I understand. The soldiers admire only strength, that’s the way always had been.” Chen Fan nodded calmly.

Compared to the civilian world, the military’s dogma was more akin to that in the realm of cultivation. It was the survival of the fittest and whoever could punch the hardest and killed more enemies would be considered the leader.

Seeing Chen Fan’s inattentive expression, Yu Qin furrowed her brows.

“He is going to learn some hard lessons when he arrives at Cang Dragon.”

Yu Qin was only a staff officer and therefore the best she could do was to give her earnest advice since she could not issue direct orders.

However, Huo Donglai who sat quietly right beside the two gloated over Chen Fan’s imminent failure in his mind.

“Look! The helicopter is here.”

“That’s the new Head sergeant I bet.”

“Hey, Tank! We will be counting on you. Don’t hurt him too badly, he might be delicate.”

Many soldiers jested with each other and guffawed loudly.

Tank rubbed his hands together and was ready to execute his plan.

Chu Minhui still held the perfect standing posture. He didn’t do it for the Head Sergeant, he did it out of pure respect toward Captain Yue.

“Chen Fan, let’s wait and see.

“One day, I will become as strong as Captain Yue, or maybe even Head Sergeant Xu.

“By then, I will return to Chu Zhou City and show you what it means to be a real man.”

A flame started to grow inside of him.

After a few moments, the helicopter stopped in the air right above the landing pad.

“Boss, we are here, should we land right now?”

The pilot asked.

“Yes, land right —” Yu Qin was cut short by Chen Fan’s waving of the hand. He said: “Not yet, stay in the air for now.”

After he said that, he unbuckled, and rose from his seat and made his way to the exit.

The gate was already open. Chen Fan looked down from the lip of the opening and saw the buildings on the ground were the size of matchboxes. He noticed a group of people gathered beside the landing pad, each the size of an ant. It would be a terrifying sight for anyone who was afraid of heights.

A wild gale came up and the wind blew into the helicopter through the opening.

“Head Sergeant Chen, what are you doing?”

Yu Qin and Huo Donglai asked concernedly.

Was he planning to let his arrival set in for the people below? They had been waiting ever since this morning.

“Uh? Why did the helicopter stop?”

Soldiers were perplexed by the inactivity of the helicopter.

“Looks like the gate is open. Are they going to parachute out?” Someone asked confusedly.

“That’s impossible. There’s not enough height for parachuting. It’s only a hundred meters or so above the air; the minimum distance for military parachuting was three hundred above ground. If he jumps off from where he is, he would be smashed into a moosh before the parachute fully opened up.”

“What about a rope drop?” Someone asked again.

The so-called rope drop involved dropping a rope off from the edge of the helicopter, and the solider would descend by slowly lowering himself along the rope. This was a common trope used in TV shows and in reality, it was quite rarely deployed.

“That’s impossible.” The refined looking young man said as he pushed his gla.s.ses up. “It’s common knowledge that the maximum effective range for rope drop is thirty meters. They are a hundred meters above ground, so not only that they might not have a rope that is long enough, but the wind will also make their descending impossible.”

“He is not going to parachute, neither the rope drop… hmm… He must be showing off then.”

The stone-faced young man said with a smirk.

“Hehe, he is going to hover above us so that we have to stand here for a few more hours just for him. He is playing his opening gambit on us.” The brawny bold man said as he shook his head. “I hoped that he could do better, but this is pathetic. I am disappointed.”

The other soldiers also shook their heads as they sneered at the new Head Sergeant.

Those who treated their subordinates spitefully might be able to do well in the civilized world, but they were looked down upon by everyone in the military.

Chu Minhui was disappointed as well. He looked away from the helicopter and landed his gaze on Captain Yue, his only hero. Captain Yue’s upright stance didn’t waver in the slightest.

Amidst the murmurs of disappointment, the refined looking young man pushed his gla.s.ses up and felt something was amiss.

“Head Sergeant Chen, what you are doing is pointless to the soldiers of Cang Dragon”

He thought that he had seen through Chen Fan’s ploy, Sergeant Huo sneered at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan didn’t reply. He looked to Yu Qin and said calmly: “Didn’t you say that I need to give them a display of my strength before they would obey me?”

Yu Qin was taken aback by the question, unsure what Chen Fan was getting at. She paused a second and then answered: “Yes. These soldiers are the cream of the crop and hold themselves in high esteem. If you can’t prove yourself that you are worthy to lead them, you might as well quit your job now.”

“Very well.”

Chen Fan nodded. He poked his head out of the opening and tilted his body forward.

“You can’t just jump out. We are over a hundred meters above the ground. Without a parachute or a rope, that is suicide. Don’t play hero, you are not Captain America.” Huo gloated at Chen Fan.” Order the helicopter to land right now; keep them waiting for too long, they might as well dismiss themselves.”

“You are right about one thing. I am going to jump out.”

Chen Fan looked back at him and cracked a smile. Under the shocked and terrified gazes of his companions, Chen Fan took a step forward and hopped off the edge out of the helicopter.

He fell from a hundred meters above the ground without anything protection him.