Sun Hui and Nan XiangWan left the tent quickly, and Sun Hui started arranging things swiftly.
The additional outdoor survival training was something the soldiers were used to, but the few actors were probably going to make a big fuss about it.
Long Yue quickly found Nan XiangWan and started teaching her how to spot landmarks and recognize signals.
Under normal circumstances, everyone would be blindfolded and taken to different places to start the training alone, without any teammates!
Nan XiangWan was the key person the higher-ups wanted to observe, so she would definitely join as an individual soldier.
As for the other ten actors, they would likely join under Sun Hui's lead as a team.
Inside the tent.
Feng Kai Ji started feeling something was off. He thought for a bit and asked, "Commander Han?"
Han Ting: "Hm?"
Feng Kai Ji: "A 60 km 35 kg weighted run? 24 hours of outdoor survival training? Is this for real?"
This had already gone beyond the scope of normal training!
And halving the food seemed dangerous too.
He only wanted the actors to experience military life first-hand and toughen them up, not actually turn them into soldiers.
The wilderness around them was dense jungle, and if you went further south you'd hit the border already!
The Lingshan Military Region's soldiers were one thing, but could those actors really handle it?
Feng Kai Ji felt he should remind Commander Han.
Han Ting gave him a smile: "No worries. For those 10 actors, not to mention 60 km and 24 hours, I bet they couldn't even last 5 km and 10 hours. Sun Hui will lead them."
Feng Kai Ji: "I know, I know, but what about Nan XiangWan?"
You assigned Long Yue specifically to teach Nan XiangWan alone.
That's worrying!
What are you planning to do with her?
Han Ting gave him an eerie smile: "Nan XiangWan... See how comfortable she is in the barracks?"
He even pointed to the group of people in the distance.
Nan XiangWan was sitting amongst them, heartily eating in camo gear, not looking one bit like a celebrity.
Feng Kai Ji panicked: "Commander Han! What are you trying to do?!"
Han Ting: "Haha!"
Feng Kai Ji panicked even more. He suddenly realized things were going off the initial track.
He even canceled his flight ticket on the spot. He was planning to leave after seeing the training, as he still had to oversee things with the crew.
But now, he didn't even dare leave the military region, in case something happened!
...
After happily finishing lunch, the actors finally got a short break.
Then suddenly they were told there would be an additional 24 hours wilderness survival training!
Requiring a 60 km weighted run!
The 10 actors immediately wailed loudly.
Ji Jirou and Zhu Yun directly collapsed and almost decided to quit the crew.
They didn't want to act anymore, okay?!
This was way too terrifying!
What was even scarier was that everyone's backpacks were opened and half their food was taken away.
There were only compressed biscuits to begin with, and now even those were halved.
Sun Hui speechlessly looked at the two bawling actresses: "Why are you crying? I'm leading the team, you won't starve!"
Hua Ying: "Commander, if our biscuits are not enough, what do we eat?"
Sun Hui: "In the wilderness and jungles, find your own food."
Tan Shen's face paled a little. Because of his focus on fitness, he was quite picky with food. They wouldn't have to eat bugs and stuff in the wild, right?
The others also realized this and started wailing again.
"Commander! I don't want to eat bugs!"
"Commander, can we have meat?"
"What if we run out of drinking water?"
"Wahhh Commander we're scared!"
Sun Hui: "Anyway I'll find food for you guys, I'm the one doing the hard work here, stop crying!"
The actors obediently shut up.
But because it was wilderness survival, their original 2 kg load also increased with additional gear needed, like sleeping bags etc.
Once ready, a few helicopters flew over.
First Sun Hui and the 10 actors were taken away in a group. Who knows where they'd be dumped to start from!
Here, Nan XiangWan went with the other soldiers onto the helicopters.
Everyone was blindfolded, then put down separately in different spots.
No one knew where they'd end up!
But they were definitely thoroughly separated, no teammates within a 10 km radius.
...
Feng Kai Ji originally wanted to stop this, but he found he couldn't even exit the tent.
The few officers beside Han Ting were still smilingly blocking his way.
Feng Kai Ji was truly panicking now, even regretting things a little.
Fortunately, many spots in this large area had surveillance cameras.
After everyone was separately left at different locations, the screens here started showing footage.
Feng Kai Ji immediately went over to look.
He hoped nothing happened to his actors!
The first to appear was Sun Hui's team. Their spot was also quite far, but at least they were in a big group.
Another screen also started showing movement.
It was Gu Beihuai. He removed his blindfold, first checked the terrain and geology, then sprinted towards a direction till out of the camera's view!
Feng Kai Ji watched anxiously. Gu Beihuai was the king of the music world. If anything happened to him, it would be disastrous.
He was so worried he was sweating cold.
Just then the footage changed to another surveillance spot.
Feng Kai Ji saw Nan XiangWan!
And checking the geography...
He almost fainted from fright. Nan Xiang Wan was dropped completely alone in a super distant spot, way down south!
At this point he felt like he was about to pass out from fear.
Meanwhile Han Ting laughed beside him: "Haha! She got thrown the farthest, almost outside our borders already."
Feng Kai Ji clutched his chest, face pale: "Commander Han..."
Han Ting waved his hand grandly: "No worries, she has a drone following her."
The military assigned a special drone to tail Nan XiangWan closely, keeping watch at all times.
Right now Nan XiangWan removed her blindfold and looked around.
Her temperature and moisture showed clear changes.
Meaning she was very very far away!
And to the south...
Nan XiangWan bent down and carefully observed the ground.
No signals or human traces.
She stood up and looked towards the sky again.
Staring in a certain direction...
...
Watching the footage, Han Ting frowned, then showed surprise: "She discovered the drone!"
The officers around were also shocked.
"From so far away?"
"Amazing hearing indeed."
"Damn! The drone hid amongst the trees pretending to be a bird, yet she still discovered it?!"
"Nan XiangWan is awesome!"
Feng Kai Ji relaxed a bit: "Good that she discovered it. This gives the child some reassurance at least. Being alone I'd worry she gets scared! Can I use the drone to communicate with her?"
Han Ting: "Someone restrain this director."
Feng Kai Ji: "!!!"
Han Ting: "Don't affect everyone observing my elite soldier's performance."
Feng Kai Ji: "???"
Since when did his female lead Nan XiangWan become your elite soldier?!
