Chapter 143 : Chapter 143

Chapter 143. Then I’ll Just Casually Be the Group Leader and Slack Off

“Wow, Brother Yichen, we’re in the same group!”

The moment Su Linyu heard that she had been assigned to the same group as Jiang Yichen, she excitedly hugged his arm, overjoyed.

Tang Long and Chu Xingchen bumped fists.

“Hehe, Instructor Huang’s pretty decent. He didn’t split up the Starfire Team,” Tang Long said with a grin.

Chu Xingchen was also happy to be in the same group as people he knew well, but he still analyzed the situation calmly. “I heard the group assignments are for the Recruit Wilderness Mission half a month from now.”

“In order to make sure the recruits can complete the mission as much as possible, the instructors usually place at least one fairly capable recruit in each group. But our group is a little strange.”

“Who cares? With Brother Yichen here, who could possibly stop us?” Tang Long said confidently.

Chu Xingchen frowned slightly, his gaze lingering for a moment on Jiang Feng ahead of them, but he shook his head and did not think too much about it.

A smile, however, appeared at the corner of Jiang Feng’s lips. Be happy while you can. Your good days will only last another half month.

When the time came for them to face the S-Rank Beast Tide, Jiang Feng was truly looking forward to seeing Jiang Yichen panic in fear and confusion.

After Jiang Yichen died...

At that thought, Jiang Feng frowned, and a complicated look flashed through his eyes.

But he quickly shook his head and cast aside thoughts he should not be having.

As long as Jiang Yichen died, the position of heir would be mine, and Father would be very pleased as well.

Only then did a trace of resolve reluctantly appear in Jiang Feng’s eyes.

Instructor Huang continued reading out the group assignments.

Jiang Yichen glanced at Jiang Feng, wondering what underhanded trick this brat was plotting with Zhou Yu again.

Was he planning to drag everyone down and cause the group’s wilderness mission to fail?

No, that would not do Jiang Feng any good either.

Better stay on guard. Let’s see what kind of tricks you can pull. Out in the wilderness, this won’t be like the military district. If I deal with you there, I won’t need to hold back.

Jiang Yichen slowly withdrew his gaze.

“All right, those are the full group lists. I hope that over the next half month, you will help one another and improve together.”

“If one person makes a mistake, the entire group will be punished. At the same time, for the Recruit Wilderness Mission half a month from now, you will need to work together as a group in order to complete it.”

“Your mission results will be recorded in your military district internship file, so take this seriously.”

After finishing the list, Instructor Huang reminded them in a stern tone.

Then he looked up at the dusk on the horizon. “All right, that’s about it for today. Each group will choose one group leader and report the result to me before training tomorrow morning. Understood?”

“Understood!” everyone shouted in unison.

“Dismissed!”

Those two words instantly made everyone in the formation relax all over.

“Thank goodness. We finally won’t have to do this damned willpower training anymore tomorrow.”

“Keep dreaming. Group training is even worse. I heard from the previous batch of recruits that on the very first day of group training, they had to hike across the eastern desert on foot.”

“Hey, let’s pick a group leader first. Who wants to do it?”

“The strongest one should do it.”

“...”

The formation immediately broke apart into their respective groups as they discussed who should become group leader.

Just as Su Linyu, Tang Long, and Chu Xingchen walked over to Jiang Yichen and were about to discuss the matter—

Jiang Feng strode over with elegant steps, lifted his chin confidently, and declared, “Men, I’ll be the group leader.”

?

The four of them stared at him in confusion.

“That look on your face—are you questioning me?” A trace of displeasure flashed across Jiang Feng’s cold, handsome face.

The corner of Jiang Yichen’s mouth twitched. This brain-dead domineering CEO act really did come with an endless supply of confidence.

“You’re the weakest one here, and you still want to be group leader? Where do you get the nerve?” Tang Long was the first to snap.

Jiang Feng’s eyes turned cold as he slowly approached Tang Long and lifted his hand to hook Tang Long’s chin. “Man, very good. You are the second person who has dared to question me like that. Let me tell you this—anything I want, I always get—”

“Oh, get lost.”

Jiang Yichen kicked him directly, sending Jiang Feng tumbling onto the sand. “Little brother, behave yourself, or I’ll beat you up.”

Jiang Feng rubbed his rear as a flush appeared on his face, already tanned from the sun. One look was enough to tell he had been angered badly.

He got to his feet, glared at Jiang Yichen, and said, “Man, you will pay the price for what you did.”

After throwing out that threat, he stalked off to one side and sulked.

Tang Long stroked his chin with a disgusted expression, clearly feeling thoroughly repulsed.

Chu Xingchen could not help laughing. “Yichen, your little brother is in our group. Be careful he doesn’t deliberately take revenge.”

“It’s fine. If I don’t teach him a lesson once in a while, he gets carried away too easily,” Jiang Yichen said indifferently.

“Then Brother Yichen, you should be the group leader. I’m sure you’ll lead our group to very good results.” Su Linyu raised her little fist as she spoke.

Tang Long and Chu Xingchen had no objections either. Jiang Yichen was not only their childhood brother, he was also their boss.

And he was the strongest in the group as well, so it was only natural for him to be the group leader.

Just as Jiang Yichen was about to speak, the System’s voice rang out.

[ Ding! Slacker Choice triggered. ]

[ Choice One: Become the group leader and lead the group to success by setting an example. Reward: the “Lead Sheep” title.

Choice Two: Being the group leader means bearing the responsibility of the whole group. It’s such a tiring job—whoever wants to do it can do it, but not me. Reward: Low-level Slacker Gift Pack.

Choice Three: In your previous life, when you were a group member, the group leader was always ordering you around and making you do all kinds of exhausting work. So this time, you decide to become the group leader, make the group members work hard, and simply enjoy the results yourself. Reward: High-level Slacker Gift Pack. ]

Looking at the three options before him, Jiang Yichen smiled faintly.

They matched his own thoughts perfectly.

Slacker System, you really do understand me.

They were his brothers, after all. Was it really too much to help make them stronger and have them do a little work for him in return?

Jiang Yichen raised a brow. “Fine. I’ll be the group leader.”

“Man, I object!” Jiang Feng suddenly spoke up.

Su Linyu and the other two frowned and said in unison, “Objection denied.”

“You...” Jiang Feng clenched his fists, his face full of unwillingness. Why was there nothing in which he could surpass Jiang Yichen?

What had been the point of all his hard work since childhood?

Jiang Yichen could not be bothered with him. Seeing the people in the formation gather around, he took snacks and fruit out of his System Space and handed them out to everyone.

“Damn! Young Master Jiang, you’re unbelievably generous!”

“Young Master Jiang, if our group can ever be of use to you in the future, just say the word.”

“So good. This is the first time I’ve felt that the snacks I used to look down on taste this amazing. Wuwuwu!”

“...”

Looking at this group of excited recruits acting like children, Jiang Yichen revealed a smile like a proud old father.

Tang Long, meanwhile, was already wolfing everything down, shoving fistful after fistful into his mouth.

Chu Xingchen looked at him speechlessly. “If you keep eating like that, all the weight you lost over the past seven days will have been for nothing.”

“It’s fine. You need to eat your fill before you’ll have the strength to lose weight,” Tang Long mumbled indistinctly.

Chu Xingchen was speechless and quietly ate his chilled watermelon in small bites.

“Brother Yichen, open your mouth.”

Su Linyu, however, did not eat. She picked up a potato chip and held it out to Jiang Yichen’s lips.

Jiang Yichen smiled faintly, took the chip, and fed it into Su Linyu’s mouth instead. In a gentle voice, he asked, “Is it good?”

Su Linyu’s mind went slightly blank, and a blush spread across her face. She nodded. “Anything Brother Yichen gives me is the most delicious thing in the world.”

Jiang Yichen was utterly charmed by how adorable she was and could not help pinching her soft little cheek.

As everyone enjoyed the food beneath the dusk sky, only Jiang Feng sat alone off to the side, unable to understand the meaning of all his effort.

“Hero Chu, he’s in our group too. Give him some, at least. That way he won’t stab us in the back during training.”

Naturally, Tang Long had noticed Jiang Feng. Hugging a pile of snacks in his arms, he signaled to Chu Xingchen with his eyes.

Chu Xingchen thought for a moment, then nodded slightly and walked over to Jiang Feng with the snacks.

“Jiang Feng, have some with us. No one in Group One will isolate anyone. Even if we may have been enemies before, right now we are comrades fighting side by side.”

Chu Xingchen smiled, placed the snacks beside Jiang Feng, and gently patted him on the shoulder.

Jiang Feng froze. Slowly, he picked up a bag of potato chips and stood there in a daze.

“Comrades...”

He fell silent.