The small path chosen by Zhang Shaohua and his companion indeed had the most flags.
Although the beginning seemed difficult, more would be found further along.
However, Zhang Shaohua and Ouyang Feng, finding it tiring, only collected ten small flags before seeking to gain results without effort.
Little did they know, the shortcut is often the longest path.
And Li Yu, after collecting the flags on his own path, wasn't satisfied and went to the path of Zhang Shaohua and his companion to search for more flags.
This allowed him to gather enough to claim the top spot in this training.
"Now, do you have any more doubts?" Lin Weidong asked with a smile.
His words were like a dagger to the heart!
Zhang Shaohua's heart felt as if it were being churned by a meat grinder.
He was not only ashamed that his act of stealing flags had been exposed, but also infuriated by Lin Weidong's words!
He hadn't realized he was so close to the true first place…
"I know some of you may still have doubts about your rankings, as some with fewer flags have achieved higher positions."
"And others, with more flags, have not performed as well."
"The specific judging criteria are in the rulebook. Once you return to the new recruit training base, you can review your training footage and compare it."
Lin Weidong said with a smile.
For this evaluation, the Dragon Team had already edited all the crucial footage and standards.
They would be able to show it to the new recruits upon their return!
Hearing that they could see replays and the scoring standards upon returning, everyone felt relieved.
And those who had considered stealing flags were secretly rejoicing!
Fortunately, Zhang Shaohua and his companion had paved the way.
Because Zhang Shaohua and his companion's theft of flags had alerted everyone.
Thus, even if one or two people had such thoughts, they dared not act on them!
Earlier, they had been cursing Zhang Shaohua for being unsportsmanlike.
Now, it was fortunate that Zhang Shaohua had made the first move, otherwise, if they had stolen others' flags, they would be in the same situation as Zhang Shaohua!
"Alright, you've all trained for a day and a night and are tired. Let's get back on the helicopters."
Lin Weidong waved his hand and walked towards the waiting helicopters.
Several more helicopters landed slowly on the open ground.
Members of the Dragon Team organized the order, ensuring everyone lined up properly to board the helicopters.
Vroom, vroom—
The rotors of the helicopters whirred.
The group began their flight back to the new recruit training base.
Meanwhile, in the observation room, the guardians of various families were in full discussion!
Previously, most of them had been displeased with Zhang Shaohua.
Especially those guardians whose disciples' flags had been stolen.
Why should Zhang Shaohua be allowed to do such a thing?
Now, seeing Zhang Shaohua punished and his results invalidated, these guardians couldn't be happier!
"As I suspected, why would the Dragon Team encourage such illicit activities during new recruit training?"
As the guardian spoke, his gaze flickered towards Guardian Zhu and Guardian Zhao, clearly hinting at them.
Guardians Zhu and Zhao felt their emotions swing like a roller coaster.
From initial excitement and joy, they now felt a mix of anger and helplessness.
They could only snort coldly and turn their heads away, trying to avoid eye contact with the others present.
Lest they be met with mocking faces!
Zhou Yu observed leisurely, unable to suppress a chuckle!
Truly worthy of the Zhang family of Yunhai; none of them were good!
Even now, Zhang Shaohua and his two guardians were likely still unconvinced!
But what did it matter? When Lin Weidong returned with the footage, it would leave them no choice but to accept the verdict!
Shortly after.
The new recruits returned one by one.
They all gathered in the conference hall.
The members of the Dragon Team then stepped forward and played the edited footage.
Explaining the key points of the evaluation to the new recruits.
For example, when Da Xiong had his flags stolen, he immediately notified others to be vigilant.
This was a bonus point!
Furthermore, Da Xiong had feigned an excuse to lure Ouyang Feng away, but actually followed behind him, which was another bonus point.
This unexpected turn of events during the training clearly indicated that Da Xiong was an excellent prospect.
Competent, responsible, and loyal!
If not for failing to retrieve the flags in the end, Da Xiong would have been the undisputed champion.
In contrast, Zhang Shaohua.
After searching for flags for a while, he simply took Ouyang Feng to rest and stopped making an effort.
He even let his guard down!
This training, while seemingly a test of physical endurance, was actually a test of character and habits.
Zhang Shaohua was not only lazy and opportunistic, but his attitude towards his companion was poor.
He even stole others' flags.
Considering all these actions, if negative scores were possible, Zhang Shaohua would probably have incurred a hundred demerits!
As for Ouyang Feng, he received a few more points than Zhang Shaohua.
Although Ouyang Feng had ill intentions, he was at least brave and resourceful.
The fact that Ouyang Feng blocked Da Xiong's path and snatched the backpack back in the final five minutes showed that his strategic thinking was at least superior to Zhang Shaohua's!
After the detailed explanation by the Dragon Team members.
Zhang Shaohua glared at the screen with hateful eyes, his face pale with anger, his breathing heavy!
He admitted to breaking the rules.
But now, according to the Dragon Team, he was worse than a mere lackey.
How could he tolerate this?
In Zhang Shaohua's eyes, no one could be smarter than himself!
However, the Dragon Team members' explanations were so logical that Zhang Shaohua, despite wanting to argue, was powerless.
He could only implicitly accept the outcome!
"Alright, the individual scores have all been explained."
"Congratulations to everyone for passing this training. Go back and rest, and await the next session."
Lin Weidong said, his gaze falling multiple times on Da Xiong.
He was indeed a promising talent.
A candidate for a general.
It remained to be seen, however, what Da Xiong and the family behind him had planned.
Many first-tier families sent their descendants to the Dragon Team for training.
Not to directly hand them over to the Dragon Team.
After the new recruit training, they would formally join the Dragon Team.
Serve for a few years, and then leave.
After all, talent was scarce everywhere.
Especially for the descendants of these prominent families!
A large portion of them had family fortunes to inherit, making it impossible for them to stay in the Dragon Team for too long.
Their participation was often for a "gilding" and to foster good relations with the Dragon Team.
It would be a great pity if a general like Da Xiong had the same intentions as other family descendants…