The Crybaby Alpha is Actually Really Cool - Chapter 26

The logistical staff for previous inter-district tournaments were always selected from permanent soldiers who had failed the new recruit assessment but wished to remain in the Military Tower. The Beta on duty was meticulous. He thoroughly read the ”

” and found no content restricting the scope of registration, nor any statement prohibiting new recruits from registering. He then nodded and said: “Yes,”

Ruan Qingyao’s eyes shone brightly. He immediately filled out the ”

” under the Beta’s guidance.

The person brought out for public display must naturally be the best, excelling in both professional ability and aesthetic appearance/temperament. As for the term “Blue Mountain,” it was the self-flattering title the logistical staff gave themselves.

“The evaluation is tonight at 7 p.m. in the General Affairs Office, 22nd floor, Room 2202, right?” Ruan Qingyao confirmed the time and place again.

The Beta nodded: “Correct!”

This turn of events was a complete surprise. Ruan Qingyao was ecstatic at the thought of being able to go home. Of course, amidst his joy, he didn’t forget his original purpose and happily rushed back to bring Wen Yuchen and the other four to register.

As soon as they signed up, Mu Yang received the news and immediately gave the order to officially start the operation. In previous tournaments, the live-action selection for the five representative teams took place half a month before the matches.

This year, driven by the desire to groom Ruan Qingyao, Mu Yang planned to select ten seed teams in advance for special training. With more people, the goal would be less likely to be exposed.

The other five members of Ruan Qingyao’s team all had good potential. Mu Yang was curious whether they would grow or collapse first under high pressure.

To ensure Ruan Qingyao’s team smoothly became one of the seed teams, the notice specifically allocated two spots for new recruits, with the remaining eight spots to be contested by second, third, and fourth-year soldiers.

The moment the notice was issued, the veteran soldiers immediately erupted in dissatisfaction, crying foul play. How could new recruits possibly snatch spots from them based on strength? But resistance was futile and only accumulated internal anger. Once the special training began, this anger would be unleashed upon the two newly selected new recruit teams.

This was all deliberately designed by Mu Yang. Starting with full pressure would be more interesting.

The selection method and standards for the veteran seed teams mirrored those for the representative teams: they were directly thrown into a small rainforest battlefield. The eight teams with the highest enemy kill count within three days would secure the seed team spots.

In contrast, the selection for the new recruits seemed quite gentle.

The tournament included both team and individual matches. Individual match results only accounted for 30% of the total score and were not heavily prioritized. The team match results largely depended on team chemistry. Therefore, the new recruit selection focused on assessing their team chemistry.

The head instructor delivered an impassioned speech about the importance of chemistry, rambling about how familiar he and his teammates were with each other. “What is familiarity? It’s when the other person understands your meaning with just a glance or a piece of body language! Back then, we only communicated with our eyes…”

This got the new recruits excited, and they suddenly found their teammates more pleasing to the eye. Someone murmured emotionally: “Tonight, when you snore, I won’t stuff a stinky sock up your nostril.”

He intended to show deep team camaraderie, but unexpectedly, this sparked a brawl.

In short, everyone became highly interested in the selection assessment until the instructor announced that the content of the assessment was called the “Duck Dance.”

Everyone simultaneously dug in their ears: “What?”

The instructor’s mouth curved into a chilling smile: “The Duck Dance has three moves: one is shaking the head, two is waddling the tail, and three is twisting the body. You can see the specific moves in the video I’ve sent to your comm-devices. You have thirty minutes of practice time, then one team performs at a time. The grading criteria are the standardization of the moves and your degree of synchronicity.”

“Alright, stop staring blankly. Thirty minutes. No waiting past the time, okay.”

After ten seconds of silence, a resounding “F*ck” sound scared away the white clouds in the sky.

Are they deliberately messing with us?

Yes, the Duck Dance was a traditional dance of the East District, a must-learn for new recruits! It was quite fun!

Ruan Qingyao, adhering to academic spirit, carefully studied the video named Duck Dance and found that the technical content was very high. It was extremely difficult to dance elegantly, beautifully, passionately, or powerfully.

The entire dance was inseparable from “clumsy” and “stupid.”

While Ruan Qingyao was frowning in distress, Wen Yuchen was already swearing: “Holy sh*t, this is just a stupid duck wiggling its ass! What kind of normal person would come up with this? Utterly idiotic!”

The other three also looked grim. They would rather die than dance this!

Only Cheng Shu watched the video and showed a genuine smile: “It’s quite cute.”

Seeing the surprised looks, Cheng Shu elaborated: “Young people should look cute dancing this. Sunny, lively, full of energy. Shaking your head and waddling around is adorable.”

Everyone collectively shivered. Even Ruan Qingyao felt too embarrassed to go against his true feelings and agree with Cheng Shu.

Cheng Shu smiled happily, not bothered by the lack of recognition.

Regardless of whether they wanted to dance or not, they had to do it for the tournament and for honor.

One prodigy closed his eyes, self-brainwashing that if he couldn’t see it, it didn’t exist. It was quite effective. He was no longer ashamed and even wiggled his upturned butt with increasing delight. The S-shaped curve of his lower back as he walked forward became increasingly seductive, completely immersed in the cheerful music.

Which country child hadn’t waddled behind ducks in their childhood?

This prodigy was Xiong Yan. Yet, he was burly and built like a bear, which was so jarring that Ruan Qingyao and the others cried with open eyes, and Wen Yuchen wanted to kick his butt. Cheng Shu held him back just as he was about to strike.

Cheng Shu said: “Don’t you want the seed team spot?”

Wen Yuchen yielded with a look of utter humiliation. He surrendered, and after memorizing the few simple moves, he also closed his eyes.

Ruan Qingyao wanted to do the same, but Cheng Shu asked: “Qingyao, you have a dance background, right?”

Ruan Qingyao nodded, but he wanted to say, Don’t be fooled by the word “dance” at the end of this thing.

Cheng Shu didn’t give him a chance to speak: “Then you help us call the beat and watch us first. Once we get synchronized, it should be easy for you to join in.”

Ruan Qingyao closed his eyes, but the trust in Cheng Shu’s eyes made it impossible for him to refuse.

Although it’s an eyesore, Chengcheng is asking me.

Ruan Qingyao took a deep breath: “Start.”

What the new recruits didn’t know was that their every word and action was being recorded by several invisible flying cameras and uploaded to a forum only accessible to veterans for their amusement.

Furthermore, after they passed the new recruit phase and became veterans, they would have to pay a price to have the videos taken down.

Half an hour later, the head instructor acted as the host on the temporarily erected, shaky platform.

Although the stage was unprofessional, the audience below was dedicated.

As Ruan Qingyao’s team of six was about to walk onto the stage, their peripheral vision caught sight of a massive, dark crowd quickly moving toward them, bringing their own seeds and small stools. A quick glance estimated over a thousand people.

Their lifted legs trembled slightly. Their wildly beating hearts wanted to escape their chests. What kind of human suffering is this?

A neat round of applause, “Clap clap clap,” rang out, startling everyone. They ultimately succumbed to reality and stepped onto the stage.

The Eyes Closed and Crying group officially debuted!

Their ears became more sensitive as a result, and laughter, “Hahahaha,” rose and fell, making them wish they were deaf.

Fortunately, the torture only lasted for one minute. Not a second more!

Ruan Qingyao ran down covering his face. Wuwuwu, he was going to be a big singer in the future. Wen Yuchen and the other four followed closely, their legs moving so fast they were a blur.

Cheng Shu leisurely trailed behind. For him, it was a unique experience, and it wasn’t bad. He remembered the feeling.

Several other teams took their turn. After watching as the audience for a while, Wen Yuchen and the others slowly overcame their shame, replaced by the anticipation and nervousness of being selected for the seed team.

Cheng Shu secretly checked his comm-device, which was different from the new recruits’, and enjoyed the recording of their performance on the forum. Qingyao truly tried to dance elegantly. So cute.

Ruan Qingyao chose to numb his shame with imaginary joy. Where should he go with his family after returning home?

Although Ruan Qingyao’s team was pre-selected, based on “skill,” they were also ranked first. The other selected team had extremely poor combat power but danced the Duck Dance very well. Judging by the extremely hostile looks others gave them, one could imagine what would happen next, but being selected for the seed team made them very excited, their faces flushed with emotion.

Ruan Qingyao didn’t care about the seed team at all. His roommates were happy, and his mission was complete. He should focus on his own matter!

As for the evening class? Skip it! Skip it!

Upon hearing that Ruan Qingyao was going to participate in the logistics selection, his roommates naturally expressed their support. As a result, the entire Dormitory 201 skipped the evening class.

Nie Wan, who subconsciously looked for Ruan Qingyao to anchor his gaze in the evening, found his eyes wandering aimlessly: ???

They dare to skip his class? Are they getting cocky because they think they won’t have to attend his class anymore with the upcoming special training?!

Unforgivable!

The six members of 201 were completely unaware of Nie Wan’s anger.

They arrived at Room 2202 ten minutes early and saw a room full of Betas. There wasn’t a single Alpha, and none of them were wearing military uniforms; instead, they were dressed in colorful clothes.

Similarly, the people in the room were also surprised to see them.

“Did you take the wrong turn? This is the selection site for the Most Beautiful Blue Mountain, you know,” a gentle Beta in a white shirt and linen-colored suit pants walked toward them. His smile was very engaging.

Ruan Qingyao also displayed an appropriate, professional smile: “No, I signed up for the evaluation.”

The Beta raised an eyebrow. Clearly, the situation in front of him was unexpected, but he didn’t say anything else, only introducing himself: “Cheng Ziran, one of your competitors.”

Ruan Qingyao: “I’m Ruan Qingyao…”

“Qingyao, let’s go over there,” Wen Yuchen forcefully interrupted their conversation, pulling Ruan Qingyao away.

Ruan Qingyao was confused, but he naturally chose his friends. He smiled apologetically at Cheng Ziran and followed Wen Yuchen away.

Wen Yuchen only stopped when they were far enough away from Cheng Ziran, his face extremely foul: “Stay away from that guy. A hypocrite and a white lotus.”

“Mhm mhm. We won’t have much interaction with him,” Ruan Qingyao nodded. It seems Yuchen and Cheng Ziran have a considerable conflict.

Cheng Shu said: “Alright, Qingyao, go prepare. We’ll cheer you on here.”

Ruan Qingyao’s smile was very genuine: “Thank you, Chengcheng. Thank you, everyone! I’m going now!”

In terms of appearance and temperament, Ruan Qingyao instantly overshadowed everyone.

In terms of material storage, his precious Box Spirit Tool surpassed everyone else’s.

In terms of resource deployment and allocation, which Omega hasn’t taken family management courses? Ruan Qingyao, a former Omega, was the cream of the crop.

Furthermore, the logistics position required a hundred people, and Ruan Qingyao very smoothly secured a spot.

Extremely delighted! He could go home in less than two months!

Ruan Qingyao went to sleep with a joyous smile on his face, and his dream was a wonderful one. He introduced Cheng Shu and the others to Song Xiaotian, and everyone had a great time playing together.

His smile didn’t even vanish when he learned he would be undergoing exceptionally arduous training for the next two months.

Until breakfast, he received a message on his comm-device: We sincerely apologize. Representative team logistics members can only be Betas. Due to our staff error, we wasted your time, and we will offer you the following compensation…

Ruan Qingyao’s smile gradually faded and disappeared. His violently heaving chest showed his anger. There was clearly no regulation restricting gender!