On the training ground of the military camp, a row of soldiers stood lazily.
Chen Mo and Steve were among them.
"New recruits, attention!"
Accompanied by a clear female voice, a valiant and coldly beautiful female officer walked up to the soldiers.
With wavy auburn hair, sexy red lips, and a wild, seductive figure, she exuded a strong sense of allure.
"Gentlemen, I am Agent Carter." Seeing the soldiers quickly stand at attention, Peggy Carter said loudly.
"I am in charge of overseeing all affairs of this department."
Chen Mo carefully observed this female protagonist. According to his aesthetic standards, she wasn't particularly beautiful, just had a sexy figure. Looking at Steve, although he stood upright, his occasional glances betrayed his thoughts.
Chen Mo chuckled inwardly, thinking that with his guidance, Steve would eventually win her heart.
Perhaps mesmerized by Agent Carter's charm, a soldier made a flirtatious remark and was promptly knocked to the ground by her.
"Agent Carter!" At this moment, an old officer in a leather jacket and Dr. Erskine got out of a jeep.
"Colonel Phillips!" Carter quickly turned and saluted.
The colonel looked at the soldier on the ground and joked, "It seems you're getting along well with our new recruits. Not bad."
Then, looking at the soldier on the ground, he said sternly, "Get your butt off the ground and back in line. Stand until someone tells you to stop!"
The soldier, with a bloody nose, stood up awkwardly and replied, "Yes, sir!"
"General Patton once said," Colonel Phillips paused and then said loudly, "Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by soldiers."
"We will win this war because we have the best… soldiers…" The colonel's voice trailed off as he noticed the short and weak Steve, who stood out in the lineup.
Turning his head, he gave Dr. Erskine a helpless look. The doctor stared straight ahead, pretending not to see. Colonel Phillips glanced at Steve again and continued.
"And they will get better. Much better."
"The Strategic Scientific Reserve is composed of allied nations, bringing together the elite of the free world."
"Our goal is to create the best army in history, and every army has a pioneer."
"After this week, we will select that person. He will be the first of our new generation of super soldiers."
The super-soldier program aims to mass-produce super soldiers and form a super army.
Now that the serum has been successfully developed, they will select one person from this group of elite soldiers for the first enhancement experiment in a week.
At this time, Chen Mo's physical fitness had already far surpassed that of ordinary people, approaching the human limit. The super-soldier serum would help him break through this limit and reach an unprecedented height.
Relying on his extraordinary intelligence and physical fitness, even with some reservations, Chen Mo's performance in training was still outstanding, almost always ranking first in every project.
Physical training, obstacle courses, 100-meter sprints, 10-kilometer cross-country runs, and various rigorous training subjects seemed as simple as child's play to Chen Mo, who could easily complete them without much effort.
Colonel Phillips was very satisfied with Chen Mo's excellent performance, considering him the best soldier he had seen in many years.
If Chen Mo's outstanding performance could be accepted due to his tall and strong physique, then Steve's performance was somewhat unexpected for everyone.
Almost everyone thought that this short and weak guy couldn't possibly complete the training. The result surprised everyone. Although not as strong as Chen Mo, mostly achieving average or even below-average results, he completed every training project and was not much worse than the others. This greatly exceeded everyone's expectations and successfully caught Agent Carter's attention.
Steve's physical fitness was only slightly better than that of ordinary people due to systematic and reasonable training. Compared to other elite team members, he was still far behind. His good performance in the training assessment was mainly due to some techniques taught by Chen Mo and his strong willpower.
To complete the training and perform his best, Steve always gave his all. After each training session, he would be exhausted, lying on the ground with his strength completely drained. To achieve his current results, Steve put in more effort than anyone else.
During training breaks, Chen Mo would still take time to train Steve in combat. The members of the reserve team then realized that the two were actually master and disciple.
Although they found it strange that the powerful Chen Mo would take on such a weak student like Steve, they could accept Steve's extraordinary performance. After all, anyone with such an impressive teacher wouldn't perform poorly.
Dr. Erskine, however, had long known about their relationship and had Agent Carter investigate their backgrounds.
Upon learning about the significant changes in Steve before and after meeting Chen Mo, and how Chen Mo repelled the mafia, Dr. Erskine became very interested in Chen Mo's strength. He often conducted tests and experiments with Chen Mo alone.
In front of Dr. Erskine, Chen Mo no longer hid his strength, fully displaying his physical fitness, which was close to the human limit.
Of course, regarding the source of his strength, Chen Mo explained it as ancient Chinese secret martial arts, requiring long-term, high-intensity training from a young age and extremely high talent. Achieving his level of strength was one in a million.
After researching a bunch of mysterious terms like Qi, internal energy, acupoints, and meridians to no avail, Dr. Erskine had to regretfully give up on studying this new enhancement method.
However, Chen Mo's powerful body itself was a great research material. Dr. Erskine began to study his strong body, cross-referencing it with the super-soldier serum theory to optimize and improve the serum.
It's important to note that Dr. Erskine's previous research was entirely based on theory and animal experiments. The only human enhancement, Red Skull Schmidt, had significant side effects after enhancement, and Dr. Erskine had no opportunity to study this failure.
Therefore, Dr. Erskine was not entirely satisfied with the current super-soldier serum. He had no way to further improve it.
Chen Mo's appearance gave him hope. A perfect body, unenhanced but almost identical to his calculations of a body enhanced by the serum, undoubtedly provided further possibilities for the serum.
The experiment initially scheduled for a week later was postponed, and Dr. Erskine once again immersed himself in serum research.
The training time for the reserve team was also extended. However, Chen Mo, who used to train with them, rarely appeared on the training ground and often stayed with Dr. Erskine.
During this period, Chen Mo also gained a lot.