Chapter 20

On the third day of life at the base, the guests' training gradually entered its routine. After getting familiar with things over the first two days, everyone had a basic grasp of the training intensity. The initial novelty had faded, and Bailin and Du Jinfeng, who had previously been quite confident in themselves, were visibly exhausted—let alone the others. During an afternoon physical training session, Zhu Yiyi failed to control her strength properly and sprained her left foot, plunging the entire team into low spirits. Ideals are one thing, reality is another. While a sense of military honor made everyone's blood boil, the dry and arduous training was also excruciatingly torturous. What felt even harder to bear than physical fatigue was the sense of disparity caused by the gaps between themselves and the others.