bayedsolid Chapter 29 The King's Invitation
Chapter 29 The King's Invitation
After a period of intense sweating, Li Jie finished running twenty laps ahead of everyone else. He took off his slightly damp lead apron and casually tossed it onto the side of the training field.
It seems that after advancing to the second level of the Great Yellow Court, my physical fitness has indeed made a qualitative leap.
Although wearing double the weight initially made him feel a bit strained, his steps gradually became lighter after he got used to the weight.
Lin Qiye also finished the race a few minutes later. Fortunately, it was still dark, and fortunately, the [Suppressing Ruins Stele] had no effect on his Divine Ruins. Otherwise, he might not have been able to finish the race.
Baili Pangpang and Molly had already collapsed from exhaustion, one after the other. Zhaige and Cao Yuan were still holding on, but they were also about to give up.
Chief Instructor Yuan paused, looking at the two who had finished first.
It seems we were too lenient with these two...
However, the fact that the other two are still persisting is quite surprising...
Li Jie looked at the two staggering figures, hesitated for a moment, and ultimately decided not to go up and help them. After all, the head instructor was targeting them, and if he offered assistance, it might backfire.
After the two staggered to the finish line, they collapsed, exhausted.
Yuan Gang looked at the new recruits staggering about on the field, a mocking smile on his lips.
"How does it feel, you bunch of newbies! This is just a warm-up!"
"Fortunately, they have all basically achieved the expected results."
"Now, dismissed for a rest!"
Li Jie looked at Chief Instructor Yuan, who was still grinning mischievously, and muttered to himself.
Is this never going to stop...?
This time, Yuan Gang truly had a kind heart; he didn't blow the assembly whistle again when they returned to the dormitory.
Even Instructor Hong was a little surprised. Wasn't it agreed that they would continue to assemble after they returned?
Seeing Lao Hong's questioning look, Yuan Gang also spoke up to explain.
"Too much rigidity leads to breakage. This morning, except for those two, most of us were almost at our limit. After all, it was the first time we trained without the forbidden area, so we still need some time to adapt."
"Isn't it still more than half an hour before lunchtime?"
"An emergency assembly during mealtime... what if they've just fallen asleep, and then..."
Hehehe~ As he was talking, Yuan Gang even started joking with himself.
Instructor Hong looked at him as if he were looking at a devil.
Boss, you really know how to play this game...
After returning to his dormitory, Li Jie waited for a while.
He didn't hear the assembly whistle sound again, so he lay down on the wooden bed and fell asleep.
You know what, he was indeed a bit tired... Just as he was gradually relaxing and drifting off to sleep, a sharp whistle rang out from in front of the dormitory building.
"Emergency gathering!"
Li Jie's eyes, which had just been closed, suddenly snapped open!
I'm so damn useless to sleep! Yuan Gang! ...Someone clenched his fist tightly, rolled over, and landed on the ground.
When he stepped out of the room and saw Lin Qiye struggling to drag Baili's fat and bloated body out, a bitter smile appeared on his lips.
On the platform, Yuan Gang watched as Li Jie and Lin Qiye carried Baili Tuming to the training ground, one on each side, and nodded secretly.
Not bad, they even have some team spirit.
When all the new recruits arrived at the training ground, he scanned the crowd, glanced at the stopwatch in his hand, and was very satisfied.
"The next twenty minutes are your lunch break. After breakfast, please gather here again!"
"If I don't see you here in twenty minutes, then... you'll have to bear the consequences!"
What did he say? Is dinner ready?
Baili Tuming, who had been half-dead and being held on Li Jie and Lin Qiye's arms, suddenly straightened up.
"Food! Where?"
Lin Qiye: Wasn't he supposed to be dizzy from running? He seems more like he fainted from hunger...
Li Jie: I hope you'll still be this energetic in a little while...
However, when the three arrived at the restaurant, they saw a mountain of raw meat and steamed buns piled on the table.
Apart from Li Jie, the other two both showed expressions of astonishment.
Huh? Aren't we eating?
Is this bloody meat not cooked yet?
Seeing the two bewildered people, Li Jie calmly sat down at the table, grabbed a dry steamed bun, and started eating, mumbling incoherently as he ate.
"Eat quickly, this is probably part of the training too. I wonder how that old bastard will train us later. If we don't eat, we won't be able to hold on."
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Qiye sat down next to Li Jie and picked up a steamed bun from the bowl to eat.
Both of them hesitated when they picked up a piece of raw meat.
You know, if I eat it, I can't really eat it, but if I don't, the steamed bun looks a bit dry...
After some mental preparation, they still stuffed the meat into their mouths.
Raw beef, with its dense fibrous tissue, was impossible to chew thoroughly, so Li Jie swallowed the piece of meat he had painstakingly torn off in one gulp.
Gulp.....
Seeing the two calmly eating raw meat and steamed buns, Baili Tuming steeled himself, sat down on the other side of Li Jie, picked up the food on the table, and stuffed it into his mouth.
Shen Qingzhu and the others entered the cafeteria and, seeing the three struggling to tear off pieces of raw meat, suppressed their nausea and asked them what was wrong.
"Is this all you're going to eat? What's wrong with the cafeteria? Can't you do something right?"
Hearing his complaint, Lin Qiye swallowed the raw meat in his mouth and repeated Li Jie's words.
The arrogant guy, along with his three henchmen and Cao Yuan, all fell silent...
Do we really have to eat this disgusting stuff?
"A moment of patience brings peace, but taking a step back only makes you angrier." Shen Qingzhu was not one to tolerate such behavior and shouted loudly in the cafeteria.
"Where's the cafeteria manager? Get out here! Is this what they're feeding us?"
At the same time, a gaunt old man wearing an apron came out of the kitchen.
"You don't have to eat if you don't want to. As new recruits, this is all you can eat."
While he was still arguing with the skinny old man, Wang Mian led the entire [Masked] squad into the cafeteria.
They were still wearing the familiar gray cloaks, but this time they weren't wearing masks.
One of the boys, who looked a bit frivolous, waved happily when he saw the old man coming out of the kitchen.
"Grandpa Sun, is there anything to eat? I'm starving!"
Seeing the seven people walk in, a smile appeared on Old Sun's originally serious face.
It seems like I was quite familiar with them before.
A girl with a pale face also spoke with a smile.
"It's been so long since I left the training camp, I really miss your cooking."
As she spoke, she kept glancing at Li Jie.
She didn't sleep well at all last night. Whenever she thought about the tearing pain in her body, she would immediately wake up from her sleep.
When I woke up, I could clearly feel a slight tearing sensation in my arm.
"So it's you little rascals! Come on, sit down! I'll get you some food!"
Old Sun warmly greeted the members of the "Masked" group, and soon brought out a table of delicious food from the kitchen.
Braised prawns, braised pork knuckle, twice-cooked pork...
The enticing aroma made them very hungry.
The new recruits, who were eating raw meat buns, looked at them with longing eyes.
Old Sun scolded the new recruits who were about to pounce on him in an annoyed manner.
"You all just eat your food properly. Come back when you graduate, and I promise I'll cook you a feast even more lavish than this. But for now, you're new recruits, so you have to eat what new recruits eat!"
His eyes were wide open, and an aura of majesty emanated from him.
The recruits who had initially wanted to join in immediately wilted, lowering their heads to continue struggling with the unpalatable raw meat.
Wang Mian glanced at Li Jie and Lin Qiye sitting together and spoke.
"Li Jie, Lin Qiye, would you like to come and have something to eat?"
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