"Bird's Nest calling Fledgling One, Fledgling Two." The training ground's Control Tower called out over the radios of the two fighter jets, which had only just entered the training airspace.
"Fledgling One, received."
"Fledgling Two, received."
"The pilot sparring with you has arrived. He is also one of the team members going abroad with you for this exchange, and he is your captain. You will now begin combat training." Bird's Nest said directly.
"Bird's Nest, which one of us goes first?" Fledgling One asked.
"What do you mean, which one goes first? The two of you will fight one against one." Bird's Nest gave the answer without hesitation. In truth, Bird's Nest did not know who had come for training this time. He only knew the other party's codename.
But codenames could be unique at times, while at other times, there could be twenty or thirty identical codenames across the entire military.
"What? Bird's Nest, isn't that too arrogant? Since he's going abroad with us, he's a trainee too. We're all trainees, so why does he get to fight us two-on-one?" Fledgling One clearly did not agree with Bird's Nest's decision.
The five of them had all been carefully selected from countless pilots. They were calm and steady when facing outsiders, but internally, without confidence in themselves, they would never have achieved what they had today.
"Talk after you defeat him." Though Bird's Nest did not know the details, he would not say what he should not say. He had seen plenty of rookies like these.
"Understood! Target Number 2, teach him a lesson."
"Target Number 2, understood!"
"You two, a reminder: the other party will enter the training area shortly. The moment he enters, training begins automatically. Watch your mouths, or the wind might make your tongues slip."
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