Military Training Begins

On September 2, the weather was as scorching as ever.

The students of Hangcheng University officially began their military training.

At six in the morning, Xiao Bei got up early. As class monitor, he had to work with Qin Mengxue to gather the students from the boys' dormitory.

Wang Meina was in charge of the girls' dormitory.

By a little after seven, everyone from Finance Class 1 had assembled downstairs from the boys' dormitory.

The main road through the dormitory area was filled with formation after formation from different classes, all dressed in navy military training uniforms.

Even so, Xiao Bei still stood out from the crowd. His looks were impossible to hide, especially since he was at the front of the formation carrying the flag.

At seven thirty, instructors began walking over from the athletic field, each one strikingly handsome.

The classes lined up and were assigned their instructors.

Soon, an instructor around 1.78 meters tall approached Xiao Bei, dressed in a training uniform.

Marching in military step, he came to a stop in front of Xiao Bei.

"Is this Finance Class 1?"

The instructor stopped before Xiao Bei and asked.

Xiao Bei had great respect for soldiers and immediately answered seriously, "Yes, Instructor!"

Xiao Bei stood ramrod straight and answered loudly.

The instructor looked at Xiao Bei and smiled slightly. "What's your name, student? Training hasn't started yet, relax a little!"

After saying that, the instructor patted Xiao Bei on the shoulder. It was clear that he had a very good first impression of Xiao Bei.

Xiao Bei remained respectful toward the instructor. "Reporting, Instructor, my name is Xiao Bei. Xiao as in portrait, Bei as in north."

"Alright, Xiao Bei. Return to formation!"

"Yes."

Xiao Bei immediately went to stand at the front of the formation.

The girls in Finance Class 1 watched Xiao Bei, their eyes full of adoration.

"Wow, our class monitor is so handsome!"

"I thought a rich second-generation guy like him would be hard to get along with. I didn't expect him to be this serious too!"

"This is what it means when someone richer than you is also more hardworking than you. We actually have such an outstanding class monitor in our class!"

While the girls were chatting, several boys from one dorm room, aside from a few shut-ins, looked at Xiao Bei with disdain.

"What the fuck is he showing off for? Seriously."

"Exactly. He's acting like he really is the representative of our class!"

"Adi, what do you think? Should we make him embarrass himself later?"

"Definitely. Damn it, he pisses me off a little. Unless he's stronger than me. Can being rich and handsome put food on the table?"

The few of them whispered among themselves.

Qin Mengxue had also arrived early beside Class 1's formation, and she had seen Xiao Bei's performance just now.

She smiled faintly to herself. This student really was a little different.

She felt quite reassured leaving Class 1 to him.

So, she walked over to Xiao Bei.

"Xiao Bei, I'm going to check on Class 2 first. Can you manage Class 1?" Qin Mengxue asked Xiao Bei with a smile.

Today, Qin Mengxue wore a short-sleeved shirt, a white cap, sweatpants, and athletic shoes, looking exceptionally capable.

Hearing this, Xiao Bei smiled slightly at Qin Mengxue. "Old Qin, don't worry. I'll definitely manage them well!"

Xiao Bei never missed a chance to show off.

"Alright. Contact me if anything comes up. I'm still more at ease with your Class 1."

Qin Mengxue looked at Xiao Bei, then walked over to the instructor and said something to him.

Then she left.

As soon as Qin Mengxue left, the instructor came to the front of Class 1's formation.

"Hello, everyone. I'll be your instructor for the next month. My name is Gao Peng, and you can call me Instructor Gao. We'll be entering the field soon, so I'll go over a few things you need to keep in mind..."

Gao Peng went on and on for quite a while, then shut his mouth and stood to one side, watching for instructions ahead.

Soon, it was eight o'clock.

The formations began entering the athletic field one after another. The spot assigned to Xiao Bei's Class 1 was not very good—it was on the basketball court, with nothing around to provide shade. They were all roasting under the sun!

At nine o'clock, military training officially began.

The intensity on the first day was not high. They mainly practiced basic standing posture, assembly, and various details.

They only trained for half an hour that morning before it ended.

But the girls had already started complaining, completely worn out!

There was a one-hour lunch break.

Soon, the afternoon military training began.

The afternoon session was obviously much more intense. First came formation drills, followed by standing posture.

Everyone stood beneath the blazing sun!

They were not allowed to move at all.

Second by second, time passed. Slowly, people began to lose their endurance. The first to collapse was one of the girls.

Then, as if it had triggered a chain reaction.

More and more girls started falling.

The first boy to collapse was none other than Hu Jilong. After that bastard went down, he even winked at Xiao Bei.

It meant that he could not hold on any longer, so he was surrendering.

Xiao Bei knew that if this had been during the War of Resistance, that bastard would probably have been a traitor!

Another twenty minutes passed, and more than half the boys had gone down too. They sat where they were, watching the nine people still standing.

Among them, Wang Wei and Zhang Zhibo from Xiao Bei's dorm were still holding strong.

Then there were Cai Qizhou, Cai Shidi, Lin Haojie, and Zhang Zhenan from Dorm 404!

And Ye Xiaotao and Zhu Yu from Dorm 402.

The four from Dorm 404 were the boys who had been hostile toward Xiao Bei.

None of them had expected that Xiao Bei, who looked like such a pretty boy, could hold out until now.

Another ten minutes passed, leaving only Xiao Bei and Cai Qizhou standing.

Off the field, Cai Shidi, Lin Haojie, and Zhang Zhenan watched the two men still standing.

"Damn, Xiao Bei's got something to him. His face hasn't changed, and he isn't even out of breath. He's definitely tough!"

"Let's see whether he or Cai Qizhou drops first!"

"But now that I look at Xiao Bei, he doesn't seem quite as annoying anymore!"

That was how it was between guys. At first, they might not like you, but as long as you were stronger than them, they would have nothing to say.

Another five minutes passed, and Cai Qizhou could no longer hold on. In the end, Xiao Bei was the only one left standing.

At once, the students of Class 1 applauded Xiao Bei.

Even the four from Dorm 404, who had initially been at odds with Xiao Bei, could not help giving him a thumbs-up.

"Xiao Bei!" Instructor Gao suddenly shouted.

"Here!" Xiao Bei stood perfectly straight and answered the instructor loudly.

"Rest in place. Everyone, rest in place for thirty minutes!"

"Yes!"

Following the instructor's order, Xiao Bei stretched his stiff limbs.

It was the first day. The instructor probably wanted to give everyone a show of force, so he was extremely strict and showed no mercy whatsoever.

After resting, Xiao Bei looked at the Class 1 students sitting where they were.

Every one of them looked completely exhausted.

So Xiao Bei turned and walked directly toward the edge of the athletic field.

"Fourth Brother, where are you going?"

Hu Jilong watched Xiao Bei's departing figure.

Xiao Bei did not answer and simply began to run.

Everyone watched Xiao Bei's disappearing back, utterly puzzled.