Although the overload training on the way up the mountain had only been a test, Kitasan Black had clearly expended quite a bit of energy.
Anjing Zhen was not surprised by this.
Having trained with Extreme Skills before, he knew very well how intense the various exercises in those sports could be, and what kind of reaction a first encounter would bring.
In most cases, very few people could endure overload training for the first time. They usually had to rest midway through or end the session outright.
Even if they barely managed to finish the whole course, muscle strain or running until they threw up was far from uncommon.
Compared to those people, Kitasan Black's performance had actually been quite outstanding.
With that in mind, after arriving at Unkai-so Onsen Ryokan halfway up the mountain, Anjing Zhen indicated that he would take care of the luggage and had Kitasan Black follow an attendant to receive Onsen Therapy.
This ryokan had caught his eye the moment he decided on the training camp location.
Mitou Mountain stood over 1,500 meters above sea level, while the ryokan was situated at around 900 meters—an ideal position for either uphill climbing training or downhill overload training.
Beyond the nearby area lay Lake Okutama. As a tourist destination, it had a well-maintained track circling the lake that could be fully used for regular training.
The lake itself was also a training ground.
Overload training was not the most conventional way to improve endurance. It placed considerable demands on physical fitness, and even Horse Girls were not necessarily all able to endure it.
In most cases, the endurance training Trainers arranged for their Horse Girls was swimming.
This form of training was quite convenient to carry out, worked most of the muscles throughout the body, and