Xia Country.
An Air Force Training Base.
Pale-faced, Bai Yixuan held his lower back and tilted his head up to look at the blazing sun.
"I-it's finally over..." Hong Fan's distinctive hoarse voice came from beside him. "Good lord, I never want to come back to this training base again!"
Hearing Hong Fan's complaint, Bai Yixuan managed a wry smile and shook his head. "You're not the only one. I never want to see this training base again either!"
Hong Fan's eyes lit up slightly. "Even you couldn't take it, Yixuan?"
"Now that's rare. This is the first time I've ever seen you admit defeat!"
Bai Yixuan shot Hong Fan an irritated sidelong glance. "Are you kidding?"
"I'm not a robot. Of course I couldn't take training this intense!"
A clear laugh rang out beside them. "I think Hong Fan's right. Ever since we met, I've never heard you complain about the training, Yixuan!"
Bai Yixuan turned his head and looked helplessly at Xia Wanyi, who stood smiling behind him. "Since you two seem so full of energy, how about I contact the instructors and ask for another flight?"
The smiles instantly vanished from Xia Wanyi's and Hong Fan's faces.
Both shook their heads like rattles.
Was he kidding?!
Another flight?
Recalling their arrival at the training base a month earlier, both actually shivered beneath the blazing sun!
When the three of them first arrived at the training base, they had been hauled straight into three training aircraft without any theoretical grounding whatsoever.
The lofty justification was that hands-on practice was the best teacher.
And so...
The three astronauts had been put through the wringer by their respective instructors.
Cobra Maneuvers, Nesterov Loops...
Although all three astronauts were in excellent physical condition, those fancy maneuvers still gave them a brutal