The plane's destination was Yazhou, Qiongya. Cheng Tian and the others dutifully had their tickets checked and boarded at Bingzhou Airport.
This time, their seats were not together. Only Cheng Tian sat beside Teacher Zhou.
Cheng Tian was rather nervous about this, because he had never flown before. He worried that he might get airsick as well as carsick. It would be bad if he threw up all over Teacher Zhou.
The plane slowly began moving along the runway, and all the passengers switched off their phones and other electronic devices without being asked.
Fortunately, although Cheng Tian got carsick, he showed no signs of airsickness. Even after the plane had been flying steadily for half an hour, he felt no discomfort at all.
Cheng Tian had a window seat. Once the plane rose above the clouds, he could even see quite a few Pokémon flying.
"Cheng Tian, what do you think of this National Youth Training Camp?" Bored, Teacher Zhou struck up a conversation with him.
"It's a great opportunity to push myself. The training camp hasn't been held in so long, so this one will definitely cultivate a lot of talent. I'll have to work hard to improve myself there," Cheng Tian replied.
"You'll be away for a whole year. Won't you miss home?"
"I can call home," Cheng Tian said. "But of course I'll miss it. Everyone misses home."
"Missing home is a good thing," Teacher Zhou said. "It means you still have somewhere to go. But once you get there, your days will be so full that you probably won't have time to feel homesick."
"I hope so."
The plane flew all night, finally reaching its destination after ten the following morning.
The weather in Qiongya was quite warm. Even though it was only February,