Chapter 56
Sophia could tell at first nce that Bayside University was dead serious.
The stony-faced drill instructors marched in step as they lined up in teams. One could tell at first nce
that they were no ordinary soldiers, for they were identically tough and muscr in build, and their
identically expressionless faces carried a seemingly replicated air of intimidation and sternness.
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Contrary to the military training in high schools, which usually had ordinary two-year conscripts or military
school students as their drill instructors, Bayside University’s drill instructors were all special forces.
Bayside University’s military training was notorious for its upromising strictness, for many students
of the university failed their military training every year. If a freshman failed the military training, he or she
would lose a lot of credit and end up having to redouble efforts over the next four years to make up for it.
Intimidated by the oppressive atmosphere in the military training, the freshmen trembled with fear,
whereas the sophomores threw them gloating looks as they passed by.
Even though a year had passed since their military training, the sophomores still had a terrified look in
their eyes when they saw the campus being covered in olive-drab, for the scene conjured up their fear of
being dominated by the color.
All freshmen of the university must go for military training except for students of Junior ss. However,
Nathan volunteered to attend the military training.
Since the campus was inplete chaos, Sophia kept the little Nathan by her side lest he wandered off.
Gary had told Michael’s men in the military training camp beforehand about Nathan, so they would pay
him special attention.
The military power of Bayside City was in the hands of the Fletcher Family, which was also the family
who was in direct charge of this military training. Sophia had long been suspecting that Michael was
rted to the Fletcher Family, so she believed she didn’t have to worry much about Nathan, who would
be on his home turf by joining the military training camp.
As Sophia led Nathan in search of their troop, they saw Richard and the few others. X, who was
wearing an army uniform that failed to conceal the diamond watch on her wrist and the partly visible
diamond ne on her chest, seemed extremely reluctant to part with Richard as she threw herself
into his arms while sobbing. Ka stood aside with her hands full of bags as if she wanted to go camping
in the woods.
Contrary to Sophia’s expectations, Ka was also dressed in army uniform.
The university would send some lecturers and sophomore students to chaperone the freshmen at every
military training. These lecturers and sophomore students were responsible for dealing with the
unforeseen circumstances involving students of their own faculties, such as buying drinks after the end
of training sessions and sending copsed girls to the infirmary.
Richard saw Sophia at a nce as thetter walked past them with Nathan. He called in a friendly voice,
“Sophia!”
Sophia paused in her tracks and asked in reply, “Is there something, Richard?”
Richard’s eyes brightened at the sight of Sophia in army uniform. “The military training is harsh. Did you
bring enough things with you? I have a lot of medications for heatstroke here…”
“Thank you, but I have no need for that,” replied Sophia before leaving with Nathan.
Richard had a wistful look in his eyes as he stared at her back.
After Sophia and Nathan had walked away, Nathan, who had been silent, suddenly said, “He’s
disgusting…”
Sophia nodded. “Yeah, he’s quite disgusting.”
All the freshmen assembled in the several ying fields of the campus. After they lined up ording to
their sses, they were divided into groups.
The number of students in most of Bayside University’s sses was limited to forty. Each ss was a
company, and over tenpanies constituted a battalion, whereas several battalions formed a regiment.
The students undergoing military training were divided into several regiments headed by their respective
companymanders, battalionmanders, and regimentalmanders, whereas the regimental
commanders were subordinate to themanding general.
It was said that themanding general held the military rank of Senior Colonel, and he was a Fletcher,
as in the Fletchers of Bayside City’s Four Great Families.
Sophia learned these from Hale in advance so that she wouldn’t cause trouble during her military
training.
Sophia took Nathan with her as she stood in line with her ssmates. The entire field was upied by
her faculty, which had a few hundred students of several different majors. When the time came for the
speeches, the faculty’s leaders lectured the students to mobilize them and exin some must-knows
about the military training.
After the speeches ended, the leaders began assigning the drill instructors to the groups.
Everyone watched in both fear and awe as a full team of drill instructors entered the field. Countless
students craned their necks to peek at them with their eyes full of fear and wonder.
Those selected as the students’ drill instructors at Bayside University’s military training were all military
elites. Not only were they taller than the average person, but they were also burly, and all of them
appeared smart and attractive. As expected, most of the good-looking and masculine men had devoted
themselves to the country.
Sophia’s ss was designated as Company 49 of the Second Battalion of the Third Regiment, and the
drill instructor assigned to them had the surname Ford. Having a standard height of 180 centimeters, he
had chiseled features and a flinty, grave expression.
He wasn’t old, but the look in his eyes was as fierce as wolves and tigers. One could tell at first nce
that he wasn’t an ordinary two-year conscript, for he had an unusually loud voice and tremendous inner
strength.
Students in Sophia’s ss were mostlydies; out of 41 people in the ss, only four were male,
including Nathan. Company Commander Ford looked unusually tall and robust as he stood in front of a
group ofdies, and he held the military rank of Second Lieutenant.
Sophia had done her homework before she came, so she knew that the military training had stringent
scoring criteria. Since she always sought after good scores, she would, of course, strive for good scores
without ever letting her guard down. Therefore, she stood at attention in the standard military posture
from the very beginning.
Commander Ford’s eyes were filled with nothing but disdain as his frosty gaze swept over thepany
of 41 people.
Some of these students didn’t wear their uniforms properly; some wore their belts loose, and some didn’t
straighten up while standing. Furthermore, a few students even had makeup and wore high-heeled
sandals without having their army caps on.
Finally, he saw ady who stood decently and was dressed up to standard, but she had a kid with her!
Commander Ford couldn’t care less about the fact that these students were a bunch of delicatedies.
He scolded right away, “Just take a look at yourselves. What the heck are you all wearing? The one who
has a piece of sh*t on her head—fall out!”
Everyone exchanged nces with each other before turning to look at the onlydy among them who
didn’t wear an army cap. She couldn’t wear her army cap at all since she wore her hair in a bun.
Thedy seemed to have powerful backing, for she didn’t give a d*mn about the Second Lieutenant. She
stepped out of the ranks and said haughtily, “That’s not a piece of sh*t, but a bun on my head!”
Commander Ford neither looked at nor responded to her; instead, he called out several other people.
“Those who wear makeup—fall out! Those who wear heels—fall out! Those who changed their belts to
Anima—fall out! The one who has a kid with her—fall out!”
The fewdies moved out of line at Commander Ford’smand, including Sophia, who sighed in
resignation as she stepped forward with Nathan.
As soon as she stepped forward, a young man wearing a spotless white shirt and a pair of sports shoes
immediately emerged from the side.
Wearing a pair of sses on his refined and handsome face, he hurriedly said, “This kid is a new student
of the Junior ss, and his sister is in the ss, so he came with her. You don’t have to pay attention to
him, Commander Ford.”
Commander Ford’s eyes flickered as he seemed to have remembered something. Then, he pointed at
Sophia and Nathan, saying, “Fall in, both of you.”
Sophia promptly got back in line with Nathan as she couldn’t help casting her eyes upon the man who
spoke up just now.
The man seemed to be less than 30 years old, and he looked unreasonably good-looking with his sharp
and artistic facial features, including the pair of thin lips and a pair of attractive eyes. His skin was as
creamy-white as milk, and his casuallybed hair hung loosely above the tip of his brows.
The female students’ eyes sparkled with infatuation when they saw himing out.
The man was Quinton rk, a lecturer in intermediate-level financial ounting who could have sold his
breathtakingly handsome face for a living but instead chose to teach at university.
For this reason, not only did nobody ever skip his sses, but so many students attended his sses
that no ssroom could seat so many of them. The students had to save seats in advance whenever
they attended his ss, for they would have to stand in ss if they werete.