Chapter 67
Everyone nodded before leaping into the river. A student who knew how to swim led another student who
did not know how to swim across the river. Soon, when they reached the opposite shore, Sophia took
note of the headcount and made sure that everyone was there.
She had been dragging Juliette—who did not know how to swim—alongside her, and she ended up
swallowing several mouthfuls of water by ident, so she choked while said, “See? Everyone has made
it. Let’s find some time tonight to get everyone to learn how to swim!”
Almost everyone had swallowed mouthfuls of water by ident, but fortunately, they still managed to
reach the shore safely. Then, they grabbed each other’s hands and dashed toward the second hill with
persistence.
At this moment, Michael was looking at the surveince. On the screen, Sophia and thirty other girls
were holding onto each other’s hands as they charged up the hill. He put on a rare smile. “Chica is rather
smart.”
Like what Sophia had said, there were surveince cameras everywhere in the training camp, even in
the forests. While the situation in the forest was being broadcasted in the surveince room, countless
eyes were observing the group of girls who were holding hands among the dispersed students.
Sitting in the military vehicle, Joel was speeding forward. He was observing the situation here though his
binocrs and soon, he caught sight of Sophia and the group of girls. His gaze was fixed on them for
quite some time.
This group of thirty girls made it to Cafeteria No. 2 in the end and fortunately, they still managed to grab
their dinner. Although they were a step slower and didn’t manage to take any meat, they still had a meal
that was filling. At least they didn’t have to resort to eating steamed buns.
A few of the girls who had been nibbling the steamed buns for the whole night were on the verge of
tears.
These thirty people did not go their own ways after that. They sat together and had their dinner. Sophia
then encouraged everyone by saying loudly, “See, isn’t this easy? If it weren’t because of the few
students who did not know how to swim and cost us some time, we may even have the chance to have
some meat!”
A few of those girls who did not know how to swim were so embarrassed that they wished they could dig
a hole for themselves to hide in, but then, Sophia added, “After we finish our dinner, let’s go and have a
swim together. We need to seize this opportunity to teach those who don’t know how to swim. That way,
we can have meat sooner!”
The girls answered in unison, “Alright!”
After gobbling down their meal, they returned to their original path and passed by the river again. After
everyone had jumped into the river, those who knew how to swim started teaching those who didn’t know
how to swim. Although it was impossible to learn how to swim in one day, at least they could move
forward now.
That night, Sophia gave everyone iced watermelon as promised. The atmosphere in the barracks was
great that night. Everyone wasughing and talking, chatting about their training during the day while
eating their watermelon.
Sophia was eating her watermelon while taking out her notebook to exin to everyone where the marks
were deducted in housekeeping. Everyone listened to her in a very serious manner. After finishing their
watermelons, the initial bedtime chat turned into a housekeeping drill; everyone wanted to score in
housekeeping.
Sophia wanted to get high marks, or even full marks, but it wasn’t going to cut it if she relied only on her
own efforts. Before the lights were out, she sneaked to the hill to take a look at the condition of the path.
Standing at the top, she gazed at the foot of the hill.
The two hills were not especially steep, but they had been overgrown by grass. Thus, it was quite
slippery. During the past couple of days, people had slipped when they stepped here and rolled down the
hill. They then withdrew from military training due to their injuries. Hence, nobody would descend the hill
from the grass field.
As Sophia stood on top of the hill and gazed downward, she paced up and down before rushing back to
her barracks before lights out.
The next day, she joined everyone for training like usual. Commander Ford seemed to be unaware of
what she had donest night. However, Sophia knew that Commander Ford had surely seen what had
happened and already had a preliminary score for her.
That afternoon, Sophia disappeared for a while again, using changing her bandage as an excuse. A few
momentster, she asked for Quinton and a few of the seniors.
Sophia then brought Quinton and the seniors to the military camp. After taking a few turns here and
there, they arrived at a corner that had been piled with nks.
Quinton was puzzled. “You want us to help you carry all these?”
Sophia nodded. “Yes. Don’t ask why, Sir. I have some use for it. Don’t worry. These are not going to be
used. I’ve asked for permission for them.”
There were a lot of simr nks like this in the camp. They must have been thrown away after being
used for target practice and so on.
Although he was clueless as to what Sophia wanted to use them for, he still helped to move those nks
since they are of use to her.
These nks were not especially heavy since they were thin and rtively narrow. However, Sophia
wanted more than thirty pieces of them, so it still required some manpower.
The few of them then brought the nks back and piled them up. After that, Sophia returned to her
group for training. The moment there was a gap for rest, she gathered the wholepany, as if they
were plotting on something which should not be heard by Commander Ford.
Soon, it was 5:30 again. This time, the students from Company 49 were not running. After gathering
together, each of them grabbed a piece of nk and used the belt that was used in military training to
fasten the nk behind their backs. Then, they started marching forward, hand in hand, like what they
had done on the previous day.
Everyone looked at Company 49 like they were looking at a monster.
There were thirty-five people altogether in thepany. When they ran toward the foot of the hill this
time, nobody was left behind anymore; all of them stuck together. Carrying the nks on their back, they
climbed the hill. When they reached the peak of the hill, Sophia ced her nk down first.
Looking at the grass field that extended to the foot of the hill, everyone started swallowing their saliva.
For the past two days, so many people had slipped and rolled down when they stepped on the grass
field, so they did not even dare to walk on this path.
“Everyone, look at my demonstration. I’ve tried this a few times and it’s extremely easy. It won’t be
dangerous!” After sitting on the nk, Sophia spread her legs outward, and with a slight push, she slid
down the hill while sitting on the nk, reaching the foot of the hill in no time. She then waved at
everyone from the bottom of the hill and urged everyone, “Come, it’s fun!”
Everyone exchanged nces. In the end, a few of the boys sat on their nks first before sliding
downward. The rest of the girls then followed suit and sat on their nks, sliding to the foot of the hill.
They had indeed saved a lot of time.
When they arrived at the riverside, Sophia ordered again, “Remember to bring along your nks. You
mustn’t lose them!”
Everyone ced their nks on the water and like what they did on the previous day, they crossed the
river in pairs. The moment they reached the opposite shore, they pulled each other’s hands as they
climbed the second hill without uttering a word. They then slid down the hill again before dashing toward
the cafeteria to redeem their high-end buffet.
Furthermore, none of the thirty-five people were left behind.
Everyone from Company 49 gathered together as they feasted on the meat while chatting away merrily.
The food in training camp could neverpare with the food their housekeepers would normally
prepare, but when they stuffed these food into their mouths now, the food tasted divine.
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Meanwhile, Michael was keeping a close eye on Sophia’s military results from overseas. Naturally, he
had the means to obtain the rted data.
The performance of any students in military camp could be reflected on the data. For example, the race
for dinner was an important section. When the students enrolled into camp, they had been given a card;
they had to scan the cards when they imed their meals. The moment they scanned the card, the
rted data would be transferred to the database. Everything would present itself, including how long it
took them to reach the cafeteria from the training ground and what type of meal they had for dinner.
The race for dinner wasn’t a test of stamina; it was a test of persistence and teamwork. Toward the end,
those who ate meat would surely score higher than those who ate steamed buns.
“Wow, my chica is getting more and more amazing!”
Michael let out a sigh when he saw the data. The data showed that besides a fewpanies from the
School of Athletics, everyone from Company 49 managed to have the high-end buffet. Their teamwork
on this day was ranked number one.
Everyone from Company 49 was still drenched when they finished their meals. Luckily, the weather on
this day wasn’t considered too cold, so everyone could still bear with it. After finishing their meals, they
carried their nks and went to practice swimming again. They were putting in effort so that they could
have meat again.
Since it was the first time Company 49 managed to get themselves the buffet, they were willing to strive
even further so that they could continue eating meat. Michael wasn’t the only one observing them, for
Joel had been doing the same thing.