Ding ding ding—!
A sharp whistle echoed through the dark night sky, completely shattering the silence of the dormitory area.
Lin Qiye was suddenly awakened from his dream. He glanced at the Rolex watch that was being used to prop up the corner of the table and frowned slightly.
"Three in the morning... Is it really that cruel?"
He quickly got out of bed, changed into his military uniform, and slapped his slippers on the face of the sleeping Baili Pangpang. The latter grunted twice, licked his lips, and lazily turned over to continue sleeping.
Lin Qiye:...
Lin Qiye ignored him, straightening his clothes as he pushed open the door and left. Just as the door was about to close, he spoke softly:
"I heard Molly likes women."
!!
Baili Pangpang sat up abruptly in bed, as if he had just had a nightmare. He looked up at the other empty bed and finally realized what had happened.
"Are they crazy? I've only slept for four hours... Qi Ye, Brother Qi Ye!! Wait for me!!"
Baili Pangpang pushed open the door while putting on his pants, only to find that many people had already started rushing towards the training field. Frustrated, he scratched his head and swung his arms to catch up.
Under the cover of night, Lin Qiye moved at an astonishing speed. When he arrived at the training ground, there were no other recruits except for the three instructors who stood at attention.
Instructor Hong looked at Lin Qiye, who was the second to arrive, and a hint of admiration appeared in his eyes.
The first person to arrive was none other than Lin Xichen, leaving Lin Qiye half-doubting and half-believing—perhaps this was just a dream? Lin Qiye walked over and shook his younger sister's shoulders. "You arrived so early? Is it storm tomorrow?"
"Hey, don't underestimate me... Yawn... I just got lucky... I had just finished using the restroom when I heard the alarm..." Lin Xi Chen rubbed her eyes and began to stretch; she adjusted the bandage on her head, but the wound appeared to be so deep that it was still soaked with blood.
"You change your military clothes while moving?"
"No... I already wore it before I go to sleep...."
Lin Qiye:.... He didn't thought about that
After the twin, the other recruits arrived one after another. Instructor Hong held a stopwatch in his hand, seemingly waiting for something.
When the last few recruits arrived, Instructor Hong looked expressionlessly at the sleepy-eyed crowd below and spoke in a deep voice:
"Today is the first day of your training camp!"
"I will teach you what discipline and execution are!Upon hearing the whistle, no matter what you are doing, you must assemble at the training ground within three minutes!!"
Instructor Hong's gaze swept over the crowd, his eyes narrowing slightly.
"Now, anyone who takes more than three minutes, step forward!"
Among the new recruits below the training platform, only a few stepped forward voluntarily, while the majority of the rest whispered among themselves.
"Instructor, what should I do if I don't know how many minutes I've taken without checking the time?" a new recruit asked, raising his hand.
Instructor Hong glanced at him. "You, go run ten laps first."
New recruit:???
"I was just asking..."
"I'm making you run ten laps! Don't you understand?"
"...Yes sir."
The new recruits below frowned immediately, seemingly unable to comprehend Instructor Hong's behavior. Just then, a middle-aged man with a solemn military bearing among the recruits suddenly spoke up:
"Report!"
Instructor Hong's eyes lit up slightly. "Speak!"
"What if I don't know how long it took?"
"Then go with your gut feeling! Let's gamble! I have a record of everyone's arrival time. You can gamble that you'll arrive within three minutes. If you bet right, there's nothing wrong. If you bet wrong... double the penalty!"
"Yes sir!"
"You served in the military?"
"Former Special Forces soldier in an Army combat brigade, Zheng Zhong!"
Lin Qiye glanced at the middle-aged man out of the corner of his eye, his gaze somewhat complicated.
So he was also a special forces soldier who transferred to the Night Watch... Was he like this when Lao Zhao first entered recruit training?
Instructor Hong nodded slightly, shifting his gaze from Zheng Zhong. "I'll say it again: those who exceed the time limit... automatically step out of line!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, more than half of the new recruits stepped forward. Baili Pangpang also stepped forward with a bitter face. Although he didn't know how long it had taken him, he estimated it had been more than three minutes.
As for Lin Qiye, he remained standing motionless in the line. Although he didn't know his exact time, it was definitely no more than two minutes.
Once everyone was in position, Instructor Hong stretched out his hand and pointed a few times within the original line.
"You, you, and you all, step forward and stand at the very back."
The recruits whose names were called looked grim and reluctantly walked to the back, forming their own line.
"Those who just stepped out of the line automatically, carry the weights and run ten laps around the training ground. Those I called out of the line, carry the weights and run twenty laps. No rest until you finish!"
Those who arrive within three minutes, rest where you are.A series of groans came from the ranks. Reluctantly, they walked to the side of the training platform, each carrying a pack of weights, and began running around the silent training ground.
As for Lin Qiye, he sat leisurely in place, watching them run away.
"Huh? I... I can't sense my forbidden abyss anymore!" Suddenly, a new recruit next to Lin Qiye exclaimed.
"Me too!"
"I didn't even notice until you pointed it out! What... what's going on?"
"It must be because of the forbidden object that Instructor Yuan mentioned before, capable of suppressing the forbidden ruins, right?"
"I really can't feel anything at all, this feeling is so uncomfortable..."
"..."
Lin Qiye was taken aback.
What?
Can't you sense the Forbidden Ruins anymore?I just ran over here using the [Starry Night Dancer] buff...
Lin Qiye carefully sensed it for a moment, and his brows furrowed slightly.
Unlike others, Lin Qiye could still sense his forbidden realms; both the [Mortal God Realm] and the [Starry Night Dancer] still existed within his body…However, their effectiveness seems to have been greatly reduced.
The range of his mental perception shrank from a radius of 20 meters to 2 meters, and his dynamic vision was also weakened by more than half. However, the enhancement from the Starry Night Dancer was weakened the least, and Lin Qiye could hardly feel anything unusual.
He guessed that although the forbidden artifact in the training camp could suppress the forbidden ruins, its effect on the divine ruins was not so obvious, and it could only weaken them.
Unlike the [Mortal Realm] which uses its own spiritual power, the [Starry Night Dancer]'s power comes from the night itself, so the forbidden object has a negligible effect on it.
As for Lin Xi Chen, she was asleep with her head resting on Lin Qiye's lap. Her eyelids still held a faint, flickering glow that matched the rhythm of her breathing, while her hair continued to shine steadily, virtually unchanged. It was exactly as she had described: her passive abilities included "Ignore Forbidden Abilities"—truly like a game cheat.
In other words, he and his sister are currently the only recruits in the training camp who can use the Forbidden Ruins.
Of course, Lin Qiye knew what was important and wouldn't recklessly use the Divine Ruins to lighten his physical burden. He came to the training camp to train himself. If he still needed to cheat using the Divine Ruins, what was the point of coming here?
In the distance, among the running group, a chubby man could be vaguely seen trailing behind, struggling to move forward, inching along...
Not far in front of him was Shen Qingzhu.
Shen Qingzhu didn't seem to be unable to run, but he was lazy and listless. If it weren't for the occasional big stride, Lin Qiye would have thought that this guy was taking a walk in his own backyard.
As he ran, Shen Qingzhu yawned again.
"Hey you! Are you taking a walk? Run!!" Instructor Hong frowned at Shen Qingzhu and cursed.
Shen Qingzhu ran a couple of steps as a formality, then swayed back down, seemingly ignoring the instructor's words and continuing to do as he pleased with an arrogant expression.
"You like taking walks, huh? You, ten more laps! You've got to run them all today, whether you finish or not, you've got to run until you're exhausted!" Instructor Hong seemed genuinely angry. "Finish within two hours! Or ten more laps! Until you pass out from exhaustion!"
Shen Qingzhu frowned, glanced at Instructor Hong on the training platform, spat to the side, and then started running seriously.
He ran 30 laps, which took him a total of one and a half hours.
Baili Pangpang's ten laps took a full hour and a half to complete.
However, Instructor Hong could see that he had indeed tried his best. With the unruly Shen Qingzhu dangling in front of him, Instructor Hong suddenly found the chubby boy much more pleasing to the eye and didn't urge him on.
By the time Baili Pangpang collapsed to the ground after finishing his run, the sky was beginning to lighten with the first hint of dawn. Apart from him, almost everyone else had completed their laps.
Lin Qiye helped the half-dead Baili Pangpang back to the dormitory. As soon as the latter touched the bed, he collapsed onto it like a rag doll, his body covered in sweat that soaked the sheets, looking like he was about to die.
"Damn it... I've run like I did in my entire life tonight... I'm exhausted... I need to sleep..."
No sooner had Baili Pangpang finished speaking than a sharp whistle rang out from outside again...