Chapter 1924 — Late Autumn Night
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"Don't celebrate too soon. Only the top three in each event receive credits, whether team or individual," Chen Yuxuan said flatly. "Though field marching is organized by department, the first three squads of each class to return will also earn every member two credits!"
University credits were hard to earn, yet in truth they could also be easy: electives like etiquette and social skills were simple enough to pass. But somehow, by the time graduation drew near, students often found themselves a few credits short—and by then, picking up an elective they had never taken was difficult. For students pursuing a double degree especially, credits mattered all the more.
So at a moment like this, no one would turn their nose up at the chance to earn a few extra credits.
After finishing his speech, Chen Yuxuan led the class through a few simple drills in front of the camp—"stand at ease," "attention," "left turn," "right turn," and the like. They had all learned these in middle-school PE, so there was no difficulty to them; it was little more than a warm-up.
Then Chen Yuxuan took them on a few slow laps around the barracks and called them to dismiss.
Even though the first day's training had not been much, it still left the students worn out. Back in the barracks, they collapsed onto their beds.
You Panhu, Huang Mao, and Zi Mao were lodged at the other end of the barracks. The three of them were a breed apart—anyone could see they were not easy to get along with—so their classmates gave them a wide berth, and the three of them could not be bothered to talk to anyone either.
"Get some rest early. We're up at six tomorrow morning," Wei Zhao said to Wang Xinyan after glancing at the time.
"Mm..." Wang Xinyan stole a glance at the calm Wei Zhao, and despite herself felt a flutter of nervousness. This was the first time she had ever shared a bed with a boy. Though they were fully dressed, and this was a special circumstance brought on by military training, her breathing still came a little fast.
It had been better while the lights were on. Now that the power was cut, she felt a little tense.
"What are you thinking about, with those big eyes wide open?" Wei Zhao waited a moment, saw that Wang Xinyan still had not gone to sleep, and asked with a smile.
"Huh? You can see me?" Wang Xinyan was surprised. There were no lights in the barracks at night, and outside the window it was pitch black; only a faint moonlight filtered in from a distant window, so weak it was impossible to make out anything in the barracks.
"Your eyes are so bright—that's how I saw them." Wei Zhao could not resist teasing her.
Wang Xinyan pursed her lips, not knowing what to say. After a long while, she gave a little snort. "Nonsense. I'm not a wolf."
"Heh... go to sleep." With that, Wei Zhao closed his eyes.
Wang Xinyan waited a while, saw that Wei Zhao had said no more, and drifted hazily off to sleep herself.
Late autumn nights were cold. Though everyone wore thick camouflage uniforms, without blankets over them, there was still a bit of a chill...