Chapter 1928 — Field Training
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At first everyone had been somewhat worried at the prospect of going up the mountain alone to find their flags, but with this emergency switch, there was nothing to fear. As for being left behind, no one had even considered it—nobody would ever abandon a classmate.
"All right, next, students from each class form your own teams—three to a team—and come here to collect your GPS, compressed biscuits, drinking water, medical kit, and camping supplies," Chen Yuxuan said.
The number of students in Wei Zhao's class was not a multiple of three; there happened to be two left over. Wei Zhao did not hesitate and paired up with Wang Xinyan directly. Normally, in such a case, a spare student from another class should have been brought in to make up a team, but Chen Yuxuan knew Wei Zhao's strength—Wei Zhao taking Wang Xinyan up the mountain alone would pose absolutely no problem—so he agreed without a moment's hesitation.
Once every team had collected its supplies, at Chen Yuxuan's command everyone began preparing to head up the mountain. Not long after they set off, though, the groups had largely gone their separate ways, because each team's flag was in a different location, scattered far apart. The mountain was big and tall, and few were willing to take a detour to accompany others; most chose the straight-line route shown on the GPS...
On a mountain like this, however, even a straight-line route could not be walked truly straight—some rocks and trees simply had to be gone around.
Seeing Wei Zhao carrying all the luggage himself, Wang Xinyan felt a little embarrassed. "Wei Zhao, let me share some of that?"
Most teams had three boys, so however much and however heavy the gear, sharing it out did not amount to much. But Wei Zhao's team was short-handed to begin with, and had Wang Xinyan, a girl, among them, so the whole burden fell on Wei Zhao's shoulders.
"No need, this isn't heavy at all. You save your strength—if you collapse from exhaustion, I'll have to carry the gear and carry you too. Wouldn't that be even more tiring?" Wei Zhao said with a smile.
"Oh..." Wang Xinyan's face flushed slightly. For some reason, a sudden flicker of anticipation rose in her heart...
She did not know when it had begun, but Wang Xinyan had actually grown somewhat accustomed to having Wei Zhao at her side. In just these few days, she felt as though she had developed a kind of dependence on him...
Wang Xinyan did not know whether this feeling was good or bad, but she did not reject it... For the first time in her life, she was this close to a boy, and that she felt no aversion toward Wei Zhao surprised even herself.