Erik walked to a nearby bench, followed by Aaron, Mikey, and Anderson. They sat down together, each grabbed a dumbbell, and began their shoulder training.
"So, how is the training going?" Aaron asked.
"It's going well. Master Nieminen is an excellent teacher, and Master Rook knows his job, too. The Red Palace has been great overall."
"Yeah, and the facilities are also top-notch," Mikey said. "The room they gave me here is even bigger than the one I have at home!"
Unlike Erik's wealthy friends, Aaron, Mikey, and Anderson came from middle-class families. While they had their basic needs met at home, they couldn't afford the same luxurious lifestyle as Gwen, Floyd, and Amber.
That was also one of the reasons they didn't mingle with the three before the Red Palace. However, now things were different.
Here, the competition was going to be hard, and they were also inside a new environment, so grouping was the best thing they could do.
