The children, who came to this new environment from various backgrounds and were in such a dirty and unbearable place, had barely managed to fall asleep until the middle of the night. At this moment, upon hearing this harsh cry, they all felt as if needles were pricking their heads. They gradually came out of their rooms and looked at the dark sky outside. The early morning temperature was extremely cold, and those who were dressed lightly couldn't help but shiver.
At this time, the strange bird let out three cries and then stopped.
Seeing that it had quieted down, some children were about to go back and continue sleeping.
Suddenly, a muscular man with brown hair, who was two meters tall, stepped into the open space in front of the wooden shed and growled, "I'll give you three minutes. Gather immediately and stand in front of me!"
Many children were taken aback and realized that the special training had begun.
Dudian's biological clock was disrupted, and he couldn't help but feel a headache. He suppressed his emotions, turned back into the room, and was about to put on an extra coat. But after thinking about it, he gave up. He simply washed his face and mouth with cold water from the well at the door, and then came to the open space outside the wooden shed. By then, only two and a half minutes had passed since the time given by the muscular man.
Some other children directly gave up washing and dressing. After getting dressed, they gathered early, hoping to make a good impression on this person who seemed to be their instructor. However, there were also some children who were still changing their clothes when the three minutes were up. Especially some girls, holding a large pile of clothes from their luggage, were hesitating about which one to wear to look good today.
The muscular man with brown hair didn't urge them but just waited quietly.
As time passed, finally, everyone was gathered after about five minutes.
The muscular man with brown hair looked around at everyone and said calmly, "Since today is the first day, I made an exception and woke you up and gathered you myself. Starting from tomorrow, I hope to see everyone already standing in position when I come here!"
"Yes!" Several bold boys replied loudly.
The muscular man with brown hair nodded slightly. "Very good. You were five minutes late today. All of you go to the drill ground and run five laps before coming back."
Many children's faces changed slightly. They had seen that huge drill ground. Not to mention five laps, even one lap could exhaust them to death.
"Teacher, why is it all of us?"
"We didn't exceed the three minutes!"
"Even if we were late, it was only two minutes. Why is it counted as five minutes?"
Several boys couldn't help but say.
The muscular man with brown hair said indifferently, "First of all, even if all of you gathered within the three minutes I specified, you were still three minutes late and would have to run three laps. Secondly, you are a group, and anyone who lags behind, the others have the obligation to bear the consequences for their companions."
"Teacher, I'm not convinced!"
"There will always be someone who holds us back. I'm not convinced either!"
Several boys said angrily at once.
The muscular man with brown hair licked his lips and said, "You're not convinced, huh?" It wasn't a question at all. As soon as he finished speaking, his sturdy leg, as strong as an elephant's, kicked one of the boys who said he wasn't convinced in the stomach. The heavy force sent the boy flying backward and crashing into several other children, knocking them all down.
"You're not convinced either?" The muscular man with brown hair walked up to another boy who said he wasn't convinced. Again, it wasn't a question. As soon as he finished speaking, he kicked out, and this boy also flew backward, knocking down three or four boys.
The muscular man with brown hair gave a cold snort and said, "In my place, there is only obedience! If anyone is not convinced, I will beat you until you are convinced. To be honest with you, it's okay even if I beat you to death!" Having said this, a sneer appeared on his face. "There were many children like you in previous sessions who were beaten to death by me right here where I'm standing. It's a pity you didn't see it. I hope there will be fewer useless people in your session to dirty my hands!"
All the children were frightened when they saw him with his fierce-looking face saying such harsh words, and their faces turned pale.
Some of the girls were so scared that their legs went weak and tears welled up in their eyes, but they didn't dare to cry.
Seeing that the situation had been intimidated, the muscular man with brown hair gave a cold snort and said, "What are you waiting for? If you don't finish running within ten minutes, there will be no breakfast!" Having said this, he suddenly smiled. "This can be not subject to the group system. Whoever doesn't finish running won't get anything to eat. I don't want some useless people to lower the standard of everyone."
Upon hearing this, many strong children heaved a sigh of relief.
Dudian, however, sighed and secretly groaned in his heart. Without running, he knew that he definitely couldn't finish running on time.
Soon, under the leadership of the muscular man with brown hair, everyone went to the drill ground and started running.
However, the drill ground was really too big. Even the few children with the best physical fitness among this group couldn't finish running within ten minutes. Some were one or two minutes late, and some were four or five minutes late. All of them lost the chance of having breakfast.
And Dudian's result stunned everyone. Of course, it wasn't because he was fast, but because he was slow, and not just a little bit slow. Even some girls with weak constitutions finished running in twenty minutes, but Dudian took a full thirty minutes!
In the end, he "undisputedly" won the title of last place, which also left Mekin and the other two boys who lived in the same room with him stunned. They immediately distanced themselves from Dudian, looking as if they didn't know this person.
Although Dudian was relatively calm, he still felt a bit embarrassed when he saw the strange looks from everyone. However, after calming down later, he felt his progress. The aftereffects of the freezing chamber on his body were gradually weakening with the passage of time. If it were a few months ago, not to mention running five laps in thirty minutes, even if it took him the whole morning, he might not have been able to finish running!
Just walking made him feel tired, let alone running.
The muscular man with brown hair glanced at Dudian and didn't say anything.
This surprised Dudian. He had originally thought that he would be the negative example to be made an example of and be mocked a few words, but unexpectedly, nothing happened.
"All of you gather!" After Dudian finished running, the muscular man with brown hair summoned everyone to gather again. This time, everyone's movements were much quicker, and they quickly lined up neatly.
"Let me formally introduce myself to you. My name is Tob," the muscular man with brown hair said indifferently. "I will be the teacher responsible for training you in the next three years. I have only one rule, which is to obey any of my orders! I don't want to hear any more stupid questions! Of course, I also don't want the people I teach to be a group of puppets who only know how to obey orders. I welcome questions about matters other than my orders."
"Teacher, what will we learn here? Is it just about physical exercise?" A boy immediately asked, looking at him a bit nervously after speaking.
Tob smiled indifferently and said, "Here, as long as you learn to survive, you can graduate."
"Survive?"
All the children were taken aback.
Dudian felt a chill in his heart. Graduating meant becoming a Scavenger, which meant that it was very easy to be in a life-threatening situation outside the Great Wall!