"Running three kilometers and calling it easy training? Does the squad leader have a misunderstanding of the word 'easy'?"
"The passing time is 13 minutes, only 27 seconds more than the normal 12 minutes and 33 seconds. What's the difference between those two times!"
"Three kilometers, a full seven and a half laps. The first day, Ah Shui hid snacks and we were punished with ten laps. Now it's only the second lap. When will it end!"
The freshmen of Class Five on the track were miserable.
Only on the first day after arriving at the barracks, because Li Shuishui hid snacks and disobeyed orders, Class Five was forced to run ten laps.
But in the days that followed, morning exercises and runs were basically around three laps. Anyone who was slow to assemble would be punished with an extra lap, at most four laps.
But now, with physical training starting, they were immediately faced with seven and a half laps, and there were time restrictions.
If they didn't finish within the allotted time, there would be other punishments.
They thought the hellish drill of formations was over, but little did they know that physical training was the most terrifying.
Not just Class Five, all eleven other classes also officially began their physical training today.
Not long after, there were almost three classes of freshmen running on the track. Other classes were doing push-ups or shuttle runs. Everyone had entered the stage of physical training.
After a month of formation training, the freshmen had no major issues running one kilometer.
But from the fourth lap onwards, the people in Class Five began to slow down, their heartbeats quickened, and their breathing became heavier.
Halfway through, everyone felt as if their thighs were filled with lead, and every step they took was extremely difficult.
"Oh my god, I can't take it anymore. There are still three and a half laps!"
"My lungs feel like they're going to explode, I can barely breathe. I really can't do it!"
"Persevere, persevere. Look, Ah Shui is still going. A man can't say he can't!"
The entire Class Five slowed down. Their running posture remained the same, but their speed was no different from walking.
After a month of training, the chubby Li Shuishui had lost a lot of weight and his stamina had caught up with the other students in the class.
He panted and said with great effort, "I've figured it out. The school wants to train us all into soldiers.
But who can complete the military training on time? Thirteen minutes for three kilometers. They might as well ask us to fly."
"The squad leader is going to wear us out!"
"Too difficult!"
The freshmen of Class Five complained and cried out in hardship as they struggled forward.
Just as everyone was moving forward with difficulty in their small team formation.
Suddenly.
"Swish!"
A dark shadow ran past them.
"Holy crap, did a big black rat just run past us!"
Everyone looked ahead blankly.
They saw a figure quickly passing through the crowd, leaving everyone far behind in the blink of an eye.
"It's Gao Fei!"
"Damn it, isn't he ever tired? He looks like he's walking, not running. His face isn't red and he's not out of breath!"
"Don't forget, on the first day we joined the army, Gao Fei's stamina was amazing when he ran ten laps. Now running three kilometers is just a piece of cake."
The people in Class Five were no longer shocked.
But the freshmen from the other two classes, upon noticing that Gao Fei had left them a full lap and a half behind, looked at each other in disbelief, completely stunned.
They only knew that Gao Fei had completed his formation training ahead of schedule.
Now, in physical training, he had once again left them far behind.
This was not like a freshman at all, but a full-fledged new recruit!
After a while.
Gao Fei easily crossed the finish line and slowed down as he walked forward.
Li Dong stood at the finish line, pressed the timer, and nodded with satisfaction. "12 minutes and 20 seconds. Good time, passed!"
As he spoke, the other two squad leaders looked at him in surprise, as if they were looking at a monster.
"How many minutes did Old Li say Gao Fei's time was?"
"12 minutes and 20 seconds!"
"Damn it, the first time I ran in the recruit company's physical training took me a full fifteen minutes. This freshman who hasn't trained before achieved 12 minutes and 20 seconds on his first try. If he continues training, he'll break the record!"
The two squad leaders stood by, exclaiming in amazement.
Only Li Dong stood by Gao Fei and said calmly, "The time is acceptable. Squad leader, my first three-kilometer long run in physical training took me twelve minutes, twenty seconds faster than you. Try to catch up to me next time!"
Seeing Old Li bluff without blushing, the two squad leaders almost went over to kick him.
They were in the same batch of recruits, and they knew his actual results very well.
He didn't finish the three kilometers in twelve minutes at all; it took him a full sixteen minutes.
But they also knew that Old Li was trying not to lose face in front of the freshmen, so they didn't expose him.
Gao Fei also knew the squad leader's personality and immediately nodded, saying he would try to match the squad leader's time next time.
In fact, he hadn't exerted his full strength today. If he had, it would probably have alerted the entire military district.
In a military vehicle not far away.
Yao Qiang lowered his binoculars and smiled meaningfully. "This kid, he's only slightly out of breath after running three kilometers. He's still holding back.
No, I must make him go all out and test his limits."
It was almost lunchtime.
Gao Fei's time for the three-kilometer long run shocked the freshmen and veterans on the training ground.
The freshmen were surprised that this person was not only good at studying and had musical talent but was also amazing at military physical training.
The veterans were surprised that he ran the three kilometers in 12 minutes and 20 seconds on his first try.
In their own recruit days, hardly anyone could achieve such a time at the beginning of physical training.
At noon, the new training began.
The freshmen who ran in the morning switched to push-ups, sit-ups, 100-meter sprints, and other exercises, while other classes underwent long-distance running training.
Class Five.
"At ease, attention, at ease."
Li Dong looked at the freshmen who had slightly recovered after the morning run and said, "Your results this morning, except for Gao Fei, were a complete mess."
"For a simple three kilometers, Gao Fei ran in 12 minutes and 20 seconds, while you all took fifteen, sixteen minutes. You were more than four minutes slower than Gao Fei."
The freshmen were also helpless.
In their eyes, Gao Fei was not a regular freshman, but more like a master hidden among them.
He completed every training perfectly!
Damn it, it seems I still have to endure and not explode early, otherwise, I'll be locked up and studied by the people in the army... Gao Fei, standing at the front, regretted maxing out his recruit skills.
But he couldn't help it; this time, the skills were maxed out by the system on its own.
Seeing that the freshmen were sufficiently demoralized, Li Dong began the next training session.
"You are no strangers to push-ups after this month, but your posture is still incorrect.
Now, watch me demonstrate the standard push-up form, and then train according to it."
He then had the freshmen form a circle and began to demonstrate.
"Watch carefully. When your hands are on the ground, they should be shoulder-width apart. Keep your body in a straight line. When you go down, maintain a distance of five centimeters from the ground!"
When the freshmen of Class Five saw the standard posture, they were all stunned.
They had been punished with push-ups before, some with their arms wide open, some with their bodies hunched high, and their postures were all non-standard.
Now that the standard posture was revealed, everyone felt a headache.
Li Dong did ten repetitions continuously without any sign of breathlessness, stood up, and shouted, "Next, I'm not asking how many you can do in a minute. Do as many as you can according to your ability.
Spread out, prepare for push-ups!"
The twenty members of Class Five quickly dispersed, got down, and adopted the standard posture demonstrated by the squad leader.
"One minute countdown, begin!"
As the words fell, everyone bent their elbows downwards.
However, after just one standard push-up, eleven out of the twenty people could not push themselves up.
Four people could only hold the position after five repetitions, and five people completely gave out after ten repetitions, including Gao Fei.
Li Dong sighed inwardly as he looked at the freshmen of Class Five lying on the ground, exhausted by the standard push-ups.
The physical fitness of today's students was poor, and their strength was lacking. They were practically powerless.
Even Gao Fei, whom he had high hopes for, could only manage ten standard push-ups with difficulty.
"Those who did ten and five repetitions, rest first. Those who couldn't push up, continue!"
Li Dong walked over, squatted down, and helped a freshman who couldn't do any repetitions.
After all, they were university freshmen undergoing military training, so he couldn't strictly adhere to the standards of a recruit company. He could only patiently guide them.
On the other side, Zhang Cheng and others looked at Gao Fei, who had also only done ten repetitions, with surprise.
According to their expectations, Gao Fei should have amazed everyone and taken first place, then rested.
To their surprise, he also stumbled on the standardized push-up training.
"Old Gao, your push-ups aren't good either? You only did ten repetitions like us!"
"Yeah, based on your performance, it shouldn't be like this!"
"You should have exceeded the target and guided us in training, but we didn't expect you to fall too!"
The classmates chattered, and Gao Fei pretended to sigh helplessly. "I just have good stamina. My strength is still lacking, I need to train more!"
It wasn't that he couldn't do it, but he was afraid of amazing the training ground again and attracting the attention of the superiors, who would study him like a monster.
Therefore, except for running, he chose to hold back for the other training sessions. It wouldn't be too late to show his full potential later, at least he would have an excuse to deal with the leaders.
Outside the training ground, in a military vehicle.
Wu Chenghu and Yao Qiang lowered their binoculars simultaneously.
Company Commander Wu frowned and said, "It seems Gao Fei only has exceptional stamina, but he still lacks strength!"
Even Yao Qiang didn't expect that Gao Fei, with his astonishing stamina, would encounter difficulties in standard push-ups.
However, he still said with a hint of regret, "It's probably because he was studying all through high school, so his arm strength hasn't caught up.
But I believe that once this kid trains, he will definitely amaze everyone again."
Looking at Yao Qiang, who was full of confidence in Gao Fei, Company Commander Wu didn't say much. He knew that the stronger a person was, the more they valued talent, and he was no exception.
"By the way, Xiao Yao.
Before, during the military song selection, it was because Gao Fei's reserve soldier status hadn't been finalized yet, so he couldn't be interviewed.
Now that his reserve soldier status is confirmed, the five old artists from headquarters want to meet him in a while. Can you arrange it then?"
Company Commander Wu had just received the news and spoke in a tone of consultation.
But Yao Qiang frowned and shook his head, saying, "Once those five arrive, they will definitely keep Gao Fei talking about art for three days and three nights.
This is a critical stage of physical training, and we cannot relax."
"Then what should we do? You know their temperaments, it's hard to refuse them!"
"I know Elder Lu and the others. I'll call Elder Lu later and tell them it's fine to meet him after military training."
"Alright!"
....
In the following days of physical training, Gao Fei did not act as a trailblazer.
Except for long-distance running, his results in other training subjects remained consistent with normal freshmen.
He maintained a level of not surpassing others or falling behind.
His restraint also made the freshmen feel a sense of balance, realizing that even the great Gao Fei had moments where he wasn't amazing.
After five weeks of training, from formations to physical conditioning, the freshmen finally reached the days when they could use their mobile phones and make calls.
And when Gao Fei got his phone and made a call, as a穿越者 (time traveler/transmigrator), he was shocked!