"Not bad." It was rare for Instructor Thuja to compliment Tang Ling. He admired the boy who had the most average talent in the academy.
After all, no improvement would come out of nowhere. The fact that Tang Ling was able to raise his overall results to this level was closely related to his tenacious willpower.
During the training, Tang Ling was the quietest and the strongest in execution. He never ran away or backed down.
Thuja did not even hear a word of complaint from Tang Ling.
However, the simple days were coming to an end. Looking at the young warriors under the sunset, it was the first time Thuja felt a little sorry for them.
However, the new warriors did not know what Instructor Thuja was thinking about. After Tang Ling was praised, Orston took the lead and asked Tang Ling to treat them to dinner, such as giving up the intermediate nutrient paste for the day and sharing it with the others.
Tang Ling ignored Orston's attempt to take advantage of the situation. He wiped his sweat away and walked out of the agility training area. With a natural smile, he hugged Andy, who was his best friend, and was about to 'enjoy' the daily massage and ice bath with the others.
Then, it would be dinner time, which he had been looking forward to the most. He wondered what the chef would cook that day. Would it be roasted meat with special spices? Or would it be a soft and fragrant stew?
As they joked around, the group of young warriors headed back to the rest camp. It was at that moment that Instructor Thuja hesitated for a while before he finally spoke.
"After dinner time, gather in the meeting room. A summary meeting is necessary."
Everyone stopped when they heard Instructor Thuja's words. They suddenly realized that it was already the 30th day of training.
When they first entered the Devil Preparation Camp, Instructor Thuja had specifically mentioned that there would be a summary meeting after 30 days of training.
After that, everyone would have to face the first test.
Those who failed would be sent to the Second Reserved Camp.
What were the standards of the test? No one knew, but the confident young warriors did not think they would fail, so they did not take it to heart that day.
However, today, when the test was mentioned again, everyone's heart sank. After going through the cruel training, all kinds of facts told them that nothing in the First Reserved Camp was easy to pass.
Because of this incident, the relaxed atmosphere became somewhat heavy, and it did not recover even when it was time for dinner.
The big-bellied chef, who was in charge of dinner every day, enjoyed watching these youths gobble down their food in the dinner tent while mocking and joking with each other.
But today, they seemed a little quiet.
"I hope none of these little fellows will be eliminated." Uncle Chef, who had gone through no less than ten batches of recruit training, of course understood the reason behind it. He couldn't help but sigh and pray for these little fellows.
That was because he liked this batch of new warriors the most. Although there were many of them, there was a kind of youthful friendship that united them. There was no indifference between them because of the competition in the past.
Everything should be attributed to the little guy named Tang Ling, right?
Although he was silent most of the time, every time the youths were talking about their results and were about to be unhappy, he would occasionally speak up.
Even if he didn't do it on purpose, it always sounded very convincing and positive every time he said it.
'This kid has the charisma of a leader,' Uncle Chef thought absentmindedly, but he dared not say it out loud. It would be too disrespectful.
At that moment, Christina, who did not have much of an appetite, walked over to Tang Ling with her tray and sat down. She pushed her food to him.
Tang Ling accepted it without hesitation.
As a matter of fact, it was a normal thing to do since Tang Ling had a huge appetite.
The food provided by the First Reserved Camp was abundant, so the girls might not be able to finish it all. Out of the principle of not wasting food, Vian and Christina would always share some food with Tang Ling.
However, today's portion was a little too much.
Even though Tang Ling did not hold back, he only took half of the food on his plate and pushed the rest back to Christina.
"You have to finish the rest. Food is precious."
"But I can't." Christina held her chin and sighed. Both her and Vian's overall results were not that outstanding, so they were not confident in the upcoming exam.
Then, Vian sat down and looked at Tang Ling enviously. "Tang Ling, why aren't you affected at all?"
As she spoke, Vian pushed her food to Tang Ling as well.
It seemed like Vian did not have much to eat either.
Similarly, Tang Ling only took half of the food and pushed the rest back to Vian.
"Let me make this clear. You can't take back what's given to me." Tang Ling did not even answer Vian's question as if all he cared about was the food.
"Ahem …" Andy, who was sitting beside Tang Ling, choked hard. At the same time, he realized that Tang Ling was the only one in the group who was not affected at all.
The other one was Amir.
Like before, Amir sat alone in a corner and ate quietly. He seemed to be a little afraid of Orston and Yu and was a little shy to interact with the others.
In general, even though Amir was a little unsociable, he was a kind person and never caused any trouble.
However, Amir's calmness should not be used as a reference. He was the best among them, second only to Yu, but deep down, everyone believed that it was only a matter of time before Amir surpassed Yu.
"Harsheen boar, do you have any good ideas?" Orston also sat down. He did not think that Tang Ling was not nervous. This kid must have some tricks up his sleeves.
Didn't he see how cunning he was against the giant Leceister silverback bear in the first exam?
Orston was worried about his dodging rate, and he did not have any appetite either, which was rare.
"No." Tang Ling gulped down his food.
Orston protected his food. "Let me make this clear. I didn't say I'm going to share it with you."
Tang Ling did not care about Orston. He glanced at the worried Vian and Christina before he lowered his head and ate. "Did you try your best? If you tried your best and still can't pass, there's nothing to be nervous about.
"You don't have to worry about the consequences that aren't your fault. Instead of wasting your emotions, why don't you set a new goal and move forward?
You know, it's not like I'm going to die tomorrow. "Tang Ling swallowed a big chunk of stewed meat. The stewed meat with salt and pheasant soup was delicious.
"What are you talking about?!" Orston glared at Tang Ling in disdain. He took his plate away and gobbled down his food.
Damn it, why is my appetite so good all of a sudden?
"I feel like I'm going to eat something." Vian also smiled. That's right. It's not like I'm going to die tomorrow. What else is there to feel regretful and nervous about after trying my best?
"Me too." Christina also smiled and looked at Tang Ling. "Give me back some of my food."
"No, I said I won't return the food you gave me if I cross the line." Tang Ling buried his head in his food.
The atmosphere in the tent became merry again.
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