To be honest, if Drillmaster Cooper knew Abel had come from 100 miles away, he wouldn't have asked him to run 15 laps. 15 laps was too little for him. One lap was about 500 meters, and it was not even enough for him to warm up.
Abel ran leisurely under 15 pairs of hateful eyes. He didn't need to run as fast as he could. He didn't want to be in the limelight, and he didn't want to be punished for this.
1 lap, 2 laps, 3 laps. On the 15th lap, Drillmaster Cooper began to frown. He didn't care how weak the wizards were, but he didn't want to see a troublemaker. Abel was one of those troublemakers.
Drillmaster Cooper stared at Abel as a Head Knight. His body should be able to run very fast, but he was wasting time here. Most importantly, Abel didn't even break a sweat after 15 laps. It was a stark contrast to the other wizards who had just finished 17 laps.
To Drillmaster Cooper, this was a joke to the other wizards, and also a disrespect to him.
"K3516, run 2 more laps. You should run the same distance as everyone else!" Seeing that the 15 laps were almost over, Drillmaster Cooper yelled while pointing at Abel.
Abel gazed at Drillmaster Cooper. He didn't know why Drillmaster Cooper was looking at him like that, but he still finished the last 2 laps.
By the time Abel was done running, the wizards that were resting had also recovered. Drillmaster Cooper yelled, "Gather!"
The 15 wizards lined up in a row, and Abel also stood on the right. Drillmaster Cooper didn't say anything. With Abel's height, it was quite suitable for him to stand there.
"I don't care what your background is, and I don't care how powerful you will become in the future. You are now under my command, and you are just a normal soldier. You must master the abilities of a normal soldier. I will not let you pass just because of your background." Drillmaster Cooper yelled.
No matter if it was Abel or the other 15 wizards, they all knew that Abel was talking about Abel. As a wizard who broke the rules to enter the training camp, it was impossible for him to not have a certain background.
"Yes, sir!" The fifteen Magi replied loudly.
Abel was a little surprised. Although wizards had become soldiers with military tags, Drillmaster Cooper was still quite capable to turn 15 wizards into soldiers in just 2 months.
Drillmaster Cooper quickly walked up to Abel and yelled, "K3516, I didn't hear you answer. Every time I say something, please answer yes, Drillmaster, or no, Drillmaster!"
"Yes, sir!" Abel ignored Drillmaster Cooper's provocation. Although he had just entered Miracle City, he could tell from the layout of the city that this was a military city. Everything was done according to military orders. Drillmaster Cooper was his boss. As long as he didn't cross the line, he could tolerate it.
"Very well, Drillmaster Layard will take you to learn how to deal with injuries on the battlefield!" Drillmaster Cooper nodded and said loudly to the team.
Drillmaster Layard nodded to Drillmaster Cooper and said to the team of wizards, "Turn left, our destination is the first training room!"
Abel was at the back of the team. He realized only Drillmaster Layard was following them. Drillmaster Cooper was taking care of something else. Abel was not the only one who noticed this. All 15 wizards noticed this as well, so the team was a little relaxed.
"K3516, I'm K3515. Hi, don't mind what just happened. We were just doing it for Drillmaster Cooper. No one will get mad!" A young wizard in front of Abel turned around and said to Abel with a smile.
He was a wizard in his 30s with brown hair. Maybe he didn't care if people recognized him, so he didn't wear a mask. His attitude was completely different from when he was on the training field.
Well, it made sense. Wizards were not stupid. How could they offend someone who could break the rules and enter the battlefield survival training camp?
"Hi, I just got here. There are a lot of things I need your help with!" Abel said in a friendly tone.
Most of the wizards were wearing masks. According to Wizard Dunn, it was a tradition for wizards to wear masks. They had to give up their identity and become a wizard to protect the humans. Many wizards, especially those with inheritances, would follow this tradition.
"K3516, your body is so good. I've been training here for 2 months, and I can barely finish running!" K3515 said to Abel with envy.
Body was always a wizard's weakness, so there were very few wizards with a body like Abel's. Normally, the shorter a wizard's apprentice period was, the less mana would invade their body. However, there was no such thing as a short period of training. As time went by, a wizard's body would be damaged. Although they had constitution potions, they could barely maintain their body at the standard of a normal person.
"I'm just born with a good body!" Abel said softly.
"Oh right, I see everyone is scared of Drillmaster Cooper. How come no one is scared of Drillmaster Layard?" Abel looked at Drillmaster Layard, who had already walked to the front of the team, and asked k3515.
"Drillmaster Layard is not strict. As long as we don't make any mistakes, he won't punish us. Drillmaster Cooper, on the other hand, seems to hate every wizard. He has been very strict with us since the first day. If we make any mistakes, he will either scold us or beat us. He really treats us like soldiers. Many of us have been scolded by him!" K3515 looked around and said softly.
"Doesn't anyone care?" Abel asked strangely.
Wizards were the most respected profession in the Holy Continent. Even the lowest rank apprentice wizard had a very high status in the common world. However, in Miracle City, wizards were scolded and beaten by a drillmaster. It was hard to imagine.
"No one will care about this. We are just like the new recruits. After 3 months of training, everything will be fine. I heard all the wizards in the past were like this!" K3515 shook his head and replied.
When the sky was about to turn dark, a day of training had ended. Abel had met most of the wizards here, from k3501 to k3516 himself. Although he didn't know their names, he could sense that they were all rank 6 wizards.
"K3516, let's go and have dinner together!" K3515 yelled to Abel. He was the first to meet Abel in the team, so he was the closest.
It didn't matter if k3515 was trying to be nice to him, or if he was just like that, Abel was still very happy to have someone to talk to in this unfamiliar place.
After the training had ended, Abel could tell the difference between this place and a normal military camp. All the drillmasters had disappeared, and the wizards were free to do whatever they wanted. There were 16 wizards in total, but only 10 of them came for dinner. The other 6 were nowhere to be found.
"K3515, how come there are other places to eat?" Abel asked curiously.
"Some wizards from big families are not used to the food here, so they will spend some magic gems to buy some food!" K3515 explained with a smile.
"So there is no training at night?" Abel continued to ask.
"How can there be training at night? We are wizards. Night is the most important time for training. As long as we return to the military camp on time, we can do whatever we want after the training is over. "K3515 explained again.
That's when Abel realized that wizards had special privileges no matter where they were. No matter how militarized this place was, even if the wizards here were just a bunch of new recruits, they would still have the same privileges that they should have.
Dinner was free, so Abel did not have a choice. However, it was not as bad as k3515 had said. The dinner here was almost as good as the one he had in the Moreton magic tower.
White bread with butter. There was a lot of butter, probably to replenish the wizards' stamina. Honey water, a smoked fish, a small piece of beef, and a plate of beans. Abel thought if everyone in the military camp had dinner like this, Miracle City's daily expenses would be astronomical.
K3515 laughed and replied to Abel's thoughts, "This is a wizard's meal. I heard a normal soldier's meal is black bread with meat soup. The Knight's meal is a bit better, but they only have white bread."
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