The only thing that made Zhang Tie feel lucky was that the afternoon class was a collective military drill class. Among all the afternoon classes, this was one of the classes that consumed the least amount of physical strength. Throughout the afternoon class, all the graduating students would put on the uniform light armor and carry a 3-m long training spear on the drill ground. Following the instructor's command, they would change their formations and perform assassination. Becoming a LV 1 spearman and gaining a LV 1 spearman badge was the symbol and beginning for every boy to become a man in this age, and it was also the choice of most students during their military service. Spearmen emphasized formations and teamwork the most. They were the strongest and also the weakest. A spearman square composed of LV 1 fighters could easily resist the non-formation attacks of enemies three times the size of the same level. A heavy-armored spearman square composed of LV 5 fighters was an important force on the frontal battlefield. Even the entire Blackhot City and the surrounding millions of people could only form three LV 5 heavy-armored spearman square formations, which served as the ultimate force for the Coal, Steel, and Iron Federation to rule this city.
Because Zhang Tie didn't have an advantage in terms of physical strength and was a bit skinny compared to the others, he didn't really like the spearman profession. The 3-m long training spear weighing more than 10 kg always made Zhang Tie feel strenuous when wielding it and stabbing it. Towards the end of the training, Zhang Tie always doubted whether he could stab and kill his enemies with such a speed and strength. Speaking of the spear, even Fatty Barley was better than Zhang Tie. After stabbing for more than 50 times, Zhang Tie felt that the strength of the spear was gradually weakening. However, Fatty could still stab for more than 70 times before his strength started to decrease. Among all the members of the Hit-Plane Brotherhood, Zhang Tie was the weakest when it came to using a spear.
Although he didn't like the spearman profession, Zhang Tie had to admit that the square formed by this profession gave him a great sense of security. Every time he stood in the middle of the square formation, he would always feel an indescribable sense of security when he saw his classmates standing around him. It was a very contradictory feeling. For Zhang Tie, this was the sorrow of all the small figures in this age. Many times, you had to rely on something you didn't like to survive.
During the afternoon training, Zhang Tie felt that his entire stomach was like a water bag filled with water. Each time he moved, the water inside his body would make loud sounds, which made Zhang Tie flurried. Several times, during the assassination, if he moved a bit too much, Zhang Tie would feel that the water inside his stomach rushed to his throat like a rising tide along with a strange smell. When he choked his throat, the water would fall back down and he almost vomited it out again. However, his hands always felt soft and powerless. Many times, Zhang Tie felt that the drill instructor's strict eyes were fixed on him. After glancing at him for a few times, the drill instructor finally moved his eyes away with a hint of understanding and disdain, causing Zhang Tie to grit his teeth inside. However, he had no other choice.
Of course, the one who attracted the instructor's attention was Glaze. Among the six square formations of spearmen on the training ground, Glaze's squad was the most eye-catching one. As a LV 2 fighter, Glaze immediately became different from the other rookies during training. With a height of 1.9 m, coupled with a standard fine steel spear of Blackhot City weighing more than 30 kg and a triangular red flag of spearmen on the spear, Glaze was very eye-catching among the rest of the spearmen. Under the instructor's appreciative gaze, Glaze became even more excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood. Each time he stabbed out, he would let out a loud howl, causing the entire training ground to be filled with his howls.
Although Zhang Tie despised Glaze inside, he had to admit that if he were to fight with Glaze at this moment, he would probably be pierced through by that guy within two or three times. Glaze indeed had the right to be arrogant. Among all the graduating students, except for Glaze, all of them were just reserve soldiers, not even LV 1 fighters. Normally, most of them would only be promoted to LV 1 fighters in the first two years of military service, that is, at the age of 18. During the eight years of military service, more than 95% of commoners would retire at LV 3 or LV 4. Only a few of them would reach LV 5. Only professional soldiers and those who specialized in fighting could reach LV 6. By promoting from a fighter to a fighter, one would be respected wherever he went.
After the afternoon military drill, Zhang Tie took off all of his equipment in the smelly equipment room and hurriedly put on his shoes. He didn't even greet Barley and the other members of the Hit-Plane Brotherhood before he rushed out while covering his stomach. Seeing this, the other members of the Hit-Plane Brotherhood, who were about to say something to Zhang Tie, exchanged glances with each other.
"What's wrong with that guy?" Sharwin, who had brown hair and freckles on his face, scratched his head.
"He seemed to have drunk a lot of water in the afternoon. I guess he couldn't hold it anymore!" Bagdad replied. As a black man, Bagdad was the strongest among all the members of the Hit-Plane Brotherhood. The training at noon was also the easiest for him. At the same time, Bagdad had the highest fighting strength among the members of the Hit-Plane Brotherhood.
"Hehe, what an unlucky guy!" Leit laughed.
"Unlucky, I'm the unlucky one!" Even at this moment, Doug still felt indignant, especially when he remembered that so many people had seen him vomiting all over his face. Doug felt that people had been pointing at him the entire afternoon, causing him to become a bit sensitive.
"That's enough, Barley will get those silver coins back for you!" Hista squinted his eyes and made an obscene gesture that everyone could understand. Staring at Barley, he suddenly became heroic. "Our members of the Hit-Plane Brotherhood must all get rid of the status of a virgin before graduation and become real men!"
"Don't worry, you will receive a lot of benefits!" Barley patted the injured Doug and comforted him. Seeing Zhang Tie's back, Barley's fat head trembled twice as he thought of the four silver coins he had lost. He then shook his head. "He's an interesting guy. Although I haven't seen through his ability, he's just average in all aspects. However, he's not bad at heart and is smart. He's a trustworthy guy. At least when I'm with him, I don't need to worry about being plotted against!" Fatty Barley rubbed his chin in an experienced manner.
Everyone nodded. Only Doug was still cursing and swearing with a face full of grief and indignation.
Zhang Tie's bladder almost exploded. He rushed to the washroom and peed before finally feeling comfortable. However, his stomach also rumbled like thunder. Coming out of the washroom, Zhang Tie hastily rinsed his hands with the water pipe before rushing out of the school gate. Now that he had four silver coins and thirty-four copper coins in his pocket, he had to hurry up and get something to eat. Otherwise, Zhang Tie doubted that he would be able to endure until he reached home.
There was a bakery not far from the school gate. Usually, Zhang Tie, who was so poor that he couldn't even hear a jingle in his pocket, could only stare at the tempting bread and swallow his saliva. However, today, after touching the money in his pocket, Zhang Tie finally had the courage to enter the bakery. After spending 10 copper coins to buy a piece of common rye bread, Zhang Tie couldn't wait to gobble it up. Walking out of the bakery, Zhang Tie immediately caught sight of Miss Daina.
Miss Daina was still as beautiful and charming as ever. Captain Kerlin and another male teacher were walking with her in a gentlemanly manner, talking about something. At the sight of Miss Daina, Zhang Tie immediately froze. Even Captain Kerlin didn't cast a glance at him. He probably felt that it was a bit shameful to admit that he knew this student. The three of them walked past Zhang Tie without even glancing at him. Not until they were far away did Zhang Tie react. Hurriedly turning around, Zhang Tie looked at himself through the reflection of the beautiful glass window outside the bakery. Holding half a piece of bread in one hand and chewing a big piece in his mouth, he looked like he was going to choke to death. His mouth was wide open, and his head was tilted to one side. As he had been exercising in the afternoon, his nosebleed had not completely stopped, and there were two pieces of paper in his nose. His eyes were squeezed into a line, and there were some traces of being beaten on his face. Standing there like an idiot, there were some crumbs of bread and saliva at the corners of his mouth.
Was this how Miss Daina had seen him just now? This discovery made Zhang Tie very depressed and frustrated at once. No wonder Miss Daina didn't even look at him. Look at his retarded look just now … When he lowered his head, he saw that pair of old leather shoes with an obscene grin on her face once again …
At the age of 15, the wretched teenager instantly felt that his life was no longer interesting.
Watching Miss Daina in the distance, Zhang Tie felt that Miss Daina was getting farther and farther away from him. At this moment, Zhang Tie didn't even feel like following Miss Daina stealthily for a while and watching her figure all the way.
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