Jiang Yan and Jessica didn't return to the dormitory until after dinner, and found the comrades from Team 7 discussing something in the reception area on the first floor.
Aier saw them coming back and waved hello to them.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Yan and Jessica came to their teammates and found Ai Yan with a sad look on his face.
Ai Ruo sighed and said:
"The elective course schedule is down."
"Oh? Take me Kangkang."
Jiang Yan took the class schedule handed over by Ai Yan and started
"Trainer's name: Ai Luo Payne, number...
Monday course: Fundamentals of marksmanship
Tuesday Lesson: Basics of Investigation
Wednesday course: no arrangements yet, self-help training
Thursday Lesson: Mobile Basics
Friday Class: Art
There are no plans for the weekend, please make your own arrangements and train diligently."
Well, how should I put it, it seems like a pretty normal arrangement - until Friday.
"What is this art class?" Jiang Yan looked a little confused, but Ai Yan's face was straight up confused.
"I'm a hen too!" Ai Ruo replied. In addition to being confused, he seemed to be a little worried.
"I also have an elective art class, it's on Friday - it seems that there is only one art class on Friday." Elle said, she looked inexplicably excited.
"But just now a senior trainee told me that art classes are very dangerous." Ai Ruo scratched his hair and could see that he was starting to get a little anxious now.
Dangerous art? Could it be...
"Explosion?" ("Explosion!")
Jiang Yan and Ai'er said it in unison - although Ai'er said it in a cheerful tone.
"I'm so happy...this will definitely be fun!"
"But I feel it's very dangerous!" Ai Ruo collapsed.
"I just chose a Guardsman course, why was such a weird elective arranged for me!"
How should I put it? It’s hard to resist.
Nate sighed: "We have been comforting Ai Luo for a long time. I guess this matter can only wait for him to recover on his own.
Brother Ma handed over two pieces of paper.
"Let's take a look at this first. This is your elective course schedule."
Jiang Yan took one of the forms.
"Trainer's name: Jiang Yan, number...
Monday Class: Fighting Basics
Tuesday Lesson: Driving Basics
Wednesday Course: Basics of Swordsmanship
Thursday Course: Shooting Basics (gun)
Friday Lesson: Tactical Basics
There are no plans for the weekend, please make your own arrangements and train diligently.
In addition, due to the special status of this trainee, he is not allowed to go out freely on weekends. If you need it, please apply to the instructor. I hope you can do it yourself. ——Chief Instructor Connor's special comment."
"I was also given extra classes - tactics and shooting." Jiang Yan was confused, why was my extra class taken?
"Me, me too, I added a tactics class on Friday." Jessica also replied.
"Then it seems that my situation is pretty good. I choose all the courses myself." Xiao Ma shrugged.
"What did you choose?" Jiang Shao was still very interested in what courses a versatile person like Nate had.
"Gunmanship, swordsmanship, and then some medical courses." Nate smiled bitterly, "The medical courses take up most of the time."
As he spoke, he showed his class schedule. Like Jiang Yan, his classes from Monday to Friday were all fully booked.
"...How should I put it? I'm sorry."
Brother Ma was stunned: "What's wrong?"
Jiang Yan scratched his head and said:
"Look...if we weren't so inexperienced, you wouldn't have to take on so many positions by yourself, and it would be easier."
After saying this, the team members became much quieter, as if they acquiesced to Jiang Yan's statement.
Nate is so versatile - this is the consensus of the seven team members after self-introductions in the morning.
But it is very unreasonable to ask a person to take on more responsibilities because of his strength.
"No, please don't say that, it will bother me very much if you think so," Nate said.
“Let’s not talk about the responsibility of the team. I am doing this for myself, just like the realization of my self-worth...so please don’t feel that you are indebted.”
"We all try our best to achieve our goals and do our part." Nate smiled.
So everyone said good night and went back to their rooms to prepare for the next day's training.
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"You're back, Bird." The voice of the young man in the armchair sounded tired and old. Under the dim light of the small desk lamp, his posture turned out to be that of an old man.
"Yes, Father." A middle-aged man with long hair bowed to him.
"Is everything going well on the road?"
"...Thank you, everything goes well."
"Really, then...cough!" A sudden cough interrupted the words of the old voice, and Bird hurriedly stepped forward to rub his back.
The coughing gradually stopped, and the young man known as the priest in the armchair felt a faint sweet smell at the corner of his mouth.
He took out a neatly folded handkerchief from his bag and wiped away the blood.
"This is really... embarrassing." The priest sighed softly.
Bird lowered his head and dared not speak.
The two of them just maintained silence, just like before——
But they can never go back to the past.
"The Ajman thing... failed, right?"
"...Yes, I'm very sorry, I should have..."
The priest interrupted: "No, kid, this is not your fault. Don't blame yourself. I just... feel it is a pity."
Bird was unwilling to accept this: "If I had been here when the incident happened..."
"Forget it, the matter is over, don't worry about it anymore."
"Compared to this...child, come here and take this."
The priest took out a cloth bag, and Bird was shocked.
"Sir! This..."
"Don't talk too much." The priest showed a gentle smile.
"I don't have much time left. I'm afraid I won't be able to see the day when the Lord comes. And you..."
"Sir!" Bird's eyes already filled with tears.
"Don't say that, I am willing to dedicate my body to you..."
The priest interrupted him.
"No, this is just the body. And my trauma..." The priest pressed his left hand on his chest, as if touching something insubstantial.
"You know, it's the soul."
Bird opened his mouth to say something, then closed it again, and a tear streaked down his cheek.
"Don't cry, child. We don't have time now - I have many things to teach you."
"Yes... sir."
PS: emmmmm……
I would like to inform you that starting now, the time span will be fast forwarded.