Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan returned to their dormitory and, without delay, entered the space.

Seeing that the two little ones were sleeping soundly, Bi Qiaoan went over and touched them. Finding that they showed no signs of waking up, she was relieved.

"Alright, let's hurry up and go to the playground to register, or we'll be late."

Shen Yanming nodded, then put his arm around his wife and let her lead him out of the space.

When the couple arrived at the playground, they happened to be there when Li Gangtie was calling roll.

Li Gangtie was somewhat surprised to see the two of them arrive hand in hand.

He then smiled and said, "I didn't expect that we would have a female team member today. That's really rare!"

The new guy, you'd better think this through. Training here is no joke; it will be tough and tiring, and you might even get injured.

If you're scared, you can quit now, and I won't mind. But if you choose to stay, you can't give up halfway; I'll hold you to the highest standards.

Bi Qiaoan nodded and said, "Reporting to the captain, my abilities are limited, but I will try my best to persevere."

Li Gangtie didn't expect the girl to be particularly outstanding; he just wanted her to show her attitude.

So he nodded: "Stand at the very back of the line!"

Bi Qiaoan shouted, "Yes!" and ran over.

She is 1.65 meters tall, but she stands out among a group of people who are 1.8 or 1.9 meters tall.

Similarly, it's all so insignificant.

Because, from the front, you can easily spot the short guy at the back of the line.

But if you look at it from the side, oh my, the tall guy completely blocked Bi Qiaoan, and you couldn't see the little girl behind him at all.

Li Gangtie stood at the front and shouted, "I don't know if you've been keeping up with your training during your vacation. I believe most of you haven't. But training requires perseverance; once you stop halfway, it's like all your previous efforts have been wasted."

Today, I'll have you run 30,000 meters so you can truly experience the difference between perseverance and sporadic effort.

Li Gangtie glanced back, but couldn't see anything.

However, he still said in a loud voice, "You, the girl at the very back, are new here. You only need to run 10,000 meters."

Try your best to keep going. If you really can't go on, stop and walk slowly. Don't stop abruptly or sit down on the ground. Do you understand?

Bi Qiaoan smiled and said, "I know!"

He thought to himself, "Li Gangtie may look fierce on the outside, but he's a really good person inside. Although some of his words aren't pleasant to hear, they can't hide his deep concern."

"Alright, let's go! Remember to maintain formation!"

As soon as Li Gangtie finished speaking, the group started running.

Although we haven't exercised for a while, we're all grown men, so we still have explosive power, but our endurance is questionable.

So, in just a few minutes, they left Bi Qiaoan behind.

Although Shen Yanming was anxious, he couldn't break the formation to go to the back to find his wife.

Li Gangtie noticed that he was somewhat distracted and said in a deep voice, "What are you thinking about? Concentrate!"

Shen Yanming immediately composed himself and focused on running.

Li Gangtie, on the other hand, slowed down after seeing that he had adjusted.

When Bi Qiaoan caught up, she said, "Don't try to catch up with them. Just keep going at your own pace. It's the first day of training, so give it your all, but don't push yourself too hard."

Bi Qiaoan nodded, but didn't say anything.

It wasn't that she didn't want to talk about it, but people who lack exercise for a long time, even after running a hundred meters, will feel as if their lungs are about to explode. Their throats will also feel burning.

Li Gangtie could roughly guess her situation, so he didn't mind.

After running with Bi Qiaoan for a while, they waited until the main group caught up before running away with the long-legged guys.

She was left with only her short legs bouncing around on the track.

As it turns out, working sporadically is not the way to go.

Before their vacation, many of the guards who could run 30,000 meters with a heavy load had become unable to run even 10,000 meters due to their laxity during this period.

Even Shen Yanming, though still able to keep going, felt his steps were noticeably less light than before.

That means he'll occasionally go up a mountain while he's in his spatial dimension. Otherwise, he'd probably end up exhausted halfway up, just like most people.

Although their steps felt like they were made of lead, they persisted. It wasn't that they had great willpower, but that stopping would be too shameful!

Moreover, it's also because they feel guilty!

Li Gangtie saw the expressions on everyone's faces, but he didn't call a halt, just letting them shuffle along like tortoises.

He would pretend he didn't see anything unless it was a snail crawling.

By the last lap, many people were slower than Bi Qiaoan.

Li Gangtie cursed, "Didn't you guys eat? Are you all cowards who can't run? You can't even keep up with a girl? Get running!"

Those who were too exhausted to run felt a deep sense of resentment upon hearing this.

He thought to himself, "Is this even comparable? We run 30,000 meters, they run 10,000. Give me 10,000 meters, and I can run that fast too!"

But they didn't consider that there are huge differences in physical fitness between men and women. In addition, one of them was participating in training for the first time, while the other had been training for a month. Is there any comparison?

The answer is, of course, no!

Compared to someone like Joan, I'm not ashamed of myself!

But when someone is exhausted, their mind simply can't function. Watching Bi Qiaoan stride past them, they felt extremely annoyed.

Actually, Bi Qiaoan was quite unhappy when she heard Li Gangtie's words.

These words sound like a compliment, but everyone knows they're actually sarcastic.

While harming others, it also harms oneself and makes one an unwarranted target.

But she couldn't argue back, nor could she stop running. She could only silently endure it and wait until later.

When Li Gangtie shouted that, he didn't think that much about it.

In the past, when training newly recruited guards, they were all very obedient.

It's common for new recruits to dawdle like girls, and nobody seems to take it seriously.

Who would have thought these self-taught individuals would be so petty? Instead of reflecting on their own actions, they blame a young girl. Unbelievable!

Fortunately, this mood came and went quickly. It didn't really affect her, and she forgot about it as soon as it passed. Otherwise, Bi Qiaoan would have really regretted coming to join in the fun.

After running 30,000 meters, Li Gangtie was neither red-faced nor out of breath, remaining very steady.

But the rest of the people couldn't do it.

Shen Yanming was relatively okay. But even so, he was bent over, his hands resting on his knees, and he looked very uncomfortable.

Not to mention the others, they were practically exhausted on the track. They were all panting heavily, barely able to stand up.

Bi Qiaoan also shuffled back, still standing at the very back of the line.

Her hair was disheveled, her cheeks were flushed, she was breathing heavily, and she coughed every now and then.

Judging from that sound, it's like he's coughing his lungs out.

Shen Yanming disregarded the stares of others, stepped forward to help her up, and gently patted her back to help her catch her breath.