Chapter 423 Midnight Whistle
At 3:30 a.m., Gu Yin was conducting an experiment in the library when a piercing whistle suddenly rang out from reality. Gu Yin exited the system, opened her eyes, listened carefully, and after confirming that it was the assembly whistle, she immediately got out of bed.
While folding the blankets, he shouted loudly, "Get up quickly, it's time to assemble!"
Upon hearing her voice, groans and complaints erupted in the dormitory.
"What are you yelling about in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?! Where's your manners?!"
"Yeah, can't a person get some sleep? I'm exhausted after a long day, why is everyone so annoying!"
Gu Yin simply offered a reminder; whether they listened or not was their business.
Xiang Xingmang and Yu Lulu got up while Gu Yin was speaking, and now they are dressed and tying their hair together.
Some people did hear the whistle, and seeing that Gu Yin and the other two weren't moving very fast, they hesitated for a moment, and then slowly started moving as well.
When Gu Yin and the others left, some people in the dormitory were still asleep.
When the three of them came out, there was no sound at all inside the building.
When we got downstairs, we saw only two or three boys strolling leisurely over from the boys' dormitory.
Li Sheng was already dressed and waiting there. When he saw Gu Yin come down first, he nodded. Not bad, she's become more vigilant.
Li Sheng glanced at the first few boys to arrive, observing their neat attire and perfectly aligned shoelaces, and chuckled, "Were you all prepared beforehand? Didn't you sleep? Who told you that?"
A few boys chuckled: "We were asleep, wearing our clothes and shoes. As soon as the whistle blew, we ran downstairs! We asked the seniors and found out that the instructors would hold assemblies from time to time at night, so we prepared in advance."
Li Sheng nodded and remained silent.
Gu Yin noticed that he kept glancing at his watch, and his expression was becoming increasingly serious. About ten minutes later, the team still hadn't finished assembling, and Li Sheng's face had turned completely black.
The students below didn't dare to make a sound.
Five minutes later, the others finally arrived.
It included Liang Yulian from Gu Yin's dormitory, a girl from the next dormitory, and three boys.
The five people, who had been nonchalant, suddenly became nervous when they saw that everyone was standing in place and looking at them, so they all jogged over.
After everyone joined the team, Li Sheng didn't say much.
"Attention! Left turn! Start! Run! See that hill ahead? You're done when you get there! You can go back to sleep when you're done! If you haven't finished by dawn, the whole camp will be watching you run! A simple assembly! It should only take five minutes, but look at yourselves, some of you are still dragging your feet and taking your time! If the enemy comes, you'll be nothing but dust!"
Everyone ran forward without daring to utter a sound.
After running for a while, the group, who had been running in unison, began to show signs of exhaustion.
Yu Lulu was fine; she came from the countryside and spent her summer vacation running around in the fields and mountains all day. After ten minutes, she wasn't even out of breath. Gu Yin, with her high stamina, was even less of a problem. But Xiang Xingmang started panting.
Gu Yin looked at her: "Are you alright?"
Xiang Xingmang nodded: "Not bad, huff huff, let's run, let's run back!"
The hilltop didn't look far, but Gu Yin estimated it was at least five kilometers away. For soldiers, five kilometers was nothing, but for these students, 800 meters would be tough enough!
Sure enough, after a short while, some people began to slow down, panting heavily with their hands on their knees, and some even sat down on the ground.
When Xiang Xingmang saw them like this, his heart just stirred slightly before Gu Yin pulled him away.
"Don't stop. Once you stop, it will be difficult to start running again! You can run slower, but you can't stop."
"Yes, yes, don't stop! If you can't run anymore, Gu Yin and I will help you. If you stop, you won't be able to lift your legs! Think about it, you can go back and catch up on sleep after the run, and you can get up and have breakfast in the morning. If you stop, not only will you not be able to catch up on sleep, but you'll also be running while others are having breakfast! You'll still be running when everyone else is gathering. Just imagine how embarrassing that will be!"
Hearing Xingmang's words, the image flashed through his mind, and he immediately dared not stop! Rather than becoming a "celebrity," he'd rather run! Run as fast as he could!
Looking at the sparse and lifeless scene, Li Sheng wasn't angry. He took an apple out of his pocket.
He munched on the apples, making smacking noises, while glancing at the people sitting on the ground: "I heard that sitting down after running makes your butt bigger, I wonder if that's true. Ah, these apples smell so good, they were just picked from a nearby fruit farmer's field. I heard that everyone gets two for breakfast, but you guys can forget about it, by the time you finish your run you'll probably be having lunch! What a pity! They smell so good, so juicy! So sweet!"
The majority of those who were left behind immediately began to lament.
"Instructor, could you please eat somewhere else?"
"Instructor, you can have all of mine, can you please not run so far!"
Some didn't even move at all.
Seeing their irresponsible nature, Li Sheng didn't say anything more.
"I'll go check on the other students first. You officers are just slacking off. You can only rest when you finish this five-kilometer run. Don't fantasize about delaying until daytime, and don't fantasize that you can avoid daytime activities by not moving. You are just like the other students who have finished the run, and you can't miss any of them. Don't forget, it's worth 2 credits. You can only return to school when the military training is over. As for delaying your studies, that's not my problem."
After saying that, he ignored the students who had quieted down and jogged after them.
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