But Zhao Zhilan had no choice but to keep herself smelling bad, because she knew what the consequences of taking a bath would be.
Although life and training thereafter were tough, they were better than marching thousands of miles every day.
There were steamed buns every day, as well as some thin porridge made with radishes and greens, and even a tiny bit of unknown meat every few days.
Five days later, the children who "trained" diligently will receive their due rewards: better food, better lodging, and more power...
An eleven-year-old boy was promoted to captain because he quickly mastered Dongpango's "New Yin-ryu Introductory Kendo".
He has his own private room, and he can eat rice balls made from rice for all three meals a day, as well as fish and meat.
Moreover, the martial arts instructors who trained them gave him special privileges: whenever he felt that other trainees were disrespectful to him or were not training hard enough, the captain could force them to kneel or even beat them!
At first, the captain was kind-hearted and mostly gave verbal warnings.
But later, the instructor slapped him hard several times and told him: In East Pangor, commoners must obey warriors unconditionally. Lower-ranking warriors must obey higher-ranking warriors unconditionally.
If he cannot manage his subordinates well, he should find a more capable person to fill the position.
From then on, the captain became ruthless, and beatings and verbal abuse became commonplace.
When he accidentally killed a nine-year-old girl, the martial arts instructor praised him for his actions and said that the weak do not deserve the favor of gods and Buddhas.
After that incident, all the students changed!
Zhao Zhilan could only train even harder, trying her best to avoid being beaten...
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