The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 98 Falling Behind
Jiang Hui was unaware that someone was watching their "miserable" training journey and kept her head down, hurrying on her way.

She struggled to pull her feet out of the quagmire, but because her other foot was also stuck, she almost fell into the mud. She barely managed to keep her balance by wobbling around.

However, this also caused her to fall behind her classmates who were slightly behind.

She only realized she couldn't keep up with the group when she was at the back. It wasn't because she was physically weak, well, actually it was just... but she had recovered a lot after taking supplements during her trip through the mental space, although the depletion of her limbs and physical strength wouldn't recover so easily. She was at least relatively energetic now, even better than before the shooting battle, when she hadn't felt any strain.

As for why she feels strained now, it's because her position is different now.

Previously, Jiang Hui was in the middle of the group, which was a mixed bag of people with varying skill levels. Some were physically strong, while others were not, and the group was randomly assigned based on height. Therefore, the entire group had to accommodate each other's pace, with the fast ones going slower and the slow ones forcing themselves to go faster. This allowed Jiang Hui to feel at ease.

Those who survived the first round of shooting generally had some skill; even those not from military backgrounds often possessed good physical fitness and reaction speed. Jiang Hui, having endured both physical and mental exhaustion, inevitably struggled to keep up as she lagged behind the group.

Fortunately, the instructor did not criticize her for accidentally falling behind. Instead, he would glance at her from time to time, making her tense up and prompting her to quicken her pace.

Team leader/instructor: ...

Kids these days really aren't very clever. He hinted to her several times to go back to the middle of the line, but she always misunderstood.

What's the point of a flag bearer constantly chasing the tail of the column? If you fall behind, even if the others reach the destination within the allotted time, they'll lose a large portion of their points. Otherwise, why would Lieutenant Lando have mentioned the flag in the beginning? It was an implication.

I don't know if these people were listening attentively or simply didn't take it to heart, genuinely believing that reaching their destination smoothly was enough.

Jiang Hui didn't realize it, and neither did the other students, so things just ended up like that. The team leader was only a temporary one, there to supervise, and couldn't really help them, so they simply gave up.

This was a large swamp, stretching for several kilometers. They couldn't find any other way, so they had to wade through this difficult terrain to reach the other side and get back on the right path.

The ranks were no longer completely silent; some students began to engage in brief conversations. The instructors did not stop them, and many students who were gradually becoming exhausted began to talk quietly, encourage each other, or even shout slogans, which were echoed by others, creating quite a lively atmosphere.

One of the students looked back several times at the person who had shrunk to a tiny black dot in the distance, and said with some concern, "That one behind... do we really not need to wait for her? In a little while, the simulated nighttime will be switched on. What if she gets lost when it's completely dark?"

The people in front of him didn't think much of it. Why did she insist on coming along? She was clearly injured and couldn't hold on any longer, but she still insisted on coming along. Now she's obviously just a burden to everyone.

Moreover, this man was carried into the medical tent half-dead, but came out looking quite energetic, probably having rested well in the infirmary. Meanwhile, they could only hastily eat those nutritionally deficient fast foods in the camp, so naturally he was unhappy with Jiang Hui.

The person asking the question instinctively felt something was wrong, but couldn't find a reason to refute it. Seeing that others didn't seem to care much, they had no choice but to drop the matter.

The group continued moving forward in an orderly fashion, without stopping because of the lagging people trailing far behind.

"...What's going on with this team leader sergeant?" A young-looking female officer who happened to see this scene couldn't help but frown.

“I remember him, I have a vague impression of him, he seems to be… that kid from the Mace family. He was also in this batch of people who were sent down to be stationed here for training, and he was also called up for the school's military training.”

Few people present were unaware of the Mayes family; it was a large and influential clan that had produced many prominent figures in the military in the past. Although it had declined somewhat in recent years, even a fallen camel is bigger than a horse, and it still retained some of its former glory.

But Captain Manolin didn't care about the Mays family; she just wanted to know if this sergeant really understood the purpose of the military training.
One or two, whether students or instructors, actually forgot their original intentions and made stupid mistakes, which is really both infuriating and laughable.

Having just experienced the upsetting incident of a trusted student disobeying orders, and seeing this instructor's actions, Manolin felt that her already bad temper was about to break down.

"Captain, don't be upset. This young master of the Mays family was supposedly tricked into being sent down here, so he's probably not happy about it right now. Besides, he's been doing a pretty good job leading the students; he's done everything he was supposed to do. There's no rule that says you have to take care of every single student during training." said an older-looking officer from the next class.

There are no set rules, but what is the purpose of the field training? Ostensibly, it is to improve individual physical fitness and combat effectiveness, but more importantly, it is to enhance everyone's cohesion through this high-pressure training environment, so that they gradually understand that they must fight for the glory of the group.

She observed for a day, and while many instructors failed to achieve this, many soldiers were able to guide the students to gradually understand the power of the collective, enabling them to overcome difficulties together in an environment of mutual help. These are not particularly difficult things, because they have been taught this way in their past lives, and every soldier understands this.

This young master of the Mays family has a good resume and academic record, and his military rank is quite high among the crowd, but his marching spirit is still far from good.

……

By the time Jiang Hui finally managed to escape from the swamp, the main force had already disappeared from sight.

Jiang Hui wasn't entirely surprised, but she couldn't help feeling a little lost, unsure whether to stay where she was or muster her strength to catch up. She didn't know how long the people ahead of her had been walking, and there seemed to be no path ahead; should she continue...?

Finally, she looked at her muddy legs with a blank expression, half-lifting them and then putting them down, unsure of how to walk.

"Do you still want to continue?" A voice suddenly came from ahead.

Jiang Hui was startled and immediately looked over, only to see someone who shouldn't be there standing in front of her.

(End of this chapter)