The training camp canteen.

Did you check the leaderboard on the bulletin board?

"No."

"Then guess how many points I get!"

"Um, what score?"

"Take a guess~ Take a guess~"

Baili Pangpang looked at Jiang Shiyuan with anticipation, losing all interest in eating the food on the table, his face beaming with undisguised pride.

"I think you should get a hundred points." Jiang Shiyuan pretended to think for a moment before praising Baili Pangpang without reservation.

"No, not at all~" Baili Pangpang said shyly, "The first place went to Qiye, he only got 19 points, and I came in second with 17 points~"

"Huh? What place did Molly and I get?" Jiang Shiyuan asked curiously.

"Molly got 17 points~ You got 17 points too." Baili Pangpang looked at Molly with his little eyes.

Molly felt an urge to clench her fists as soon as she saw his behavior, but she restrained herself and finally lowered her clenched fists.

"So many second-place finishers, what's there to brag about?" Jiang Shiyuan instantly lost interest.

"The ranking is very important! We're graduating next month, and this ranking will definitely determine which city we'll be assigned to." Baili Pangpang didn't think the ranking in this test was useless.

“Graduation…” Jiang Shiyuan was stunned, realizing that she had already spent almost a year in the training camp.

It's already mid-August, and the new recruits will finish their year-long training camp at the end of August.

This past year has been a year of reshaping and breakthrough for Jiang Shiyuan. This time last year, she was just an ordinary high school girl. Now, she already has the beginnings of a guardian of the Great Xia Dynasty. In just one year, it feels like a lifetime has passed. This period of time will probably flow through her life like a gentle mountain stream.

"There will be a comprehensive training assessment in a couple of days, followed by a swearing-in ceremony, and then it will be time to part ways. I wonder how far we new recruits will eventually grow," Molly said with some emotion, filled with anticipation for the future.

"I believe we will definitely meet at the top," Jiang Shiyuan said with a smile.

"With your words, I'll put in the same effort I did to pursue Molly to keep up with you!" Baili Pangpang said, glancing shyly at Molly, never forgetting to make his presence known to her.

Molly hardened her fists, grabbed Baili Pangpang by the collar, and gave him a good beating.

"Well, Fatty doesn't deserve to die, Molly, please let him go." Jiang Shiyuan said this, but she didn't try to stop Molly at all.

As they spent more time together, Baili Pangpang became increasingly unrestrained, often acting like a rascal, and Jiang Shiyuan sometimes felt an urge to do the same.

Ten minutes later, Molly rubbed her wrist and walked out of the cafeteria with satisfaction.

Baili Pangpang slumped his head on the table, seeing stars, and mumbled a few words in a daze: "Hehe... Today's petting..."

……

Peace Office.

"Captain, what's the matter that you've called us together?" Hongying asked curiously. "Has something mysterious happened again?"

“Shi Yuan and Qi Ye are about to graduate.” Chen Muye said slowly, sitting in the main seat.

"Should we set it up now? They won't be out for a few more days." Zhao Kongcheng scratched his head.

"Arrange what?" Chen Muye was taken aback.

"Didn't you say they were about to graduate? Then you must have called us over to decorate the office and celebrate their official becoming Night Watchmen!" Zhao Kongcheng blinked, smiled brightly, and revealed a set of big white teeth.

"I didn't call you here for this matter," Chen Muyi pondered for a moment, "but it's true... we should indeed make some arrangements."

"If it's not for arrangements, then why are we being called to a meeting?" Zhao Kongcheng asked anxiously, "Captain, stop keeping us in suspense!"

“When Shi Yuan returned to the training camp, she left me with a difficult problem. Now that she’s coming back soon, it’s time for us to take care of it for her.”

Chen Muye took out a black box, inside which was the "Sage's Protection".

He recounted what Jiang Shiyuan had entrusted to him, and a smile flashed in his eyes when he saw the members of Squad 136 staring wide-eyed.

An hour later, in the old town of Cangnan.

In the small park, two female college students sat on a bench with worried expressions.

"Oh no, what are we going to do!"

"That's right, the performance is tomorrow, and we haven't practiced enough yet."

The girls were sighing and complaining when a woman carrying discounted vegetables passed by the park.

"Never mind! I'm going to keep practicing!"

Suddenly, a firm voice caught the woman's attention. She saw two energetic young girls chattering away, and a kind smile appeared on her face. However, she had never met them before, so she did not stop and continued walking.

"Auntie! Auntie!"

Just as the woman was about to walk away, a panting girl caught up with her.

"What's wrong, child?" The woman turned around and saw that the other person was the girl she had just seen, and asked with some confusion.

"Auntie, can I ask you for a favor?" The girl had her hair in a ponytail and looked very energetic.

Just then, another well-mannered girl wearing glasses caught up and grabbed her, advising, "Forget it, we can't possibly succeed."

"But..." The girl was somewhat unwilling and became dejected. Her once bright eyes dimmed, making people feel sorry for her.

"Children, can Auntie help you?" the woman asked kindly.

"Auntie, our school is going to have a talent show, and Xiao Nan and I want to perform magic. But magic is so hard to practice, and the performance is tomorrow. We haven't succeeded even once. I'd like you to be a guest performer and help us practice once, is that alright?" the girl asked pitifully.

"Of course, I'm happy to be of help."

The woman smiled and followed the two girls back to the small park. She put down the vegetables and watched the two girls' movements, saying with some emotion, "My nephew is about the same age as you, so I feel very close to you when I see you."

When the woman mentioned her nephew, the wrinkles on her face seemed to smooth out.

The two girls exchanged a glance, pulled her to sit down, and took out a piece of gold and blue armor from a black box on the bench.

"Our magic trick is to make this armor disappear. It requires three people to work together, and there are only two of us, Xiao Nan and I, so we can't do it at all. Auntie, could you put on the armor and let us try it?"

"No problem at all."

The woman picked up the armor and, with the help of Hongying, put it on.

"Oh my, the sizes are just right!" the woman said, somewhat surprised.

"Auntie, please close your eyes, we're about to perform a magic trick!"

The woman obediently closed her eyes, and soon she heard a gasp.

"Auntie, Auntie, we did it!"

Hongying smiled and told the woman to open her eyes, "You can open your eyes now!"

The woman opened her eyes, and the armor was no longer on her body. She looked at Hongying, and the girl opened another black box on the chair, inside which was the armor.

"I didn't feel anything at all. Your magic tricks are truly amazing," the woman exclaimed.

"Thank you, Auntie. We succeeded this time, and now we're more confident for tomorrow's performance."

Hongying gratefully took the woman's hand and handed her a bag of dried fruit from the ground.

"Thank you for cooperating with our performance. Here are some snacks we brought with us, please take them!"

"No need, no need, this is hardly help..."

Before the woman could finish speaking, the two girls in front of her, as if they didn't want her to refuse, quickly packed their things and ran away.

"Hey! Little girl... so many things you don't need! Me... hey? Where is everyone?"

The woman chased after them out of the park, only to find the streets deserted and without a single person in sight.

She had no choice but to return to the park, pick up her groceries, and open the bag full of dried fruit. "They run so fast, how can I catch up with them... It's really worrying."

The woman picked up the dried fruit, walked out of the park, looked back at the direction where the two girls had disappeared, and then reluctantly turned and walked home with her things.

"So much dried fruit, enough for me to eat for months. How come these two little girls brought such a big bag with them when they came out to play..."

……

Not long after the woman left, several figures emerged from the park.

Hongying and Si Xiaonan also jumped down from the tree by the park.

Chen Muyi saw the black box on Hongying's back and reached out to her, "Alright, give me back the [Sage's Protection]."

"Captain, how did our performance go? Did Aunt Qiye notice?" Hongying handed the black box to Chen Muye and winked at him.

"I think... I don't think so..."

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