Lantern Sister is still very capable.

Chu Deng stood at the top of the tree, picking the fruit off the tree one by one and throwing them to Jin Xiaoyue below.

Jin Xiaoyue stood under the tree, trying her best to catch the fruit. She didn't mind if one or two fell, and threw the fruit she caught into the woven wicker basket next to her. While working, she counted: "Twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty... thirty-nine, forty! That's enough!"

Chu Deng grunted in agreement, then nimbly climbed down the tree backwards, a fruit still in her mouth, and handed one to Jin Xiaoyue.

"Can we have a few more?" Jin Xiaoyue took a bite and slung the fruit basket over her shoulder.

I don't know what this fruit is called. It's round and plump with a golden-red peel. The inside is sweet and juicy, and you can't stop eating it.

"Instructor Huo told us to pick thirty to take back, and keep the extra ten to eat." Chu Deng finished the fruit in a few bites, clapped her hands, and Jin Xiaoyue handed her a tissue.

This fruit has no pit, so there's no need to worry about littering.

The two were in the central forest of the Wenshan training base. Chu Deng and Jin Xiaoyue's training task for the night was to collect fruits according to the pictures.

Others had tasks such as climbing the tallest rocks in the rocky forest, searching for hidden treasure chests on the beach, or catching fish in the lake.

The second phase of training sounds much more interesting than the first phase, but it's also more tiring.

First of all, the Wenshan training base has a large area. Each area is not only vast in itself, but there is also a certain distance between each area.

Their tasks were randomly assigned, but all started from the Jin Tie Building. The locations of all training projects, from nearest to farthest, were: Yuanshan Beach, Fengyu Luanshi Forest, Central Forest, and Yingya Lake.

On the third day of training so far, Chu Deng has only encountered a few people while picking up trash on the beach in the distant mountains. In the central forest for the past two days, apart from setting off with Jin Xiaoyue today, he hasn't seen many other people.

On the first night of the collective meeting, there were a total of 210 candidates in Group A of Haishi City. Apart from 30 students from Haishi No.1 High School, there were only 180 students from the other 16 high schools in the city who participated in the second stage of the Group A exam.

To be honest, that's a bit much. After all, Chu Deng doesn't believe there could be so many latent awakened individuals; the ratio is too high.

However, Huo Xuan, as the person in charge of their school, treated all thirty candidates equally without discrimination. He took care of everyone, whether someone was injured or did poorly in completing the task that day. Unlike Chu Deng, who saw other team leaders, some of whom were just slacking off and others treated others differently.

Chu Deng figured it out a bit. The probability of infiltration in the second stage was high, but ordinary people still made up the majority. Some leaders only paid attention to the few with abnormal physical examinations, while others probably didn't have any abnormal physical examinations to pay attention to. So they were perfunctory with the candidates and went back to the base to enjoy themselves after the exam, not wanting to care about the ordinary candidates who had nothing to do with them.

"These are all future pillars of society. Whether they awaken their powers or not, they will be able to effectively command the citizens in the event of a superpower incident. And yet, those old foxes do this?!" Qian Wen had heard about this phenomenon to some extent and said indignantly.

Huo Xuan shook his head. "It's hard to say. Some of them are busy with the competition during the day, which is related to their future, so they focus their attention there."

"You're no different! If you don't put your heart into it, you don't put your heart into it. When Zhou Kao and He Zhong come to inspect tomorrow, I'll expose them. If you can't handle it, don't take the job. You're just doing a half-hearted job while taking it, all you do is try to get points!" Qian Wen spat, furious that these bastards were taking money and not doing their jobs.

"Let's talk about the weekly test later." Huo Xuan looked at the task completion status of the thirty examinees under his command displayed on his personal terminal and silently made his calculations.

"You're putting so much effort into these kids, what if they don't do well on the weekly tests?" Qian Wen said with a sigh.

Huo Xuan trains during the day and leads the team at night. Yesterday, he stayed up all night to watch over a candidate who had broken his leg while climbing the rocky forest. He only went back to rest after the person was alright. The next morning, he went to train with his teammates again. Qian Wen saw all this and felt really sorry for his friend, but he also had great respect for Huo Xuan.

The physical fitness test was organized rather hastily, and the instructors selected were all local elites. However, the timing was too coincidental, starting in March and ending in June.

The original schedule was the provincial competition in July, the Dragon Group selection at the end of July, the national competition in August, and the world competition in September. The training in the first half of the year was already intense. In the middle, a physical fitness test was inserted to transfer people to be instructors. Many people refused, and some were forced to come. There was no other way, because there were few people with superpowers and even fewer elites.

The second phase was no easier than the first. In addition to the daily task assignments, the person in charge was required to have a clear understanding of the candidates' condition, which inevitably required more attention. Unless one squeezed out their own time, it was inevitable to neglect training. Huo Xuan forced himself to take care of both sides. If the candidates were not as good as other groups, not only would he not be able to explain to his superiors, but he would also be ridiculed by his colleagues.

The students from Shanghai No. 1 High School could form their own groups. At the time, someone suggested splitting them up, but Huo Xuan suggested putting the students from the same school together to get used to each other. Maybe they would have a surprising effect if they were grouped together in the future. That's why the higher-ups agreed to put all thirty of them together and hand them over to Huo Xuan to lead.

Some sourly commented that Huo Xuan had snatched up all the good students. After all, when the city allocated middle school students, the rule was that strong schools selected students and weak schools picked students. Apart from the three key high schools and the fifteenth high school that have developed in recent years, the students in the other sixteen high schools were not as good as those three key schools due to the influence of the general environment.

"I'm confident," Huo Xuan said with a smile. Although he didn't show it, he had his own pride. Moreover, he was holding a good hand, and if he ruined it, he would want to resign.

The information on the quantum computer kept changing, but only one was fixed at the very top by Huo Xuan, and that was Chu Deng.

Following her were Jin Xiaoyue, who also completed the mission, and then Shi Kan, Pei Hanxing, and Meng Qiuhe.

Rocky Forest

The rock that Pei Hanxing was holding suddenly broke and slipped. His heart skipped a beat, and the thought "It's over" popped into his head.

This stone pillar is the tallest in the entire rocky forest, and it's also his training task for tonight. He climbed up little by little from the bottom, not rushing but seeking stability. He was almost at the top, just a meter away from the top, but now he's failed. He guesses it will be difficult to finish the training within the allotted time.

He loosened his grip, and his other arm, which was gripping the rock, suddenly tightened, supporting his falling body. Pei Hanxing's shoulder went numb. He blinked his sweaty eyes, exhaled, and was about to let go and fall onto the safety mat below when he felt a force on his wrist.

He looked up and saw Shi Kan's face.

“It would be a shame to give up now that we’ve come this far,” Shi Kan said. He leaned over the platform at the top of the stone pillar, his waist resting on the edge, one hand supporting himself, the other grabbing Pei Hanxing’s wrist. To be honest, this position was a bit dangerous.

After being pulled up a little, Pei Hanxing used her other hand, which was not being held, to grab the edge, and used her feet to push off another rock to climb to the top.

"Thank you," Pei Hanxing said, catching her breath.

"You're welcome," Shi Kan replied politely, and the two fell silent.

When Meng Qiuhe came up, he was still surprised to see the peaceful atmosphere between the two people at the top.

He thought the two of them were at odds! After all, Shi Kan had pushed their Xingzai down in the monthly exam, causing Xingzai to be depressed for a few days. But now, looking at them, the atmosphere seems quite harmonious.

"Shall we jump together?" Pei Hanxing asked politely.

"Okay." Shi Kan nodded in response to Pei Hanxing's invitation.

In front of Meng Qiuhe, the two of them jumped from the top to the safety mat below.

Meng Qiuhe: "It's not Xingzai! Wait for me!" He hadn't recovered yet, so he didn't care anymore. Seeing Pei Hanxing about to leave, he jumped down as well.