256: Go go go!

The next day.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the sun was high in the sky, and over four thousand freshmen gathered on the Football Field for the Freshman Military Training Mobilization Meeting.

Lin You, wearing his Military Training Uniform, blended into the crowd.

The military training at Nandu University lasted a total of 18 days and was held at Gulou Campus.

During the freshman military training, required subjects included Formation Practice, Medical First Aid, Free Combat, Comprehensive Maneuvers, Military Physical Exercise, and Light Weapon Shooting.

The military training separated males and females; the female training intensity was relatively relaxed, while the male training was full-intensity, dubbed the crucible for tempering willpower.

However, Lin You wasn't worried. The intensity of the military training was not an issue for him. Although he had been... slightly depleted yesterday, the 100% progress bar of the Sports Expert was worth its weight in gold.

Lin You's physical condition might fluctuate if he exerted himself too much in a short period, but over the long term, it would consistently remain at the Sports Expert level without dropping.

Lin You stood in the crowd, looking at the School Leaders on the Rostrum, and suddenly felt a little excited, because he saw Professor Zheng appear on the Rostrum.

Professor Zheng did not hold any administrative positions within the school, so his presence here could only be because of Lin You.

"Holy crap, isn't that Academician Zheng from our School of Mathematics? He seems to have looked at me and even smiled at me!"

Xu Yang suddenly shouted in a low voice, causing a small stir. Although boys studying mathematics don't chase celebrities, they still hold respect and longing for the powerhouses in the mathematics world.

Xu Yang was from Macheng. Macheng was Nange's loyal subordinate, and Nandu University was Xu Yang's dream school since childhood. He knew Nandu University extremely well, especially the Department of Mathematics he was enrolled in.

Lin You, standing not far in front of Xu Yang, twitched the corner of his mouth slightly... It's only because I am reliable and steady, and don't like to show off, otherwise I would definitely reveal my identity as Professor Zheng's Closed-Door Disciple.

The scale of this Freshman Military Training Mobilization Meeting was extremely high, involving three Academicians and one Major General.

The Training Unit consisted of senior students from military academies within the province.

After the mobilization meeting ended, the four thousand-plus freshmen broke up into smaller groups, first divided by gender according to the Training Unit's arrangements, and then further divided into Military Training Squads based on their schools and departments.

Throughout the first half-day, senior students could be seen everywhere on campus watching the excitement.

The instructor for Lin You's squad was a Military Academy senior who appeared to be in his early twenties.

The instructor was named Liu. His skin was very tanned, but his posture was straight, his demeanor was masculine and upright, and his strong military aura inspired complete trust.

But once the military training began, every time they rested, the boys in the squad started howling in pain.

Although they were young and healthy at eighteen, most people's physical fitness was weak due to a full year of neglect during grade 12.

After the entire morning passed, when the instructor announced dismissal, the boys who had just been wilting immediately charged out like fierce tigers, attacking the School Cafeteria.

The Hungry People and the Hungry Spirit! The senior students who had been smiling happily while passing by stopped smiling when faced with the freshmen's fierce tiger-style scramble for food.

Lin You sprinted at full speed, taking the lead and being the first to rush into the cafeteria. While it was still uncrowded, he got two servings of food, and only after finding a seat did he text Du Zhaoyu.

Lin You had only been seated for a moment when the cafeteria immediately became packed. A few minutes later, four girls squeezed out of the crowd. Du Zhaoyu stood among them, smiled at Lin You, then waved goodbye to her three roommates and sat down.

"Oh my, it's great to have a fast boyfriend~"

?

Xiao Yu'er, you better be talking about running fast!

"Hurry and eat, I got all your favorite dishes. Say, Xiao Yu'er, is your arm still sore? Should I give you a massage~" Lin You said with a chuckle.

Come on, let's hurt each other, father and daughter style~

Du Zhaoyu's face immediately flushed red. She lowered her head and quickly shoveled down a few mouthfuls of rice before looking up slightly and "fiercely" glaring at Lin You.

"Oh, right, I heard from my roommate last night that buying Athletic Insoles is more effective than... I've already bought them in your shoe size. They should arrive tonight. I'll bring them to you after dinner when we go to study with the senior student."

Lin You returned the favor, "It's so nice to have a thoughtful girlfriend~"

Du Zhaoyu smiled, pursing her lips, "Ah... Treasure You, have a piece of Braised Pork~"

"Ooh la la, Xiao Yu'er, you two are so affectionate!"

"I want to eat Braised Pork too! Xiao Yu'er, can you feed me a piece~~~"

Two overly sweet voices sounded. Lin You looked back and saw Li Qingning and Yao Xiao. Sun Yingying, the short girl beside them, also wore a mischievous smile.

Du Zhaoyu's face was already red, so the change wasn't too noticeable now. She quickly invited her three roommates to sit down.

"Please sit down quickly."

Lin You had found a six-person table. The three girls sat down one by one, making five people at the table.

Lin You sat upright and stiffly, not initiating conversation, only responding when addressed.

Even if you don't become friends with the people around your girlfriend, you shouldn't offend them, or they might unexpectedly trip you up, and you'll regret it when you're suffering.

The remaining three occupants of 308 also finished getting their food. Seeing Lin You's table from afar... the reserved Xu Yang gave up first. Wang Zhiyu and Tian Xingjian played rock-paper-scissors. After a best-of-three, Wang Zhiyu walked over, strutting like a victorious rooster.

"Hello, hello, good afternoon, four beautiful ladies."

Wang Zhiyu plopped down next to Lin You, showing no sign of stage fright when facing several beautiful girls.

Lin You had reason to suspect that Wang Zhiyu's previously feigned ACG persona was just to attract ACG girls; with his personality, he was definitely a Normie!

In the afternoon, they assembled at the same location as the morning's training. This time, no one had any expectation or novelty left for the military training. The only thing keeping the boys going was the Light Weapon Shooting written in the Training Manual.

After all, most men cannot resist the temptation of handling a gun.

This Nandu University campus was not large. Although the boys and girls trained separately, they were not too far apart. When Lin You's squad occasionally walked near the girls, everyone's shouts of "One, two, three, four" sounded significantly more manly.

During the afternoon rest break, Instructor Liu, in order to ignite everyone's passion, led the squad to the vicinity of the girls' squad again.

"Does anyone have a talent? You can come up and perform."

The boys looked at each other. Although a successful performance would allow them to show off a little, a failure... would likely result in losing their right to choose a partner for a long time.

In the girls' squad across from them, Lin You saw Du Zhaoyu, Li Qingning, and the faces of several girls from mathematics class 1. It was clearly a Girls' Joint Squad of girls from the School of Mathematics and the School of Physics.

Instructor Liu frowned when he saw no response. "Who is your Class Monitor? Come up and lead the way. Since you have started military training, you must be like soldiers—charging forward bravely!"

Tian Xingjian raised his hand and walked out, "Instructor, I'll sing a song for everyone—a Folk Song from my hometown, Inner Mongolia."

After stepping onto the stage, Tian Xingjian's rusty voice soon rang out. Laughter immediately erupted in the squad, and the girls' squad across the way burst into a chorus of giggles.

Seeing the excitement here, many surrounding squads were brought over by their instructors for a rest break.

Three minutes later, after Tian Xingjian finished his Folk Song, Lin You's squad immediately erupted in warm applause. Regardless of how well he sang, the Class Monitor had taken the bullet for everyone, so they had to show support~

Tian Xingjian walked back, his face flushed dark red, and sat back among the 308 group, "Do you think... Sun Yingying won't see that I sang badly and just block me?"

...Instructor Liu saw the atmosphere heating up and a smile appeared on his face. "Does anyone else want to come up?"

A loud shout immediately came from the girls' team opposite.

"Lin You, do one!"

Lin You looked over and saw Du Zhaoyu winking at him from a distance.

Lin You immediately perked up. Although he naturally disliked showing off, if Xiao Yu'er wanted to see it... Charge! Charge! Charge!