Chapter 60: Training Time and Graduation

Time passed little by little, and the rookie soldiers of the 104th phase kept receiving all kinds of training.

Survive in the snow and mountains in winter, run collectively in the rain, sweat under the scorching sun, run with extreme weights in the autumn wind, and rare and leisurely theoretical classes.

Keith opened his scorebook:

Rainer Brown - has a strong physique and willpower, and has a lot of trust from his peers.

Amin Arnold - Although he is not up to the standard of a soldier in terms of physical strength, he has an excellent idea in terms of subjects.

Ani Leonard - An invulnerable slasher who can hit targets hard, but is withdrawn and difficult to work with.

Berthold Hoover -- Able to use all kinds of techniques, has high potential, but lacks motivation, and is accustomed to leaving his actions to others.

Jean Kirchstein - Outstanding in three-dimensional mobility, although he has the ability to grasp the situation on the spot, his personality is too sharp and prone to conflict with others.

Connie Springer - Balance, good at small areas, but not very bright and often misjudged.

Sasha Blause - Agile and quick, with excellent accuracy and intuition, but too arbitrary to act in a group.

Mikasa Ackerman -- With the ability to fully master all difficult subjects, it is not an exaggeration to give him the highest evaluation as an unprecedented talent.

Alan Yeager - He doesn't have any outstanding skills other than martial arts, but he works hard to improve his performance and has a clearer sense of purpose than others.

And...... Nightfall - The physical fitness is several times that of ordinary people, and he has mastered almost all the difficult subjects like Mikasa Ackerman, and he is not ...... Even stronger than her, with an extraordinary sense of battle and combat effectiveness, it is enough to be compared to Levi.

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Under the orange sky, a strong evening breeze blew the clothes of the training soldiers.

At sunset, everyone lined up in a square on the playground, their flying hair unable to hide their resolute eyes.

After three years of training, all of them who can stand here are determined and hard-working elites.

Keith Shadis and Kirishima Tungka stood on the podium, looking at the new Ichichi soldiers below.

Keith looked at the young faces, I really don't know, how many people are still alive in a few years?

"You've done a great job in these three years, and you've got the qualifications to be called soldiers."

Keith's swarthy face still stiffened with wrinkles, and his loud voice echoed in everyone's ears.

"Now, you're faced with three choices!"

"First, to become the absolute shield of the throne of glory - the gendarmerie that maintains rule and order."

"Second, to become a thorny flower against the giants - strengthen the city walls and protect the garrison of the city."

"Finally, become the light of hope that illuminates the people - a survey corps that will attack head-on and fight for freedom!"

"Of course, only the top 10 people are eligible to join the gendarmerie."

Keith glanced at everyone in the audience, "I hope you will think carefully, and then Instructor Dong Xiang will announce the list of the top ten." ”

Dong Xiang cleared her throat, stood in front of the stage, squinted her eyes, and began to announce the list.

"1st Night, 2nd Mikasa Ackerman, 3rd Reiner Brown, 4th Bethold Hoover, 5th Arnie Reinhardt, 6th Alan Yerger, 7th Jean Kirchstein, 8th Marco Porter, 9th Connie Springer, 10th ......"

Dong Xiang paused, and Khrista only felt that his heart was hanging in his throat, and his hands were subconsciously clenched.

"The tenth place is tentatively set for two people to take at the same time because of the same score. Tied for 10th place, Sasha Blause and Christa Lance! ”

"Great!" Hrista jumped and jumped happily, with long blonde hair and a height of one meter four or five, which looked very cute, making everyone smile kindly.

"Attention everyone, today you will all be graduating again, and I look forward to your future contribution to the development of humanity."

Keith and Dong Xiang clenched their right hands into fists and left chests, "Give our hearts!" ”

"Give our hearts!"

Everyone responded in unison, and their voices were unusually loud.

"I announce the end of the graduation ceremony of the 104th training corps and its disbandment!"

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In the evening, the graduation party was held as scheduled, and the trainees gathered together to discuss which regiment they wanted to go to and what a "bright" future they would go to.

"What, you're all going to join the Survey Corps?" When Alan said that he was going to join the Survey Corps with Mikasa, Thomas Wagner was surprised.

"Of course." Alan said firmly.

"What has already been decided, my strength does not allow me to back down." Nightshade indifferently drank the drink in the cup and said casually.

"I can't let the two of them go." Mikasa said expressionlessly, his tone unusually resolute.

"Impossible......" Thomas shouted excitedly, but everyone around him stopped and turned their heads to look at it.

Thomas was startled by the sudden silence, then lowered his voice and said, "You know how many people have been eaten by giants so far, right?" Give up, humans are ......"

“…… It is impossible to defeat the giants. Thomas lowered his head, and though he didn't want to admit it, it was the truth in his mind.

The "......" cafeteria instantly became cold, everyone was silent, and many people even lowered their heads.

"Wrong!" Alan suddenly yelled, "Give up hope because you can't win, what are you kidding!" ”

"Oh, you seem to be wishing you could roll out of the wall and be bait?" Jean finally found an opportunity to taunt Alan.

"You!" Alan was furious.

"I'm a very honest person, since I can't beat it, then I'll hide, there aren't many people like me now." Jean stood up, raised his cup and waved, "Who doesn't want to live in the hinterland!" Or are you actually happy to die for humanity? ”

"That's enough." Nightshade interrupted, "What have you learned in the past three years of studying?" Learn to kill giants and then run to the interior for refuge? ”

Nightshade swept indifferently over the people present, and said coldly: "You want to go to the mainland, I don't care, I can only manage myself, but what I want to say is that five years ago, the Wall of Mary was destroyed, many of you have experienced it, you survived, it's good, life is hope." ”

"But if, one day, the giants break through the wall of Rossi, what will you do with yourselves, and then retreat? Will you continue to sacrifice half of the population to survive? ”

"In the end, when there is no way to avoid it, when the last wall is destroyed, it will be the end of humanity. If you defend for a long time, you will lose, when everyone is afraid and do not fight, in the end you can only regret it when death comes, I will not say much, if you are still like this then you go and be a soft egg, a true warrior will not be afraid of fighting. Nightshade placed the cup in his hand on the table, and then walked out the door, leaving behind a crowd of people who were either contemplative, disdainful, or surprised.

Connie held his head in agony, and Reiner and Berthold glanced at each other, both recognizing the determination in each other's eyes.

"Sure enough, it's worthy of the night, and it's better than others to see it!" Alan was very excited at this time.

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"Ah, am I really too excited?" Nightshade found a more remote place and lay on his back on the lawn.

"No, you're right." Suddenly, a familiar voice came from Nightshade's ears, and he felt a person lying beside him.

Nightshade didn't look back and said, "Ani, which regiment are you going to?" ”

"Originally, it was planned to be a military police regiment, but listening to your words made me hesitate a little." Ani's cold voice sounded in his ears, and Nightshade could clearly hear it, and there was a trace of confusion in Ani's words that he hadn't had before.

"You don't need to be like this, I said that no matter where you go, you can show your abilities, everyone has their own ambitions, not that joining the gendarmerie is destined to be incompetent, everyone has their own things to accomplish." I don't know why, Nightshade subconsciously opened his mouth to comfort, maybe he subconsciously didn't want this girl to be confused.

"Really?" Arnie turned his head and looked at Nightshade's resolute face, "Do you have anything else to accomplish?" ”

"Yes, my goal is very great, I want to overthrow the current royal family and support a king who is truly for the future of mankind, and the so-called strongest person running to the interior for refuge will definitely not happen again in the future." Nightshade stretched out his hand towards the sky, clenching his fist as if grasping the entire starry sky into his hand.

"Nightfall, fight with me again." Arnie stood up, her eyes full of warlike intent at Nightfall.

Nightfall, who was lying on the ground, looked at Ani under the starry sky, and couldn't help but be stunned for a while, then stood up and said, "Come on, let's have a good fight." ”

"Hmm." Arnie answered, and once again used the most direct method, striking Nightshade with a punch, and Nightshade reached out to catch her fist.

Under the moonlight, the fists and feet of the two people kept exchanging blows, and each other adopted the most effective way, and the high-speed moving figure blurred the outline, this was not two people fighting again, it was more like the most primitive hand-to-hand combat between two beasts.

"What do you think makes it evil?" Arnie asked, as she swept her leg across Nightshade's head.

Nightshade ducked his head and reached out to grab Ani's leg at the same time, causing Ani to lose his center of gravity with a pull, "Evil? What is Goodness? What can be called evil, and can the definition of good and evil really be so clear? ”

Ani put her hands on the ground and kicked her legs like a torrential rain towards Nightfall, and when Nightfall was forced back, a clean backflip stood up.

"So, when a person is involved in others for his own affairs, is that person not because he exists in the world?"

Nightshade knew that Arnie was talking about herself, shook her head and said: "No one can deny the value of others, the murderer must have the consciousness of being killed, this world is the law of the jungle, justice and law are things that can only be talked about when the strength is equal." ”

"Really?" Ani closed her eyes, and when she opened them, a heartfelt smile appeared on her face.

"It seems that you are not an ordinary person."

"I am destined to embark on the path of Shura, and I am willing to deprive others of their lives in order to protect my own things."