Chapter 3 Boring Training
When the dawn of dawn shines on the earth, the sparkling lake still shows its sparkling beauty.
In the open flat between the lake and the hamlet, a group of young children are in front of a burly instructor for the first lesson of the day, Zama. The instructors patrolled left and right, constantly correcting their irregular movements.
"If you want to be a strong person, you have to start from the basics. Only by enduring more hardships than others can you become a superior person when you grow up. Your efforts today will take a lot of pressure off your future awakenings. The instructor was also constantly cheering for the children whose knees were trembling.
"Little Bean, clench your fists. Bing Xuan, the center of gravity is lowered a little more. The instructor didn't give any attention to Bingxuan, who had just arrived, but the eyes of the patrol always drifted past him.
Not far to the right of the Zama children, a group of half-grown children were already learning the moves. Punches, kicks, hand knives, all in one go. Every child is carefully regulating their own movements.
An hour later, Zama's children were given a quarter of an hour off. After all, a group of five or six-year-old children are not much stronger in physical fitness.
"After resting, strap on your leggings and run around the lake. If you can't come back, don't eat lunch. The instructor gave the group another difficult task, and the children could only shake their heads and sigh and put on their leggings.
"These leggings are so heavy. Bing Xuan whispered to Xiao Douding next to him.
"That's already good, Instructor Lu only gave us two discus for each person, and those big children had six discus each, and they wouldn't take them off all day. Little Douding said to Nunu, a child who was learning moves not far away.
"Huh?" exclaimed Bing Xuan with his mouth wide open. This kind of training was so different from what he imagined, and he originally thought that he could play with children of the same age with a small wooden sword. He picked up the small wooden sword he had brought, looked at it, and then carefully hid it in the grass beside him.
"No, I must work hard, persevere, or I will be teased by that ghost girl again. Bing Xuan saw the autumn butterfly in the group of half-grown children who were shouting to complete the move.
"When you're ready, hurry up and go, don't delay. Instructor Lu shouted at the children sitting on the ground.
One by one, the children got up and started running through gritted teeth. Seeing this, Instructor Lu waved his right hand, and two lightly armed warriors walked out of the team behind him. The two saluted Instructor Lu, and under Instructor Lu's nod, they quietly followed the children in front. Yes, after all, this is the Demon Beast Forest, although the masters of the village have repeatedly patrolled, there are no large demon beasts near the village, but even if there is a small beast of the second or third order that occasionally sprang out, it is not something that these children can resist.
He hadn't run far before Bing Xuan felt his legs unusually heavy. But he remembered that the uncles in the village who were in charge of hunting in the demon beast forest could carry back the huge porcupines and antelope every time, so he gritted his teeth and persevered. Yes, who doesn't have a dream of becoming a strong man in their hearts. Being able to freely shuttle through the demon beast forest is also Bingxuan's little dream.
On this ice sheet, there are only four months of a year to cultivate, and the villagers can only grow some short-cycle grains. The rest of the day, they can only feed their stomachs by hunting monsters and digging wild vegetables under the ice. Bing Xuan had heard the uncles and aunts in the village talk about the beauty of the outside world, and his heart was also full of yearning, and it was also a big dream of Bing Xuan to be able to enjoy the beautiful scenery described in his mouth.
At noon, all the children who went out came back, and one by one they just returned to the place of departure, and they were not afraid of the cold lying on the cold bluestone by the lake, panting heavily.
At this time, under the leadership of Instructor Lu, the four uncles who delivered lunch came. They were still far away, and the children were rumbling at the smell of meat.
The lunch meal is very rich, with a pot of thick broth and fragrant porridge mixed with various wild vegetables, and every child eats it very sweetly.
After lunch, there is an hour's break. The older children all sat cross-legged on the bluestone, cultivating the immature battle qi. The younger children didn't even have the strength to play, so they lay on the bluestone one by one, looking at the scenery of the sparkling lake with their partners in a daze.
A flock of white cranes flew overhead, landed on the lake for a walk, and looked back at the humans not far away from time to time, full of vigilance. A small herd of antelope emerged from the forest and ran to the lake to enjoy the water, and by the way, they panicked and nibbled on a few mouthfuls of fresh and fat grass by the lake. Under the sunlight, the lake water flashes brightly, and the steaming heat on the surface of the lake leaves a bright rainbow on the surface of the lake.
In the afternoon, the younger children have begun to learn some simple fighting skills from the instructors, and although they don't have much power to send out moves, they can be regarded as clear-sighted. The older children were still meditating cross-legged on the bluestone, cultivating the meager battle qi.
The tiring day ends with smoke rising and the sun setting in the village. One by one, the children dragged their tired bodies to the village to enjoy the warmth of their families and the love of their parents. Bing Xuan sat alone on the big bluestone, holding his small wooden sword in his hand, looking at the setting sun and the sparkling lake reflected by the setting sun in a daze.
"When will I be able to really grow up, and with my own strength, I will be able to cross this demon beast forest and go to the so-called city outside? I heard that there is no frozen earth, no such boring and hard life. Bing Xuan thought to himself.
He sat down until the sun went down, and then he waved his small wooden sword and got up and walked towards the village.
When I returned home, my mother had already prepared dinner, and she was sitting at the dining table with Xue'er chatting while waiting for Bingxuan, who had not returned.
"Xuan'er, although you are tired for a day, you can't give up your evening cultivation. You have to put in an extra effort to exercise your mental power, so that you can use higher-level techniques and be stronger than others. Mother said.
"Yes Mom, I'll try. Bing Xuan bit his little lip and said. He had seen his mother secretly crying more than once, and although he didn't know why, he longed to be strong and fulfill her heart's wish for his mother.
"Cher, you must take that ice spider before you go to bed. Mother said as she looked at Xue'er, who was coughing on the table.
Xue'er could only nod weakly, and her face became more and more pale as the cough intensified. A girl over ten years old has to eat that disgusting little bug every day, but ......
"Alas, poor boy. The mother sighed softly, stretched out her right hand, and stroked Cher's back.
This night, Bing Xuan worked hard to persist in cultivating. For the beautiful hope in my heart, but also for my injured sister and haggard mother. Although he had worked hard during the day, he felt that it was easier for his mental power to condense tonight. Moreover, in the originally muddy mind, the spiritual power has a condensed feeling. This discovery also strengthened his determination to cultivate.