Aurous Hill University, at this very moment.

On the vibrant playground, thousands of freshmen from different colleges and departments were being divided into various squares for their military training.

The rigorous 14-day training had just commenced today.

Many of the freshmen still felt uneasy about the intense paramilitary exercises. Both boys and girls were brimming with complaints.

The scorching sun showed no mercy, its intense heat punishing the newly enrolled freshmen who had just embarked on their first year of studies.

A sudden explosion of thunder from the southwest startled all the students on the field. They turned their gaze towards the dark clouds, and a sense of hidden joy swept over most of them.

They speculated that perhaps a sudden downpour was imminent.

Everyone felt that if heavy rain did fall, the training at this moment would most likely be suspended, granting everyone a much-needed respite.

After all, training in the rain was far more bearable than enduring the searing heat of the sun.

The students eagerly awaited with hopeful anticipation as a grouping of menacing clouds consolidated in the southwest, yearning for the sky to darken and envelop them in its shadow.

As everyone looked southwest with anticipation, Maria stared blankly at the dark cloud, furrowing her brow.

Something about the dark cloud seemed peculiar to her.

At that moment, Claudia, standing beside her, couldn’t resist whispering, “Cathy, if it rains, maybe we can get an early break!”

Claudia, having lived abroad, lacked understanding of and psychological preparation for the tradition of military training for college freshmen.

She imagined it to be like a summer camp, with laughter and games, and the fourteen days passing by joyfully. However, the intense paramilitary training lasting two weeks proved to be a challenging adjustment for her. After a morning on her feet, she ended up with painful blisters, exacerbating her struggle.

Therefore, she secretly hoped that the military training could be temporarily halted, allowing her to relax.

Maria shook her head upon hearing Claudia’s words and replied calmly, “I don’t think it will rain.”

Claudia persisted, saying, “With such vast clouds and such loud thunder, it’s evident that there’s intense convective weather, rain is not out of the question. We could even have hailstorms! Let’s keep our hopes up. Maybe our wish will come true!”

Maria forced a smile tinged with sadness and whispered, “To be honest, I hope for this rain more than anyone else.”

The instructor noticed that many people were whispering and speculating about whether it would rain. He shouted disapprovingly, “Everyone, no whispering! Today, even if you were under the knife, you must continue training!”

Complaints filled the air.

At that moment, everyone observed the dark clouds in the southwest gradually dispersing, and the thunder did not resound again.

Claudia couldn’t help expressing her disappointment, “Such massive dark clouds, and they’re dissipating after just one thunderclap?”

It was then that Maria declared, “I need to go to the bathroom.”

The instructor, upon hearing this, stopped insisting and waved his hand. “Go! Hurry back!”

Maria felt a tinge of embarrassment and said, “Instructor, I… I’m on my period…”

Upon hearing her explanation, the instructor relented and allowed her to leave. “Go ahead! Come back quickly!”

to Claudia, “Claudia, I have something to take

could fully process Maria’s words, she had already

grabbed her mobile phone and

sent a message to Michelle and dialed Jagoan’s number while trotting toward the

explosion had made her anxious, fearing it had something to do with Jagoan. So she kept repeating

picked up the call

sigh of relief upon hearing his voice and hastily said, “Brother, I want to express my deep gratitude for what you did last time. So, I’d like to know when it’s convenient for you. I want to invite

military training is over. During this time, you should stay at school and not go

the time for your military training? How

seemed like it would rain. So the instructor

his mind racing to decipher

had made her realize something was amiss, leading her to call and confirm his safety.

ensure his safety and, once confirmed, subtly alerted

to refrain from talking on the phone further, fearing that prolonged conversation might arouse his suspicions. Instead, she smiled and asked, “So, brother, what do you think? You won’t refuse my

when your military training concludes, I’ll

smiled and replied,

Jagoan said, “let me know

deep breath and declared, “I’m sorry, brother, but I can’t chat now. The sky has cleared, and we need to resume our

overthink it and

ending the call with Jagoan, Maria didn’t return to the playground. Instead, she headed straight for the school

she waited there for a few minutes until Michelle pulled up in a Rolls-Royce

luxury car came to a halt in front of Maria, and she swiftly hopped into the backseat. Michelle asked

military training is just too exhausting, and

school authorities. Tell them that I haven’t been feeling well lately,

was taken aback for a moment but

arduous, and it was understandable for a young lady

replied, “Okay, Miss Clarke, I’ll take you back to the villa first. After that, I’ll

the Rolls-Royce, driven by Michelle, arrived at

door. Instead, she pushed it open herself and darted out. Without looking back, she made her way towards her petite courtyard on the

she couldn’t comprehend why she didn’t want to leave her home either. However, as a servant, she knew better than to ask too many questions. She responded without hesitation, “Alright, Miss Clarke, I understand. As for

“Just arrange it as you see

floor, opened the door,

climbing the final steps. Worriedly, he intercepted Michelle and inquired, “Wasn’t Maria supposed to be attending the military training at school? Why did she suddenly

didn’t plan to participate in the military training. She wanted to come back home and live here for a while. She even asked me

from delivering meals to the young

Maria in great esteem, so his instructions didn’t come as

her mobile phone and said respectfully, “Sir, I’ll call the head of Aurous

and

after testing the might of Thunderbolt, returned to the bustling urban area, brimming with joy. His first order of business upon reaching the city was to make a beeline for Antique Street in search of

the row of open stalls in vain for Zachary, approached one of the stall owners with a touch of desperation. “Excuse me,” he implored, “why are you shutting down so early

resonated louder as he replied, “Haven’t you read the weather forecast? It warned of

extreme weather—it’s simply the thunder I conjured up in

and ended up purchasing two valuable antiques from him, paying a steep price. After careful consideration, he decided to find lodging near Antique Street for the night and resume his search for Zachary come

and Gideon found himself sitting cross-legged on the bed, yet unable to find comfort. The reason was clear—he was

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