Later, I was admitted to the military academy with the goal of serving the empire. I thought it was normal to dedicate my life to the empire and the people.
But Leonard’s words today caused a huge wave to ripple in my heart.
It turned out that not every sacrifice could be respected, and sometimes it could backfire.
It turned out that not every sacrifice could be respected, and sometimes it could backfire.
Not all efforts would be well-received.
In the face of war, life was so small and yet so heavy.
I was so depressed that I didn’t say anything.
“Yes, you have some abilities and a little bit of cleverness. With these skills, you may get a high position in a small pack. But they are far from enough for you to become a true royal soldier and shoulder the responsibility of the entire werewolf race.”
Leonard directly rejected me. His words were so honest and straightforward that I couldn’t refute them.
“That’s all for our first class. Go back and think it over. If you still don’t understand what I mean…” He paused and stared at me. “Then this will be our last class.”
After saying this, he turned around and directly left.
I stood there dumbfounded. My mind was a mess.
I was totally confused. Suddenly, I didn’t know where to go. I felt like my heart was empty.
I checked the time. It was only three o’clock in the afternoon, but I felt like a long time had already passed. At this time, Flora and the others should still be in class.
I thought for a while. Then I decided not to join them anymore. They would definitely ask me many questions. I was too embarrassed to tell them that I was severely scolded by Leonard, and my class even ended ahead of time.
It would be better if I went back to my dormitory.
On my way back, I passed by the administration building. It suddenly occurred to me that Rufus worked in the army every day. He should be training some soldiers at this time.
With this thought, I turned around and walked towards the training ground.
The training ground was very large. And from a distance, I could see a lot of soldiers standing neatly in rows.
I stood outside the guardrail and craned my neck, looking for Rufus.
But my sight was blocked by the soldiers. I couldn’t see him at all.
Everyone was focused on the training, so I didn’t dare to enter the training ground and disturb them. I just stood outside and waited.
After a while, I heard Rufus’ voice. He seemed to be berating someone. The suppressed anger and deterrence in his tone could be heard even from afar. It was very frightening.
I thought of those times when Rufus trained me in private to help me participate in the selection for the elite team.
During the training, I thought that he was already very strict with me. But seeing him now, it seemed that he was actually much gentler to me than to these soldiers.
Rufus’ POV
I looked at these newbies gloomily. They were all young werewolves who had just been recruited. At a glance, I knew that they were all still very stubborn and disobedient.
Originally, Blair was supposed to train them, but now that Blair was in a coma, I needed to step in for him.
“How many left? Did I tell you to stop counting?” I shouted coldly.
“F… four hundred… fifty… No, thirty left…” a soldier answered breathlessly, his face red from the effort. I had punished him by making him do push-ups.
The rest of them didn’t dare to make a sound, for fear of being implicated.
My cold gaze swept across them and I warned, “This is what happens when you’re lazy. If any of you dare to slack off again, don’t bother to come back.”
A short soldier raised a hand falteringly. “Sir,” he squeaked nervously, “could you please let us rest for a second? Captain Blair didn’t train us as hard as this…”
“And that’s why you all are so damn lazy.” I glanced at him indifferently, my voice as cold as ice. “You haven’t learned anything other than to slack off.”
The soldier’s mouth immediately snapped shut, his little body shaking like a leaf.
“I don’t care how Blair trained you before. That’s all in the past now.” I looked at them expressionlessly. “While he’s still on leave, I’m going to be the one training you. Got it?”
None of the soldiers before me dared to so much as nod. The only sound that could be heard was from the panting from soldier behind me who was still counting push-ups.
“F… four hundred… sixty-seven…”
“Alright. You’re done here,” I said to him flatly.
The punished soldier nearly cried out in relief. Without so much as wiping the beads of sweat on his forehead, he immediately got to his feet and rushed back to his teammates, as though he was scared I would change my mind.
“Your team is going to carry out a mission at the border soon, so you can’t slack off-not even for a minute. I’ll train you doubly as hard today.”
As soon as I finished speaking, the soldiers couldn’t help but bitch and moan all over the place.
Just then, a soldier standing at the edge suddenly got excited, his eyes flashing cunningly. He pointed at the periphery of the training ground and said loudly, “Sir, look! Isn’t that your mate over there? She must’ve wanted to visit you!”
Sure enough, when I turned to look in the direction he was pointing, I saw Sylvia standing there. She was standing on tiptoe, waving at me happily with a bright smile on her face.
Her warm smile was infectious. I couldn’t help but smile back at her.
The soldiers cheered happily, urging me to go see her.
I looked at them helplessly, knowing exactly what was on their minds. I decided on a compromise. “Rest here for fifteen minutes. If I’m not back by then, ask Deputy Captain Tori to supervise your training in my place.”
“Take your time, sir. You need to focus on your mate.”
“He’s right! You’ll see us every day, but not your mate. Take your time!”
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