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!”

felt a tinge of embarrassment and said, “Instructor, I…

allowed her to

Claudia, “Claudia, I have something to take

Maria’s words, she had already swiftly left the

camouflage uniform back at her dormitory. She grabbed her mobile phone and put on a black disposable mask before taking a pill that Jagoan had given her from the cabinet. She then dashed out the

she sent a message to Michelle and dialed Jagoan’s

had something to do with Jagoan. So she kept repeating to herself, “Please answer the phone… Please answer

brief moment, Jagoan picked up the call and inquired, “Cathy, what’s

sigh of relief upon hearing his voice and hastily said, “Brother, I want to express my deep gratitude for what

discuss it after your military training is over. During this time, you should stay at school and not

currently the time for your

seemed like it would rain. So the instructor asked

his mind racing to decipher Maria’s

perhaps the thunderstorm had made her realize something was amiss, leading her to call and confirm

ensure his safety and, once confirmed, subtly alerted him to the thunderstorm

arouse his suspicions. Instead, she smiled and asked, “So, brother, what

readily agreed, saying, “Sure, when your military training concludes, I’ll accept your

replied, “Great! No

me know when

a deep breath and declared, “I’m sorry, brother, but I can’t chat now. The sky has cleared,

Jagoan didn’t overthink it and said, “Focus on

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

she swiftly hopped into the backseat. Michelle asked with surprise, “Miss Clarke,

military training is just too exhausting, and I don’t want to participate anymore. Take

inform the school authorities. Tell them that

a moment but quickly

was arduous, and it was understandable for a young lady like Maria to struggle with

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

by Michelle, arrived

her petite courtyard on the highest level. “Michelle, starting today, I’ll be staying home and having three square meals a day.

to continue with the military training, but she couldn’t comprehend why she didn’t want to leave her home either. However, as a servant,

casually replied. “Just arrange it as

top floor, opened the door, and entered her small

final steps. Worriedly, he intercepted Michelle and inquired, “Wasn’t Maria supposed

university gate. Once in the car, she mentioned that she 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 to leave three meals a day outside her

gently and said, “Apart from delivering meals to the young

her master held Maria in great esteem, so his

and said respectfully, “Sir, I’ll call the head of Aurous Hill University to

nodded and

returned to the bustling urban area, brimming with joy. His first order

precise moment, Zachary had heeded Jagoan’s instructions and closed his stall ahead of schedule. Gideon, scanning the row of open stalls in vain for Zachary, approached one

replied, “Haven’t you read the weather forecast? It warned of possible

He pondered to himself, “There’s no such thing as extreme weather—it’s simply the thunder I conjured

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