Chapter 243: The Long and Unbearable Ten Minutes

After Qin Tian put the shoe insoles in place, he stood up, walked a couple of steps on the spot, and looked at Xia Nuannuan beside him with a bright smile.

"It really is much more comfortable, thank you."

"Go buy them yourself next time."

Xia Nuannuan turned her head away and said with a blushing face.

"Ah? Me, a big guy, going to the supermarket to buy this? Isn't that inappropriate?"

"What's inappropriate about it? The boss will know what you're buying it for at a glance. Besides, when other girls have inconvenient times, their boyfriends still go buy it for them!"

"I can do that too, but buying it for myself to use... cough cough, I mean as a shoe insole, it still feels weird."

"Anyway, find your own way, I'm not bringing them anymore, look over there, Shen Siqi and the others are laughing at me."

"A bunch of single dogs, just ignore them!"

Qin Tian said dismissively.

Xia Nuannuan gave him a funny eye-roll, and then the two walked toward the students over there.

"Instructor, good afternoon."

After Qin Tian walked closer, he greeted with a smile.

"Good afternoon!"

Qi Hong nodded, then looked down at the shoes on his feet, a hint of a playful smile appearing on his face.

"My girlfriend taught me, it's a bit more comfortable this way."

Qin Tian laughed and said somewhat awkwardly.

He wasn't surprised that the instructor saw it at a glance; after all, having led military training for several batches of college freshmen, he naturally knew this little trick.

"Mm, it's indeed a good method, it's just that it's easy for them to come out when running."

Qi Hong said with a smile, in the tone of someone who had been through it.

"Instructor, have you used it too?"

Qin Tian asked suddenly.

The smile on Qi Hong's face stiffened, and he denied it flatly, "No, it's only you students who use this during military training; it's not allowed in our military."

"Is that so?"

Qin Tian looked at him with disbelief.

"Cough cough..."

Qi Hong cleared his throat with his fist to his mouth and said sternly, "Time is almost up, you go ahead and organize the team!"

"Yes!"

Qin Tian responded with a smile, stepped forward, and first had everyone put their phones to the side.

Then, coordinating with Instructor Qi's assembly whistle, he quickly organized the class formation.

"We'll review the movements from the morning, then stand in military posture for ten minutes; if everyone performs well, we'll take a break immediately."

The instructor stood with his hands behind his back, first stating the plan, and then directly began giving orders.

Stand at ease, attention, look left, look right, turn around.

After a set of movements, the team became even more orderly.

"Alright, military posture for ten minutes, timing starts now!"

While giving the order, Instructor Qi pressed the digital watch on his wrist to start timing.

The students in the class immediately raised their heads, puffed out their chests, and stood at attention, motionless.

The afternoon sun baked the playground floor, making the entire playground feel like a low-power oven; everyone could feel the temperature of the ground even through their military training shoes.

Beads of sweat appeared on everyone's foreheads, sliding down their cheeks and noses, the itchiness making people subconsciously want to raise their hands to scratch.

"Don't move, I can see anyone who moves; move once, and I'll add two minutes!"

Instructor Qi's sharp, hawk-like gaze swept over everyone, making those who were trying to sneak in small movements immediately dismiss the thought and endure the discomfort.

The surrounding formations soon entered the state of standing in military posture one after another.

The large playground was silent, and only the sharp chirping of cicadas on the surrounding trees could be heard on the summer afternoon; a breeze blew, but it didn't make people feel much cooler.

Instructor Qi also stood facing everyone, accompanying them in the military posture, his figure upright like a pine tree rooted in the ground, motionless.

A short ten minutes, which usually felt like a too-brief break between classes, now felt extremely long and unbearable for many students, with only the same thought in their minds.

That is, how could ten minutes be so long? Could it be that the time has already passed?

Qin Tian happened to be standing a little to the right of Xia Nuannuan, keeping his body motionless, and cast a look of concern toward her.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, not tired."

"Impressive, keep it up!"

"Don't worry, I can do it."

The two communicated silently and without obstruction through their eyes.

This made it miserable for the girls on Xia Nuannuan's left and right, who were not only physically tired but also mentally hurt by the two.

Most of the students present had not experienced military training in high school; standing in military posture for the first time, they only felt it was unexpectedly tiring.

Coupled with the influence of the heat, which increased physical and mental exhaustion, just after five minutes, some people started to fail to hold on.

Especially the heels, which were sending waves of throbbing pain, making some people start to secretly move their feet.

"You, third row, fifth boy from the right, step out."

Instructor Qi glared at a certain boy and scolded sharply.

The boy was shocked.

The surrounding students subconsciously wanted to see who it was and wanted to take the opportunity to move around.

"Me?"

The boy who was pointed out pointed at himself, feigning a look of confusion.

"That's right, it's you, who told you to move, step out!"

Instructor Qi increased his tone and ordered loudly.

"Instructor..."

"This is the third time, I don't want to hear explanations, I told you to step out!"

Instructor Qi shouted expressionlessly, directly interrupting the boy who wanted to force an explanation.

Including the boy, all the students were trembling in their hearts.

The boy hung his head and stepped out, walking to Instructor Qi with trepidation.

"Fifty push-ups, start!"

Instructor Qi didn't talk nonsense and directly gave the punishment.

The boy didn't talk nonsense either, directly lying down and starting to do push-ups with difficulty.

The boy didn't waste any more words; he dropped down directly and began doing push-ups with great effort.

"Also, I'll reiterate one more time, and this is the last time: for a soldier, obeying orders is paramount. From now on, during training, when I give an order, your only answers are 'Yes' and 'No'."

"Even if I happen to be wrong, you execute it first."

After Instructor Qi finished speaking, he raised his wrist and stared at the timer on it.

The moment the timer hit ten minutes, Instructor Qi immediately announced that everyone could rest on the spot for ten minutes, and those who needed to drink water should do so.

The students in the class immediately sighed and slumped over, and some boys even sat directly on the ground regardless of the heat.

"I can't take it, I can't take it, my feet hurt to death, they're going to break."

"Me too, is standing in military posture really this tiring? It's more tiring than all those movements in the morning!"

"Nonsense, standing in military posture is definitely the most uncomfortable."

"The sweat on my face just now was so itchy, luckily I held it in."

"I really want to go back to the dorm and blow the air conditioning; this is only the first day, when will it end!"

"..."

Many students complained with tearful faces.

Beside Instructor Qi, the punished boy was still doing push-ups, his movements becoming increasingly difficult and slower.

"Brother Tian, do you want to drink water?"

Xia Nuannuan held the pink water bottle she brought, and after replenishing some water, she looked at Qin Tian and asked loudly.

"Mm, give me some, I didn't bring water!"

Qin Tian nodded with a smile. ===== CHAPTER 244 =====

Qin Tian nodded with a smile.