Chapter 1148: NO. 53: That's how training instructors always are

NO. 53: That's how training instructors always are.

To Aomo, it all felt like a replay of when Miss Xi was welcomed to the office.

When Miss Dazhenhan displayed astonishing efficiency—from replying to arriving in just over ten minutes, matching Aomo and his group's arrival at the training field—the demon person couldn't help but suspect that, like Miss Shu, the other party had foresight beforehand, or more directly, had premeditated.

Although he had indeed contacted the other party just as he boarded transport, which theoretically meant the other party set off early enough that he wouldn't have to wait long.

But that was only in theory.

Real‑world schedules always have all kinds of discrepancies, and even if you ignore those, the fact that Miss Dazhenhan, who was staying at home, was mentioned at the outset means she wouldn't rush out unprepared like Suzi.

This brings up how much time contemporary women spend on makeup, which is usually determined by their expectations rather than any advancement in cosmetic tools or techniques.

So when he and Xizaki had braced themselves for a long wait, yet as they were about to reach the gate, seeing her walk up from the opposite side of the entrance road, they inevitably turned and locked eyes.

In their varying degrees of astonishment, similar mists of vapor rose and transformed.

Indeed, this wasn't a big deal for the demon person—he hadn't encountered such a satisfying turn of events for the first time, nor was it his first noticing Miss Dazhenhan's genteel demeanor hiding a little mischief.

Mm, mischievous.

In fact, the few operations Miss Dazhenhan had carried out so far amounted to nothing in Aomo's view, but for Trainer Xizaki Feng, who had known and interacted with Miss Dazhenhan for a long time and once believed he thoroughly understood that Ma'er girl under his command……

When you've known someone for nearly ten years and only then discover they have this hidden side, it's not hard to imagine this bewilderment.

Regardless of whether one admits it, people feel a bit of pride in their areas of strength, and for the socially dominant Trainer Xizaki, this feeling now resembles the shock of discovering, years later, that an expert has been hiding beside him all along.

But that shock lasted only a moment.

After all, in the Jidong area teeming with talent, your hidden other side is merely a bit of mischief—too ordinary, really; even if you use that mischief to 'torment' the trainer……

That, Trainer Xizaki still could not accept.

But the girl's demure, quiet impression remains, and moreover, when facing accomplished horse girls, trainers often have a natural disadvantage, especially if you haven't played much of a role in the process.

Originally, it largely meant relying on Miss Dazhenhan's overwhelming talent to sweep through everything, so even when people congratulated the breeding of a Triple Crown winner, it felt unreal, and thus Trainer Xizaki Feng has always treated Miss Dazhenhan with a courtesy distinct from that shown to the other girls in the team.

In other words, it's aloofness.

Trainer Xizaki Feng also realized this, so he could still quickly accept this little shock.

But no matter what, this is nothing like 'running with the horse girls'!

How can humans compare running with horse girls!

Besides, they're both former Triple Crown winners!

As a trainer, I ought to know the horse girls' abilities better.

And Trainer Xizaki Feng, who has recently been congratulated by many quarters for 'breeding yet another Triple Crown winner,' is already widely regarded in the industry as destined for a higher hall of fame—just awaiting year‑end nomination to become a Hall‑of‑Fame trainer—understands all too well how easily a Triple Crown winner stands apart from ordinary horse girls.

And for a trainer like him, who has just stepped into the early stage of source‑energy cultivation, even if he has astonishing wealth to buy medicinal ingredients and save entry time, the result……

I don't want to sound too timid—can I get the latest model Star Shuttle?

Trainer Xizaki Feng believes he has put a lot into image building, even holding an S1‑class license, so if they really prepared a Star Shuttle for him, he'd still be able to take on the challenge.

Otherwise, just the wind pressure from those two girls running would blow him away on the spot; the horse‑girl training field's standard setup, the 'Immovable' protection, is ultimately a spec for the horse girls to resist on their own——

"Don't rush; we also have specs for ordinary people here."

"Huh?"

It seemed he could see what he was thinking, and Aomo's one sentence cut off his train of thought.

It was so thorough that his mind went blank for two seconds, and he let out the most standard sound of astonishment.

"No, bro!"

Then it turned into a shrimp‑head sound.

"Why would they install this spec?! What's the purpose of your design?!?"

Trainer Xizaki Feng, who has led horse girls through several seasons of competition, has traveled south and north, visited many horse‑girl training facilities, and considers himself somewhat of an insider in this circle; in short, everything he's seen and heard is tailor‑made solely for horse girls.

Any industry related to horse girls is always this cut‑throat.

If you fall to second‑rate, you'll stay second‑rate forever—whether in horse racing or anything else—to survive and strive, you must innovate and snatch as much support as possible.

He had heard of the Beta Training Field, said to have been proposed by the Symbolic Family, launched with association funding, and backed by officialdom; it therefore ought to be top‑tier among the top tier.

"Emmm…maybe ordinary people being able to use it also counts as top‑tier?" He found it hard to convince himself.

"Design intent? This place also welcomes ordinary source‑energy cultivators." Aomo gave the reason why Trainer Xizaki Feng thought this training field was slacking off.

"Besides, the Princess is also considering merging the horse girls' training items with ordinary source‑energy cultivation items." The facility supervisor, whose looks resemble an Enderman, helped explain.

His long face broke into a pleasing smile.

"This is because she saw Sir Lin Dun's topic on Umastagram and decided accordingly."

"…All right, you don't need to say more—just reopen it once the device debugging is done."

"Ah, okay."

When an acquaintance outside the circle sees that record, besides embarrassment, they'd rather the other party not misunderstand the circle because of it; having come this point, Aomo couldn't help but decide to turn back and chat with Miss Xiaomei, though he couldn't ignore the stifled‑laugh senior right in front of him.

Still holding back laughter—could it be that we'll soon have a video of you collapsing halfway through a blood‑vomiting marathon, half‑dead?

Aomo, who hadn't spoken those words, instead smiled and clasped his hands: "In short, just like this—lend a hand, test the new model for the juniors' industry, how about that?"

"That reason was just made up, huh?" Anyway, the old senior's intuition is still sharp.

"It doesn't mean it's false, and please also take a look at Miss Dazhenhan."

"……"

Upon hearing that, Xizaki Feng turned his head and saw in the eyes of the girl warming up a light that seemed tranquil but was actually flowing gently.

At this moment he again recalled his initial supposition—that Dipu had premeditated it, or… she was just too eager to run alongside… is that how it was?

The horse girls' yearning to run on the track, regardless of willfulness, is something trainers ought to accompany.

Trainer Xizaki Feng has faced such choices more than once, and there are cases where if the other party simply goes to run, their physical condition could become extremely poor.

As a trainer, and also as a friend of the horse girls, he ought to have dissuaded them—but what did he actually do back then?

He agreed.

Because that gaze is overly similar to the present.

Because he is indeed a trainer, and moreover a friend of the other party.