"The scores for all the candidates are as follows,"
Albert Larkin finished reading the rankings, folded the list in his hands, and stuffed it into his pocket, looking solemnly at the students gathered around.
His voice resonated, "The top thirty students selected may go home and rest for a month, and will receive a notification after one month to proceed to Heart Base for training."
After finishing, he didn't linger at the site and left the scene with the other examiners.
Only four coaches and the students from four classes were left on the training ground.
Having spent over three months together, the strangers' sense of unfamiliarity had long disappeared, replaced with embraces of gratitude or consolation rather than fear.
Caroline Edwin stood with one hand in her pocket, basking in the warm morning light, her unadorned face showing a hint of contentment.
