"Understood." Everyone said in unison.
Wei Cheng nodded with satisfaction.
The team's cohesion was excellent, like a well-oiled machine working in unison, which he found very comforting.
...
In the following days, it was the same relentless routine of train, train, train.
As the space-time particles drew nearer to Earth and time became increasingly pressing, everyone conscientiously put in extra hours of training.
Even without anyone pushing them, their self-expectations were high.
Lin Xian was no exception.
He and Chu Anqing brought out the momentum they had during their college entrance exams; as long as learning didn't kill them, they would push themselves to the limit.
Every night, Lin Xian would still venture into his dreams, watching the dozen or so glowing airships suspended in the sky, staring at the advertisements for Tem Bank's 600th anniversary.
What's called 'so close yet so far away'...