On the training grounds for new soldiers, facing the slightly fierce morning sun, a group of recruits shouldered their now thoroughly lightweight backpacks and silently formed a line; their brows furrowed with complex emotions and reluctance.
Their reluctance stemmed from their attachment to the base, to their comrades, and also... to their instructors.
After this parting, they did not know if this group would ever have the chance to reunite. Even if they did, it might not be for another two or three years; feelings of sorrow permeated the air as they said their farewells.
When Sheng Jingyi and Luo Qi, accompanied by a few others, arrived at the scene, they could feel this profound sentiment of departure.
