After two months of horseback riding training, the trainees are at least able to ride.
It was at the end of May 848, and the wilderness march trial began.
Instructor Keith stood on the high platform of the camp playground, pointed to the marching route map on the notice board behind and said: "The horseback riding training has come to an end for the time being. This time we are conducting a wilderness marching trial. The training content is very simple, as simple as you can The point where this group of trash can pass through easily.”
Everyone is not surprised by the bald head's daily taunts. Some people feel completely unmoved and even want to laugh.
The wasteland march trial is the last assessment before the June vacation. Although it is not included in the final score, it is still important.
There are now only 246 people left in the training corps, and 7 more people have been eliminated from the climbing training, and more people have been injured. However, as long as they are not too seriously injured and recover, they can still stay in the training corps.
The 246 people will be divided into two large classes, each with a monitor and a recorder. The two classes will start from two roads. They circled the forest in front of the base and marched in the wasteland on both sides of the forest. Then the two squads met at the destination, exchanged information on the marching route, and returned to the training corps base along the way the other came, which was roughly an oval route.
The total distance is about 40 kilometers. The horse is wearing a three-dimensional mobile device. You can't ride too fast. You have to spend at least one night in the wild before coming back.
Instructor Keith on the stage continued to spray... and lectured: "Listen to me, even in ordinary times, you are still soldiers. Soldiers must maintain vigilance and fighting will at all times. No matter what the situation, you must not be without a sense of crisis. Please be patient, this training is about your combat awareness."
"Everyone is divided into two classes according to the previous list, with 123 people in each class. Class 1 has squad leader Marco Bote and recorder Armin Arnold; class 2 has leader Renn Ackerman and recorder Mikasa Ackerman. Okay, soldiers, let’s go now!” Instructor Keith gave the order, and everyone took action.
Renn put on the three-dimensional mobile device, touched Tigulis' head, and got on his horse. Seeing that someone was still sorting it out, he took the map in his hand and observed it carefully. He was not in a hurry this time. After all, if you ride a horse at full speed, 40 kilometers is really not that far. The horses basically walked slowly in this wilderness march.
Mikasa prepared a note board and pen to record what happened along the way.
As the squad leader of Class 2, Ren planned the route carefully. After all, when they arrived at the intersection destination, Class 1 had to return along their route, and Mikasa also had to record the landmarks along the way and the performance of the class members. If two classes discover that the other's marching route and landmark records are wrong, then the whole class will have points deducted. Naturally, Renn does not dare to be careless, otherwise it will be bad, and he will not be the only one who will be unlucky.
Of course, we must also be alert to possible dangers on the march.
As instructor Keith said, this training is not difficult normally, as long as you are careful, and there are no mistakes in the prerequisites.
The question is, will there really be no accidents? With the usual characteristics of this world, it would be embarrassing if nothing happened.
Ren saw that Class 2 had already mounted their horses, while Marco's Class 1 on the other side was also ready.
"Okay, let's set off now, remember to ride slower." Ren gave the order, held the reins, and started riding off, and everyone slowly followed.
Time seemed to have returned to another world, and Renn recalled that day when he led a squadron of knights to conquer the Devil Mountains on the border.
The white and bright spiers of the White Tower City are vaguely visible, the water of the Mar River flows slowly, the thorn flag flutters in the wind, the desolate horn sounds, the knights line up, singing ancient songs and riding forward...
At the same time, Marco on the other side also set off with everyone.
In addition to Ren, Mikasa, Reiner, Berthold, Ani, Ymir and Thomas, Ren's younger brother Neil is also in this class.
In addition to Marco and Amin, Alan, Jean, Sasha, Christa, Connie, Mina, etc. are also in Class 1. It can be said that both sides are very lively.
Ren was riding on the back of Tiguris, admiring the natural scenery of the wasteland. To be honest, it felt a bit like Saibei. On the right is the forest, and they want to walk around this forest.
Two hours later, after passing a rocky slope, Ren dismounted and ordered: "Okay, stop and rest for half an hour."
Ren sat on a rock. The route would probably extend into the forest in the afternoon, which also meant spending the night in the forest, and the forest was never a safe place.
He took a sip of water and called the elites from Class 2 over: "Come here."
Mr. Lei said there was a meeting coming! Let’s discuss it together, good friends, let’s take the blame together!
Mikasa, Reiner, Ymir and others all came over after hearing this.
Ren didn't show off, and rarely became serious: "We have to enter the forest at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and according to the itinerary, we have to spend the night in the forest."
Reiner frowned: "It's not a good choice to spend the night in the forest."
Ymir said: "There are many ferocious beasts in the forest. Do we need to arrange for someone to keep a vigil?"
Thomas knew Ren better: "What did you think of?"
Ren's expression was a little serious: "The beasts in the forest are the second best, you see."
He spread out the map: "At normal speed, we have to spend the night in this area. There happens to be a path running through the edge of the forest and connecting two nearby towns. This means that there may be people in the forest. If it is an ordinary person, Well, we can’t rule out the possibility that there are bandits hiding here. After all, this place is so easy to rob. You can hide in the forest after robbing. The same situation is the same at Marco’s side. Two paths run through the forest on both sides, connecting two Small town.”
Mikasa's expression was a little worried, not because she was worried about herself, but because she was afraid that something would go wrong with Eren.
"Kid, we have a three-dimensional mobile device, so we shouldn't be afraid of ordinary bandits." Ymir said with a bit of venom.
Ren spread his hands: "Which one of you can guarantee that they don't have guns?"
Although there are muskets inside the wall, it is difficult for the garbage fighting spirit body to completely withstand it. You may not die after being shot, but it will definitely be fun! As for others, maybe they will get their lunch box with one shot.
Berthold: "Can we spend the night outside in the forest?"
Reiner shook his head: "I'm afraid not. Horses can't run in the forest. Spending the night outside the forest will delay the route handover, and then both squads' missions will fail."
Renn continued: "Don't worry too much. The presence of bandits is just a guess. But to be careful, no one should be too far away from the main force. It is best not to remove the three-dimensional mobile device. Even if it is removed, it should be kept within your sight. , if there is a suspicious person, take control first, if the robber has a gun in his hand and endangers the life of his comrades, he can be killed directly if necessary!"
Everyone looked at Ren with some surprise. Although they were all training soldiers, they still couldn't accept killing people. Killing people and killing giants were two different things.
Thomas swallowed: "Kill him, even if he is a robber, he might not be punished with death, right?"
The two years of wandering around in another world were not in vain. Renn has become a real warrior: "This is the most extreme situation. If I have to choose between comrades and enemies, I hope that the enemy will die. What if the crime does not lead to death?" , I will not gamble with the lives of my comrades. If the enemy is killed, I may feel guilty afterwards, but I will never regret it!"
Everyone looked at Renn, as if they knew him again. He is usually not very calm, but he didn't expect to be so decisive at the critical moment.
Half an hour later, Class 2 started again. In the afternoon, Class 2 gradually went deeper into the forest. Everyone was quite alert at this time. As Ren said, going forward, there was a path passing through the right side of the forest, connecting two small towns. This place was really easy to rob.
If there are really trail-cutting thieves hiding in the forest, we would be sorry for such a good location if we don't grab them.
Class 1 on the other side was much more lively than Class 2, and Allen and Jean started arguing again.
