It was September, the time of White Dew, when the autumn nights grew cool.
The early morning air was a little chilly, but by eight o'clock, the sun had climbed high. The temperature gradually warmed, starting to feel like the peak of summer.
Zhao Rui, dressed in his newly issued camouflage uniform for military training, followed his class's small contingent to the university's main athletic field.
Today was the first day of military training. All the freshmen were to assemble on the main athletic field and wait for the university leadership to hold a mobilization rally.
Once the rally concluded, they would be organized into units for two weeks of military-style training.
Zhao Rui's academic department had a high ratio of female students. Now that they were all crowded into one place, the chirping sound of countless conversations filled the air from every direction.
Of course, despite the grating noise, it was, from an aesthetic standpoint, quite a feast for the eyes.
