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"Assembly! Resume training!" While Jake and Brenton were chatting, Eli's voice echoed across the square, and the dispersed crowd reluctantly gathered together again to continue their training.

Having high strength and agility, Jake's endurance in training was naturally much better than the others. Even when many of them were already exhausted, he remained calm, with no noticeable change in his breathing frequency. This impressed the members of his team.

After a day of training, everyone was exhausted. Even the strong and robust Brenton was panting heavily. However, Jake, who didn't slack off, was in much better condition than the rest. This made the members of his team admire him even more.

"Captain, are you not tired at all?" Adrian, a young man who looked clever and younger than Jake, sat on the ground, gasping for breath. He looked at Jake with admiration and asked, "You're wearing so much equipment during the training, and you're not tired at all."

"I don't feel a thing," Jake replied.

Aside from the attributes enhanced by the equipment itself, Jake was already at Level 3, with physical abilities three times stronger than an ordinary person. It was something beyond the reach of most people.

"Captain, you're amazing! Training with so much equipment, and you're still not tired," Brenton said admiringly.

After being soundly defeated by Jake, Brenton had become his loyal admirer. For people like them who lacked proper equipment, they were exhausted after a day of training. Jake, on the other hand, endured the "weighted" training without any signs of fatigue, which was truly impressive.

In fact, Jake wanted to take off some of the equipment. However, they had just arrived today and hadn't been assigned a place to stay. He couldn't just put the equipment in his backpack. Doing so would draw too much attention. Therefore, Jake had no choice but to endure the "weighted" training. Surprisingly, this increased his value in the eyes of the others.

"Alright, rest up, and let's all go eat. After dinner, get some rest early. It looks like tomorrow's training won't be any less than today's," Jake said.

"Captain, do you know how the big captain thinks? We're just a group of miscellaneous troops responsible for logistics. Is it necessary to train so seriously? Look at the other teams; their training is much more relaxed," Adrian complained.

"Yeah, after a whole day of training, we're almost dying. Continuing tomorrow will be the death of us," another team member also complained.

Jake looked at the people from the other teams in the distance, joking and laughing, heading to dinner with relaxed expressions. On the other hand, many in his team were still sitting on the ground, catching their breath, and some didn't even have the energy to walk. The difference was obvious.

"I actually think it's a good thing," Jake said. "Sweat more during peacetime, bleed less during war! Even though we don't have to go to the battlefield, transporting provisions is also risky. What if we encounter enemy attacks? Training seriously during peacetime will ensure better protection in dangerous situations. This is why I support the big captain's approach, and you all must also take training seriously and stick to it."

"You're right, Captain!" Brenton, the guy who loved to flatter Jake, immediately spoke up after Jake finished. "If we don't train seriously during peacetime, how can we handle enemies? How can we achieve greatness and become high-ranking officials?" Jake inwardly rolled his eyes at this guy, who seemed to be obsessed with becoming an official.

But as the saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. Brenton's ambition and motivation meant he wasn't content with mediocrity. He had the drive to be serious in training, which was better than those who wanted to take the easy way out.

Both Jake and Brenton spoke , so the others naturally didn't dare to have any objections. Besides, even if they had any objections, they couldn't change Eli's mindset, so they could only train obediently.

After resting for a while, everyone went to eat. As the team leader, Jake had slightly better food than the others. At this moment, he realized how tough the lives of the lower-class people were in this world.

A bowl of meat soup with only a few traces of oil floating on top but no meat itself made Brenton, Adrian, and others salivate, and they couldn't help but drool.

"Share this bowl of soup among yourselves," Jake handed the meat soup to a few people and said.

"How can that be? This is yours, Captain. We can't drink it." Brenton quickly refused.

"That's right, we are just ordinary soldiers. We can't drink this soup." Adrian said, but the longing in his eyes was evident.The others also had similar thoughts, but their eyes couldn't help but drift towards the meat soup.

"It's fine, I don't have much appetite. You guys can have the soup," Jake said, "I let you drink it, so just drink it. No need for more talk."

After all, Jake could still return to the real world. In reality, even in difficult times, he wouldn't be unable to afford a bowl of meat soup like this, let alone he had been doing well recently and had earned some money. Naturally, he wouldn't eat worse than this.

Jake wasn't really interested in this bowl of soup with a few traces of oil. After a brief hesitation, Brenton was the first to accept it and said, "If the Captain wants me to drink it, I'll drink it."

After finishing the words, Brenton took a sip and then handed the bowl to Adrian beside him. Adrian accepted it and said, "Thank you, Captain," taking a sip as well, then passed it to the next person.

Everyone didn't mind that the meat soup had been sipped by others. , they drank it, and surprisingly, there was still quite a bit left in the bowl. Jake naturally wouldn't drink it himself and let everyone continue drinking until it was finished after the second round.

"comfortable," Brenton licked his lips and savored the taste of the meat soup. "I haven't tasted this in half a year. I almost forgot how it tastes. I didn't expect to try it today, thanks to following the Captain."

"That's right, Captain, you're really good. Following you must be the right choice," Adrian said to Jake.

"I haven't had meat in almost half a year, and it's all thanks to you, Captain, for being so generous." The others also thanked Jake, and their eyes toward him became more respectful and admiring.

Jake didn't expect that just a bowl of meat soup he didn't fancy could win over their hearts. Their past lives must have been incredibly tough.