CHAPTER 178
It was finally the next day.
Well, at least the Aspirants assumed it was.
Nobody could truly be certain because they had been forced to sleep through a world bathed in perpetual light, only to wake up to that same sun shining immensely bright in the sky.
The passage of time felt distorted under the relentless orange glare of Palatine.
The only way they knew for sure was that Captain Jake had gone from door to door, barking at them all to hurry up and get dressed.
Within an hour, the Aspirants were fully prepared, and breakfast was already over and done with.
Filing outside into the sweltering heat, they stood in formation before the instructors, with Jake standing slightly behind the two men like a silent sentinel.
"Good morning, Aspirants! Today marks the first day of our gracious one-week expedition. I hope that you are well-rested and ready to roll?" Sony called out.
— Yes Sir!
