CHAPTER 1375: CHAPTER 1376: TRAINING DIFFERENCES ON BOTH SIDES

Wang Li was no exception; he stood at the front with the biggest rock on his back.

In the past, he considered himself invincible in the Orchid Group and was quite arrogant, never paying attention to others.

Since Xiang Yu appeared, his thoughts gradually changed, and changed thoroughly. He began to realize his shortcomings and trained even harder.

Ivan was there making phone calls.

"Commander Cheng, we’re out of funds. Hurry up and send more money over," Ivan said sternly.

Cheng Wulan frowned and said, "Didn’t I just transfer money to your account? How did you run out so quickly?"

Even though Cheng Wulan was prepared for training expenses, she didn’t expect training a team to be so costly.

"That amount was too little. Just buying a couple of pieces of equipment used it all up," Ivan replied.

"Xiang Yu and his team didn’t use that much funding," Cheng Wulan said, somewhat dissatisfied.

It was clear the money sent to Ivan wasn’t entirely spent on training; some was spent on eating, drinking, and entertainment.

But Ivan was someone she spent a lot to bring in, so if he asked for money, she had to give it.

"My training is different from theirs. They only run, so buying a pair of shoes is enough. But my training not only enhances individual combat ability, it also improves coordination and better prepares them for wilderness operations. That’s not something simple running can achieve," Ivan boasted arrogantly.

In his view, while Xiang Yu was skilled, he was far lacking in combat and survival skills in the field.

With only two days left until a minor mission, he wanted everyone in the Orchid Group to see their results.

"Got it. I’ll transfer it to you shortly," Cheng Wulan said.

Cheng Wulan had seen Ivan’s training before and acknowledged his training content, but the speed at which he burned through money was too fast.

Hearing about more money, Ivan finally became pleased and said, "Commander Cheng, do you have time tonight? How about we have dinner together?"

Cheng Wulan was quite annoyed with him, but had to maintain appearances.

"I already have plans with someone else tonight, so if there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up now," Cheng Wulan said, then hung up the phone.

After putting down the phone, she felt some frustration and made a call. She dialed Zhong Min’s number; whenever she felt unhappy, she would say a few words to Zhong Min.

But after a few rings, the call got disconnected, clearly indicating the other person was busy.

She held the phone in her hand, dazed for a moment, then made another call and said, "Transfer another $100,000 to Ivan."

With that, she hung up the phone.

In the afternoon, Xiang Yu and his group were still doing physical training, monotonous and boring. Li Bingbing was almost going crazy.

By the end of the day, she was so exhausted she could barely stand.

Around eight in the evening, she sat in a small grove not far away.

Just then, five people came over and stood in neat rows.

"Where are the others?" Li Bingbing asked, puzzled, looking at the five people in front of her.

These were the members from her previous group three. Although they trained separately, they met every day to exchange what they had been doing in training.

"They..." one person hesitated.

"Speak," Li Bingbing said bluntly.

"They said they were tired from a day’s training, so they didn’t come," the person said.

Li Bingbing felt a chill in her heart; it seemed the other four people wanted to distance themselves from her.

After all, now that they’re in the mercenary group, everyone is a member of the group, not divided into leaders or the like.

"Leader, don’t overthink it, maybe they’re really just tired..."

Before the person could finish, Li Bingbing interrupted, "No need to say more. If you all get tired in the future, you don’t have to come."

Li Bingbing said this but her tone carried obvious anger.

She never expected someone to betray her; this was something she had never considered before.

"No matter how tired, we will still report to you, Leader," the person said with a determined look.

Li Bingbing nodded, not saying more about this issue, and then let them start reporting what they had trained for the day.

The people quickly went over the training topics of the day, and Li Bingbing listened with alarm.

Clearly, Ivan was no ordinary trainer. If she didn’t find him distasteful, she might consider training under him.

That way, not only could she enhance her combat abilities, but also learn a lot about wilderness survival.

"Leader, what did you train today?" the person asked curiously, looking at Li Bingbing.

Even though they had heard about Xiang Yu’s training content, they found it hard to believe that training could consist of just running every day.

Li Bingbing’s face showed some embarrassment; she shook her head and said, "Nothing new."

After seeing Li Bingbing’s expression, others already understood, realizing their training was as rumored.

"Leader, why don’t you join us? You’ll really learn a lot here," the person suggested.

Li Bingbing shook her head, declining. There was no way she would learn from Ivan.

They proceeded to explain the day’s training in detail to Li Bingbing, who listened and gained a lot.

Around nine o’clock, Li Bingbing returned to her room just as Xiang Yu and his team were about to rest.

"I want to talk to you," Li Bingbing said to Xiang Yu.

She wanted Xiang Yu to see how Ivan trained people.

"I’m tired. Let’s talk tomorrow," Xiang Yu yawned and went back to his room.

Li Bingbing stomped her foot and followed him in.

"No, today’s things should be dealt with today," Li Bingbing said, closing the door and sitting there.

Outside, Tie Zhuzi and the others exchanged glances, then closed their doors, pretending to know nothing.

"Don’t do this, or they’ll think there’s something improper between us," Xiang Yu said with a small laugh.

Li Bingbing didn’t know how to deal with Xiang Yu. While serious in training, he was otherwise frivolous.

Seeing Xiang Yu’s leering expression, she almost wanted to slap him.

"I want to discuss serious matters, don’t mess around," Li Bingbing said sternly.

"Go on, or I’ll take off my clothes to sleep," Xiang Yu said.

"I’ll tell you what Ivan’s training is like..." Li Bingbing began to tell him about the training.

Xiang Yu gestured for her to stop, saying, "If it’s about that, then there’s no need. Everyone’s training methods and targets are different."

Xiang Yu wanted to continue, but felt it was pointless, so he said, "You’re not leaving? Planning to stay and sleep?"

"You..."

Seeing Xiang Yu’s lascivious eyes, Li Bingbing felt a bit scared and quickly stood up to leave.

Xiang Yu saw her leave, said nothing more, and went to rest...