"This is utterly absurd!"
The Second Seat lay flat on the equipment, facing a barbell he had never encountered in his life. The researchers at the Origin Society had always relied on brainpower; he particularly disliked those who constantly worked up a sweat in the gym.
Yet now, he faced the most peculiar opponent.
To avoid being labeled as weak by Zhuang Xiao, he must adhere to her demands.
The Second Seat's mind raced, considering every possible way to break the impasse. Clearly, he couldn't pass the "Bench Press Assessment" proposed by the Third Seat, but doing so gained him valuable time for contemplation.
Through fragmented conversations, the Second Seat grasped Zhuang Xiao's personality.
Her thinking was straightforward, highly valuing a strong demeanor, utterly disdainful of using the pretense of testing his bench press score to secretly strike at him.
