The sky was beginning to brighten.
Above, the inky darkness gradually blended into a light shade of deep blue, framing the distant sunrise on the horizon that quietly woke the sleeping city.
Tap, tap, tap, tap.
The rustling of footsteps approached from afar, disturbing the peace within the training base, and the sparrows perched on branches all turned to look as a young man in a white shirt and blue shorts entered their view, his brow dripping with sweat that was transforming into rising steam.
A hint of early spring chill lingered with each breath he took.
Li Wei's biological clock had adjusted to the Watt Training Camp routine. He had agreed with Mahomes the night before that today they should get back to their regular training schedule, pushing back their bedtime and wake-up time. But when the time came, his body naturally awakened.
Since he was already awake, there was no reason to lie in bed and be lazy.
So, he jogged all the way to the training base.