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1 February 2026

While the entire city still basked in the lazy afterglow of New Year celebrations, the Medical Building of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, nestled on the slopes of Beitou, was already ablaze with lights beneath the cold winter sun. From the classrooms came not the complex jargon of medicine, but the cheerful melodies of folk songs and the rhythmic laughter of rehearsals. On stage, members dressed as Emperor Qin Shi Huang and cavemen were making their final preparations for the “long-distance expedition” set to depart for Yuli in Hualien the following day.

This group of young people, who mock themselves as having “a touch of foolishness,” are members of the NYCU Mental Guts Service Team (hereinafter referred to as the “Service Team”). Fresh off their intense final exams,...