Translator: Callis
Editor: Shiru
"Haa, we"re finally safe."
"Right, ah. This time, Wu Zimo discovered it early. Otherwise, our chance at this a.s.sessment would have been completely destroyed right at the beginning."
After making sure that there was no danger around them, the group of nine could finally relax.
Lyle and Liz didn"t need to do anything; they just had to sit quietly in the mecha"s c.o.c.kpit. However, the atmosphere of the escape was so stifling that it used up a lot of the two"s mental strength.
"Everyone, check out the damage on your mechas." Wu Zimo confirmed from the map that there were no active groups of Dimensional Zergs within 100 kilometers so that everyone could rest and regroup.
Hearing Wu Zimo, Salah and the others took the initiative to check on the condition of their mechas.
"Liz, I have a problem with the mecha"s left foot"s joint. Please help me take a look."
"Okay, no problem."
"Liz, Liz, I also have a small problem here."
"Okay, I"ll deal with Zhang Ye"s mecha before I get to yours."
"Thanks."
Wu Zimo and the others all stepped out of their mechas. Although Liz specialized in making weapons for individual soldiers, her master was one of the Interstellar"s famous mecha makers. It would be simple for her to make a simple repair on a mecha.
Baffil and Bit didn"t have problems with their mechas, but they didn"t remain idle. Along with Zhang Ye, they helped Liz and handed her the tools she needed. Lyle was also ready to help, but before he went, Wu Zimo shouted over, asking him to prepare everyone"s food.
After the group fought with the spider Zergs and running for a long period of time, they were all hungry. As big as the heavens and earth was, a full stomach was biggest.
A week"s worth of food for the a.s.sessment was given by the First Military Academy. They were all nutrient packs that were easy to carry and didn"t occupy much s.p.a.ce. However, when Wu Zimo saw those nutrient packs, his face darkened.
Wu Zimo and Salah looked at everyone else bustling around. They found a shelter from the wind to summarize the battle.
"For a first fight, everyone did well. And that photon artillery sh.e.l.l, no wonder the Academy had to limit a team to ten. If there wasn"t a limit, then if someone encounters an area where a lot of spider Zergs gathered, a huge chunk of them would be blasted by one. The effect would be comparable to that of a nuclear bomb."
"Nuclear bomb?" Salah listened to Wu Zimo"s conclusion. Suddenly hearing the name of an antiquated weapon, he looked at Wu Zimo doubtfully.
"Well, it"s a comparison. You should know about nuclear bombs." Seeing the doubt on Salah"s face, Wu Zimo"s heart skipped a beat and quickly searched for an explanation.
Of course, Salah knew of the power of the nuclear bombs. It was recorded in the history of ancient Earth and its wars, but it was a topic that was only touched upon. Salah didn"t understand how Wu Zimo made the connection to the nuclear bombs" explosions, but the radioactive and ferocious weapons were somewhat popular.
"Haa, as I was saying about the photon artillery sh.e.l.ls, we only have eight left now. We need to use them more sparingly. Moreover, in this a.s.sessment, I believe that the male G.o.d intends to bolster the students" combat strength, not see whose weapons are the most powerful."
Upon hearing Wu Zimo"s words, Salah nodded in agreement. But there was one thing – "male G.o.d"?
"Marshal Alman ah! Salah, don"t you think that the Marshal is very handsome! A suitable male G.o.d! All those Interstellar superstars need to step aside. When they stand next to him, they can"t even compare to one of the male G.o.d"s fingertips! Ah!!! Male G.o.d, how can you be so handsome!!!"
"……"
Looking at the starry-eyed, crazy Wu Zimo, Salah remained silent. Then he left Wu Zimo and went to find Lyle.
Being something like a fanboy, let him continue his madness. As for the business they still had to discuss, he"d wait until Wu Zimo returned to normal.
The Young Master Majos said: I refused to talk to crazy people!
Wu Zimo, who had been standing in place and fanboying for a while, finally returned to normal. When he raised his head, he didn"t see Salah, and murmured: "Eh? Where did he go?"
"Pfft! Hahahaha! How is this Wu Zimo so funny?!"
"Quite right, just then when he mentioned the Marshal, his eyes really were shining."
"Cough, cough." The other people in the room weren"t exceptions. Although they weren"t as uproarious as Xiao Ba and the others, their faces were still flushed with laughter.
"Alright, let"s all concentrate on our work. Otherwise, nothing good will come out of something bad happening to those brats." Da Li almost couldn"t bear seeing Wu Zimo"s wacky behavior, but his patience and fort.i.tude was as reliable as ever. He motioned at his team, reminding them not to forget their work.
Da Li opened his light brain, compiled Wu Zimo"s performance, and sent it to Deputy Rocard. However, contrasted with the serious report he had just turned in, this message was nothing more than a piece of gossip.
"Hey Boss, do you think that little fellow Wu Zimo will be able to intern here?" Only when Xiao Ba saw that Da Li had put away his light brain did he come over and try to curry favor. It would be quite the waste if such an amusing fellow couldn"t come!
Da Li discerned Xiao Ba"s thoughts at a glance. He also found Wu Zimo interesting and took a liking to him. However, the a.s.sessment"s rules couldn"t be changed so easily.
Thinking of Wu Zimo"s group"s reaction to their first time seeing the spider Zergs, Da Li nodded in satisfaction. As long as there weren"t any accidents, Wu Zimo and his team should have a spot in one of the second year"s top three places.
Da Li didn"t share his thoughts with Xiao Ba. He raised his hand and pushed Xiao Ba"s face aside. "That"s enough. You can find out when the results are out in a week. Quickly go back to work."
On the other side, in the office of the Heaven"s Wrath Corps" Marshal, Rocard, who was almost drowned in doc.u.ments, saw that his light brain had received a notification from a message. Baffled, he opened it; unexpectedly, it was still Da Li.
"What"s this?"
The report concerning Wu Zimo"s group that Da Li had just sent had really captured the attention of Rocard and Scott, two high ranking officers of the Heaven"s Wrath Corps.
He shared Da Li"s thinking; what "luck" or "perception of danger"? It was nonsense in front of these two bosses. Maybe there were people who truly were lucky, but it would be foolish to place all you hope on luck.
"Scott, how do you think Xiao Mo Mo and his team are doing?"
That"s right, Rocard had nicknamed him "Xiao Mo Mo" behind his back.
Scott didn"t look up, his gaze fixed on the light brain. Aside from Da Li"s report, there were also videos of Wu Zimo"s team from their landing on Planet XT781 to their escape from the spider Zergs on the light brain.
Seeing Scott watch the videos without a single reaction, Rocard pouted, finding him very boring. But he also knew his friend"s character. It would be truly terrifying if he did actually have a reaction!
Rocard really believed that Scott wouldn"t react for him, he was forced to study the video himself, finding Wu Zimo"s team"s peculiar situation. However, the Marshal unexpectedly spoke.
"Here."
"Ah?"
Rocard stared with a blank look; he couldn"t understand what the Marshal was thinking. "What"s here?"
Scott"s undisturbed gaze swept over Rocard. The office"s display screen automatically turned on. Scott connected his light brain, and soon stopped the video at a certain point in time.
"Here, this mecha moved positions, and then it seemed to notice something."
"Eh?"
Rocard followed Scott"s words, looked, and found that something was different. "What did they actually discover?" Rocard"s curiosity was piqued again.
Scott fixed the curious Rocard with an odd gaze and didn"t answer.
"……"
Rocard quickly reacted to his friend"s odd gaze; it was as if he had asked some nonsense.
The surveillance insects were able to monitor the students" circ.u.mstances on Planet XT781, but it didn"t mean that they were able to monitor their situation while they were in the mechas.
"Tsk, I"ll ask Wu Zimo when he comes to work here as an intern!" Rocard was rarely so tsundere.
As for the Marshal, he finished watching the video and ignored a certain tsundere and continued to work seriously.
Rocard didn"t receive a response, so he went back to his desk. Just when he picked up a doc.u.ment, Da Li sent him another message.
However, Da Li had marked this message with large red letters, indicating that he couldn"t show it to the Marshal. It was strange to see such a t.i.tle, but when he saw the contents of the message, Rocard hid behind the doc.u.ment and almost couldn"t help but burst into roaring laughter.
"Pffftt." He immediately covered his mouth, then stealthily raised his head to glance at Scott, who was working diligently.
Ah ah, Xiao Mo Mo ah, he really looked forward to what interesting situations he would bring when he"d intern!
On Planet XT781, Wu Zimo, with a face full of suffering, was nibbling on the nutrient pack, unaware that he had made someone greatly look forward to his interning.
"Nutrient packs are the most terrible punishment for the foodies of a foodie Empire!"
The person sitting next to Wu Zimo couldn"t hear what he was muttering clearly, but everyone could clearly see his expression.
"A" Mo?"
"It"s nothing, it"s nothing."
Wu Zimo just treated it as drinking traditional Chinese medicine. He swallowed the nutrient pack in one big gulp. However, despite the fact that the nutrient pack tasted so bad, it offered all kinds of nutrients the body needed. Wu Zimo, who had originally been hungry, swallowed a nutrient pack the size of a tube of toothpaste and immediately felt full.
The nutrient pack didn"t taste very good, but since his stomach was full, he was in the mood to discuss their proper business.
The problem that Wu Zimo was most concerned about was everyone"s mechas. In order to survive on Planet XT781, they couldn"t lose any mechas. Nevermind needing to take out the spider Zergs, without mechas, would they, as fresh rookies, be forced to fight hand-to-hand against the Zergs to the bitter end? It would be easier to find a noodle to hang themselves on.
"Liz, how is repairing the broken mechas?"
"There have been small problems, but they have already been fixed and shouldn"t affect anyone"s fighting."
While fighting Zergs for the first time, everyone"s performance was not too bad. It was just that when they were fleeing, Haney and some of the other"s mechas had some small problems.
After hearing about this, Wu Zimo nodded, then swept his gaze over the comrades sitting together before indifferently speaking.
"In the last battle against the Zergs, I think that you should have gotten a sense of the Dimensional Zerg"s strength. With five spider Zergs, we could sneak up and defeat them, but against ten spider Zergs, we could only flee. Not to mention the fact that the spider Zergs are the weakest of all Dimensional Zergs."
Wu Zimo"s quiet voice reached the ears of all the people present. The words seemed simple, but for Haney and the others, who had become immeasurably pleased with themselves because they had emerged victorious from the last battle, it was as if they had been doused by iced water.
"……"
Haney and the others weren"t fools. Wu Zimo hadn"t said anything to them directly, but they could still understand the meaning behind the words. They had almost made the same mistake as the teams that had already been eliminated.
"Wu Zimo, we understand."
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