Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr Just then, a figure slowly walked onto the stage. That person was close to 30 years old, wearing the alternating blue and white military uniform of the Federation. His features were handsome, and his figure was tall and sturdy. Just by standing on the stage, he drew everyone's attention.
"Ah, the referee is here." Seeing that person's age and the military uniform he was wearing, it was obvious that he was a referee sent by the military academy.
"Heavens, the military academy's referee is actually Colonel Tang Yu!" A sharp-eyed student could not help but exclaim when he saw who the referee on the stage was.
"What? Colonel Tang Yu? That ace instructor who groomed the school's number one expert, the Thunder King? " As the students spread the news, even those who did not know Colonel Tang Yu could not help but be stunned.
Mind you, Colonel Tang Yu was the strongest mecha piloting instructor in the academy — it was said that he was already an ace operator. Not only that, the team he led consisted of six students. The Thunder King was only half a step away from advancing to ace, while the other five had all successfully advanced to special-class operator. Without a doubt, he was the ace star instructor of the military academy. It was said that after teaching this batch of fourth years, he would be able to teach the new second years next year.
Perhaps Colonel Tang Yu was willing to take on the role of referee because he wanted to see the abilities of this batch of freshmen? After all, these people might very well become his students tomorrow... of course, it was even more likely that he had already begun taking in students. Perhaps this wager was also Colonel Tang Yu's assessment of these freshmen?
All the senior students looked enviously at the five youths on the stage. Even if these students were defeated in this fight, as long as their performance was commendable and they caught Colonel Tang Yu's eye, their futures would definitely be limitless. It had to be said that the luck of this batch of freshmen was really too good.
The mecha instructors of the military academy did not teach students all the way until the sixth year, usually only teaching them for three years. Because the freshmen focused on physical training in their first year to build up their foundations, the mecha instructors would usually start teaching the freshmen from the second year onwards. After the fourth year, the course would end. Because the fifth and sixth grade students were basically in the state of leaving school, they usually had two choices. One was to join an adventurer team to do interstellar adventure missions to increase their practical combat experience. The other was to directly enter the army and start an internship. These students were the outstanding ones in the school. Usually, they would be chosen when they were in their fourth grade, and when they were in their fifth grade, the army that had chosen them would send them an internship notice and take them away …
Of course, most of the outstanding fourth-year students this year had set their sights on the newly established 23rd Division. It was not because there were more opportunities in the new division, but because the general of the 23rd Division was one of the twelve god-class operators of the Federation, General Ling Xiao of the Federation. He was the idol of all the cadets in the military academy. The reason why the Thunder King was so eager to advance to ace operator this year was because he wanted General Ling Xiao to know of his existence. Then, he would have the chance to catch the other's eye and obtain that precious internship notice.
The internship notice did not mean that one would be able to stay in the original army after two years. However, as long as one's performance was up to standard, one would not be expelled from the army.
At this time, when the people in the various boxes saw Colonel Tang Yu appear, those with brains frowned. It was obvious that the school's arrangements this time had some deeper meaning.
Only Yun Xiu in Li Shiyu's box said worriedly, "As the referee, will Colonel Tang Yu be biased towards Leiting? After all, the Thunder King Qiao Ting is his prized disciple. "
When Li Shiyu heard this, he rolled his eyes at his good friend. He didn't even have the desire to reply.
However, this rather idiotic question of Yun Xiu's had brought him back from his memories. Even though his heart was still heavy, he no longer harped on the past. Following these past few years of research, Li Shiyu had become more and more confident that he should have the ability to pay for his eldest cousin brother's treatment before his coming-of-age ceremony.
In these past few years, the research projects Li Shiyu had participated in had all yielded great results. Other than one of them being a banned military drug, the other projects could all be used by the general population. For this, the school had given Li Shiyu many rewards as a form of encouragement, including a large sum of credits.
Back then, Li Shiyu had explained his family's situation to the instructors in charge of the research, so these credits were currently in the accounts of those instructors.
Of course, the greater benefit was not the academy's rewards, but the sale of the patent rights. After learning of Li Shiyu's current situation, when the instructor had signed the contract with the manufacturer, he had specifically requested that Li Shiyu, as one of the main research members, did not want any credits, but only shares of the same price. Meanwhile, the instructor had clearly stated that the annual dividends would only be credited to Li Shiyu's account when he came of age. This result made Li Shiyu overjoyed. He was very grateful to that instructor — this had undoubtedly given him a long-term source of income, helping him to resolve his worries.
Seeing Li Shiyu's expression recover from his pained and conflicted state, Yun Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. He had not expected that a casual question about why he had changed his mind to study military medicine would cause his good friend so much pain.
This expression let Yun Xiu know without asking that Li Shiyu must have encountered something painful. He could not help but feel some regret for his rashness and wanted to make up for it. When he had seen Colonel Tang Yu come up on stage, he had been struck by inspiration and asked an extremely silly question to attract Li Shiyu's attention. Now, it looked like the effect had been pretty good — Li Shiyu had really recovered from his memories, and his expression had also become much more natural.
As a cadet, Yun Xiu naturally knew that the instructors in the academy were all upright and outspoken soldiers. They would not do something so obviously biased, and Colonel Tang Yu, who was widely praised in this area, was even less likely to do such a thing.
In the Wuji suite, Li Lanfeng and the others also let out surprised gasps when they saw Colonel Tang Yu come up on stage. They did not know why this great god would appear on such a small stage...
Li Lanfeng's hand that had been sipping on his drink paused abruptly. He could not help but look at the five representatives of the New Cadet Regiment, a trace of contemplation flashing through his eyes. Among these people in the New Cadet Regiment, which one of them had such a powerful background to be able to shake up the uniform style of the military academy? Even the number one aristocratic family, the Li family, did not have this ability. Even if the Li family could influence the decisions of the Federation president, they would not be able to move the military headquarters of the Federation. Meanwhile, the military academy was part of the military system, so even the president could not order the military academy around...
A light smile appeared on Li Lanfeng's lips, and he thought to himself, 'How interesting. Looks like this match for Leiting won't be as easy as they thought!'
The moment Colonel Tang Yu stepped onto the stage, he coughed violently. The commotion caused by Colonel Tang Yu's appearance instantly quieted down. Colonel Tang Yu smiled faintly, and then opened his mouth to say, "Today, I will be the referee for this match between the New Cadet Regiment and the Leiting Regiment. I will enforce the rules impartially. If anyone is dissatisfied with the results of the match, or dissatisfied with my refereeing, you may apply for arbitration with the academy's arbitration department..."
At this point, Tang Yu's eyes swept over the five representatives of both sides. Seeing that both sides' expressions were unchanged, he nodded slightly, praising the quality of the representatives chosen by both sides.
Thus, he continued to say, "This match will be a best of five match system. Each side will send out five representatives. To ensure fairness, the five representatives participating in the match will not be announced beforehand. One minute before the match begins, each team leader will hand over the name list of the representatives of their respective regiment to me. Remember, once the name list is handed over to me, it cannot be changed, or else the side that changes it will be judged to be the losing side. "
Seeing both sides nod in understanding, Tang Yu continued, "One more thing. The two sides have agreed that there will be a wager in this match, so before the match begins, the wager must be made clear. The academy rules state that the contents of the wager must not contain any illegal content prohibited by the academy..."
At this point, Tang Yu's cold gaze swept over the members of the two factions seated on the stage like a knife. This actually caused these people's hearts to shiver — some of the weaker students were actually so scared that cold sweat broke out all over their bodies.
"As Leiting is the challenger, please enter your wager into the academy's mainframe." Tang Yu indicated for the Leiting Mecha Clan to formally enter the wager.
Very quickly, the contents of the wager appeared on the large screen behind the stage. It was very simple, only one line of words. Wager content: If Leiting wins, all members of the New Cadet Regiment must join Leiting!
The appearance of this wager caused an uproar among the spectators once more. Even those in the viewing boxes could not remain calm, flabbergasted.
"Why this wager? Doesn't Leiting place a lot of emphasis on the quality of its members? Why must the entire regiment take it? Could it be that the New Cadet Regiment has some secret we don't know? "
The leaders of the various factions began to clamor. They could not believe what they were seeing. Initially, they had thought that Leiting would request for the New Cadet Regiment to disband, and then take in a batch of talented new students to join Leiting. Then, they would be able to take advantage of the chaos, taking in a portion of the talented new cadets while the members of the New Cadet Regiment hated Leiting.
However, this wager from Leiting had directly shattered their wishful thinking. Leiting's method of taking everything in one go without leaving out any benefits made them extremely dissatisfied.
In the Wuji box, Han Yu and the others were equally shocked. He and Wei Ji exchanged glances, their faces filled with confusion.
They reflexively looked towards Li Lanfeng, hoping that Li Lanfeng could give them an answer. Although they were extremely wary of Li Lanfeng, they believed in Li Lanfeng's analytical skills. Many times, when they could not understand something, Li Lanfeng would often hit the nail on the head.
Li Lanfeng saw the two of them looking at him, and said, "I also don't know why Leiting is doing this, but I'm sure that the New Cadet Regiment must have something that Leiting covets." Han Yu and Wei Ji nodded; they could also think of this point.
"Some time ago, the several major factions were all deciphering the admission assessment data for the new cadets. I wonder if Leiting has already succeeded." Li Lanfeng did not try to hide anything, reminding the two of them.
It was not that Li Lanfeng did not want to hide anything, but he knew that whether he said it or not, Han Yu and Wei Ji would be able to figure it out within a few days at the latest. Since that was the case, he might as well say it directly so that the other party would think that he was really telling them everything he knew. Besides, the most important secret was still in his hands. Li Lanfeng really did not think much of this superficial information.
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