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Number Four even muttered to himself, "How can it be so fast …" Could it be that he was about to enter the mature stage?
"I can't determine the direction of Majesty Four's evolution. He shouldn't have reached the mature stage yet, but there is a possibility of evolution." For the first time, Tear One appeared confused and perplexed. It should be said that ever since Ling Lan decided to walk on her own path, no matter if it was the learning space or Little Four, there were more or less changes. It was just that Number One didn't know if this was good or bad.
"Since it has already become a reality, then we can only wait and see." Number Five was looking forward to this. Compared to the step-by-step evolution, he preferred this kind of uncertain evolution direction. According to him, this was very refreshing.
Putting aside whether the instructors in the learning space were worried or excited about Little Four's evolution, after Ling Lan and the others walked into the training field, they didn't go to the large arena in the center. Instead, they went into a spacious observation room facing the large arena.
In the observation room, the side facing the large arena was a transparent glass. They could clearly see everything happening in the training field. Of course, from the outside, it was just a wall. They couldn't see inside.
This transparent glass was also a large screen. In front of this large screen, there were rows of sofas that extended backwards in the shape of a fan. At most, it could accommodate around 500 spectators.
Beside each sofa was a mini optical supercomputer. The spectators could freely choose the angle they liked to watch from. This optical supercomputer would also transmit information to the large arena. For example, when the freshmen chose their opponents, these mini optical supercomputers would immediately receive the information and display it.
The observation room was around 400 to 500 meters away from the large arena. It seemed quite far, but for these team leaders whose physical skills had reached Qi-Jin level, this distance only needed 2 to 3 seconds to get there. It didn't affect them from going up to the arena as examiners.
Knowing that today was the first batch of freshmen assessment, many people from the Lingtian Mecha Clan had already come to the training field. Soon, the training field became lively. Many old clan members called their friends and gathered in front of the large arena, quietly waiting for the assessment to begin.
Finally, it was time for the assessment, but no one appeared in the large arena. It turned out that none of the freshmen were in a hurry to choose their opponents. Those who could enter the First Men's Military Academy were not people who blindly made their moves. Smart as they were, they all wanted to watch two rounds before making their decision.
"Boss, this batch of freshmen is very cautious." Wu Jiong saw this scene and whispered to Ling Lan.
Li Yingjie scoffed, "They're all cowards. If it were me, I would've gone up right from the start to intimidate the examiners."
A show of strength? Everyone turned to look at Li Yingjie in shock, only to see Li Yingjie's head slightly raised. His arrogance made the people around him itch to touch him. Damn it, they were the examiners now. Did Li Yingjie mean that he regretted that there was no one to show them who was in charge of them?
It had to be said that Li Yingjie was a killing machine, and it was a surefire way to absorb aggro. Even though the people around him were all from the same guild, and they had known each other for at least three years, they knew what Li Yingjie's true nature was. However, they still couldn't avoid the public's anger.
Seeing this, Ling Lan couldn't help but shake her head. This Li Yingjie, even now, his words were still so unpleasant to the ear. He really was a proper antagonist.
Right then, the freshmen who had been waiting silently for three minutes finally made a move, saving Li Yingjie from his predicament. One of the team leaders was the first to notice the message coming from the A.I. and said, "They're here."
This sound drew everyone's attention to the A.I. in front of them, and no one paid any more attention to Li Yingjie, the dumbass regiment commander. Meanwhile, Li Yingjie didn't notice that he had almost been beaten up by the crowd. He also looked at the A.I., curious as to who would be the first to go up.
"Wang Ke, from Doha Central Scout Academy. Valedictorian of the academy. Physical skills: Qi-Jin Early Level. Mecha World Mecha Piloting Level: Advanced!" The A.I. displayed this information made many of the team leaders exclaim in surprise. Back when they had entered the First Men's Military Academy, none of them had reached this level.
"As expected of Boss's junior, too strong." Many of the team leaders looked towards Ling Lan and praised her. This made Ling Lan smile — could it be that every genius that came out of the Doha Central Scout Academy was due to her efforts?
Ling Lan would never have guessed that her joking thoughts were actually the truth. Ling Lan's deeds had always been a legend in the Central Scout Academy. The uncrowned king of the Scout Academy, the boss of the valedictorian, who had also led his batch of students to successfully start the grand armed melee. He had become the idol of the entire Central Scout Academy students, and this was also why Wang Ke had been able to enter the First Men's Military Academy with such outstanding results. With the likes of Ling Lan, Zilong, and Wu Jiong ahead of them, these latecomers didn't dare to slack off. They could only train themselves as hard as they could to keep up with their seniors' footsteps.
"The opponent he has chosen is... Regiment Commander Zilong Qi." Gasps rang out in the monitoring room. Although the four regiment commanders were all on the list of examiners, most people wouldn't choose the four big bosses of Lingtian to be their examiners. Firstly, the regiment commanders were all very strong people — there was no way they could win. Secondly, everyone was afraid that if they chose the big boss, they would leave a bad impression on the big boss and be mercilessly eliminated.
When Zilong saw this news, he was also taken aback. He hadn't expected that right from the start, it would be his turn to fight. The time given to him to rest wasn't enough — Zilong's stamina had still not recovered from the training, and his limbs were still weak and limp.
Zilong smiled wryly in his heart. This Wang Ke was really lucky. If he had been a little later, with Wang Ke's strength, he wouldn't have even taken him seriously. And now, the outcome was really hard to predict. Zilong recalled Boss's words in the regiment commander's room, and his expression instantly turned serious. He knew that the time to fight had come.
"Boss, I'm going." Zilong turned his head and said to Ling Lan. His eyes were calm.
Seeing this, Ling Lan's eyes flashed. She nodded slightly, and in the next second, Zilong disappeared from the monitoring room.
When the new students saw that Wang Ke from Doha Central Academy was the first to choose his opponent, they weren't surprised. In their minds, this valedictorian from Doha Central Academy should be the first to fight. This was also the reason why they waited for almost three minutes.
"Captain, I thought you would be the first to fight," Tao Xiaotao saw Wang Ke and whispered to Ling Yi.
"We're from a third-rate planet, so this first battle isn't suitable for us. No matter if our performance is good or not, we'll make others dislike us," Yi Tiange whispered to Tao Xiaotao.
Tao Xiaotao didn't really understand, but the others had a flash of understanding in their eyes. There were many students from one-star and two-star planets present. There were also many students from the Federation's Doha Central Academy. If they let a third-rate planet student fight first, it would be a humiliation to them. It would be a slap to the faces of students from high-ranking planets. Even if Ling Yi successfully entered the Lingtian Mecha Clan, he would probably be ostracized by these one-star and two-star students for a short period of time.
At that moment, a person suddenly appeared in the large arena. The holographic screen in front of the optical supercomputer clearly showed the opponent's close-up view in front of the new students.
"Ah, it's Regiment Commander Zilong!" When the new students saw this person, they instantly exclaimed in surprise. They didn't think that Wang Ke would be so bold as to choose the second strongest person in Lingtian, Zilong.
"This Wang Ke is really interesting. He actually chose this person as his opponent." Rong Ziruo looked at the arena with a playful expression.
"When Regiment Commander Zilong graduated, he was the valedictorian of the Doha Central Academy. Wang Ke is also a valedictorian. The battle between the two valedictorians … it's really interesting. Challenging Regiment Commander Zilong with this kind of status not only won't make Regiment Commander Zilong feel disgusted, he might even reward him. This Wang Ke isn't simple." Yi Tiange continued. He and Rong Ziruo looked at each other and smiled. In the team, the two of them were both intelligent people and could often think of the same thing.
Ling Yi looked at Wang Ke with a serious expression. Originally, Ling Yi thought that he was outstanding enough, but now it seemed that he had underestimated the geniuses of the Federation. The First Men's Military Academy was indeed the cradle of the top geniuses of the Federation. It was just a small mecha clan selection competition, but there was already an opponent who wasn't weaker than him.
"That's strange. Regiment Commander Zilong doesn't look well." Yan Wuyou frowned. He was the main fighter of the team and was only slightly weaker than Ling Yi. He quickly noticed Zilong's abnormal condition on the arena.
His words attracted the attention of the others. Hua Qingxin frowned. "There seems to be a problem with his stamina." Hua Qingxin was more feminine, but his combat strength was ranked third in the team, just below Ling Yi and Yan Wuyou. He was the vice fighter of the team. After being reminded by Yan Wuyou, he immediately noticed Zilong's problem.
"Haha, could it be that Regiment Commander Zilong did something that used up his stamina?" Tao Xiaotao seemed to have thought of something and laughed wretchedly.
Seeing this, Yan Wuyou slapped Tao Xiaotao's head. "Bastard, what are you thinking about?" He really had to hand it to this brat. He dared to think of anything. Although Regiment Commander Zilong looked like he had done something, Yan Wuyou believed that Regiment Commander Zilong would definitely not do something like that. Even if he wanted to do it, he didn't have a partner, right?
Yi Tiange touched his chin and started to think. His expression quickly changed. "I'm afraid that this is the Lingtian Mecha Clan trying to show us who's boss."
"Show us who's boss?" Everyone looked at Yi Tiange. Rong Ziruo was deep in thought.
"They didn't take us seriously at all. Before the assessment, they even went through cruel physical training and used up all their stamina," Yi Tiange said with a serious expression.
After hearing this, Ling Yi and the others' expressions turned ugly. They were originally full of confidence, but now they were deeply affected by Lingtian's actions.
"Pfft!" Rong Ziruo suddenly laughed, but there was no smile in his eyes. "If that's the case, then we'll perform well. If they are really defeated by us, I want to know if they still have the face to put on airs as seniors." Lingtian's actions angered him …
Rong Ziruo's words also angered Ling Yi's team. Their eyes were filled with fighting spirit. They wanted to go up on stage right now and fight with those examiners. They wanted to use their strength to prove that they weren't weaklings that could be easily defeated.
However, Ling Yi's gaze was incomparably deep. Was Young Master Lan really looking down on them? Or was this Young Master Lan's subordinates acting on their own accord? Ling Yi was more inclined towards the latter. Perhaps he didn't want the Young Master Lan he admired to be someone who didn't respect others. In any case, that was what his intuition told him.
Ling Yi's intuition was very accurate. Ling Lan was trying her best to exhaust Zilong and the others' stamina. She really didn't look down on them like Yi Tiange had guessed. In reality, Ling Lan really thought highly of them. That was why she made this arrangement. She hoped that they would be able to give Zilong a 'good show'.
At that moment, Wang Ke had already stepped onto the stage.
"Senior Zilong! Please give me some pointers! "Wang Ke bowed respectfully towards Zilong.
Zilong nodded towards Wang Ke and got into a defensive stance. This simple action almost exhausted all the energy in Zilong's body. The little bit of energy that he had recovered with great difficulty was used up in that extremely fast run just now.
Wang Ke frowned. Zilong's expression didn't change, but he could still see the abnormality in his actions. Wang Ke didn't think that Zilong was looking down on him. He was just curious. What exactly happened to Zilong's body to cause his condition to become so bad?
"Bang!" Wang Ke didn't hold back and attacked with all his strength. Seeing this, Zilong didn't dodge and took the attack head-on.
The initial stage of Qi-Jin's hidden force caused Wang Ke to uncontrollably retreat a few steps. His qi and blood were in turmoil. Wang Ke took a deep breath and suppressed the stuffiness. His eyes revealed a trace of caution, but also a trace of surprise.
Wang Ke didn't think that Zilong's condition would be so bad. According to the information that Zilong had given to the public, he was at the intermediate stage of Qi-Jin. As an initial stage Qi-Jin, there was no way that he would be able to go head-on against Zilong. Wang Ke had already been prepared that he would suffer internal injuries from this clash. Now, other than the instability of his qi and blood due to the impact, he didn't suffer any internal injuries at all. This proved that Zilong's current strength was at most on par with his.
As for Zilong, after this clash with Wang Ke, he also felt his qi and blood in turmoil. He couldn't help but take a big step back. His expression changed slightly. As expected, his physical strength was exhausted and he couldn't maintain his inner force. His strength had already fallen to the initial stage of Qi-Jin. From the looks of it, this assessment would force him into a protracted battle, and a protracted battle was the most disadvantageous for his current situation.
Zilong let out a long breath, releasing that stuffiness. At the same time, he shook his right hand slightly. The impact from the clash just now had caused his right hand to feel numb.
Wang Ke stopped in his tracks. Without hesitation, he pounced forward once again, attacking Zilong. He knew that he couldn't let Zilong recover. Once he did, the situation would be disadvantageous to him.
"Bam bam bam …" Countless fists collided again and again. On the arena, Wang Ke was like a gust of wind, attacking Zilong from the east and the west at high speed. On the other hand, Zilong was like an unmoving old pine tree, standing steadily in the center of the arena. He only used his two hands to block Wang Ke's continuous attacks.
This situation in the arena was seen by the freshmen who hadn't noticed Zilong's abnormality at the beginning. "Ah, that Regiment Commander Zilong seems to have some problems with his stamina."
"This is a way to conserve stamina. Regiment Commander Zilong indeed doesn't have enough stamina." Although they were freshmen, those who were in the first batch of assessment were all very outstanding. All of them were physical skills experts, so they knew very well why Zilong was doing this.
"F * * k, Zilong is too weak. He's actually being completely figured out by the freshmen." Seeing this, Li Yingjie said in disappointment. However, there was a trace of anxiety between his brows, and the worry in his eyes was clear. Regardless of whether he was worried about Zilong himself, or whether he was worried that Zilong would lose face for Lingtian if he lost, it all proved that Li Yingjie really cared about the Lingtian Mecha Clan.
Some of the other team leaders who were watching also had worried expressions. They looked towards Ling Lan, hoping that their boss would give them a good explanation. They knew very well that the reason Regiment Commander Zilong was in such a miserable state was definitely because of their boss. However, they didn't understand why their boss still wanted Zilong to be the examiner for this assessment if he had already abused his principles.
"Boss, will Zilong be alright?" Wu Jiong looked towards Ling Lan for comfort. Ever since the Lingtian Mecha Clan was established, Wu Jiong had been in contact with Zilong the most. It couldn't be helped. After all, Boss Ling Lan was a general who didn't do anything. If there were any problems in the mecha clan, he could only look for Zilong to discuss it with him. After so many exchanges, the friendship between the two grew exponentially. Right now, Wu Jiong was truly worried that something would happen to Zilong.
Hearing this, Ling Lan's hand, which had been touching her right index finger, paused. Then, she calmly replied, "I don't know!"
Ling Lan's reply stunned Wu Jiong. It also made Luo Lang, Han Jijun, and the others turn to look at Ling Lan with a trace of worry in their eyes.
"Boss …" Wu Jiong swallowed the rest of his words. 'You're too much. Since you don't even know what the result of waiting for Zilong is, why did you still arrange things like this? '
"Zilong has been stuck at the upper stages of Qi-Jin for a while now. Although he has been using extreme training methods, he still hasn't found any chance of a breakthrough." Ling Lan glanced at Luo Lang and the others. "Yet, these people can't be ruthless when facing a completely exhausted Zilong. They can't force out Zilong's last bit of strength."
The condemnation in Ling Lan's eyes made the other members of Ling Lan's team rub their noses in embarrassment. They were all companions who had grown up together. They weren't their boss. Seeing Zilong being beaten up so badly, even if their boss ordered them to be ruthless, they still couldn't help but show mercy.
Luo Lang said unhappily, "Boss, don't we still have you?"
Ling Lan glanced at Luo Lang and replied calmly, "If I could do it, would I still need to order you guys around? With my current level, even if Zilong was at his peak, he wouldn't be able to take one hit from me. Can I force Zilong to his limit bit by bit? " Ling Lan actually had a headache too. After entering the domain stage, no matter how much she tried to suppress her aura, just the difference in level was enough to make it impossible for her to help Zilong reach his limit.
Luo Lang and the others were actually the most suitable. Unfortunately, with their friendship, they couldn't force Zilong to the brink of death and force Zilong to the brink of death. This made Ling Lan have no choice but to find another way.
Han Jijun's eyes suddenly lit up. He knew very well that Zilong had always been troubled by his physical skills being stuck at the advanced stage. No matter what method he used, he couldn't make the barrier to the advanced stage show any signs of loosening. Although Zilong's performance was very stable, Han Jijun, who was familiar with him, still felt that Zilong was a little anxious.
He didn't think that Boss would also notice Zilong's anxiety. Thinking back, not long ago, Boss didn't just torture Zilong himself, he even asked them to do it together. At that time, he only felt that Zilong was too pitiful. He didn't think that Boss's actions had a deeper meaning. Unfortunately, they didn't understand Boss's intentions and couldn't help Zilong reach his true limit.
Han Jijun thought about it again. Even if they knew, they wouldn't be so heartless as to force Zilong to the brink of death. They weren't Boss. When Boss was heartless, they could really feel Boss's thick killing intent. It was as if he really wanted to kill them.
"Now, can we really help Zilong reach that limit?" Han Jijun looked at Ling Lan longingly. Of course, he hoped that Zilong could become even stronger.
Ling Lan's brows furrowed. "I don't know …" Reaching that life and death limit required a certain amount of luck and coincidence. Ling Lan really didn't know whether Zilong could do it or not. The only thing she could do was to use all her methods to bring Zilong closer to that moment.
"This Wang Ke can really force Zilong to the brink of death," Wu Jiong said doubtfully. Even if Zilong's current physical strength was close to zero, an early stage Qi-Jin still wouldn't be able to force him to the brink of death.
"Of course one isn't enough, but there are 100 examinees. It should be enough," Ling Lan said calmly.
Everyone looked at Ling Lan in shock. Could it be that Ling Lan knew from the start that Zilong would be forced into a tag-team battle?
"Compared to the other examiners whose strength is uncertain, do you think those freshmen would give up on this examiner who is clearly on the verge of collapse?" Ling Lan asked calmly.
Everyone shook their heads. If it were them, they would also continue to choose Zilong.
"If at the start, no one chose Zilong and chose someone else, for example, me, Luo Lang, and the others, the ones who would be forced into a tag-team battle would be us," Han Jijun said as he pointed at himself, Luo Lang, and the others. They were also people who were exhausted.
"Don't you all need to advance?" Ling Lan raised an eyebrow and asked.
Han Jijun was shocked. He remembered that not only had Zilong reached a bottleneck in physical skills, the others had also reached a bottleneck to varying degrees. It turned out that Boss's target wasn't just Zilong, but them as well. Boss was obviously casting a fishing net wide, waiting to see which fish would be unlucky enough to fall into the net.
"Actually, you all are considered incidental. This time, the main goal is still Zilong, but I'm not sure which match Zilong will appear in." Ling Lan pointed at Wang Ke, who was in a protracted battle with Zilong. "This person will definitely choose Zilong." As a dux, he definitely had his own pride and wouldn't choose a normal team leader as his opponent. However, against her, Wang Ke probably didn't have the confidence to do so. Thus, Zilong, who was also a dux, was Wang Ke's best opponent. Ever since Ling Lan saw the application list, she had already started to arrange everything.
"I didn't think that the effect would be so good. Wang Ke being the first to go up didn't give Zilong any time to rest and adjust. This also made Zilong's problem appear in front of everyone from the start. I believe that many freshmen are already itching to make a move. " Ling Lan swept her gaze over the freshmen below the arena. The excitement between their brows was clear at a glance. It could be seen that Ling Lan's arrangements were effective.
Ling Lan's gaze swept past Ling Yi. Ling Yi was frowning as if thinking about something …
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