Advanced Star Constellation
The training room was filled with large amounts of energy. Not only could this energy accelerate the cells in Xia Feis body, but it would also amplify the pain Xia Feis body was in when he consumed the medicine.
Xia Fei sat in the middle of the training room, his body shivering non-stop. One moment, he felt as hot as a volcano, and the next moment, he felt as cold as an ice cavern.
A few moments later, these two distinct sensations suddenly separated. Xia Fei felt as if the left side of his body was on fire, while the right side was almost frozen solid.
Slowly circulating the energy in his body, Xia Fei attempted to fuse these two maddening sensations together.
"Don't try to control them. These medicinal liquids are like catalysts. They are cleansing your body round after round. Once your body is completely cleansed, the pain will naturally disappear," Phantom said, standing to the side.
Xia Fei pursed his lips. The pain isnt on your body, so of course its easier to talk about than to do it.
Phantom looked at Xia Fei with a smile. Youre right. You must learn to enjoy the pain no matter what. Using medicine to increase your rank is like putting a person into a blazing fire to refine them. The higher the grade of the medicine you consume, the fiercer the refining fire will become. Take your time to get used to it.
The pain in his body tore at his heart. Xia Fei forced himself to stand and practiced his Crafty Thrust technique in the training room. He focused all his attention on his movements, no longer paying attention to the sensations in his body, hoping to use this method to distract himself.
Gradually, Xia Fei actually felt that he had gotten used to the pain.
Xia Fei finally understood that there was only one way to alleviate the pain, and that was to focus. When a person was focused on one thing, everything else would no longer be important.
Twenty-four hours later, Xia Fei walked out of the training room. His face was a little pale, and his clothes were already soaked in sweat as if he had just climbed out of a swimming pool.
Are you alright? Moon Song asked as she looked at the miserable Xia Fei.
Xia Fei smiled. "It's nothing. I accidentally fell asleep and had a nightmare."
Sleep? You actually used such a rare opportunity to sleep? I have never seen someone as unmotivated as you. Moon Song crossed her arms, exasperated that Xia Fei did not live up to her expectations.
Taking the elevator to the surface, Ye Xiaohan and Xiao Haili were already waiting in the lobby. Beside them was the battalion commander of the training camp, Ye Jingshan, as well as an old man whom Xia Fei did not recognize.
This old man was about seventy years old. His skin was dark, and his cheekbones were high. There was not a bit of fat on his body, and his arms were as thin as dead wood. However, his eyes were very sharp, and they shone slightly.
Xia Fei scanned the area with his eyes and very astutely noticed that Ye Xiaohan and Xiao Haili's expressions were a little off. The two of them were standing very far away from each other, neither looking at the other.
Ye Xiaohan was still that icy beauty, but Xia Fei noticed that she was constantly biting her lips, which meant that her emotions were fluctuating.
People like her would usually keep everything in their hearts and rarely reveal it. Biting her lip was nothing to a normal person, but for someone like Ye Xiaohan, biting her lip was already very unbearable.
Xiao Haili was even more bewildered. Usually, he would wear a smile wherever he went, a very optimistic image, but this time, his smile was very unnatural. His lips were barely curled up, and the muscles on his face were trembling slightly.
Ye Jingshan called them over to his side and said, How was your experience in the internal division?
Moon Song and Chen Dong naturally praised the internal division like a flower, but Xia Fei did not say anything. His body was still very weak, and even walking was a bit strenuous for him.
This is the battalion commander of the internal division, Ginns. If any of you have the chance to enter the internal division in the future, you will become his cadets. Ye Jingshan pointed to the skinny old man beside him as he spoke. Ginns gave a slight nod, which was considered a greeting to Xia Fei and the others.
Oh, right. Your fleet has performed very well this year, so I have decided to give you all another reward. You will be going on a mission with Team 13 to learn real combat experience. You will be leaving tomorrow, and the mission briefing has already been sent to your email. Take a good look at it when you get back, Ye Jingshan said in an unquestionable tone.
Going on a mission with Team 13? Xia Fei felt suspicious. Although he did not have any evidence to prove that Xiao Haili wanted to harm him, he did not like the man from the bottom of his heart, so Xia Fei was not willing to go on a mission with him.
However, Ye Jingshan did not seem to be discussing it with them. Instead, he used a commanding tone to get them to follow Team 13. Xia Fei thought about it and did not reject it.
The shuttle landed in front of the dormitory. Many cadets cast envious glances at them, for they knew that Xia Fei and his group had just returned from a tour of the internal division.
The vast majority of cadets did not have the chance to step foot in the internal division. Even taking a look there was an extravagant hope. Xia Fei and the others being able to stay in the internal division for twenty-four hours would naturally attract the envy and jealousy of others.
After taking a quick shower, Xia Fei went to the general training center not far from the dormitory.
Id like to use a speed-testing device. Xia Fei handed his cadet card to the staff at the front desk.
The staff checked the screen. The testing device number 17 on the sixth floor is empty. I have already made arrangements for you. You may use it now.
Thank you. Xia Fei kept his cadet card and went up to the sixth floor. He used the card to open the door and enter the room.
The room was about two hundred square meters in size, and there was only a speed-testing device and a sofa for resting inside.
Xia Fei changed into his Windshade Mark IV combat suit and stood on the testing device. He lightly tapped the screen with his finger and activated the testing function.
The speed-testing device was a little like the treadmill on Earth. Beneath his feet was a track made of soft metal, and when one ran on it, the ground would move along with his footsteps. No matter how fast one was running, the track beneath one's feet would always follow one's speed without any deviation.
There was also a screen on the right, which would record data such as one's maximum speed, distance covered, heart rate, blood pressure, and so on.
Xia Fei took a deep breath and slowly moved his legs to run on the testing device, increasing his speed.
A moment later, Xia Fei stopped and walked to the screen to check his results.
In the past, Xia Fei's speed had always been judged by Phantoms eyes. No matter how good Phantoms eyesight was, it was not a machine, so it was unable to make the most accurate judgment.
Maximum speed of 877 m/s! Xia Fei read the numbers on the screen in shock.
The speed requirement for an Advanced Star Base rank was 571 m/s, and Xia Fei's current speed had completely reached the standard of an Advanced Star Base rank, so he was not far from Initial Star Domain rank!
Furthermore, this was under the condition that Xia Fei's body had yet to fully recover. If he had fully recovered, Xia Fei's speed could increase by another 50 m/s.
Oh, the effects of the medicine this time is not bad. Phantom looked at the numbers on the screen and said.
Xia Fei's speed was originally between 380 m/s to 400 m/s, but this time, it had actually increased by more than two times!
Xia Fei thought about it and asked, Phantom, why is Chen Dongs rank already close to Star River rank, while I'm not even at Star Domain rank? Could it be that my aptitude is too poor?
Phantom helplessly shook his head. Your special ability is speed, and you should know that speed is the hardest to improve among all the special abilities.
Initial Star River rank requires a speed of 9,148m/s, which is close to a speed of 10,000 m/s! If you truly had that kind of speed, who would be able to catch up to you? As long as it's not a Control Ability User, they will all be toyed to death by you. That's why I said that speed ability is simply too heaven-defying, so it's also the slowest and hardest to improve.
Speed ability users make up 15% of all combat ability users, but only a handful are able to cultivate it to a high rank. Have you ever heard of anyone who managed to cultivate their speed ability to the Advanced rank? Phantom asked.
Xia Fei shook his head. There were only a handful of speed ability users in the entire training camp, let alone those who managed to cultivate it to the Advanced rank. Most of the cadets in the camp had special abilities, and speed and strength, the two most common abilities, were actually the fewest.
You must remember that a low rank doesnt equate to a weak combat strength. Once a speed ability user cultivates it to the Advanced rank, their power will definitely make opponents of the same rank unable to retaliate, and it's not impossible for them to fight someone of a higher rank, Phantom said with a serious expression.
Oh, so it turns out that being a speed ability user is so difficult to cultivate, Xia Fei muttered to himself.
Phantom was very pleased with himself as he said, "You're lucky to have met me. Otherwise, you wouldn't even be able to raise a single level in your entire life. Of course, if you weren't lucky enough to have completely opened your seventh brain region, it would be useless even if you drank buckets of my medicine. You can't do without either of these conditions."
In the library, Qin Mang was dozing off while hugging his black cat. Seeing Xia Fei return, Qin Mang squinted his eyes and asked, How is it? The internal division is not bad, right?
Xia Fei nodded and poured some tea leaves into the teapot. He made a pot of tea and placed it on the table, pouring two cups for Qin Mang and himself.
Not bad, but its a little too quiet. I noticed that the people in the internal division dont really talk to each other. Even if they have been here for a long time, it's normal for them to not know each other, Xia Fei said.
Qin Mang did not think much of it. You cant blame them for that. With such good training conditions, of course they will try their best to improve their rank.
Xia Fei drank a cup of tea and turned on his microcomputer to check for tomorrow's mission briefing.
Qin Mang was slightly surprised. Mission briefing? What, youre going on a mission?
Xia Fei nodded. Thats right. Battalion Commander Ye told us to follow Team 13 on a mission tomorrow.
Qin Mang knitted his eyebrows and muttered to himself, Never heard of it. Why do cadets have to go on official missions?
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