Qin Yuan was completely confused.

He blinked blankly and was dragged out silently by the excited Gu Qiongsheng. His usually bright brain seemed to have turned into a mess.

Staring at the girl's excited and excited profile, Qin Yuan's mouth twitched slightly, and he really wanted to ask her if it didn't hurt?

Isn’t it scary?

That's a rift worm!

The cruel killer who is best at dismembering and chopping up bodies on the battlefield!

Like a dark shadow, it lurks in gloomy pits and caves. Every appearance means that a bloody massacre will follow. Even veterans will shudder when they see it, and it is not uncommon for new recruits to wet their pants when they encounter it.

To protect the trainees, this simulation cabin adopts a one-hit-kill setting, which weakens the violent nature of the rift worm. But its slender body, ugly vertical pupils and sharp and pointed limbs - isn't it enough to scare this girl?

Qin Yuan was confused.

But besides being confused, he also felt some admiration in his heart.

This was the simulation cabin he often used before. He knew how terrifying the shadow-like rift worms were. He knew the fishy wind blowing in his face and the feeling of a blade cutting into his skin - the sharp limbs were as cold as frost, and the first feeling when the flesh was torn open was cold, a cold that penetrated deep into the bone marrow, and then blood splattered, rushing away all the heat in the body without hesitation.

Those who could survive this simulation in their first training session all became elites of the three main legions soon after.

With fearless and unrepentant courage, they will form the vanguard of humanity's resistance against the Zerg, and compose a hymn of "protection" in this vast and cruel universe.

Protect the spark of humanity.

Thinking of this, Qin Yuan felt a little complicated.

When Gu Qiongsheng pulled him to sit at the stone table, his thoughts were always wandering, he was playing chess absent-mindedly, his eyes were erratic, and he always inadvertently fell on the beautiful eyebrows and eyes of the girl in front of him.

After a while, he lost another game.

Stroking the cool chess piece in his hand, Qin Yuan sighed softly in his heart.

...Never mind, this is fine.

Let's put this abandoned training room to use so as not to waste good resources.

"I lost."

He smiled calmly and handed a black metal card to Gu Qiongsheng: "Here's the authorization card. However, as for training, I recommend you continue tomorrow. Mental damage is no joke."

While injuries sustained in the simulation system wouldn't show up on the outside, the mental strength would still be affected. The more severe the injuries, and the more frequent they were within a short period of time, the harder it would be to recover mental strength, potentially even causing permanent brain damage.

The reason why Ling Kaixuan gave up this training room was not because of fear or dread of difficulty, but because he could not bear the serious consequences of mental damage.

In Qin Yuan's eyes, no matter how gentle the girl's mental strength is or how magical her healing qualities are, she still needs to rest and relax, right?

I heard that Gu Qiongsheng had failed to awaken before. Even if he had recovered well now, his mental strength might still be damaged. So he couldn't mess around with it...

Qin Yuan didn't know that what he was most worried about was exactly the thing that Gu Qiongsheng could solve most easily and conveniently.

No matter what kind of damage it is, one skill will cure the disease and make you feel refreshed!

What really limits her is just the blue bar.

After playing a game of chess, Gu Qiongsheng glanced at the blue bar which had recovered less than one-third. For the first time since he traveled through time, he was worried that it was growing too slowly.

I couldn’t find any human milk before, but now I met Qin Yuan and encountered a training ground where I can clear levels unlimited times. Alas, it’s really a happy trouble.

She couldn't have both proficiency and experience bars, so it seemed she had to think carefully about how to allocate the blue bar.

Besides that, there is another problem.

Gu Qiongsheng thought of the experience-boosting buff in the two-player mode, and he felt envious no matter how he thought about it.

This special training room has multiple controllers and multiple interfaces on the simulator, indicating that it can also run in two-player mode. Otherwise...

Holding the chess piece, Gu Qiongsheng smiled at Qin Yuan a little embarrassedly and grinned: "Another game?"

She tilted her head slightly in embarrassment, and a few strands of black hair fell on her pretty shoulders.

"If, I mean, if I win two games in a row, can you... bring someone to train with me?"

Qin Yuan: “…”

Qin Yuan's eyes twitched slightly.

He had a bad feeling.

The elegance and tranquility of this courtyard will probably be gone forever.

…

In the following period of time, Gu Qiongsheng frequently traveled between the classroom and the courtyard.

She used her enthusiasm for playing games and arranged her daily schedule very tightly. She used cultural classes to restore her mana bar, and training classes to go to the courtyard to have a good time. She was now more and more proficient in the use of mental power. She no longer used long shears, but tried to split it into thin silk threads. It was almost transparent in the shadows, but once the rift worms with fast movement rushed over, they would be strangled to pieces in minutes.

Gu Qiongsheng called this "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."

Don’t you like to torture and kill others?

Then let you be cut into small pieces and experience the feeling of being torn into pieces.

It must be said that when the slender body of the fissure worm was cut by the silk thread and its huge vertical pupils shrank tightly, turning into a pile of rotten meat falling to the ground, Gu Qiongsheng felt extremely refreshed and his heart was pounding.

It's like staying up all night to complete a dungeon, studying it over and over again, finally figuring out the dungeon design, and defeating the tough big boss at the moment of dawn. No matter how tired your body is, the mental excitement and excitement are unparalleled.

Qin Yuan, who was guarding outside the training room, was even more surprised.

He originally thought that the rift worm level would take Gu Qiongsheng at least half a month to pass, but he didn't expect that the girl passed the first level in just a few days.

Qin Yuan couldn't help but ask her, "How did you pass the level?"

Gu Qiongsheng raised his hand and gestured happily towards Qin Yuan: "Just stretch your mental power into threads, about this thin and this long, and distribute them around me."

"If the riftworm wants to kill me, it must first rush through these threads, but my filaments are transparent and very sharp, so..."

Qin Yuan frowned upon hearing this, his eyes filled with surprise: "Stretching mental power into threads?"

This girl... is so bold!

There are also some tricks to materializing weapons with mental power. You can't just do whatever you want. First, you have to choose a form, and then consciously polish and shape it so that the mental power becomes familiar with this state.

This is a difficult and painful process.

It's like taking a lump of metal freshly dug from the ground. It undergoes days and nights of hammering, pounding, and smelting, burning in intense fire, and quenching in icy water before finally being shaped into a sharp sword or long knife. After that, the student can quickly materialize familiar weapons. After all, on the battlefield, speed is the key to life and death.

Although it can be modified later, it still needs to be polished from scratch.

Qin Yuan didn't know what Gu Qiongsheng had used before, but it was definitely not filament.

Moreover, spiritual power is ultimately a part of the human body. Even if it is condensed into a sword, a giant axe, or even a gun, it is still some large objects. But thin filaments...

Have you ever heard of drawing metal into wire?

The craft is much more difficult than simple forging.

The key is to stretch it into a thread. While increasing the variability and attack range, it also means that the mental power will become fragile and easier to be torn, broken, and damaged.

This is not as simple as breaking a rope, it is like cutting off a part of the human body!

Qin Yuan felt a severe headache when he heard Gu Qiongsheng's nonchalant tone. He was also extremely worried. He couldn't help asking, "Aren't you afraid that the thread will break and your mental strength will be damaged?"

Gu Qiongsheng was also stunned.

She tentatively asked, "If it's broken... just reconnect it?"

Qin Yuan: “…”

Qin Yuan's expression was complicated: "...Is it easy to answer?"

"It's easy to answer."

Gu Qiongsheng nodded repeatedly.

Although tearing her mental power would cause her pain, it was still within the tolerable range.

And if you feel pain, you can just heal it. After that, you will feel refreshed and the mental power line will be reconnected. It is very useful.

Qin Yuan looked at her steadily as if he was looking at the "Eight Wonders of the Galaxy" and did not say anything for a long time.

Finally, he raised his hands to cover his face, his voice tired: "...Forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything."

He finally discovered that this girl could not be judged by common sense.

She is like a piece of unpolished jade wrapped in stone. The closer you get to her, the more you can feel the pure and clear light.

Even if it is still restrained at the moment, but as time polishes it, it is destined to stun everyone and shine brilliantly one day.

It's not just Gu Qiongsheng.

The same thing happened with the girl she brought with her.

Zhou Qing, an ordinary, skinny girl from Class F, walked out of the individual training room with a pale face not long after entering it for the first time, squatting on the ground and vomiting violently.

But even though she was sweating profusely and her fingertips were trembling, when Gu Qiongsheng asked her worriedly, "Do you want to rest first?", she still gritted her teeth and said, "I'm fine, Sister Qiongsheng. This is my first time seeing this kind of insect. I'm a little uncomfortable, but I'll be fine soon."

It will be ready soon... Qin Yuan shook his head silently.

If it were that simple, many students and soldiers of the Federation would not suffer from "rift phobia", being afraid of all the shadows, corners and crevices around them, suspecting that there is a rift worm sharpening its knife hiding there.

This kind of double torture of body and mind is difficult to "get used to" if one's will is not strong enough.

With this thought in mind, Qin Yuan watched Zhou Qing and Gu Qiongsheng put on the controllers and enter two-player mode.

Then ten minutes later—

Zhou Qing stopped shaking.

No more vomiting.

Her mental state was improving at a speed visible to the naked eye, her physiological stimulation reactions were gently resolved by the treatment, and her tenacious willpower began to show - two days later, she cooperated with Gu Qiongsheng and passed the first level of the two-player mode!

Qin Yuan: “……?”

It was as if a huge wave hit him head-on, knocking him to the shore with a "bang". Qin Yuan looked at all this in a daze, and suddenly began to doubt whether he had stayed in the courtyard for too long?

Are the current high school students even in Class F at this level?

Humanity has not yet been able to resist the Zerg?

Haven’t you killed your way through the universe, passed through the wormhole, and destroyed the other party’s hometown?

...No, that's not right. Qin Yuan thought that he just wanted to be alone, and the internet was still available at home. He listened to the federal news every day, so there was no reason for him to not keep up with the times.

This only proves that...the two people in front of us are rare exceptions.

No, to be precise, there is only one exception.

"Gu, Qiong, Sheng."

Qin Yuan sat under the camphor tree, whispering the name.

I don’t know if it was because the voice was too soft or the wind was gentle, but I unconsciously read out a hint of tenderness.

He watched the girl enter the simulation cabin again and again, training until she was exhausted, sweat dripping down her face, her long hair clinging to her snow-white neck, her amber eyes shining brightly.

The excitement and passion in his eyes were like a ray of light.

The light seemed to be burning on his heart.

Qin Yuan felt his blood boiling in his body for the first time in a long time, which reminded him of the days before his awakening - at that time, he was also a training fanatic, training, killing enemies, and resisting pressure every day. The sharp blade cut through the cold air, adrenaline was rapidly secreted, and the crisis came from all directions, making people feel a shudder as if electric sparks were crackling up their spines.

The camphor tree leaves rustled in the wind. The young man sat quietly under the tree, pinching the black chess piece with his slender white fingertips. Unconsciously, he made a gun-holding gesture.

After a long time, Qin Yuan inadvertently caught a glimpse of his right hand out of the corner of his eye.

He was stunned for a moment, then suddenly let go.

"Bang!"

The chess piece fell from between his fingers onto the stone table.

The sound was crisp and echoed in the quiet courtyard, like a stone falling into a deep pool, splashing water and forming circles of silver ripples.

A voice came from not far away. It was Gu Qiongsheng teaching Zhou Qing how to use mental power.

"Stretch your mental strength and imagine it as a ball of cotton... yes, cotton that you can rub as you like..."

Qin Yuan: “…”

The strange throbbing feeling quickly faded away. As Qin Yuan listened to this magical teaching content, he felt a string in his head begin to ache again.

He looked at Zhou Qing, whose face turned pale with pain, but who was still trying hard to pull out her mental strength. He shook his head helplessly and stood up from under the tree.

"Not everyone is like you, with strong control, fast recovery, and a rare healing type."

"Ordinary people's mental strength can't be messed around like this... Forget it, you guys try my method."

…

Qin Yuan's method is extremely skillful.

But compared to Gu Qiongsheng's bizarre operation of "stretching mental power into long threads", it is at least within the normal human range.

This method was still very difficult for Zhou Qing, but fortunately, she had the help of Gu Qiongsheng's treatment skills. As long as she endured the pain, she would have many opportunities to try and fail.

Soon, Zhou Qing's mental state changed, and the dagger extended and turned into a thin whip.

She seemed to want to imitate Gu Qiongsheng's silk thread, but was limited by her own ability. She could only compress it to the width of a whip and it was difficult to stretch it any further.

"A whip? Not bad," Qin Yuan said. "It's very flexible, has a moderate attack range, and can be used for both offense and defense. It suits you very well."

"In this case, I recommend you go in the direction of control, pinning down the enemy, and then letting your teammates deliver the critical strike."

"Next, you need to master the technique of using the whip. If necessary..." He paused, as if hesitant, "I have some relevant tutorials that I can send to you."

Zhou Qing was very surprised: "Really? Thank you!"

Gu Qiongsheng was eager to try it out and couldn't help asking, "What about me? Are there any tutorials on silk thread?"

Qin Yuan: “…”

Qin Yuan's smile gradually froze: "I'm afraid..."

Not really.

The main thing is who would have nothing to do and stretch their mental power into threads!

Gu Qiongsheng also quickly realized this.

The original owner had learned how to use many weapons, and even if he had not learned them, he had some impression of them.

But I have never seen or even heard of silk thread.

"All right."

Gu Qiongsheng felt a little disappointed.

It seems that she can only make up her own story... no, let her do it freely.

But at this time, Qin Yuan hesitated and said: "If you don't mind, I can actually... help you think of an idea."

Well, is there still hope?

Gu Qiongsheng's eyebrows curved: "Okay, then it will be troublesome."

When he said that, Qin Yuan seemed to have made a great decision.

But after saying it, he felt much more relaxed, and smiled calmly: "It doesn't matter, I'm free anyway."

"I'll compile the information tonight and try to get it to you tomorrow. If you practice early, you'll still be able to use it in the inter-school league. The referees will be impressed and give you extra points on the exam. Who knows, they might even give you a special recruitment spot."

Hearing what he said, Gu Qiongsheng was stunned.

"Special recruitment quota?" she asked doubtfully. "Hasn't it already been finalized?"

Qin Yuan was also stunned.

"This year's policy has changed... Although the official announcement hasn't come out yet, many things have been basically finalized. Ling Kaixuan and the others should have started practicing a long time ago."

"You... don't know?"

…

League revamp? Extra points for exams?

Gu Qiongsheng shook his head blankly.

She really doesn't know.

If she were still in Class A, or if her father were still a colonel in the Dawn Corps, she would have been able to get the news earlier. But now the Gu family was in dire straits, and Gu Qiongsheng himself had been demoted to Class F. Class F was a bunch of broke people who couldn't even handle themselves, so where could they find a way to get information?

Seeing that Gu Qiongsheng and Zhou Qing both looked confused, Qin Yuan sighed helplessly.

"Information asymmetry is also a form of intelligence warfare and should not be underestimated."

Then, he gave Gu Qiongsheng and Zhou Qing a serious scientific explanation.

Zhou Qing had never thought that she could participate in the inter-school league. She was very excited and serious when she heard it.

Gu Qiongsheng was able to dig up a lot of things from his memory.

This was not the original owner’s first time participating in an inter-school league.

However, most of the previous competitions were individual battles, and the fighting method was that each school sent several players to fight each other, or challenge the advanced training warehouse at the same time. But according to Qin Yuan, the league mode has been revised for the whole people, and these experiences have become no longer applicable, and are almost the same as if they did not exist.

"The league will be divided into two parts. The cultural assessment accounts for 30% and will be conducted in the form of a test. The scope of the questions covers all university courses, and there will definitely be a small number of questions that go beyond the syllabus."

"Especially in the three areas of biology, mechanics, and mental research."

Gu Qiongsheng keenly noticed that Qin Yuan used the word "definitely".

but……

"Why do you place so much emphasis on the academic performance?" she asked, puzzled. "It accounts for 30%. Even the national exam doesn't have such a high weight for academic performance, right?"

Qin Yuan said calmly, "Because a month ago, we made a breakthrough in the development of mind-powered mechas, and we hope to put them into actual combat within six months. The mental powers of the veterans have become rigid, and are no longer suitable for forced transformation. The Federation hopes to use this exam to select freshmen with high compatibility with mechas to form the Federation's fourth largest legion."

"The wind has shifted, and it's impossible for the Tianyuan Star leaders not to notice. Therefore, the mecha-related aspects of this competition will definitely become a top priority."

His voice was clear and soft, but the huge amount of information contained in his words was no less than a small bomb exploding in the middle of the courtyard.

Gu Qiongsheng subconsciously held his breath.

Psychokinesis-driven mecha?

Is it the kind of high-end big guy she imagined?

She stared at Qin Yuan with surprise and curiosity: "How did you know such an important thing?"

Qin Yuan was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously looked away. "Nothing... Someone in my family works in the military, so they'll be more informed. Anyway, don't slack off on your academic studies. Although the new mecha can only be piloted by psychic warriors, the amount of knowledge required to accurately operate it remains the same. The Federation wants top students who are both civil and military."

Gu Qiongsheng nodded repeatedly.

Fortunately, she didn't slack off before and always listened carefully to the academic subjects.

Zhou Qing on the side was even more surprised.

His eyes involuntarily drifted towards Gu Qiongsheng.

Before, Gu Qiongsheng said that "cultural subjects cannot be neglected", and although she did as he said, she couldn't help but feel a little confused. She didn't expect that it was all in preparation for this day?

As expected of Sister Qiongsheng, she realized the importance of academic subjects so early on!

In addition to being surprised and delighted, Zhou Qing became more certain of an idea.

No matter what, you must hold on to Gu Qiongsheng's thighs and follow your elder sister so that you can have meat to eat!

Qin Yuan continued, "The second part accounts for 70% and will be carried out in a team battle mode. The specific format is still uncertain, but it will definitely not be a simple simulation like a high school training room. By the way, have you confirmed the composition of the five-person team?"

“Hmm…”

Gu Qiongsheng shook his head.

She had just integrated Class F and had originally planned to spend a month training, a month getting used to each other, and a final month of sprint training to prepare for the final alliance exam. While time was tight, it was barely enough.

However, if you want to participate in the inter-school league, time seems a bit tight.

Gu Qiongsheng changed his mind and relaxed again: "It doesn't matter, I will start to organize it right away, there is still time."

It would definitely be too late before, but now with Qin Yuan here and the advanced training room, Gu Qiongsheng is confident that he can quickly improve his skills and character level.

Originally, she hoped to obtain 5 skill points before the alliance exam to light up the next skill.

But now it seems that there is every hope of shortening this process to within a month.

…

Qin Yuan did what he said. At noon the next day, Gu Qiongsheng received a detailed document on the "Imagination on the Application of Mental Power Threads in Actual Combat".

The data is 500kb in size - this is the interstellar age, and after repeated breakthroughs in electronic file compression technology, 500kb can be equivalent to 100G.

Gu Qiongsheng opened the data package curiously and found that it contained documents, audio and video, virtual photos, etc. All practical materials related to the concept of "silk thread" were collected by Qin Yuan. Among them, there were also many important records belonging to the military database that were not open to civilians. It was extremely detailed.

"Oh my god, how did he sift through so much material in one night?"

Gu Qiongsheng felt a little itchy and warm in his heart.

Especially when she found a catalog list at the top of the information package, which clearly listed the classification of various materials and the priority level of recommended reading.

For some video materials that are of great reference value, Qin Yuan also provided text annotations and his personal thoughts and suggestions.

The suggestions are very refined and detailed, and are very practical.

This shows that the other party did not simply throw the collection task to the intelligent engine and pack up the materials and throw them over, but carefully looked through all the materials and carried out difficult sorting and summarization.

Gu Qiongsheng could imagine Qin Yuan staying up all night helping her collect information on the Star Network.

The moonlight was bright, the light and shadow were hazy, the young man's pale cheeks were illuminated by the blue screen, his slender white fingers tapped rapidly, his fatigue like the night draped heavily on his body.

By the way, he is still sick, and I don’t know if the high-intensity work tonight will make his condition worse.

...I owe you a big favor.

No, no, Gu Qiongsheng thought, I must milk Qin Yuan a few more times today, using different ways of milking to replenish his energy.

This person is too weak.

Gu Qiongsheng carefully read the materials, quickly grabbing inspiration from those videos that showed people using their mental power in a variety of ways. Suddenly, an idea flashed through her mind.

"strangeness."

Qin Yuan must have a strong brain and excellent logical thinking to be able to organize so much material in one night.

"But why... has your chess playing become worse and worse recently?"