As we approached the dense forest, the air became humid. Unlike the places with sandstorms, the air here felt sticky, stuffy, hot, and humid, making it extremely uncomfortable against the skin.

To make matters worse, the place reeked of an extremely foul odor; the smell of decay and putrefaction, along with the stench of foul water, assaulted their nostrils, nearly choking them to death.

The dense forest was much larger than he had imagined. Traveling all day without sleep had already exhausted him, and with a person and a dog dragging along, Zhou Siyu was clearly feeling the strain.

"Sister-in-law, you rest for a while, I'll take care of it."

Yu Zhen squeezed Zhou Siyu's palm, made a few operations on the microcomputer on his wrist, and the silver-black mecha appeared out of thin air.

The miniature aircraft started smoothly, and Yu Zhen grabbed Zhou Siyu's arm, flying alongside him.

"Wow! How do you have such advanced technology?"

Zhou Siyu could hardly believe her eyes. Just who was Yu Zhen?

"Haha, well..." Yu Zhen scratched the back of his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "I am a member of the Alliance Special Forces Vanguard Team."

After Yu Zhen's explanation, Zhou Siyu understood that the Alliance Special Operations Vanguard Team was under the management of the special operations department. Its members were mainly civilians who had participated in formal military training. They had military status but did not need to stay in the military like other soldiers. They only needed to complete tasks according to the requirements of their superiors.

"Sounds easy, doesn't it?"

Zhou Siyu seemed to be thinking about something, and decided to ask Yu Wei to get him a spot another day.

Yu Zhen seemed to see through his thoughts and smiled, "These spots are only available to those who participate in the youth training camp, and they require that their grades in all subjects reach at least A level every year."

In other words, the advance team was specifically prepared for those who excelled in the youth training camp but were unwilling to continue undergoing rigorous military training.

"Why is there such a requirement?" Zhou Siyu said with a long face. "If I had known, I would have gone to the youth training camp for a few years."

For no other reason than this cool mech that can appear out of thin air and has its own storage, and the system that can teleport things remotely.

“Sister-in-law, if you go to the youth training camp, you’ll definitely be much better than your brother.” Yu Zhen was always good at flattering, and she winked and said, “Maybe you can meet your brother earlier and then develop a touching and moving love story.”

What's going on in your head all day long?

Zhou Siyu was speechless. This guy must have imagined tens of millions of novels every day.

"I'm serious." Yu Zhen had already written a 100,000-word essay in her mind, "Two top students love and hate each other, from enemies to lovers, joining forces to create brilliance, what an exciting story."

The Alliance Youth Military Training Camp has only five classes: S, A, B, C, D, and E. New recruits only have one year to receive basic training in class E. After one year, they will take a preliminary assessment. Only those who pass can enter class D and compete with other students for higher-level classes. Moreover, they do not need to advance step by step. As long as their grades are good enough, they can directly advance from class D to class S.

There are only five S-class trainees per cohort, equivalent to a second-level sergeant major. They can be promoted in rank by participating in missions and earning merits. They only need to participate in one year of training to directly enter the army, and their rank will automatically become a first-level sergeant major.

Members of other classes are only privates, but Class A students can choose to join the advance team, which is equivalent to a first-class sergeant major, although there is less room for promotion.

"Come on, I have one flaw." Zhou Siyu glanced at Yu Zhen, "I hate anyone who is better than me."

I especially dislike those who are born into privilege, particularly people like Yu Wei who have good family backgrounds and excellent grades; they make me extremely jealous.

"Sister-in-law, you'd better be careful!"

Yu Zhen changed the subject and pulled Zhou Siyu back.

Before Zhou Siyu could react, Yu Zhen wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into his embrace, her face pressed against the cool mecha, which felt a little comfortable.

"What's wrong?"

Zhou Siyu rubbed her nose, which had been bruised, and looked around in confusion.

"A black thing just flew by, and then it disappeared in the blink of an eye."

Yu Zhen was very puzzled. He clearly saw the thing fly towards Zhou Siyu, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"You're not hallucinating too, are you?"

Zhou Siyu rubbed his face, saying this, but he also became wary.

"You stay right behind me, follow me."

Yu Zhen opened his palm, and a black longsword appeared in his hand. The detector began to run rapidly, and various substance analyses jumped around in front of him.

"Warning, warning, an unidentified organism is approaching."

As soon as the electronic voice finished speaking, a black shadow rushed over quickly. The shadow was very fast and arrived in front of the two people in the blink of an eye.

Yu Zhen brandished his longsword to parry. A sharp clang rang out as his long fangs clashed with the blade, and foul-smelling saliva rained down on his face.

Zhou Siyu then realized that what was in front of him was a huge snake with a body as thick as a pillar covered with hard black scales, eyes as big as light bulbs like two small red lanterns, and fin-like things on both sides of its head.

Having missed its target, the giant snake quickly retreated and disappeared into the dense forest.

"Damn! This snake's saliva is disgusting." Yu Zhen disgustedly flicked the sticky saliva off the blade, looking at the four dents on the black sword with heartache, on the verge of tears: "Ahhhhh, my precious sword! Is it going to be sacrificed so heroically by a snake's mouth?"

"It's hiding in the woods and might ambush you. It's not easy to deal with, so be careful."

Zhou Siyu took out a dagger and gripped it in his hand. He flapped his wings and landed behind Yu Zhen, looking around warily with his back to him.

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