Chapter 73 Two Old Men Who Won't Give in

[Huh? Am I seeing things? Why do I see a two-story building suddenly appear on Yanmu Star?]

[Upstairs, you must have misread it. Yanmu Star is a barren planet; how could anyone possibly live there? Besides, Yanmu Star is located in a particularly remote area.]

If it weren't for this joint military exercise, I wouldn't even have known that such a planet existed within the territory of our Yaohua Empire.

[Indeed, this place is near the edge of the planet. Major General Hize is stationed there. It was Major General Hize who led his men to clear it out some time ago. After the cleanup, the area was sealed off, so it's impossible for anyone to still be living here.]

[Yes, yes, the person upstairs must be seeing things. Hurry, the people from the First Military Academy and the Second Military Academy are facing off. I wonder if they'll start fighting.]

[By the way, upstairs, which school did you bet on? I heard that the top 100 students this year will represent our Yaohua Empire in next year's Three Kingdoms military exercise.]

[I'm betting on the First Military Academy. The last champion came from the First Military Academy, so I don't think there will be any surprises this time.]

The Second Military Academy will prevail!

[Longyang Military Academy will prevail!]

[By the way, I think I just saw a house too. Was it just my imagination?]

The First Military Academy will surely win!

[Sigh! Am I the only one betting on Luohua College? I wonder if there will be any dark horses this year!]

The excitement on the StarNet elicited various reactions from the group of people on the distant edge of the planet.

An elderly man with slightly graying hair looked smugly at the messages on the StarNet supporting his school, then glanced at his old friend's unpleasant expression and said with a smile:

"It seems there are quite a few people who support our First Military Academy! And this year's batch of students is indeed of high quality."

"I don't need to say anything about Ryder, he just won first place in the mecha competition a while ago, and so does Xifeng. This time, those kids are aiming for next year's Three Kingdoms military exercise."

“That’s not necessarily true. Luo Lai and Ao Deyun from our Second Military Academy are also eyeing this spot. It’s hard to say who will get it in the end!” The man next to the old man spoke up first, dissatisfied.

The confrontation between the two left everyone else in the command room speechless. Although everyone felt that their own school's students were capable of winning first place, they couldn't help but envy the students from the other school.

After all, their school was only somewhat famous, while the First Military Academy and the Second Military Academy were well-known throughout the entire empire, and Major General Hize and Lieutenant General Mokri were both graduates of these two schools.

Therefore, the competition this time is extremely intense. They don't ask for much; they just need their own school's students to make it into the top 100.

If they make it into the top 100, they can represent the Empire in next year's military exercises. This is a sure chance to become famous. At that time, their school will no longer have to worry about not having enough students.

In this exercise, the military had already cleared out the most dangerous alien beasts on Yanmu Star, so the students would not be in any danger.

However, they still had to endure some hardship, as the army would periodically deploy some weak alien beasts to Flame Star.

Firstly, it's to train the students' endurance and reaction time; secondly, it's to bring them some food. As for how they eat, that's not their concern, as long as it doesn't kill them and they can still breathe.

Furthermore, they only allow students to bring ten vials of nutrient solution. After drinking them, they will have to find their own food. As long as these students can successfully live on Yanmu Star for a month and a half and kill the most alien beasts, they will be ranked according to the final results.

"I say, you two, stop arguing. Twenty days have passed already, and I see some students are so hungry they have no strength left. Besides, the next batch of alien beasts will be released tonight. You should just pray that your students can make it through!"

Lieutenant General Mokri looked at the two arguing old men speechlessly. One was the principal of his alma mater, and the other was the principal of his major general's alma mater. Neither of them was easy to reprimand.

I have no idea what these two old men are arguing about. The empire is selecting one hundred students this time, and students from both schools will be selected. Moreover, they will both represent the empire in the competition next year. I really don't understand what these two old men are trying to achieve by arguing over who is better.

"Hmph!" Upon hearing this, the two old men snorted coldly at each other.

Mokri: "........."

He looked at the two old men with a somewhat complicated expression, and helplessly pressed his temples.

However, he didn't have time to comfort them at the moment, because he still needed to arrange the distribution for tonight.

But tonight's release isn't with the docile beasts of the past, hehe! Good luck, little ones!

Mokri couldn't help but smile knowingly as he thought about the strange beasts that had been released this time.

The instructors from the schools sitting next to him all shuddered when they saw that smile.

They both had a bad feeling, but they were far away on a peripheral planet, and the signal on Yanmu Star was cut off, so they couldn't contact their students or send them any messages. All they could do was pray for them silently.

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"I'm so hungry, I'm starving! Xifeng, do you have any food?" A pitiful female voice rang out from the deep forest, and if you listened carefully, you could hear a hint of grievance in her voice.

“Mirel, what are you thinking? We only have wild berries left. We’ve already finished the nutrient solution, so there’s nothing else to eat. Do you want these wild berries? If nothing unexpected happens, this will be our dinner tonight.”

The young man called Xifeng rolled his eyes speechlessly, as if he wasn't hungry.

This young lady, isn't it better to stay in the palace? She insisted on coming here to participate in the exercise. Not only is she spoiled, but she's also extremely clingy.

Look how annoyed Ryder is, his face is so cold it's freezing, making him afraid to even approach and talk to him.

Also, if it weren't for her, their team might have already left the forest by now, and maybe even caught something edible.

But now, there's nothing left. They'll probably only be able to eat wild fruits to fill their stomachs today. And she's still complaining about being hungry. They're hungry too, you know.

However, Xi Feng, who dared to speak her mind, cast a resentful glance at the tall man in front of her.

This auntie chased after him, so why is he the one suffering in the end? Thinking this, she wished she could see right through the man's back. It's really...

"Your Highness Milair, I have half a bottle of nutrient solution here. Would you like to drink it to stave off hunger? I deliberately kept it and couldn't bear to drink it."

A man following behind the two spoke obsequiously to Milair.

As she spoke, she pulled out a half-empty bottle of nutrient solution from her pocket. The blue liquid was not full and was swaying back and forth in the bottle.