A peaceful week has passed.

Sun Shang noticed that after Lao San joined the Third Team, the team members became much more obedient. Even those who usually didn't listen to him had become much more well-behaved in the past few days.

At least I stopped going against him.

Lin Xi sat down next to Brother Liu during her break.

"Hey, Lao San? How's it going these past few days?" Brother Liu greeted him warmly.

Lin Xi nodded, "It's alright, but I feel like all this training is meaningless to me."

"Why?"

"Geniuses don't need all this fluff. I'm awesome even without training," Lin Xi said seriously.

Brother Liu actually nodded, "That makes sense."

Lin Xi was shocked again: What makes sense? I'm bragging and you can still agree with me without batting an eye!

"Never mind, it's not important." Let's get down to business first. "Brother Liu, I heard you're the most senior member of the third team, is that true?"

"If we exclude Brother Xie, then yes, I am, after all, I was part of the second wave to enter the military region."

"Wow! That's amazing!" Lin Xi complimented at the opportune moment. "Do you know a lot of amazing people?"

Brother Liu was a little smug. "It's alright. I have some connections with the more important people in the military region."

"For example?"

“For example, Brother Xie, he is the head of the third team, and I am the second-in-command. Our friendship goes without saying.”

Is there anything else?

"The team leader who brought you in is Xin Ning. She was in the first batch... wait, no, that's not right."

Brother Liu thought for a moment and said, "I remember they said that before the first batch we know about now, the military region recruited a group of powerful superhumans, but for some reason, that group was disbanded."

Lin Xi's eyes lit up. This was it! The group of superhumans that Brother Liu mentioned being disbanded must be Lin Wang and Wuming's group!

Are those members very skilled? Can we challenge them?

Brother Liu was clearly surprised that she could say something so shocking, and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Good! You've got guts! No wonder I had my eye on you!"

Lin Xi looked on expectantly, "So, do you know?"

Brother Liu shook his head, "That batch of superhumans was very special! Their identities, ages, and abilities were never made public."

Lin Xi was disappointed; all that buildup had been for nothing.

Just when Lin Xi thought there was no hope left, Brother Liu suddenly changed the subject, "However, you might be able to ask Xin Ning and Brother Xie. They were among the first batch of members to join after that group disbanded, so they might have heard of them."

Xinning?

Xin Ning's impression of him has plummeted to rock bottom; she probably wants to turn around and leave as soon as she sees him.

Lin Xi placed her hopes on another name, "Second Brother Xie?"

Brother Liu nodded. "Yes, you must have heard this name quite a few times these past few days, right? He's the commander of our third team, and he's quite a good leader."

"Has Brother Xie fought against the previous group of superhumans?"

"You silly girl, do you have some kind of obsession with those people?"

Lin Xi chuckled, "Brother Liu, you definitely understand me. To go further, you always need to find new motivation, like even stronger opponents, don't you think?"

Brother Liu thought about it and realized that it was true. People like them were indeed full of curiosity and anticipation for the strong.

"That's a pity. I've never heard of them either. But I've heard that the selection process back then was much stricter than it is now. It was a process of weeding out the weak, and those who were selected were the truly strong ones." He said meaningfully, "Unlike now, where all sorts of nobodies are accepted."

Lin Xi didn't like hearing this. "That's wrong. The selection process isn't as easy as you think. I watched the whole competition, and the chance of advancing is only one in five. You'll have to play a lot of matches to advance."

"What? You're actually taking that kid's side now?"

Lin Xi objectively commented, "Sun Shang may not be strong enough right now, but he is very dedicated to doing his job as the temporary commander. He is much better than you old guys who only think about slacking off and look down on newcomers!"

Brother Liu choked, "Fine, fine! You can speak up for him then."

Lin Xi said sternly, "You were the ones who looked down on others first, and now you think you're right? You complain about how badly the acting commander is doing, so why don't you step in?"

Brother Liu had nothing more to say, crossed his arms and turned his head away.

"All they do is spout nonsense."

"I……"

Zhu Gan rushed in, holding up a piece of paper. "Brothers! Good news! Good news! Our team three has finally shaken off the bottom of the rankings!"

Which number?

"sixth!"

Brother Liu suddenly stood up. "Sixth! Really?"

Lin Xi said sarcastically, "It seems it's not that the acting commander is bad, it's just that you guys aren't cooperating, that's why the results are bad. You've practiced properly for a week, look, haven't you improved?"

Brother Liu was completely speechless.

I couldn't help but start to reflect: was it really just because they were lazy and uncooperative that caused the entire third team to decline?

Another week passed, and Lin Xi and Chen Jin had completely integrated into Team Three.

For the first time in many days, Sun Shang's young face showed a relieved smile.

Not long after, footsteps sounded outside the door, and a man and a woman walked in, both with serious expressions.

The air in the entire third team seemed to freeze.

Lin Xi turned her head, looking puzzled.

What happened?

Everyone immediately became serious and attentive.

"Thank you, Second Brother!" the others exclaimed excitedly in unison.

"Um."

Um?

Lin Xi's eyes widened. Who answered? She couldn't have seen wrong, could she?

They call him Brother Xie, so what should the woman call him?

So, the guy's name is Qiao Ning? But these two names, Qiao Ning sounds more like a girl's name, doesn't it?

This contrast... was a bit unexpected for her.

Brother Liu nudged her arm. "What are you standing there for? Call for help!"

"Second Brother Xie? A woman?" Lin Xi's shock at this moment was no less than seeing an ant swallow an elephant.

Red was completely roasted and burned!

Seeing her naive and unsophisticated demeanor, Brother Liu looked at her with disdain and said, "Aren't you a woman too?"

"I don't call you 'brother' either?"

Second Brother Xie slowly looked over. "A newcomer? Little Liu, aren't you going to introduce him?"

Brother Liu smiled obsequiously, "He's one of the psychic ability users who got in through this internal selection competition, and he's another key member of our Team Three!"

"Another psychic?" Xie Erge lifted Xiu Mei up and looked at Lin Xi with a curious expression.

"again?"

Brother Liu immediately explained, "Our Second Brother Xie also has psychic abilities. I heard that he came into contact with several psychic ability users when he went out on a mission this time."

Xie Erge seemed to only just notice Chen Jin, "Is this also a newcomer?"