The cold and hard touch of the edge of the card made the hairs on Dai Baiyu's back stand up.

Fast, too fast!

Is this the speed that a normal human can have?

Because Dai Baiyu is a falcon on the card, he has always been known for his sharpness and swiftness. It has never happened before that he has not reacted to being attacked in the vitals.

Moreover, Xiao Qiong's eyes were extremely calm, as if this was just a common thing for him.

If Xiao Qiong's speed has shocked him, then his calmness is what really makes him tremble with fear.

He knows that if he were on the battlefield at this moment, this card would have pierced his throat mercilessly.

He let go of his hands and gave up resistance: "You win."

Alas, his words came true, and now he has lost his reputation.

After walking out of the map of the topography class, everyone was still a little bit unbelievable.

Passed? Really passed? ! It

must be a dream!

It's not their fault, the last scene was really too dramatic.

Who would have thought that Dai Baiyu would make such a low-level mistake and fail to control the electric beam ring at the critical moment, resulting in Xiao Qiong taking the opportunity to rush over, and even having his auxiliary card snatched away, countering the vital points.

If you didn't see it with your own eyes, who would believe it!

The most difficult level was passed so easily. Even though they had already walked out, everyone still couldn't recover for a long time.

Maybe if it was someone else, they wouldn't be so shocked.

But Dai Baiyu...

the major of the First Military Region, who had made countless contributions, and whose attacks were as precise as a robot, was extremely powerful!

Even Wright couldn't help but secretly ask Dai Baiyu if he had let these guys off.

Dai Baiyu smiled bitterly.

Only he knew that he hadn't made any mistakes, but the three electric beam rings had suddenly malfunctioned.

Among all the people, only Xiao Qiong guessed the reason.

He looked at Gu Xingmian, who was looking at him and winked at him.

Then the two of them were surrounded.

Eric: "Boss, you are awesome!"

Xiao Qiong was about to explain, but Gu Xingmian put his arm on his shoulder: "Since you are so awesome, shouldn't we celebrate?"

Everyone: "Yes!"

"Let's not eat any crappy nutrition solution today! How about we go to the restaurant for a meal!"

Everyone cheered and Eric shouted the loudest: "Okay!"

Gu Xingmian smiled and said: "Since Eric is so enthusiastic, you can treat us!"

Eric: "Okay... huh?"

"Hahahaha!"

His dull expression immediately made everyone laugh, and even Harman couldn't bear to look at it and hid behind Gu Xingmian.

Everyone was immersed in the joy of completing the course ahead of time, only Fred hid in the corner, still in a daze and absent-minded.

Wright walked up to him: "Fred?"

Fred shuddered, but did not dare to look up at Wright, and whispered: "Teacher Wright..."

Wright was in a complicated mood: "Let's go out and talk."

The two walked for a long time, and no one spoke. It was not

until they were far away from the training ground that Wright stopped, looked at Fred, and said: "Fred, when it comes to the river terrain..."

Fred's body trembled slightly, and his fingers subconsciously grabbed the hem of his clothes, and his joints turned slightly white because of the extra force.

Wright saw Fred's appearance, and he didn't know why he couldn't say what he wanted to say. He said helplessly: "Fred, don't you have anything to tell me?"

Fred bit his lips tightly.

Ella in the spirit body sensed his emotional instability, and anxiously crawled out, standing in his palm, gesturing with her little paws.

The softness of his palm seemed to infect Fred, and a struggling expression appeared on his face.

Wright did not urge him, but just waited quietly.

After an unknown amount of time, Fred seemed to have finally made a decision, and said with difficulty: "I'm sorry, Mr. Wright."

"I cheated."

After saying this, Fred's shoulders slumped, but he also completely let go of the burden in his heart.

Fred was born in a small town on the edge of the Feilong Line of Defense. Because their village was close to the military station, soldiers would come to the town from time to time to buy things or eat and drink.

Fred would often sneak into the pub with his friends and listen to their stories of powerful card masters in the army and their heroic battles with evil spirits.

At that time, Fred was full of yearning for card masters, but none of his ancestors had ever been card masters. His parents and relatives advised him not to be fanciful and to be more practical. He should learn cooking from his father and take over his father's job as a chef in a small restaurant in the town when he came of age.

Fred was unwilling to give up and tried his best to find out about card masters. No matter how others ridiculed him, he prayed to God day after day, hoping to become a card master.

It was not until later that he really awakened his talent for swimming and entered the Mosca Academy. He wanted to prove himself, so he tried his best to participate in the four-school league.

After the school selection, he thought he had no chance, but Song Nanting and others chose him to join the team.

After experiencing such ups and downs, Fred cherished this opportunity very much and could not accept that he missed it again.

But in the first class, he exposed his shortcomings.

He was really afraid that he would be kicked out of the team for this reason.

In the last topography class, Fred didn't know what he was thinking, but he brought an auxiliary card for some reason.

When he was in the river, he also hoped that he could overcome his fear and swim across by himself, but he failed in the end.

When he was about to be eliminated, he used the auxiliary card and sent himself to the shore.

But after he actually passed, he was not as happy as he thought.

He was lucky and hoped that he would not be discovered, but he could not really feel at ease. It was as if a heavy stone was pressing on his heart.

Until this moment, he admitted to Wright that he had cheated, and the stone was finally removed.

Fred closed his eyes and tried to make his voice calm: "Mr. Wright, I was wrong, and I am willing to accept the punishment, even if it is...disqualification from participating in the four-school league."

When he said this, his voice still trembled.

Wright did not speak.

He also fell into hesitation.

In fact, Fred's performance in all aspects was excellent. Even if he did not pass the river terrain in the end, considering his other abilities, he would not be disqualified.

But cheating really touched the bottom line.

Moreover, he also has to consider other team members.

The four-school league is a team competition. If Fred conceals his weaknesses by cheating and causes his teammates to misjudge his abilities, it will be a huge disaster on the field, not only harming himself, but also his teammates.

Wright did not perfunctorily answer Fred, but expressed his concerns very seriously.

Fred's face suddenly turned pale, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

He had only considered his cheating behavior before, and even when he said the word "disqualified", he was still a little unwilling.

And through Wright's explanation, he realized how terrible this was.

Thinking of those teammates who enthusiastically taught him to swim after class, stood on the other side of the river to cheer him on, and tried to help him squeeze out time.

But he almost hurt them because of his selfishness.

"I really understand that I was wrong." Fred clenched his fists, full of regret, "I will never do this again."

Wright sighed, "I can't hide this from other students, and I can't make the decision about your punishment alone. I will discuss it with other teachers and your teammates."

Fred nodded vigorously and bowed to Wright again: "Thank you, teacher."

Wright patted his shoulder: "First, Go back to the team."

Fred hesitated: "I... Can I go back?"

Wright chuckled: "Before your punishment, you are still a member of the team, why can't you go back?"

Fred showed a relieved smile on his face. Ella breathed a sigh of relief, and then saw Wright standing opposite Fred. Immediately, her social phobia broke out, and she "whoosh" got into Fred's hair and peeked at Wright through the gap in his hair.

Wright: "..."

Although Fred and Wright did not attract other people's attention when they went out, someone soon found that he was missing.

As soon as he came back, Eric noticed him, and walked over to him

and put his arm around his shoulder: "Fred, where have you been? Come on, everyone is discussing what to eat later!" Before Fred could say anything, another arm was put on his other shoulder: "Fred, do you want to have a barbecue buffet? From seasoning to grilling, you can do it all by yourself. It sounds fun!"

Eric sneered: "Don't be kidding, no one among us can cook, it will probably be very unpalatable! Right Fred?"

Fred paused, then said: "Actually... I can grill meat."

Everyone: "!!!"

Fred laughed: "Don't look at me like that, I used to be a chef."

"Fuck! Fred, you're a real person!"

"What are you waiting for! Let's have a barbecue buffet!"

Gu Xingmian suddenly said to Xiao Qiong: "Fred seems to be different..."

Xiao Qiong: "?"

However, Gu Xingmian just said this without any context, and then ran to the front to discuss the barbecue buffet with them.

Because they passed the topography class in advance, Wright gave them a rare day off.

They took the leave notes and went out of the school to have a barbecue. When they came back, it was already very late.

Gu Xingmian touched his round belly, rolled out of Xiao Qiong's spiritual body, and lay on the bed in a big letter shape.

But he didn't lie down for a while, and sat up again: "Why don't you ask me about the electric beam ring!"

Xiao Qiong: "...I thought you would tell me when you wanted to."

"I forgot!" Gu Xingmian said righteously.

Xiao Qiong: "..."

Gu Xingmian recounted the process of controlling the auxiliary card.

Xiao Qiong frowned: "You said you saw the red color on the card faded and finally turned into a red crystal?"

Gu Xingmian nodded.

Xiao Qiong stood up, took out a box, and after opening it, inside was the blood crystal that almost made him miss the card drawing day.

"Is that so?" he asked Gu Xingmian.

Gu Xingmian opened his eyes wide: "Yes... but that piece doesn't seem to be that red."

Xiao Qiong pondered for a moment: "Tomorrow, I will take you to find someone who may know what those star maps you saw are."

"Who?" Gu Xingmian asked curiously.

"He is a card maker." Xiao Qiong said.