Chapter 310: IF Path Bazel: Like a puppy
"That was so close today."
Inside the rest area cafeteria, the A7 team members sat together eating lunch, still shaken by the unexpected events that had occurred that day.
"Thank goodness our vice-captain is here!"
"The vice-captain is our A7's biggest source of reassurance!"
The team members all looked at Anuo, who was engrossed in eating. She ate slowly and steadily, but she was never distracted by anything else while eating. Her cheeks were bulging, and the way she chewed her food seriously made her look like some kind of cute little animal.
The A7 team members all looked at her with smiles on their faces. Although they looked to be about the same age, due to their race and genes, they were all physically strong and tall. Anno was the smallest of them, but she took on the role of the engineer with the largest workload and the most tedious work.
When Anno first teamed up with them, they were seriously skeptical and worried. Could this petite girl really serve as an engineer for a professional aircraft competition?
This is a highly specialized position that requires a great deal of physical exertion.
However, after just one match, Anno convinced them. In subsequent matches, with her in charge of modifying and upgrading the aircraft, they never fell out of the top three in any of their matches.
As the A7 team members watched Bazeir and the others take out food from their insulated lunchboxes and place it in front of Anno, their own food suddenly seemed less appealing.
When they were almost finished eating, Luo Zhou leaned over to An Nuo and asked her while looking in a certain direction, "Xiao Nuo, who are those people? I saw them following you. That big shot who opened the spatial portal today was amazing. I've never seen anyone with such powerful spatial abilities before."
Anno followed his gaze and saw Caesar and the others standing in a corner, trying to minimize their presence.
They concealed their insectoid features and dressed casually to avoid being discovered. However, being insectoids gave them a natural sense of oppression, and strangers within three meters of them would automatically give way.
But their appearance was truly outstanding. They were tall and big, and their faces were more handsome than the average person. Although they stood there silently like pillars and ignored no one, the race living on Saint Tan was much bolder than people from other places. They were approached by many men and women throughout the morning.
Normally, they would have shown their claws immediately, or at least told people to "get lost" without actually fighting.
Now they have to remain invisible to Her Highness, ensuring her safety and happiness in her current life, and not causing her any trouble, so they can only ignore those attempts to flirt with her.
Fortunately, these people were not bold enough to lay a hand on them, otherwise they would not know how to suppress the instinct of outsiders to beat them up whenever they encountered them.
Even their most frequent diplomats, who have the most contact with other races, never actually interact with other races. They wouldn't even shake hands with them. If they did, the other races would take it as a signal to attack, and the other races would retaliate.
Anno glanced at them, and their gazes instantly turned fervent.
Anno: "..." She thought she saw their eyes shining?
Seeing their expressions, Anno thought that if they had tails, they would probably wag them wildly.
No, they, the Zerg, do have tails.
She also has...
Anno recalled a time when she was soaking in golden sand in the bathroom. She felt so comfortable that her body became semi-transparent and her shape changed; she was no longer human.
She was startled when she saw her like this in the mirror in the open bathroom.
From then on, she probably knew that she was not a Fireseed, but she did not expect that she was a Zerg, and even a Queen Zerg.
She had always vaguely understood this in her heart, but she was just unwilling to accept this identity.
Okay, let's leave it at that for now.
Anno told herself that since she was the Queen Insect, no one could force her to do anything she didn't want to do.
She'd deal with the future later; she just wanted to live her life well in the present.
Anno withdrew her gaze, finished her soup, and several figures walked up to her. She looked up and saw that they were members of the Hurricane Team.
When Luo Zhou and the others saw them, their smiles froze instantly, and they all stood up and looked at them warily.
Lancer ignored them and looked at Anno instead.
"What do you want to do?" Luo Zhou stood in front of An Nuo, the atmosphere tense.
Lancer shrugged. "We didn't do anything. We just wanted to thank Anno."
Luo Zhou scoffed, "I didn't expect you guys to have such manners. There's no place for you here. Go cool off somewhere else."
"Exactly, hypocritical."
The A7 members have always been at odds with them and dislike them intensely. They are constantly having minor conflicts with them, and it's considered a favor if they don't physically attack them.
This time, Lancer politely ignored their sarcasm, saying, "No need. There's really no place for us here. We're here to express our gratitude. Although we're rivals, we still want to thank Anno."
Anno looked up at him and hummed in response, "Received."
Lancer saw that she accepted the thanks so calmly, without showing any emotion, as if it was nothing to her.
He paused slightly, then sighed inwardly, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.
Before he could say anything more, he saw two men beside Anuo staring coldly at him, and other gazes from other directions, sharper than those of the two men.
He suddenly felt a tremendous pressure on his heart, and an inexplicable chill spread up his spine.
He glanced hesitantly at the few men in the corner not far away, pursed his lips, and left with his team.
Anno held the hot soup, raised an eyebrow slightly, and glanced casually at Caesar and the others.
They kept a close eye on her at all times, and just one glance from her made them so excited they wanted to rush to her side.
...like a puppy wanting its owner's attention.
The rest of the competition went much more smoothly. There were no more instances of random groups rushing into the competition venue and causing trouble. Those who were secretly causing trouble were also found out by the event organizers and disqualified from the competition.
After three days of competition, A7 came in first place overall and successfully secured a ticket to the Landno Star League.
The league will be held in the fall, and there are still two months to go. During these two months, Anno has been shuttling between the training ground and home every day. Now that the academy is on holiday, she spends her spare time reading books and completing some coursework, and the rest of her time researching how to upgrade the aircraft.
During these two months, her relatives did not bother her and tried their best to remain invisible. However, they would "occasionally" and "accidentally" appear in front of her, make contact with her, and then quickly disappear.
Whenever she wants something or wants to go somewhere, or if there are any minor issues, she can always resolve them quickly.
She knew what was going on, but she turned a blind eye and continued living her life as usual.
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