Qin family.
Qin Yuan, who has always been strict with himself, did not do morning training for the first time.
After spending the entire night sorting out the materials, Qin Yuan was extremely exhausted from the intense mental work. He lay on the bed with his eyes closed, unable to suppress a cough from time to time.
Although his body was tired, Qin Yuan's spirit was excited.
Excited, thrilled... When sending the sorted material package over, Qin Yuan was even a little nervous.
Would Gu Qiongsheng use the catalog list he compiled?
Would you like his annotations to the video?
Can the information he compiled overnight help that strange girl master her power more quickly?
Countless messy thoughts filled his mind, floating up and down. Even with his eyes closed, Qin Yuan couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
At this time, Mr. Qin pushed open the door.
Qin Yuan opened his eyes due to the sharpness cultivated by years of training. He glanced at the door and saw that it was his grandfather who came in. He lay back down and said in a slurred voice: "Um...Grandpa, is there something wrong?"
General Qin always had a cold frown on his face, and the wrinkles on his forehead were almost etched into his soul.
Only when he saw Qin Yuan did his gaze soften slightly, but his voice, which was used to being cold and hard, remained as stiff as ever: "You used my authority to access the military district data last night?"
"Yeah," Qin Yuan put his hand over his forehead, "I'm just checking some information for a new friend. It's not confidential data. Don't worry, Grandpa. I know the importance of this."
General Qin's mind was slightly moved: "What friend?"
It had been three years, and this was the first time he heard the word "new friend" from Qin Yuan's mouth. His heart was in turmoil for a moment, and even his voice was slightly higher.
Qin Yuan replied casually: "Nothing, just ordinary friends."
Just as he finished speaking, a moment later, he seemed to suddenly react and suddenly turned over and sat up in bed.
The young man looked a little strange, his eyes flickering. "By the way, Grandpa, you've seen her too. Some time ago, you took me to see Yuancheng High School. The girl who was in the training room at that time was called Gu Qiongsheng."
The scene at that time immediately appeared in General Qin's mind.
Well... he had an impression of that very beautiful little girl, who had a strong mental and willpower and was a natural warrior.
My grandson and she are...
Mr. Qin's mood suddenly became very complicated.
I was relieved that my grandson's mood had finally changed, but I was also deeply worried about this sudden change.
He is the person who knows Qin Yuan best in the world.
Even though Qin Yuan himself did not notice the subtle changes in his spirit, he had already noticed the clues.
Contradictions entangled in his heart. Mr. Qin held it in for a while, and finally said coldly: "Be careful."
"Although the front lines have been suffering losses recently, we haven't been completely fruitless. We sent the Star Legion to the Greater Sally System, purportedly to garrison there, but that was just a cover-up. Their real mission was to detect the location of the Zerg Queen."
"Yesterday, the commander of the Starry Legion sent a message saying that they had locked onto four target star systems and were investigating and exploring them one by one."
"Once they complete their mission, it will be your turn."
Qin Yuan's back stiffened slightly.
It was like a basin of cold water was poured over his head, instantly extinguishing the faint light in the young man's eyes.
He was silent for a moment, then smiled knowingly.
"I see."
After a moment, Qin Yuan repeated softly: "I understand."
All the excitement, the thrill, the slight throbbing in my heart... disappeared in an instant.
Qin Yuan sat on the edge of the bed with his back pressed against the white wall. It was early summer, but he suddenly felt an inexplicable chill.
It spread along the spine, climbed up to the chest, and tightly gripped the heart.
After Mr. Qin finished speaking, he felt a little regretful.
Is that too blunt?
He stood stiffly at the door for a moment, then slowly began, "Over the years, I've been telling people that you failed to awaken. Even the media has hired people to deliberately mislead you, completely suppressing your early reputation..."
Qin Yuan interrupted calmly: "I know."
"Grandpa, you're also thinking about the greater good. The Federation praised me too highly before. If there really is a traitor among humans, this information could indeed reach the Zerg, causing the Federation's plan to fail."
"The lower you devalue me, the less favored I will be, and the safer the decapitation plan will be."
General Qin: “…”
General Qin's lips moved a few times, and he silently swallowed the second half of the sentence "Will you blame grandpa?"
He thought that was not what he meant, but in the end he still said:
"I'm glad you know."
Qin Yuan smiled faintly at him.
"As for the overall situation, I do have the awareness to kill one person and save the country."
Mr. Qin didn't respond.
But his face didn't look good.
Not wanting to dwell on this issue any longer, Qin Yuan tilted his head slightly and his eyes fell on the personal terminal on the bedside.
"Oh, Grandpa, this time at the Tianyuan Star inter-school league..."
General Qin said solemnly, "Well, the Federation attaches great importance to this league and will treat it as a major reform pilot. If the results are good, this new model will be promoted throughout the Federation starting next year."
"Your friend is going to participate in the inter-school league? I won't do anything to favor her. If humans want to continue the Spark, we must be fair and just at this moment. I..."
Qin Yuan shook his head.
"Don't worry, Grandpa. She doesn't need it."
He slowly clenched his right hand, his eyes drooping slightly. "No need for any favoritism. She will also shine in this league."
"All you have to do is watch."
…
The news of the inter-school league spread like an invisible wind, spanning hundreds of light years and quickly throughout the federation.
Tianyuan Star is close to the core of the federal system and is an important galaxy in the upper zone. It is only 90 million miles away from the first star.
Many reform pilot projects started from here. This inter-school league has attracted great attention from high-ranking officials of the first star. After all, this competition will become a weather vane for the Federation's talent training for a long time to come.
Many students in Class A soon heard the news from their parents after returning home.
The cancellation and re-election of special recruitment quotas, the implementation of the bonus point system for the first time, the imminent victory of the mind-driven scientific research project, the tug-of-war on the front line and the annihilation of the Dawn Legion... one thing after another, like a huge vortex, swept everyone in, unable to escape.
The next morning, when Lu Yuanji returned to school, his father's serious voice was still echoing in his ears.
“The more turbulent the times, the more they bring endless opportunities.”
"In the face of war, every human being is destined to be insignificant. You can either escape this vortex and become a member of the upper class, the maker of the rules, or you can only sink into this grinding mill, destroyed and crushed like an ordinary soldier."
"The special recruitment quota has only been temporarily withdrawn. As long as you win first place in the inter-school league, you will still have a spot at the First War College."
"You have to get this spot, understand?"
"Use your strength to show others that my son, Lu Che, is also a genius! Only in this way can you successfully take over all my forces in the military region and escape from this bloody vortex!"
"Try every possible means to win!"
Thinking of his father's stern eyes, Lu Yuanji pursed his lips, and his right hand hanging by his side trembled slightly.
So similar.
My father's cold gaze, his look of disdain, and the same serious voice as that late night last month.
Whenever he thought of what happened that day, Lu Yuanji felt like a huge rock was pressing on his heart, making it hard for him to breathe.
Especially when he passed by the school training ground and saw a group of F class students following Gu Qiongsheng to exercise early in the morning and jogging on the playground, this feeling of irritability almost reached its peak.
It has always been like this.
...It has always been like this.
"Gu Qiongsheng."
Lu Yuanji stared at the girl leading the way in front with a bad look, muttering to himself.
"Why can't you just let me go?"
He recalled the beatings he received from his father when he was a child. His father pressed him on the desk and spanked his buttocks as hard as if he were a chicken - just because he was lazy when he was a child and was accidentally surpassed by Gu Qiongsheng during training.
The elders of the two families did not get along and often compared the two children when they returned home. Because of this, Lu Yuanji was often beaten.
Even though he grew up and his father no longer beat him, Lu Yuanji was afraid to see Lu Che's cold eyes, afraid to see the naked disappointment in the other's eyes - that dark look made him tremble all over and his limbs cold.
But after entering a military academy, the frequency of this kind of gaze increases sharply.
Gu Qiongsheng's potential was further revealed, and his progress was rapid. He looked like a sharp little hedgehog. However, Lu Yuanji gradually felt the upper limit of his potential, and various assessments and training became more and more difficult.
He had to use all his strength and squeeze out all his free time for training. At first, Lu Yuanji thought that as long as he could continue to suppress Gu Qiongsheng and as long as he could not let his father show that kind of look, he would be willing to be tired and sweat.
But just last month.
Three days before the special recruitment list was confirmed.
Late at night, Lu Yuanji, who had just finished training, was exhausted. He dragged his heavy feet past his father's study and suddenly heard the sound of communication coming from inside.
"No matter what method you use, my son needs a special recruitment spot."
"...Yes, I admit that I falsified his mental power assessment report. He actually only has peak D-level mental power. But so what? He's my son. How can he be inferior to that little girl from the Gu family?"
"A battle? No, the spots can't be distributed this way. Find me another way."
"Simulated training room? Clearing the single-player mode to prove my strength? Let me think..."
"Yes, sure. I'll get him a burst potion that will give him C-rank strength within an hour."
"Get this done properly. I don't want any rumors to spread around the school. Do you understand?"
The night wind was howling. Standing outside the study, Lu Yuanji listened to the conversation on the phone, his heart gradually sinking.
The sweat-soaked training clothes clung to my body and were freezing cold.
That night he tossed and turned in bed and couldn't sleep the whole night.
Lu Yuanji felt something in his heart gradually extinguished. He looked at the bright full moon outside the window and suddenly felt it was ridiculous, so ridiculous that he wanted to laugh and curse, but he couldn't help but... burst into tears.
The next day, his father sent someone to give him a nutritional supplement and specifically told him to take it one hour before training.
Lu Yuanji knew what was inside.
He hesitated for a long time, but finally accepted it.
That day, Lu Yuanji broke out in training, cleared the single-player mode, and completely confirmed his position as the "second best" among the current students of Yuancheng High School.
It was also from that day that Lu Yuanji suddenly began to dislike Gu Qiongsheng even more.
The other person's hands were so delicate and clean, and he had never suffered any pain.
The other person's eyes were so sincere, pure, and clear. It was obvious that he had never had to worry about anything other than "becoming stronger."
Every time he saw Gu Qiongsheng like that, Lu Yuanji felt ashamed. He hated seeing the girl's bright smile, and hated her dazzling achievements and strong talent.
Why can some people easily overcome the obstacles that I have to overcome by giving up my bottom line?
This is not fair.
It's so unfair.
Later, when he heard that Gu Qiongsheng had failed to awaken and was abandoned, Lu Yuanji's first reaction was surprise, and then his heart was filled with turbulent ecstasy.
Very good!
In this way, his father would no longer compare him with Gu Qiongsheng, and he would not have to worry all day about being surpassed by those behind him.
It turned out that he had just relaxed for a few days.
Gu Qiongsheng suddenly came back?
And as soon as he showed up, he broke through the single-player mode at lightning speed?
When Lu Yuanji heard about this, he was so angry that his teeth ached.
He achieved that result by relying on the burst potion, which means that his result was one-time and could not be replicated.
But that's not the case with Gu Qiongsheng. As long as she continues to make progress, she can definitely break the record again, and eventually defeat Lu Yuanji.
She also helped the losers from Class F to complete the two-player mode.
Everyone in the school knows about it, and he became the talk of the town. Now he is training with the entire F class... It really seems like the real thing.
Lu Yuanji stood by the playground and watched for a long time, his face looking very ugly.
Just at this moment, Sheng Zhang and Zhao Qingke were walking along the main road of the school, and they saw Lu Yuanji with a gloomy face, as if he wanted to break the fence.
Following the direction of Lu Yuanji's gaze, Zhao Qingke also saw Class F led by Gu Qiongsheng, and immediately felt as if he had eaten a fly: "What the hell, what are they trying to do?"
"Who knows," Sheng Zhang said excitedly, "Maybe he wants to participate in the inter-school league too."
Zhao Qingke's expression turned even uglier. "She, what does she rely on? That bunch of losers in Class F?"
Lu Yuanji had already told them the news he had learned from his father yesterday - in the past, inter-school leagues were all individual battles, and students with strong combat capabilities could stand out. However, this time, the legion squad system was adopted for the first time, and teams of five had to be formed to fight.
"That's right, it's impossible," Lu Yuanji said with a stern face, "Where can she find five people?"
It's just funny.
Zhao Qingke thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his head: "I know!"
"Brother Lu, we only found out early that this was a team competition. No one from Gu Qiongsheng's side tipped her off, so she must have thought she could do it all on her own!"
"When the registration announcement comes out...haha, she'll definitely be dumbfounded and start pulling people out on the spur of the moment. We just need to talk to the students and tell them not to be in her group."
"She can't find anyone, so she either can't sign up, or she can only drag along a few losers from Class F. When the time comes, whether they can cooperate or have tacit understanding, they'll be embarrassed in front of the military academy examiners and will definitely fall flat on their face!"
Hmm... Lu Yuanji thought for a while, and the corners of his lips gradually rose.
That’s right!
No matter how good Gu Qiongsheng is, can she really carry four people alone in a team competition?
The opponent will be eliminated in disgrace, while you can win the first place in the team and the special recruitment quota in the spotlight of everyone.
This feeling was so refreshing. Just thinking about the scene with such strong contrast, Lu Yuanji felt his body trembling with excitement.
He took a deep breath and suppressed his excitement: "Yes, of course."
"We have to keep the news secret and not let Gu Qiongsheng get a whiff of it. Also, go and win over the students one by one, and make it clear that being in a group with Gu Qiongsheng means we're going against Class A. They're all smart people and will know which way to go."
"This shouldn't just be emphasized for the A-class students, but also for the advanced and intermediate classes. As for the F-class... well, for the sake of her classmates, let's give her some wiggle room."
After saying this, Lu Yuanji and Zhao Qingke couldn't help but laughed softly.
Sheng Zhang looked helpless, his hands folded behind his head. "I'm just there to watch the fun. Don't count on me for this kind of chores. It sounds like a hassle to try to win over everyone one by one."
"I know," Lu Yuanji said, "You are not necessary. Zhao Qingke and I are enough."
"Let's go to the training ground."
"Today is the first time our five-member team will gather for training. Don't keep Ling Kaixuan and the others waiting for too long. He has a bad temper and will hit you if he gets tired of waiting."
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