Chapter 39 Half-baked
The battle was drawing to a close. Zhou Jiu glanced at the time; five minutes had passed, and the battle should be over.
Zhou Jiu's approach to the tank mech changed. The mech moved with a rapid, blurry pace. Before the tank mech could launch an efficient attack, Zhou Jiu slammed it down and used his energy blade to strike the same spot on the tank mech repeatedly with the rhythm of ancient martial arts.
Noticing that the opponent's health bar showed only 3% remaining, Zhou Jiu changed his weapon command and his fist as the battle was about to end. With one hand, he continued to slam the meat shield mech to disrupt the opponent's attacks, while with the other hand, he controlled the rhythm and smashed towards the mech's cockpit. After Chu Ming was pulled out by Zhou Jiu and also punched twice, Zhou Jiu silently drove the mech away into the distance.
Chu Ming lay on the ground, dazed, staring unfocusedly at Zhou Jiu who was far away. He twitched his fingers and sighed softly. After gradually recovering, he raised his lips in a smile.
"So, are you still my goddess? Let me interview you about how you feel about being beaten up."
Lin Xiu squatted down, looking at Chu Ming with a gossipy expression and a hint of schadenfreude in his eyes. He thought to himself: Finally, someone other than them is going to experience the captain's violence. It's a bit of a pity, though. In the virtual world, beating someone up only causes a moment of pain, unlike the feeling of being in pain for a day or two after treatment in a medical pod. Tsk, how exhilarating…
Lin Xiu, whose mind was wandering, shook his head as he recalled that feeling, then quickly came back to his senses.
Chu Ming turned over, glanced casually at Lin Xiu who was squatting down, and remained silent.
"Doesn't it feel like your image has collapsed? Did you feel Zhou Jiu's violence? Okay, from now on, let's stick to soft and sweet girls. Let's just be friends with this violent girl, Zhou Jiu."
Lin Xiu continued to look at Chu Ming with a gossipy gaze, nudged Chu Ming with his elbow, and asked in a low voice, "You said Zhou Jiu just said you wouldn't join, but you suddenly agreed. What happened?"
After a long pause, Chu Ming said, "Each pair that enters the top 100 in the mecha competition will receive a reward of 50,000 to 300,000 depending on their ranking. In addition, there will be other hidden resources later on."
"...You asked, 'Because of us?'" Lin Xiu paused, his expression changing slightly.
"You're overthinking it. It's what I want."
"This competition is only available to freshmen through juniors. If I can get a good ranking every year, I will definitely be able to graduate with an outstanding degree," Chu Ming explained.
"Besides, I don't like Ye Yang. If Zhou Jiu can beat Ye Yang, what's wrong with me joining?" Chu Ming's voice grew louder, and then he walked towards Zhang Ji in another direction.
Lin Xiu chuckled, muttering to himself, "Would a man die if he didn't act coy? He meant well, but his stubbornness will only lead to trouble sooner or later."
Sun You recorded the video, glanced at Lin Xiu, and gently reminded him, "Stop nagging. Everyone can hear you from this distance."
The virtual world is a world of mental power, and the range of hearing is much wider than in reality. If you don't hide your mental power, this distance is enough for everyone to hear you.
Zhou Jiu, of course, heard not only Lin Xiu's ramblings but also Chu Ming's words. Actually, when she saw him, she was only slightly surprised. After hearing these words, she felt that the word "good person" was engraved on Chu Ming's head.
The five of them headed towards the registration hall, excitedly discussing team names as they walked.
"The Leader Squad," Zhou Jiu said, using a simple, straightforward name that clearly indicated their objective.
"The Overlord Squad, what a powerful name! Let's go with the Overlord Squad!" Lin Xiu excitedly offered his opinion.
“Why not call it Aotian? I’ve seen many teams called Aotian Team in many online dramas where they are the top performers,” Zhang Ji said.
"Youyou, Chuming, you two should join in too, don't just stay silent," Lin Xiu said, holding Sun You's hand.
"The captain's word is final," Chu Ming said softly, then shut his mouth again.
"Is the captain Zhou Jiu?" Zhang Ji also turned his head.
After a moment of silence, Sun You looked at Zhou Jiu. Zhou Jiu felt Sun You's gaze and said, "It's always been Sun You. It's not like whoever can fight the most is the captain."
Seeing that no one responded, Zhou Jiu made a cheering gesture again: "We have a commander, so we must strive to be in the top five and make our champion team live up to its name."
"Can we please stop mixing personal feelings into our conversations? We didn't agree to your 'Leading Team' comment; it sounds really awful," Lin Xiu complained.
"You guys think about it first, I'll go get the pre-registration device." Sun You walked towards the pre-registration area in the hall.
"Xiong Ba".
“No, this is too ordinary,” Zhou Jiu retorted, finding it too offensive.
“Then your title of ‘Leader’ is too difficult to pronounce,” Lin Xiu argued.
"Then Aotian," Zhang Ji continued to plead.
"No way," Zhou Jiu and Lin Xiu retorted in unison.
"...No need to argue anymore, all three team names are already taken." Sun You returned with the registration device and saw the group still arguing. After typing each name into the search bar, he looked up and said.
"Hey, Zhou Jiu, are you guys also signing up for mecha competition?" Feng Ziyue and the others also arrived at the registration hall. Feng Ziyue saw Zhou Jiu and greeted him from afar.
After Zhou Jiu responded, the group left. Zhou Jiu turned around and saw Chu Ming staring at her. She touched her nose and asked, "...Is there something you need?"
"Are you very familiar with Feng Ziyue?"
"It's alright, classmate."
Chu Ming didn't speak again. Zhou Jiu looked at Feng Ziyue, who had been called back by Ye Yang, and then thought about Chu Ming's attitude towards those people. He looked at Chu Ming's face again, and seemed to be thinking about something.
"Alright, the forms are all filled out. Now we just need to fill in a team name." After Sun You finished filling out the other pre-registration forms, he asked everyone to think of a team name.
The group considered each question one by one: "The most江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry)?" "Number one?" "The strongest?"...
I tried them one by one, but all the names were already taken.
"How about we name it after Zhou Jiu's shop, 'Half-baked Team'?" Sun You thought.
"Won't this seem weak?" Zhang Ji asked hesitantly.
"It's not impossible. As long as the name isn't impressive enough, it'll be fine if we play well in the end. The most important thing is that the name is catchy and easy to remember, so that the enemy and the audience will remember our team." Lin Xiu agreed. There was no other way, as many names were already taken, and he didn't want to think of any more.
"I agree." Chu Ming, who had been silent, also agreed.
"You agree with whatever your goddess says, right? Fine, I agree too. Anyway, Zhou Jiu, I'll just follow in your footsteps and experience the fun of being carried by a pro."
"...I'm not a pro, and I won't accept such high praise. Just practice hard. I saw the training plan that Sun You made after analyzing everyone's weaknesses. Good luck, classmate."
After registering, the group entered the competition area on the military academy's aircraft deck and began their first five-person team competition.
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