Chapter 58 Cry for Help
Before turning away, Zhou Jiu asked Grae Baird one last question, "Then may I ask, Your Excellency, who was the person you were originally waiting for?"
Were they students from the same group, or Xiao Wen or George? Or was Spud's trip just for exchange and promotion, with no other purpose?
“Ye Yang. But it seems you are better now.” Graham Baird answered Zhou Jiu’s question directly without any concealment.
Zhou Jiu returned to the villa and lay back down in the nutrient tank, silently switching back with Qi Qi in the Star Network.
Sitting inside the mecha, Zhou Jiu yawned. She glanced at Chu Ming's yellow dot on the screen, and after confirming that Chu Ming was still safe and sound, she lay back in the mecha and closed her eyes to doze off.
Zhou Jiu slept soundly until dawn. After stretching, he looked at the empty desert, activated his mecha, and walked out from the hidden crater.
Zhou Jiu turned on the mecha's communicator and called out, "Chu Ming, are you alright?"
"...I'm fine here, nothing's happened. Everyone's gone to grab the next supply pack."
"I contacted you later, but there was no response. If I hadn't seen that your spot was still active, I would have thought you had been eliminated," Chu Ming said.
"I... I might have fallen asleep at that time, and the communicator volume was a bit low," Zhou Jiu laughed it off, brushing the question off.
"There are only two days left. Should we regroup or continue to stay put?" Chu Ming continued to ask.
“Of course we went out. What’s the point of hiding?” Zhou Jiu raised an eyebrow.
“Oh, then I’ll head in your direction. Also… while I was hiding, I saw the comments in the live stream. Many viewers asked me to remind you to open your live stream.” Chu Ming reminded Zhou Jiu, and then continued to explain, “The viewers in the live stream are only watching because they like you. If it’s not inconvenient for you, you should still open it.”
During the live stream, it was inconvenient to explain things too clearly to the audience. Chu Ming reminded her in another way, and Zhou Jiu nodded. Chu Zhao had already explained the specific advantages and disadvantages of the live stream to her. She was a little inconvenient before and was worried that some viewers might notice something was wrong.
Zhou Jiu opened his live stream.
The live stream assistant couldn't wait any longer and flew out.
"Hello, viewers, welcome back to Zhou Jiu's live stream. Let me see... Wow! It's already the fourth day, and our contestant Zhou Jiu has already scored fifty points, qualifying for the mecha competition."
"Let's celebrate! Congratulations to contestant Zhou Jiu, and congratulations to all our viewers for successfully investing and receiving a mecha model. You can claim it on the official website, which also includes a guide to applying for military service! We welcome everyone to apply and become comrades-in-arms and colleagues with our contestant Zhou Jiu, playing with our mechas together!"
Zhou Jiu's lips twitched; this little assistant talked too much nonsense.
"Let's see what our contestant Zhou Jiu is going to do now?" The assistant flashed and flew into the mecha's cabin, with the camera pointed directly at Zhou Jiu's face.
Zhou Jiu smiled and greeted everyone, "Hi everyone, I'm contestant Zhou Jiu."
Assistant: "Aha! Our Zhou Jiu is finally interacting with our viewers in the live stream. Do you all have a lot of questions to ask Zhou Jiu? Let me pick some questions from the comments and we can interact together."
"The first lucky viewer is a baby from Planet B. She wants to ask about some of your videos online, specifically about fighting alien beasts with your bare hands. Is it possible for an ordinary person to train to do that?"
Zhou Jiu placed his hand on the mecha's control keyboard, paused for a moment, and then said, "Actually, normally speaking, alien beasts are generally thick-skinned and tough, making it difficult to fight them with human bodies. Take the mecha battles against alien beasts these past few days, for example. Even a level 5 alien beast is not easy to break through its defenses in a short time. Therefore, I do not recommend that everyone use their own bodies to fight against alien beasts."
"So you really defeated the alien beast directly? Is that video real?" The assistant relayed most of the viewers' questions in the live stream, increasing viewership.
"It's true. The environment on the desolate planet is quite harsh, and directly fighting alien beasts with one's own strength is a last resort. I don't recommend that anyone learn this."
"So how did you do it? You yourself said that sometimes it's not so easy for mechs to break through the defenses of alien beasts. What kind of power did you use? Was it a new type of weapon or some mysterious power that's been mentioned online?"
Zhou Jiu grinned. Graham Baird's plan shattered her idea of hiding in the crowd. Now, the more high-profile she was, the safer she would be. Zhou Jiu continued to return to the origin of metaphysics.
"The effects of martial arts red fist and the externalization of spiritual power are something I can't explain in detail myself. But I vaguely remember that these are some things I learned back in the ancient Blue Star era, which is also what you call mysterious power. Although I don't think it's mysterious, it has its own unique rules and has already developed into a discipline in ancient times."
Zhou Jiu's gaze occasionally drifted to the comments.
[Ancient Blue Star? The origin of humanity? I recently saw news about the discovery of rare energy minerals on Ancient Blue Star.]
The portal to Ancient Blue Star still hasn't opened. The ten-year plan for humanity on Ancient Blue Star has been repeatedly delayed. If we could go back, my parents would have gone long ago; they too migrated there during the Ancient Blue Star catastrophe. All this news is probably fake.
Is it some kind of metaphysics, like the I Ching, Plum Blossom Divination, or the Eight Trigrams? I've seen similar things in some old materials.
[There are rumors that there are large quantities of energy source stones needed to manufacture sensor-equipped mechs on the ancient planet Blue Star. Whether it's true or not, several technology companies here have already started paying attention to this kind of news.]
[I want to learn that too. It seems so amazing. If I encounter a strange beast, I won't be torn to pieces without any resistance.]
[Can I take classes on Xingwang? I'd like to learn.]
Zhou Jiu looked at the comments, his eyes bright, a slight smile on his lips. He continued, picking out what he could say: "I study the I Ching, and much of the specifics are just based on my childhood memories and research. If I have the opportunity to find an elder to teach me, we can all learn together. I can't teach everyone, after all, I'm only a dabbler myself."
Zhou Jiu was almost reuniting with Chu Ming. On the way to meet Chu Ming, they chatted while operating the keyboard, efficiently and directly taking down three mechs blocking their path.
"Huh? You're asking me about that elder? I don't remember very well. I had a mental disorder before, and my memory was damaged. If I remember later, or if I'm lucky enough to return to Ancient Blue Star and find that elder, I'll tell you all." Zhou Jiu spoke to the viewers in the live stream with a bright smile.
"Zhou Jiu, I'm trapped," Chu Ming cried out for help.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
