Chapter 63 Preparation
Time flies, and the official competition is just around the corner.
In the StarNet, Sun You was talking to them about the teams that needed extra attention in the official matches.
"The senior students have arrived in various war zones to participate in actual combat, but they will not participate in the mecha competition. Currently, two of the top ten teams are participating: the second-ranked Junyi Xingyao Team and the eighth-ranked Zongda Wild Wolf Team."
Sun You pointed to the team information on the virtual panel and said, "The Star Glory team from Military Academy No. 1 defeated many senior teams to win second place last year. Last year, they were the only junior team to enter the top five in the past five years. But now, they are the only team in the top five of last year. They are the target of everyone's efforts and our biggest enemy."
Sun You flipped through their files one by one and continued, "I'm sure we're already quite familiar with the Junyi Star Glory Team."
"Chu Zhao, known as Homo sapiens, is the computer among humans. When he encounters the Star Glory Team, the first one to be eliminated is Chu Zhao. Otherwise, he will use unimaginable attack strategies to control the overall situation and end the opposing team. Moreover, all members of their team have individual mecha strength on the mecha ranking list, making them a very difficult team to deal with."
"Zhou Jiu, you lost to him before, but with your current mech level, can you take him down directly?" Sun You asked after introducing Chu Zhao, the captain of the Star Glory team.
Zhou Jiu raised an eyebrow and nodded: "If I were to beat him now, I could definitely do it, but he was improving as I improved, so I'm not sure."
Lin Xiu patted Zhou Jiu on the shoulder, "Your progress is beyond what ordinary people can keep up with. I believe that you are now invincible in single combat in the entire mecha competition."
Zhou Jiu glanced at Lin Xiu sideways and shrugged off, saying, "You overestimate me. There are plenty of capable people out there."
Sun You agreed with Lin Xiu's words: "There are indeed talented people, but some talents cannot be caught up by hard work. Zhou Jiu, I think you will also become someone everyone targets."
"The second member of the Starshine team, Nanyu, is the strongest roamer and can effectively support any part of the team's situation, so when attacking Chu Zhao, you must always pay attention to his location."
"Dora, the shapeshifting witch, no one knows what she'll turn into next. Beware of her changeability."
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"Let's continue talking about the Wild Wolves team. They're a star team from the third year of university. There's a lot of analysis about them online, and they've participated in many off-campus mecha activities. The most important thing to be wary of the Wild Wolves team is their captain, Phil, and their marksman, Gisele. They're both very skilled at dual shooting. I've already sent their information over; you can take a look for yourselves."
"Okay." Zhou Jiu and the others replied, looking at the information on the mechs used by the other players and their combat habits.
"Last year, none of the freshmen and sophomores from Alliance University made it into the top ten, but one very strong team was eliminated early because they encountered the Star Glory Team. It was the Alliance University's junior team this year, the Goddess Team, which consisted of five melee fighters: Linda, Mei, Xinda, Fei'er, and Qiong. Two of them were twins, giving them a stronger mental advantage. The two could fuse their mental power, and then, through their captain Linda, they would unleash an extremely strong mental suppression, which was very effective in suppressing the mental attacks of high-level alien beasts. If they hadn't encountered other teams, they might have been the team that scored the most alien beast points."
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"Besides the teams that have made a name for themselves in the past, one team that our grade's teams need to pay attention to this year is our school's War God Team, a very well-coordinated team. There's also Wenzhou, who's ranked first in the qualifying rounds, a killing machine among the freshmen, eliminating many students. He comes from Zongda University and belongs to the Kuangbiao Team, but they only have him left. I wonder how they'll regroup?"
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"Let's take a look at all the other teams and see what they're good at. I hope that as newcomers, we can break into the top ten and leave behind our legend as a half-baked team," Sun You encouraged everyone.
Zhang Ji looked at the serious-looking Sun You and said with a smile, "I suddenly feel a tense atmosphere. It's so serious and a bit official."
Sun You silently closed the document. "Let's continue to work on resolving our previous issues."
Lin Xiu whispered in Zhang Ji's ear, "Don't mess with Youyou when she's serious."
The group continued their intense preparations and practice on the StarNet.
Zhou Jiu took off her virtual reality glasses, stood by the window looking at the rain outside, and stretched. She really liked rainy days.
A knock sounded quickly at the door. Zhou Jiu didn't use voice control; she went straight to open it. She was somewhat surprised to see who stood there. "Ye Yang?"
"I need you to divine something, is that alright?" Ye Yang stated his purpose directly without beating around the bush.
Zhou Jiu kept his gaze fixed on Ye Yang's face for a few seconds, then quickly nodded, "Let's talk in the living room."
Ye Yang didn't move aside from the doorway. "Excuse me, there are some things I'm not comfortable letting others know. Can we do a secret divination?"
Zhou Jiu produced a copper coin in his hand, played with it, and laughed, "Of course."
With that, Zhou Jiu gave up his seat, saying, "Please come in."
Zhou Jiu pulled a chair from the table, first taking down a small folding chair from under the main chair and giving it to Ye Yang, then sitting down directly on the chair. He took the bamboo tube containing copper coins from the table, and casually put the copper coins he was playing with into his pocket, asking, "Tell me what you want to divine."
"I've heard that your divinations are rarely wrong. I wonder if you could find someone who can help you?"
Zhou Jiu tapped the table and said with a playful smile, "A diviner can't predict accurately if you don't believe in them. Do you really believe in them?"
Ye Yang avoided the topic, "What I want to calculate is related to Baird. I know you once calculated for him. Currently, I know that the person I am looking for is on Spruce, so I want a detailed address."
“I know that you need your birth date and time for divination, and it would be best if you could also tell me what I look like. You were able to get a rough idea of my location back then. Now that I have a photo, I wonder if you can do another divination?”
Zhou Jiu looked at the image Ye Yang had revealed, staring intently as if she had never seen it before, and then said, "I will do my best. Whether there will be a result depends on the divination. Besides, divination can only tell you a person's current situation, but location is very difficult to determine."
After Zhou Jiu finished speaking, he quieted down and started moving the bamboo tube in his hand.
The hexagrams were not formed randomly, and the lines did not move randomly. Zhou Jiu didn't know if it was because she knew the answer but continued to calculate that the hexagrams were so chaotic. Looking at the hexagrams she had calculated several times, Zhou Jiu fell silent for a moment.
"What's wrong?"
“The divination results are messed up; there are factors interfering and it’s impossible to calculate.” Zhou Jiu suddenly remembered the magnetic field jammer from when he met Grae Baird.
"Do you need mental energy for divination?" Ye Yang suddenly asked.
Zhou Jiu lowered her eyelids and continued to look at the divination, but her thoughts began to speculate based on Ye Yang's words. Could it be that Ye Yang also knew about this matter? Could it be that her guess about Ye Qing and Gela Baird's group was wrong?
"It relates to mental strength. Divination is calculated based on the movement of magnetic field energy, but it requires mental strength to activate."
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