Chapter 68: The Sinking Fish and the Falling Goose
As soon as they met, the two mechas asked Xu Ri in a strange tone:
"You don't want to... why now?"
Liu Qingqing automatically completed the sentence in her mind. Didn’t she say she wanted to tease them? Why would she be hanging out with them now?
However, Xu Ri was also feeling miserable! He had never expected that among the rookies he had casually teased, there was actually the Marshal's apprentice.
If he hadn't been lucky enough to have heard his superiors discussing the Marshal, he would have had no way of knowing the Marshal's ID and his appearance, which never changed. Even if he was subjected to devilish training, he wouldn't have known why.
What a miserable life! Why did such a coincidence have to happen to me?
Xu Ri was in a bad mood, and the two mechas became even more confused when they saw Xu Ri remained silent. It was impossible that these rookies had something on Xu Ri!
How is that possible? If they had that kind of energy, they wouldn't be a permanent fixture on the worst lists.
"Hello, uncles!"
Seeing the atmosphere gradually becoming awkward, Liu Qingqing spoke out to ease the situation.
"This is early morning, and these are members of her team."
When Xuri heard Liu Qingqing's voice, he quickly introduced her to the two people in front of him.
Now he just has to work hard and show himself well. He believes that he will be able to make friends with the boss's apprentice.
"What? You're a team?"
The people in the two mechas were very shocked when they heard it. Others wanted to cut off any possible connection with this group of people, but they directly formed a team. The question was: What level can a team composed of a group of rookies reach?
Everyone present was very sure of this answer. What else could it be? Forget about leading the team, just not dragging them down to death.
"Yes, we are the Dragon Roar Team. We are very happy to meet you."
The name alone sounded impressive, but it didn't change the fact that they were rookies. Those challengers who were deemed the worst by the system based on just a few performances were all completely useless, lacking any merit, and ultimately, even the system gave up on them.
However, as they watched Liu Qingqing introduce herself in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, they felt a sense of admiration for this girl for some reason. This admiration was really inexplicable.
The people inside the mecha shook their heads quickly to get rid of their thoughts. They kept telling themselves that their thoughts were wrong and that if they were to admire someone, they should admire a strong person like Marshal Feng Ze.
"So what are you going to do now? Are you going to lead this group of people into battle?"
This sentence was spoken by the mecha on the left, and it was obviously spoken to Xu Ri. He did not take Liu Qingqing and the others seriously so he simply chose to ignore them.
Xu Ri didn't think there was anything wrong with their attitude, he just nodded and sat alone in the mecha cabin, filled with sorrow. It was hard enough to lead a rookie, and now he had to lead a group of people. It was too difficult for him!!!
Seeing the Rising Sun mech nod, the people in the other two mechs were also shocked. What? Are these brothers mentally healthy? Why would they think of bringing a bunch of encumbrances in?
Today happened to be their military's concentrated training day, and because the fighting was so intense, some personnel were eliminated, which led to the opportunity for Liu Qingqing and the others to land at this site. However, Xu Ri was only considered average among them, so what was wrong with his mind that prompted him to make this decision?
"Hey, man, are you this—"
The mecha man on the right said this and gave Xu Ri a thumbs up, saying that he was really great.
What else could Xuri say? He could only accept the thumbs-up reluctantly, and at the end he didn't forget to say thank you.
"I...we're not...that bad...right?"
Xia Chan couldn't help but speak as she listened to their conversation, but her voice became smaller and smaller until it gradually became silent. She even found it difficult to say these words.
The two mechas also turned to look at her, as if to say: Look into my eyes and think about it carefully.
This was great, it made the entire team feel listless. However, Liu Qingqing went up to block Xia Chan.
"Although our foundation is very poor, we are obedient. We will listen to whatever you say and will definitely not cause trouble for you. And I believe we will improve step by step."
Liu Qingqing's words were very firm, which made the people in the two mechas put away their contempt. After all, these children were still motivated, which was better than those who had poor talents and were unwilling to make progress.
"It's good that you have this idea. We two have nothing to do right now, so we might as well take you along!"
The mecha on the right said:
"My ID is Chenyu, and his is Luoyan. We are classmates with Xuri."
Seeing this mecha man seriously introducing himself as Chenyu and the one next to him as Luoyan, Liu Qingqing really couldn't help laughing.
Seeing the bursts of joyful laughter coming from the leopard-shaped mecha, the others were a little puzzled. It was Xia Chan at the back who asked:
"What are you laughing at, morning?"
"You...you don't know what it means to sink fish and drop geese?"
"Does it have any special meaning?"
Seeing the bewildered expressions on the faces of the people around her, Liu Qingqing couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Was this cultural gap so severe? They didn't even know what "沉鱼落雁" meant.
"Hey, little girl, what do you mean by 'sinking fish and falling geese'?"
"Oh, nothing, why do you call it that?"
"Because when I was a kid I loved frying fish ponds. The fish would sink and float up again. He had excellent accuracy, usually catching a bird with every arrow. Calling it 'falling bird' didn't sound very nice, so I used the character 'goose'. They're both birds, so there's not much difference."
Come on, that's a huge difference. Liu Qingqing, who had gone from a beauty to a man, was a bit overwhelmed, but she couldn't say anything more. She couldn't possibly explain the story behind the beauty of a woman, the beauty that could make fish sink and geese fall. What would she do if they asked her how she knew?
Just eat it cold, it’s all trouble anyway!
The group walked towards the center, where many soldiers were conducting confrontational training. The competition was almost coming to an end, and they did not hide their figures and just started fighting each other directly.
So when Liu Qingqing and the others came over, this was the scene they saw.
Mechas of various styles were fighting each other, and the various moves were used simultaneously, which was dazzling. The team members couldn't help but exclaimed, and Liu Qingqing was also carefully memorizing their moves.
This is a rare opportunity. You will miss out if you don’t remember it.
"This is the central arena. Since this is our military exercise and it's almost over, we're just going to fight each other, without using any other means. This isn't a good time to teach you about combat awareness. I'll teach you more in detail later. This is the first lesson: first, recognize the gap between yourself and others."
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
