After not returning to school for more than half a year, when they returned, the seniors had already become sophomores. Wei San and Jin Ke were not able to adapt well, and they were even less able to adapt to the fact that they had nothing to do in school.
The teachers in the school were OK for teaching the school team cadets, but they were no longer qualified to teach the main team. All the teachers who could teach them had returned to the military districts, leaving only Xiang Minghua to manage the affairs of the school.
Therefore, the five members of the main team could only study on their own. As for earning credits, it was not too difficult for them.
Since the 11 machines were sent to the military districts, all the news from the military districts had been blocked. The entire federation was in a strange calm, and the cadets studied in school as usual. If the Hephaestus Competition had not been suspended, there would be no noticeable change from the past.
"Too boring." Liao Runing said, lying on the training ground, looking at the ceiling.
Huo Xuanshan, who was lying next to him, didn't say anything, just stared at the ceiling in a trance like him.
"Wei San and Cheng He went to learn to build mechas, Jin Ke curled up in the room every day and didn't know what he was calculating. Only the two of us came to the training ground every day." Liao Runing turned over and sat up, "I'm tired of fighting with you."
Huo Xuanshan raised his hands and put them on the back of his head: "I'm tired of it too."
"I heard that there are several 3S-level soldiers among the freshmen this year. Do you want to try them out?" Liao Runing patted his arm, "As a senior, at this moment, you should guide the younger students well."
Huo Xuanshan sat up: "Okay, let's go."
As soon as the two walked out, they bumped into Wei San who came over.
"Why are you here today?" Liao Runing hadn't seen her here for a few days.
"Looking for you." Wei San said, "Lend me your mecha."
Liao Runing untied the mecha necklace and handed it to Wei San: "What do you want the mecha for? Do you want to help us modify it?"
"Let me take a look first." Wei San thought for a while and asked, "Are you two free? If you are free, come with me."
"Yes!" Liao Runing immediately raised his hand and said, "We are all idle and almost going crazy."
Wei San returned the mecha necklace to them and turned to walk towards the mecha master's studio.
The two who were originally going to instruct their juniors immediately followed Wei San.
The studio in the military academy is not small, and there is a field in the back for testing the performance of mechas. Wei San greeted Ying Chenghe and asked Liao Runing and Huo Xuanshan to release the mechas.
The two drove and controlled the mechas in the test field, and Wei San stood above to watch and record the data.
Wei San has been taking Yu Qingfei's class these days. There are many things worth learning from him, whether it is the processing and application of mecha materials or the structure of mechas. She wants to try to optimize the mechas of Huo Xuanshan and Liao Runing.
"I have their data before the competition." Ying Chenghe walked over and stood next to Wei San.
"Let me see."
"The mobility of Young Master's mecha has increased by at least 5%. As for Xuanshan, the attack conversion rate has increased by 5% to 7%." Ying Chenghe put his hands on the railing and looked at the two mechas below. "This is because their ability to control the mechas has improved, not because of the mechas."
"The bearing capacity of Taishan's joints can be slightly improved." Wei San looked at Liao Runing's mecha and said.
"You can try to replace the joint axis, but Taishan's materials are already good enough." Ying Chenghe said that as the only child of the Liao family, the materials used in Liao Runing's mecha would not be bad.
"I'll figure out a way to do this."
Ying Chenghe looked at Wei San from the side: "Why don't you modify your mecha?"
"Wuchang's mecha is good enough." Wei San smiled, "and there are no other materials suitable for super 3s level."
"Is there nothing suitable, or you don't want to find it?" Ying Chenghe's eyes showed a rare hint of anger, "Wei San, what are you thinking about? We are not fools. Are you afraid of losing control, so you stop improving your abilities?"
Wei San held the railing with both hands, took a step back, and wanted to explain: "I didn't..."
"We know what you are thinking, but we have always pretended not to know." Ying Chenghe interrupted and slammed the railing hard, his eyes slightly red. After a while, he calmed down and said in a slow tone, "If there are more powerful infected people, we need super 3S-level soldiers."
The movements of the two people above attracted the attention of Huo Xuanshan and Liao Runing below. Huo Xuanshan came out of the mecha cabin and looked up and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Wei San waved his hand, "You continue."
"Sorry." Ying Chenghe wiped his face and whispered.
...
After testing the performance of Huo Xuanshan and Liao Runing's mechas, Wei San and Ying Chenghe worked out a plan to modify the mechas. Just after the discussion, Wei San's optical computer rang. She looked down and found a private communication from the independent army.
Wei San removed the light curtain privacy and answered the communication.
When the person on the light screen appeared, the four of them were stunned, because the person on it was the person they had just seen on the live broadcast - Ying Youjin.
The man with long white hair still had a gentle smile on his face, as if he was just an ordinary elder, not the commander-in-chief who led the two major military regions to defect.
He glanced at the four people, and didn't seem surprised at all that Wei San would remove the privacy of the light screen. He even asked: "Why didn't you see classmate Jin Ke?"
"In the dormitory." Wei San said.
Ying Youjin nodded slightly and said gently: "The main team should have nothing to do in the military academy now, so I have a news to tell you."
Wei San looked at the man on the light screen, waiting for him to continue.
"You have been to the Xita Arena before, and have seen the star beasts in the sea." Ying Youjin raised his hand and nodded, and the screen showed the scene of them at the Xita Arena, which was the moment when the starship was smashed by the unknown star beast.
When he saw this scene, Liao Runing couldn't help laughing out loud, and he remembered that the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Army School was accidentally picked up by Wei San.
"Ahem." Huo Xuanshan stood beside him and coughed, reminding him to shut up.
"What does Commander Ying want to tell us?" Wei San raised his eyes and looked at Ying Youjin on the screen and asked.
Ying Youjin paused the screen at one point and pointed his finger at the big wave in front of the starship: "I infer that there is an unknown star beast in the sea of the Xita Arena, and its level is higher than level 3s."
He only said this, and Wei San and Ying Chenghe understood what he meant.
The materials used in the mecha are related to the level of the star beast. The higher the level, the materials can be used in higher-level mechas. Since this unknown star beast is higher than level 3s, it can be used in mechas beyond level 3s.
"You want me to go to the Xita Arena?" Wei San looked at Ying Youjin and said.
"This star beast has been in the sea for thousands of years. Its strength is far beyond the mutant tentacle star beast you encountered. If you go alone, I'm afraid you will return empty-handed." Ying Youjin smiled, "Of course, I just heard that you are a mecha master, so I wanted to tell you this news."
Seeing Ying Youjin hang up the call, Liao Runing couldn't help but say, "He is clearly trying to lure us over."
"It's not us, it's me." Wei San lowered his head and said, "The strength of this star beast is not enough for a 3S level, so don't go."
"What do you mean?" Liao Runing frowned, "You want to go alone?"
"I'm not that good yet." Wei San raised his eyes and smiled, "We still have to get credits, it will be too conspicuous if we all go. You stay here, and I will ask people from other military academies to go together."
Huo Xuanshan pondered: "Ying Xingjue, Shan Gong brother and sister, it is appropriate for the four of you to go. Since Ying Youjin told us the news, Shan Gong Ha Ren and Shan Gong Yu Nan should agree, but I don't know if Ying Xingjue is willing to come out."
"I'll ask again in the evening." Wei San said, "Now let's prepare the mecha modification plan for the two of you."
...
After returning to the dormitory at night, Jin Ke also learned about this. He and Huo Xuanshan had the same idea that Wei San could only leave if the other three people were willing to go.
The five people are now living in a suite, which is still the same as the training ground. Wei San returned to his room, leaned against the bedroom table, contacted the Yamamiya brothers and sisters, and told them about this.
"Maybe it's a super 3S-level star beast?" Yamamiya Ha Ren thought for a while and asked, "Did the commander really tell you?"
Wei San nodded: "Are you willing to come?"
"I can go with you, but you have to promise us one thing." Yamamiya Ha Ren said.
"You say."
"If the star beast is successfully killed, you will take the majority of the materials, but you have to help us transform the mecha." Yamamiya Ha Ren stared at Wei San. She is the only mecha master of super 3S level, and there is no one even in the independent army.
So this is the idea. Wei San lowered his head and laughed, and then said: "Okay."
The two people agreed, and there was still one person left.
After Wei San hung up the call, she scrolled through the address book and finally stopped at the three words "Ying Xingjue".
She did not call immediately, but turned to look at the dark night outside the window. She didn't know if it was related to the dry environment of Shadu Star, but the stars in the night sky of Damocles Military Academy were extremely bright every night.
After staring at the night sky for a while, Wei San finally pressed the dial button.
The light computer rang for a while, but the other party still didn't answer. It was not until Wei San thought that the call was automatically ended that Ying Xingjue answered
. "...Wei San?" Ying Xingjue looked at the person on the light screen with a hesitant tone, obviously not expecting her to call.
"You are not in the military academy?" Wei San glanced at Ying Xingjue's slightly wet long hair and pajamas, then looked at the background behind him and asked.
Ying Xingjue subconsciously looked behind him and saw a large bookshelf: "At home, this is the study room."
"You don't have to stay in school to study?" Wei San said in surprise.
"Military school students participating in the competition don't have to, and they can stay in school voluntarily." Ying Xingjue explained in a low voice, "The credits of the Imperial Military Academy are not calculated by class hours, which is a bit different from the Damocles Military Academy."
Most of the students of the Imperial Military Academy have always been from wealthy families and have a good training environment at home, so they don't have to stay in school all the time. If they want to get credits, they can challenge the school rankings.
The two looked at each other and looked away at the same time. Wei San spoke first: "Are you free during this time?"
Ying Xingjue was startled, and the fingertips hanging on the side of his trouser legs moved, and asked: "What's the matter?"
"Ying Youjin told me that there is an unknown star beast of super 3s level in the Xita arena, and I want to form a team to go there." Wei San looked at Ying Xingjue and asked word by word, "Do you want to join?"
Ying Youjin?
He lowered his eyes and looked at the "necklace" in his hand, gently wiped the water droplets on the cover, raised his eyes and said: "Okay, I'll join."
"Then I'll contact you after confirming the date." Wei San said.
After the communication was hung up, Ying Xingjue stood there for a long time, and finally walked to the mirror on the side and carefully put the necklace in his hand on his neck.