Chapter 183 The Finals Are Coming
In the few days before the finals, Xu Lingqu still spent most of his time in his dormitory.
The few times he went out were late at night to the Yuheng Military Base. Going out late at night would not make him be surrounded by people like he was an imperial protected animal, and it could also reasonably avoid Tang Muwen's surveillance.
As the day of the addictive substance attack approaches, Tang Muwen begins to feel his presence again after being completely invisible for some time.
He always wanted to observe Xu Lingqu's condition. After Xu Lingqu communicated with Peregrine, he learned that some people would experience mild symptoms two days before the onset of addiction after using addictive substances.
Tang Muwen is still confirming the authenticity of Xu Lingqu's addiction.
Xu Lingqu thought that he did not have such good acting skills, so he simply locked himself in the room, not seeing anyone, and went out in the middle of the night.
In this way, Liu Ming continued to adapt to several mecha simulation pressure trainings according to the special time. He watched Xu Lingqu, who was still stubborn last time, remain calm even when the intensity was pushed to the maximum in the next few times.
At first, Lieutenant Colonel Yun didn't quite understand why Xu Lingqu gave her extra training in the middle of the night, but she respected him because she thought Xu Lingqu was under too much pressure facing the finals and came here to find an outlet for himself.
But after coming here a few times and seeing the simulation room results tampered with by Lumen, Xu Lingqu could basically withstand the intensity of the replicated Baihuasha, and Colonel Yun gradually changed his mind.
Given Xu Lingqu's ruthlessness towards himself and the level of training he put in, how could he possibly feel stressed about the finals?
The one who is under the most pressure right now should be Jia Xianglan!
This is indeed the case.
While Xu Lingqu was increasing his strength, Jia Xianglan couldn't sleep all night and was talking to his father Jiatu.
"There's no turning back now, Xianglan." Jiatu looked at Jia Xianglan seriously and said, "You must perform well in this finals."
Jia Xianglan's performance in the infected area, Saitu, made some people firmly believe that he was the wise and kind rising star of the federal command.
However, the Qingjun student who was infected at the beginning was sent directly to the hospital after the game. His condition was serious and he might have suffered mental damage.
This indisputable fact made some people in the federation unable to tolerate him.
The two groups of people had a huge argument on the Skynet forum in the federal domain, and Jia Xianglan couldn't sleep at night after reading it.
[What's that thing stuck between the ears of the person who's still performing for Xinjia Xianglan? Can we go to the hospital and get it checked out?]
[…Jia Xianglan represents the Federation's last hope. He defeated Imperial Longyuan and advanced to the finals. Why are you attacking the Federation's heroes like this?]
[It's the same old thing again! Isn't that annoying? Did he go to the interstellar battlefield? Did he become a Federation hero by playing in a league? Oh my god, shouldn't you make him a marshal, Chikmellin?]
[I don't think Jia Xianglan is being too arrogant. He did go to the infection device to check the situation and even offered to cooperate with Gu Tingzhi. It's disgusting that Gu Tingzhi refused to cooperate and acted like a hero, as if he was the only one who was great!]
[Yeah, yeah, yeah. He did take the initiative to see it, and proposed cooperation. Then he pretended for a long time in front of the camera, trying hard to squeeze out tears. He just didn't want to give the infected students any relief. He said all the words, and Gu Tingzhi did all the work. I personally hate the Empire, but in this matter, I can only say that the difference is obvious.]
I really don't understand what we're saying Jia Xianglan is doing. Imagine this: You work with a colleague, and you're working on a project together. He claims he'll be responsible for both xxx and xxxx. After three days of talking, he still hasn't finished anything. He goes to his boss and complains about how hard it's been, but then he doesn't do anything! He says the project failed, and your bonus will be docked. You grit your teeth and finish the project alone, and he takes all the credit for it.
This year's Federation League is completely unremarkable. My only thought after watching the games is, Tan Sen Meilin slapped Jia Xianglan once, and Jia Xianglan slapped him ten times. You guys say you hate Xu Lingqu, but her matches and various segments are incredibly popular, making the entire Federation look like she's in the closet. It's truly shameful.
[I dare say that Jia Xianglan is actually not as good as his sister Jia Xiangying. Miss Jia Xiangying is much cuter. Please ask Skynet to swap Jia Xianglan and Jia Xiangying immediately. We want Miss!]
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In the first dozen or so floors, Jia Xianglan could still keep smiling, but later on, basically those who spoke up for him were beaten up by the people who scolded him, which made him feel very angry. Later, someone directly used Jia Xiangying to drag him down and said that he was useless. Jia Xianglan was so angry that he smashed the vase in the dormitory.
"You say, I'm not as good as Jia Xiangying?" Jia Xianglan's expression was sinister, and she looked at her father on the screen, not hiding her malice towards her sister at all.
Jiatu didn't react much. In his eyes, Jia Xiangying and Jia Xianglan were two little wolves he raised. There was only one wolf king, and they were destined to grow in constant competition, and eventually kill each other and become the wolf king.
It can be said that the hostility and conflict between his two children were cultivated by himself, and as they grew up, Jiatu became more and more inclined towards Jia Xianglan, who was more like him.
In his original plan, Jia Xianglan and Jia Xiangying were supposed to meet in the finals, with the entire galaxy gathering to witness Jiatu's superior educational skills. If Jia Xianglan defeated Jia Xiangying and rose rapidly in the federal military, Jiatu would be able to rely on Jia Xianglan, no longer be constrained by the board of directors, and truly control Skynet himself.
"You are the most like me, you are the most successful, how could you be worse than Sakura." Gato rubbed his temples.
Originally, everything was proceeding step by step according to his script.
He thought he had learned about his biggest rival, Tan Sen Meilin, in advance. The Merlin family did not have a satisfactory candidate this year, so he was just a temporary filler and was not a concern.
But Xu Lingqu suddenly appeared in the empire.
Even though the League Center had already set up a lot of obstacles for her and the Moye Military Academy, she was like an unstoppable blade, easily cutting through those obstacles...
"What should I do with Xu Lingqu? How can I defeat her?" Jia Xianglan murmured.
He was quite confident in defeating Gu Tingzhi. First of all, the five S-level soldiers of Qingjun were stronger than Longyuan in terms of hard power. Even if Gu Tingzhi deliberately did research against the five S-level soldiers of Qingjun, Gu Tingzhi still had well-known character weaknesses, and he could use the Saitu mechanism to defeat him.
But Xu Lingqu...
"She is definitely a person who is even more indifferent than me." Jia Xianglan recalled several games played by Xu Lingqu. He felt that this woman's methods could be described as cruel.
Jatu was silent for a moment. "Don't worry about that for now. And didn't you hear what Dad said? You just need to perform well. In fact, you don't even need to win."
Jia looked up at Lan: "What do you mean?"
"We can take advantage of Gu Tingzhi's friendship, and naturally we can also take advantage of Xu Lingqu's ruthlessness. Based on your current performance in the Federation, winning or losing is not important. As long as the image you project is in place, we can focus on the mecha arena."
Hearing about the mecha arena, Jia Xianglan's eyes gradually lit up. "You're right, Dad. Xu Lingqu's mental strength is only B-level! I can definitely make up for the loss in the arena."
Jatu nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, you think clearly. You are worthy of being my son."
After communicating for about two hours, Jia Xianglan regained his confidence from him and finally regained his fighting spirit.
Just as Jiatu was about to go to sleep, he paused as he looked at the grayed-out call channel with Jia Xiangying on the screen of his intelligent computer.
The last time they spoke was after Dolanston had beaten Moye, and Jatu said to her, "I'm very disappointed in you."
This is what he often said to Kasakura.
This daughter's personality is so different from his. She has always been confident and outspoken since she was a child. She can always do things faster and better than others. Jatu doesn't like such a daughter.
In his eyes, his daughter should be talented, so he often said this to Jia Xiangying, hoping to discourage her.
With his constant denial, Jia Xiangying is no longer as confident and outspoken as she was when she was a child, but her character cannot be changed. She is still confident and outspoken in essence, but it has become difficult to control her emotions. She often becomes awkward and refuses to tell the truth.
Jiatu failed to completely transform her as he wished, and this time Jia Xiangying simply ignored him.
I was right to choose Jia Xianglan. Jiatu talked to himself in his mind and turned off the intelligent brain.
The next day, Skynet issued two notices. One was that there would be no drawing for the game map for the finals. Skynet's designers would temporarily design a suitable game map for the finals, claiming that they wanted to give all the audience a surprise.
Secondly, regarding the mecha arena, participating students are allowed to apply for some parts modification to the mecha they are going to use.
In recent years, the modification and transformation of complete sets of mecha parts has been very popular, and most people use Skynet's replica mecha to satisfy their desire.
In reality, it is the lieutenant generals and admirals who can own their own exclusive mechas who ask mecha masters to modify them, basically they modify weapons.
This year is the first time that Skynet Mecha Arena allows modification applications, and in such a short period of time, the students here in the Empire are basically unprepared.
Both of these messages were notified to Xu Lingqu by Liu Ming.
Xu Lingqu was reviewing the news in his intelligent brain at this time. When he heard about the mecha modification, he subconsciously looked at the news about Natata first.
Natata kept her updated on her situation, like a traveling pet sending a postcard to its owner.
The latest news is that she has come to the neutral planet where the mecha masters live together. She is studying with Master Xiao and often runs errands for Master Xiao and Master Duanmeng.
"Master Duanmeng has accepted a new apprentice. He looks a bit pitiful, with his entire leg replaced with a mechanical prosthesis."
"Congratulations on bringing Mo Xie to the finals, Lingqu! I went to Master Forging Dreams to learn from him and see if I could learn some knowledge about S-class mechas. I will definitely keep my word!"
"I heard you went to the league's mecha arena! Be careful when fighting the Federation and protect the cockpit. I learned about cockpit construction today. Master Xiao said that if you want to defeat the enemy in a mecha battle, you have to pierce the cockpit! How cruel!"
(I'm late, sorry, orz, these two chapters were written a bit hastily, I will revise them tomorrow and add another chapter (meaning 4 chapters))
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