Chapter 71 The Slum Boy's Desperate Comeback (Sixteen)
The midterm exam will be held on a planet.
This planet was named "Desolate Star," the place where the Shuling and Kaz Empires first discovered the Zerg and sent soldiers to exterminate them.
Si Yisi and a group of students from Anderson Military Academy were on a spaceship, observing from afar on a desolate planet.
From a distance, at least most of the planet appears as a deathly black, with only a small area showing the blue of flowing water and the green of vegetation.
The desolate planet was once chosen as a breeding ground for the Zerg. When the Zerg hatched, the liquid seeping from the eggs polluted half of the desolate planet, leaving it barren. This is the source of the blackness that Si Yisi and his companions saw.
As the spaceship slowly descended, Si Yisi, who had just stepped out with the main force, smelled the lingering scent of gunpowder.
Most of the aristocratic students around him covered their mouths and noses and coughed softly.
"What kind of godforsaken place is this?" someone muttered in complaint.
The land on the desolate planet is a kind of sandy substance that continuously emits radioactive substances that have negative effects on the human body.
The teacher leading the group cleared his throat and stood at the open hatch of the spaceship, looking down at the densely packed group of aristocratic students.
This is Anderson College's twelfth spaceship, which will divide the students participating in the midterm exams into small groups and drop them into twelve safe locations.
"This is the midterm exam for the first academic year at Anderson Military Academy."
"As you know, a battle took place on the desolate planet between the Zerg and the Empire. The Zerg were outnumbered and withdrew completely from the desolate planet. Later, the soldiers who were responsible for surveying the planet discovered a unique mineral on it."
"This mineral is an important raw material for mechs, and they are distributed in every corner of the desolate planet. The assessment item for this midterm exam is to dig out as many of these minerals as possible. The ranking will be calculated using a point system, and the bottom 100 students will be expelled."
Si Yisi received a small mineral detector and a "child-sized" mech. Looking around at the other students, he saw that they all had received the same things.
Complaints quickly arose, one after another: "Toddler-style mechs? Aren't these safety mechs for six-year-olds?"
The teacher in charge said sternly, "Yes, you can steal during the assessment, but you cannot kill students from your own college. This desolate planet is not as peaceful as it seems. Before you leave, you need to leave behind any weapons that are too lethal."
"What kind of ridiculous rule is this...?" The students from the elite department complained incessantly.
Tru gripped a small cufflink on his sleeve, his gaze deep and unfathomable.
"Beep." The green light flashed, and Tru passed through smoothly. He didn't even glance at Sis when he passed her, seemingly as if he had changed his mind.
But it's precisely because they weren't hostile that it seemed unusual.
If what Si Yisi guessed was true, Tru should be thinking about killing him all the time.
Si Yisi glanced at Tru lightly, her face expressionless.
"Would you like to join our team?" Lin Xi'an extended his hand to Si Yisi, inviting her to join. Behind him, several noblemen were looking at Si Yisi with hostile eyes.
Because of what happened at the beginning, Si Yisi became a "celebrity" among the nobility this month.
"No," Si Yisi replied. "I prefer to act alone."
There are very few lone wolves; most students form groups and teams together.
When the supervising teacher announced that the assessment had officially begun and that the spaceship would return to pick them up in two days, the small teams looked warily at the other students and quickly left in different directions.
As Si Yisi watched Tru's figure disappear into a deep, dark forest, she paused for a moment, then turned and followed him.
Wasn't Tru about to attack him?
Then... give him this chance!
Tru's team rushed into the woods, which were rather strange. They watched as other teams that tried to follow them disappeared into the dark woods.
"Your Highness, shouldn't we teach that brat Si'an a lesson?"
One person, observing the situation, made this suggestion.
"He's so weak and all alone, he'll definitely become a target for other teams. We can not only teach Si'an a lesson, but also reap the benefits and capture those guys from other teams in one fell swoop."
“I’ve made my decision.” Tru’s gaze was deep, carrying a confident smile. “This will require your cooperation.”
He took out several inconspicuous black stones and distributed them.
"This is something that can trap them."
But what is the reality? Tru knew perfectly well that the black stone had a fatal attraction to the larvae of the Zerg. Although the desolate planet had been searched by a large number of troops, some Zerg eggs that could not be detected by instruments had still been missed.
The black stone was something he stole from the lab; it would stimulate the Zerg eggs to prematurely end their dormancy and hatch!
After confirming that their assessment location was on a desolate planet, Tru couldn't help but think of using this method to get rid of Si'an! It's true that students shouldn't kill each other, but what if he dies in an accident?
Why did I happen to encounter insect eggs that had just finished hibernating and were hatching?
Then it has nothing to do with him! He wants Si'an dead! Otherwise, this matter will inevitably be exposed during the special medical examination in a few months... Tru will never let this happen!
As for using the Zerg eggs... Tru naturally thought of this method, just like he once used the Blood Moon Mist incident to smear Siss!
Tru's companions moved quickly... They buried the black stones in different locations and simultaneously let out joyful sounds as if their mission was accomplished.
These companions were the best implementers chosen by Tru; they were blindly obedient, timid, and would never reveal anything unusual even if something happened.
The key point is... they all belong to the kind of minor nobles who would leave no trace even if they disappeared.
It would be all too easy for them to die from the slightest accident!
The companions still held absolute reliance on Prince Tru, the Third Prince, unaware that the black stone they had buried underground had begun to emit rhythmic waves of sound.
They cannot be heard by humans, yet they are transmitted without hindrance into the dormant insect eggs.
A rustling sound slowly rose from the ground... The insect eggs subconsciously yearned for the presence of the black stone and moved slowly under the sand without thinking.
At this moment, they are only acting on instinct and have not yet hatched. When they hatch, a huge crisis will be imminent!
Si Yisi twitched his ears. He seemed to hear a strange melody and felt a strange longing—it was odd.
He walked through the dark forest, which was indeed strange, and he quickly lost track of Tru and the others.
The time on this desolate planet differs from that of the Empire. It has a four-hour cycle of day and night. When Si Yisi disembarked from the spaceship, it was still broad daylight, but after traveling through the forest for a short while, the surrounding sky had already darkened!
The night represents a greater crisis, but it is also the best time to probe for minerals.
During the day, Si Yisi's harvest was only a few dozen pieces of ore, but at night... several moving points of light suddenly appeared on the mineral detector!
This indicates that some minerals are found on certain nocturnal animals!
Si Yisi's speed didn't stop. He discovered that Si An's physical abilities had improved dramatically after recovering. For example, right now, he possessed excellent night vision, allowing him to clearly see hunting animals lurking in the night.
And then... Si Yisi found her prey!
At night, he is not the hunter, but the hunter!
A ferocious beast inadvertently approached a delicate pink and white flower, but the flower suddenly opened its sharp, drooling teeth and swallowed the beast whole. The next moment, the flower's form changed violently, transforming into a shape indistinguishable from the beast!
However, this "beast" had its eyes rolled back, and its white pupils were mixed with a disgusting blood-red color!
But Sisley's attention wasn't drawn to its horror, but rather to the pale green light emanating from the beast's body! A large quantity of this type of ore was hidden inside the "beast's" belly!
Si Yisi swooped down to grab the bright spot in the ore, but a gaping maw suddenly appeared on the "beast's" body!
It turns out that this was all a disguise. It didn't actually put its powerful weapon in the mouth of a wild animal to paralyze it or... people who walked right into its trap!
Is Ke Siyi really someone who walked right into a trap?
Of course not.
Just as those sharp teeth were about to crush Si Yisi's arm, he suddenly reached around to the back of the gaping maw with his other hand and delivered a powerful blow!
The large mouth vomited out some broken ore after the blow... but more likely it contained gastric juices and undigested food residue.
Si Yisi closed his eyes, and several sharp leaves flew out from between his fingers, instantly piercing the beast's mouth and pinning it to the ground!
Si Yisi looked at the pile of...something disgusting, and fell silent.
Just then, the rustling of leaves reached Si Yisi's ears, followed by the sound of several footsteps.
Four people parted the leaves and surrounded them from all directions. One of them said jokingly, "It's you, the lowly commoner who made a big splash as soon as school started."
This person was dressed in a flashy style, and his unconventional short hair was held up by hair gel, with each strand standing upright.
The noble student glanced at the green ore, his eyes showing a sense of determination, as if he already considered the ore his for the taking.
“Alright then,” the noble student said, his voice rising with confidence, “Leave the ore and get out. We’ll let you go. Otherwise… hah.”
They're trying to be the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it!
Judging from the way this small group looks, this isn't the first time they've done something like this.
Just as Si Yisi's eyes turned cold and he was about to answer, he suddenly heard a sound that seemed to cut through the air!
A chubby boy swooped down from the woods on one side, a strangely shaped wing attached to his body, and shouted at the group of four with a somewhat fierce but restrained tone:
"Give back the stolen ore! Don't blame me for being ruthless this time!"
The chubby boy landed heavily next to Si Yisi, a head shorter than her. He must be the victim of the four-person group who robbed him of his ore, but for some reason, they've come knocking again!
"Huh?" The leading nobleman twitched his ear. "Did you hear what this chubby boy said? What did he say? He wants us back what we've already got?"
"What did he say about not being polite? With his so-called crudely made homemade mecha? Hahaha!"
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