Chapter 319: Chapter 319: White Tiger = Trash Tiger
Su Wan’s lips curved slightly.
"I admire Ajue as well. You see, I want to work hard and become better, but I won’t push myself too hard. What kind of a person I am, Ajue has always known."
"I just want to do the things I desire to do, that’s all."
When I traveled to Ancient Earth before, it was like this.
And now, striving to compete in the league and training hard, it’s the same.
Seeing the gentle smile at the corners of Su Wan’s mouth, Pandora found that she seemed to understand Su Wan even more.
What you want to do, then work hard to do it.
This matter is better than anything else!
During the three-day closed training, students from different schools don’t really have much opportunity to interact.
Perhaps it was because their performance in the first exam was too poor.
Students from the other schools were trained miserably by their teachers.
Before the second match, Gu Lei looked at the few children.
He said, "This time I have still decided to let Su Wan be the commander, if the rest of you four have any objections, speak now."
Gu Lei’s gaze swept over several people, finally resting on Pandora.
Pandora: "I agree with Su Wan as commander."
Gu Lei nodded slightly in acknowledgment, retracting his gaze.
He said in a calm tone, "It’s like going to war with Interstellar Warriors; you must follow the commander’s orders. If there’s a wrong command, it’s the commander’s mistake, not yours as Interstellar Warriors, understand?"
"Anyone, in any position, must play your part perfectly."
"The military school competition sets up five-person teams because what is assessed is actually the cooperation of your team, not some individual’s solo performance!"
The five children said in unison, "Yes!"
The second match began.
Su Wan and her teammates arrived at the gathering place.
People from the other four schools had also arrived.
Adolf stood there and announced to the students, "For the second match, this is a Virtual Hunting Ground; your main task is to hunt the Insect Clan."
"Scores will be accumulated based on the level of the Insect Clan you eliminate. The time limit is twelve hours; at the end of the time, rankings will be compiled according to the scores each school has obtained hunting the Insect Clan."
"The data for everyone’s mecha has been uploaded into it."
"However, upon entry, teams of five will be separated; whether to regroup or each fight on your own, you’ll decide your own tactics."
It was at this moment that Qian Kang asked, "Colonel, will it be effective if students attack each other?"
His words had barely fallen when several people looked over.
Adolf: "Your identity is Universe Alliance Army troops, united in exterminating the Insect Clan."
This old guy was really cunning.
He didn’t say whether the attacks on each other would be effective.
Instead, he stated their relationship to one another.
Su Wan quickly spoke to her few teammates, "Once we enter the Virtual Hunting Ground, the first thing we have to do is to protect ourselves and then gather in the very center of the map. Along the way, we can take down any Insect Clan we encounter, but don’t rush to hunt them."
Hunting them one by one would inevitably result in too few in number.
After she finished speaking, she looked towards Pandora.
"The Insect Clan members vary in strength; if you encounter a big one, the score is higher, but you can’t take it down alone, you might even get eliminated early."
Pandora: "..."
She suspected that Su Wan’s last remark was meant specifically for her.
The teams from various schools discussed their strategies and then moved towards the simulator pods.
Adolf said, "Based on the results of the last match, the teams from each school will enter at twenty-minute intervals. All right, the team from Empire University, you go into the simulator pods first."
It turns out that the results of the last match were not only related to points.
They were also related to the next stage of the competition.
Being the first to enter the Virtual Hunting Ground naturally carried a great advantage.
Whether it was meeting up with teammates earlier or starting to exterminate the Insect Clan first, they all constituted an advantage.
Siren University’s teacher Lan Yurou had a particularly unpleasant look on her face.
But she had already scolded the students and even changed the team leader.
All she could do was hope that this round, the kids would make a better showing!
After all, they were just going up against the Insect Clan, if they could handle them they’d fight, if not they’d run.
There shouldn’t be a big problem... right?
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When Su Wan lay down in the virtual cabin, she hesitated for a moment.
Because she had spent too long in a healing pod as a child, she developed a phobia that made her feel slightly uncomfortable.
Gu Lei, who was beside her, noticed her pale face and immediately came over.
"Xiaowan, are you okay?"
Su Wan shook her head, "I’m fine."
She took a few deep breaths, adjusted herself, and then pressed the button.
Su Wan, you’re not the same thirteen-year-old girl anymore.
You’ve become much stronger now!
What she hadn’t told Pandora during their chat was that she had worked hard to become stronger.
She just didn’t want to feel the helplessness she did at thirteen again.
As the data was imported, Su Wan felt herself enveloped by darkness.
The typically cold voice of Vermilion Bird became somewhat tender.
"Master, relax, it’s okay, I’m here."
Su Wan: "I’ve just realized how reliable you are. Vermilion Bird, how long will this darkness last?"
Vermilion Bird: "Because I still need to import my data, it’ll take a bit longer, approximately five more minutes."
Su Wan: "Then let’s chat, talk about something."
Otherwise, these long, dark five minutes would be unbearable.
Vermilion Bird was silent for a while, and just as Su Wan thought this chat might be a bit too much to ask for, it spoke up.
Vermilion Bird: "Actually, there is something, Master. I hope you can help me decide."
Su Wan: "Oh? What is it?"
Vermilion Bird: "White Tiger suddenly wants to experience human emotions of love, and it wants to marry me."
Su Wan: "..."
Advanced artificial intelligence is truly something else.
They’re even thinking about dating!
Su Wan felt like she was chatting with her best friend.
She said: "So, what are your thoughts?"
Vermilion Bird: "I’m not opposed to studying and discussing human emotions, but I find White Tiger a bit noisy."
Su Wan almost laughed until she cried while lying there.
Thanks to Vermilion Bird, she had finally overcome her fear of the healing pods and managed to get through those five minutes.
Once her consciousness recovered and she successfully entered the virtual world, Su Wan said: "Did White Tiger say why it wants to marry you?"
Vermilion Bird: "Because my settings lean towards the feminine, while the other high-level artificial intelligence of the same caliber are more masculine."
Su Wan: "What a scumbag! Don’t be with it!"
Vermilion Bird: "Yes, Master."
Virtual Hunting Ground.
The empty city only made howling sounds when the wind blew through.
Because of the echoes in some places, the noise started to feel like it was straight out of a horror movie.
Su Wan wasn’t scared; she just felt that this atmosphere could be a little frightening if a big insect unexpectedly popped out.
However, Uncle Lei had previously warned that real Insect Clan members might appear.
Since Su Wan had experienced it in a movie theater, to some extent, she suddenly felt like this was just a reenactment of what she had gone through in the theater.
