Chapter 529: Chapter 529: Mission Accomplished, Passing the Examination
Everyone knew that the squad leader would absolutely not cooperate; this was different from rescuing civilians. In the case of rescuing civilians, some might give up their original stance out of compassion.
But to attack the Star Thieves?
The five captains were most interested in attacking the Insectoids right now!
Su Wan sat in her rest room, turned off the virtual screen that displayed the mission details, and then made her final battle preparations.
Vermilion Bird: "Master, this assessment should be about whether the fleet can successfully complete the mission. The task for your Starship Fleet is to attack the Star Thief’s energy base and cut off their energy supply to ensure the success of the main force’s attack."
"And the energy base will inevitably be guarded by many Star Thieves."
That is to say, this task was actually quite difficult, and what made it even more difficult was that her subordinates would not follow orders.
Su Wan put on her combat suit, fastening the buttons calmly, and said, "Vermilion Bird, make sure that all my personal items can be digitized and brought in virtually, right?"
Vermilion Bird: "Yes, even though my Mecha body’s data is highly complex, it has also been virtualized successfully."
Su Wan: "Then, import the mask data that Ajue gave me, and input the old Commander’s facial features into it."
If this were the outside real world, Su Wan might not have been able to do this, but here, it was a virtual world.
Vermilion Bird’s intelligence level was very high, so such a task was quite simple for it.
Once the mask data was modified, Su Wan put on the mask and dressed as a Commander... In the next moment, the visage of a kind man in his fifties appeared before her eyes.
Su Wan: "Vermilion Bird, adjust the data for my body as well."
Vermilion Bird: "Yes."
Minutes later, the Commander’s cabin door opened, and Commander Chen, gentle like a teacher, stepped out.
The five captains who had been closely watching to see what Su Wan was up to were stunned. The blond was especially excited and blurted out, "Old Chen, you’ve been deceiving us all along, you never died!"
The Bearded Captain and the Black-haired Captain were deeply moved. The Beauty Captain showed hesitation in her eyes, while only the Silver-haired Captain quietly observed the person before him.
Those outside the testing area also anxious for Su Wan. The captains all knew her new identity as Commander, and at this time, using the former Commander Chen’s appearance could fool the captains, who may be virtual data of people from the past, but none of them were fools.
Li Rui: "Perhaps some will choose to deceive themselves."
The presence of their beloved, late Commander, who suddenly appeared alive and well to fight alongside them once again.
But there were those who would not choose to deceive themselves.
Upon hearing the Commander’s orders, the other captains immediately turned and went to their respective positions.
It was self-deception, then.
All affairs would wait until after this battle was over.
However, one person was the exception.
The young captain with long silver hair that reached his waist walked up to Su Wan, "You’re not me."
"Right."
"Then why... They can deceive themselves once, but they won’t always do so!"
Su Wan looked at him and said calmly, "Do you still wish to fight with him, just once more?"
"I..."
"I never thought about replacing the excellent Commander Chen. I just want to learn from him and become an excellent Commander myself. You all understand him better than I do. If he were here, how would he berate those of you who are disobedient?"
Silver hair clenched his fists.
Suddenly, Su Wan spoke up, this time using a man’s virtual voice: "Xiaoyin, I’ve said more than once, you’re a bit too indifferent, but this is your shield. However, I want to tell you that one must look forward. Any past failures or misfortunes don’t mean anything, the future is what’s most important to you!"
"Charles, you’re too impulsive, but I know that you’re an excellent Interstellar Warrior. In the future, you’ll also become an outstanding Commander, I believe in your capabilities! Just keep moving forward!"
"Ann, your hobbies are part of who you are. No one has the right to criticize your nature. Be brave and be yourself."
"Li Li, one can’t be totally rational in doing things. Don’t be so tense. When it’s time to relax, do allow yourself some leeway."
"But Rick, you need to not be so careless in the future. Your temper is like a firecracker, ready to go off at any moment, be careful not to hurt those who care about you."
The five captains, including Silver Hair, lifted their heads to look at the person before them. In that moment, they no longer cared whether this was actually Commander Chen.
Finally, the five captains took their positions and Su Wan, sitting in the command center, decisively directed everyone to attack the enemy’s energy base.
Numerous combat flyers danced through the air, and the fierce Photon Cannons lit up the entire night sky.
The enemy’s resistance was extremely tenacious—it was their energy base, after all, crucially important to them.
But the Starship Fleet’s Interstellar Warriors were even braver. Charles even jumped out of his attack flyer, clad in Mecha, and started fighting the Star Thieves in the thick of it!
Su Wan could see on her screen that the mission completion had progressed to ninety percent.
At this rate, it wouldn’t be long before she could complete the assessment.
This Starship Fleet was already incredibly strong, and everyone had extensive combat experience. Coupled with the command techniques Su Wan had learned before, completing this assessment was just a matter of time.
And just as the mission completion reached ninety-nine percent, messages came in from all five captains.
Their messages were surprisingly unanimous.
"Once this mission is over, please lead us to avenge Commander Chen, can you do that?"
Su Wan’s brow twitched.
And at that moment, Vermilion Bird’s mechanical voice sounded, "Master, the mission completion is one hundred percent. The assessment is over, and in three seconds, you will leave this virtual testing arena."
"What?"
Three seconds passed very quickly. Before Su Wan could switch channels to reply to the captains, she found herself back in the virtual testing pod.
The pod door automatically opened, and Su Wan stepped out, her expression still very serious.
Lily, in charge of data monitoring and already very familiar with Su Wan, hurried over and supported her, saying, "Are you a bit overexerted? It’s normal. Come on, have some nutrient fluid first."
Su Wan suddenly grabbed her hand, urgently asking, "Lily, is everyone in this virtual test scenario truly virtual?"
Lily was a bit flustered. "Su Wan, what are you talking about?"
At that moment, Gu Jue, dressed in a military uniform, walked in from outside. He came up to Su Wan and said in a low voice, "Wanwan, come here, whatever you want to know, I’ll tell you."
