CHAPTER 243: CHAPTER 243: THE EVE

The next day.

When Ji You rushed to the Combat Department training room, the special training group had already been separated and taken to a different training room. There, besides Teacher Mu Jianling, surprisingly, Principal Hong was also present, although he maintained a stern face and did not speak.

Everyone dived into urgent training.

Today was still about familiarizing with Mecha operation. The 100 selected individuals all had excellent operation skills, but still, they trained step by step, following the procedures in an orderly fashion.

Ji You didn’t dare to be careless either; her Small Mecha, after this period of training, was now completely under her control.

Throughout the session, both Mu Jianling and Principal Hong stood by with their arms crossed, watching silently, without uttering a word. About 2 hours later, Principal Hong cleared his throat and loudly announced, "All 100 cabbages, listen up."

Everyone: "..."

Who could we pull aside and chop up?

Principal Hong seemed to ignore the students’ expressions and leisurely said, "Tomorrow morning at six, we depart for the special training location, with Teacher Mu leading the team for half a month. I hope that when you return, you will have shed the ’cabbage’ label."

Everyone: "..."

Speechless as they were, the students suddenly buzzed with excitement. So the real special training hadn’t started yet? And from the Principal’s words, it was clear that the special training venue was not on Lanyue Star, so where exactly would it be?

All students showed a curious look but Principal Hong clearly had no interest in answering their questions. He said, "I look forward to your performance and hope you all come back in one piece. Goodbye!"

Everyone: "???"

In one piece?

Could it be that dangerous?

Ji You, feeling bold, asked, "Report to the Principal, I have a question. Do we need to prepare anything in advance?"

Like, something to eat, drink, wear, use, and so on...

Principal Hong glanced at Ji You and said, "Just bring your brain."

Ji You: "..."

After making a frustrating speech, Principal Hong dusted off his hands and left.

At this moment, the students were in no mood to train anymore. They gathered around Teacher Mu Jianling, trying to get some tidbits about the special training from her. But Teacher Mu wasn’t talkative. She responded briefly to the questions she liked and ignored those she didn’t.

Ji You was still concerned about what Principal Hong said about returning in one piece, anticipating some level of danger in the training. She was about to ask when Sheng Qingyan beat her to it.

Sheng Qingyan, displaying aversion, said, "Teacher, what the Principal said sounded so scary... I’m really afraid of dying, can’t you just let me off and send someone else instead?"

Mu Jianling glanced at him sidelong and said, "Say that to your grandfather."

On hearing this, Sheng Qingyan immediately became furious, muttering and cursing, "I knew it! I knew it! It must be Old Man Sheng up to no good! He just can’t stand to see me living a carefree day!"

Annoyed by his noise, Mu Jianling pointed to an empty space not far away and said, "Keep your distance, or I’ll make sure you won’t breathe tomorrow’s air."

Sheng Qingyan: "..."

Ji You cautiously asked on the side, "Teacher... is there really danger? Do we really not need to prepare anything in advance?"

Mu Jianling looked up and noticed that many of the students were looking at her, obviously all eager to know the answer to this question. After thinking for a moment, Mu Jianling straightforwardly said, "No need to prepare, the school will provide everything for you. Dangerous? There’s always danger as long as you’re alive. But at the special training facility, as long as you follow orders, there won’t be any danger."

With such an explanation, everyone instantly felt relieved.

Then, Mu Jianling suddenly said, "This afternoon, your castrated version Mechas will all be replaced with a simple version. The simple version includes real energy systems, weapons, and firepower... The entire afternoon will be for special training, and those who cannot master the Mechas will be directly disqualified."

Students: "!!!"

What? The Mechas that everyone had been using were a castrated version?

Although everyone knew that these Mechas’ weapons, energy systems, and firepower were non-lethal, they had assumed it was because they were unloaded, not because they were castrated versions.

This...

It was a bit hard to accept.

Mu Jianling said, "Rookies, you currently don’t deserve to handle a true completed Mecha. To be able to handle one, you must pass the Mechanical Driving assessment. There have been many who were held back at this stage in the past, and I hope none of the 100 people here will become those repeaters."

Students: "..."

Ji You straightforwardly objected, "Pah! Teacher, don’t jinx us, we will not become repeaters."

Mu Jianling gave her a look and said, "Among the 100 people here, you are the most likely."

Ji You stubbornly responded, "No! I don’t believe it."

If she was held back, it would be an utterly ridiculous joke!

So!!!

Absolutely impossible.

Stung by the remark, Ji You no longer lingered around Teacher Mu Jianling, already annoyed. She turned around and resumed her training!

At this point, others also realized they weren’t going to get any useful information from Teacher Mu and instead would just get annoyed, so they followed Ji You’s lead and exerted themselves in training with renewed effort.

It wasn’t until the afternoon that Ji You understood what the Mechas equipped with real energy and weapon systems were all about. Their power was terrifying to such an extent.

Mu Jianling looked towards the exceptionally excited students and said, "Before you officially touch real Mechas and use real weapons and ammunition, I want to emphasize once again: your weapons are meant to be used against enemies and should never be turned against your comrades-in-arms."

As she said this, Teacher Mu Jianling’s face was serious, more serious than ever before, and also more terrifying...

The atmosphere around them gradually became somber.

They were students, and future warriors, all embracing the dream of protecting the Alliance and safeguarding human peace. At this moment, even the most mischievous, irritable, and unruly Yue Qiguang quieted down.

Mu Jianling asked loudly, "Understood?"

Everyone responded loudly, "Understood!"

As she looked at the youthful and immature faces of the students, their vibrant spirits, and their fiery dreams, Mu Jianling felt gratified and said, "I will take pride in all of you."

No one spoke around, and in reality, although everyone was invigorated by Teacher Mu Jianling’s words, since they had never heard praise from her before, they were somewhat startled and hadn’t quite recovered.

Mu Jianling smiled and said, "Tonight, don’t do anything extra, no additional training, just go back and rest well, get a good night’s sleep, and save your energy for departure tomorrow."

Everyone: "Yes!"