Arc 10: Star Mermaid (8)

Harrison has been very irritable recently. The two people he was optimistic about on the Star Network before have no news about them. Seeing that the competition is getting closer and closer, but still nothing.

Glancing at the four people with exceptionally powerful auras not far away, Harrison's eyes flashed with sternness. Originally, Yan Lang, Duke, and Du Lu were called monsters in the mecha combat department. One has the mind of a comprehensive and meticulous military division, and the other two twin brothers are the most tacit pair of mecha warriors. .

If there is only Duke or Dulu alone, it may be just ordinary power. But as long as the two brothers fight together, even a warrior who has surpassed them two levels may not be their opponent.

Originally, because Yan Lang belonged to Yan Ning's family, he must belong to the Ying family of the military, so Harrison didn't want to recruit him.

So he set his sights on the brothers Dulu and Duke. Unexpectedly, these two brothers rejected them with a firm attitude.

As for the guy named Sisi who suddenly transferred to another school, even many investigations were unable to find out the details of the other party. Although it is not clear how strong the opponent is, it is clear that this man is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Looking at their four close postures, could it be that these four people failed to form their own team. With their strength, if they become a team, they will definitely become a strong enemy in the competition.

Fortunately, I haven't heard of any outstanding mecha makers around them. Otherwise, it would be difficult to win the championship by myself.

But who was that little dwarf with black-rimmed glasses following them? Harrison looked at Andy two more times and stopped paying attention when he found that he really had no impression.

The interstellar world where Yingzhao is now is very different from the previous one. Warriors do not need to resort to potions to fight, and their mental strength and physique can also be improved independently during exercise.

But even so, people with innate advantages and hard training make it easier to stand tall. As for the students who were able to enter the Imperial Academy, they were the best among their peers in terms of mental strength and physique.

After the initial physical fitness test in the gravity training room, Yingzhao took everyone to the simulation training room, and then let everyone enter the training cabin and log in to StarNet. Yingzhao has already created a training place on Xingxing.com, and they can enter directly after logging in.

After everyone arrived, Yingzhao explained to them: "This time the mecha competition, as you all know, is not just an individual competition, but also a team competition. The requirements of the team competition are for each team. There are no less than four and no more than six people. I believe that many of you have already determined their respective teams before this. As for those who have not determined their teams, I can give you half an hour to let You form your own team. Of course, the rest of the students who did not participate in any team competitions can also participate in the individual competitions. Now the timer starts, and the created team can go to the adjutant to register. "

For the mecha competition, although the honor achieved by the individual competition is more glamorous. But everyone also understands that on the battlefield, it is not a one-person battle. Being able to work well as a team will also be a valuable experience. Therefore, the rest of the people automatically and spontaneously divided into groups and went to the adjutant to make a simple record.

This is not a finalized team. Before the official start of the competition, the personnel in the team can still be changed. However, the long-term cooperation of the general team will form a tacit understanding, and there are very few cases where the team will be replaced.

Unsurprisingly, Cecil's five-person team could be finalized without any discussion, and even the functions had already been assigned. I just didn't expect that Harrison's side has always been full of six people, but when signing up, only four people were registered. While the other two were also in the team, it meant that they were only participating in the individual competition for the time being.

Yingzhao knew that this arrangement was only because Harrison was still looking for more powerful help, so these two people were used as substitutes. In this way, it is up to them to directly say that they will only participate in individual competitions, only temporarily with Harrison's team. When the time comes to really make a substitution, no one will say that Harrison is not good.

Yingzhao didn't like the twists and turns of the royal family very much. Seeing that the two students who were designated as substitutes bowed their heads, they obviously suppressed their emotions. It's just that no matter how unwilling they are in their hearts, they must obey Harrison's orders.

Yingzhao raised his eyebrows, but didn't care, it was their own choice to follow Harrison. Now that you have decided to be a minion of the royal family, you must understand the face of the other party and be prepared to be abandoned anytime, anywhere.

After all the students have signed up, Yingzhao will use a lottery method to let them compete in pairs, and then the winners will compete in layers, just like the ordinary mecha competition mode.

It's just that Yingzhao is not completely clear about everyone's strength. After all, although mental strength and physique are important, combat skills and performance on the spot are also factors that need to be taken into account.

Although in Yingzhao's expectation, his own man will definitely win the final winner of all competitions, but it does not prevent him from observing all the people and selecting good seedlings for the military by the way.

After all, there is the entire First Legion behind him, and the students of Imperial College will become the fresh blood of his legion.

These students are extremely cautious when fighting, and they actually go through a lot of training every day. But after all, a mechanic like this brutal elimination battle is still rare for them.

Yingzhao was bored driving the mecha to fly to high places to patrol, but he was impatient when the first batch of two-to-two battles were all completed. Just let all the students who just won fight and see who can win the final victory.

Although Bennett is talented in mecha, it is obvious that he is not the opponent of the students of the combat department in combat. So in the first batch of two-to-two battles, he was eliminated.

The five members of Cecil's team were all very stable, especially Andy. With his knowledge of mechas, he could almost immediately hit the opponent's key points.

If you can't beat Andy in speed, you can't beat his five moves. Even Andy just got interested for a while, and quickly split a mecha on the opposite side in front of him.

Seeing the opponent's sturdy combat strength, Yingzhao couldn't help but sigh, a genius is a genius. If he is not interested in mecha manufacturing, even if he is in the combat department, he will definitely be the best among them.

Seeing the invincible heroics of the five people on the battlefield, Harrison's face flushed with hot eyes. He didn't expect Cecil to have such strength.

I thought that the other party was a strong one, but he was parachuted to the side of Yan Lang and the Du brothers. It should also be a later joiner, and it is impossible to have a close relationship with them.

But I didn't expect that the four of them would have such a good understanding, and that Sisi was obviously the leader among them.

And the little guy who was the most inconspicuous in his eyes just now turned out to be a mechanic, and he didn't even have any impression of that person. But I don't think that this person has such sturdy strength.

A person who can directly split the mecha can understand the other party's understanding of the mecha without saying anything, which is simply a genius. Such a hidden absolute powerhouse would definitely be his greatest threat.

Because the rest of Harrison's team is also very good, so by the end, the other students have been eliminated. The entire melee battlefield turned into a battle between Harrison's team and Cecil's team.

Although Cecil's team has a good tacit understanding, compared to Harrison's team that has been working together for a long time, it is still slightly inferior. Fortunately, it can be compensated for by the strong force value of the players.

The protracted battle has gradually exhausted everyone's mental strength. Harrison had no choice. The rest of his team chose to attack the opposing team directly in order to give him the final victory.

They hugged each other's mecha and began to explode, using a crazy way of perishing together, making them have to end the game. Such a suicidal action left only Cecil and Harrison on the battlefield. But even so, the one who won the final victory was still Cecil.

Because it is a battle on a virtual network, self-destruction will naturally not cause any danger to life. However, because of the 100% tactile transmission, the pain is still real.

After the melee was over, everyone's spirits seemed a little sluggish. Yingzhao clapped his hands and encouraged everyone. Then it was decided that tomorrow's training content will divide all the people into two large groups.

The team leaders were Cecil and Harrison who fought to the end respectively. As for the team members of the two sides, they were completely broken up and decided by lottery, and then two teams would compete in a group battle.

Hearing Yingzhao's words, many students have doubts in their hearts and do not understand why the mecha competition is divided into individual competitions and small group competitions, while Yingzhao's training content is divided into two large groups for such an overall battle. .

More importantly, the small teams that had been divided so hard before were all broken up. Although it is said that a few teams are temporarily combined, most of them have been finalized in advance, and many have a tacit understanding of cooperation, which is a relatively mature team.

Because of the last Bennett incident, no one dared to directly question Yingzhao's decision. Duke admires Yingzhao very much in his heart, and does not think Yingzhao will make wrong decisions.

But when his straight-forward personality made him doubtful in his heart, he murmured directly, instantly attracting the attention of the people around him.

Yan Lang on the side heard Duke's words, turned his head and explained to him patiently: "Although we are all on the same team, we know each other's fighting style very well. But the individual competition is different, and we need to deal with a lot of variables. It's not just about teamwork."

"If we never get broken up, even if there are two teams playing against each other, teammates can still make up for individual deficiencies. This is really good for the team's tacit understanding, but it's only for individuals. It's not good for our growth."

Seeing that he had said this, Duke still opened his mouth to say something. Yan Lang took off his glasses knowingly, and continued with a helpless expression: "I know you want to ask why we don't directly play against one another. Now the time is running out, it's really a waste of time to train against each other. After the team is broken up and then we fight, we become the enemy, but there are many unknowns. If in such a battle, we can use one to ten to deal with various emergencies, then we can also be in the individual competition. Play better. I think this should be the purpose of Admiral Ying."

When Dulu and Duke heard Yan Lang's words, they both stared at Yingzhao with wide-eyed admiration. Yan Lang's voice is not small, and many students around have heard it, and they will also admire Yingzhao in their hearts.

Yingzhao raised his eyebrows when he heard Yan Lang's explanation, and couldn't help but glance at the young man with glasses. It seems that everyone said that this Yan Lang is a good material to be a military teacher, but he did not exaggerate.

Because at the end of the whole battle, almost all the students were exhausted. Fortunately, they were originally filled with nutrient solution in the training cabin in reality, which could provide them with some energy in time. But even so, they still felt the sense of relief brought by super training.

Yingzhao knew that they had no extra strength, so he directly announced that today's training was over, and everyone would continue tomorrow. When everyone left the training ground, they realized that it was already dark outside.

The students left here dragging their tired bodies. Although everyone's mental power was used a little too much today, it can also promote the growth of mental power on the other hand, so no one has any complaints.

Yingzhao also used such a purpose to squeeze them severely. Seeing Cecil standing with the other four not far away, Dulu and Duke were obviously very excited about Andy's strength.

This battle was also the first time Cecil's team had combined with Andy, thinking that his man should have a lot to discuss with his teammates. Yingzhao did not wait for the other party, and went straight back to the dormitory.

Originally, I thought that my man might not have time to find me today, but who knew that in the middle of the night, just as I fell into a deep sleep, I suddenly felt the cool touch of another person beside me.

Yingzhao opened his eyes tiredly, turned his head and saw that it was Cecil. The man had taken off his clothes and lay down in the bed.

Yingzhao couldn't help but feel a little sleepy in his voice, and asked softly, "Why did you come here so late? Why didn't you stay in the dormitory to rest earlier?"

Cecil saw Yingzhao wake up with an apologetic expression on her face. With a look on his face, he said warmly: "Sorry, I woke you up. It's a little late to discuss with them, so I'm just coming here now." As

Cecil said, he habitually hugged Yingzhao and kissed his forehead. With some sighs, he said, "Honey, I miss you so much!"

Yingzhao nestled in Cecil's arms as comfortably as usual, and curled the corners of his lips, feeling a little amused in his heart. "Didn't we meet for a day today? Why do you still say that you miss me?"

Cecil shook his head, but repeated stubbornly: "That's right, I miss you."

Just finished speaking, but did not get any response. . The sweetheart's shallow breathing made Cecil understand that Yingzhao fell asleep again.

After adjusting his posture to make Yingzhao more comfortable, Cecil silently looked at Yingzhao's sleeping face. I couldn't stop thinking, how could I miss him.

On this day, I could only look at him from a distance, and like everyone else, I couldn't get close to this person. While stroking Yingzhao's soft hair, he thought of his lover standing in front of everyone and receiving the worship of everyone.

The man in his arms is so excellent and dazzling, he is the idol of the people of the whole empire. Even the brothers in my team regard Yingzhao as their dream and goal.

Although he didn't want to admit it, Cecil felt really jealous. It's not that I'm jealous of Yingzhao's achievements, but I'm jealous of those people who fell in love with Yingzhao early, and experienced the demeanor of his lover so many years before him.

He couldn't even imagine how many rivals he had in the entire empire. Unconsciously tightening his arms, he firmly imprisoned the person in his arms.

Suddenly I was afraid of losing him, afraid of losing this man who gave me too much warmth. Even though Yingzhao has paid so much for himself, Cecil still has such unreasonable panic from time to time.

So no matter how late, he still came. It seems that only by holding this person firmly in his arms, Cecil can say to himself with certainty: This person belongs to himself, completely belongs to himself!

No one can hold him in his arms like this, no one can hear his coquettish murmurs, no one knows the other's warm smile and sometimes his fiery side better than himself.

On this side, Cecil was thinking wildly with Yingzhao in his arms. On the other side, Marshal Ying's mansion was also distressed at the moment.

Since the last time Ying Zhao came home and scolded Marshal Ying sideways on the situation of the royal family, Ying Xiaolin had more doubts in his heart. In addition, these days, Yan Ning has also secretly persuaded him to pay more attention to the situation on the royal family's side, which made Marshal Ying have to be vigilant.

Therefore, under the verification, Marshal Ying quickly noticed the small movements of the royal family. Although he has always felt something in his heart, he also understands the royal family's fear of the Ying family. However, being taught by his family for many years, his loyalty to the royal family made him unwilling to accept this fact.

After all, he spent most of his life fighting hard for this empire. But his monarch did not trust him, which made Ying Xiaolin feel very chilled.

But in fact, he had already realized that the royal family had decayed. Obviously, the momentum of the Federation over the years has been much better than that of the Empire.

It's just that after all, the rise of the Federation has a short period of time, and the Empire's force value is strong enough. Therefore, even though the Federation has always been eager to move, it still does not dare to touch the empire.

With Yan Ning's reminder, Marshal Ying conducted a thorough investigation of the military. After finding a few spies arranged by the royal family, Ying Xiaolin remained calm, but his heart became colder.

These days, whenever I think of these things, Ying Xiaolin gets so distressed that he locks himself in the study. Fortunately, Yan Ning didn't bother him and gave him enough space.

Although in the eyes of outsiders, Ying Xiaolin is using work to numb himself. But Yan Ning understood that his lover had already figured it out.

In fact, he has already seen through many things, but he has not yet thought of how to accept it and how to deal with it. Maybe, let him be alone and calm down, and he can get through that hurdle in his heart.

But looking at the time, it was very late. Yan Ning was still worried about Ying Xiaolin's body, so he brought a glass of milk and pushed the door directly into the study.

Looking at the lover who frowned and looked at the document in front of him, but was actually in a daze, a smile appeared in his eyes unconsciously.

Yan Ning walked to the other side, put the milk beside Marshal Ying, and said softly, "Okay, let's rest early, the work can't be done."

Ying Xiaolin only reacted when he heard Yan Ning's words. When I came over, I was stunned again. He raised his head and blinked innocently at Yan Ning.

Seeing the milk in front of her, her face turned slightly red, and she said softly, "Thank you!". He picked up the milk and drank it.

These days, Yan Ning has been worrying a lot about himself. Yan Ning had already revealed to himself that Yingzhao noticed the movements of the royal family, but he just didn't know how to tell himself.

Thinking that he is not as alert as a child, but let his partner and children worry about him, Ying Xiaolin sighed. The two most important family members have already made a clear decision, so being a father and lover shouldn't hold back.

After figuring this out, Marshal Ying made a decision in an instant. He looked at Yan Ning apologetically, and said softly to him, "Yan Ning, you've worked hard these days!"

Yan Ning shook his head and hugged Ying Xiaolin gently. This is the love of his life, the love he is willing to sacrifice everything he wants.

No matter what decision the other side makes, he will stand by his side. It's just that the premise of all this is that your partner should not be hurt in any way.

Gently kissed Marshal Ying's forehead, Yan Ning saw the big dark circles under his eyes, and felt distressed in his heart. He leaned into his ear and said softly, "If you think I'm working hard, take good care of yourself, don't let me worry about you all the time!"

Ying Xiaolin nodded when he heard the words, with warmth in his eyes. Seeing the unchanging smile on Yan Ning's face and the obvious affection in his eyes when facing him, he suddenly felt that he was so lucky in this life.

Fortunately, I can meet such a person who loves me deeply, and the other party has been by my side for so many years.

For a long time, Yan Ning has always been paying for himself, always his love for himself. Maybe it's time, you should express something by yourself, after all, love should be both sides.

Thinking of this, Marshal Ying stood up. He turned to face the bookshelf behind him, walked to the right, and then opened the hidden compartment in the lower position. He took out a small box and handed it to Yan Ning.

Yan Ning's eyes were fixed on Ying Xiaolin's movements, although Yingzhao had told him that there was a hidden space here. But even if he knew, there was no action. Even though he was curious, he held back.