Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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A minute later, the four were teleported back to their camp. There was one more game left, with another ten minutes of rest time.
Cao Xun stood before the crystal, his face somewhat grim.
In the end, he didn’t contribute anything in these two rounds, and as the commander, no one listened to his orders. He was left alone in the camp, reaping the benefits for nothing.
After this victory, the other team members all felt more convinced of Bai Yue’s abilities, especially Xu Chengdong.
Being able to personally break through the crystal was definitely a big plus. And Bai Yue gave him this opportunity, for which he was very grateful.
“You’re really something, guessing they were fakes.”
He reversed the thought process of the disciplinary team, thus defeating them one by one.
Before Bai Yue could reply, someone said, “Does this kind of thing even need guessing? I knew it from the beginning.”
The speaker was Cao Xun. As soon as he spoke, everyone’s eyes turned to him.
He forced a smile and said, “This is a virtual training ground, so the scene and enemies are of course virtual. If they wanted us to fight against other teams, they wouldn’t need to go to such lengths.”
Sensing that the atmosphere was off, the bearded man who had declared himself the captain felt it necessary to ease the tension, and laughed it off: “Anyway, you guys are all very good, I’m completely dumbfounded. Hahahaha.”
Despite this, Cao Xun still frowned.
Bai Yue replied, “What you said makes sense.”
Cao Xun was taken aback, not expecting the other to agree.
Bai Yue chuckled, “However, preconceived notions are dangerous.”
The virtual scene was set in the wilderness, but the intertwined branches completely blocked out the sky.
He looked up, “I still hope we can make a judgment based on the existing information.”
At the same moment, in the monitoring room of the virtual training ground, a member of the disciplinary team was readjusting the system data. When he saw the gray-haired boy on the screen looking up as if he saw himself, his hands paused.
Each of them was responsible for monitoring one team. Generally speaking, the preliminary selection process was predetermined, and he only needed to adjust according to the rules.
However, depending on the situation and performance, the difficulty could be appropriately lowered or increased.
This person had predicted his actions last time.
Although the purpose of the assessment was not to make the other party fail, the fact that his actions were predicted every time was still slightly unpleasant.
Bai Yue.
The team member thought of this name.
When they saw the data, the entire team was shocked. They were itching to pull strings and let this S+ level alpha in directly, but Captain Fu Cheng stopped them.
It seemed not only his genetic level, but also his strength and intellect were outstanding.
The team member touched the screen.
Since that’s the case, let’s increase the difficulty.
The ten-minute break was almost over, and the final round of assessment was about to begin.
Bai Yue said to Mu Sihan, “Like I said before, you’ll go to the top lane this time.”
With each round, the enemy’s strength had increased.
Mu Sihan had gone to the middle lane for the first two rounds, which might have made the enemy feel threatened, leading them to deliberately place strong opponents there.
Although he had rested briefly, he had still consumed too much energy. It would be disadvantageous for Mu Sihan to face those people again.
Mu Sihan didn’t refuse.
Bai Yue: “Big Beard, go to the middle lane and try to entangle the enemy.”
The bearded man was strong, but Bai Yue didn’t expect him to defeat the enemy. As long as he could entangle the strong enemy and prevent them from coming over or returning to his camp, that would be enough.
The bearded man pounded his chest: “Leave it to me!” Then, realizing something was amiss, he added, “Wait, what did you call me?”
Bai Yue, about to assign tasks to the bottom lane, paused upon hearing this.
The bearded man: “I’m not called Big Beard! You didn’t even remember the captain’s name?!”
Bai Yue: “S-sorry.”
He truly hadn’t remembered.
Although they had exchanged names after forming the team, they hadn’t called each other that since. Besides, the other man had always referred to himself as “Big Beard,” so he’d subconsciously stuck with it.
Mu Sihan looked away boredly.
Xu Chengdong acted as peacemaker: “Anyway, a name is just a title. Knowing who it is is enough. Don’t worry about the details.”
The bearded man was heartbroken: “How could you say that! As the captain, I remember every single one of your names perfectly!”
He pointed at Xu Chengdong: “Xu Cheng.”
Xu Chengdong: “Huh?”
Then he pointed at Cao Xun: “Cao Cao!”
Cao Xun frowned: “What?”
He pointed at Mu Sihan: “Mu Si!”
Mu Sihan: “…”
After going around in circles, he finally pointed at Bai Yue: “Bai!”
Bai Yue smiled.
The bearded man scratched his head: “See? I remember every single one of your names! But you only noticed my beard?!”
Xu Chengdong scratched his head in return: “You got everyone’s names wrong!”
After the farce, the final countdown ended. The text floating above the crystal changed again.
The third round of the competition officially began.
The three split into three groups, heading towards the top, middle, and bottom lanes respectively. Although the personnel had been adjusted, just like in the first round, only Bai Yue and Cao Xun remained in the camp.
Bai Yue stood in front, while Cao Xun’s gaze remained fixed on him, his heart filled with conflict.
Compared to the others, Xu Chengdong was clearly much more reliable, correcting the bearded man’s pronunciation of everyone’s names.
Cao Xun had heard Bai Yue’s name during the self-introductions earlier. But the name was too common, going in one ear and out the other, and he hadn’t thought about it much.
Now, hearing it again, a strange thought popped into his mind.
Although he didn’t want to admit it, the other party’s performance was indeed outstanding. He was also better at fighting than him, and considering Captain Fu Cheng’s previous special regard for him…
Could this person be one of the legendary special admissions students?
Cao Xun’s gene level was only B-grade, and he had studied diligently and painstakingly to get into Imperial First. However, his grades were not high enough to enter the Comprehensive Military Academy, so he had to settle for the Strategic Command Academy.
Because he had been paying attention, he knew that Imperial First Comprehensive Military Academy had recruited an S+-grade alpha student.
At the beginning of his time at the academy, he was also eager to find him. But the other person was too low-key, hardly participating in any large-scale activities, and never browsing the Imperial First forum.
So much time had passed that he didn’t even know the other person’s academy, class, or appearance. He had almost forgotten the name.
So he didn’t react immediately.
But now he suddenly remembered that the S+-grade alpha special admissions student— that person’s name was Bai Yue!
As if sensing his gaze, the other person looked back, and Cao Xun froze, quickly looking away.
But he only hesitated for a second. Then, as if he had made up his mind, he asked:
“You… are that S+-grade alpha?”
In the middle of the competition, Bai Yue didn’t know why the other person suddenly brought this up.
However, although he didn’t want to flaunt this, since the other party had brought it up, there was no need to hide it. So he nodded casually.
After receiving confirmation, Cao Xun was even more excited.
So that’s how it is; now everything makes sense. If Bai Yue really was that S+ level special recruit, then even if he himself couldn’t be of any use, he could accept it.
Because how could he possibly compare? Even if gene level could be improved later, the gap between B level and S+ level was still insurmountable.
“I… I’ve always wanted to see you!” Cao Xun stammered.
This was the nature of the people of the Empire. They had an innate admiration for high-level humans.
Cao Xun himself was even more so, even buying a lot of merchandise, hoping that one day he could reach that level.
The headset was one of them.
Cao Xun: “I’m sorry about before, I will follow your instructions this time!”
The change in attitude was like night and day. Was it because of gene level?
Bai Yue looked at Cao Xun.
Being looked at by the person he admired, Cao Xun immediately tensed up and became extremely nervous.
Bai Yue spoke up: “Actually, I originally wanted to go to the bottom lane.”
Of the three who would clear the path, Xu Chengdong was the weakest. Therefore, the enemy’s defenses on the bottom lane were likely the weakest.
So, for Bai Yue, this was a potential opening. If he could go to the bottom lane with Xu Chengdong, they should be able to reach the enemy camp the fastest.
However, this game was different from the last. Once he started moving, he probably wouldn’t be able to attend to the other two lanes.
Bai Yue said, “You should still have your headsets, right?”
Cao Xun replied, “Yes!”
Although Mu Sihan had crushed one, he had many spares.
Bai Yue said, “Then I’ll leave the rear to you.”
He smiled, “Commander.”
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