Chapter 415 – I Will Listen To Your Commands
TL : GoldenLung
“It’s the same situation as all of you. Among the third years, only Tang Yuge is taking the final exam alone, while all of you have six people. After considering the difficulty of the test, I’ve decided to give a try with all of you. Tang Yuge will join your team and you will have a complete team of seven people to take part in the final exam. Tang Yuge will lead the team. Of course, because of her joining, the difficulty will increase. But this is also a test for all of you, understand?”
Lan Xuanyu furrowed his brows. If there was a choice, he obviously didn’t want Tang Yuge to join. Tang Yuge was the top student among the third years, and with her joining, the difficulty of the test would undoubtedly increase drastically. This was definitely not what Lan Xuanyu wanted to see. However, the academy surely had their own reasons for doing so. Raising the difficulty of the test was probably to test them better.
“Teacher, I disagree. We don’t need a leader who doesn’t understand us,” Yuanen Huihui said impulsively.
Tang Yuge glanced at him with a cold expression but didn’t say anything.
Xiao Qi said indifferently, “This is the academy’s decision and not something you can change. On the battlefield, a temporary team might be formed at any time. When you encounter danger, the whole team will have to face it. Could it be that the six of you can always stay together and never cooperate with others ? This matter is decided. All you can do is to complete your final exam as best as you can and not have any doubts. Alright, you can go back and get ready. The time of departure is the same.”
Yuanen Huihui wanted to continue but was pulled back by Lan Xuanyu. “Teacher, we understand and accept.”
Lan Xuanyu then turned to Tang Yuge. “Senior, we’ll count on you.”
Tang Yuge looked at him deeply, then nodded at him and said something that surprised everyone, “You’re still the captain, I’ll listen to your commands.”
Hearing her words, Xiao Qi couldn’t help but be surprised. Is this still the almighty and domineering third-year Tang Yuge ?
Shrek Academy naturally had their reasons for arranging this test. The reason was very simple—it was to let the strong Tang Yuge join their team and see how they would manage their relationships to complete the mission under such circumstances.
Unexpectedly, before they even started, they had already settled the hierarchy. It was the strongest Tang Yuge who compromised.
No one thought that Tang Yuge was weak after losing to Lan Xuanyu’s team previously. In fact, Tang Yuge didn’t even use her One-Word Battle Armor at that time. If she had used her One-Word Battle Armor and everything she had learned in the past three years, her individual fighting strength was definitely not something Lan Xuanyu’s team could compare to. She actually agreed to let Lan Xuanyu be in command, which was definitely out of the academy’s expectations.
“Thank you for your trust, I won’t disappoint you. Welcome, senior sister.” Lan Xuanyu extended his hand towards Tang Yuge.
Tang Yuge shook his hand. “I will be a qualified teammate.”
“Alright.”
Then everyone went back to prepare. Actually, there was no need to prepare anything. Everyone was almost done preparing before they arrived at the classroom in the morning.
Seeing the others carrying their luggage and huge backpacks, Lan Xuanyu’s team couldn’t help but feel proud. They were all empty-handed and everything was in the storage bracelet on Yuanen Huihui’s wrist.
What surprised Lan Xuanyu was that Tang Yuge didn’t bring her luggage neither. Then, his eyes focused on the ring on the tip of Tang Yuge’s left finger.
The ring was silver-white in color and was embedded with an oval-shaped gemstone. The gemstone was gold in color and there was a light prism on it that kept refracting light from different angles like a cat’s eye.
This was the only ornament on her body, and without a doubt, it was also a soul storage device. He didn’t expect that she actually had one.
Very soon, everyone was present. When the first years boarded the soul bus and realized that Tang Yuge was actually traveling with them, they were very surprised. However, everyone was about to take the final exam and didn’t ask much.
In Shrek Space Center, an exclusive spaceship was already waiting for them. This was Shrek’s immense strength. With the power of an academy they could own a spaceship, what kind of background was this!
The one leading the team was still Xiao Qi. Other than him, there were no other teachers.
The cabin door closed, and the small spaceship that was only one-third the size of a civilian spaceship began to enter the self-check program, preparing to take off.
“I’ve already told you the general contents of the test. Now, I will emphasize on a few things to take note of. Firstly, this is the real world and not a simulation. I believe that some of you have guessed that during the final comprehensive test before your enrollment, all the seats in that spaceship were simulation pods, so although there were some casualties, they weren’t real. This is because the test was completed in a simulation pod. But it’s different this time. You will be facing a real world situation because you are already a member of Shrek Academy. If something really goes wrong, the academy will be responsible for it. At the same time, I can tell all of you that in the future, all of Shrek’s large-scale tests will be real. After the fourth-year, all of you will truly face life and death crises. Because only through this, can all of you truly have a chance to improve. A simulation pod can easily lead to having a game mindset, only by experiencing a true trial of blood and fire can you grow.”
“Of course, you can also think that this is very cruel, but at the same time, there must be a price to pay. You have all obtained Shrek Academy’s cultivation resources, and these resources are extremely precious to the entire Federation. No one can obtain all this for free. So if you think that the future tests of the academy are too difficult and dangerous, you can choose to back out at any time.”
Xiao Qi’s words confirmed Lan Xuanyu’s guess that the comprehensive test before enrollment was indeed a virtual world. But since he admitted it, it meant that the final exam this time should be a real one.
Lan Xuanyu’s heart was filled with anticipation for the real world test.
Back out ? After coming to Shrek, he finally knew what true improvement was. In just a single short semester, he had been reborn and his soul power had increased by more than ten ranks. He now understood why Teacher Ji was so obsessed with Shrek Academy and why Teacher Yin was in so much pain from being expelled.
Shrek Academy was truly worthy of being the holy land of soul masters. Hence, he had to stay no matter what. He had to become stronger and be able to protect his family at the very least. He would never forget the helplessness he and his mother felt when they were unable to resist the bandits on those Sin City. It was an extremely stimulating memory for him.
“That’s all I want to say. You guys can think along the way. You can choose to leave when you reach your destination.” Xiao Qi swept his gaze across the students before returning to his seat.
He knew that no one would back out, of course. Entering Shrek was like crossing a single-log bridge with thousands of men and horses. How difficult was it? Which one of them who could get in wasn’t someone with a firm will? His reminder was only to make them more careful and not have any hopes of getting lucky.
No one would quit, no one would ever leave Shrek.
The spacecraft shook slightly and slowly left the ground.
Lan Xuanyu closed his eyes and quietly sensed the changes in his surroundings. With the increase in his spiritual power, this had become his habit. He had to always carefully sense everything around him.