Chapter 78

As the last student to persevere, when Qin Huang exited the virtual battlefield, the entire practical ability test was declared complete.

The names of the top fifteen were already displayed on the giant projection screen: Qin Huang, Yuan Beibei, Tan Qiping, Zhao Hui, Li Xueyi, Sieruni... The last two names were surprisingly Wu De and Wu Neng!

This came as quite a surprise to the other students. It was one thing for the strong students at the front, but these two guys didn't usually stand out much, and no one expected them to squeeze into the top fifteen.

"…These two made it to the list, probably thanks to you, right?" Yuan Beibei asked him with a smile.

Qin Huang thought for a moment and nodded frankly, "That's right! They are my brothers, and I have the ability to help them now, so that's how it turned out!"

Without mentioning anything else, Wu De and Wu Neng's source energy indices barely reached the level of a second-stage mobile warrior, and they had only managed to get there by relying on a large amount of high-level resources in recent days. In terms of practical combat ability, they were still lacking.

Therefore, before the exam, Qin Huang didn't have high hopes for them, just hoping they would do their best.

The final results were unexpected. Apart from their own luck, there were also issues with the mobile warrior training program itself.

The previous battle in the underground world led to the deaths of many capable students. The new students who were added were not as strong, and with a gap of over a month, they posed little threat to the previous batch of students.

Thus, after being tempered by the battle and successfully surviving until the end, Wu De and Wu Neng's strength had improved significantly. With his full support, they became dark horses in this assessment.

If not for the death of nearly half the students, which drastically reduced the number of strong competitors, it would have been difficult for them to even make it into the top thirty.

The night passed without incident. The next morning, the school announced the assessment results.

The fifteen elite seed mobile warriors selected would receive a monthly training resource quota of 200,000 star coins, up from 20,000 star coins for ordinary mobile warriors, a tenfold increase! The top three students would receive a one-time reward of 500,000 star coins worth of training resources, while the remaining students from fourth to fifteenth place would each receive 150,000 star coins worth of training resources.

Furthermore, all the elite students who made the cut had the right to choose a dedicated mecha, of course, a Bronze One-Star level.

As the top student, Qin Huang had the资格 to choose a high-config Bronze Two-Star mecha. After careful consideration, he still chose the Lightning Tiger.

Upon receiving it, Qin Huang immediately optimized and enhanced it to the best of his ability, making its overall performance even surpass that of a Bronze Three-Star mecha. Of course, the cost was that the millions of star coins in his account were quickly depleted!

Of course, such an approach was worth it, because the pre-selection trial for the Central Military Academy was about to begin!

At that time, all the military academies in the Federation's administrative star regions would send their best students to participate in the trial, competing for admission to the Central Military Academy!

The trial assessment rules were extremely brutal. All participating students would be dropped onto an unfamiliar wilderness planet, where they would complete various tasks based on their own strength, and casualties were allowed! In other words, students killing each other was permitted!

Real war is not a child's game, but a hellish battlefield of blood and carnage!

The Federation's military has invested so many precious resources to get fearless and ruthless soldiers, not just virtual network champions who are all show and no substance. On the battlefield, they are mostly rookies!

Can a soldier who has never seen blood be considered a true elite?

"…This trial is no small matter. You two must be cautious and careful. No matter what, you must come back alive!"

In the hangar, Qin Huang was carefully maintaining his new mecha while speaking to Wu De and Wu Neng.

The Gargoyle had already been returned to the school, but he had dismantled all the optimized and modified parts and sold them on the network platform, replacing them with ordinary parts to ensure the school couldn't detect any issues.

Wu Neng pondered and said, "Boss, our talents are limited. Being able to get this far with your help is probably our limit! To go further and compete for a place at the Central Military Academy is really beyond our capabilities. After all, luck can't always be on our side!"

"So for this trial, we're just there to make up the numbers. Being able to return safely is already a good outcome."

According to the Central Military Academy's top brass, students must not only meet the hard criteria of source energy indices but also have gene talents at the A level or above to be worth investing resources in. Those below this standard have no chance of entering the academy!

Wu De and Wu Neng's current gene talents were only B level. Without special resources, it would be very difficult to improve further, unless Qin Huang was willing to take a huge risk and give them more advanced cultivation techniques.

Wu De said with a sigh, "Boss, even though we can't be classmates anymore, you will always be our leader! When you go to the capital, remember to come back and visit us."

Qin Huang was silent for a moment, carefully loading a finished proton armor-piercing missile into the mecha's internal weapon bay, then slowly said:

"I think there might still be a way to solve this! Hmm, weren't you originally planning to join the military directly after graduation?"

Wu Neng nodded, "That's right. With our current status, as long as we can graduate smoothly, we will definitely be assigned to elite mecha corps, and the benefits are not bad at all!"

"Exactly! Maybe we'll meet in the military someday, and you can continue to lead us to achieve great things!" Wu De chuckled.

Qin Huang shook his head slightly, "That's true, but I still think you shouldn't give up easily! The Central Military Academy doesn't reject retakers, so you can train for a year and try again next year!"

"As for the resource issue, I can prepare everything for you, even advanced cultivation techniques... there are ways to solve it!"

In fact, if he was willing to make up his mind, he could take any cultivation technique from the strategic AI and give it to them, which would solve the problem.

It's not that he doesn't trust his brothers, but the stakes are too high. If even the slightest hint leaks out, the consequences would be catastrophic! Even Sha Zhenghai might not protect him then.

So this matter needs careful consideration. Before he has enough strength to protect himself, he cannot let anyone know his secret!

Fifteen days later, several kilometer-long military transport ships slowly landed on the large landing pad of the military academy.

The wilderness planet trial officially began!

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