Chapter 88

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Chapter 88- ABO Interstellar (18)

Gu Anran opened her eyes tiredly and looked up at the ceiling of the spaceship. She looked around at the others who were similarly lying listlessly on the ground. The last three days were even worse than the days before. The waves of Zergs were relentless and one came every two hours, their numbers slowly increasing until it reached nearly 10000 at the end there.

They had little time to rest and eat. Even at night they were constantly running and soon sleep became a luxury to them. Gu Anran felt like they had traveled the entire planet in just these past free days but of course that was just how it felt to her…..

“Ah…. I’m going to take a bath…” Hong Qingyi dragged her body towards the closet and opened it. There were five sets of clean clothes in the closet prepared for the students.

Gu Anran looked at her filthy appearance. If their current states were broadcasted to the rest of the world, their reputations would have long been destroyed.

The five of them took turns to take a bath.

“Hu….I feel more like myself now….” Gu Anran laid back onto the bed and buried her head into the soft pillows, feeling grateful for just having a bed to lie in.

“Come and eat!” Hong Qingyi shouted.

Mu Qingli, Chi Mengyan, and Lin Cai immediately rushed into the kitchen, and each grabbed a plate to pile mountains of food onto their plates.

Sweet and sour chicken, salt-fried pork ribs, carrot and cabbage stir-fry, spinach fried shredded pork, white wine clams, stewed Chinese cabbage, pan-fried fish steak…

The five people who have only eaten dried meat for the last month were moved to tears at the sight! They immediately picked up their chopsticks and ate the food with joy.

The five people consumed twice as much food as usual, until they were satisfied and rubbing their bulging stomachs. This was the first time they had felt full in a long while!

During their frantic fleeing, they could only eat about half-full at best but more often than not the meat wasn’t even finished cooking before the Zergs came so they could only continue running on an empty stomach. So this meal was very satisfying to the five of them.

“Wooohooo! Hey, hey, hey! You guys should take a look at our point total!” Hong Qingyi pointed at her screen and jumped up howling.

Point total? This was something these few people had long forgotten and Gu Anran turned on her own device only to be stunned by what she saw.

First Place: 384, 794, 860 (Pilots: Mu Qingli, Chi Mengyan; Engineers: Gu Anran, Hong Qingyi, Healer: Lin Cai)

Second Place: 28, 174, 800 (Pilots:…..)

Third place: 25, 868, 799

Fourth place: 24, 827, 358

Fifth place: 24, 799, 919

And so on….

Their point total was hundreds of millions higher than the second place team, at more than 300 million points! This is many times more than second place….might be more than the total points of all the rankings combined.

“This is unsurprising. We killed countless Zergs, I think we might have encountered the entire planet’s worth of Zergs and basically cleaned them all up.”

“You can see the record here.” Mu Qingli clicked on their point total and immediately a list of the creatures they had hunted showed up. Excluding the common beasts they had hunted for food, they had killed 135000 level one Zergs, 23,785 level two Zergs, and 967 level three Zergs. With the number of Zergs they had killed, it was no wonder their total was so high.

The difference between second and first place can be seen as second place only killed 10 level one Zergs and only 1 level two Zerg.

“We’ve been chased by Zergs for so long, it would have been a tragedy if we didn’t have so many points.” Gu Anran added as a cold light flashed in her eyes.

After washing up, the five of them went to sleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow. After all, they had been pushed to their physical limits this last month and sleep was very important for their recovery.

“Congratulations on surviving your journey in this year’s planetary exploration….” The headmaster’s words echoed throughout the track field.

Gu Anran stood in line blankly, not listening to a single word the headmaster said. When she had woken up the next day they had already arrived at the military academy. However, instead of returning to the dorms, they were notified to come directly to the field. Since everyone had slept on the spaceship, most of them had recovered from their fatigue.

Suddenly a familiar figure appeared that caused Gu Anran to narrow her eyes. Isn’t that….Ji Zijun?!!

“Everyone must be familiar with him. He is the youngest major general in our empire’s history, Ji Zijun. Major General Ji has graciously accepted the offer to become a temporary teacher for our piloting department. He will be staying here for about three months, so piloting students make sure to consult him if you have any questions.”

“Hello, I am Ji Zijun. I am here to help and in return I hope you take care of me.” Ji Zijun said with a gentle and polite smile on his face, the very picture of a perfect gentleman. Gu Anran sneered in her heart at his acting. Ji Zijun was simply a beast with a human face.

Of course the other students did not think the same. After all, this was the War God! He has personally come to teach them! Alphas looked up to him and both omegas and betas looked at him with flaming eyes. Many of them wanted to be Mrs. or Mr. Ji!

If they exposed Ji Zijun’s real face, who knows how big of a blow it will be? Gu Anran thought mischievously.

“Our first place team this time can be considered quite extraordinary. They have surpassed our highest score in the academy’s history with a staggering score of more than 100 million. Let us congratulate Mu Qingli and Chi Mengyan from the Mecha Piloting Department, Gu Anran and Hong Qingyi from the Mecha Engineering Department, and Lin Cai from the Medical Department. They have created a new record at 384,794,860 points.”

The crowd was in an uproar. Some clapped their hands, some opened their mouths in awe and others couldn’t believe this was real.

“In addition to the prizes that they’ll receive for being first place, we also decided to give these five priority in resources. Mu Qingli and Chi Mengyan will be given the qualifications to operate third-level mechas. If they wish to receive an even higher leveled mecha, they may apply for it. Gu Anran and Hong Qingyi are allowed to take as many mecha parts as they want from our inventory without restrictions. As long as they can make the mecha, they are allowed to apply for higher-leveled mecha parts. As for Lin Cai, she will receive no restriction on receiving medicinal materials or other various materials, and will be allowed to take them freely.”

Everyone exclaimed as the headmaster finished listing the rewards.

Gu Anran was just as surprised as the rest of them. This meant she could receive materials indefinitely! En, not bad, not bad at all! Usually it was very bothersome to apply for extra parts and they always try to prevent you from applying in the first place, for various reasons. The bureaucratic hoops one had to jump through could annoy one to death.

Mu Qingli and Chi Mengyan reacted similarly as they couldn’t hide the happiness in their eyes.

Gu Anran felt very happy for them, but….Gu Anran glanced at Ji Zijun and didn’t miss the viciousness and displeasure in his eyes. Seems like she will have to speed up her plans. She guessed that Ji Zijun will find trouble with Mu Qingli and Chi Mengyan as soon as possible, probably on the first day.

Although the military academy does not require students to learn under a specific teacher and usually hold a stance of making their students learn through their own experience, it does not mean that this cautious and despicable person will try a few tricks.

Gu Anran clicked on the chip in her wrist and then quickly returned to her dorm once the assembly was over.

Soon after,

“Anran, we’re here!” Hong Qingyi shouted.

“Come in!” Gu Anran replied casually.

After hearing her reply, Hong Qingyi simply walked in while Mu Qingli and Chi Mengyan were somewhat restrained as they walked in carefully.

Gu Anran couldn’t help laughing at the two’s awkward movements. It was their first time entering her dorm as previously they were only allowed to step foot into the courtyard.

“Relax, nothing’s going to happen! Come and sit on the sofa.” She said as she placed a tray of tea and snacks onto the table.

“Anran…it’s not suitable for us..for us to be here…..” Mu Qingli swallowed nervously. The scent of the omega she liked permeated the entire house and it made her both intoxicated and excited at the daem time.

“What’s so unsuitable about it? This is my dormitory, so I can let anyone in, right?” Gu Anran smiled.

“Little Ran, Little Ran, you’re back! Your big brother is so happy that you informed me first when you came back! So happy!” A cheerful voice called out. This was Gu Anran’s older brother, Gu Anlun.

“Hey, it was not just you she informed. Tsk, why are you so noisy.” The voice with a sharp tongue was of course Gu Anxin.

“Hmph, Little Ran must have informed me first and then remembered you in the passing. She loves me more than you!” Gu Anlun replied angrily.

“What nonsense are you saying? Little Ran obviously loves me more, not a shady and unscrupulous person like you!”

“Gu Anxin, are you looking for a fight?”

“Come at me! This old lady isn’t afraid of you!”

“Alright, alright, the two of you stop arguing. Little Ran is still waiting for you inside.” Huang Linfan’s gentle and helpless voice sounded.

“Hmph!” x2

The four people sitting inside looked at each other and couldn’t help but smile. This weird brother and sister pair was just too amusing!

“Little Ran, Little Ran, your favorite big brother is here! Come and let me hug you….” ” Gu Anlun hurried towards Gu Anran as soon as he stepped into Gu Anran’s dormitory, but saw Mu Qingli and Chi Mengyan next to her. His eyes widened in disbelief,

“You two…how did you two enter my little sister’s boudoir!”

The four of them: “…..”

Gu Anxin and Huang Linfan, who just came in, “……”

Boudoir? Which idiot still uses this term nowadays? Wasn’t this term last used over a hundred years ago? Yet the idiot in front of them didn’t feel a lick of shame and also thought that he was showing off his literary knowledge…..

“It’s alright, brother. I invited them in.” After Gu Anran finished speaking, she turned to face Gu Anxin and Huang Linfan and nodded at them.

“Sister, Huang-jie, come sit down.”

“Little Ran, Qingyi, Qingli, Mengyan, Congratulations on getting first place.” Huang Linfan smiled and said.

“Thank you.” x4

“Hahaha, Little Ran! Imperial Father was jubilant when he heard about your results! My little sister, so brave, has faced and defeated so many Zergs!” Gu Anlun grabbed a cookie and snacked on it.

“En….brother, sister, I wanted to ask you two something. What do you think of Ji Zijun?” Gu Anran didn’t respond to her brother’s words and simply sipped her tea as she faintly asked her own question.

Gu Anxin and Gu Anlun looked at each other.

“I personally think he’s an alright person, but Imperial Father admires him very much. When he returned to report in the palace last time, he mentioned to Imperial Father about meeting you in the academy. His tone was full of affection and admiration and after hearing his words, Imperial Father was thrilled and hinted his intention of engaging you to him.” Gu Anlun said.

Crack–

While Gu Anran’s hand merely shook a little, Mu Qingli’s teacup directly smashed into pieces. The cracking sounds attracted everyone’s attention.

“Ahem….I’m okay, everything’s fine….” Mu Qingli said through gritted teeth, trying to supress the anger in her heart.

“Brother, sister, I won’t be marrying Ji Zijun. My marriage can and will only be decided by me.” Gu Anran grabbed My Qingli’s bleeding hand that was scratched by the broken teacup and carefully bandaged it up for her.

「Ding! The female lead’s rating has increased by (10) and is now at (90).」

“But Anran, if Ji Zijun really does propose a marriage, it will not be easy for Imperial Father to refuse.” Gu Anxin understood her little sister’s intentions through observing her actions but JI Zijun’s reputation made it hard for even the royal family to reject him without a good reason.

“Don’t worry. Brother, sister, please watch this video first.” Gu Anran clicked on her device, and a projection shone on the wall. The video played on it was the video Gu Anran had taken during the planetary excursion.

The content of the short half-hour video was shocking to say the least.

“Brother, sister…..do you really think the Zergs on that planet were so dense that it was natural for us to be constantly chased? If so, it would have been impossible for the academy to let us explore that planet, however it is not impossible for someone to deliberately ‘lure’ these Zergs to us.” Gu Anran said lightly.

“You must understand how arduous our trip afterward was. I didn’t have time to film everything, but we had anywhere from one hundred to ten thousand Zergs chase us everyday. We dared not sleep for most of the day and we never had enough time to sit down for a proper meal. We always had to hurriedly finish our food before the next wave of attacks. By the end of it, we had long forgotten what normal sleep was like. We only knew that we had to continue to run, even at night, if we wished to keep our lives.”

“That bastard!” Gu Anlun snarled with an ashen face.

“Why didn’t you pull out? Your results at that time were already enough to ensure first place, right? So why did you persist?” Huang Linfan asked with a pale face.

“Why should we quit? If we were to pull out, then it was the same as raising our flags in surrender. Now that we have come out safe and sound, we have shown them that we are not lambs that are willing to be slaughtered.” Hong Qingyi smiled, but her eyes were filled with intense anger. However, anyone would lose their minds in anger if they were in the same situation, right?

“What are you going to do?” Her sister, Gu Anxin, asked calmly.

“What I wish to do next will require the help of you three.”

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