After leaving the port, the students from Qilin boarded the aircraft sent by the organizing committee to pick them up, and were flown directly to the entrance of the tournament camp.
Entering the camp required passing through a security check first. Not only did the people have to walk through a scanning gate, but their spatial buttons had to be scanned as well!
There was quite a media presence here too, but they were kept behind cordons by the organizing committee staff and weren't allowed to approach.
Another military academy was already lining up in front of them. As soon as they arrived, the camp immediately opened another queue so both academies could enter simultaneously.
"It's Qilin."
The students from the military academy currently passing through security were all wearing dark blue uniforms, with the words "Santorini" written on the school badges on their chests.
"Ruan Yi and her team are here too. Didn't they just win third place in the military academy shooting competition a while ago?"
"Too bad we were the runners-up, hahahaha!"
"It wasn't easy calling all the seniors back! They only managed to put together four squads."
The competitors from Santorini Military Academy didn't deliberately lower their voices, drawing the attention of the reporters outside who pointed their cameras in this direction.
But the students of Qilin Military Academy had been instructed multiple times beforehand. Everyone turned a deaf ear to them, only wanting to get through security as quickly as possible.
It wasn't until Chao Hao stood between the two queues with an intimidating look on his face, glaring at them, that those few students sheepishly shut their mouths.
"Student, there is too much food and medicine in your spatial button. You need to go through the specialized security scanner over there..."
"...You didn't listen to a word I said, did you?"
Huang Yan closed his eyes slightly. He had clearly checked it yesterday... What did Wang Tianwei promise at the time? Didn't they agree she would only bring a portion of it!?
"I did listen! Sir Huang! I deliberated over it for a long time!"
Wang Tianwei continuously pulled out sack after sack of various instant foods, snacks, desserts, and even steamed stuffed buns and mantou from her spatial button, placing them into the specialized security scanner on the other side.
"Look! I didn't bring any vegetables or meat! I was just afraid we wouldn't have enough when the time comes... You know, getting hungry easily puts people in a bad mood..."
Seeing so many things, the security personnel's eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
"Student... we provide food and accommodation during the tournament... Moreover, the dormitory buildings have basic nutrient solution supplies, and there are several cafeterias."
"Oh..."
Wang Tianwei knew that, of course! But having a spatial button and not filling it up? Wasn't that a pure waste!?
"Hahahaha! Someone from Qilin actually brought this much food!? Let me see who this weirdo is!"
"Don't look, it's a half-and-half Yin-Yang haircut. It's quite scary."
"Are they here to enjoy themselves or to compete? Truly ridiculous."
Huang Yan's pent-up frustration finally found an outlet.
"Love educating people so much? Why don't you go get a teaching certificate?"
"Me!?"
"Me what? Will your miserable life get any better after mocking her?"
"!!! You?"
Jian Jingyu stepped forward.
"You what? Attacking someone else's appearance? Not even the minced meat my dad chops is as broken as your chattering mouth."
The rebuked student saw the camera lenses from the reporters' side and couldn't help but turn sideways, covering his face with his hand. Zhang Lyra couldn't help but wonder out loud,
"Why are you covering your face with your hand? Do you have very pretty hands?"
The teacher from Santorini had no choice but to shoot his students a look, signaling them to shut up, and then glanced at Chao Hao.
"What are you looking at me for? I'm already standing in the middle and they still insisted on opening their mouths! They are your school's students, do I dare cover their mouths for them?"
"..."
Wang Tianwei finally finished the security check and repacked the food back into her spatial button. The security inspector kindly reminded her,
"Student, you are not allowed to bring this food into the arena during the competition. There will be security checks for every match."
"Got it! We'll eat it after we come out. Thanks for the reminder!"
Passing the security check, Wang Tianwei walked over to her squadmates.
"Sir Huang, they let us bring food, we just have to eat it when we come out! Sigh... if I had known, I would have brought hotpot soup base too!"
"..."
Feng Yi, who had witnessed everything but found no opportunity to show off his skills, couldn't help but speak up.
"...Junior, in this life, you are the only one I truly admire!"
After everyone passed through the machines, the sixteen competitors and two teachers from Qilin Military Academy were led to their dormitories by the staff.
"Your dormitories are in this building. There is a conference room on the third floor. If you need to discuss matters, you can go there. Normally, wandering into other people's dorms is not allowed.
The fourth floor is the gym, the fifth floor is the simulation training room...
The mecha modification and training grounds are over there, that white-roofed single-story building you see. You need to make an appointment in advance.
The cafeteria opens at six every morning. You guys can wander around and take a look later..."
"We understand, thank you!"
The staff member left after finishing the introduction.
Chao Hao and Fu Manli lived in the same building as the students. The two teachers' rooms were on the first floor, separated far apart, one on the east side and one on the west side.
The competitors' dormitories were allocated by squad. The rooms of Wang Tianwei and her squadmates were right next to each other.
As soon as they opened the door, they were amazed by the facilities inside!
Everyone's room was over forty square meters, complete with a bathroom featuring a wet and dry separation!
The room was equipped with a sleep cabin and a smart-brain cabin, facilitating the competitors' daily practice and rest.
Opposite was a large table about two meters long, next to a wardrobe. The overall look was minimalist but not simple; the interior design was even better than the dormitories at Qilin!
As expected of the highest-standard tournament on Planet Tianshu! Even the regular accommodations were this good!
Although there was no bed to sleep in, she was already used to sleep cabins by now. Besides... during the actual competition, they wouldn't be staying here anyway.
After taking a look around, Wang Tianwei sat on the chair and sent a message to her little brother.
"Your big sister is here! Where are you?"
The Wang siblings were each representing their respective military academies in this competition!
Wang Kaiyu had messaged her early in the morning saying he had arrived and told her to contact him once she got there.
"I'm at Cafeteria Number One. Have you guys settled in?"
"Yep! We're in Dormitory Building Number Three. I'll come over to find you."
Exiting the chat window, Wang Tianwei called out in the group chat,
"Comrades, want to go for a stroll? Familiarize ourselves with the environment?"
"Sure, wait for me to finish using the bathroom!"
"Mm."
"Okay."
The other seniors had the same idea, they just felt there was no need to go together, otherwise, sixteen people walking together would look like they were about to get into a gang fight!
So they discussed and decided to explore the surroundings individually by squad.
Chao Hao and Fu Manli didn't plan on wandering around with the students. They had their own things to do, and there was another meeting with the organizing committee they needed to attend tonight.
After merely cautioning them a few times not to cause trouble and not to respond if provoked, they returned to their respective rooms to prepare their materials.
The cafeteria seemed to be full of students from the First Military Academy. Seeing a white-haired person from afar, Wang Tianwei shivered!
Those incomprehensible engineering concepts were attacking her mind again... So she didn't go in, and simply called out to her brother from the doorway.
Seeing Wang Tianwei, Wang Kaiyu smiled and pointed toward the cafeteria entrance to his captain, Ye Yingxuan.
"I'm going to have a quick word with my sister."
Ye Yingxuan felt no psychological pressure at all.
"Go ahead."
Right now, they didn't even know what the content of the first competition was, so naturally, there was no talk of tactics, let alone any worry that Wang Kaiyu would leak secrets.
As for the personnel... everyone was already here, so there was no fear of them knowing.
Lucas stared wide-eyed for quite a while.
"Wow! Wang Tianwei actually didn't come over when she saw Fu Xingyuan? That's weird! Senior, have you fallen out of favor?"
The white-haired boy at the other table didn't even lift his head.
"Lucas, we are here to compete."
Lucas curled his lip.
"I don't believe none of you are curious! How did a B-rank like her manage to advance to A-rank, and now she's even representing Qilin in the tournament..."
"Don't always assume that girls have to revolve around boys."
Ye Yingxuan pushed up the goggles resting on the bridge of her nose.
"That is a prejudice. Whether male or female, people grow."
"...Understood, Captain!"
