No one expected that under these circumstances, the Qilin team would actually be in the mood to celebrate a teammate's birthday.
But upon finding out, everyone felt an indescribable sense of envy. Who wouldn't want to be valued and cared for so deeply?
The soldiers and safety instructors were also very supportive. After all, these kids were far from the age where they should be worrying about war.
The mecha engineers from the military district had previously watched Qilin's Zhang Lyra's birthday party on the live stream, so they weren't too surprised when Wang Tianwei came looking for them with work uniforms in hand.
"Sorry, instructors! We didn't expect so many people before coming, and we didn't prepare enough goldfish suits, so we have to ask you to make do with these."
Beside her, Lian Sheng looked at the goldfish headgear in his hands, opening and closing his mouth. He could actually wear that one! Really, he wouldn't mind!
The mecha engineers smilingly accepted the work uniforms printed with four avatars.
"Oh, the little bear is Zhang Lyra, right? The goldfish is Jian Jingyu, the weasel is Huang Yan... so you're the zebra?"
"Case closed! No wonder they keep calling you Sister Zebra!"
"Hehehehe~"
Wang Tianwei smiled brightly. By now, she was completely used to the nickname "Sister Zebra."
"If you could just take a moment to record a few words of blessing and send them to my optical computer, that would be great. Jian Jingyu from our squad loves a lively atmosphere the most! He'll definitely be thrilled!"
"Leave it to us!"
After Wang Tianwei turned and left, Shi Zhixin finally said to Chai Ran beside him,
"Good thing she didn't ask us to do that goldfish dance too..."
Chai Ran gave him a look of disgust.
"Everything is pathetic when you get older. If you can't learn it, just admit it. Don't think I didn't see you twisting your waist along with it just now."
"..."
"This work uniform is pretty nice, though. Remind me to ask the kid for a purchase link later."
Today, the number of star beasts slipping past the frontlines to Planet Kashile was already very low.
First, the soldiers were completely in the zone, and all reinforcements were in place!
Second, both Director Meng and Mu Ning had issued orders that Planet Kashile was now a supply and maintenance depot, requiring priority protection.
For an event as huge as the Fifth Military Academy League, before the star beast tide arrived, they used to stay glued to the live streams every day after their shifts ended!
Everyone knew there were still students and safety instructors there. The past two days, they just couldn't hold the line; there was no other way.
Now, it was only natural for it to become a priority protection planet, especially since the military's mecha engineers had all converged on Planet Kashile.
Some frontline soldiers were a bit dumbfounded after receiving the newest weapons. A double-edged flying wheel... was this supposed to be mounted on a mecha?
After installing it according to the instructions and discovering that it didn't consume any energy, operating entirely on the mecha's own kinetic energy, they couldn't help but click their tongues in amazement.
"Which thunder mecha engineer designed this? The First Military District, right? Only they could design such a brutal weapon..."
The squad mecha engineer, having just read the last line of the instructions, looked up.
"No... it's Wang Tianwei."
"Who?"
"Wang Tianwei from the Qilin Military Academy! The 'Sister Zebra' from the live stream who added three energy systems, built transforming mechas, and used a saw-sword!"
"...As expected of her. This weapon really packs a punch!"
The soldier tested the flying wheel again, thinking of the group from the Qilin Military Academy.
"Alright then, the kids just finished their competition, so let's show them our performance.
Little Wang has really made it! She can even make weapons directly for the military now..."
"An 18-year-old leapfrog super-grade mecha engineer, you should be secretly laughing in your sleep!"
"So when will our mechas be able to transform? Can Zhang Lyra's mobile artillery battery be added to mine? I really want to show off some firepower!"
"Just you wait. Our boss said to prioritize the higher-level ones first!"
"Sigh... I hate that I'm not an S-rank!"
"Don't run off yet, there's still a shield to install."
"Oh, designed by Wu Fangyu? That's my junior!"
The mechas, weapons, and protective gear on the frontlines were being updated bit by bit, but with the star beast tides from the five great black holes erupting simultaneously, the situation remained quite grim.
The first thing the people of the Federation paid attention to when they opened their eyes every day was the battle situation in the Third and Ninth Military Districts.
For every day the frontline soldiers survived, it felt as though the civilians had survived another day alongside them.
Shops and restaurants on every street corner lost their drive to do business.
"The star beast tide is here again... I wonder how many people will die this time?"
"Bah, what kind of unlucky talk is that!"
"I'm not wrong. They're getting more frequent and more terrifying each time... I think humanity is finished!"
"Just shut up, are we going to do business or not?..."
Right at that moment, the military's official website released a major announcement: "Regarding the Study, Production, and Implementation of Transforming Mechas."
It detailed how Wang Tianwei, a freshman at the Qilin Military Academy, had unconditionally donated the design blueprints for the super-grade transforming mecha. It even displayed the exact message she had sent to Ling Yingzhe, word for word!
Various media outlets simultaneously released shocking images and videos of students from the six military academies clearing out star beasts and building mechas on Planet Kashile. In an instant, views and reading counts skyrocketed!
"Good job! They are all amazing!"
"Waaaah, I'm crying my eyes out! 18-year-old students are saying they're ready to serve the people! I'm never saying anything pessimistic again!"
"Sister Zebra is awesome! I'll carry the banner for our greatest threat!"
"The competition isn't even over yet, and the transforming mecha designs have already been donated? What an incredible level of awareness!?"
"They are already qualified soldiers. I could never match the broadmindedness of these military academy students..."
"The First Military Academy will always stand in front of the people!"
"Waaaah, please return safely! I'll subscribe to VIP to watch the next live stream!"
"I'm definitely applying to Qilin next year!"
"They are just too incredible!"
Once the news broke, it wasn't just the public; the morale across all military districts surged to unprecedented heights!
Kids who hadn't even graduated were ready to "serve the people." How could these active-duty soldiers let themselves be outdone by students!?
Students from the various military academies also stopped clashing against each other on the forums like they had before.
Currently, the most popular thread under the "Fifth Military Academy League" topic was "A passionate invitation for the six squads stationed on Planet Kashile to visit all Federation military academies upon their safe return."
Of course, there was also a fierce battle to poach talent... the most regretful was undoubtedly the First Military Academy.
"Wang Tianwei and Huang Yan were originally from our academy! They both passed the entrance exam!! [Image]"
"Oh, they passed and still didn't go? That just proves our Qilin is better!"
"Maybe they were afraid there'd be too many exams and they wouldn't be able to keep up..."
"Those two overachievers wouldn't be able to keep up? I suspect you're subtly insulting me!?"
"Hmph! Don't even think about it! The Qilin Fourth Squad will have enough credits to get their graduation certificates straight away when they come back! Who would want to go to your place?"
"Graduated!? Does that mean they can come to our side for advanced studies!?"
"Begging on my knees for Wang Tianwei to come back and teach a masterclass! I'll snatch a spot no matter what!"
"Come to Greenfield! Our barbecue is delicious!!"
"Which academy's vegetarian food can beat our Qingsong?"
"Vegetarian food!? Those guys are obviously carnivores! Shenghua has the best seafood, please be sure to consider us!"
"Step aside! We at Valk have Sister Zebra's favorite hot pot!"
"...Despicable!"
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