During their research on the cockpit, Wang Tianwei's contact list had unknowingly grown to include several more mecha master bigshots, all recommended to her by the military mecha masters she had previously met on Planet Kashile.
Because the problem they were trying to overcome was truly difficult, what their small student brains could come up with was limited...
They were now incredibly familiar with the mecha teachers from various military academies. Teacher Eugene even added the mecha teacher from the First Military Academy as a friend.
However, compared to the military mecha masters, the teachers leaned more towards theory. Therefore, Shi Zhixin, who was still on Planet Kashile, stepped in, tossing over the contact information of all the experts he knew in one go.
How much inspiration and help they could get depended on their own abilities. After all, the frontlines were still busy, and this wasn't the only problem they had on their hands...
Just as the mecha masters from several military academies were burying their heads in deep thought, frantically looking up information, calculating data, and asking their seniors for advice every day, another piece of good news came from the Federal Academy of Sciences!
They had found a new research direction to solve the Zerg parasitism problem, and it was related to mental strength.
The cause was that among the parasitized soldiers this time, one commander's mental strength suddenly evolved to S-class. After evolving, his mental strength actually directly killed more than half of the Zerg eggs parasitizing his brain!
But the remaining bugs adapted very quickly, and after that, the effect of his mental attacks was no longer significant...
This soldier is currently maintaining a delicate balance with the Zerg in his brain. As soon as the Zerg lay eggs, he kills them with his mental strength. The Medical Academy of Sciences is still doing its best to study this case.
Although the problem hasn't been completely solved, there is finally a glimmer of direction. For the people of the Federation who are constantly threatened by the Zerg, this is a major event!
Another week later,
The star beast tides in the Third Military Region and the Ninth Military Region were finally brought under control with the support of several other military regions.
They have now entered the final clean-up and wrap-up stage.
The sudden outbreak of this star beast tide caused heavy casualties among the Federation's soldiers. The students paid attention to the news every day. Fortunately, they pulled through once again.
But no one knew when the next battle would be if things continued to develop like this. How many more times could they hold on like this?
At the same time, another piece of news released by the military was hard to tell whether it was good or bad.
The First Military Region discovered some traces that shouldn't have appeared on a desolate planet very close to a wormhole. It is currently uncertain whether it is star beasts, Zerg, or some kind of native mutant beast.
If that desolate planet was really set foot on by star beasts or Zerg, they would have another planet to regularly clean up in the future...
Wang Tianwei only found out when she was messaging Feng Yi, Li Hece, and Senior Potato that during the time their teams were trapped on Planet Kashile, many seniors from Qilin had joined the Reserves.
The Reserves are a part of the Federation Military. Originally, it was mainly composed of retired soldiers, but in recent years, more and more students have joined.
One of the strict rules is that one must be at least twenty years old.
Senior Li Hece is a senior this year, so he naturally meets the conditions. Feng Yi, however, relying on being born earlier in the year, just turned twenty a short while ago.
"My reserve unit is in the Ninth Military Region, which is my cousin's original unit!"
Listening to Feng Yi speak in the video, Wang Tianwei felt as if something was caught in her throat.
"Don't make that kind of expression, Master Wang!
Thanks to you, Gavin can also make transforming mechas now. He's been busy modifying my mecha these past two days, otherwise he would be here right now! When it's done, help me take a look.
You have no idea, the mechas made by the school's mecha masters recently are all block-headed! And those freshmen..."
Speaking of this, Feng Yi shook his head.
"This time's freshman field training resulted in a lot of jokes again, did you see? Oh, you definitely don't have time. It's fine, someone compiled a highlight reel on the forum!
There was a junior who kept shouting 'Sister Zebra, give me strength', making the teachers laugh so hard..."
"Is that so."
Wang Tianwei answered absentmindedly, the split screen of her optical computer always staying on the Reserves page. As Feng Yi spoke, he laughed.
"Stop looking it up, I can see the reflection on the glass behind you. It's just the reserves.
Since you came down from the frontlines, don't worry about us. We seniors can't fall too far behind you guys either!
We have to go to the battlefield sooner or later. I've been waiting for this day for a long time! Junior, this is our mission as soldiers."
Wang Tianwei pursed her lips.
"I know, I will work hard to research a cockpit that won't be breached by the Zerg..."
"Don't push yourself too hard!"
When Feng Yi said this, his eyes were brimming with worry.
"The Federation has more than just you as a mecha master. Don't take all the responsibility on yourself just because you got a patent certificate!
A person's ability is ultimately limited, and you're only a sophomore this year!"
Look at what his junior had become? Even the school teachers weren't as haggard as her!
Back at Qilin, the grind was already intense, but going to the Tianshu Star turned it into a spiraling grind fest!
Although they received plenty of commendations, which in turn brought great fame to Qilin, just look at what it cost them.
An A-rank pushing themselves to the limit against a bunch of S-ranks in mental strength, physical stamina, and technical skills. Who in their right mind goes to the front lines at eighteen!?
Wang Tianwei finally smiled.
Haha, next time I go back, people will be calling me senior!
Emm, there might be more people calling you Sister Zebra...
By the way, did you know that Senior Ruan Yi and the others are already processing their paperwork? I heard they got recruited by the Ninth Military District. Who knows, we might even become comrades-in-arms in the future!
The outermost billboards in Zero Boundary are all displaying your squad's image right now. It is incredible; a Level 2 team is practically becoming the poster child...
Feng Yi shared a lot of first-hand news with Wang Tianwei, and after hanging up the call, he stood by the window for a long time.
His cousin and Yi Shao had already done everything they could... The juniors were shining brilliantly in the competition, growing at a rapid pace, and even stepping onto the battlefield earlier than he did.
Senior Ruan Yi and her group had also graduated and officially joined the military district.
This time, the star beast horde in the Ninth Military District had lasted for a full month... As a reserve soldier, he did not have much time left to waste.
Joining the reserves meant being ready to enter combat at any given moment. Perhaps he would be called up during the next star beast outbreak? Or maybe the one after that.
Feng Yi took two deep breaths and went downstairs to continue his physical training for the day.
He was the last remaining member of Firefly...
If he wanted to do his part for the Federation and the Ninth Military District, the only thing he could do right now was to continuously temper and improve himself.
That way, he might not only be able to help himself in the future but also save others during critical moments.
Yeah, he would tell his cousin and the others this news the next time he visited their graves. Surely, they would be proud of him too.
