At six o'clock in the afternoon, people all across the Federation tuned into the live stream of the Qilin Military Academy's Fourth Squad to watch Wang Tianwei test her mecha's performance.
After a day of hard "labor," the amphibious transforming mecha, personally designed and built by Master Wang, was finally complete.
The audience watched in envy as Wang Tianwei piloted the mecha, transforming it in the sea and executing various combat stances.
Then, following the ship, it dove up and down, cruising for a full hour without a single leak.
It was finally a success!
Everyone breathed a massive sigh of relief; Sister Zebra had it rough!
The second mecha tournament had only been underway for two days. Aside from yesterday's battle against the Star Sharks, Wang Tianwei had spent almost every waking moment revising blueprints, crafting parts, and modifying the mecha.
She was so immersed in her work that she completely ignored the mutated octopus that attacked today.
The viewers behind the screens rarely possessed such focus and willpower.
"This is why they achieved fame at such a young age. I'm not envious at all!"
"With that kind of willpower, they'd succeed at anything..."
"I need to learn from Sister Zebra! From now on, I'll never get distracted while doing my homework!"
"Kid, turn off the live stream before you talk."
"Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared."
"@FirstMilitaryDistrict The kids are hungry, we want mechas!"
"Hungry, mechas! @TenthMilitaryDistrict"
"Commander, pay up! @ThirdMilitaryDistrict"
At some point, the number of comments tagging the various military districts began to multiply on the bullet screen.
Who wouldn't covet an amphibious transforming mecha?
Back on Planet Kashgar, a single transforming mecha had left people from all the major military districts drooling with envy.
Now, the soldiers from military districts with oceans or lakes within their jurisdiction couldn't sit still anymore.
You have to understand, their usual underwater operations were incredibly difficult, requiring them to wait for the deployment and coordination of various units, personnel, and equipment every single time.
Not only did it drag out the timeline, but it also made working or fighting mutated beasts far less efficient!
Even if they were clearly dissatisfied, they absolutely couldn't interfere with the parts others were responsible for.
But now, Wang Tianwei could accomplish everything with just one person and one mecha!
She could even switch between cold and hot weapons just like on land, cast nets, retrieve them, store them in a temporary cargo hold, and then automatically drain the water!?
Transforming mechas had already become standard across the entire military; amphibious ones couldn't be far behind, right?
...Chiefs and Commanders, don't just watch, hurry up and spend the money to buy the blueprints and patents! They couldn't wait any longer!
After the mecha testing was complete, the members of Qilin took turns test-driving it as usual.
The waterproof scales and other parts were all crafted, but currently, only her personal mecha was fully modified.
Jian Jingyu was the last to finish his test drive. He stepped out of the mecha, shaking his head as he boarded the ship.
"I told you, I told you we are the strongest in Qilin!"
Wang Tianwei held her head high and adjusted her collar.
"What do you mean strongest in Qilin? Be bolder, we are the strongest in the Federation Military Academy!"
The more Huang Yan looked at her actions and expressions, the more familiar they seemed... Perhaps, Valk or Wu Fangyu?
Wait, what did his spiritual power just detect?
"There's a ship four nautical miles away."
The three team members immediately turned around.
"A ship?"
"Is it another military academy!?"
"Four nautical miles!? Sir Huang, you can detect things beyond four nautical miles now!?"
Wang Tianwei narrowed her eyes.
"Have you been secretly raising your spiritual power threshold behind our backs again!?"
As individual soldiers, Zhang Lyra and Jian Jingyu were indeed a step slower to react in this regard. They didn't realize something was wrong until Wang Tianwei pointed it out.
So they all shifted their gazes over, making the exact same expression as Sister Zebra.
"Sir Huang?"
"Didn't we say you needed to take it easy?"
"How about we give you an injection tomorrow just to be safe?"
"..."
Huang Yan reached out and turned Wang Tianwei's head away.
"I'm fine for now... I'll be careful."
Ever since he told them about his spiritual power situation, these few had made upgrading his physical fitness their top priority...
As a result, he could only practice his spiritual power alongside the commanders of other military academies, or do it secretly on his own.
He was a commander who relied on his spiritual power to make a living!!
Although, ever since getting stranded on Planet Kashgar, his spiritual power training had indeed been a bit excessive...
But according to Doctor Todd, even if it didn't last three months, the worst-case scenario was just taking an inhibitor injection every month and a half!
Could he really be satisfied with the status quo? He hadn't even fully grasped the spiritual power attack methods of either Elizabeth or Hiranuma Yusho yet!
Besides, he had never neglected his physical training. During his last physical exam, Doctor Todd even said he could go straight into being an individual soldier!
Nowadays, if his spiritual power usage exceeded the limit even slightly, these three would act as if facing a formidable enemy, practically treating him like a cub...
If it weren't for the fact that none of their brains were suited for commanding, he would suspect they were trying to usurp his power!
Jian Jingyu naturally couldn't be at ease. You have to know, their Sir Huang was a poor little thing.
It was bad enough that he had double-S grade spiritual power but couldn't use it, but he was also constantly threatened by his excessively high spiritual power...
Although he had only ever met one person as "lucky" and "unlucky" as Sir Huang in his entire life, the danger was very real.
The only thing their squad members could do right now was to help Sir Huang stabilize his spiritual power and strive to help him upgrade his physical fitness to double-S grade as soon as possible!
Yes, although he was only an S-grade individual soldier and had never heard of anyone with double-S physical fitness... this was the wish of their entire squad! When you put Sister Zebra, Little Bear, and Sir Huang together, nothing is impossible!
Sigh, their captain was too ambitious, and it gave them a headache...
Before the audience watching the live stream could process what was happening, Huang Yan had already issued a series of commands.
"Sister Zebra's mecha is completely modified, so you go standby underwater first.
Zhang Lyra and Jian Jingyu, be ready to board your mechas at any time. Everyone, wear your brooches properly, keep an eye on your energy levels, and maintain contact at all times."
Wang Tianwei chimed in at the right moment.
"The radar jammer button and the signal attacker are both in the cockpit. Sir Huang, use your own discretion."
"Signal attacker?"
Huang Yan was slightly taken aback by Wang Tianwei's words.
He knew about the radar jamming equipment, but when did she build a signal attacker?
"Oh, it was just something I did in passing!"
After saying that, Wang Tianwei entered the cockpit and piloted the mecha to dive into the sea.
Leaving her three teammates and a group of security officer teachers in the aircraft above completely dumbfounded in the wind...
"I knew it! I knew the camera blackouts had something to do with her!"
A mecha engineer security officer jumped right out of his seat! Another person pressed down on his shoulder.
"Alright... we don't have any proof anyway, just accept defeat."
"I don't believe this! Next time, I absolutely have to upgrade the 'Little Bees' to be more advanced! I want to see what other tricks she has up her sleeve!"
