After Hiranuma Yusho asked his question, he saw the four members of Qilin uniformly reveal a "friendly" smile, and he knew he had miscalculated again...
Wang Tianwei rubbed her hands together.
"Easy, easy! Just give us half of your mecha materials, parts, and food supplies in the next match!"
Huang Yan added at the end of her sentence,
"And half of the materials you draw from the tournament supplies in the next match."
"..."
After the two finished speaking, even Wu Fangyu fell silent.
He thought he already understood Sister Ma and her squad well, but now it seemed he still underestimated the sheer shamelessness of Qilin.
"The Federation's crackdown on star pirates is so strict, how did they manage to miss you guys!?"
Taylor simply couldn't believe his ears.
"Why don't you just go rob someone!? You might as well rob the league's organizing committee clean!"
"Hey, that's a very harsh way to put it! This is called seeking wealth amidst danger, my friend."
Wang Tianwei summarized for him.
Actually, she was also unsure in her heart. What if Valk didn't agree? Should they loosen the conditions a bit? But that was four hundred points!
Sir Huang looked extremely confident... If it didn't work out, maybe they could talk to the First Military Academy or Santorini? They went through so much trouble, they had to sell it for a good price.
This series of internal struggles only happened in an instant. On the surface, she still had that careless look.
"Once you pass this village, you won't find this shop again! Where else are you going to find such a good opportunity a second time!?"
Barry couldn't help but grind his teeth. If your captain hadn't used her mental power to sneak-attack our captain and directly snatched two buttons, even if we couldn't get the five hundred bonus points, the four hundred one would definitely have been no problem, alright!
Huang Yan put the empty nutrient fluid bag back into his spatial button, full of confidence.
"You can think about it, but it's best not to take too long. After all, time is limited.
If the other two teams find this place, I'll have to raise the price..."
The moment Elizabeth got off the ship, she felt something was wrong, but she couldn't pinpoint exactly what the problem was. Her mental power chased out halfway, only for her to forget what she was actually chasing?
Behind her, the First Military Academy was also about to land, and He Siyu's mental power had already enveloped them...
Unable to carefully consider that strange feeling, she led her teammates to hide in a densely wooded area.
Just now at sea, she had consumed a lot of mental power to calibrate their direction and stimulate the mutant beasts. Now was not the best time to engage in combat.
In the camp's live broadcast room, two teachers from Valk whispered to each other,
"When did He Siyu become so aggressive?"
"I think so too. Don't they usually ignore other teams' affairs?
Biting onto a squad and not letting go doesn't seem like the First Military Academy's style."
Chao Hao and Fu Manli also frequently glanced over there. Was the First Squad completely dropping the act now?
Selena remained as steady as a rock, without the slightest intention of clearing up their doubts.
Military academy students, especially from the command department—how could they not have the slightest competitive spirit?
It was already the semi-finals; any team was a formidable opponent. As long as they clashed, they would either win or gain experience.
At a time like this, wanting He Siyu to take a step back was impossible. Besides, there were Wu Pingzhuo and Leola, these two hidden warmongers. They were probably already impatient!
The four from the First Military Academy were the last to land.
After getting off the ship, He Siyu wasn't in a hurry to chase after Santorini. Instead, she released her mental power, scouting the area she could cover.
At the same time, near the cave, Hiranuma Yusho and Huang Yan stopped communicating. The eight people from the two teams remained as quiet as mice, allowing their captains' mental power to envelop and conceal them.
The method Hiranuma Yusho used wasn't an ordinary cover-up, but weaving another scene of an empty space to project outward.
Huang Yan watched silently, studying and practicing it in his mind, but didn't immediately put it into practice.
For him right now, the concealment trick was more familiar. Besides, Hiranuma Yusho was full of schemes! From the illusion just now, it was clear he still had more tricks up his sleeve.
Learning it immediately would easily raise his guard. What if he didn't easily reveal his mental power techniques in front of him in the future?
Where else would he find such a good private tutor and sparring partner?
This was also one of the reasons he was always willing to negotiate terms with Valk.
Compared to Elizabeth's purely offensive mental power, he preferred this roundabout method.
The First Squad completely shed their previous low profile; everyone released their mental power and scouted for a long time.
Finally, He Siyu and Fu Xingyuan arrived at the same conclusion simultaneously,
"Before Santorini, another team had already landed on the island."
Wu Pingzhuo looked over in confusion,
"How come I didn't find anything?"
"Me neither."
Fu Xingyuan said calmly. He Siyu picked up the conversation,
"Indeed, no traces of anyone were detected nearby."
Wu Pingzhuo looked at the captain, then at Fu Xingyuan,
"Why don't you two go start an encrypted conversation training class?"
What did they mean by didn't detect anything but being certain someone was there?
"My intuition says something is wrong."
He Siyu raised an eyebrow and looked toward the mountainous side of the land,
"My intuition tells me someone has already beaten us to it, and the feeling is very strong... At least one team should have arrived."
"...You too?"
Fu Xingyuan nodded at her,
"Yes, there is a feeling of danger."
Wu Pingzhuo was speechless.
Just when he was starting to want to learn the command department's mental power application methods, the people in his squad were already starting to rely on intuition?
"Then are we still chasing?"
"We chase, but we also need to pay attention to the location of the academy bonus point buttons, and be even more careful of ambushes from other teams."
Leola looked around,
"If there are two... or three teams all here. The bonus point broadcast hasn't sounded yet. Is it because they haven't found the academy bonus point button yet?"
"Not necessarily."
This time it was Fu Xingyuan who answered, and he had clearly thought about it before speaking,
"Ahem, I mean, if the first to arrive was Qilin..."
Fu Xingyuan spoke tactfully, but Leola also understood what he meant. The people of Qilin were capable of anything.
Who knows, they might have set up an ambush somewhere waiting for them to walk right into the trap, or perhaps they were simply guarding the academy bonus point button?
"Then we'd better be a bit more cautious. Let's not release our mechas yet; it's easy for their radar to detect them..."
He Siyu thought for a moment,
"If necessary, it would be best if we could win over one or two teams. Santorini would do.
But if it's Qilin, we'll have to keep an extra eye out..."
Wu Pingzhuo pursed his lips. Just now they were chasing them like chasing grandkids! If it were him, he probably wouldn't be willing to team up...
Fu Xingyuan pulled out his long blade and held it in his hand,
"I'll clear the way in front. If anything goes wrong, you guys scatter first. Don't gather in one place."
The other three teammates immediately nodded to show they understood.
Outside the live broadcast room, the teachers from all the schools grew tense.
Chao Hao and Fu Manli were indignant that the other three military academies were actually all guarding against their students!
But thinking about it carefully, it seemed their precautions weren't entirely unreasonable...
