"Ah haha! Ah haha! Ah hahahaha!!! Your number one is back!"
Chao Hao and Fu Manli watched Wang Tianwei, who had just returned from the Enoshima Star and let out a ridiculously villainous laugh as she stepped off the starship, and they couldn't be bothered to say a word… let her have her moment of pride; she really had done an excellent job this time.
"Don't rush, one at a time!"
Jian Jingyu manually arranged the media drones with virtual screens and microphones in front of him, because their Kirin team had achieved the top score this time!
First place!!! Wasn't that worth a good publicity push?
"Whoever's first, go ahead and ask."
"Thanks, Jian."
The reporter from the front row first thanked Jian Jingyu on the virtual screen, then immediately turned to another person,
"So, Wang Tianwei, on the second day you were on Enoshima Star, you went into the sea to test the mecha. During that time, the event team's live-stream camera briefly malfunctioned. Can you tell us what you were doing underwater?
Among the last three teams, only Kirin had no protective shields or anti-corrosion armor coating. How did you manage to keep your mecha looking brand new up until the final day?"
"Haha—"
The wild laughter cut off abruptly. Members from the First Military Academy and Valk, who were being interviewed on either side, also paused their answers and glanced over.
Wang Tianwei coughed twice, slowly moving behind Huang Yan, using his height to completely shield herself…
Why did they have to start with such a tough question? Was this media outlet sent by the military district?
Then, Huang Yan's calm voice rang out,
"As for this matter, it involves certain mecha patents, so I'm afraid we can't answer that conveniently…"
Jian Jingyu and Zhang Laila shot a teasing look at their teammate, who had just returned,
"You were told to stand in the back, but you had to go to the front and show off…"
Wang Tianwei silently raised Kirin's yellow banner to cover her face,
"I just thought we were so awesome, wanted to show off a bit! Who knew their first question would be this tricky?"
Seeing Huang Yan steady the situation in a few words, He Siyu withdrew her gaze and continued answering questions directed at First Military Academy,
"No, I don't think getting third place is a step down, nor do I believe we so-called 'lost' first place.
Your statement is unreasonable. First of all, we fought our way out of nearly a hundred military academies across the Federation…"
Wu Fangyu from Valk was still immersed in the "nightmare" of having to join Kirin's solo soldier's extra training the next day, occasionally sneaking glances their way.
Looking at Zhang Laila's strong arms, the forum said she regularly lifted over a hundred kilograms in daily training.
Over a hundred kilograms!!
Crazy… You might as well lift me and our captain while doing squats!
The next morning,
Not only the commanders and mech engineers of the three military academies, but also the lone soldiers didn't want to miss the chance to laugh at their own teammates. They all gathered under Kirin's building, ready to join them in morning exercises!
Two hours later, Jian Jingyu led more than a dozen people, drenched in sweat, shouting, ran into the first cafeteria,
"Oh! Look, isn't this our top three team?"
"Hahaha, we made custard buns for you to celebrate! Congrats on making it into the top three!"
"Come on, come on, what's wrong with little Wu, son? Have some water first, why are you panting so hard!?"
Wu Fangyu found the nearest chair as soon as he entered the cafeteria and sat down, gasping heavily,
"Oh… I'm fine! Just… take a rest… and I'll be okay."
He declared that Kirin's soldiers weren't human!
Morning exercise should leave you slightly sweaty, making you feel like a wonderful day is about to start, right?
After two hours of training, he felt like his life was about to end…
No boasting, after finishing his last two sets of time-limited exercises, he thought he saw his great-grandmother coming to pick him up!
Hiranuma Yusho, He Siyu, and Leola also found seats with trembling legs.
Soon they blanked out, expressions vacant, eyes seemingly looking somewhere but seeing nothing?
Jian Jingyu turned around and noticed that a few people's souls were no longer there,
"Uh… do they need to go back and rest?"
Help, it seemed like someone had been gone for a while…
"Haha, normal! I was like that when I first started lone soldier training. They'll yawn soon enough! Just need to replenish some energy!"
Wu Pingzhuan seemed to see his younger self, his whole person radiating relief from the inside out!
This method was good! In the past, he only knew to train with Fu Xingyuan, and every time he finished, he felt a sense of frustration… that guy was too strong!
Now that Captain He and Leola had joined in, the sense of achievement came!
And look at Valk next door!? The scene was so beautiful he almost wanted to cry!
The owner of the stir-fry stall, seizing the moment when the other Kirin members weren't paying attention, pulled Wang Tianwei aside and stuffed something into her hand.
Wang Tianwei took a closer look, a large paper bucket filled to the brim with little red-oil skewers,
"Eat up, I made you some custom bōbō chicken, definitely not hotpot or boiled dishes!"
"Boss!!!"
Wang Tianwei was practically in tears; such a good person, a real good person!
The boss waved his hand, tugged at his apron, and wore a face that said "it's nothing,"
"No big deal, just can't stand seeing you go hungry."
Even though little Wang passed out twice on the live stream, which was unreliable, as parents, who wouldn't like such a hardworking kid?
Not giving her a reward was one thing, but not even letting her eat what she liked!?
If it were anyone else, it probably wouldn't matter; it's not like they couldn't drink nutrient fluids.
But this was little Wang!
She'd rather drink nutrient fluids to "fill in the gaps" just to patronize their Kirin stall—also known as "One More Bowl"!
Not to mention, she single-handedly boosted the camp's cafeteria business, and recently sparked a nationwide revival of the "food craze" across the Federation!
His daughter's stir-fry restaurant outside had several times more business!
For all that, it was only right to give her a little private cooking!
Zhang Laila, after buying some sausages, turned around and saw her Ma Jie secretly eating something behind everyone's back,
"...Ma Jie?"
Wang Tianwei heard Little Bear calling her, quickly stuffed the unfinished bōbō chicken into her space button, then pretended nothing happened and turned around,
"Hmm!?"
Even though bōbō chicken definitely wasn't boiled food or hotpot, it was a bit borderline—who knew if Huang Sir would be so strict as to ban this too?
Little Bear had also been particularly serious lately… Speaking of which, why wasn't Doctor Tao here yet!? Get Huang Sir some suppressants quickly!
Zhang Laila stared at the line of red oil at her mouth for a while, then slowly looked away.
Sigh, she couldn't even cover up her sneaky eating…
Wang Tianwei, thinking she had hidden it perfectly, gave a thumbs-up to the boss who had returned behind the window. The boss silently returned a thumbs-up from inside the window—they looked like secret agents coordinating.
"Thank you, organization!"
"Nothing worth mentioning."
