Chapter 1088: Chapter 1088: Star Era Guide (38)
In this competition, one student from the Empire Academy was eliminated, but the remaining two barely managed to win.
“Oh no, we drew the Empire Science Academy.”
The student drawing lots looked worried.
Xie Wanwan has Psychic Power A, and her compatibility is high. They had all watched Xie Wanwan’s previous matches and now have no confidence at all.
“Xie Wanwan always wins. How can we beat her?”
“Don’t lose heart; just do your best.” Professor Wei comforted them, “Winning or losing the match isn’t important. What’s important is what you learn from it. Don’t let the match affect you.”
The two students about to compete seemed either convinced by Professor Wei’s words or resigned to the fact that they couldn’t win anyway, so they relaxed a bit.
“Next up is Jhiang Jiacheng from the Empire Academy against Xie Wanwan from the Empire Science Academy!”
As soon as the announcement was made, there were cheers from the open-air stands, calling out for Xie Wanwan.
Jhiang Jiacheng and Xie Wanwan took the stage simultaneously, two different mechas landing on the field.
The cheers for Xie Wanwan were overwhelming, and Jhiang Jiacheng lost momentum as soon as he got on stage.
Once the fight began, Jhiang Jiacheng immediately fell behind, chased all over the field by Xie Wanwan.
Jing Lan leaned back in his chair, glancing up: “Lost.”
Professor Wei slammed the table: “Can’t you say something positive?”
“I’m just stating the facts.” Jing Lan took a sip of his drink.
Professor Wei, feeling a pang in his heart from the rage, left the room for the backstage.
“Is it still Xie Wanwan next?” Chuzheng asked Xiao Jiu beside her.
Xiao Jiu quickly nodded: “Yes, they’re still sending Xie Wanwan up next.” The competition rules did not specify, so whoever took part was up to them.
However, those who lost couldn’t go on again.
The Empire Science Academy directly sent out Xie Wanwan, betting on her certain victory.
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Backstage.
Jhiang Jiacheng walked off the stage with an extremely bad expression.
“Professor Wei…”
Professor Wei signaled for him not to speak, instructing someone to take him for a check-up.
“Pan Hao, you’re the last one.” Professor Wei patted the last boy going on: “Good luck.”
Pan Hao was the most outstanding among the freshmen, with an A in spiritual power, though it was a bit unstable.
Compared to Xie Wanwan’s stable Psychic Power A+, the gap was huge.
“Professor Wei.”
Xiao Jiu came rushing over.
“Xiao Jiu?”
“The boss asked me to give this to you.” Xiao Jiu handed a box to Professor Wei.
“What’s this?”
“RN6.”
Professor Wei nearly dropped the box, hurriedly clutching it and asked Xiao Jiu in disbelief: “What?”
“RN6.” Xiao Jiu repeated again.
Professor Wei’s hands began trembling, but he dared not let go.
The Empire Academy hadn’t deliberately inquired who had purchased the RN6, as even if they found out, they couldn’t afford it.
Better not knowing.
So, it was unknown that the item was in Chuzheng’s possession.
Unexpectedly…
So unexpected!!
Professor Wei held the RN6 like his precious heart, fearing he might damage the treasure if he wasn’t careful.
However, Professor Wei forgot, the material housing the RN6 wasn’t so easily damaged.
“Oh right, there’s also a mecha.” Xiao Jiu continued: “It should arrive soon.”
Professor Wei’s expression froze for a moment, asking: “Which mecha?”
Xiao Jiu thought for a moment: “Ye Cang.”
“…”
Never heard of it.
Competition mechas are provided by the school or personally, the organizers don’t intervene.
Sending a mecha over by Chuzheng at this time, Professor Wei naturally knew it must be extraordinary, but…
The mecha indeed arrived quickly.
Ye Cang didn’t look particularly large, even smaller than ordinary mechas.
Its color resembled the starry sky, with tiny glimmers flashing under the sun, vaguely outlining a towering giant tree.
The students couldn’t tell what was special about this mecha, but Professor Wei recognized it.
This was crafted by a mecha master!!
The master may not produce a mecha even in ten or twenty years, but every mecha they make becomes famous.
For instance, Jing Lan’s Zhou Jue was created by this master.
“Change, change, change!!” Professor Wei was extremely excited.
“But we’ve already submitted the mecha, can it still be changed?” Pan Hao frowned.
“…”
Once a competition mecha is submitted, generally it cannot be changed.
Xiao Jiu had a bright idea: “Just declare that mecha broken, simple.”
Everyone: “…”
That’s a mecha!
You think it’s some unnoticeable robot?
Just break it like that?
Even ordinary mechas are very expensive!
“Can’t we… can’t?” Xiao Jiu thought he had misspoken.
“No need to scrap it, just report some malfunction.” Professor Wei, inspired by Xiao Jiu’s suggestion, quickly had someone handle it while he went to apply to the organizer for a mecha change.
A malfunctioning mecha naturally couldn’t compete, so the change went smoothly.
Professor Wei handed the RN6 to Pan Hao: “Good luck! The Empire Academy depends on you!”
Pan Hao: “…”
Feeling even more anxious.
–
“Wanwan, they’ve switched mechas.”
On the other side, someone informed Xie Wanwan of the Empire Academy’s actions.
“Switched mechas?” The mecha that Xie Wanwan used was well-reputed, provided by the school: “What did they switch to?”
“Haven’t seen it before. But it looks nice.” The person showed the mecha to Xie Wanwan.
The starry-color mecha stood quietly backstage, not large overall, but giving a very comfortable impression.
“But switching mechas is useless; no matter how advanced a mecha is, someone with insufficient spiritual power can’t fully utilize it. Pan Hao’s spiritual power is just A, and I’ve heard it’s unstable. Wanwan, you will surely win.”
Xie Wanwan thought about it and agreed, then seriously began preparing.
Another academy was currently competing.
Her match with Pan Hao was scheduled for the end.
–
As the match between Xie Wanwan and Pan Hao began, Xie Wanwan was drowned in cheers as soon as she entered.
Chuzheng very much suspected Xie Wanwan had hired a claque.
[Spending money is something that shouldn’t fall behind!] King’s Account immediately chimed in: [Main Task: Please hire a professional team to cheer for the Empire Academy!]
Chuzheng: “…”
No!
I can fall behind!
[Young lady, you can’t! Spending money is the proper thing, young lady, keep it up!] The crisp voice of King’s Account made Chuzheng very irritable.
Bam!
Jing Lan was startled and looked over at Chuzheng, who immediately withdrew her foot and calmly met Jing Lan’s gaze.
“What’s wrong with you?”
Chuzheng kept a straight face: “Nothing.”
“If nothing’s wrong, why did you kick the table?” Jing Lan pulled her over: “Does it hurt?”
“I didn’t kick it.” Which of your eyes saw me kick it! Just making things up!
“Okay, okay, you didn’t kick.” Jing Lan looked at her foot: “Does it hurt?”
Chuzheng: “…”
I said I didn’t kick!
Chuzheng quickly extricated herself from Jing Lan: “I’m going to the restroom.”
Jing Lan chuckled while holding his lips, took a couple of sips of his drink, and cast his gaze onto the stage.
On the stage, Pan Hao appeared, and the brand-new mecha with that unique color drew many gasps from the audience.