Fei Wenxing pushed the micro brain away a bit and, after Cheng Yao had finished venting, continued heartlessly, "There's no need for that. I just specifically came to tell you, Sister Tong is also going to take the midterm exam."

"That's it?" Cheng Yao's face was full of disbelief. "Could you die if you told me this tomorrow morning?"

"I won't die, but it will affect my drama binge-watching," Fei Wenxing seriously replied.

Cheng Yao: "..."

He must have committed many evils in his past life to end up with such a damaging friend in this one.

"Let's go together to invite Sister Tong tomorrow," Fei Wenxing suggested again.

"Alright, alright, I got it, now scram," an impatient Cheng Yao ended the call. "Hang up again, and our friendship is over."

Muttering a few words under his breath, Fei Wenxing continued to stay up late watching his shows, his eyes spirited against the backdrop of the night.

Meanwhile.

Qu Tong had gotten almost enough sleep when she finally had time to flip through the notification issued by the school.

The first-year students' military training and midterm exams are combined, going directly to the Star Beast Zone, with two weeks of preparation time.

Every military academy's midterm exams take place concurrently each year, and the results are very important, accounting for 70% of the total score.

This meant that if they secured top rankings in the competition, they could advance to the second year without even needing to attend the final written exam.

Another point was that the points earned from killing Star Beasts in the competition could be used at school, and this was the only opportunity for students to earn a substantial number of points.

The competition mainly followed a team format, with each team consisting of 5-10 people. Teams could be formed freely, and those who hadn't chosen teammates by the start would be randomly matched by the school.

All students from the school were required to participate, including those from the Planting Department and Pharmaceutical Department, although their required scores were not as high as those for the other two departments.

Qu Tong had heard from Xu An about past competitions, where the Mecha Single Soldier Department had the highest number of students and the fiercest competition, whereas students from the other three departments were more laid-back in attitude.

Most teams' main forces consisted of students from the Mecha Single Soldier Department, but a few teams would also include members of the other three departments.

The school had done this to ensure students from other departments also got involved, even assigning tasks to collect Energy Plants and medicinal herbs.

The next morning

Xu An came to look for Qu Tong early to discuss forming a team.

"How about we find two more people from other departments, and form our own team?" Xu An suggested.

Both he and his sister were not fit, making it difficult for them to join strong teams. It was a reluctant move, but it was also the best choice.

He hadn't held much hope from the start, never intending to compete with others, as long as he could secure a middle-grade result. With a good final exam score, there was still a chance to progress in their studies.

"I don't mind," responded Qu Tong, who was fine with anything.

After all, she was just an F-rank weakling with no room to be choosy.

Compared to being randomly matched, she preferred being on Xu An's team.

"He Zhou is with me, and I'll see who else I can find for the remaining two spots," she said.

"Sure," Qu Tong agreed to anything Xu An suggested.

There was another important matter, outfitting their mechas.

After the previous sales boom, Mu'an Vegetable and Fruit Shop's account already had more than 7 million Star Coins, enough for Xu An to pick out a good-quality B-rank mecha.

Xu An originally wanted to refuse.

But Qu Tong spoke righteously, "With you being so weak, if you don't get a good mecha, do you expect me to spend the whole time running away with you?"

Unable to find a reason to counter, Xu An could only follow Qu Tong to the store.

Upon arriving at the largest Mecha Mall on Capital Star.

Qu Tong had just entered when she heard a familiar voice.

Fei Wenxing raised his voice and exclaimed, "Call your manager out, I want to file a complaint against you!"

Qu Tong wasn't in a hurry, pulling Xu An along with him.

When they got closer and saw who it was, they laughed. Wasn't that the guy from the black market's counter?

"What happened?" Qu Tong asked curiously.

Fei Wenxing blustered, "I wanted to check out this mecha, and he actually told me to stop looking, saying I couldn't possibly pilot it."

Qu Tong followed Fei Wenxing's pointing finger, nodding judiciously, "He's not wrong, though."

Because that was an S-rank mecha.

Fei Wenxing argued, "Still, you can't just say that, don't you know the customer is always right?"

"Don't you already have a mecha?"

Fei Wenxing chuckled sheepishly, "But I think this mecha looks really cool."

Qu Tong: "..."

Just as Qu Tong was at a loss for words, he heard someone shouting from behind, "Move! Move!"

Turning around, they saw Cheng Yao flying over on something that looked like a disc. Qu Tong reflexively pulled Xu An to the side.

Fei Wenxing, who was standing behind and had his view obstructed, only managed to yell 'fuck' before being knocked to the ground by Cheng Yao.

Rubbing his sore backside, Fei Wenxing glared at Cheng Yao resentfully, "I may look tough and nonchalant, but I could still die if hit by a vehicle. Couldn't you watch where you're going?"

"It was an accident, I was in a hurry and forgot," Cheng Yao said as he climbed awkwardly off the ground.

"What's that thing?" Xu An asked, pointing to the round machine on the ground whose little tentacles were still moving.

"It's a toy that came with the mecha," Cheng Yao explained nonchalantly.

"That's a hovering display stand for under the mecha, not a toy. And I told you, you can't use it as a hoverboard," intervened the voice of the counter guy suddenly.

"I bought it, and I'll use it however I want. Keep complaining, and I'll file a complaint against you," Cheng Yao retorted haughtily.

Counter guy: "..."

Qu Tong suddenly felt that, compared to these two idiots, he had been way too civilized before.

Although in the end neither of them filed a complaint against the counter guy, Qu Tong could clearly see the hurt in his eyes.

Fei Wenxing and Cheng Yao also helped Xu An choose a suitable mecha before they all left the mall together.

On the way back, Fei Wenxing mentioned his idea of inviting Qu Tong to join their team.

Qu Tong politely declined, "I've decided to team up with my brother. You guys form your own team."

"Ah? You've already formed a team so quickly?" Fei Wenxing didn't expect Qu Tong to refuse.

Cheng Yao suddenly remembered what his brother had said and asked, "Is your team full? Do you mind having two more?"

"I don't mind at all, as long as you two don't mind joining a team of losers," Qu Tong said with an easy smile.

"Of course not. Are we those kinds of people?" Cheng Yao responded, thumping his chest in assurance.

"Rest assured, if anyone dares call you losers with me around, I'll knock their teeth out," Fei Wenxing stated his position as well.

But when they learned Qu Tong's team only had two B-ranks and one F-rank, and that including them would make a full set of five, Fei Wenxing and Cheng Yao both went silent.

"Do we really not need to find two more powerful players to join our team?" Cheng Yao asked uncertainly.

"Can you guys even find anyone? I don't mind," Qu Tong glanced at them indifferently and added casually.

She believed Xu An and his roommate wouldn't mind either.

Although Fei Wenxing and Cheng Yao were quite worried, they had integrity. They didn't take back their words and confirmed they would join their team.

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