Chapter 109

Blumer's silence led Qin Su to believe that he thought she had broken the rules, so he argued confidently, "The school didn't say it wasn't allowed."

So, they can also give it a try, all getting involved in this mess together, to let the school know they're not easy to mess with.

Anyway... Qin Su's gaze fell on the footage captured by the Electronic Eye.

To this day, the students have not actually hit the Prisoner's body.

Due to psychological factors, the students in the 1st Brigade are now all masters of outlining.

Even if the students in Unit 2 wanted to do something, they wouldn't be in the excessively beautiful mental state that the students in 1st Brigade are currently in.

Blumer: "..."

'The school didn't say it was allowed!'

'Qin Su might be joking with himself, right?'

Thinking this to himself, Blumer murmured after a long pause, "... I understand."

Based on Qin Su's joking remark, it can be inferred that the Prisoners on Qin Su's side became toys for the 1st Brigade. Qin Su might be implying that they could also treat Prisoners as toys and not be oppressed by Prisoner...

Blumer took a deep breath and said to Qin Su, "I have something to attend to now, goodbye."

"Goodbye."

After hanging up, Qin Su thought about what Blumer had said about their situation... and found the picture too vivid to imagine. He quickly pulled his wandering thoughts back and focused his attention on the classification.

"Dear students, is anyone awake?" Blumer asked in the full-frequency chat.

"I."

"... And me."

"I didn't sleep either."

A chorus of responses immediately filled the Communication Channel.

Looking at the disgusting scene below, just imagining the smell of excrement they would encounter upon landing, they were so distressed that they couldn't sleep.

"Very good," Blumer said. "The team members with Pheromone levels of S or higher will be piloting the Warship with me. It's time to teach them a lesson."

Levels of S+ and above are rare anywhere. Even if they get close, they wouldn't be completely helpless when the enemy's Warship is seized.

"?"

"Commander, what made you suddenly change?"

"Yeah, they're unarmed. What if we hurt them? Won't we be held accountable?"

Qin Su said, "The school doesn't have any rules saying it's not allowed."

Unit 2: "..."

After a brief silence, sound returned to the quiet channel.

"Right, they didn't say it themselves, what does it have to do with us?"

"If anyone is wrong, it's their fault; they have no choice but to explain themselves clearly."

Unable to reach those brats, the Prisoners, who were focused on disgusting them, noticed several Warships approaching. Just as excitement appeared on their faces, a series of lasers shot towards them.

"!"

The Prisoners were stunned for a moment, easily dodging the attack after a long period of life-or-death struggle for territory.

"Damn, Commander, you were right, they really did manage to avoid it."

"Since they can dodge so easily, I don't need to be so careful with my attacks."

"But Commander, isn't this a waste of resources? Won't we get yelled at if they find out?"

Blumer: "If we don't tell, who will know?"

When the school dumped them here, they didn't tell them anything. What's a little waste? Everyone's manners are too good. They were tricked and schemed against, yet they still thought about saving money for others.

Since Blumer said that, it means he'll take the blame if anything goes wrong.

Furthermore, Blumer learned this from Qin Su, so even if someone blames him, the only person they'll pay attention to is Qin Su.

Under Qin Su's brilliance, they had no need to worry about being noticed.

The Unit 2 attacked even more enthusiastically, but with each attack, just as Qin Su had predicted, while they were dedicated to hitting their targets every time they attacked insects, they all became masters of human outline drawing without any instruction when it came to humans.

Watching the once arrogant Prisoners scramble for their hands in terror, their former disdain completely gone, Blumer chuckled and muttered, "So this is what it feels like when the 1st Brigade treats them like toys..."

Ultimately, it was because he, the leader of the Unit 2, was too honest. He was always looking before and after, worrying about this and that, afraid that he might do something wrong and get criticized when he got back.

However, Blumer knew very well that without Qin Su taking the lead, no matter how dissatisfied he was, he wouldn't dare to be the first to speak out.

[Even though we're not on the same team, our outlining skills are exactly the same (covers mouth and chuckles)]

[Blumer had thought about this yesterday, but he was always worried about being criticized for attacking humans other than insects. Now he's finally not afraid.]

[No, no, no, it's different. They're playing with death over there... no, they don't treat Prisoners like toys at all (covers face and laughs while crying)]

[They're playing house here, while over there they're galloping wildly on a perverted road, never to return.]

The 1st Brigade used the Prisoners ' corpses in an attempt to overcome their 'psychological barriers,' and the corpses remained intact until close to assembly time.

Fearing that Qin Su would discover that they were all talk and no action, the 1st Brigade silently cleaned up the Prisoners ' corpses and the remaining pieces of flesh.

To be fair, I threw half into the elevator and fed the other half to the insects.

Looking at the five corpses and chunks of flesh that were impossible to identify as insects as they descended with the elevator, what was once a "delicacy" now made the Prisoners in the jail shun it.

'I dare not eat it, I absolutely dare not eat it.'

The weaker Prisoners had no choice, while the stronger Prisoners, instead of eating themselves, wanted to watch the other Prisoners eat for their amusement. They would grab chunks of meat in groups of three or five, their expressions ferocious, and stuff them into the mouths of those being held captive by the other Prisoners.

As the crowd surged forward, cheers erupted from within, as if they themselves had not been the ones who had felt fear at what had happened above. Decades of lacking normal social and recreational activities meant that the death of anyone other than themselves would elicit a strong and fervent reaction of elation from them.

The students watching above frowned deeply, their bodies and minds filled with resistance.

At exactly 2:00, Qin Su appeared before everyone. Everyone looked up at the sky and down at the ground, but no one dared to make eye contact with Qin Su.

They felt guilty for not being able to deliver a satisfactory result to Qin Su like He Muzhi.

Qin Su pretended not to know that his classmates were engrossed in the human body outlining activity, and led everyone to continue the Purge mission as usual.

He Muzhi didn't know if Qin Su had seen him... He hesitated to speak about what he had just done, and ultimately said nothing.

'Now, he's constantly telling Qin Su about his progress... It's so awkward he's practically crawling on the ground. Qin Su won't like that, will he? Time will tell. He'll slowly try to rekindle Qin Su's interest in him.'

--

At 8 p. m., the entire 1st Brigade returned safely once again.

This time, the kill counts of the average-level students were roughly the same as those of the weakest group.

If it was uncertain before, now that the two groups of students with different strengths have almost equal kill counts, the members of 1st Brigade can be almost certain of what Qin Su wants to do.

"The storm was indeed hidden beneath the calm surface. Brother Su's nonchalant attitude when the school announced the quota rules targeting him was all for this. I suspect that Brother Su's scolding of us earlier was all for today."

"I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of expressions everyone will have when they see our kill count after we go back to school."

"There's not a single word about it on the Forum right now, which means Teacher Zhang has kept it a secret for us."

"I'd probably... want to die."

"Who cares? As long as we're happy, what does it matter if others aren't?"

"Exactly, if anyone's to blame, it's the school for changing their policies so frequently and being so irresponsible, which upset Qin Su."

"So, how come we're not considered to be 'benefiting from the school's success'?"

"Haha, if the school heard you say that, they'd be furious."

"Such a huge sum of Star Coins... I'm rich!"

A gentle evening breeze dispelled the daytime heat, and the thought that their students would be disappointed by their untrustworthy school filled Jump Point with a sense of elation. Unconsciously, Qin Su's importance in their hearts surpassed that of the school itself.

On the third day of the Purge mission, the students of above-average strength had the same number of kills as the students of below-average and mid-level strength.

On the fourth day, the number of kills by the top students (excluding Qin Su) was roughly the same as the number of kills by the middle, upper, middle, and lower-ranking students.

As is customary, with the end of the Purge operation drawing near, the students Purge should be physically and mentally exhausted.

Under Qin Su's arrangement, during each Purge operation, the students took turns assisting each other according to their strength and followed Qin Su's command. Each student kept an eye on their own area and drove the insects to the students who needed to 'kill' the insects in that round, as Qin Su ordered.

Even the weakest students know to eat when food is offered to them, let alone those trained by the Qin Su system. They are only weaker than the strong, but not actually weak.

Later, under Qin Su's command, the students with near-full kill counts worked together to drive the insects from different areas into the attack zone of the students with higher kill counts. They could kill a large number of them even with their eyes closed, achieving a high kill count in the shortest amount of time, with outstanding results.

At 8 p. m. on the fourth day, the students who had returned heard Qin Su's familiar "Dismissed" command and skillfully piloted their Warships to the designated area of Spaceship to replenish their energy.

Then, they spontaneously gathered in groups and found places to sit on the Jump Platform, placing the Insect Meat they were carrying beside them and using the makeshift baking pans they had manually made over the past two days using available energy and weapon parts.

As the sizzling sound of oil filling the air arose, the aroma of roasting filled the air with different strong scents.

After the Prisoners, Qin Su posted a list in the group chat.

The list includes insects that won't kill you if you eat them.

Qin Su only published the list; he neither told them to eat nor that they shouldn't eat.

Qin Su made the Prisoners eat this, so they didn't want to lose in this matter. So, in front of Qin Su, they picked out the Insect Meat that Qin Su had requested, and seeing that Qin Su didn't say anything, they took it as Qin Xiao's tacit approval that they could eat it.

They certainly wouldn't dare eat them raw, but they tried roasting them yesterday. The different insects each had their own unique flavor, and they tasted quite good, which aroused everyone's cravings and curiosity.

No one knew if they would have another chance like this, and they secretly wanted to try out all the bugs on the list before leaving.

While waiting for the meat to cook, everyone chatted idly.

As the conversation progressed, the topic inevitably turned to the kill count within the group.

"Based on the previous trend, by tomorrow morning, everyone except our Commander should have accumulated 6.66 million Star Coins for exchange."

"Brother Su has always put on a facade for us, and I'm still very touched whenever I think about it."

"There are only three days left until the Purge ends. How long is Brother Su going to maintain a 0% kill count?"

"Given the Commander's capabilities, he could gather enough supplies in just a few hours. Perhaps he'll be able to sustain this until the very last day?"

"Today I saw an area in the distance that was bombed just like ours, it's the Unit 2..." He Muzhi's words were cut short as he caught sight of Qin Su appearing at the hatch and quickly stood up, "Qin... Commander 1."

As he spoke, He Muzhi quickly nudged Raymond beside him and whispered, "Make way."

"I've already conceded!" Raymond lowered his voice and moved closer to Lailisi.

Many people who were casually sitting on the ground or using disassembled weapon parts as chairs are getting up or are getting up.

Don't worry about me.

Qin Su spoke up to stop everyone and walked straight towards where He Muzhi was.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked enviously at where He Muzhi was.

It's their fault for being too slow; they were even a step behind He Muzhi in making room for Qin Su.

Under the watchful eyes of his classmates, Qin Su sat down confidently in the empty seat next to He Muzhi.

The legs detached from the Mecha were square and could seat countless people. The students grilling meat around a grill looked on with envy at the person sitting on 'a bench' with Qin Su.

Why did Baby 1 appear at this time?

[Kids, you're always so envious! There will always be someone better than you. It's impossible to be envious forever!]

Qin Su didn't make eye contact with anyone. After sitting down, his gaze naturally fell on the huge, sizzling grill pan, and he calmly reminded, "Time to flip it over."

As he spoke, Qin Su raised his hand, gripped the Military Saber lying on the ground, and flipped the charred piece of meat over.

Seeing Qin Su's slender fingers grip the Military Saber and turn the meat over so that the bleeding side touched the high temperature, releasing steam and aroma, everyone quickly joined in, chattering amongst themselves as they followed Qin Su in turning the meat.

"Ahhh, yes!"

"Holy crap!"

Having successfully diverted everyone's attention, Qin Su secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that everyone was uncomfortable with him around, so he secretly observed the doneness of the meat pieces inside, only coming out when they were almost cooked.

Using Dagger, Qin Su easily skewered a piece of meat that could be swallowed in one bite. He deliberately activated his Optical Brain skin in front of his classmates and took a picture of the Military Saber skewering the meat.

"?!"

Everyone present was seeing Qin Su actively filming something for the first time, and their eyes were fixed on the meat on the tip of Qin Su's knife.

The meat, which was square in shape, was cut from Meat Mountain that He Muzhi had peeled off from the side and was still bleeding. Its original shape was no longer recognizable. After being roasted, its shape remained basically unchanged, except that the skin had a slightly charred and beautifully tempting color.

'What merits or abilities does it possess?'

[They were disgusted and vomiting when they first saw the bugs, but now they're actively making grill pans and baking them. They're really going all out to compete with the Prisoners in front of Qin Su, even to the point of competing with a piece of meat. They're incredibly competitive.]

[If you peel off the skin, it's all meat, so why did Su Bao film it?]

After filming, Qin Su, seemingly oblivious to the students' inquisitive gazes at the piece of meat, put it in his mouth, chewed and swallowed it with elegant movements, whetting the students' appetites. Then, he set his skin to be invisible to others, glanced at everyone present, and asked, "Aren't you going to eat?"

"Eat!"

A few seconds later, the pieces of insect meat that Qin Su had just eaten on the baking tray were swept away by countless Military Saber in the blink of an eye.

Even those that weren't fully cooked weren't spared.

Everyone's limited intelligence was focused entirely on food.

[Classmates: We got the same style as Brother Su!]

[By the Boss 1, why did you film this? Is it really that delicious?]

[What are you saying? This is Qin Su, how could he possibly have any appetite?]

One after another, people exclaimed, "It smells so good!"

"Hiss..." He Muzhi chewed twice, muttering in confusion, "Why does it feel a little prickly?"

"Me too, my mouth hurts a little."

"... Eat it only when it's fully cooked," Qin Su reminded him, noting that it's not uncommon for undercooked food to be poisonous.

"... Aww."

"Haha... we were too hasty."

Upon hearing Qin Su's voice, the person with the piercing mouth felt embarrassed and ashamed.

"Commander, why did you just take a picture of that piece of meat? Was there anything special about it?"

Samuel tasted it carefully but didn't find anything particularly special. Based on Qin Su's previous answers to him, he asked about it.

Finally hearing what he wanted to hear, Qin Su suppressed his excitement and said calmly, "Take a picture and show it to my family."

Fake.

It was to create the rumor that "Qin Su's family is also interested in Insect Meat" and to promote the sale of insects.

He is also family, so it's not a lie.

The students around Qin Su with great interest when they heard him talk about his family in public for the first time, even though it was just a casual remark.

Someone subtly tugged at Samuel's arm, signaling him to continue asking questions.

Samuel, meeting his classmates' encouraging looks, continued his gossip, "Commander, does your family like to eat them too?"

If they like it, they'll go and watch the cutting tomorrow.

Qin Su lied without changing his expression. "It's alright."

As they spoke, Qin Su used his Military Saber to stab a piece of meat from another type of insect, took a Qin Su of it, and then casually remarked to his classmates, "You can also share what you think is delicious with your family."

The implication is that eating insects is something that can be shared freely, unlike killing counts which need to be kept secret.

In order to mobilize more people to fight against the Zerg, he wanted his classmates to come in with weapons and leave with Zerg delicacies.

"!"

"Yes, I want to share this with my parents too."

"My parents never imagined that I would not only kill insects, but also eat them."

Qin Su's family all said it was alright, which meant 'good'. Everyone immediately understood and responded cheerfully, each finding an angle to film and record videos.

"Can I take it back?" Raymond looked at Qin Su hopefully. "I want my parents to experience what it feels like to have their mouths pricked!"

His whole family loves meat, and he wanted to bring some back for his parents to try as well.

Qin Su: "..."

Be a good parent.

[The family was overjoyed by the great filial piety.]

[Raymond's parents: We thank you so much (gritting our teeth)]

[That silly roe deer is such a good son to his parents, they're practically being filial to him.]

After being speechless at Raymond's words, the others, though remaining silent, also looked at Qin Su expectantly.

They didn't want to offend their parents, but they wanted their family to taste the same things Qin Su had eaten, as they thought. Aside from the nutrient solution, this was perhaps the only thing they could get that they could share with Qin Su.

The food Qin Su has eaten will definitely become a hit, and if more people eat it in the future... given their family circumstances, they won't be able to afford it anymore.

During the Purge, they had to obey Qin Su's orders in everything they did. Without Qin Su's approval, no matter how much they wanted to, they dared not bring it back.

Having achieved his goal, Qin Su remained calm and said, "Okay."

"Thanks!"

"Commander, you're such a kind person!"

Qin Su felt a chill run down his spine as he listened to the repeated expressions of gratitude. His classmates were truly... completely taken advantage of by him, and even helping him count the money.

Having successfully completed his mission, Qin Su put down his Military Saber, stood up, and activated Full-Band Communication as he spoke, "The cabin door will close as usual before midnight. Good night."

After emphasizing the time to return to the Spaceship, Qin Su nodded slightly to everyone amidst the students' responses of "goodnight," then turned and returned to the Spaceship without lingering.

Back in his personal Rest Pod, Qin Su washed away the smell of barbecue, set his Optical Brain alarm to wake him up at midnight, and forced himself to sleep in his Hibernation Pod.

He needs to take a break. Currently, apart from him, who has zero kills, the other students in 1st Brigade are expected to have their kill counts full within about an hour tomorrow morning after four consecutive days of hard work.

This means that tonight, he needs to gather all the insects that can be killed in one go tomorrow into the same area.

To reach his kill count at its maximum in an instant, he would have to gather all the remaining insects in the last corner of the Purge Zone the school by the 1st Brigade, a task of immense difficulty.

Just after midnight, Qin Su silently left the Rest Pod, locked every Spaceship cabin, and 'imprisoned' everyone Spaceship, making it impossible for them to detect the departure of the Warship.

Upon arriving at his destination, Qin Su, under the bright moonlight, stood on a high place, put on his Combat Suit, took a deep breath, 'activated' his Glands, and began his busy nightlife.

--

The next day.

Just as Qin Su had predicted, the rest of the 1st Brigade completed the goal of 'maximum kill count for redemption' in a very short period of time.

It's full!

"Me too!"

"This is something I never imagined, something I would never even dare to dream of doing."

Although they had expected it, everyone still couldn't suppress their excitement when the moment actually arrived.

After the initial excitement, everyone's attention naturally turned to Qin Su.

"Commander 1, what should we do now?"

Is it their turn to drive the insects back to Qin Su's Qin Su range? If so, that would be wonderful. Qin Su has done so much for them; finally, it's their turn to do things for Qin Su. Anticipation rose in everyone's hearts.