Chapter 114

The moment he finished speaking, Aiseboer clearly saw that the people opposite him were too shocked by the surprise Qin Su had given them... no, too terrified.

The anger of being fooled, the unexpected and huge accident, the fact that they had shot themselves in the foot... a mix of emotions caused their facial features to become distorted.

Seeing the change in everyone's expressions, Aiseboer quickly shifted the blame in a low voice. "This really has nothing to do with me. I'm just as shocked as you are."

No one spoke, and Aiseboer dared not end the conversation; the atmosphere was so oppressive it was suffocating.

"Zhang! Ming! Lang!"

I don't know how much time passed before Aiseboer heard several sounds of teeth grinding together.

Aiseboer: "..."

Picking on the weak always works, no matter where you are. She only dared to curse Qin Su in her heart, while outwardly criticizing others. Wait a minute, she seemed to be doing the same thing.

Realizing he was no better, Aiseboer fell silent.

He wasn't worried about Zhang Minglang. The rules they set were just a minor targeting of Qin Su. This time, Qin Su made them spend far more Star Coins than last time. Qin Su's attitude towards Zhang Minglang was quite good. If they were to target Zhang Minglang, they would have to consider whether Qin Su would accept it on the surface with nonchalance, but in reality, be plotting revenge, just like last time.

Zhang Minglang probably thought of this as well, which is why he dared to help... no, not help. If we really take it seriously, it's their fault for only focusing on Qin Su and not paying attention to the other students. Zhang Minglang was just going with the flow and pretending to be blind.

Qin Su Team won again, but they still have to add extra bonuses to each student on top of the 6.66 million, which is not within the limit, resulting in another huge financial loss.

This lesson will be one that everyone involved will remember for a lifetime.

"Then... shall we exchange it?" Even knowing they wouldn't dare go back on their word, Aiseboer still asked, just in case.

"Dare you not honor it?" Wolf retorted.

No one objected.

No, I wouldn't dare. I don't want Qin Su to secretly come up with some dirty tricks to swindle me.

"Thankfully, this semester is almost over." Someone uttered this remark, and although the others didn't speak, they unconsciously nodded in agreement.

Their bad days are finally coming to an end, at least for now.

After finishing the video, Aiseboer emerged from the secluded spot and saw that almost all the teachers and students had gathered around the members of 1st Brigade, chattering and discussing what had happened in the Third Practical Exercise.

"Where are the videos? Where are the photos? You guys are really good at holding back! Is there anything we can't see?"

"What's the rush? I'll send it when I get back."

"What? Share it with you? Hah, dream on. I'm going to publish it here first."

"Prisoner? He's dead."

"Who else could have taken him down? Of course, it was our Commander. And of course, it was the bugs that finished him off."

"You released the bugs at the Jump Point to eat people?"

"Are you kidding me? We're not that weird! It's feeding, it's clearly feeding! Please don't talk nonsense!"

"Afraid? Why should we be afraid? Let me tell you the truth, this is how we trained. Before the actual combat even started, our Brother Qin predicted that we would face countless insects. We weren't completely unprepared."

"Let me tell you a secret, our Commander knows everything about Maikafukeclai Planet, even the secret rules about Prisoner exercise. We all suspect this isn't his first time on Maikafukeclai Planet, and that Commander Prisoner Commander with bad people."

"Is this for real? Wasn't Maikafukeclai Planet closed off and not open to the public before? How does Qin Su know about this? How does he get there?"

"No matter what, our Brother Su has plenty of ways to handle things."

Amidst the uproar, the members of the Unit 2, who were gradually piecing together the truth, were stunned.

The lively atmosphere lasted for nearly half an hour. Finally, the Jump Point staff used the excuse that they needed to clean the Spaceship to make the Class of 26 of students move all their personal belongings, namely the Insect Meat, off the Spaceship within half an hour.

Those waiting then realized that the Insect Meat was also one of the purposes of their trip.

The senior students, seeing what should have been a 'serious' Jump Point transformed into a 'meat trading market,' had mixed feelings. They silently filmed the scene to use as material for Forums and social media platforms.

Due to the harsh realities of the situation, they couldn't be on the same team as Qin Su, so they had to settle for filming 'merchandise' related to Qin Su instead.

The students in 1st Brigade were completely unaware that they were being temporarily regarded as Qin Su's 'accessories' by others, who were happily packing them up and selling them.

The Unit 2 didn't carry much Insect Meat, and it was quickly packed up or sold out. They could only watch enviously as the members of the 1st Brigade carried different kinds of Insect Meat, crickets chirping incessantly.

"Hehe, congratulations to them!"

"Qin Su doesn't seem like the kind of person who would tolerate such things, like the lonely moon hanging in the sky. Yet he's tolerating this 1st Brigade of people. I'm so envious that I want to yell at them in the middle of the night and ask them what gives them the right to do this."

"I ordered it."

"Support! We hate that the moon doesn't shine on us!"

In less than half an hour, Insect Meat, except for what the students kept for themselves, was sold out.

Whether buying or keeping for personal use or as gifts, everyone had to go to the school's designated location to transport the Insect Meat, which had already been chilled when Maikafukelai brought it over, to their respective mailing points. The overcrowded Jump Point soon became empty except for the Principal, school leaders, and a group of Class Advisor.

He suffered a severe knee injury on the battlefield in his early years, and his kneecap was almost ground to pieces. Later, he used regenerative materials to reattach and regenerate his kneecap. However, his knee was unable to support him, and Aiseboer paced back and forth in frustration for a long time before he ended up sitting on a clean metal step high up, feeling depressed.

Seeing Aiseboer's lifeless expression, the others kept quiet, looking down at the ground a distance from the metal steps, and stayed by his side.

With the Principal and other leaders present, the staff responsible for counting and inspecting the Spaceship dared not slack off.

Their intense curiosity about Qin Su led them to instinctively clean up the Spaceship Qin Su had traveled on.

As Commanders, each of the two Commanders will have their own work logs kept on the Main Spaceship.

The log includes information on what happened during each day's missions and the usage of the team's Mecha, Warships, and weapons.

Few people write carefully; most simply gloss over it with "everything is normal" or write things like "how many team members sacrificed their lives today."

After a series of periods, the staff saw the words "Normal wear and tear on the Mecha" clearly written on the fifth day of the Purge.

Mecha are significantly more expensive to build than Warships, but they are also much safer. The price of a single medium-sized Mecha is usually less than the price of all the Warships that a small Spaceship can carry.

The entire 1st Brigade's Warships remained undamaged, but the Mecha were all 'worn out'.

Is this normal?

"What do you think?"

"If this is normal waste, I'd be drinking nutrient solution that smells rotten."

"As expected of Qin Su, he's ruthless."

"Where are the Mecha? I haven't even registered them yet, why have you all moved them away?"

Hearing the sound coming from the outer cabin, the crew members in the cockpit looked at each other in bewilderment.

"The loudspeaker is so loud, surely the Principal, who's still outside, can hear it..."

"What's going on?" Aiseboer was not far from the main Warship piloted by Qin Su when he heard the staff's exclamations from inside. His brow twitched, and an ominous premonition gripped his heart.

As he spoke, Aiseboer had already gotten up and walked towards the Spaceship.

The others exchanged glances and followed to watch the drama unfold.

They were already used to the fact that opposing Qin Su would end badly.

The staff who came out of the cockpit saw that Aiseboer's face was ashen as he stood in the Mecha, which should have been full but was now empty. They immediately sent Qin Su's 'Purge log' to Aiseboer's Optical Brain.

"Where's my Mecha? Where's my mighty and imposing Mecha..." Aiseboer stared at the interface he had just opened, his breath coming in short gasps.

Zhang Minglang was genuinely surprised by the existence of Mecha. He silently approached Aiseboer, glanced at the four words "normal wear and tear" personally written by Qin Su, the Commander of the 1st Brigade, and looked at Aiseboer, thinking to himself, "Isn't it clearly written there?"

Aiseboer suddenly turned his head, caught Zhang Minglang who was glancing at him sideways, and said with a forced smile, "Teacher Zhang, you ran away when I needed help, but you're quick to show up when it's time to watch the show."

Zhang Minglang chuckled awkwardly, "It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."

Aiseboer ignored Zhang Minglang and looked up at the others who looked away as soon as they met his gaze. "The entire 1st Brigade has so many people, and apart from those who suffered minor injuries, there hasn't been a single death. Do you believe that's normal attrition?"

No one around dared to answer.

In the current situation, no matter what they say, they will either offend Qin Su or the Principal. Qin Su is quick to overturn tables at the slightest disagreement. They are afraid. They need to make a living under Aiseboer. Both sides are powerful figures they cannot afford to offend. How could they dare to express their own opinions?

Aiseboer grew angrier the more he thought about it. Out of sight, out of mind, he shut down his Optical Brain, turned away, and started taking deep breaths, muttering to himself, "Don't get angry, don't get angry. Getting angry will make me sick, and someone will be waiting to steal my job. The world is so beautiful, Qin Su is so irritable... damn it..."

'This place, where something went wrong without warning, infuriated him so much he didn't want to stay a second longer!'

The person following behind. "..."

It's clear that their Principal was furious this time.

In less than an hour, Aiseboer found the answer he couldn't get from his subordinates, but he found it on the school Forum and the StarNet.

After returning their Combat Suit, completing the Insect Meat shipment, and finally getting some free time to relax in their dormitories, the students of 1st Brigade, who had taken a nice shower and were now lying on their beds, all opened their personal Optical Brain and sent out the illustrated explanations, highlight reels, and other content they had been holding back.

Once the students in the 1st Brigade got going, they became fierce and forgot all their emotions.

Countless videos and photos of Qin Su, along with his own selfies and short essays ranging from 800 to 3,000 words, sprang up like mushrooms after rain on the Fourth Military Academy Forum and various social media platforms on StarNet, with the topic repeatedly topping the trending charts.

# Commander 1, ascend the throne!#

#Swear to support Qin Su to the death#

#Last Place Winner Became a Posted Name#

#The Fifth Day That Will Never Be Forgot#

#Kill me!#

#Following Brother Su in this life has been worthwhile#

Prisoner? Killed#

#Qin Su speaks about the Qin Family members for the first time#

Brother Su is both fragrant and cold#

#Regarding the Commander's instant kill count reaching 6.66 million to reach the top spot#

# All members of 1st Brigade redeemed the maximum amount#

#Click to see Commander 1 Alph's instant kill of Hades#

#Insect? Gone in seconds#

#Blind guess: Qin Su has an extremely good relationship with his family#

#How could someone as smelly as me be worthy of approaching Commander exudes a cool, fragrant aura?#

#Those times when we were incredibly considerate of each other in order to get closer to Brother Su #

#The years when members of the Enthusiastic 1st Brigade enthusiastically fed mentally ill people under Qin Su's command#

#Authority Commander 1 #

#Just a small expression of dissatisfaction#

#The only topic that can defeat Qin Su is Qin Su himself#

#On the feasibility of smelling the Corpse Stench of a corpse#

#The Temptation of the Zerg #

Did you eat any bugs today?

The netizens who had been waiting for a long time were not allowed to see it.

While watching videos, I left my comments in the comment sections of different videos and photos.

[Who understands the exhilarating feeling of blood and flesh flying everywhere? Qin Su is amazing, it's so stress-relieving. I wouldn't even dare to do something like that.]

[Exploding insect: Is that polite?]

[Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, so handsome! Is this even possible for a human?!]

[Please note that 800 characters is not my limit; it's this despicable platform that allows my unauthorized personal account to post 800 characters (I'm furious)]

[This is the first time I've seen Pheromone that can affect the Zerg. Shouldn't this be worth capturing and studying?]

[Are you going to arrest me? Just say so if you want to die.]

[So many Boss Su! I'm feasting!]

Doesn't anyone find the Commander 1's serious, cold-blooded evil in the way he shoots Prisoners without warning?

[Ruthless but not vicious, it has that calm, cold, and crazy vibe]

Is it too late for me to enroll as a bug-extermination Military Academy student?

[Qin Su is King!]

[To every student in 1st Brigade, I hope you'll be sensible and let me go in and have some fun for a few days instead (serious face)]

[Pheromone can kill insects? This is outside my area of knowledge]

[Ordinary people naturally couldn't do it, but this is Qin Su! If it's Qin Su, what's so strange about it?]

[A demon, Qin Su is a demon, isn't he? He fired three shots, each one fatal. Half of his brain was blown off, and that wasn't enough; he even used a knife to churn out his brains. I'm disgusted--]

[Your ancestors deserved to die!]

[Speechless. I don't understand why the school treats students this way. Aren't they doing a good deed, protecting our safety? Why didn't they tell the students that even heinous Prisoner would be allowed to exercise? I can't imagine what would have happened to any students if Qin Su hadn't informed them and used force to deter them.]

[I ordered it, but the school's arrangement is very unreasonable; I feel like there's something fishy going on.]

[It's illogical that Maikafukelai hasn't become a breeding ground for the Zerg, even though there are Zerg extermination armies and schools.]

[Why does my protest comment look deleted? Are you covering your mouth?]

[As an aside, this scene was posted on StarNet and, when it appeared in the public eye, was identified by StarNet's Moderation Bot as "Spicy Tofu Pudding"—what a hell!]

[Authority!]

[Ascension to the throne!]

[Register!]

[Dream on!]

Through the descriptions in the short essays and videos taken by the 1st Brigade, it was seen that the Mecha was blown up by Qin Su's "small expression of dissatisfaction." Aiseboer closed his eyes and fell straight backward.

Before he collapsed even a second earlier, the next video automatically started playing on the still-playing Optical Brain screen.

The sounds of weapons firing were accompanied by screams that were clearly those of humans.

A second later, Aiseboer straightened up and saw the bullet shoot out of Qin Su's gun.

Bang bang bang... After being shot three times in quick succession from both hands, a Prisoner was left with three bloody holes in his head and both sides of his chest.

Without pausing, Qin Su didn't spare a single glance for the Prisoner stood still, dying before he could even react, and ruthlessly fired at the next Prisoner.

Even though the gun wasn't pointed at him, when he met Qin Su's calm, dark eyes, a bullet from Qin Su's gun flew right in his direction, and Aiseboer's pupils suddenly contracted.

At this moment, Aiseboer clearly realized the difference between Qin Su and the other Zerg Military Academy students.

He... truly shows no mercy to fellow human beings.

If Qin Su could kill Prisoners, he could certainly do the same to them.

Rounding it off, he'd been aiding and abetting evil for so long, yet Qin Su hadn't touched him. How could that not be... actually quite good to him?

"..."

Without comparison, there is no harm; at least Qin Su didn't point his gun at him.

Thinking about this, Aiseboer suddenly felt that Qin Su's actions towards them were somewhat acceptable... Wait, why did he feel like he was becoming increasingly shameless when it came to dealing with Qin Su?

Before Aiseboer could figure it out, he received a call request from He Muzhi.

He Muzhi is He Family, and he and his father are friends. This is one of the reasons why the He Family placed He Muzhi's older brother in the Fourth Military Academy under his jurisdiction.

"He Muzhi, what is it?" Aiseboer asked gently, having composed himself.

Putting aside his relationship with the He Family, He Muzhi somehow got lucky and gained Qin Su's favor, so Qin Su's attitude towards He Muzhi naturally couldn't be bad.

He Muzhi first greeted everyone politely and exchanged a few pleasantries before asking, "My father told me that you run a welfare Funeral Home that collects corpses for the homeless. Could I bring my classmates to volunteer with you?"

Aiseboer couldn't help but blurt out, "Hmm?"

Wasn't He Muzhi always only interested in insects? Why is he suddenly interested in human corpses?

Doing volunteer work? Nobody believes that.

He Muzhi felt a pang of guilt and hesitated to tell the truth, "My classmates and I figured we had nothing better to do during the holidays, so we wanted to test our courage. Don't worry, we'll definitely abide by the Funeral Home's rules."

Aiseboer was silent for a moment before asking, "Did Qin Su order you to do this?"

Upon hearing that Qin Su had been implicated, and to prevent Qin Su from being blamed, He Muzhi hurriedly denied it. "No, no, this matter has nothing to do with Qin Su."

Aiseboer: "... How many people?"

"499." He Muzhi sensed something was up in the tone and announced all the personnel except Qin Su.

"... Alright, I'll have someone contact you later." Aiseboer hung up, letting out a soft snort. "Everyone in Class 6 except Qin Su went, how could it be unrelated to Qin Su?"

He Muzhi's heart settled down, and he announced the good news in the group. Seeing everyone's cheering comments, the corners of He Muzhi's mouth turned up slightly.

'They need to secretly improve behind Qin Su's back, so that next time they encounter a similar situation, Qin Su won't be the only one standing in front of them.'

He can't control the students in other classes; they have to figure it out themselves.

Dormitory.

While browsing the Forums and StarNet, Qin Su took the opportunity to slip in his own personal opinion. He impersonated a student from the 1st Brigade, registered an untraceable account, and posted a 'Must-Eat Zerg Food List' that was approved by members of the 1st Brigade.

After the post ended, to avoid the embarrassment of a lack of buzz, Qin Su had the system register countless fake accounts to act as online trolls, cosplaying as members of 1st Brigade alongside himself.

Before long, Qin Su saw countless people whose identities were clearly extraordinary just by looking at their homepages being 'deceived,' and he felt quite satisfied.

With them around, even during holidays when no students are on Purge missions at the Military Academy, the Zerg won't multiply too much.

--

The 1st Brigade suffered no casualties, but the Unit 2 did. The funeral, accompanied by artificial rain, was solemn and cold. The students of the Class of 26 had already experienced this twice before, and sitting below, they still couldn't accept the departure of their comrades, even though they had never met before. But as long as they were on the same side, they all felt the pain of their comrades' sacrifice.

"If only all of this would end someday." Sophia murmured to herself, her brow furrowed as she watched her classmates and their families, dressed in black, walk away with pale faces, carrying away their child's small urn of ashes.

"Yes, we will, we definitely will." He Muzhi's gaze turned to Qin Su sitting in front of him, his eyes resolute. "We will strive to do what they haven't had time to do yet."

Last night, his grandfather video-called him and told him that ever since Qin Su shared the Insect Meat with the Qin Family members, many people have done things just to get a taste of 'Qin Su's meat'. He had never imagined that anyone would... spend a price that was disproportionate to its value for such a simple reason as 'the same'.

He seemed to understand Qin Su's purpose as well.

Regardless of Qin Su's reasons for wanting him to become stronger, He Muzhi only knew that, from his own perspective, being valued by Qin Su made him feel both pressured and secretly happy.

After the funeral, Aiseboer, knowing Qin Su's temperament, went ahead to wait for Qin Su not far away.

Qin Su noticed that Aiseboer was frequently glancing at him, and a sense of unease arose in his heart.

'Could it be that the bleeding is too severe, and he's picking on himself?'

Filled with doubt, Qin Su, without showing any emotion, was stopped by Aiseboer: "Qin Su, wait."

Qin Su stopped naturally, looking at Aiseboer with a calm expression, remaining silent and unmoved.

Aiseboer glanced at He Muzhi and asked bluntly, "Do you know why He Muzhi is leading Class 6) to volunteer at the Funeral Home during this holiday?"