Chapter 119
Looking at the three short lines of text on the central projection, Zhang Minglang took a deep breath and tried to adjust his mindset.
He was fooled by Qin Su's masterful handling of the situation in the first round, which lowered his guard. A second attempt was impossible; even if the method was different, the result would be the same. Perfect...
Zhang Minglang's eyes swept over the students who were in a state where "Qin Su ended the battle so quickly that the others didn't have time to react."
This is a good opportunity to let students know about unconventional tactics and how to launch a surprise attack even in adversity or when trying to escape.
He found Qin Su too fast but dared not utter a word, only able to come up with plausible excuses to convince himself. Then Zhang Minglang's voice rang out again. "One minute break. For the next five minutes, Qin Su and Teng Guanhe will demonstrate the operation of the Service Mecha for us."
"Note that each Class Monitor must operate the machine for a full five minutes. The winner is determined by the number of service machines each individual controls."
This time he set a time limit, finally giving the students a chance to see more of the Mecha in operation.
Otherwise, he was afraid that Qin Su would suddenly end the operation of a Service Mecha, leaving the students with nothing to watch.
Now that he has the rule of having to demonstrate for a full five minutes, as long as Qin Su demonstrates enough Mecha one after another, no matter how fast Qin Su is, there will always be students who can see part of the Mecha's operating steps.
Qin Su: "..."
He suspected that his Class Advisor was targeting him, but he had no proof.
If they could win by sheer numbers... Qin Su took the opportunity of maneuvering the Traditional Mecha's Optical Brain back to its original position, and used the Mecha's eyes to scan the surrounding service robots, getting a general idea of their strengths and weaknesses beforehand.
Most of the Service Mecha are remotely linked and controlled by the brain. Before the PK started, the two Class Advisor had already placed all the Service Mecha in the classroom, which were specially used for demonstration, behind Teng Guanhe and Qin Su.
To prevent the two individuals from showing interest in and attempting to operate the same Service Mecha at the same time, two copies of the Service Mecha were placed behind them.
Qin Su had a 'lesson from the past' – he was thoroughly deceived by the Bionic Mecha 'Qin Su, the Master of Balance' – leading everyone to believe they had plenty of opportunities to see clearly. The second traditional Mecha ended before they could even get a good look at it. In the third battle, everyone was completely focused, their eyes glued to the display screen, which was exactly the same as the one between Qin Su and Teng Guanhe.
This time, even the Heavenly King himself couldn't stop them from seeing the whole thing clearly.
Zhang Minglang: "Begin!"
Adhering to the principle that "where there's a policy, there's a countermeasure," if the Service Mecha given by the teacher are very basic, then his demonstration process will not be basic.
As soon as Zhang Minglang finished speaking, Qin Su, who had already counted the Service Mecha in advance and had silently arranged their presentation order in his mind so that the students could see the process clearly and not be confused, connected the Mecha behind him in less than a second.
In previous training and combat operations, in order to demonstrate his strength and the fact that he was in complete control, Qin Su often linked up with countless Warships, Mecha, and Mimicry Aircraft.
To avoid giving himself away, he thoroughly understood the weapons of this world. Service Mecha were a branch of weapons, and although Qin Su had never used them, he was familiar with their functions.
With his extensive experience in various fields Qin Su is now handling the task with ease.
The students from both Class 6) stared wide-eyed and started recording. The next second after Zhang Minglang finished speaking, they saw the Mecha that had been silently lined up behind Qin Su suddenly move at the same time. At the same moment, the demonstration screen of Qin Su's Mecha operation clearly showed that all the Service Mecha behind Qin Su were equally linked by Qin Su's Optical Brain...
Students from both cohorts (Class 6): "?"
Before anyone could even process a question, they saw the Mecha deploying their functions throughout the classroom.
Click, click...
Creak, creak...
Thump thump thump...
Glug glug...
Different humanoid and non-humanoid Service Mecha carried out their actions in an orderly and parallel manner.
This classroom was originally selected based on the Mecha operation major of the students in Class 6 of Class of 25. Whether it is the metal floor, the walls, or the objects placed in it, there are all the trajectories, spaces, items, etc. that students need to demonstrate or that the Mechas need to move during class.
The Service Mecha carried out their respective processes in an orderly manner. The students felt as if they were in a machine factory, their eyes lingering on Qin Su and the projected Mecha, which were divided into different sequences, as well as on the constantly running Mecha around them.
Extremely busy.
The two Class Advisor, watching the clearly segmented demonstration process on Qin Su's projection screen, which was arranged in ascending order of numbers, were just as shocked as their students.
The Class Advisor of Class 6 of Class of 25, couldn't help but turn to Zhang Minglang and grit his teeth sourly, "Hehe, congratulations!"
On his first day as Class Advisor, he encountered such a... brilliant student whose future was limitless, which he could predict without even thinking. His seventy-odd years Class Advisor seemed like a joke.
"Thanks."
Zhang Minglang couldn't maintain any restraint; the smile on his lips was even harder to suppress than that of A&K.
Through Qin Su's operation, each of them was able to find Mecha that interested them.
Everyone quickly discovered that Qin Su had once again demonstrated his excellent "master of impartiality" from the first PK, silently using his Mecha to divide the entire classroom in half.
Specifically, all the Service Mecha controlled by Qin Su only operated within half of the indoor space.
Then they were shocked to discover that the other half of the Teng Guanhe was completely silent.
Some people looked at Teng Guanhe and saw that Teng Guanhe, like them, was staring in shock at the Mecha opposite him... that is, the ones that had started moving along with Qin Su's side.
"..."
When he met the gazes of his classmates, Teng Guanhe smiled wearily. He had thought that the Service Mecha demonstration would be a one-on-one session, showing each student a clear demonstration one by one.
Qin Su thought he wanted them to move together.
He truly deserves to be called a strongman; his mindset is a hundred years ahead of his.
Crucially, Qin Su thoughtfully categorized, sorted, and linked them in less than a second, ensuring that even when they all moved together, students could clearly see the demonstration process of each machine.
Everyone's attention was clearly on Qin Su, and their own existence obviously became insignificant.
Teng Guanhe decided to throw caution to the wind and immediately learned from Qin Su, linking up with countless Mecha and making them move together.
Although... he didn't move as fast as Qin Su.
Because he had never tried controlling so many Mecha at once Optical Brain before, and he only knew what many Service Mecha did and how to operate them, but had no experience in any aspect.
Even when cooperating with other classes on Purge missions, he, who was in charge of the Mecha, rarely felt the urge to control other people's Mecha or Warships.
From Teng Guanhe, we can infer...
No, no, no, Teng Guanhe quickly refuted his own thoughts, looking at the man opposite him who exuded an extremely strong desire for control.
There's no need to deduce it; Qin Su's desire for control is so extreme that he wants to control all Service Mecha as well.
Teng Guanhe even suspected that Qin Su might be able to use what they considered Service Mecha to have the effect of combat?
With a jumble of thoughts in his mind, the more Teng Guanhe tried, the less he understood.
How could Qin Su be so omnipotent that he's even so familiar with these... Mecha that he might never even use in his entire life on the battlefield?
What strange ideas did Qin Su have when he started learning about these ordinary Mecha?
Although their class majored in Mecha operation, most students, like him, were only interested in Traditional Mechas used most in combat. As for other Mechas, some had to choose Service Mechas used only in the rear due to factors such as their Pheromone levels, physical qualities, and strength.
As a result, an invisible hierarchy of contempt has emerged within the class.
Unexpectedly, Qin Su, who seemed to belong to the latter group in their class, had mastered the use of Service Mecha to such an extent, not considering them useless at all.
And myself...
Teng Guanhe felt a flush of heat. If a powerful figure like Qin Su could treat them the same as other combat-type Mecha, how could he have the audacity to think they were useless?
Teng Guanhe immediately decided that as the Class Monitor, he must "grasp everything" afterwards, including the knowledge of the Zerg.
When Qin Su saw that Teng Guanhe was starting to treat the demonstration as practice, he thought to himself, "What goes around comes around." His cheating by arranging the serial numbers in advance had severely dampened Teng Guanhe's enthusiasm.
Now, the entire task of the demonstration falls on his shoulders.
Seeing He Muzhi's visibly uncomfortable state, Qin Su felt for the first time that he was Interstellar People, without Heat Period, and wouldn't really suffer from the pain of Heat Period, which would allow him to complete the demonstration mission in the present.
The demonstration time for different Service Mecha varied. After they stopped moving, Qin Su made them move again and showed them to the students repeatedly.
No matter how complex the Mecha, with repeated viewings, Qin Su is confident that the students will be able to see it clearly during the screen projection demonstration.
After some of the Mecha finished, Zhang Minglang saw that they didn't stop as he had feared, but instead began to repeat the demonstration. His eyes welled up with tears as he looked at Qin Su.
' Qin Su completed all of them at once, clearly intending to show everyone everything.'
He was judging others by his own petty standards.
"..."
He deserves to die!
With a feeling of guilt, Zhang Minglang swallowed hard, his throat dry from being moved, and froze the demonstration of the Mecha that Qin Su had already arranged.
Since each Mecha demonstration already has its own process, there's no need to make the process on the screen scroll again with the Mecha's movements, increasing the difficulty for students to understand.
[On one side, densely packed yet orderly, on the other... well, never mind (bitter smile) (layered armor, no offense to Teng Guanhe, just a simple reflection)]
[Not only were they numbered, but they also demonstrated them repeatedly to ensure that students interested in each Service Mecha could see how they worked multiple times. If they had demonstrated them one by one, five minutes wouldn't have been enough to showcase all the Mecha. I seriously suspect that Su Bao endured his Heat Period to operate so many Mecha at once so that everyone could see them. Su Bao may seem cold, but he's so thoughtful. I'm really moved to tears.]
[As expected of Baby 1, it never lets us down]
[Service Mecha: Thank you so much Boss 1, for feeding us peanuts! (starry eyes)]
[Details determine success or failure. Even if we lose the combat-type Mecha and only have these Service Mecha left, it's still good that they're usable. Hopefully, through Qin Su's demonstration, more people will see them. It breaks my heart to see them chosen by students instead of the cool Mecha.]
[These days, people actually care about inanimate things like Mecha? Did you ever care about your parents?]
[Are you crazy? Mind your own business, okay? I'm just surfing the internet, and you're telling me what to do?]
Qin Su won the third Mecha operation demonstration again, and Teng Guanhe did not win a single one of the subsequent Mecha operation demonstrations.
In the Mecha operation demonstration, Class of 26 (Class 6) won decisively against Class 6 of Class of 25).
After Zhang Minglang announced the result, a burst of almost spontaneous applause erupted, accompanied by everyone's intense gaze fixed on Qin Su.
Even though Class 6 of Class of 25) lost, no one showed any disappointment towards Teng Guanhe.
After all, that's Qin Su, the Qin Su who makes everything seem perfectly normal the moment you think of him, no matter what happens to him.
Just now, Qin Su was completely focused on the demonstration, his mind solely on winning. He had temporarily forgotten the Cold Qi emanating from the Glands in his neck that would spread to his limbs. Now that the dust had settled, Qin Su relaxed and belatedly realized that his body was still cold.
Pity...
Qin Su sighed inwardly.
As the Class Monitor, he set a good example, but he can't take on too much responsibility anymore. Otherwise, he won't be able to enjoy the benefits of exercising both his brain and body.
The expected result announced by the Class Advisor did not surprise Qin Su. Teng Guanhe had relaxed for two months, while Qin Su had been running day and night to accumulate more Glands for the future. Whether it was physical reaction, muscle memory, or physical fitness, he was currently in peak physical condition.
It would be hard not to win.
Thinking about it this way...
Qin Su looked apologetically at Teng Guanhe: "..."
Sorry Teng Guanhe, he cheated again.
Teng Guanhe: "..."
Why did Qin Su suddenly give me such a cold look? Was it... because I'm so bad at him?
Recalling his previous actions, Teng Guanhe looked up and down nervously, avoiding Qin Su, appearing very busy and unable to make eye contact with Qin Su.
Zhang Minglang announced that the next interactive project demonstration would begin in five minutes, and asked the two and a half students to each select new classmates to compete. As the Class Monitor, Qin Su took the opportunity to leave the center circle and stand back in front of his classmates.
The next interactive item is the Tactical Analysis Event.
Qin Su's gaze swept over his classmates. Having secretly observed and evaluated them for a long time, he understood their strengths to a degree that was at least 90%, if not 100%.
He could easily designate a classmate to participate, but this wasn't a dangerous situation where he could have absolute authority. Thinking his classmates might be able to help him in the future Qin Su didn't want to appear too cold and authoritarian, so he asked, "Who's interested in this?"
"You decide, Class Monitor."
"It's up to you, Brother Su."
Everyone chimed in, saying almost the same thing.
Their interests were unimportant in the face of Qin Su's orders; they firmly believed that Qin Su's arrangements were the best possible.
Qin Su: "..."
It's so hard to do someone a favor.
Pulling and shoving at each other... that's clearly not the style of a marketing guru like myself.
Su could only glance at her classmates, feigning indifference to avoid appearing too cold, even though she already had someone in mind, before finally looking away and saying, "Sophia."
"Arrive!"
Sophia stepped forward, her face beaming with delight.
Who understands the significance of being selected by Qin Su from among 499 People? Sophia stood tall and proud, radiating confidence as she accepted the envious gazes of her classmates.
Qin Su didn't dare say things like "just do your best," which might seem like he was implying his classmates couldn't compete with the senior students and could dampen their enthusiasm. Instead, he said gently, "The rest is up to you."
In the course on Tactical Analysis, Sophia, He Muzhi, and Cen Yuan were evenly matched.
Sophia is too radical, He Muzhi is too conservative, Cen Yuan is too conservative.
He Muzhi is currently in Heat Period and doesn't seem to be thinking very clearly, so we'll pass.
When Cen Yuan competed with others in Tactical Analysis classes to see who was better, he habitually yielded, which is a taboo in PK... that is, in disputes where tact is required and one should not give in.
Sophia is confident, outspoken, and often comes up with unconventional tactics, is the best choice.
"Okay, Class Monitor." Sophia nodded cautiously. "I will try my best."
The other team consisted of students a year ahead of them. Putting aside the battle, they had even been drinking nutrient solutions for a year longer than them. Sophia didn't make any boastful promises to Qin Su, saying, "Don't worry, Class Monitor," lest she disappoint Class Monitor if they lost.
In the Class of 26 Class 6), some students have already accepted Qin Su's challenge, while the Class 6 of Class of 25) is still frequently looking at Qin Su's back and sighing with their friends beside them.
"If this had happened to our class in previous years, our teacher would have scolded us, saying, 'You've studied for an extra year and you still lost? I think you should just give up studying, take off your clothes and go back to the factory to play with screws.' But now our teacher is all smiles and gentleness towards us. Tsk tsk."
"Please, stop talking! I'm still here, the loser. Do you want to remind our teacher of my embarrassing mistakes and kill me with your eyes?" Teng Guanhe was very anxious.
"Haha, Class Monitor, I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush. Our old teacher's eyes are just full of speechlessness, not sharp glares."
Hearing his classmates laughing and joking with him even after losing, and loudly chirping crickets in front of him, the Class Advisor of Class 6 of Class of 25, interrupted speechlessly:
"Alright, alright, shut up, all of you. Who's coming out this time? Get serious. Not a single student from the 118 classes of the Class of 26 has been killed so far. I know you all think it's all Qin Su's doing, and of course, the videos on the Forum show that's true. But don't forget, anyone who can survive under Qin Su's tutelage must have some skill."
Losing to Qin Su is nothing to be sad or upset about; on the contrary, it's an honor to talk about it.
Because Qin Su is on a completely different level from them.
But if they lose to students who lack Qin Su's rich experience, superior strength, and unfathomable Pheromone level, they will truly lose face.
The students of the Class of 25 understood this principle, and immediately stopped laughing and joking, turning their attention away from Qin Su and seriously discussing the selection of personnel to be dispatched.
Standing at the back of the crowd, He Muzhi looked enviously in Sophia's direction.
He had clearly seen all of Qin Su's behavior just now, which contrasted sharply with his current state of complete confusion.
If it were him, any of the things Qin Su did just now would be things he wouldn't be able to do normally during his Heat Period.
Even now, his mind and body are fighting each other, and he's incredibly agitated.
He was genuinely curious about how Qin Su managed to clean himself; what secret techniques did he possess?
If I were to... find out the secret, wouldn't I be able to avoid being as embarrassed as Qin Su?
Unbeknownst to He Muzhi, his eyes moved at will, shifting from Sophia to Qin Su, and his eyes became even redder due to his Heat Period.
Time's up, the second competition begins.
"..."
While Qin Su was Tactical Analysis with his classmates, he caught a glimpse of He Muzhi's movements out of the corner of his eye, but he didn't quite understand.
Since He Muzhi arrived... it seems he hasn't had any interaction with the other party at all, right?
So? Why is the protagonist's pupils not only red, but the whites of his eyes are also bloodshot as he stares at him relentlessly?
Qin Su, who had no Heat Period at all, was very uneasy. He seriously suspected that He Muzhi was upset because He Muzhi's Heat Period was different from his own.
Or...
Despite lacking practical experience, he possessed extensive theoretical knowledge, yet he feigned being "uncomfortable and frantic during his Heat Period" to offer He Muzhi some psychological comfort.
No, that won't work.
The thought had barely crossed his mind when Qin Su silently dismissed it.
During his mere 'Heat Period,' Viewers both on and off screen naturally cannot control his body and mind; it is not a time for him to show his 'vulnerable' side.
When a person is at their lowest point, seeing others happy can be jarring. So... Qin Su immediately decided to stay away from He Muzhi for the time being, so as not to let his 'comfortable Heat Period state' hurt He Muzhi's eyes.
However...
Qin Su soon discovered that no matter where he stood during each PK round, He Muzhi's gaze followed him like a shadow.
"..."
I sensed it; the resentment ran deep.
More than ten hours passed, and at nine o'clock in the evening, almost the entire day's interaction came to an end. Qin Su took a dozen steps away, feeling smug that he could finally escape He Muzhi's watchful gaze, when he suddenly heard He Muzhi's familiar footsteps and his raised voice behind him.
"Class Monitor, please wait a moment, I have a question I'd like to ask."