Chapter 133

He thought he had no choice but to obey orders, but he concealed his true intentions under a deceptive veneer of sweet words, making everything seem flawless.

Who knew that Qin Su had such extraordinary connections and saw right through their ulterior motives? In Qin Su's eyes, wouldn't his actions be seen as repeated provocations?

A desperate struggle is too exhausting; he should just choose a prime location beforehand.

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These days, it seems like even middle-aged people are throwing together funerals in droves?

Zhang Minglang was taken aback by Aiseboer's words and was momentarily speechless. He opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing, only repeatedly telling himself, "This is the Principal," and resisting the urge to roll his eyes.

'Too lazy to complain.'

[Principal: Lying peacefully and extending an invitation to be buried with Teacher Zhang]

[Joint burial? Oops, I'm doomed (doge)]

[I'm impressed by these food connoisseurs; they're so hungry they'll eat anything!]

[Haha, Teacher Zhang didn't say anything, but it seems like he said everything. The Pinduoduo trend has crossed dimensions and reached the interstellar funeral. Almost finished with your purchase, send me the link! I have no other hobbies but I love to cut corners (covers mouth and giggles)]

[Zhang Minglang: Don't touch me (politely declined. jpg)]

Although Zhang Minglang didn't speak, Aiseboer saw the speechlessness in his eyes. Considering that the other man had once taught him and that he always respected the elderly and cared for the young, he didn't hold it against him. He sighed deeply a few times, put his hands behind his back with a melancholy expression, and walked away.

Qin Su hasn't returned yet, and we don't know what he'll do to those of us in the know. He's not dead yet, and he still needs to follow others' orders and work like a slave.

As Aiseboer walked, he sighed and muttered, "If we take everything apart and bring it back, we'll have to reassemble it all. Then we'll have a bunch of incomplete parts that can't be used directly; we'll have to test them all over again. Sigh..."

There is no Jump Platform in Vagakupo, and you can't leave anything in the water, otherwise it will be fished or Vagakupo by the locals who are always out fishing or scooping things up.

The supplies given to the students this time were more than enough to use up. It's highly unlikely that the students would do anything to increase environmental pollution. In Aiseboer's plan, they would all eventually be brought back anyway. He just let them take them out for a quick look, to make them look good and deceive people.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Minglang remained silent, the question once again surfacing in his mind: 'Can he really come back?'

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Due to the unique nature of Vagakupo, there is no Hyperspace Jump landing point. Classes assigned to different areas board their own specially designed Spaceships for Vagakupo. Upon arriving at Vagakupo through the Jump Channel, they are directly positioned at the center of their assigned area by marking points.

The students of Class 66) and Class 6) had never seen what the sky over Vagakupo looked like. After exiting the Jump Channel and experiencing the familiar turbulence, they opened their eyes and found themselves in an abyss that was several times deeper than the training Deep-Water Zone, with no end in sight and a chilling, eerie feeling in the Abyss.

Apart from locals and some families with good financial means who can freely travel to any planet they can imagine, more than 90% of the students had never been to Vagakupo before.

Even those who have visited the area are prohibited from entering dangerous areas, namely the water, for the sake of the tourism industry's reputation.

Even the most thrilling rides involve riding in airships a certain distance above the water, using special methods to provoke and lure underwater Zerg to the surface so tourists can take photos and check in.

Without oxygen in the air, even if the insects leap out of the water, they cannot stay in the air for long. Their instinctive sense of danger means that, unlike humans who have oxygen masks or other technological oxygen supply devices, the Zerg almost instantly leap into the water and then plunge back down, lurking menacingly under a thin layer of water to watch the tourists.

In a vast ocean, different kinds of insects opened their various eyes, neatly maintaining their hunting postures as they stared at the sky.

Life can be dull and boring, so many wealthy people enjoy the thrill of "you can't stand me but you can't do anything about it."

This is one of the reasons why, despite lacking oxygen and having high tourism costs, Wagakubo Planet due to its unique "niche" nature.

The powerful and wealthy disregarded the tourism rules of Wagakubo Planet and brought their private armies into the water. Most of them would use the guise of 'educational' filming, while a small number would keep it a secret to avoid causing a bad impression and damaging their own image.

Without spending a penny, they took advantage of the school to reach a place that even the wealthy couldn't enter. Most students were recovering from the shock of the Hyperspace Jump and putting down their weapons that had been torn apart.

Seeing that Qin Su had his eyes closed and didn't seem to want to stop them, their curiosity piqued, they quickly pressed themselves against the Transparent Walls around the Spaceship to look out.

The students in Class 6 were used to Qin Su's reaction. In their minds, what kind of scene hadn't Qin Su seen? What was so strange about him coming here? The students in Class 66 thought similarly to those in Class 6. They were not surprised by Qin Su's indifferent attitude towards the place. Instead, they thought things like, "That's how it should be" and "As expected."

Prior to this, in order to maintain his public image, Qin Su spent countless hours soaking in Vagakupo, to the point that he felt nauseous just looking at it.

He didn't originally have claustrophobia, but he stayed here for too long and it triggered his claustrophobia.

Seeing the Abyss of Vagakupo now, Qin Su really couldn't bring himself to give a pleasant look.

Alec hadn't come out of the cockpit yet, so Qin Su simply closed his eyes and waited until all the students were pressed against the Transparent Wall before opening them.

The Spaceship arrived at its destination without turning off the lights, like an oval, smooth, luminous object suddenly thrown into an endless Abyss.

Besides the ordinary fish that naturally swim in the water, under the contrast of the Spaceship's lights, countless insects swimming in the water had their pupils reflect beams of light of different sizes.

The beams of light converged and approached the glowing Spaceship at varying speeds.

"It's so dark."

"The oxygen level indicator clearly shows it's sufficient, but I'm still feeling a bit suffocated. I can't believe I'm in a place like this before I learned to swim. Ugh... I don't want to leave even if you kill me. Now I finally understand why Brother Su forced everyone to learn to swim."

"Although... even after learning to swim, seeing this incredibly heavy situation in here, where it feels like we're about to be crushed to death, I don't really want to get out."

"It's tens of thousands of times more terrifying than the Deep-Water Zone at school. Being here makes you feel so small. The feeling of never being able to see the camera from any direction, from top to bottom and in all directions, sends chills down your spine."

"I lit it. Although the temperature inside the cabin was maintained at a comfortable 25 degrees Celsius, seeing these conditions made me feel as if I had fallen into an ice cave."

"Why are there suddenly so many lights... no, so many insects coming towards us? This is one of the habits of Vagakupo insects that we learned about in class. Damn it, it's so dark from that distance that we can't see what they look like at all."

Seeing this, and not knowing what enormous insect bodies were hidden behind the beam of light in the dark water, the instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm caused some of the students in the Spaceship to back away.

"Idiot! Just put on a helmet, adjust the settings, and you'll be able to see clearly."

"Oh right... wait, what about the other Spaceships?"

The students, who were putting helmets on their heads, belatedly realized that the other Spaceships had not yet been assembled onto this main Spaceship.

Hearing the questioning voice coming through the Full-Band Communication, Alec broke out in a cold sweat in the cockpit, feeling so embarrassed he could hardly breathe.

Although during training, Qin Su them all like they weren't human, regardless of whether they were betas, alphas, or omegas.

In reality, although he was a beta and had indeed become much stronger after training, his Mental Power was no match for that of a high-level Alpha or Omega.

Even if landing points are set, the Spaceships still need his Optical Brain to link and assemble them after they arrive at their destination.

His mind couldn't process so many things at once. The other Spaceships were still out of sight of his classmates, waiting for him to sort out his thoughts and prepare for the fusion.

He had no real skills, yet the school insisted on giving him this job; he didn't want to be in charge for even a second longer.

Fortunately, Qin Su didn't urge him on the channel. He was really... tolerant.

Having Qin Su, a powerful and efficient individual, slow down and cooperate with him, Alec, while inwardly lamenting his own inadequacy, cautiously began to maneuver the Spaceships to their main Spaceship's location, initiating the merging process...

Holy crap, so many!

"We haven't even started attacking yet, what are they trying to do by surrounding us now? Have they evolved to such an intelligent level?!"

"Class Monitor, did you forget your brain during the exam? This is phototaxis, one of the characteristics of underwater insects in Vagakupo. That's why our Combat Suits have light strips; they're designed to attract these insects. Our Spaceship's lights are still on, making us live targets."

Inside the cockpit, Alec, who had just successfully combined all the Spaceships and breathed a sigh of relief, immediately turned off the lights around the Spaceship after hearing his classmates' voices.

The moment the light disappeared, the Spaceship was plunged into complete darkness.

The Spaceship adjusted its mode, completely blocking out all light inside, preventing even a tiny bit from Spaceship.

Alec let out a heavy sigh, thinking it was finally over. Not daring to waste any more time, he quickly left the cockpit.

Hearing footsteps, Qin Su got up and naturally picked up the helmet that was magnetically attached to the seat next to him.

Qin Su timed it perfectly; almost as soon as his helmet was casually hanging by his side with his fingers hooked around it, Alec had already jogged up to him.

"Qin Su."

Alec stopped two steps away from Qin Su, brazenly looking up into Qin Su's usually emotionless black eyes, knowing in his heart that he simply didn't have the courage or strength to unleash any punches or kicks in this terrifying place.

Qin Su lowered his eyes and remained silent, simply waiting for Alec to continue.

"It's like this," Alec said nervously, "Can you help us? I really have no idea what to do, please."

[Alec, don't forget you can 'command' Qin Su!]

[Alec: Expressing a desire to be controlled]

[The voice clearly wants to be carried by a pro.]

[When you ask someone for a favor, you should have the proper attitude. What kind of ordering is this?]

Under Alec's anxious gaze, Qin Su responded with a faint "Mm."

Qin Su was not surprised by Alec's expected request. He had already made adjustments based on his observations of his classmates over the past period and had prepared a plan step by step. Now, agreeing was simply going with the flow.

"Thank you!" Alec's tense body visibly relaxed, and then his voice was filled with excitement, "From now on, everything is in your hands!"

Before Qin Su could speak, Alec quickly transferred the authority issued by the school to Qin Su.

Despite numerous rumors and facts suggesting that Qin Su could do whatever he wanted anywhere without the school's authority, this was his attitude.

This level of authority, which is disproportionate to his abilities, is a hot potato in his hands.

Having done all this, Alec felt relieved and took two steps back, happily joining his classmates as they eagerly awaited Qin Su's arrangements.

Qin God Su calmly posted a list in the group chat.

As the students instinctively checked the message on their Optical Brain, they heard Qin Su's icy command, "Stand in your assigned lines within one minute."

Based on his previous observations underwater at Vagakupo, even if all the insects were cleared out in the Purge Zone they were assigned to, it would still be impossible to reach the full exchange rate of 6.66 million per person.

Since that's the case, it's better to practice them all once, as the list changes daily.

(Class 6 of getting along, through his observation, he found that the students in Class 6 had a very good relationship with each other.

Especially He Muzhi; whenever he was absent, the students in Class 6 would tacitly assume that He Muzhi was their 'leader'.

For He Muzhi, the more good relationships he has, the better; and the same goes for the other students.

Each student in Class 6) was paired with a student from Class 66). Over the next few days, the students they paired with each other seemed ordinary, but in reality, he had secretly and carefully matched them based on their respective backgrounds, abilities, preferences, etc.

This allows them to quickly develop a deep friendship in a short, exciting, and dangerous environment.

For this very reason, such an arrangement is likely to cause dissatisfaction among the public.

This is something Qin Su doesn't want to see.

To make it easier for everyone to accept, He Muzhi, whom he values highly, Raymond, whom he once saved, Sophia, Jeffrey, and others whom he mentored, will receive unexpected arrangements on the first day.

Of course, that includes himself.

If he doesn't take the lead, his classmates might think he's trying to promote his own agenda, even though... he really is trying to promote his own agenda.

As Qin Su's voice fell, a neat 'Received' response rang out, followed by checking today's schedule.

Within a few brief seconds, after clearly seeing their team and the instructions, both students from Class 6) and Class 66) showed expressions of disbelief and astonishment.

Regardless of their thoughts, everyone kept Qin Su's order to assemble firmly in mind and quickly took their positions according to the list.

Qin Su simply and crudely divided the two classes into three teams, too lazy to think much, and even used numbers to distinguish their names.

Team 1 is the combat squad, Team 2 is the Transport Team, and Team 3 is the protection squad.

The battle begins, and each squad sends one member from the assigned list to form a three-person team to fight together.

In the group, Team 1 is responsible for Purge the insects, Team 2 is responsible for providing weapons to Team 1, and Team 3 is responsible for protecting the safety of Team 1.

Qin Su clearly saw the unhappy expressions on everyone's faces, and then he saw them quickly assemble as arranged.

"..."

It seems that, between dissatisfaction and a set, the students chose the set of dissatisfaction.

No wonder people outside say college students are easy to fool.

With Qin Su present, after everyone finished reading their arrangements and gathered, they seemed to want to say something, but dared not speak in front of Qin Su, or even look at Qin Su, for fear that Qin Su would ask if they had any objections. Timid, they hesitated and simply looked at He Muzhi.

The schedule was public, and at first, when they saw their own schedule, they felt unbalanced and tried to find fault with it, so they looked at the schedules of other students on the schedule.

After watching it, they easily discovered that it was full of irrationality from beginning to end.

Including Qin Su's own arrangements, it was so outrageous that it was like using Laser Cannon to kill mosquitoes.

Qin Su... they dared not ask; they would rather see if He Muzhi asked or not.

He Muzhi is different from them in front of Qin Su. There are some things they don't have the courage to say to Qin Su, but He Muzhi might dare to say them.

He Muzhi is a kind-hearted man; he'll surely understand what they mean.

Qin Su had anticipated the students' reactions, so he simply turned his attention to He Muzhi.

With Qin Su's cold gaze ahead and the expectant eyes of his classmates to his left, right, and back, He Muzhi felt immense pressure.

To be honest, he couldn't understand it either. From the beginning to the end, he seemed to be part of the front-line fighting team, but he was assigned to the Transport Team instead.

When he saw it, he was completely stunned.

But he also knew deeply that it was absolutely impossible for Qin Su to have made a mistake.

'Then there's only one answer: this was Qin Su's deliberate arrangement.'

Could it be that...

'Qin Su hopes he... oh no, everyone is omnipotent?'

'That must be it, otherwise why would Qin Su be looking at me like that? He's clearly waiting to see if I can understand his meaning.'

'Furthermore, Qin Su deliberately assigned himself to the same Transport Team as him. Could it be that Qin Su did this intentionally to observe his performance in the Transport Team? After all, Qin Su is all-around capable; there's absolutely no need for him to be in the Transport Team.'

Having figured things out, He Muzhi didn't speak for his classmates this time. He closed the Optical Brain screen and looked at Qin Su with a firm and burning gaze.

'He will absolutely not let Qin Su down! He will definitely stand out from Jeffrey and the others.'

Is that so?

[That's why Qin Su values He Muzhi; that's what you call awareness!]

[As expected of the protagonist, his mind works so fast!]

[Following He Muzhi's logic, Sophia and the others were assigned to the Transport Team, so Qin Su is also going to observe them? Tsk tsk, the competition seems fierce.]

[The pre-booked Transport Team needs to transform from a niche to a highly sought-after profession]

Qin Su, who hadn't heard a single question but saw from the comments that He Muzhi had 'realized' his understanding, thought, "..."

He Muzhi was definitely imagining something very strange.

Since that's the case, Qin Su withdrew his gaze from He Muzhi and looked at the other students who looked constipated. He deliberately lowered his voice, making his tone sound aloof and unapproachable, "Any objections?"

"..."

"No, no..."

"N-No!"

He Muzhi remained silent, how could they dare to utter a word?

Qin Su withdrew his gaze, turned around, raised his hand, his fingertips curving slightly forward, and continued in a cold voice, "Since there isn't one, let's begin."

Qin Su was a member of the Transport Team, so he naturally walked towards the Spaceship where supplies were stored.

Sophia and the others thought much like He Muzhi. In their eyes, there was no camaraderie among classmates, only the cautious wariness of seeing an opponent, their eyes clearly saying, "We'll see."

The Spaceships were merged together, and Qin Su opened the hatch with his authorization. Under everyone's gaze, he led the members of the Transport Team and gradually disappeared from the sight of the combat team and the students of the protection team.

In Qin Su's arrangement, whether it was Class 6 or Class 66, there were people who were responsible for Transport supplies. Even Qin Su, who was considered the top student in everyone's mind, personally joined the Transport Team.

Everyone was puzzled, but because Qin Su was in the unpopular Transport Team, their eyes were full of envy when they looked at the members of the Transport Team.

Once Qin Su left, they finally spoke the words they had been holding back for so long.

"No, what's with them following Qin Su so aggressively? They've been assigned to the Transport Team!"

"I was confused too. If I didn't know, I would have thought they had been assigned some kind of coveted prize."

"Compared to this, why am I, a complete failure, in the combat team? Isn't this going to kill me?"

"Don't worry, Qin Su has considered that. You still have a bodyguard, don't you?"

"Wait, why do we need bodyguards for this Purge? Is that even allowed?"

"If Qin Su says it's okay, then it's okay. But I think there must be some kind of test hidden in this, otherwise why would He Muzhi, Sophia and the other group of people in Class 6, who are all considered to be second only to Qin Su, look at each other with murderous intent and a bit of envy?"

"I'm a little jealous."

I feel a little resentful that it wasn't me.

"So, the question is, what kind of test?"

"..."

A brief silence fell over the air; no one could offer an answer, their hearts itching with an unbearable itch.

"Alright, enough talk. Go wait at the cabin door. You don't want Qin Su to come out and find us unprepared, do you?"

With that one sentence, the crowd immediately dispersed.

Qin Su opened the hatch ahead of time, thinking that the students in the combat and protective squads would probably leave early, while the Transport Team could dawdle behind with a clear conscience, rather than facing an environment that made him want to vomit.

Before long, led by Qin Su, each member of the Transport Team appeared in a small submarine.

Upon seeing Qin Su, everyone immediately made way for him, and no one went out ahead of time.

Realizing that he had already opened the hatch, yet his classmates still showed no intention of leaving, Qin Su, "..."

His persona was marketed so successfully that even when he saw the Abyss where the living were almost dead, his classmates thought he 'didn't care' and still let him have his way.