Chapter 235
"What's impossible? The Ossotalia Empire is a behemoth to us, something we wouldn't even dare to dream of. But it's not necessarily the same for Qin Su. It's not surprising that he would give it to He Muzhi as a gift. It's just that Qin Su wants He Muzhi to have such great merit, it feels like he's paving the way for his own rise to power. He Muzhi has already risen to power, so what about Qin Su? Is he just wasting his efforts for He Muzhi? Hey, Hobert, why aren't you saying anything today?"
Hobert is usually very active, was unusually quiet today, which puzzled others.
Suddenly being called out, Hobert shrugged, not wanting the people from Class 6 nearby to hear and lest they hold a grudge, and lowered his voice. "It's not a waste of effort. At most, it's just a game for Qin Su. How could he possibly waste so much time here, genuinely joining in and worrying about the future of the Federation? Let me put it this way, did you ever feed ants when you were a kid? When you were interested, did you just throw some food into the ant colony, watch for a few minutes and then leave without interest? Occasionally, you would go over to check on the situation when you thought of it. Would we care who manages the ant colony? How can it be considered a waste of effort? It's just passing the time when you're bored."
"Oh right, according to what you said, Qin Su does rarely appear in everyone's sight, often disappearing... no, to be precise, he doesn't put too much thought into this, living his own life in a world we can't see. So, Class 6) is the group that Qin Su saw in the whole ant colony, and he didn't really pay much attention to them."
"There's no need for that. If Qin Su spent even one percent of his energy on Class 6), we would be one in a billion and still be blinded by the overly bright future of those kids in Class (6)."
[The ant analogy is brilliant; this is the truth behind the disappearance of the God Su.]
[No! Class 6 regards Qin Su as a god, a guiding light, but in Qin Su's eyes they are just ants to be teased on a whim. That's too cruel.]
[I reject the ant metaphor. Whether I'm an ant or the only favored one, I'll decide for myself. Anyone who dares to expose me is like someone with a spear covered in excrement, stabbing the world indiscriminately. If I can't handle it, then nobody will have a good time. Let's all go through this together. (Cat threatening with a knife. jpg)]
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The Ossotalia Empire.
Following the prison incident, the Ossotalia Empire was once again thrust into the spotlight, facing condemnation from numerous planets.
Felix, after suffering a series of defeats, was severely punished by the Emperor.
Felix, his expression gloomy, was immersed in the pale blue Growth Repair Fluid. The Repair Fluid closest to his body was stained red with blood. His eyes were fixed on Aldrich, whom he had just obtained from others through some means.
The enemy ransacked their home and reduced it to ashes on their own territory, and they were completely unaware until they learned of it through the enemy's arrogant and domineering live stream. This is not only a disgrace, but also a provocation.
The only thing that gave him some comfort was that the toys he hadn't had enough of were gone, and Aldrich, whose value he hadn't completely drained, was still alive and, even after being tortured, he couldn't find any suspicious points.
Aldrich forced a smile as he faced Felix, knowing that Felix didn't fully trust him and had only been spared execution because he still had value. As he performed, he watched Felix's body covered in wounds, feeling a secret satisfaction, and the wounds on his body that weren't allowed to be treated didn't hurt so much anymore.
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(Class 6 spontaneously held a brief group meeting at the Fourth Military Academy for one day, and then each went back to their own home.
Seven days have passed, and this holiday has come to a complete end.
Two days ago, Class 6) voluntarily returned to school two days early. Apart from the school's teachers and instructors, Class 6) returned to the Military Academy faster than most other students. In these short two days, they integrated all the information they saw, learned and heard during their internship into a group, and then the 'Deputy Class Monitor' on duty handed it over to Qin Su.
During this holiday, all the planets were filled with various rumors about Class 6. On the first day of school, the Fourth Military Academy announced that it would seal off the Modified Humans laboratory.
Within minutes of the announcement, apart from Principal Xu Zhen and Vice Principal Aiseboer, who knew the amount of attention it would attract and had preemptively activated the blocking mode on their Optical Brain, all other school leaders, teachers, instructors, or anyone with any connection to the Fourth Military Academy were repeatedly sought out by informants from various planets and Military District.
The decision was made after Xu Zhen consulted with some people, and it was announced without any warning. The other people in the Fourth Military Academy knew nothing about it and could not say anything when questioned by people from all sides, so for a time, there were many different opinions.
Following Military Academy, other Military District and Military Academies, considering that they did not have Qin Su and that losing the Modified Humans would only weaken their ability to withstand risks, chose to remain silent and continue to observe.
"Brother Mu, are you aware of this matter? Was it the Class Monitor's idea, or the Fourth Military Academy's own?"
On their way to the location notified in the group chat, the students of Class 6), who were always at the forefront of gossip, naturally saw the discussion about the Fourth Military Academy's initiative to seal off the Modified Humans laboratory. Since gossip couldn't lead to any conclusions, when they saw He Lailisi He Muzhi his group ahead, they stubbornly believed that He Muzhi knew more than they did. The first thing the group of Class 6) did when they jogged to catch up with He Muzhi was to ask him.
Upon receiving the notice from the Fourth Military Academy, students from other classes who were going to the same location as Class 6) had already gathered silently near Class 6) in order to get firsthand information. There were even more people around He Muzhi, and everyone tacitly fell silent and pricked up their ears.
"I don't know." There's no need for walls; there are ears everywhere. Even if He Muzhi had many guesses in his mind, he would never say them aloud in front of so many ears. He would just spout meaningless platitudes. "But that's not important. What's important is that we all know this is a good thing."
Perhaps Qin Su conveyed some attitude towards the Modified Humans to the Fourth Military Academy made this decision to express its stance to Qin Su. Or perhaps Qin Su didn't say anything, but the Fourth Military Academy Principal guessed something from the events that had happened recently and took the initiative to avoid potential dangers in the future.
In short, as he said, it's all good for the vast majority of people who are potential or undergoing transformation.
"That makes sense, but I still suspect you don't know either and are afraid to ask the Class Monitor, so you're just making excuses for us."
He Muzhi: "... Don't expose our hardships, we are still loving and caring people of Class 6."
"Haha, everyone's been gossiping behind your backs, Brother Mu, you've definitely developed a sense of humor."
"... Let's first worry about what the Class Monitor has been waiting for. He gathered everyone from the Fourth Military Academy together. Could it be that he wants us to do something, like give a speech in front of the whole school? If that's the case, the Class Monitor didn't tell us beforehand. Does he want to see how we perform on the spot? Shouldn't we all prepare? Aren't we nervous?"
"I think it's quite possible."
"That's a good thing, otherwise I can't imagine why the Class Monitor would gather the whole school together on the first day of school."
"Oh no, what if they call on me? I'm not prepared at all!"
"Who isn't! Luckily, the Class Monitor is used to showing up on time. There's still plenty of time before the official start, so we can prepare."
He Muzhi spoke a few words, and the students around him had no time to chatter anymore. Instead, they worried that if they were called on to go on stage and did not perform well, they would embarrass Qin Su and Class 6. One by one, they hurriedly opened their Optical Brain and quickly prepared their 'speech'.
The others who were eavesdropping. "..."
'Really? Qin Su just wanted those students from Class 6 to give their internship feedback in front of the whole school, and he brought the entire school together? Isn't that spoiling them too much? What do they even mean?'
[Of course, this was part of a play between Qin Su and Class 6). Poor thing.]
[Not that close]
[Not so lucky as to be able to watch it live]
It's not that great.
[Not such a good reward]
Qin Su: "..."
'He's silent, taciturn, and speechless—is there any truth to the fact that he's not as sinister as he seems?'
His reason for gathering everyone together was simple.
The Fourth Military Academy was relatively close to He Muzhi. Class 6) watched He Muzhi's highlight video alone. Although it would eventually be spread through Class 6), it was far less impactful than seeing He Muzhi 'He Muzhi highlight in person and the resulting fear.
Posting it himself using a secondary account or a third account would be too deliberate and unnatural. To become known to the world unintentionally, he only needs to use the excuse of increasing He Muzhi's intimidation power to broadcast it to everyone at the Fourth Military Academy. Given how well-known the students of the Fourth Military Academy are on the StarNet, even the slightest change in the account's content will be known to people on several planets in the shortest amount of time, without him having to do anything extra.
Half an hour before the scheduled start time, before that... Qin Su closed all the other pages that could not be seen by others in front of countless leaders, teachers and instructors of the Fourth Military Academy, leaving only the 'internship logs' submitted by the students of Class 6). He switched the Optical Brain to visual mode and deliberately did not turn on the anti-peeping screen so that the person who was about to peep could see it clearly, so as not to waste his little trick of arriving at the scene in advance.
His arrangements for the Class 6's holiday internship have led to much speculation from the beginning, with many believing that he was testing the Class 6's ability to gather information and survive in the 'enemy camp'.
Since the students have already written their logs, why not indirectly corroborate everyone's guesses and subtly enhance everyone's recognition and goodwill towards the students of Class 6)?
(Class 6. Not a single student was left out. They all recorded everything they saw and heard during the internship in great detail. Each day's record was followed by a summary of facts, thoughts, and speculations.
The Optical Brain played a huge role in this matter. When something needed to be recorded, as soon as a thought came to mind, the image and text were combined, and everything could be recorded in great detail without any effort. The total number of words recorded by an individual during their internship was only 100,000 words, which was considered very few. Most students' logs were over 300,000 words, which was equivalent to two months of internship, with an average of more than 5,000 words recorded every day.
When he first received the document and opened it to view it, his pupils trembled repeatedly. He firmly believed that with the attitude of the students in Class 6), they would succeed in whatever they did, even without him.
However, through on-site investigation and experience, the students discovered many messages in the logs that he could not have obtained through hacking, searching, or other methods.
Whether it was to broaden his understanding of the Comic World or to prevent himself from being clueless when classmates asked him about something he had recorded during the holidays, he had to read them all carefully.
Inside the venue.
Although the leaders and teachers of the Fourth Military Academy were some distance away from where Qin Su was sitting, they could still see that the Optical Brain Qin Su had turned on was covered with dense text.
After holding back for a couple of minutes, someone couldn't resist turning on their Optical Brain and tentatively using their Optical Brain camera to gradually close the distance between themselves and Qin Su's Optical Brain screen.
After being probed step by step, Qin God Su indifferent, showing no displeasure or intention to stop them. The others who had been observing grew bolder and followed suit.
Before long, through Qin Su 'Optical Brain screen, many people exchanged glances and saw the content Qin Su was looking at. They saw the same "I knew it" look in each other's eyes.