Chapter 251
With all eyes on him, Qin Su habitually kept silent, letting those in a disadvantaged position overthink things. He walked to the very edge of the platform and looked around.
In his eyes, a group of people who were somewhat familiar to others stood out remarkably.
Throughout the students' operation, he secretly observed them, and as each member on the Death List died, he would immediately turn their name gray.
The remaining personnel of the 49 Military Academies that were the target of the mission are all here. Faced with people with family feuds, many students did not take advantage of the situation when the other party was sensible. There are still many names on his Death List that have not been darkened. The list that has not been darkened accounts for 80%. Under the premise that he deliberately arranged the classes of people who had deep hatred with the members of Class 6) as close as possible, the death rate of the blacklist was lower than he expected.
Fortunately, he already had a good idea of what was going on from his observations, and he didn't show any unusual expression when facing the familiar faces in the various Military Academy teams.
Qin Su looked away, still not intending to speak, but instead raised his hand.
The countless people below held their breath at Qin Su 'Qin Su appearance, their hearts pounding under his cold, stern gaze. When they saw Qin Su his hand, the first thing that came to mind was the massacres he had witnessed through various channels, the scenes of slaughter he had created with a flick of his wrist. Their pupils contracted sharply, fearing that the moment Qin Su's hand fell, countless targeted weapons that could instantly obliterate them would launch an attack from the unseen sky above.
Countless hearts leaped into their throats, only to hear a clear voice broadcast over the loudspeaker.
Click--
"..."
"???"
'Just make one sound...'
Feeling deeply deceived, and with their highly tense minds momentarily momentarily dazed, the thought of questioning life hadn't even settled when Qin Su's hand was reflected in their pupils. Then, as the snap of his fingers faded, their eyes were blinded by a burst of white light. Subconsciously, they squinted to avoid the glare, and heard a sound like countless large machines operating simultaneously coming from above.
"?"
Once their eyes adjusted, countless people quickly looked in all directions from which the commotion had originated.
The A-a1 Exercise Ground, as the largest training ground in the entire Balenman and the central point for every major event, is the center of the entire Balenman. Directly above it is the only hub in the center of the entire Balenman airspace: a six-sided cone with its apex pointing upwards.
The bottom of the previously silent, black hexagonal cone opened, revealing countless tiny red lights flashing and emitting driving signals. A small portion of the upper part of the light pillar below the hexagonal cone was illuminated by the red light inside the cone, creating a heart-wrenching red halo.
The outermost, thick, towering, square-shaped barrier of Balenman is receiving signals and is rapidly extending and spreading upwards, systematically approaching the hexagonal cone that emitted the signal.
The spread was rapid, but the entire building named after Balenman was large enough that it would take some time to completely close it off.
Good news! In this intense light, thanks to their basic modified equipment, they were able to see far above their location and discern some unobstructed views above and around them. They did not see any densely packed large weapons above.
The bad news is that they watched helplessly as the once open 'sky' of Balenman closed, and they were 'imprisoned'.
"!"
The 50 students from different Military Academy academies in the A-a1 Square were stunned by this scene and remained speechless for a long time.
As the sky above was gradually 'blackened' by the spreading barrier, someone recovered and cautiously looked at Qin Su.
On the high platform, Qin Su neither looked up nor glanced around; he simply lowered his eyelids and gazed at them with a calm expression from above.
Amidst the crowd far from Qin Su, hushed whispers arose.
"When was the last time Balenman activated a defense of this level?"
"When it was completed thirty years ago, in order to demonstrate to various planets how powerful the defensive strength of Balenman could be generated by 'Black Mechanical Romance' alone, it was captured once. That was the first time. This is the second time. When it was presented in this full defensive posture for the first time, no planet on the market had any weapons that could break through it."
"I get it. Thirty years have passed, and this is the second time it's in this state. Could a weapon possibly break through it?"
"Unfortunately, no. Dalian Na, the Executive of Saiweiyala Planet, is one of the main builders of Balenman. She attaches great importance to the improvement of Balenman. Every five years, she spares no effort to apply the latest technology on the market to the transformation of Balenman. A year ago, Balenman, apart from retaining its original 'mechanical romance' theme, completed a new round of comprehensive upgrades in all aspects."
"... The explanation was very good. Don't say it again. Just thinking about being locked up in a place like this by Qin Su, with our future uncertain, makes me feel a little suicidal. Those people in Class 6) really deserve to die. We are nominally all from the Federation Army Academy now, practically family. Look at their expressions, they show no shock whatsoever. It's obvious that Qin Su told them the plan in advance. From the moment he forced us here, he didn't reveal a single piece of information to us. How are we going to survive? How are we going to live?"
A series of unexpected events occurred, and the astonishment in the hearts of Class 6) was no less than that of the other 49 Military Academies. Noticing the various gazes from them, including condemnation and envy, the members of Class 6), though not in the same place, had a long-standing tacit understanding that even if they were screaming "Ahhh!" in their hearts at Qin Su's controlling behavior, they were used to putting on a calm facade of "As Qin Su's people, we know everything."
'It doesn't matter that the Class Monitor didn't tell them exactly what they would do; outsiders don't know anyway. In this world, Class 6 has already mastered the art of presenting a respectable image to outsiders!'
[I've confirmed it again with those glances, (Class 6's 'decency index' is probably higher than any of us here (doge)]
[(covering face and smiling bitterly) These kids have been thoroughly seasoned with 'decency'. The last time I learned of someone who was seasoned that much was 'gentle as a chrysanthemum'.]
[This is too narrow-minded; it's clearly Zhou Xiya's style.]
[Nonsense, it's cured meat, okay?]
[Vote for any type of kimchi]
[(Hiss!) They're all delicious!]
Taking advantage of his superior geographical location, Qin Su took in the entire situation below. Judging from everyone's expressions, he had once again succeeded in his strong attack. While patiently waiting for Balenman to be in a 360-degree defensive state that was completely closed off and inaccessible to outsiders, he anxiously watched everyone's movements, ready at any moment for someone to suddenly appear as if they had risen from the dead. He would then use the weapons that the students had secretly deployed around the A-a1 Exercise Ground and on the ground during the mission to send them to the afterlife.
As the 'prison door' slowly closed, the oppressive and restless atmosphere in the air grew heavier. Many people silently looked around, trying to find someone to stand out.
Even if they are nominally a class, they are actually all just using the name of "a class". Apart from the Class 6 of the Fourth Military Academy, most of the 49 classes here, which contain more than 90% of the Modified Humans, are separated and supervised most of the time except when they gather together for such activities. Their trust is rounded to about 0.
There are many people looking for the first to stick their neck out, but practically no one is willing to be the first to stick their neck out.
Until the last bit of the distant black night sky disappeared from sight and was replaced by Balenman's impenetrable walls, not a single person in the 49 classes jumped out to express dissent or resistance.
"..."
'The sky didn't collapse, but it closed.'
As hope was gradually extinguished, everyone's hearts sank to the bottom. Whether they were blaming each other or regretting it alone, they had no choice but to accept the reality. They all looked at Qin Su, whose expression remained unreadable from beginning to end, their faces ashen.
So far, there have been some surprises, but not many. At least during the period of waiting for the 'cage' to take shape, no surprises have occurred. Through shameless 'pushing the bucket' approach, they have further tested everyone's bottom line, and everything is progressing smoothly, albeit barely.
"Don't be nervous." With the phase of the self-imposed confinement task now completed, Qin Su, facing everyone's gaze, didn't mind revealing a hint of his true thoughts to reassure them, "I invited everyone here for no other reason than to ask for your opinions."
"..."
Upon hearing this, the people below recalled the various horrific scenes that had occurred in their respective bases before they obediently came here, and no one uttered a sound.
'Who would believe that? They certainly wouldn't. Who knows if this is a question asking for their opinion or if they have a problem with them?'
He waited expertly for three seconds, and the crowd below remained silent. Qin Su took it as a sign that the lack of response was a silent reassurance, and then proceeded to the next step without any guilt. He positioned the Fourth Military Academy's Spaceship not far below him, in front of the 49th class.
Seeing the Spaceship appear and dock in an instant, no one understood what Qin Su was up to, but their unease grew.
"Getting on the Fourth Military Academy's Spaceship is like boarding a pirate ship. Who knows, the moment they're out of sight of everyone else, Qin Su might kill them? Who would dare get on?"
Before everyone could think much about the Fourth Military Academy's Spaceship, sharp-eyed people noticed the Green √ number 60s appearing in the sky. Just as they were confused, they heard Qin Su's emotionless voice again.
"60 seconds. Anyone intending to leave Balenman, board this Spaceship before the Countdown ends. It will take you where you're meant to be."
The advantage of using a large Spaceship for this trip is now apparent: the number of blacklist members who died at the hands of his classmates is far fewer than he expected. If he had used Spaceship that could only hold two thousand people, excluding the warehouse for storing various weapons, it wouldn't have been able to accommodate all the members of the 49 Military Academy classes on the blacklist that he wanted to remove.
[Translation: Send them all to their deaths.]
Only a fool would do that.
[No way, using the Fourth Military Academy's Spaceship doesn't necessarily mean death. Maybe Boss Su wants to send them back to the Fourth Military Academy as a surprise gift?]
[The God Su is really something! Even while on a mission, he doesn't forget the Fourth Military Academy. He's always thinking about finding gifts for them. I'm so touched! @Fourth Military Academy, you're so lucky, why don't you thank the God Su?]
[Fourth Military Academy:? Do you want this good fortune? What's the difference between this and offending other Military Academies?]
Qin Su didn't miss the eager looks that flashed across the faces of some people below. Without changing his expression, he used the 'Fourth Military Academy Spaceship' as an invisible threat to prevent them from boarding the Spaceship. This, combined with his deliberately low voice and cold demeanor, continued to test the bottom line of the crowd, "After 60 seconds, without my permission, none of you who remain will likely have the chance to ever step out of Balenman again in your entire lives."
That's impossible.
Qin the Skinflint Su had gone to great lengths to plan this, and there was absolutely no way he could keep them here and feed them well. In the future, they would all have to go out and work for him, and no one would be able to stay idle.
He was recklessly dancing on the edge of everyone's minefield, and those who remained were basically psychologically allowed to be 'imprisoned' by him. So what's the difference between everyone and 'furry creatures'? They're all furry creatures, so it's not unreasonable for him to want to pluck them, right? If he didn't pluck them, he would wake up in the middle of the night and sit up in frustration to the point of cursing himself, "Am I crazy?"
Without giving everyone much time to consider, Qin Su immediately started the Countdown: "Everyone, let's begin."