Chapter 252
The Green √ numbers kept getting smaller, bringing with them a suffocating feeling of pressure. Everyone looked at each other, exchanging glances.
Those who want to leave are unsure whether they will be blasted to pieces on the spot, so they closely monitor the movements of others around them, hesitating and observing.
Those who believe that going back would only mean being imprisoned in a different way are faced with a choice between the possibility of continuing to undergo continuous reformation until death if they choose to go back, and the possibility that Qin Su has little interest in Modified Humans and that staying would likely only result in being imprisoned by Qin Su in Balenman, where their lives would be safe. They choose the latter and numbly wait for the Countdown to end.
Everyone had their own plans, and thirty seconds passed without anyone making a move.
With little time remaining, Croft grew increasingly anxious, struggling to control his impulse to risk his life. He glared fiercely at his lackey, Hong Yuanzhou, signaling him to step forward and enter the Fourth Military Academy's Spaceship.
Hong Yuanzhou ignored Croft's cold and threatening gaze. He no longer needed to deliberately be subservient in order to make things easier for himself in the research institute. He didn't even want to pretend anymore.
This is Qin Su's territory. If you have the guts, go ahead and take him down. He's also curious whether he, who gets taught a lesson, will die faster, or whether Croft, who makes the move, will die even faster.
How could Hong Yuanzhou, that piece of trash who used to only deserve to kneel and lick my feet, one day actually be able to ignore me?!
Unable to retaliate, Croft was consumed by impotent rage, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.
In every class, similar situations to Croft and Hong Yuanzhou played out silently.
"Was Quan Chengli really that good-tempered?"
"Pete's composure today is quite remarkable. They're all standing still. Judging by this, I bet a Star Coins that no one will dare to leave today."
"Honestly, if we were being coerced, would you dare board the Spaceship that was trying to coerce us? That would be no different from rushing headlong into death. Anyone who actually went up would either be threatened into becoming a pawn or be completely out of their mind."
(Class 6) The people who were scattered around the various classes and responsible for supervision were also discussing it in the group's Communication Channel.
Qin Su's gaze swept over the members on the blacklist who were listed as the most dangerous by the red-named members without showing any emotion, and he was surprised.
Based on our understanding of the red-named members, they weren't fearless, notoriously arrogant, and invincible. Right now, they were so cautious that only their eyes were moving, while their bodies showed no intention of leaning towards the Fourth Military Academy's Spaceship in front of them.
'Cold, hard data definitely needs actual observation as a supplement to be more accurate.'
Having reached this conclusion, the Countdown reset to 0. Qin Su pulled himself out of his thoughts and silently dragged the 'Tolerance Value' column on the Green √ list to '80%'.
Since everyone is so tolerant, as long as he doesn't do anything worse than 'imprisonment' to them, he'll generally have an 80% success rate with whatever he does to them.
"..."
Croft and the others dared not speak out in anger, while Hong Yuanzhou and the others were numb, as if things had come to this point and they didn't care what happened.
"Time's up." Qin Su broke the silence, said nothing more, and simply announced the results before sending the new blacklist of members removed from the gray list to each group in batches.
The members of each group in Class 6), who were chatting enthusiastically in hushed tones on the Communication Channel, immediately abandoned their gossipy thoughts upon seeing the list of members of their respective classes. They focused intently on following the instructions of their group leaders, raised their weapons, and quickly approached the members on the list whose weapons were intended for them.
Qin Su's order was to bring the members on the list into the Fourth Military Academy's Spaceship. In this situation, the Fourth Military Academy's Spaceship was almost like a ship of death. The students of Class 6), who often shared the same thought process when guessing Qin Su's thoughts, secretly speculated and unanimously believed that this order represented Qin Su's dislike for the members on the list. He was cold and tough when he was running the order.
The 49 Military Academy students had barely heard Qin Su's voice when they noticed the change in the expressions of the group in Class 6). They subconsciously glanced at Qin Su, then quickly switched their weapons and strode into their respective classes.
That movement clearly indicated that it had received some orders from Qin Su.
Whether voluntary or forced, they all stayed, so logically it should be over. What is Qin Su trying to do now?
(Class 6) Could it be that Qin Su is about to go back on his word given the aggressive demeanor of Ban?
Everyone's hearts were stirred again, especially after seeing some members of their class leave their class under the strong threat of Class 6). For a moment, everyone felt insecure and kept glancing at Qin Su, wanting to say something but holding back.
In the oppressive atmosphere, the subtle movements of Class 6 were magnified, and more and more Class 6 were threatened and forced to walk towards the Fourth Military Academy's Spaceship.
"Croft, come on over." Sophia pointed a gun, about the size of an adult's hand, at Croft's modified left leg.
Croft looked at the familiar array of targeted weapons on Sophia's body, and a phantom pain shot through various parts of his body. Never having considered going all out, he could only accept it, being forced to step forward by the weapons and walk in front of Sophia, step by step towards the Fourth Military Academy's Spaceship.
Before he was even turned around, he had already looked at all the people from Class 6) who had been taken to the Fourth Military Academy's Spaceship. Their families all had powerful backgrounds on various planets that were difficult for many people to match. There wasn't a single ordinary person among them.
Does this mean that Qin Su didn't want to offend the privileged descendants of these Modified Humans? Was his purpose in entering the Fourth Military Academy 'Fourth Military Academy Spaceship not, as they thought, to kill them, but rather to use the Spaceship to send them back, thereby demonstrating to their families that Qin Su no ill will towards their families?
Of course, it's also possible to bring them all together and capture them all at once.
After much deliberation, Croft strongly resisted the second possibility, but powerless to change it, he could only pin his hopes on the first guess.
Hong Yuanzhou watched Croft being taken away, his tense body relaxing slightly.
Honestly, if you put him and Croft together, after Qin Su leaves Balenman, he will definitely be treated like dirt by Croft. No matter what Qin Su wants to do, just because Qin Su separated him from Croft's group, he is determined to stay in Balenman.
At 1 a. m., thanks to the efforts of Class 6), all members on the list were escorted into the Fourth Military Academy's Spaceship.
Despite noticing the intense curiosity of countless people about the whereabouts of the people inside the Spaceship, Qin Su made no attempt to explain to anyone. He neatly closed the hatch, started the Spaceship, which was crammed with people, and left Balenman through the opening in the sky.
The remaining Modified Humans class looked up as the Fourth Military Academy's Spaceship disappeared from sight. The temporarily opened gap closed again, and the entire Balenman became an impregnable cage once more.
After sending away those who remained in Balenman and were highly likely to become 'black sheep' if he were not around, Qin Su felt a temporary relief from his worries, along with about fifty percent of the joy. In a good mood, he looked at the remaining members of 'Looking Up at the Stars... no, Black Sky': "Tomorrow night at eight o'clock, we'll meet here."
Balenman felt extremely uncomfortable looking at the empty space.
Qin Su pretended not to see the way the people below looked at him as if they had seen a ghost. Instead of saying the cold and heartless "dismissed," he deliberately said "goodnight," turned around, and walked away. He deliberately did not say anything to the people in Class 6), so that the remaining Modified Humans would have the illusion that they were treated the same as Class 6).
After delivering a series of devastating blows, it's time to offer some sweetness through words.
Goodnight?
Qin Su just said goodnight to them?!
"???"
The remaining people were still wondering where Croft and the others had gone when they heard Qin Su's 'horrifying' words. They were all stunned, their faces filled with disbelief. They watched Qin Su's figure disappear from sight, still unable to recover.
After an unknown amount of time, the previously quiet A-a1 Exercise Ground, as if it had been holding back for a long time, erupted into a series of heated discussions.
"Phew... Damn, I'm not dead! I'm alive! We're really alright! Qin Su didn't attack us! But are we too lucky to have been let go so easily?"
"The important thing is 'goodnight,' okay? I'm flattered, I'm a little dazed."
"You heard me right, Qin Su did say 'goodnight' to us without specifically mentioning Class 6! To be honest, even though Qin Su said goodnight, who the hell could sleep?"
"You should definitely use the Hibernation Pod; it puts you to sleep instantly upon activation."
"Heh, the kind of sleep where you wouldn't wake up even if someone finely chopped you into mincemeat in the middle of the night? Forget it, I wouldn't dare use that, I absolutely wouldn't."
"The exercise is over just like that? What's the point of the assembly tomorrow night? Are we going to send off another batch like before?"
(Class 6 9 were also completely baffled. Some diligent people had already typed out Qin Su's words in the 999 Group chat and analyzed them word by word.
What did the Class Monitor mean by those words?
Is there going to be something big tomorrow night? Wait, we don't meet until tonight, so does that mean we're free to play all day tomorrow?
[I don't know, but I do know the Class Monitor said 'goodnight' to them. Hehe (with a sarcastic laugh)]
[No, what gives them the right?]
A sense of crisis suddenly arose.
[Danger! Danger! Danger!]
[Does nobody care that tomorrow is supposed to be a drill according to the normal procedure? Aren't they afraid the president will cry his eyes out at the Atopulai Palace?]
[We may be annoyed, but let's not show it out loud. We can't let them know the huge secret that we know nothing about the Class Monitor's actions. They'll seize the opportunity to laugh at us. Now that they've gotten the Class Monitor's 'goodnight,' if they find out our secret, they'll be taking advantage of our (Class 6.]
[Don't be so rude, be more civilized, okay?]
[Pooping while wearing a suit and tie?]
Qin Su returned to his private room at Y-27 Base, fearing something might happen, and continued to monitor the movements of the Fourth Military Academy's Spaceship.
With so many people on the Spaceship, sending them to different planets one by one is a troublesome matter. Let Aiseboer handle it. He will be the Principal of the Fourth Military Academy in the future. By controlling the safety of these people in advance, he can give face to their families and ensure that they will not be treated poorly in the future because of their less illustrious background. Consider it a gift he is giving to Aiseboer.
Having had an experience with Patrick, he can now replicate it with ease.
As for the other follow-up 'chain reactions', I hope that Aiseboer will be less angry, considering that he had given the 'gift' in advance and 'accepted' it, and that he can understand him to the point of being dazed and indifferent.
He didn't want to either, but he had to live frugally to make a living.
On the Fourth Military Academy's Spaceship, it was pitch black all around. The people on Spaceship knew that their Spaceship was in Hyperspace Jump state based on their experience of riding and piloting Spaceship and the sounds it made. They had no idea what the Hyperspace Jump Spaceship was, and the atmosphere was oppressive.
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In the early hours of the morning, Aiseboer was jolted awake from a dream, sitting up abruptly and wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. His breathing was slightly rapid. He couldn't remember exactly what nightmare had woken him, but the name 'Qin Su' was all he could think of.
For some reason, the more Aiseboer thought about Qin Su's name, the more uneasy he felt.
"No, no, it can't be that bad." Aiseboer patted his heart, muttering to himself with practiced ease, "The exercise doesn't start until tomorrow, and the specific instructions haven't even been released yet. I haven't heard any rumors from any Military Academies in Balenman until I went to bed. Everyone's been sleeping and preparing for tomorrow's exercise all night. What kind of trouble could possibly happen? Why am I here fretting and scaring myself like this..."