Chapter 96

Qin Su clearly knew what she wanted to do; otherwise, he wouldn't have spoken so bluntly to her. Since Qin Su had said that, it was like a windfall. Excited as she was, Xuan Jingxi said seriously, "If there's no body, confirming his death, expedite the process to get his Optical Brain. After obtaining what I want, erase all traces of him from this world."

Regardless of what the old man thought, nominally, she was his only child and had the right to do all this.

Her mother was right when she left. If she stayed in the Xuan Family, even if she were to be "pulled out of the pipe" in the future, she would be one step ahead of others and no one could criticize her.

Once the Identity ID is cancelled, the Optical Brain will be removed from the bound Identity ID and inherited by the children. The children can immediately choose to completely destroy the Optical Brain used by the deceased during their lifetime, or they can keep it for one year. After one year, the Optical Brain will be automatically cancelled, and all social traces on the Optical Brain will be erased.

Even if the old man were to come back to life, as long as he were confined to one place, like a primitive man, he would be unable to do anything.

"If there is a body, personally push it into the incinerator and watch it burn to ashes."

"Then flush the ashes down the toilet, and the maggots should go back to where they belong."

After explaining the procedures for dealing with her father, Xuan Jingxi looked directly at Qin Su. There's no such thing as a free lunch. Regardless of whether Qin Su was satisfied with her approach, now was the time for her to state her position. "If you need anything, I'll do whatever you ask, as long as it's within my power."

Regardless of whether Qin Su were to win people's hearts or for some other purpose, Qin Su actions so far are admirable.

Qin Su: "Deal."

When answering, Xuan Jingxi didn't even need to think. The funeral arrangements were all complete, which showed that she had already thought it through. Greyliff and Xuan Jingxi's father were close friends, and according to Xuan Jingxi's words, the time her father woke up was, if nothing unexpected, also for this operation.

They will appear together on the battlefield to Purge the pirates, just like before.

If someone is killed by pirates in retaliation during a mission, how can that not be considered an 'unfortunate death'?

"Thanks."

Xuan Jingxi felt reassured. Qin Su said "deal," which meant that there would really be something she needed to do in the future. But so what? Right now, she couldn't possibly surpass the old man. He Wenyuan's fate was unknown, and she felt very uneasy. Getting what she wanted as soon as possible was the most important thing for her right now.

Xuan Jingxi refrained from asking Qin Su what he wanted to do. She only needed the result, just like if Qin Su asked her to do something in the future, the process wouldn't matter, the result was the most important.

"You're welcome." After saying that, Qin Su remembered what Xuan Jingxi had said earlier and didn't hide it from her, "You guessed right."

The system said he couldn't kill He Wenyuan; only He Muzhi could. Xuan Jingxi should give it a try—what if he succeeds? Even if he can't kill him, he can at He Wenyuan.

Upon suddenly hearing Qin Su say this, Xuan Jingxi paused for a second, then quickly remembered what she had said to Qin Su before. She realized that Qin Su was referring to He Wenyuan, and she gasped inwardly, cursing He Wenyuan for being so lucky.

Xuan Jingxi took a deep breath and nodded to Qin Su: "I understand."

Although she couldn't understand why Qin Su had remained inactive despite knowing the news.

"Goodbye."

There was nothing more to say. Not wanting He Muzhi and the online comments to know what he and Xuan Jingxi had discussed, Qin Su took his leave.

"Goodbye."

Xuan Jingxi watched Qin Su leave, then stood there for a while, her brows furrowed.

He Muzhi three companions quickly walked up behind Xuan Jingxi. Although they weren't very close because of He Wenyuan, they had met several times.

What exactly did they say? Ask them quickly!

[I've noticed that if Xuan Jingxi appears alone, her shots are complete. But with Qin Su present, they can only see them through Mu Bao's camera, which is far away from them, and they have no idea what they're talking about.]

[We strongly suspect that Mu Bao can't hear, and neither can we]

[Does this prove that our Boss 1 can control whether or not he appears in the comics?]

[... likely a hallucination caused by eating too much food.]

[What's wrong with sharing meals? You're crazy. Ordering from chain stores can save you money, don't be so naive.]

"Senior, what were you guys talking about just now?" Following the principle that since she was already there, asking wouldn't hurt, Lailisi asked gossipy.

Xuan Jingxi withdrew her gaze, glanced at Lailisi and the other three, smiled, and said in a gentle but unambiguous voice, "It's a secret."

"Alright." Although Lailisi was disappointed, she could understand; secrets, after all, cannot be told to others.

Xuan Jingxi didn't linger. After exchanging a few pleasantries with the four, she said goodbye. Before leaving, Xuan Jingxi thought of Halton's words and her gaze lingered on He Muzhi for a few seconds.

Watching Xuan Jingxi's retreating figure, He Muzhi pondered for a long time, and the only possible connection between Qin Su and Xuan Jingxi that he could think of was He Wenyuan.

But isn't he already dead?

--

Canteen.

"I'm impressed with their 1st Brigade. Is it really necessary for them to skip the canteen for training?"

"I ordered it. With such intense training, if I don't treat myself to something good, I feel like I have no hope in life."

"They're not actually operating the Mecha in the Mecha room, are they? If so, there aren't many Mecha available for actual combat, so it's a waste of time."

"It's not a waste." Blumer, carrying his tray, stopped and smiled as he passed by, retorting after hearing his classmates' words.

"Commander 2, what do you mean by that?"

When the students from Class 1 were showing off on the Forum, they referred to Qin Su as Commander 1. For convenience, the students from Class 2 simply called Blumer Commander 2.

Blumer voiced his suspicions. "I think Qin Su is thinking about everyone's long-term prospects."

He lacked extraordinary strength, felt uneasy, and couldn't strategize and control everything like Qin Su. He naturally gave everyone time to learn more, unlike Qin Su who could "supplement" everything for his classmates.

He could only resort to simple and direct methods to 'solve the problem' and improve everyone's physical fitness and combat adaptability.

"But some people in Class 6 are saying that Qin Su personally said he would leave in the future and that he had considered their future. Could it be... that he's going to take them with him?"

Blumer thought of Halton and He Muzhi, and realized it wasn't impossible, but he just chuckled and said, "I don't know either."

If he were Qin Su's teammate, a little more effort would increase the chances of him being noticed by Qin Su; he could do more than many in the 1st Brigade.

--

10 PM.

The first 'random selection' arrived, 59 Classes stared ahead with tense expressions. Qin Su stood facing them on the high platform that the machine had raised into the air.

When Qin Su's gaze swept over them, the underachievers, thinking about the random roll call, felt their hearts pound with nervousness. The students, who had been talking in hushed tones because they were far from Qin Su and thought he couldn't hear them, unconsciously fell silent for a moment.

Without wasting words, Qin Su focused his attention on Zone 1, based on the different error messages collected from various students in different classes during the day.

Anthony lowered his head, his mind racing, 'Don't call me, don't call me, don't call me--'

"Anthony." Anthony's error reports were so numerous that it was impossible for Qin Su not to notice him.

Anthony stood up with a long face. "... Here."

Those around Anthony looked at him with pity.

[Hahaha]

[Lighting candles]

[Anthony: crying emoji]

Qin Su: "DH-Z Comprehensive Type..."

Seventeen seconds later, Qin Su finished reading out a long string of questions.

Anthony understood each word individually, but when they were put together, his mind was a jumbled mess. Under Qin Su's imposing gaze, he stammered, "This should be caused by overload..."

What kind of energy source is it again?

His Optical Brain definitely recorded it, but he didn't dare to open Optical Brain to check in front of Qin Su.

Sophia raised an eyebrow when she heard the question. If she remembered correctly, Anthony had gotten the answer wrong twice, He Muzhi had told him how to solve it both times.

Now, judging from Anthony's stammering, he has clearly forgotten everything.

Anthony had never asked Qin Su about this problem, yet Qin Su could accurately remember who made the mistake. Anthony had previously opposed Qin Su because of He Wenyuan's instigation, but Qin Su disregarded past grievances and treated Anthony the same as everyone else. This small incident reveals Qin Su's good intentions towards them.

Sophia was clearly not the only one who knew the answer; several people present turned their gazes to Anthony.

"Have no idea?"

To make the students who "didn't take it seriously" realize the seriousness of the problem and that he was angry because they couldn't answer, Qin Su deliberately put on a cold face and spoke in a stern voice.

Qin Su's sharp eyes were fixed on him, his pupils slightly narrowed, and his voice was cold. Anthony nervously swallowed, his head drooping down in fear, unable to meet Qin Su's gaze. He subconsciously apologized, "I'm... I'm sorry..."

Although there were many people, the entire space was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, and no one dared to breathe.

Although Qin Su had a cold expression during the day, his voice was cold but not fierce when answering their questions and demonstrating operations.

Now, seeing Qin Su's stern face, they finally realized how much importance Qin Su placed on the 'Mecha'.

Qin Su didn't speak, deliberately waiting two seconds to give everyone enough time to speculate. His tone softened as he casually pointed to someone. "Sheng Shuang, you tell him."

Sheng Shuang jumped up, straightened her posture, and answered confidently, while being glad that she had mentally rehearsed the answer before Qin Su got angry, so she could speak without any stuttering.

Qin Su shifted his gaze from Sheng Shuang to Anthony, asking, "Did you remember that?"

Anthony, pale-faced, nodded hastily, "I understand, I understand."

Qin Su: "Why don't you hurry up Sheng Shuang?"

Anthony, who already had a psychological aversion to Qin Su, was so frightened that he was like a puppet, repeatedly saying to Sheng Shuang, "Thank you."

Sheng Shuang: "... You're welcome."

Qin Su first asked Sheng Shuang to sit down before saying to Anthony, "Go back and write down this question and its answer three times by hand. Sit down."

A bad pen is worse than a good memory; when he can't remember something by rote, he likes to write it down on paper several times.

"Okay." I'll let him copy it ten times, but let him sit down; standing is both embarrassing and scary.

"Next question, Gao Fu."

Like Anthony, Gao Fu, who was praying that Qin Su would not call his name, stood up with a despair in his heart and looked at Qin Su nervously.

Anthony didn't listen carefully to Qin Su's question because his mind was buzzing. He found himself stiff all over, so he moved his body slightly. Afraid that he would be asked the same question again, Anthony looked at Gao Fu, not daring to lose focus, and listened attentively to the question and the answer.

After Anthony, Qin Su clearly felt that his classmates were more focused than before, and there was no more whispering. They were all watching the student who had been called on with high tension.

There were just too many people. Although his voice could be heard throughout the entire venue through the loudspeaker, if people actually spoke, one after another, the noise from nearly 30,000 people, even if they spoke softly, would still be quite loud.

That would make him seem 'insufficient in deterrence'. Rather than just saying 'keep quiet' with little effect, it's better to make an example of him to scare others.

Gao Fu sat down dejectedly, his expression no better than the others.

Qin Su continued to randomly select people to answer questions.

Even though the space was large enough, the underachieving students felt suffocated under Qin Su's oppressive gaze.

[The immersion was very strong. I can only give this a score of 8.6 because I died 1.4 times (sigh)]

[It reminded me of the fear of being controlled by teachers, but even if teachers are scary, no one would regret studying hard, right?]

[It must be painful for underachievers to be forced to develop in all aspects (doge)]

[Qin Su is forcing people to do things they don't understand. He's crazy. What's the point of learning these things? He might never even use them in his life. What's the point?]

[... Did you actually use everything you learned in school? Anyway, I think learning is about 'knowing' rather than 'using'; many things don't need so much meaning.]

For each area, there is a 20-minute random selection period to answer frequently occurring questions. As time goes by, it becomes easy to see that those selected are mostly "underachievers," and the questions they answer are also typical.

The students, who belatedly realized that the 'random selection' was just a ruse, felt like the middle of the year had passed in an instant, and finally, two hours were over.

Qin Su, who had pre-exchanged the time he was forced to stay in the Comic World, did not disappear from everyone's sight. After announcing the disbandment, he calmly walked through the Passageway that everyone had spontaneously cleared for him and left.

Qin Su knew very well that the pressure he was putting on his classmates was very annoying.

But it doesn't matter. As long as he's fast enough, he won't hear the insults people are saying, which is practically the same as no one is insulting him. Because of this, Qin Su, who doesn't want to be affected by his emotions, even temporarily refrains from looking at the comments in the upper left corner.

As the distance between him and his classmates grew greater and greater, and the sounds behind him gradually faded away, Qin Su's steps became increasingly light.

After this question, I believe the students will pay more attention to the Mecha in the coming days.

During the random selection process, his Optical Brain received a message that the 'new Spaceship's modified by the Military Factory based on the characteristics of the pirate Spaceship had been completed.

He needed to conduct a thorough inspection to ensure everything was in order, so that the modified Spaceships could be used to lead the 'new pirates' to the 'invaded' area for Hyperspace Jump, and also to observe how the Federation Purge the pirates.

As soon as Qin Su left, the many students who had been brought up gathered together, sharing the same plight, and wailed in despair.

"How embarrassing! I'll never do it again... no, I'll never dare to do it again."

"If you still think you're just messing with me tomorrow, you're a pig. This is way scarier than an exam. In an exam, you don't have to face Qin Su's cold eyes, but being asked questions under Qin Su intense gaze is bad enough, but you still can't answer them."

"Serves you right, you were allowed to relax, now you're getting your comeuppance."

Losing face in front of so many people naturally made some people want to curse Qin Su, but they knew how much Qin Su was valued by most people, so they didn't dare to curse him out loud and could only criticize him in their hearts.

There were a few careless complaints, but no one took them to heart, and the atmosphere was generally harmonious.

The next day.

As Qin Su had predicted, after yesterday, everyone's condition on the second day was significantly better than on the first day when they were just 'playing around' and having fun with the Mecha. They were serious, asking questions when they didn't understand, and even in the area where he wasn't, the playful noise had disappeared.

In the following period, everything proceeded smoothly according to Qin Su's schedule and continued to develop in a positive direction.

While the Class of 26 of students diligently prepared for their Third Practical Exercise, the annual Purge operation proceeded as scheduled.

The pirate raid lasted three days.

On the first day of the 'bandit suppression', Qin Su put on a mask and piloted Feiyuan to use the Jump Point inside the Military Factory to Hyperspace Jump to a place some distance away from the 'battlefield'.

Qin Su piloted the 'pirate Spaceship ', changing the color of Spaceship exterior to conceal itself in the clouds. He then deployed Electronic Eye, zooming in to the maximum magnification to display footage of the Purge- Spaceship.

To avoid alerting the enemy, the surveillance Electronic Eye deployed were not placed too close to the battlefield.

The real pirates had vanished, and the army's attention was focused on the surrounded fake pirates. The sky was filled with Warships Spaceships, and the tiny Electronic Eyes did not attract any extra attention.

In the scene, a pirate ship is surrounded by countless Spaceships and Warships in concentric circles, with countless weapons aimed at the pirate ship in the middle. At the commander's order, the sound of bombing is deafening.

In the blink of an eye, the pirate ship surrounded in the middle was blown to smithereens.

Qin Su: "..."

Suppressive firepower—that certainly looks impressive. I've learned something.

Similar situations kept occurring around the fleeing pirate Spaceship.

Many pirates removed their helmets and waved and shouted something in their direction.

This is clearly not normal.

Most of the rampant pirate groups are far from the Federation. There are not many pirate groups that can provoke planets belonging to the Federation. Most of them are supported by those with shared interests and are used for collusion.

Most of them have already been dealt with by entrapment operations, and the current Purge is clearly targeting the 'own people' who orchestrated all of this.

If it was one of their own, such a ruthless act seems odd. A possible explanation is... a scapegoat?

Where did the person who orchestrated all this find so many seemingly unwilling 'scapegoats'?

They rely on manipulating Electronic Eyes to get close and use high-powered scopes to investigate, making it impossible to hear what they are saying.

Sensing the pirates' unusual behavior, Qin Su could only stare intently at their mouths, Optical Brain to capture videos of their faces and mouths, observing them repeatedly, guessing what they were saying through their lip movements, and searching for similar faces on the StarNet.

Pirates are more or less wanted on different planets.

Qin Su from the names they shouted and the words they cried for help, as well as the faces he found through the StarNet search, that those who either showed their faces or shouted their names before being quickly blown to pieces were indeed wanted by people on different planets.

The reason they were wanted was not because they were 'pirates,' but because they committed other crimes different from piracy.

According to the judgments published on the StarNet, their sentences were all over three hundred years.

Qin Su: "..."

At their current age, three hundred years in prison is equivalent to being a 'death row Prisoner's until death. Using them to cosplay as pirates, no one would care if they died.

Who came up with this idea?

The original security personnel, now known as 'pirates,' still didn't know enough about this world. Their attention was almost entirely focused on the dazzling array of weapons, their eyes gleaming as they looked at them.

"Holy crap, holy crap, is this the army of this world? The Combat Suit are so cool, the weapons are so cool, and the Warships are so cool. With weapons, you really can do whatever you want!"

"What a waste! How could they bear to part with it?"

"They really enjoyed themselves; I really want to go over and steal the show for a couple of episodes."

"Boss, when will we be able to have what they have?"

Upon hearing the word "boss," Qin Su felt embarrassed. He pulled himself out of his thoughts, forced himself to accept the lack of correction, and said in a natural voice, "Wait a little longer."

The Purge had just begun, and they hadn't even divided the loot yet. Besides, there were too many people. It was his first time being a pirate, so just in case, he needed to gain experience and take it slow.

To be honest, he was envious too.

Envy is a disease; you need to get what you envy to get it to get better.

The spirits were under Qin Su's control, so naturally they did whatever Qin Su said. No matter how envious they were, they did nothing.

--

On Saturday, the anti-bandit operation was a complete success as expected.

As is customary, after a campaign to eliminate pirates concludes, the deployed troops will stay on the pirate-infested planet for a day to rest and regroup before returning to report.

By order of Greyliff, the ordinary soldiers and his personal guards were not to be rested in the same place.

To make this 'Purge operation' look real and convincing, Norian spent a lot of manpower, resources, and money, and several of their Spaceships were destroyed by the reckless people.

Fortunately, Qiu Pang gave him a suggestion in private. This time, he used Prisoners who had been sentenced to more than three hundred years, had no background, were forgotten, and would not have any chance of commutation. Most of them were also the ones who were bombed to death along with the Warships and Spaceships, which saved him some of his manpower losses.

Qiu Pang's words also served as a reminder to him; it seemed that no one cared if Prisoners ' organs were used.

The operation against the pirates was completed, the allocation ratio was no different from before, and it ended quickly.

Late at night, Norian, not in a good mood, didn't linger and left with his own burdens. Greyliff was there, and the others didn't even bother to exchange pleasantries with Norian.

Because Qiu Pang gave Norian a useful idea, Norian relationship temporarily improved, and the two left together.

"He really holds a grudge." Now that Qiu Pang was practically in his shoes, Norian cursed without trying to hide it from Qiu Pang. "Damn it, that damned Greyliff guy said I worked hard, but he didn't give me a single extra bit. Even that sickly Xuan Family guy, who didn't participate in any meetings this time, got more than me! Why?!"

With just a few words, he managed to get so many people to sacrifice themselves; it's all because he's a higher-ranking official who can bully others.

"Haha, you're right." Qiu Pang agreed verbally, while inwardly calculating what he would get this time.

After calculating, he sighed inwardly that it wasn't enough, as if he were just feeding a dog... No, it was an insult to a dog. This wasn't even enough to feed a dog. In their eyes, he wasn't even as good as a dog. Mr. Dider was right. What good was infiltrating their ranks? He would lose far more than he would gain. Putting all that aside, he felt mentally warped.

Watching Norian's Spaceship depart, Qiu Pang turned to look at his own Spaceship, then at the Spaceship beside him.

To avoid arousing suspicion, the army had already moved away from the area after the mission, under Greyliff's orders. This airspace, which Grellif had specifically cleared out for them as a 'reception area', was now being used by Greyliff.

There was no one else besides their own people.

Among the many luxurious Spaceships were the weapons and various energy supplies left over from this operation.

Before his envy flared up, Qiu Pang boarded his own Spaceship, which also Spaceship other people. Qiu Pang resisted the Optical Brain to report to the president via his personal terminal.

The time was right. Qin Su put on custom-made combat boots to physically increase his height, then donned a specially distressed Combat Suit to conceal his face, and wore purple contact lenses.

After the 'disguise' was complete, Qin Su controlled several Spaceships to Hyperspace Jump to their destination.

Norian cursed incessantly inside the Spaceship, which was suddenly struck violently.

"This should be enough, right?" This was Qin Su's first time attacking Spaceship, and he was afraid of only scratching the Spaceship and losing his deterrent effect.

When faced with a dilemma, Qin Su resorted to ruthless tactics.

Behind Qin Su was a mountain of ghosts and a sea of ghosts, all of them ghosts.

Seeing the dilapidated Spaceship suddenly appear and almost slam into his face, the person in charge of controlling the Spaceship momentarily lost their mind. As the Spaceship violently shook, the Spaceship saw a tall man inside the dilapidated Spaceship with no one behind him, his purple eyes coldly staring at him. His already blank mind became even more chaotic.

The supernatural beings stared at the Spaceship, its surface clearly dented by the blast, and fell into a deafening silence. "..."

He has one more ruthless quality than a werewolf.

He was so ruthless it was as if he wasn't the one who said, "Cherish the Spaceship that comes to your door, don't be irritable."

After a long while, a ghostly voice rang out. "The other side has stopped; they must have had enough."

Norian swayed slightly inside the Spaceship, his already volatile temper flaring up even more. He unleashed a barrage of questions at the cockpit. "How do you open that...?"

"Attention! The Spaceship is under heavy attack! Attention..."

Norian's voice was interrupted by the alarm that echoed throughout the entire cabin.

The Optical Brain received countless messages; the Warships responsible for escorting the vessel carrying countless weapons and supplies all reported being attacked.

Norian temporarily suppressed his rage, his heart pounding, and hurried towards the cockpit.

The cockpit's bow was arched, and several old-looking Spaceships blocked his way. The largest of them all was the one in front, but it was still smaller than the one he was currently in.

Clearly, the attack on their own Spaceship was launched from the Spaceship ahead.

"... Pirates?" After a brief silence, Norian frowned. "They're... robbing me?"

Looking at the numerous but dilapidated Spaceships, Norian thought, "..."

"I'm speechless. Anyone dares to mess with him. They're not only tired of living, but they also robbed him with such a crappy Spaceship, getting so close. All he saw in the biggest Spaceship was a man with purple eyes. How much do they look down on him?"

A speechless thought crossed Norian's mind when a deep voice suddenly rang out from inside the Spaceship.

This was Qin Su's first time cosplaying a pirate, so he wasn't very skilled. However, after several simulated battles and actual combat, he was quite adept at forcibly seizing control of the Spaceship using Optical Brain.

Having forcibly taken control of Norian's Spaceship, Qin Su lowered his voice, altering his original tone, and solemnly announced, "Congratulations, you are now surrounded."

"... Heh." Norian chuckled coldly, as if he had heard a bad joke.

Qin Su: "?"

Nobody believes the truth.

Norian burst into maniacal laughter. "Hahaha, you little brat, your tone is really..."

Buzz!

With a muffled thud, the tail hatch of the Spaceship opened instantly.

Upon hearing the sound and seeing the Spaceship's status, Norian's smile froze on his face, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.