The Commander-in-Chief's Teaching Game

Dragonfly Aunt used her parasitic ability to control a sleeping Soldier, exchanging information with Wang Jixuan.

When she withdrew her ability, Wang Jixuan detected the fluctuation of Qi (Psionic Energy) and followed it to Dragonfly Aunt's hiding spot. He unexpectedly discovered a man and a woman lurking in the cargo hold of Dragonfly Aunt's team's stealth aircraft.

Wang Jixuan sensed the anomaly and immediately sent a telepathic warning.

To him, it was like finding "two assassins hiding under the bed," a potentially fatal situation.

However, under his Spiritual Sense observation, Dragonfly Aunt's expression went from grave to calm in an instant. She continued flipping through a handsome men's magazine in her hammock, conjuring the word "Hmm" with smoke.

Komugi truly has excellent composure.

Wang Jixuan pondered for a moment and decided to wait and see.

If the person involved isn't in a hurry, why should he be?

Dragonfly Aunt's previously displayed abilities were indeed impressive: controlling smoke, long-range reconnaissance, and manipulating other humans without harm...

She must have other abilities hidden.

Wang Jixuan's figure blended into the night as he returned to the seventh floor. On the way, he had Peony submit a request to Fu Jian, briefly explaining Dragonfly Aunt's predicament. He wanted to arrange a practical combat exercise for the Buddha Hall Squad and the Half-Human Mech Group.

Fu Jian sent back a brief message:

[This is a minor matter, make your own decision.]

Daoist Wang frowned and mused, feeling as if he had been lectured by a junior.

Next time he asked Fu Jian to spar with the Half-Human Mech Group, he could let Ling Tong and the others increase the intensity. After all, the old Commander-in-Chief wasn't good at close-quarters combat.

While meditating, Wang Jixuan used his Spiritual Sense to observe the two "assassins" lurking beneath Dragonfly Aunt for a long time.

These two had brought enough water and biscuits and showed no intention of acting yet. Two sharp alloy daggers were always within their reach.

"Just staking out?"

Wang Jixuan glanced at Dragonfly Aunt again...

Good heavens, Dragonfly Aunt had already rolled over and was asleep!

Just as Wang Jixuan was about to withdraw his Spiritual Sense and focus on cultivating and healing his meridians, the two began their primitive yet high-tech communication.

--They took out palm-sized communicators and typed lines of text to show each other, with remnants of their previous conversation still visible.

Male Lurker: [From this perspective, the team doesn't seem to have any problems currently. They just want to slack off. Do we really need to kill them?]

Female Lurker: [The order from above is that it doesn't matter if they have problems. We make the first move, then create problems for them. Mai Qingting is an important figure in the Naturalist Faction, and using her can cause trouble for many people.]

Male Lurker: [Do we really have to stay here for a few more days? What a terrible experience.]

Female Lurker: [We must wait until they complete their investigation and use our instruments to intercept and replace their investigation report. That is our main mission. Killing them is just a secondary task. Their investigation team's process is very complicated; only an investigation report with her biological authentication is valid.]

Male Lurker: [I really don't understand why it has to be so complicated. Why not just sneak attack their Naturalist Faction directly.]

Female Lurker: [Don't underestimate the Naturalist Faction. They have a few SS-Class individuals too. If we really fight, we might win, but it will be a pyrrhic victory.]

Male Lurker: [You look so beautiful.]

Female Lurker: [You're too short.]

The male lurker's face darkened, and he typed no further.

[You take the latter half of the night, I'll take tomorrow morning.]

The female lurker shifted back, her body moving as if boneless. She sat up, crawled to the rear corner, tilted her head back to drink some water, and closed her eyes to rest.

Seeing this, the Daoist Master also felt relieved.

They would at least wait until tomorrow morning.

Once Dragonfly Aunt sent the location information of the four investigation teams, they would arrange an ambush, focusing particularly on these two A-Class Psionicists.

Their strength was limited, so they shouldn't be able to test the power of the three Sword Arrays.

Around 6 AM, Peony received the location information from Dragonfly Aunt.

Within three minutes, Peony used the fortress's radar system to confirm the locations of the four investigation teams. Three of the teams were traveling in older model stealth aircraft, and one team was operating underground, still quite far away.

Currently, none of the four investigation teams showed any signs of sending out personnel to investigate.

Fortress No. 76 was no different from a dragon's den or a tiger's lair in their eyes. It wasn't just Dragonfly Aunt's team that planned to slack off.

At 7:30 AM, in the Governor's office on the first floor of the fortress.

Wang Jixuan stood with his hands behind his back before the three teams, briefly assigning their upcoming tasks.

"Everyone, look at the map. I've marked three locations where there are scouts from three investigation teams of the Psionic Management Committee. Your teaching content this morning is to use the Seven Star Sword Array to defeat these three teams.

"The Buddha Hall Squad will go to Location A, with Zheng Shiduo as the leader.

"Peony, you will lead the Maid Group to Location B.

"For both teams, prioritize capturing them. If you can't capture them, kill them directly. Do not let anyone escape."

"Yes!"

Wang Jixuan looked at Ling Tong and said seriously, "The Half-Human Mech Group has a more complex mission. I will send the specific mission objectives to Ling Tong."

"Yes!" Ling Tong replied, her head held high.

"Begin your operations now. I will be scoring your performance."

Wang Jixuan shook the scoreboard in his hand:

"The squad with the best results will receive private instruction from me. The squad with the worst results will watch the other groups eat meat for lunch today."

A group of people shouted in unison: "Yes!"

"Go forth."

Wang Jixuan waved his hand潇洒ly. The three teams saluted, turned, and left swiftly.

The once crowded office immediately became empty.

In a corner of the room, Wan Xiaoqi and Zhou Zhengde operated several instruments. Twenty-four avatars appeared on the all-terrain sandbox, and three groups were holding a brief meeting to formulate tactics.

The conversations on the three communication channels would all be broadcast in this office so Wang Jixuan could score them.

This 'midterm exam' was being conducted with great seriousness.

After editing for a while, Wang Jixuan sent a message to Ling Tong's group. The message was a bit complicated.

They needed to...

Let Bristle Bear and Dragonfly Aunt go, but they had to injure both of them, not fatally. They also had to capture Shaman and Treant Beta. Treant Beta, in particular, must not be injured. Shaman's injuries were also fine as they could be healed.

As for the two A-Class Psionicists lurking near this squad, they were to be eliminated directly, with no need to keep them alive.

All of this was to be accomplished while they were fighting using the Seven Star Sword Array.

This order gave the eight Half-Human Mechs a headache.

Even though the tactical objectives were very complex, they still wanted to score more points and strive for first place.

Ling Tong reminded them, "These individuals are very special. We must strictly follow this order, or there will be serious consequences. This is not just a simple test."

Shen Hai shrugged, "This is a small matter. I think the seven of us can take down seven S-Class Psionicists right now."

A teammate laughed and cursed, "Pfft, S-Class mental attacks, meteor showers... we'd be instantly killed before we even met them!"

Ling Tong said, "We need three sets of the Zhan Ren No. 3 suit, two sets of the Zhan Ren No. 1 suit, and three sets of the Psionic-specialized suit. We'll gather at Exit 4 in fifteen minutes. During this time, we need to discuss our primary tactics and backup plans."

"Understood!"

"Begin changing equipment."

The eight Half-Human Mechs quickly rushed towards the Exit on the third floor to find their respective logistics teams.

In the Governor's office.

Wang Jixuan, with some unease, instructed, "Xiao Qi, notify the three captains to act simultaneously and not alert the enemy."

"Okay... I've already notified them!"

After that, Wang Jixuan stared at the holographic sandbox, constantly thinking and hypothesizing how he would execute these tactics if he were carrying them out...

The door on one side of the office was pulled open, and Fu Jian stretched as he walked out. He swaggered over behind the desk, placing his two thick mechanical legs on the edge of the table.

Wang Jixuan frowned and asked, "Commander-in-Chief, you have extensive combat experience. Do you have any good suggestions now?"

"What suggestions?" Fu Jian picked at his left mechanical eye.

"It's just," Wang Jixuan pointed at the holographic sandbox, "what should I do next? I should be in a central command role now, right?"

Fu Jian let out a scoff, "Do you really want to hear my advice?"

"You are the authority on this matter."

"Then call me 'Teacher,' go get a grill pan, and some ingredients, and I'll teach you."

Several question marks appeared on Wang Jixuan's forehead.

The clever Wan Xiaoqi had already jumped up and rushed towards the door, "I'll go get it!"

Wang Jixuan was confused, while Fu Jian opened his holographic newspaper and began to read it with great interest.

The newspaper compiled all the intelligence from inside and outside War Zone D5 from the past few hours.

Wang Jixuan sneaked a few glances, feeling dizzy from the numbers, and continued to ponder tactics.

Being a high-ranking official was truly a profound art.

Fifteen minutes later.

The three squads began their operations, moving stealthily through the supply transport channel to leave the fortress and head towards three stealth aircraft.

Dragonfly Aunt's aircraft was the closest. The other two aircraft were some distance from the fortress.

In the Governor's office on the first floor of the fortress.

Wang Jixuan and Zhou Zhengde sat at the table, watching Commander-in-Chief Fu Jian, who had put on an apron... making Teppanyaki. Two bottles of chilled non-alcoholic beverages were placed nearby.

"Eat, why aren't you eating?"

Fu Jian scooped two fried eggs for them, "Try my cooking, but you don't need to describe the taste."

Daoist Wang took a couple of bites and found the taste to be quite good.

He had understood Fu Jian's meaning.

Zhou Zhengde asked in a low voice, "Grandpa, they're fighting over there, and we're eating here?"

"Otherwise? Have you eaten breakfast?"

"No."

"Then eat something."

Fu Jian began to grill two peeled squid, his movements extremely skilled, and said, "If it's a war you're confident about, there's no need to be overly nervous."

Zhou Zhengde retorted, "The orders were issued from here, so we should take some responsibility for their subsequent performance. We're overseeing the overall situation here and can remind them in time if unexpected situations arise."

"If there are unexpected situations, and enemies they don't notice suddenly appear, that's the messenger's job. Other than that, my advice is..."

"Mind your own mouth."

Fu Jian said with a chuckle, "A Marshal's job is to select front-line commanders who are capable, experienced, and trusted, ensure their thinking is sound, and then hand the stage over to them.

"I've learned through hardship. When I was young, I had the same idea as you, Zhengde. Back then, in every war, I wished I could remotely control the position of a machine gun.

"But I later realized that this kind of over-level command would cause chaos and render the front-line commander's orders ineffective.

"Front-line command needs to be as flat as possible. The front-line commander's orders must be delivered to each unit in a timely manner, and that's enough."

Wang Jixuan nodded, as if he were a veteran of many battles, and said sternly, "What your grandpa said is right."

"As if you understand it so well."

Fu Jian flipped the squid, pressed it gently, and said warmly, "Zhengde, you're not good at military command, but you're good at socializing, so I've never trained you to be a general.

"Humans don't need hereditary power succession.

"But Wang Zheng is different. Wang Zheng, you'll most likely be dealing with these things in the future. I can only tell you six words: don't over-level, don't trust easily."

Wang Jixuan shrugged, "I'm not interested in these things. At most, I'll do what I'm doing now, passing on some knowledge to people I trust."

"That's just because you're not interested now."

Fu Jian sighed, "I was like you at first, doing my part, fighting for humanity's future with my combat power.

"But I later realized that if I didn't grasp power, I couldn't change this world. In the eyes of those in power, I was just a high-level soldier.

"So I chose this path.

"Even if you don't need this experience, Ling Tong might."

Wang Jixuan was a little confused, "Her?"

"That's right," Fu Jian said seriously, "I intend to cultivate her as a new generation of leader, to speak frankly, and I want to use her to influence you."

Wang Jixuan: ...

This was too frank.

Zhou Zhengde suddenly said, "They've started."

The holographic sand table showed that three squads were attacking simultaneously. Eight maids and eight half-human mechs lined up and charged towards two targets in unison. It was quite a spectacle.

Zheng Shiduo's side was a beat slower, but as soon as the eight psionicists attacked, they unleashed a sky full of Buddha's Light, accompanied by chanting.

Wu Man's mental shock attack even carried Buddha's Light!

Fu Jian didn't even look, simply adding seasoning to the squid and focusing on cooking it on the iron plate.

He said slowly, "The words 'don't over-level' carry a lot of wisdom. If there are no unexpected situations, then both upward and downward must follow this rule. This is the premise for ensuring your subordinates' prestige is not undermined. One person cannot play politics; a group of people can."

Wang Jixuan didn't want to continue this topic and stared at the sand table for a long time.

Target A and Target B were destroyed simultaneously, and two stealth aircraft were blown to pieces at the same time.

The situation at Point C was more complex. Shen Hai shouted, "Capture them alive for interrogation!" and immediately rushed into the sky to provide support.

The remaining seven half-human mechs attacked in a Seven Star Sword Array, using the Annihilation Cannon as sword energy, directly burning seven holes in the stealth aircraft and exposing the two A-Class psionicists hiding below.

The strength of these two psionicists was indeed not weak, but in front of the sword array formed by the half-human mechs, they had no room to counterattack. They couldn't unleash half their abilities before their heads were pierced by the Annihilation Cannon.

Bristle Bear, carrying Dragonfly Aunt, rushed out of the cabin and sprinted into the distance. The remaining two targets, who hadn't even woken up yet, were easily captured.

Wang Jixuan frowned and gave the Half-Human Mech Group the lowest score.

Zhou Zhengde stared and asked, "How can they get a failing grade? Their actions were flawless!"

Wang Jixuan evaluated very seriously, "They didn't fully utilize the power of the sword array. During the charge, the formation was disrupted twice, and it was only restored by others adjusting in time."

Zhou Zhengde tried to argue, "But you also have to consider who their opponents were. These psionicists were clearly stunned, and Bristle Bear and that Dragonfly Aunt didn't resist."

"Let's eat first," Fu Jian placed two grilled squid in front of the two men.

Fu Jian's eyes were filled with relief. He skillfully fried two industrial eggs and continued to make fried noodles for the two, saying with a chuckle, "When they take their graduation exam later, we can have them face S-Class Psionicists and King-Class Blade Beasts as part of the test.

After you've eaten your fill, I want to show you something good, and then tell you some... bad news."

Wang Jixuan: "What good thing?"

Zhou Zhengde: "What bad news?"

The two exchanged a look, raising their eyebrows.

Fu Jian calmly explained: "The good thing is a few crates of stone tablets I acquired fifty years ago when I dealt with the Six Elders. They have many patterns on them, possibly related to Spiritual Practitioners. I'll give them to you to research... As for the bad news... one of the twelve Pillar-Class Blade Beasts closest to us, the Ninth Pillar, has reached the 24% awakening alert line three hours ago."