"Xiaogua... Sorry for the trouble... It looks like I won't be able to send you back anytime soon..." Mike, at the controls, gave Guo Xiaoyun an apologetic smile.
He knew that temporary missions to the battlefield could easily last several months. If anything went wrong, they might even last several years. That was no problem for a graduated mercenary like him. He had even spent a hundred years on a single mission before.
But it was different for a student currently attending an advanced academy. Every day at the Advanced Academy was precious. With its top-tier planetary environment and academic resources, advanced instructors, and countless benefits, losing a single day might take a year to make up for in the future, let alone losing several years.
Besides, she had only just passed her first century. She was in the prime developmental stage of her Mental Core, and this was precisely the period when she could least afford to lose time...
"It's fine..." Guo Xiaoyun smiled understandingly. "Uncle, it's not like you wanted this to happen. What can we do about an accident like this?"
Mike's heart skipped another beat. Children this considerate were rare these days. Sigh. I'll see what happens when we reach the battlefield. I'll check whether the officer I met ten years ago is still there. If he is, I'll call in a favor and have him send this little girl back...
While Mike was thinking this, Guo Xiaoyun looked outside and secretly considered her next move.
Guo Xiaoyun knew about Cabbage and the others' mission. In the original plan, she had intended to use this academy exchange trip as an opportunity to break away from the group and hurry to the mission site.
She had not expected to encounter a storm—and, by some twist of fate,