Chapter 201

As for this kind of formal final assessment, none of the five of them had ever experienced it before.

"The rules are quite strict, no wonder my junior said he was nervous," Song Tianqi remarked, stroking his chin.

Xue Zhongqi's attention was clearly not entirely on the assessment, and he quickly changed the subject. "By the way, have you found out any information about the reserve teams from the other four military academies?"

Xu Jintang shook his head, "No."

This year, all five military academies have been extra careful, keeping information about their secret training programs extremely confidential.

As for Chu Er, the reserve team member from the Clifford Military Academy, apart from exchanging greetings at the last warm-up event, there has been no further contact.

Xue Zhongqi fell into deep thought. "Although Teacher Zhuang didn't mention it, I think we should take some time to find out about the strength of other military academies, just in case."

"That's right," Song Tianqi nodded, "But how do we find out?"

Xu Jintang rested his chin on his hands, lost in thought.

The league's pre-season activities have already begun, so it's essential to find out the strength of your opponents beforehand.

After a few seconds of thought, a glint of light flashed in her eyes. "I know how to find out."

Xue Zhongqi both turned their gazes towards them, asking in unison, "How do we find out?"

"Let's see how the assessment goes first, we'll talk about it when we get back." Xu Jintang sat up straight calmly, looking very confident.

Xue Zhongqi and Song Tianqi exchanged a glance, both of them intrigued.

However, the final exams had already begun, so the two had to suppress their curiosity and turn their attention to the arena.

The overall strength of this year's freshmen is quite strong; the first few assessment matches left Xu Jintang and his two companions quite surprised.

"These younger students are pretty good."

"Each generation is stronger than the last; it feels like we're getting old so fast."

"Class monitor, when is your junior classmate's competition?" Xue Zhongqi and looked over.

Xu Jintang pointed to Jiang Yingxue not far away, "The third one from the left in the second row, she'll probably be next soon."

Xue Zhongqi turned around and leaned back in his chair, relaxing. "Alright, let's see how strong the people the class monitor is with later."

Song Tianqi looked worried, "Is your junior going to get into a fight with my junior later?"

The final exam for this year's first-grade students is a points-based competition.

All freshmen play a round-robin tournament. A loss deducts one point, a draw neither adds nor deducts points, and a win adds two points.

Finally, students are ranked according to their scores.

Xu Jintang's gaze swept over the younger students; given their positions, they really might run into each other.

"It's fine, let them fight it out."

Just as Song Tianqi's worries subsided, the grade headmaster, who was in charge of the assessment, announced on the stage, "For the next match, Jiang Yingxue and Qi Shan are to come up on stage."

Jiang Yingxue looked up nervously, "Here!"

Qi Shan, who was standing next to her, looked up and replied, "Here!"

The two had met before at the orientation ceremony; after exchanging a glance, they politely nodded to each other.

Half a minute later, the two stood facing each other in the center of the ring.

The head of the grade glanced at the two, took a half step back, and retreated to the edge of the arena. "The duel begins."

Jiang Yingxue's expression instantly turned serious, even though she had been tense just a second ago.

Qi Shan also rushed over.

The sounds of fierce fighting echoed across the arena, with the two battling with all their might.

"Tsk tsk." Song Tianqi clicked his tongue. "These two were quite polite just now, but once the assessment started, they became ruthless."

"That's why I always say this year's freshmen are even more ruthless than us," Xue Zhongqi remarked.

Xu Jintang stared intently at the two people on the stage.

Since enrolling, she had personally guided Jiang Yingxue several times. This junior was quite quick to learn, and apart from being a little timid, she didn't have any major problems.

After watching for two minutes, the situation of the duel on stage began to become clear.

Jiang Yingxue had a complete and absolute advantage, and her moves hit Qi Shan in several rounds in a row.

After being forced to retreat, Qi Shan gritted his teeth, his face showing distress.

"Class monitor, this junior's playing style is a bit like yours," Song Tianqi said.

Xu Jintang: "Yes, it wasn't a waste of time teaching her."

After fighting for a while longer, Qi Shan finally couldn't take it anymore and was forced off the stage.

At the same time, the grade head announced, "Jiang Yingxue wins this round, adding two points."

Jiang Yingxue took a couple of deep breaths, and after her emotions gradually calmed down, she slowly looked up at Xu Jintang in the audience stands.

Xu Jintang stood up and raised his hand to applaud.

Throughout the morning, several rounds of intense competition ensued.

Jiang Yingxue gained more and more confidence as the game progressed, and her performance improved. She only lost two more matches and ultimately advanced directly to the next round, ranking third in total points and passing the assessment.

"Senior! I came in third in the assessment!" As soon as the assessment ended, Jiang Yingxue rushed towards Xu Jintang and hugged her excitedly.

Xu Jintang: "I told you you'd be fine, you're just being unnecessarily nervous."

Jiang Yingxue's eyes gleamed with excitement. "Senior, senior, those close-combat moves you taught me are really effective! I beat my opponent so badly they couldn't fight back at all!"

"Of course, those moves you learned are the essence that our class monitor extracted from a bunch of defeated opponents," Xue Zhongqi added, leaning in.

"You guys chat, I'm going to comfort my junior." Song Tianqi said goodbye and quickly left.

His junior's ranking wasn't very good, so he's probably still feeling emotionally distraught.

"Senior, let me treat you to dinner! What would you like to eat?" Jiang Yingxue excitedly hugged Xu Jintang's arm, looking at her expectantly.

"Anything is fine." Xu Jintang thought of something, "I expect to be very busy next semester and won't be able to teach you much. Just work hard on your own, and if you really don't understand something, you can send me a message."

Jiang Yingxue was stunned. "Senior, what are you busy with?"

"A personal matter."

Xu Jintang couldn't tell her about the Military Academy League, so he could only make up an excuse.

Jiang Yingxue's initial excitement was instantly extinguished. "Oh no, does that mean I won't be able to see you again? When will you be finished with your work, senior? You'll be graduating from military academy after your third year, and I don't know when I'll be able to see you again."

"It depends on fate." Xu Jintang patted her shoulder. "Let's go eat at the cafeteria, it's your treat."

Jiang Yingxue then came to her senses and nodded, "Okay!"

After the farewell meal, Xu Jintang and Jiang Yingxue parted ways at the entrance of the cafeteria.

Xu Jintang put his hands in his pockets, turned around and walked towards the entrance of the military academy.

Two days later, the final exams for all grades at Leikedasi came to an end.

Students are now enjoying a new holiday.

Inside the villa dormitory at this moment.

Xu Jintang and his four companions gathered in the conference room for an impromptu meeting to discuss how to gather information on the strength of other military academy reserve teams.

"It's certain that we're not the only group trying to find out about the strength of other military academies," Xu Jintang said, his hands resting on the edge of the conference table as he looked at the crowd.

Yan Yuting nodded, "Yes, that's for sure."

Jiang Shiyi roughly guessed Xu Jintang's idea. "Are you trying to lure the snake out of its hole?"

Xu Jintang raised the corners of her lips and snapped her fingers at Jiang Shiyi, "That's right."

Song Tianqi and Xue Zhongqi were rather confused.

The two exchanged a glance, neither quite understanding. "What does that mean?"

"Isn't everyone eager to find out about the strength of other military academies? Let's release some false information first, stir things up, and those who can't stand it will naturally expose themselves soon enough."

Yan Yuting understood the situation.

"Got it, so how do we fabricate this fake news?"

Xu Jintang slightly curved the corners of her lips. "I'll think of that."

Military academies across the country are gradually welcoming the start of their holidays.

Suddenly, a message began circulating online: [The members of the Mask Squad are actually a secret team trained at the Clifford Military Academy.]

Chapter 201

The news caused a stir throughout the entire Star Network.

[Huh? Really? The Mask Squad is Clifford's?]

[Didn't we have similar rumors before? They were later proven to be false.]

[So why is it spreading again this time? And it's spreading with such detail.]

[Because this news came from within the Mask Squad's internal fan group, it seems to be more than just a rumor.]

Amidst the online discussions, inside the conference room of the Clifford Military Academy.

The military academy instructors and Chu Er and a few others sat together.

"I heard this news came from an internal fan group of the Mask Squad, and now many people online believe it."

Chu Er chuckled a few times. "That's fine. Since the fake news is already spreading, let's stir things up even more."

The other team members all looked over. "What does the captain mean?"

"Let's also spread a message that the Mask Squad is actually a secret team trained by the Quiet Moon Military Academy," Chu Er said.

The other team members hesitated, "This... can we trust outsiders?"

"Whether you can believe it or not is another matter, let's just spread the news first. Anyway, the more chaotic the situation, the better." Chu Er smiled and twirled a strand of hair behind his ear, his smile revealing a hint of bewitching charm.

The military academy instructor pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Let's do it that way."

That afternoon, news about the Mask Squad resurfaced.

This time, they changed their approach again, spreading Mask Squad was a secret unit of the Quiet Moon Military Academy.

[Seriously, which news is true?]

[It all feels fake...]

[In my experience, the first one is more likely to be real. The second one might be something someone else released to mislead people.]

[First of all, it's certain that the Mask Squad is from one of the five major military academies, right?]

[Hmm, only the top five military academies could secretly train such exceptional talents.]

[According to the law of facts, the truth is often the one that seems least likely. Therefore, the fact that the Mask Squad is from the Quiet Moon Military Academy might actually be the truth.]