When the news reached Quiet Moon Military Academy, the teachers and students fell into a collective silence. "..."
In the military academy group chat:
[Has our military academy ever trained such a secret squad? I haven't heard a thing about it.]
[Is it possible that the military academy didn't disclose this information to us for secrecy reasons?]
The grade head, who was also watching the group chat, had a subtle change in expression.
If the Mask Squad really was trained by their military academy, then this news was kept incredibly secret; even she hadn't heard a word about it.
[Okay, I'll report this to the leadership as soon as possible. Please refrain from gossiping and speculating behind our backs; we'll handle it.]
As soon as these words were spoken, the group chat immediately became even more active:
[Chief, Chief! Are the Mask Squad really from our military academy?]
Is our military academy that good this year?
[I really like the Mask Squad, haha, can I have their autograph?]
Grade Head: [The news is still unconfirmed, so please stop spreading rumors.]
After replying, she closed the communicator and quickly turned to head towards the military academy's conference room.
About an hour later, another message was thrown into the already chaotic internet:
[ The Mask Squad was actually trained by Leikedasi.]
Why is this news getting more and more confusing?
[So which military academy did the Mask Squad go to? Was it Leikedasi?]
[Possibly. After all, Leikedasi is the First Military Academy; assembling such a squad wouldn't be difficult for them.]
[Ugh, this news is all so confusing, I don't believe any of it anymore.]
After the topic was brought up to Leikedasi, the Star Network discussion became even more heated.
Not long after, a netizen claiming to be an insider jumped out and revealed. "[That's right, the Mask Squad was trained by Leikedasi.]"
[... I'm speechless. Where did all these insiders come from?]
[The rumors are getting more and more outrageous. Sigh, I'm starting to think that the Mask Squad might not even be from the top five military academies.]
[Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter! Another one pops up, saying the Mask Squad is actually from the Imperial Military Academy.]
[I'll make a wild guess: the Mask Squad might be from the Xihe Alliance Military Academy.]
Because the scene was so chaotic, no one believed that the Mask Squad was trained by Leikedasi.
Inside the villa dormitory at this moment.
After seeing the chaotic situation online, Song Tianqi and his friends burst into laughter.
"That's hilarious! Everyone's making memes about us online now, nobody believes we're Leikedasi."
"With things in such a mess, who would still believe it?" Xue Zhongqi complained.
Xu Jintang was also leaning back on the sofa, browsing online posts.
After watching for a while, she slowly sat up and stretched comfortably.
"Let the public opinion be in turmoil for a while, everyone should go to bed early tonight."
"Okay!" Song Tianqi gave an OK sign.
Xue Zhongqi quickly raised his hand to greet, "Goodnight, class monitor!"
Yan Yuting and Jiang Shiyi stood up together.
Yan Yuting greeted them, "Then we're going to sleep too, goodnight everyone."
Xu Jintang waved his hand, "Good night."
Night fell.
The villa was still brightly lit.
Song Tianqi and Xue Zhongqi, who hadn't slept, would occasionally burst into laughter.
"This is hilarious; the Imperial Military Academy and the Xihe Alliance Military Academy have been dragged into this too."
"Look at this comment, it's hilarious! It says I'm from the Xihe Alliance Military Academy."
Until early the next morning.
Xu Jintang finished his cultivation as the sun rose, and slowly exhaled his stale air.
"Squad leader! A lot of rumors have surfaced online again." Song Tianqi's loud voice came from outside the door.
Xu Jintang got up and went to the door, then pushed it open.
"What rumors?"
Song Tianqi rushed over, "I don't know if it's true or not, but suddenly the information about the reserve team members of the other five military academies has been revealed."
Xu Jintang raised an eyebrow. "Another unexpected surprise?"
She went down the stairs to the first-floor restaurant, poured herself some water, and asked, "Do you have any news that seems more plausible?"
Song Tianqi quickly reported from behind, "Yes, Chu Er's identity information from the Clifford Military Academy has been exposed. He was specially recruited by Clifford two years ago, and it's said that his mental strength level has already reached the Fifth Tier."
Xu Jintang paused in his drinking, "Is that Chu Er from the observation deck earlier?"
"Yes, I feel this news is quite true. And this whistleblower has revealed more than just this one thing; their other revelations are probably true as well."
Xu Jintang brought the hot fruit juice to the living room and sat down.
Song Tianqi quickly followed, flipping himself over from behind the sofa to project the forum's light screen onto the communicator.
"Squad leader, take a look at these points."
Xu Jintang glanced up and swept his gaze over them.
Chu Er, Clifford Military Academy, mental strength level Fifth Tier.
The average strength of all members of the Xihe Alliance Military Academy's secret squad is above the Fourth Tier.
Two years ago, the Imperial Military Academy secretly recruited a student who claimed to have a rare, god-like superpower.
The secret squad at the Quiet Moon Military Academy has recently begun clandestine special training.
Xu Jintang raised his hand and stroked his chin, "None of these military academies are simple-minded; they all have hidden tricks up their sleeves."
"Do you think that rare, god-level superpower that the Imperial Military Academy specially recruited might pose a threat to us?" Song Tianqi asked curiously.
"Be confident. You're a special student with divine beast bloodline abilities, after all." Xu Jintang glanced at him.
At this moment, Yan Yuting came downstairs.
"Have you seen the news online? Last night, for some reason, a bunch of rumors started circulating."
Song Tianqi quickly raised his hand and waved, "Quickly, I'm talking about this with the class monitor."
After a while, Xue Zhongqi and Jiang Shiyi also got up one after another.
The five of them gathered together in the conference room.
Xu Jintang sat at the head of the conference table, his hands resting on the edges. "There are a lot of rumors circulating online these days, so please be careful to distinguish between them."
" Song Tianqi and I just selected a few netizens who are likely to reveal genuine information. You can check out their revelations later."
Yan Yuting's eyes showed a hint of confusion, "But can these rumors be guaranteed to be true? How do they know so much?"
Song Tianqi also looked up in confusion, "We've racked our brains trying to find out this news, how come others know so much about it? Could it be a rumor? Or maybe it's only partially true?"
Xu Jintang raised his hand and waved it, and the image on the light screen quickly changed.
This was followed by the odds for winning the championship in the major Military Academy League at underground black market casinos.
At the very bottom, the lowest odds were for the Leikdasi Military Academy at 1:0.5.
The second-ranked school was surprisingly the Imperial Military Academy, with a ratio of 1:0.8.
Next, the third highest odds are Clifford, followed by the Quiet Moon Military Academy, and then Xihe Alliance Military Academy.
With a year to go before the league starts, the odds from the casinos should theoretically be based on the rankings of the five military academies.
However, the current ranking is clearly unreasonable.
"Before the revelations yesterday, the casinos offered the same odds to all five military academies, but after last night, the odds changed completely," Xu Jintang said calmly.
Xue Zhongqi was the first to react, "In other words, this rumor might be true, otherwise the casino wouldn't change the odds for no reason."
Jiang Shiyi also hummed in agreement. "The underground black market has very well-connected information channels. In order to make money, casino owners will definitely try their best to find out all the information about military academies before the game starts, so these rumors may have already been confirmed to be true."
Casinos are where you gamble with real money.
Setting the odds too high or too low will result in significant losses.
Therefore, changes in casino odds are definitely the most accurate standard for judging the strength of each military academy.
"Judging by these odds, the biggest threat to us this year might be the Imperial Military Academy. Didn't the leak also say that they recruited a student with a rare, god-level superpower?" Song Tianqi clenched his fists, his face showing eager anticipation.
Xu Jintang braced his hands on the edge of the table, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. "This year's Military Academy League is going to be very interesting. I'm looking forward to it."
Yan Yuting, Jiang Shiyi, and Xue Zhongqi exchanged glances, each revealing an air of determination to win.
"No matter what, we're definitely going to win!" Yan Yuting excitedly waved his arm.
"Yes, we will definitely win the championship!" Xue Zhongqi's lips curled up slightly as he opened a folding fan to fan himself.
Song Tianqi clenched his fist and shouted, "We will definitely win the championship!"
Chapter 202
With the end-of-term assessment week over, military academies across the country are now on holiday.
The five students in the experimental class Xu Jintang, also began the special training arranged by Zhuang Silin.
Under a clear blue sky.
Inside the villa courtyard, Xu Jintang and his four companions each carried a weight made of refined iron alloy on their shoulders, holding their breath and repeatedly performing squats.
"Ninety-eight, ninety-nine, one hundred." Song Tianqi breathed a sigh of relief after completing all the strength training. He immediately threw off the weights on his shoulders and collapsed onto the lawn next to him.
"I'm so tired, when will this ever end?"
While others relax and unwind during holidays, the holidays for students in the experimental class are even more agonizing and painful than regular school days.
Xu Jintang also quickly finished his strength training and threw away the weights he was wearing.
She was panting, her chest heaving.
Just then, the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx, which had been wandering outside, suddenly flapped its wings and flew over.
"My people have been attacked by you humans, I must go back to save them." The thoughts of the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx entered her mind.
Xu Jintang subconsciously looked up, "Is it serious?"
"Yes, we can't delay any longer, or our race will be wiped out." His tone was grave.