Chapter 177 The Situation Outside the Game

Hu Mingli actually said this every so often, but the target of his words was slightly different each time.

Sometimes he would ask, "What about you all?"

Sometimes he would ask, "What about the soldiers under your command?"

More often, he would ask, "What about the people behind you?"

Others believed that the Sixth Legion was a legion of war maniacs, always either on the road to war or in the midst of it. However, only the soldiers stationed here knew the reason.

Only those who lived here could understand.

Because they understood, the citizens of the Canglan Star System had a considerable reputation outside. If anyone mentioned the Sixth Legion, the citizens of Canglan Star System would show you what online trolls and real-life brawlers were like.

"Major General, we will urge them to strengthen their training!"

After being questioned by Hu Mingli one after another, they didn't know what to say. Apart from ensuring that they strengthened their training so as not to be looked down upon by the newcomers, they seemed to have no other way.

Talent was something that sometimes couldn't be compensated for by hard work, but that wasn't a reason for them to give up on themselves.

Hu Mingli looked at the serious expressions on their faces and didn't criticize them further. Instead, he turned his attention back to the situation in the game and said with a cold face, "After these people come out, everyone will have extra training, and they won't be allowed to go to battle for half a year, including yourselves."

"Ah, this..."

As soon as they heard that they wouldn't be able to go out and fight, everyone present couldn't sit still.

"Why, Major General?"

"Why? What? With the situation like this under your command, don't you, as officers, have any responsibility?

They will retrain for half a year, and you will of course supervise them. In fact—how about this, when the game ends, you go in and play a round too.

I want to see what your level is. This game can also set up NPC existences. I want to see if you will train in addition to supervising."

After Hu Mingli said this, everyone became as quiet as chickens.

Everyone: ...

Entering the game for them was not as simple as it was for these people now.

Now, everyone was concerned about their own soldiers, but they were more concerned about themselves.

Outside the game, people were uneasy, but inside the game, people were extremely excited at this moment!

It was so爽 (shuǎng – satisfying/amazing)!

"Where do we go next?"

The people who had successfully hunted were now in high spirits, eager to take the opportunity to do another round.

"Let's find the people we know and join up first." Sun Yunzhong's mind was still clear. "Encountering such a small number just now is rare. Most of the time, there are more people, possibly in large groups like when we first entered the game. We are not confident that we can deal with them with our current strength."

"Moreover, they won't do nothing in large groups. They will continue to unite their companions and hunt down those of us who are alone. That's what they will do. We need to do the same as them now, find teammates and kill those who are alone."

After Sun Yunzhong finished explaining their subsequent plan, the group returned to the starship one after another, including Ming Mei and Mu Chen.

As soon as they entered the starship, they were naturally watched by everyone, especially Ming Mei's mecha, which had never been seen before, making them extremely curious.

"Mei Mei, your mecha, you haven't taken it out much. I saw it just now, it's so cool!"

Although Hu Yue and the others hadn't seen it for the first time, they could still tell that the mecha was specially tailored for Ming Mei.

Li Yuan had told her before that Ming Mei's mecha style didn't come from the Li family's mecha masters, and no one in the entire empire other than the Li family could make it like that.

Obviously, Ming Mei's mecha didn't come from the Empire.

The Federation also had very famous mecha design masters.

It could be seen that Ming Mei's family had a deep background, and it wasn't just her brother, Mei Qiu, who supported it. Li Yuan became curious about Ming Mei's family.

Sometimes when listening to them talk, he noticed that Ming Mei seemed to have many siblings.

It was really rare to have many siblings with the same parents in the interstellar era.

"My mecha is actually okay."

Ming Mei couldn't handle Lu Xiaoyao's fiery pursuit and only said this after a long time. Then, she said modestly, "Apart from being able to fight a little, it seems to be nothing."

Everyone: ??

"Isn't the point of a mecha to be able to fight?" A straightforward classmate disagreed with Ming Mei's "modesty." As a result, Lu Xiaoyao asked resentfully from the side, "Can't it be good at being beaten?"

Everyone: ...

Ah, they had forgotten that Lu Xiaoyao had an S-class mecha that was terrible at attacking but amazing at defending.

In common knowledge, an S-class mecha should be like Mu Chen's or Ming Mei's. Lu Xiaoyao's was really—an unimaginable path.

"Okay, okay, let's rest first. Next, we're going to another location to join up with others." Sun Yunzhong coughed lightly, glanced at Mu Chen's side, and immediately spoke for Ming Mei, relieving her temporary predicament.

The group obediently dispersed and continued their own things. A few who were very familiar with Ming Mei didn't leave and once again walked up to Ming Mei and whispered about her mecha.

"'Jinyi'," Ming Mei introduced the name of her mecha to them. Lu Xiaoyao's eyes lit up when she heard this. "'Jinyi' and 'Subai' are a good match, whether in name or color~"

Upon hearing this, Mu Chen, who had been standing next to Ming Mei, lowered his head slightly, and the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously.

Just because Lu Xiaoyao was so good at shipping him and Ming Mei, he could still hang out with Lu Xiaoyao.

"You only have this much ambition →_→"

Hu Yue saw that Lu Xiaoyao hadn't been concerned about the main point for a long time, so she asked Ming Mei about the settings of Jinyi herself.

"Melee combat?"

Hu Yue didn't expect that the mechas designed in this era would mainly focus on melee combat.

"Isn't it equipped with any weapons? Something for long-range attacks?"

"No..."

Ming Mei shook her head honestly. Installing various weapons in the mecha's body would affect the overall agility of the mecha's movements.

In addition, because of the special nature of Jinyi's melee combat, its limbs were made into sharp blades, and the materials used were naturally extremely precious and sufficient. For the fit of these materials, the mecha itself was simplified to the greatest extent.

Allowing the weapons synthesized from these materials to exert the greatest power in coordination with Ming Mei's skills.

"Wouldn't it be useless if the Zerg knew that you're not good at long-range attacks and kept their distance from you?"

"That's not necessarily the case..."

Ming Mei thought about the mecha carrying those Zerg cores, and she felt that would be enough.

She couldn't tell others about this, although this thing might not be kept secret for long. However, when she thought that she would be the center of attention wherever she went, she felt that she was going to be socially awkward again.

"Just leave the long-range attacks to me." Mu Chen stood next to Ming Mei, unreservedly took Ming Mei's hand, held her hand, and looked at the others, saying, "Everyone is a teammate, and mutual unity and cooperation are the most important thing."

"That's right!"

Lu Xiaoyao always supported him very much, and she could also help Ming Mei end this topic that she didn't really want to continue, which made Mu Chen have a little more appreciation for Lu Xiaoyao.

Sun Yunzhong had been at the control console, constantly exchanging information with his companions on the next starship. Regarding the companions they were going to meet next, they were currently "fooling" them to their heart's content.

"How can I lie to you? As long as everyone acts together and listens to orders, I guarantee I'll take you to earn points!"

When Mandison sent a voice message on the public channel, he didn't forget to mention Sun Yunzhong's command abilities at the end. Except for when he was commanding, when his aura was fully open, Sun Yunzhong was a little embarrassed at the moment when he heard others praising him.

"Good job."

Just as Sun Yunzhong turned down the volume of the microphone, intending to cool down his already flushed ears, Mu Chen had already walked over with Ming Mei.

"Ah... Mu..." Just as Sun Yunzhong was about to call out Mu Chen's name, he met Mu Chen's gaze and immediately shut his mouth. He turned around and said, "Uncle, thank you for your praise, Uncle."

Seeing Mu Chen nod slightly, it seemed that he had recognized him. He scratched his head with a chuckle, but before he could say anything, Mu Chen asked, "Did your mother know that you joined the Sixth Legion?"

"..."

Seeing Sun Yunzhong suddenly stop talking and nervously grabbing the hem of his pants, even Ming Mei could tell that Sun Yunzhong probably hadn't told his family yet.

"Are you planning to tell your mother only when you really enter the Sixth Legion in the future?"

"I..."

Ming Mei looked at Sun Yunzhong, who was being rebuked by Mu Chen in a slightly stern tone. Obviously, the other party was not a few years younger than Mu Chen, but his aura was indeed lower than Mu Chen's at this moment.

"Your mother only has you."

"Uncle, why are you saying the same thing?"

Hearing this, Sun Yunzhong was immediately unhappy. Obviously, someone around him should have advised him like this, but it didn't work.

"This is the truth." Mu Chen didn't care whether the other party was angry or not. He had to say what he had to say. "Your older aunt has the right to know everything. Whether it's encouraging you or scolding you, since you've made this choice, you should face it."

"But..." Sun Yunzhong mentioned his mother, his lips trembling slightly, and the sound of his voice became smaller at the end, "I'm afraid she'll be sad... I don't want to see my mom's reluctant eyes. I'm afraid that if she cries, I'll soften."

"So, if your older aunt doesn't support you, why do you think you were able to get into military school and continue studying?" Mu Chen felt that the young man in front of him was sometimes quite clever and was so clear-headed when commanding, but why was he a little confused here?

"For you, your older aunt moved away from the Mu family a long time ago, guarding the things your father left behind when he passed away and raising you. Do you think she doesn't understand you? Does she not know what you want to do?"

"I..." Sun Yunzhong was drawn into deep memories by Mu Chen's words.

"Yunzhong, this year when you celebrate the New Year, go to the Mu family with me to see your maternal grandfather and the others."

"One of your cousins is at the Imperial Central Military Academy and is in the same grade as you. He's very powerful, and you can get to know him."

"There is also a child of a relative on the mother's side who is working in the Hualan Star Military Department. As long as you want..."

His mother cheered up and helped him get to know many relatives he had never met before.

"Last night, I dreamed of your father. He was still so young, but I seem to have gotten much older..."

"Yunzhong, since you've been admitted, go to school. Young people should always go far away and see the outside world."

"I'm fine being alone at home. I often go to see your maternal grandfather and grandmother. Everyone is fine... Yunzhong, are you okay outside? You're about to serve in the military, so be careful when you're alone..."

Every word of his mother turned in his mind again, as if, just like Mu Chen said, his mother seemed to know everything, but she never said anything.

Looking at Sun Yunzhong, who was about to cry in the next second, Mu Chen suddenly called him back to his senses. When the other party looked at him, he only said, "It's not too late to talk to your mother after the game is over."

"Yes..."

Sun Yunzhong immediately sniffed. Ming Mei turned her head to look at Mu Chen. While marveling at Mu Chen's sudden ability to bring people's emotions to such a state, she also glanced at Sun Yunzhong, surprised that the other party's choice hadn't been discussed with his family.

Ming Mei thought about herself again. Well, compared to someone who had the魄力 (pòlì - courage, daring) and determination to choose everything on his own at such a young age, she was still like a salted fish, listening to her family.

It seemed like she was really useless

Sun Yunzhong quickly adjusted himself. The starship continued to fly towards the location agreed upon by the other two starships, and finally, the number of people in Ming Mei's team expanded again.

Four starships, the number of players reached 89.

However, there were still only 3 S-class mechas.

The players on the other two starships all had system-configured A-class mechas. At first, it seemed good to see it like this, but when they saw Ming Mei's S-class mecha, these players were shocked to some extent.

Even the dissatisfaction they had felt in their hearts about having to listen to the people on their side commanding them disappeared without a trace at this moment.

However, in the end, they discovered that the commander was not one of the three people with S-class mechas, but a curly-haired young man who looked very gentle and harmless.

"Ah, do we really have to listen to him?"

"Is there a problem?" Ming Mei looked at the person pointing at Sun Yunzhong with an impolite finger and asked, "Are you from the command department?"

Seeing the person shake his head, Ming Mei said again, "That's a coincidence, we're not either. He's the only one here, and he's from the ace command major of the Second Military Academy. Among you, who is?"

Originally, Ming Mei only wanted to ask if there was anyone else who studied command, but she felt that it didn't seem safe, so she added an extra description.

The command department of the Second Military Academy was famous throughout the entire empire.

Even Hu Mingli couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw Ming Mei's introduction—

"Oh my god, someone from the Second Military Academy's command department actually applied to our place?"

The Sixth Legion had a "bad reputation". The noble circles feared and dreaded their legion, and although the commoner circles had a better impression of the Sixth Legion, the Second Military Academy, which had always produced commoner geniuses, also didn't like the Sixth Legion very much.

The injury and disability rate of students during their service period was obviously much higher than that of other legions. If it weren't for the policy directives from above, the Second Military Academy would have stopped allowing the Sixth Legion to recruit people there eight hundred years ago.

The veterans led the students during their service period to encircle and suppress star pirates and hunt down Zerg. It was outrageous!

Bringing them like this before they were even fully grown?!

As a result, the number of people from the Second Military Academy who applied to their legion in recent years was very small, not to mention students from such ace majors.

"Command department..."

Hu Mingli stroked his chin, but he couldn't help but think of another person's figure in his mind. Everyone only saw their major general suddenly lower his head and chuckle softly, and the trace of disappointment that flashed in his eyes was not seen by others.

He wondered if students like this would regret coming in this mode of their Sixth Legion?