CHAPTER 103: CHAPTER 36: TEAM FORMATION_3

Really want to walk past them with a watermelon in my hands.

Su Xiaocai looked into the crowd but couldn’t see Wu Qingqing and Feng Wansha; instead, he spotted Hu Ping, Wu Feiyang, and Ji Heng.

Oh, and Xue Huiyi.

Rookies and elites gathered together.

I wonder what new trick the school is trying to pull.

As expected, Major Sun stepped forward, "Hello everyone, I believe some of you know me. For those who don’t, that’s fine. My surname is Sun, and you can call me Instructor Sun. This time, you will not be performing missions near the Capital Star, but heading to a new mission location."

"In twenty-three hours, you will arrive at the edge of the star system on the 022 Mechanical Planet. For the next twenty days, you will be stationed there. At that time, the military will arrange for you to form small teams and will assign a soldier to accompany and guide you. You must complete the tasks assigned to you as instructed. The completion of these tasks will affect your subsequent evaluation and points."

"The team with the highest evaluation will each receive an exoskeleton mecha from the Nebula Series, given by the Star Mechanical Armor, and three thousand points. The top three teams will receive a snack gift pack and a reward of one thousand points."

The students of the Mecha Department got excited; the new exoskeleton from the Xue Family is worth at least three hundred thousand.

Winning is basically equivalent to getting a scholarship.

Someone immediately raised their hand, "Instructor, but there are competition contestants here, it’s hard for us freshmen to win."

And Senior Sister Xue is here; in the eyes of many students, her piloting skills are unparalleled. Now she’s also in the contestant team as a backup player; it’s hard to win.

Major Sun: "I haven’t said you can ask questions yet, so don’t interrupt."

The students quickly fell silent; the military emphasizes discipline, and if rules are not followed, Major Sun has the authority to cancel their trip anytime.

"Your teams will be shuffled. Students from third year will team up with those from the second and first years, forming squads of five to seven people. Among the team members, you must include at least one logistics role. Think carefully about choosing your logistics—medical, maintenance, mechanical, command, or mecha design students are all viable. Now go ahead with the grouping, and competition contestants must be grouped individually."

"I have a daily mission length of five hours. After five hours, the competition contestants return to pre-race training, while others will have another type of training. It won’t affect each other. Tasks vary, and even competition contestants may not easily complete the missions. Therefore, luck, strength, and obedience to commands are the keys to winning in the end."

"In the last three days, you will all inevitably face the Insect Men. I hope during this time, you won’t just focus on completing tasks but also think about how to strive to survive."

Major Sun finished speaking and allowed them to ask questions and then form their groups.

The grouping process wasn’t smooth. There was a struggling third-year female student specializing in mecha design whom no one wanted to team up with.

She was particularly timid, and everyone else had already formed teams, but she stood awkwardly outside of them.

The girl’s eyes brimmed with tears; she was very anxious.

Major Sun, displeased, said, "What’s going on? There’s still one person here. Which team can make room for her?"

Su Xiaocai craned his neck to see why a student was left over.

Ji Li knew the girl; previously, he had found evidence for her to present to the principal, preventing her from being expelled.

Ji Li told Su Xiaocai about the girl’s situation.

The girl, like Feng Wansha, belonged to the group of exceptionally talented students admitted through competitions in Military Training.

She was ostracized by many third-year students for having her mecha design drawings for the final assessment remarkably similar to Xue Huiyi’s; they suspected she plagiarized Xue Huiyi.

Concerning points and grades, no one wanted to offend Xue Huiyi by accepting her.

With students uncooperative, Major Sun couldn’t force them, but having the girl left out didn’t adhere to the activity’s procedure.

"Student, do you have anything to say?" Major Sun asked the girl, "If you don’t fight for it, you might end up being the only one doing tasks on your own, unable to complete them, which will affect your credits.

The girl stood helplessly in place; she was scared.

She glanced at Major Sun, summoned the courage to face all the students, but facing their cold stares, her courage quickly faded, "I..."

"I, I..." her head slowly lowered, unable to overcome her psychological barrier.

She felt ashamed for being like this.

Unexpectedly, a sweet voice sounded above her, "None of you are willing to form a team with her? If you are, raise your hand."

"I, I, I, I have seven people on my side—one more or less won’t make a difference," Wu Qingqing was determined to support her mentor, followed by Hu Ping and Liu Xun stepping forward.