CHAPTER 702: CHAPTER 702: SAILING INTO THE STARRY SKY

Mu Jianling sneered, "Star Beasts, they won’t see them as children."

With those words, the cockpit fell silent once again.

A few seconds later.

Mu Jianling said, "When we reach my destination, please let me know."

Having said that, she got up to leave.

The other teachers did not stop her.

After Mu Jianling left, the eight teachers remaining had no mood for chatter; they split into shifts, with two teachers taking turns piloting the Starship, while the other two kept a careful watch on the navigation map—

The Starship, following its trajectory, passed through one Jump Point after another, continuously traveling towards its destination.

Inside the Starship.

Aside from resting hours, the students were self-disciplined, training on their own without needing oversight from the teachers; they were eager to seize every minute without idly wandering around.

This was the case for the 130th class.

And so it was for the 131st class.

...

After about five days, the uniformly cruising Starship suddenly came to a halt. Through the transparent windows, only darkness and silence could be seen—not a Space Station, nor a docking port of any planet—

Ji You and the others were startled:

Have we arrived?

But—

Something doesn’t feel right.

Just as this thought emerged, they heard Teacher Mu Jianling’s voice loudly announcing, "Everyone, head to the Mecha hangar and retrieve your Mecha."

One of the reasons the students were traveling on the Starship this time was to transport the training Mechas, but an even more important reason was that as a reserve force of the Legion, the Military Academy had taken on a task from the military supply department—

To transport a batch of supplies to the frontline.

Thus, the school had dispatched eight powerful teachers for the job, and after consultation with Principal Hong and the second-year Combat Department instructors, they temporarily added a group of students.

This group of students, selected through multiple layers, consisted of 300 in total, the best of the second year.

Led by two instructors, this group of students would handle some logistical tasks on the periphery of the war zone and also take care of eliminating Low-level Star Beasts in the outskirts.

Of course, Ji You and these first-year novices had no clue about the school’s plans.

After Teacher Mu Jianling issued the order, the students obeyed and promptly retrieved their Mechas.

The process took 10 minutes.

Mu Jianling said, "Everyone log in to your Mecha and prepare for 30 minutes of space flight."

Eh?

Upon hearing this, everyone was excited.

You should know, apart from the 100 students who went to Taoyuan Space Station for special training last time, all the other students here had never truly piloted a Mecha in space!

Before, all the training was done in the simulated space chamber.

Ji You, Shen Changqing, and other students serving as captains and vice-captains quickly organized their teammates and maintained order.

Seeing this, Mu Jianling was fairly satisfied and then said, "Prepare—"

As she finished speaking, she was the first to pilot her Mecha and jump out from the hatchway!

In an instant, everyone saw a flash of light before their eyes as Teacher Mu’s figure, like a fish, leapt in one bound and glided into the vast sea of stars—

Soon, the darkness hid the figure of the Mecha, and Teacher Mu’s silhouette could no longer be seen with the naked eye.

The students felt a bit tense and also filled with endless anticipation—following the order of each group, they jumped out one after another.

Ji You’s group, being the strongest, was arranged by Teacher Mu to cover the rear.

After all other groups had entered the starry sky, Ji You raised her hand and said, "It’s our turn! Classmate Shen Changqing, I’ll go first, you and Jiaojiao last, space is dangerous, stay alert."

No one objected.

Ji You, piloting Chasing Sun, took a soaring leap.

Following her were Xuzhou, Yue Qiyuan, and Lou.

Then came Yue Qiguang, Lance, and Zhang Ye.

Next up were Sheng Qingyan, Chu Jiaojiao, and Shen Changqing.

Ji You arranged for Xuzhou to follow her closely to take full advantage of his scouting ability; Yue Qiyuan and Lou, one with S-ranked spiritual power and the other with S-ranked Physical Strength, were paired to fight together.

Yue Qiguang and Lance, both strong in Combat Power but somewhat careless, also matched with a meticulous investigator.

Following them, the combination of Shen Changqing, Sheng Qingyan, and Chu Jiaojiao was the strongest in the team, with Chu Jiaojiao having a high Combat Power, Shen Changqing’s steadiness, and Sheng Qingyan’s not only strong overall ability but also first-class sniping skills. With them covering the rear, Ji You could feel at ease.

As the last group, when Ji You and her team set off, the previous group had already driven their Mechas out a good distance, and the pitch-black starry sky made it impossible to see the teams ahead; but each group and every Mecha were connected by signals, just need to activate the signal tracking and there is no fear of losing track.

Ji You was nervously concentrated, moving without stopping for a moment.

To tell the truth, although this was not her first time soaring through the stars in a Mecha, the last time was within the protective circle of Taoyuan Space Station, with a high safety factor.

This time, it was equivalent to the wilderness.

The more nervous she was, the more composed her face appeared, almost showing not a hint of panic.

Xuzhou, who was following closely behind Ji You, had a bit of disorder in his control of the Mecha, but upon seeing that the team leader Ji You kept her steps steady, calm, and ordered, flying as if walking on flat ground, his heart also inexplicably calmed down.

Xuzhou quickly adjusted and caught up with Ji You.

The other members of the group also followed in an orderly manner.

The performance of this group could be said to outdo any other group. Other groups of students, as soon as they entered space, more or less got into some disorder; some even lacked experience with their first attempt and couldn’t even stand steady... but after all, they were well-trained students, and after the panic, they quickly adjusted.

All of these scenes, through the detectors of the Starship, fell into the eyes of the 8 teachers inside the Starship.

Until they could no longer see the figure of the last group of the 131st class, one of the teachers said, "Truly the students taught by Sword Spirit! Each one of them is excellent!"

"Hmm! Indeed."

"The second-year cubs on the Starship did not perform as well as the ones from the 131st class at the beginning!"

"Especially the last group, the leading kid did very well! Well arranged, very steady, and extremely cautious."

"The three kids following her are also not bad."

"Right, those three in the back, I know are the grandson of General Shen Chi, the granddaughter of General Chu Zhan, and the beloved grandchild of Elder Sheng, they come from distinguished families, so their strong abilities are not much of a surprise, but the girl leading them, what’s her identity?"

"Well—"

"Seems to be called Ji You?"

"From a garbage planet, her Physical Strength and spiritual power are not outstanding."

Upon hearing this, the teachers fell silent, and after a while, someone said, "This child, as long as nothing unexpected happens, can go very far in the future."

Even the children of the generals are willing to be led by her, with no contradictions, you should know, the younger they are, the more impetuous they are, and no one would readily yield to another...

In any case, this child will certainly achieve something in the future.

Of everything happening behind in the Starship, Ji You, of course, knew nothing; she led the team, landing steadily behind the penultimate group, without any mistakes.