Chapter 174
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Chapter 174: Scale of Injury
Inside the school bus.
After listening to He Hao’s words.
Luo Yan had a deeper understanding of the ‘exchange learning’ this time.
When Wei Fenghua mentioned ‘exchange students’, he began to suspect that it wasn’t so simple.
Now that he listened closely, it was indeed the case.
All mecha academies belong to the ‘Giant Beast Strategy Manor’, an institution established to train Mecha Masters widely.
The resources that each academy can access are allocated through the Strategy Manor.
To encourage the academies, there is a competitive relationship between them.
‘Exchange learning’ like this is a form of competition.
He Hao continued, "In the second half of the semester, there will be a ‘sports day’ attended by all mecha academies."
"The ‘exchange meeting’ this semester is just a ‘warm-up’."
Xiao Shi nodded with a smile and said, "He Hao has said everything I wanted to say."
"But I want to add something."
"The sending and hosting parties for the ‘Exchange Fair’ are decided by ‘Strategy Manor’."
"Although not explicitly stated, usually the sending party is presumed to have good teaching quality and strong student qualities."
"Therefore, the hosting colleges will do their best to impress the sending party."
Su Jiu laughed, "It seems we will be warmly welcomed."
Xiao Shi nodded in agreement.
At that moment, Luo Yan raised his hand and asked, "Can people get killed at the Exchange Fair?"
The atmosphere in the carriage turned cold.
Xiao Shi took out a handkerchief and wiped his face.
He Hao shouted, "Can you stop thinking about killing people all the time!"
"We are students, we are Mecha Masters, not killers!"
Luo Yan remained unmoved.
He just thought that it was necessary to understand the intensity of ‘communication’ first.
That way, his actions would be appropriate.
"What is the extent of harm?" he continued to ask.
He Hao’s face twitched slightly, saying, "At most, make the other person go to the hospital for about ten days."
"In any case, no killing, no serious injuries to the other person, affecting their future studies and prospects."
Luo Yan asked seriously, "But what if he wants to kill me?"
He Hao replied without thinking, "In that case, you can fight back as much as needed, but hopefully it won’t come to that."
"Strategy Manor encourages competition to help students improve, although sometimes there are tough challenges like the ‘forbidden area test’."
"Overall, the school places great importance on student safety."
"However, even with safety measures, some students unfortunately die during various tasks each year."
Luo Yan nodded in understanding.
"In theory, killing is not allowed."
"You can’t severely harm your opponent."
"But if they try to harm you, you can fight back without limits."
"I understand."
Understanding the scale, Luo Yan closed his mouth.
Very quickly.
The school bus arrived on the surface.
They joined vehicles transporting mecha.
Along with a few escort vehicles.
A convoy, just like that, left the underground city and drove on the desolate land.
The existence of giant beasts has caused many surface roads to break.
Sometimes, one has to take a long detour to reach their destination.
Between the underground cities, a underground transportation network is being built.
Once this underground transportation network is built, people can use high-speed trains to travel to other underground cities in the future.
No need to venture to the surface.
Two days later.
The convoy arrived at a surface base.
Because it was evening.
Xiao Shi decided to stay here for the night.
This was a necessary stop on the journey.
The mecha transport vehicle parked outside the base, camouflaged.
Su Jiu and Liu Ruohan, two girls, knew that it was not convenient to move around on the surface and they didn’t feel like exploring the base.
They decided to stay in the convoy.
So, the three gentlemen, Xiao Shi, He Hao, and Luo Yan.
Put on cloaks for disguise.
Just like last time.
Got off the car.
Luo Yan then used mud to smear his face and hair.
Making himself look like an adventurer who had just returned from a forbidden area.
Xiao Shi and He Hao did the same, making themselves all dirty.
The three of them finally entered the base.
The base was very small and very old.
The walls here were made of wooden strips and metal sheets put together, with rust spots.
On top of two watchtowers at the gate, base soldiers with old rifles draped in cloaks lazily blew in the wind, looking at the wilderness.
Upon entering the gate, they saw simple buildings everywhere, riddled with holes and drafty.
They were even worse than the metal houses at ‘Falcon Base’.
Far inferior to the buildings at ‘Longquan Base’.
Walking around the base.
At the gates of the shacks, in the streets and alleys, adventurers, scavengers, and mercenaries hurriedly came and went.
Holding all kinds of weapons, their eyes flickered with flames of greed and malice intertwined.
Although Luo Yan and his two companions were disguised.
However, these keen-scented ‘hyenas’ sniffed an overly clean scent from them.
This ‘clean’ refers not only to their appearance, but also to their habits and temperament.
Luo Yan was somewhat better.
Although he had lived in the underground city for almost half a year, he still retained surface habits.
Such as staring at people’s necks.
Such as walking in the shadows of corners.
Such as the natural aura of danger they emitted.
But no matter how hard Xiao Shi and He Hao tried to copy, they couldn’t capture the habits and vibe of the survivors on the surface.
So.
Unknowingly.
Some strong men with weapons started to assess the value of Luo Yan and the other two.
They passed by the three without a second thought.
Their blood-red eyes started to glow brighter.
At that moment, Luo Yan stopped.
He stopped next to a half-meter thick dead tree.
His hand reached for the handle of the ‘Crack Star’ sword.
Ah!
The long sword suddenly unsheathed.
Bringing a hint of eerie blue light.
Cutting across the withered trees.
The tree suddenly shifted left and right, slowly sliding down.
The last section of the tree trunk smashed to the ground, raising dust.
That smooth cut.
Making the men’s faces break into smiles, their eyes trying to restrain greed and malice, slowly stepping back.
Among the dispersing crowd, a tall and thin figure leaned against the outer wall of a shed.
He looked at ‘Crack Star’ until it was covered by the cloak.
He quietly stepped back into the shadows and disappeared.
On the street.
Luo Yan and his two friends walked around the barking wild dogs fighting over food and arrived in front of a bar.
He Hao glanced at Xiao Shi in confusion, "Teacher, is this also part of our ‘learning’ curriculum?"
Xiao Shi chuckled and said, "Of course."
"What do you think Mecha Master’s life is like?"
"Is there nothing else besides dealing with giant beasts?"
"Now let me teach you something that you wouldn’t learn in a regular classroom."
"Don’t underestimate the bars on the surface, they can be considered as intelligence hubs."
"If you want to find out something, don’t hesitate, come and visit the bar."
"Besides that."
Xiao Shi reached out to push the heavy door of the bar, "When on the surface, having a drink at the base bar can also be considered a teacher’s personal interest."
Then he pushed the door and entered.