Chapter 154: The Unrestrained Little Electric Scooter (Five Updates)

Li Xiangshan waited. He had understood the meeting last week; the whole time they weren't talking about him, yet the whole time they were talking about him!

That person had emerged. It had been five years. All this time, he had thought he would run into them at the S Tournament, but he hadn't. That was a nightmare, and at the same time, a longing. After pondering for a long time, he decided to take the initiative.

At this moment, Hailong Star Combat Academy was also in an uproar. Including the members of the Hailong Team, everyone had an expression of confusion and disbelief. Why? On what grounds?

What kind of thing was Puppet? An amateur player like this in EMP, how could he be mentioned in the same breath as their Team Leader? This was the face of the NUP. They were even more unable to understand why the Team Leader would take the initiative to challenge him.

Li Xiangshan did not pay attention to others' inquiries, nor did he care. Having reached his status, he didn't need to explain anything to anyone. All he had to do was cross swords with that man again and dispel the nightmare that had been shrouding him.

Time passed second by second. Players from the Four Great Federations were pouring in frantically. The Dragon King challenging an amateur player—had the world gone mad?

This was a formal challenge. According to the logic of normal people, this was impossible.

Huonan tried to bring up the topic several times. Of course, he understood even better that there must be a problem here. In fact, there was a high probability that the Dragon King knew this person, or rather, knew of this person. He had also discovered that in previous matches, several top-tier players knew Puppet.

Damn it, who on earth could it be? Before, he really suspected it was Chao Qinglong, but clearly, it didn't match up. And even if it were Chao Qinglong, he didn't have this kind of standing in front of the Dragon King Li Xiangshan. Li Xiangshan, a senior, had his status set right there.

Whoever issues a challenge admits that they are a head lower in status. This was also something people with faces and reputations would not do.

Yet Li Xiangshan, with the most seniority, did it.

Huonan felt like a cat was scratching inside him. He wanted to know so damn badly. Having been almost driven to bankruptcy and a nervous breakdown by Puppet, he really wanted to know.

But Li Xiangshan did not respond; he was just waiting for an answer.

Dita was watching this. She was truly stunned. She had wanted to do this, but she couldn't. Because if they went to issue a challenge with their status, it was equivalent to elevating the opponent. No matter if you personally felt you just wanted to dampen the opponent's spirit, in the eyes of outsiders, it was elevating the other party.

Among the Big Dipper Seven Stars, there were certainly more than just her who were eager to try. But who could have thought that Brother Shan would be the first to step out? Yet, thinking about it, this was Brother Shan's style. Puppet's jumping around had already damaged the NUP's reputation; someone really needed to step out.

As expected of Brother Shan. In daring to take responsibility, she was indeed inferior. She shouldn't have considered so much.

However, with Brother Shan taking action, this farce would come to an end.

The Cougar Team, Luo Bi's teammates, were all dumbfounded. When Luo Bi lost to Puppet early on, they didn't think much of it. Who could have thought that one day, even the Dragon King would take the initiative to challenge this person?

This level of prestige—there was no one else like it in the entire Solar System.

"Holy crap, did the Dragon King drink too much? Is he trying to stand up for his little brother?"

"That shouldn't be it. The Dragon King comes from the Chaoxian School, but the Chaoxian School is more about building a foundation. What he studied later was the Baiwu Style."

"Holy crap, holy crap, the First Heavy Armor. This is a huge deal. I wonder if Puppet dares to accept the challenge."

Everyone spoke one after another. Only Luo Bi was feeling smug. Hehe, I know, but I'm not telling. Li Xiangshan, tsk tsk.

At this time, Li Hao had just finished a phone call with the pizza shop owner. "Wang Laoban, yes, just in the restroom, yes, yes, the night shift? No problem at all. Who doesn't know that I am the famous Tianjing Little Whirlwind? Mission accomplished, give me a quarter of an hour, I'll be there immediately!"

He had a night shift today, but he had forgotten. Miserable.

At this moment, an official email arrived at an inopportune time. A challenge? Having to ask for leave again? Li Xiangshan, the name sounded a bit familiar. Below was a huge chunk of what looked like a resume or something, what the hell... At the end of the email: Player Puppet, although twenty thousand is not much, this is the highest prize money for an amateur challenge match under EMP rules. If you are willing to accept the challenge, you will receive a reward of twenty thousand regardless of the outcome. Looking forward to your reply.

What???

In an instant, the dark clouds on Li Hao's face dispersed. He sighed from the bottom of his heart: Look, this is the generosity of the officials. This Li-something must be a master. Accepted!

Food delivery was a long-term gig, but extra money also had to be earned.

Li Hao replied: Three days later, eight o'clock in the evening.

Then Zhuang Zhou received the official notification.

Three days later, eight o'clock in the evening, Puppet vs. Li Xiangshan.

The audience was satisfied. They were only afraid that Puppet would chicken out, then it would be boring. Daring to fight was a good thing. However, even Puppet needed three days, which showed how cautious he was. This was a massive collision of the Moon hitting the Earth, and also the most significant challenge match of the year in EMP.

A challenge match was different from those in the rankings; it was second only to an official match in terms of importance. Both sides had to bring out their full strength to fight for their honor. Of course, the challenger, Dragon King Li Xiangshan, bore more; if he won, it was a matter of course.

Lose? Absolutely not allowed!

Li Xiangshan was completely different from the likes of Freddy. After getting the time, he just nodded to signal, then went offline. He didn't need to say any harsh words.

This battle, he had waited five years for.

Of course, this was definitely an event that would shake the entire lunar Mecha world. Every major military academy on the Moon would pay attention to this battle, and Hailong Academy had suddenly become the focus. Therefore, this battle could only succeed and not fail.

The pressure was mostly on Li Xiangshan's side, but how could the Dragon King, who was used to big scenes, care about this? There was nothing more important than a battle with that person.

At this time, at North Carolina Military Academy, Chao Qinglong turned off the livestream. He didn't expect that the first one to be unable to hold back would be Li Xiangshan.

At this moment, team administrator Camelot walked in with a somewhat helpless expression. "Boss, something happened."

Chao Qinglong looked up. Camelot was the team's head steward, responsible for all sorts of miscellaneous affairs, and was also Chao Qinglong's confidant. "Boss, Ye Tong broke Salong's bone."

Ye Tong was a Substitute, and Salong was a Starter. At North Carolina, a Substitute was just a sparring partner and had to be very careful with their limits. Injuring a Starter was a big deal, and Salong was quite important in the Vanguard position.

"Oh, what happened?" Chao Qinglong still didn't have much of a reaction.

"Salong just teased her a few times, and then the two of them started fighting. But they are teammates, and Ye Tong's strike was a bit heavy," Camelot said. As a top-tier powerhouse, the competition was too intense, and Ye Tong, this paratrooper, had caused a certain amount of dissatisfaction internally, especially since Ye Tong was too wild; that was what everyone was most unhappy about.

Chao Qinglong frowned slightly. "Ye Tong wouldn't do that. What did Salong say?"

Camelot waved his hand helplessly. "...'Flat in front, flat in back, tiny A-cup, laughable, laughable'... Actually, he was just making a joke. I feel like Salong likes Ye Tong a bit, just that his method wasn't quite right, and then Ye Tong..."

Camelot was also speechless. The personalities of Asians and North Americans were different. They didn't buy that teasing routine. Although North America was rich in DEFs, A was indeed too sarcastic. Ye Tong had at least a B+.

"Did Ye Tong sneak attack?"

"No, it was a normal exchange, but..."

"Send Salong to the second team to recover from his injuries. Promote Ye Tong to the first team as a Substitute," Chao Qinglong waved his hand.

"Understood, Boss. I'll handle it. By the way, there are over twenty more academy teams issuing challenges. We have Ockman here. The NUP and ROM have first-line teams, the others are just fools who overestimate themselves. How about it, do you want to educate them? They've been a bit inflated lately," Camelot asked.

Chao Qinglong nodded. "... Is Tianjing Martial Arts among them?"

Camelot was stunned for a moment, not reacting immediately. "Tianjing Martial Arts? I don't think so. Are they even worthy?"

Chao Qinglong waved his hand. "Go out. First, accept a challenge from Ockman. I want to warm up."

"You got it, Boss!" Camelot slipped away happily. With Chao Qinglong taking action, it wasn't a question of winning or losing, it was about enjoying it.

The night in Tianjing was beautiful. Li Hao rode his free little electric scooter, drifting through various streets of Tianjing, including some violent neighborhoods. Many people didn't dare to deliver there at night, but he dared. Anyway, he had never had an incident; this was also why the boss always needed him. The night wages were a bit higher.

Ding-dong, ding-dong...

"Hello, Colorful Pizza rider 567 is on the way. Ten more minutes, please wait a moment," Li Hao said in a very enthusiastic voice. When it came to work, Student Li was always serious.

The person on the other side seemed a bit stunned, gave an "uh" sound, and there was no movement for a long while.

"Hello customer, the delivery rider is on the way, I will be there in a moment," Li Hao said again.

Dita on the other end of the Skynet communicator was a bit bewildered; the Skynet number was given by A Youyou, what the hell was this, could it be wrong?

She looked again, it was correct, it was Li Hao's, Rider 567? The Tianjing Team Team Leader was delivering takeout?

"Is this Li Hao?" Dita asked, she still felt like there might be a problem with the signal.

Li Hao was stunned for a moment, this time he noticed the number did not seem to be from the Earth Federation, a Federation call, damn, the roaming charges...

"Yes, I am Li Hao, I am a bit busy, please be brief if you have something to say." Li Hao's attitude was a bit cold.

"I am Dita, Team Leader of Tianxing Mecha, regarding the team match between Tianjing Team and Tianxing Team, I want to talk to you about..."

Beep beep beep beep...

Far away in Tianjing, Li Hao let out a long sigh of relief, fortunately, 59 seconds, hung up precisely, damn it, couldn't she just send a message for whatever it was, was there any humanity?

"Team Leader Dita, please send a message, it is not very convenient for me to answer calls here."

Looking at Li Hao's message, Dita felt a bit baffled, but she became even more certain of her own thoughts; this was an unreliable person, but since she had already promised A Youyou, the matter had to be seen through, and she did not want to be long-winded either.

"Tomorrow night at eight, let's have a sparring match on the EMP," Dita replied.

"Is seven o'clock okay? I have important things to do after eight."

"Ok." Dita was very straightforward; she wanted to properly educate this pizza delivery team leader, and at the same time, she highly suspected that A Youyou was having a princess syndrome flare-up. She had heard that such situations occurred because life was too affluent, and when coming into contact with the lower classes, one would gain a kind of indulgent or curious, strange pleasure due to the sense of difference.

Li Hao was indeed a bit busy; he had just dealt with the inexplicable Moon Person when another Skynet call with a special notification sound came in, but this time Li Hao answered it very quickly and was full of enthusiasm, like an elementary school student.

"No, no, Director... how could that be, absolutely not, don't you know me? I've been a decent and honest person since I was little, it's all earned by myself, hey, hey, I know, it's not much, there are many places to spend money at home... mainly because our new principal is generous, and I just performed a meritorious service, so it's a bonus given to me... no need, I still have some, I have few places to spend money at school... a girlfriend? I'm still young... ah, Zuo Xiaotang, that stinky shrew, alright alright, I'm not cursing, I will definitely bring her back for you to vet when I have time... rest assured, I will definitely study hard and improve every day!"

Li Hao patiently finished chatting with the Director, riding his little electric scooter happily through the city, the moon was truly round...

(This is the mindset and state of Li Hao that I have always wanted to express, every detail and every character's appearance has been crafted with great care, I hope everyone likes it. There are many choices in life, being happy and content is the best, bosses... don't skip chapters, you will miss my intentions.)

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