Chapter 289: It's All Ma Long's Fault

"Class Monitor, you are wise and mighty. Don't use that ID recently; it's better to keep your feet on the ground and prepare for the S Tournament."

Suddenly, Sheng Man stepped on Ma Long's foot. "See that? Learn from it. That is the composure and perspective of a Team Leader, unlike some people who think a little bit of color means they can start a dye shop."

"Ouch, hiss, Manman, I'm just afraid that if we miss this village, we won't find this shop again. Arths is likely just acting on a whim. If we don't seize this opportunity, we might never have another chance in this lifetime. I'm mainly thinking of Zuo Xiaotang; this is his dream. How can a brother not help out?"

"Heh, you can even make that sound high-sounding. You truly are Ma Laoshi!"

"Where? How could this Sun Wukong escape from your palm? I also think Naiyi's decision is very wise. At this stage, we need to sleep on brushwood and taste gall to prepare for a stunning debut!"

Ma Laoshi's ability to trim his sails and read the room is also at a master level.

"Eh, where is Li Hao?"

"Forget about him, who knows where he slipped off to again. Let's go to the EMP side; this place needs repairs. Ant, is your condition okay?" Zhou Naiyi asked.

"It's fine, just minor injuries, I'll be better soon." Cheng Konghai wore a smile on his face; being beaten to a pulp seemed to make him feel quite good.

The group headed toward the EMP, while Li Hao was hiding in the locker room calling A Youyou on his Skycom.

"Aiyouyou, are you afraid the world won't be in chaos?"

"Someone hasn't missed me for three days and eight hours!" A Youyou said, pouting her little lips.

"How could that be? I think of you every day, I swear!" Li Hao said hurriedly.

"Didn't you say you were going to be busy for a few days?" Li Hao was stunned.

"Hmph, Ling, you might as well be stupid to death. What I meant by being busy is that you can reach out to me. If I'm not busy, I'll answer; if I am busy, don't worry, just wait for me." If she hadn't taken the initiative, this would have caused a misunderstanding.

Li Hao's old face turned red. He thought he was quite understanding, but Ma Laoshi said that a man can never be a coward. "Aiyouyou, you are so understanding!"

On the other side, A Youyou burst into laughter. "Hmph, Hao, your tactics are correct, but your performance isn't good enough. This Ma Long hasn't fed you any shortage of crooked logic, has he?"

Li Hao nodded desperately. "You're absolutely right, it's all Ma Long's fault!"

"Second Brother, when are you coming to the Moon?" A Youyou said softly, her clear eyes as tender as water.

Li Hao's heart nearly melted. "That kid Xilian is truly sluggish in his work. He's dragged this little matter out until now, but it should be soon."

"Mm, do you really not want to interact with me on Skycom?"

"No need, I'm doing quite well right now. If you want to see, I can provide private service."

"Gold Medal 567?" A Youyou blinked.

The two laughed for a while, then a cough sounded in their ears. A Youyou pointed helplessly to a spot outside the line of sight, and Li Hao nodded in understanding as they hung up the Skycom.

Watching the satisfied A Youyou, Su Yu rolled her eyes. She hadn't expected A Youyou to actually go and "like" the Puppet.

Of course, Su Yu had conducted a comprehensive investigation into Li Hao. When A Youyou liked the Puppet, Su Yu had already been suspicious. Considering Li Hao's conditions, the fact that he was the Puppet wasn't too surprising. Of course, this was a plus, but even so, she didn't want A Youyou to be so high-profile, and she especially didn't want the Puppet and Arths to engage in hype.

It's just that she didn't expect... that A Youyou would be the one throwing herself at him, and he actually didn't want it.

Su Yu was an old hand, especially in observing people. "This kid is quite composed; he knows he still needs to speak with his S Tournament results. A web celebrity like the Puppet isn't reliable. Not bad, his head is very clear."

A Youyou shook her head. "Little Aunt, you don't understand. He really doesn't care about this."

"What?"

"I mean, Senior doesn't care about these things; he cares about the people around him."

"I didn't ask you about that. The first half of the sentence—I don't understand? When did you start siding with outsiders!"

"Ah, Little Aunt, I was wrong, don't tickle..."

"Take this—Daliven Itchy Hell!"

Just like that, the cold and aloof Puppet god ignored the goddess Arths, and for some reason, fans of all stripes felt a strange, sour satisfaction...

The next day, the Skycom news also announced the invitation list for the Hailong Exchange Tournament. Actually, those who should know already knew; those who didn't receive the news simply weren't invited.

USE: Round Table Knights A-level Military Academy, Tianjing Martial Arts A-level Military Academy.

NUP: Eternal S-Grade Interstellar Academy, Tianxing Martial Arts A-level Military Academy.

ROM: Wolf Martial S-level Military Academy, Fire God S-level Military Academy.

TAS: Wailing S-Grade Military Academy, Chain Armed A-level Military Academy.

Regarding this invitation list, the lineup was quite luxurious, and there would certainly be all kinds of discussions. However, this was Hailong's own business; they could invite whoever they wanted. The one attracting the most attention was the Tianxing Martial Arts A-level Military Academy. It wasn't because Tianxing was so good—in the NUP's S-spring lineup, they ranked toward the back.

But they couldn't help that they had Arths. Even the students of the entire Hailong Academy were concerned about this question: would Arths come along with the team?

Coming or not coming were two completely different treatments. However, everyone soon found out that Arths would accompany the team to participate in this Hailong Academy Exchange Tournament.

Li Hao felt Xilian's efficiency was poor, but in reality, for communicating with various academies, finalizing matters, and arranging various conditions, this speed was very fast. The special vehicle and private spaceship had already been arranged properly, and it just so happened that the Tianjing training ground needed to be rebuilt, killing two birds with one stone.

The Meraphis Family's private spaceships were all specially customized. To be precise, this space Flying Shuttle factory was also theirs.

Solomon's opulence had left a deep impression on everyone last time, but compared to Xilian, it seemed a bit like a dwarf standing before a giant.

"Too awesome, we're actually departing first, awesome!" Ma Long said. In the spaceport, the priority of the spaceship they were on was very high.

The entire space Flying Shuttle had only ten passengers, equipped with very complete entertainment facilities: a fitness center, swimming pool, virtual games, Weightlessness playground, and of course, Ma Laoshi's favorite bar. It was simply perfect. The servers were all beauties, and those figures made Ma Laoshi afraid to look too much, for fear that if he looked one second longer, Sheng Man would cut it off at any time.

Tan Ziyuan, Sheng Man, and Lu Lingxiao were the happiest. They hadn't expected such a different trip to the Moon. If nothing else, Xilian's way of doing things was truly magnanimous, directly winning everyone's favor. Huo Ying also joined the team. Normally, exchange tournaments have limited numbers, and it's impossible to bring everyone, but for this invitational tournament, the number of people was entirely decided by Tianjing, and the conditions were set by Tianjing. When Zhou Naiyi gave the conditions to Long Danni, Long Danni was stunned; these conditions felt like a group vacation.

The problem was that the Hailong Academy side accepted everything on the list without even blinking, as if they were afraid Tianjing would go back on its word, making her, the principal, seem like an outsider.

Sheng Man and Ma Long were tasting top-tier VVIP service at the bar. The pair were both in a large tank, with over a dozen magnetic therapy suction cups on their bodies, enjoying all-around rehabilitation therapy. The feeling was simply too great, and they could clearly feel the nourishment of their bodies. Zuo Xiaotang was listening to music; the level of the holographic images here wasn't something he could afford.

Li Hao, Zhou Naiyi, Wuzang, and Cheng Konghai were enjoying delicacies: Earth's blue lobster, Mars' steamed twin-tailed flame fish, Titan's pumpkin cage, etc. There were over a hundred items on the menu, which could no longer be described as luxurious.

After eating and drinking their fill, they had a cup of mellow, hand-selected Blue Mountain coffee. Material things could indeed bring physical pleasure, and everyone felt an indescribable sense of relaxation.

Zhou Naiyi lazily let down her tied-up hair, a relaxed expression appearing on her face. Her whole person was in a quiet state, much softer than her usual calm and serious self.

Ma Long and Sheng Man walked over with cocktails. "Wow, it's the first time I've felt that Naiyi is a girl."

Zhou Naiyi glanced at him indifferently, too lazy to bother with him.

The less she bothered with him, the more Ma Laoshi got into it. "Naiyi, have you ever worn a dress?"

The others all had expressions of "you're courting death, don't drag us down with you."

"Are you tired of living?" Zhou Naiyi glanced at Ma Long.

"Don't, don't, who doesn't know that I am the honest and reliable Ma Laoshi who is infatuated every day? I just feel that Xilian is a bit over the top. This sugar-coated bullet is about to drown me. What kind of medicine is he selling in this gourd?" Ma Long shrugged and said.

Sheng Man was stunned, "Is there a problem? If there's a problem, why are you posting selfies everywhere?"

Ma Laoshi had been showing off round after round just now; he had to post on his social media feed, and his personal homepage was certainly not to be left out—after all, he had to show off every day, as one doesn't get to experience this kind of life more than a few times in a lifetime.

Ma Laoshi laughed awkwardly: "I did this to confuse the opponent, to use their own strategy against them."

"Heh, your favorites are the honey trap and sugar-coated bullets, aren't they?"

"How could that be? Isn't that why I'm here discussing it with all you big brothers and sisters? Right, Brother Wu?"

Li Hao smiled, "Eat what you should eat, drink what you should drink. He has an objective, but he never cares about material things, so we don't need to be polite."

"Do you mean that what he is planning is very important?" Zhou Naiyi regained some of her composure.

Li Hao smiled, "Class Monitor, relax a little. You are too tense every day; this is very girlish."

Zhou Naiyi's face turned red, and she gritted her teeth, "Get lost!"

Everyone burst into laughter, "Brother Kevin said that he has at least two objectives this time," Cheng Konghai suddenly said.

"What objectives?"

"One is to promote the Transcendence Mecha, and the other is the second brother," Cheng Konghai said.

"Promote mecha? Is that necessary? Isn't that already a done deal?" Ma Long and the others were all a bit puzzled.

"Yes, Transcendence Mecha means the renewal of the top individual combat power for the Four Great Federations. Whoever masters this masters a certain degree of influence within the military. The Meraphis Transcendence System is currently the most advanced, but no matter how good something is, it only has value if others use it, and only then can it generate value," Cheng Konghai said like a broken record.

"Isn't he going to share this system?" Wuzang said blankly.

Li Hao shrugged, "He only said it could be shared; he didn't say there wouldn't be a price. Regarding mecha procurement, especially when it involves core systems, it's easy to handle within the Moon, but other federations will certainly be extremely cautious."

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