Chapter 325: Easy to Invite a God, Hard to Send One Away
In the training hall, the Martians were chatting and laughing, clearly very satisfied with this result; watching the Moon People get frustrated was also a great joy for the Martians. Xilian had originally wanted to show off and expand his influence through the exchange tournament, but now he had flipped his car, and he had no face left.
The Martians only stayed one more day; Lang Wang Basita and Lone Wolf Romero led their team away to prepare for the S-Tournament with all their might. Their purpose for this exchange tournament had already been achieved. It is rumored that before leaving, Lang Wang Basita had a Sky-Link call with Li Hao, though the specific content remains unknown.
Next to leave was Ji Yuguang's Chain Armed. With the big shots all gone, there was no need for them to linger. The relevant schedules and rules for the S-Tournament were being announced one after another, and they also needed to prepare with all their might. As the pride of the Space City Chain, Ji Yuguang was also in the spotlight, with expectations that he could create a miracle.
The next to leave were the Round Table Knights. Their purpose for this trip had already been achieved, and Aofei had to go back to prepare. She had wanted to leave with Tianjing, but unfortunately, Li Hao and his team still wanted to hang around for a while.
With food and drink provided, and it didn't cost any money, and the facilities and other conditions were several grades better than Tianjing's, where else could you find such a good deal?
The Tianjing Team, from the Team Leader down to the members, were all quite pragmatic; they could make themselves at home wherever they went.
Now only Hailong, Tianxing, and Wailing Academy remained. Dumela was mainly there to challenge Li Hao to a duel; otherwise, she would have left long ago. This was also her main purpose for coming.
As for the matter of Basta, she did know about it. Basta had originally planned to have a duel with Li Hao before leaving, but Li Hao refused, saying he wanted to save it for the S-Tournament.
Others might not understand, but they knew that the weight Basta held in Li Hao's heart was clearly stronger than Fan Liweite's, and the expectations were greater. Basta also understood: either don't fight, but if you fight, it must be with full force.
With the exchange tournament at this point, Anlita and the others didn't want to join in the fun anymore. Moreover, Anlita didn't want to see that fat man; every time she saw him, she felt as stupid as he was.
The Tianjing Mecha members were all quick to get familiar with others. With the host away, they were also very self-aware and self-sufficient. Anyway, there was everything here, not to mention the company of the Wailing Team and the Tianxing Team.
During this period, a major social news event occurred in Hailong City. A terrorist force on the Dark Net plotted to release a poison gas bomb at the city rail station with the highest foot traffic in Hailong City. Once successful, it would have caused at least thousands of casualties. But fortunately, a delivery man from Colorful Pizza luckily discovered the poison gas bomb in a trash can at the city rail station and notified the police in time. A shootout occurred at the scene, all the terrorists were killed, and the disaster was averted. Of course, to protect the safety of the delivery man, the whole process was kept secret.
The base of Tianjing Mecha.
Li Hao was sleeping soundly. He had completed a rescue mission for Bleem and simultaneously received a commendation from Colorful Pizza, gaining an opportunity for promotion and becoming an employee focused on internal cultivation. They even planned to make him a permanent employee in a month. Whether he became permanent or not wasn't important; Li Hao could learn the preparation of several of Colorful Pizza's signature items, which was very important to the boss.
Working during the day and mining at night, Li Hao lived a very fulfilling life, throwing the duel between Dita and Dumela to the back of his mind.
Dumela was actually quite patient and had also very diligently accompanied Tianjing Mecha for two days. However, Li Hao's constant failure to show his face wouldn't do. Dita was the same; she didn't want to stay here anymore either. The team members couldn't be grasped, so she still had to go back to systematically prepare. She was just waiting to spar with Li Hao and have him give her some pointers; otherwise, she felt her S-Tournament this time would just be a foil.
The two of them discussed it and came directly to the Tianjing Mecha base. Hearing that Li Hao had run off somewhere early in the morning, they were going to block him.
Li Hao was dragged out of bed by Dita and Dumela. Zhou Naiyi had brought them over, but she had no choice. Dita usually had a very tough mouth, but when it came to helping, she really helped. The support she provided on many details brought a lot of convenience to Tianjing Mecha, not to mention the training matches. Tianjing Mecha could adapt quickly, and Tianxing also had a considerable share of the credit. It was impossible for the two teams to keep lingering here forever. Zhou Naiyi highly suspected that Li Hao was deliberately dragging them to stay here, but what could she do about this small request?
Li Hao looked at Zhou Naiyi with a resentful face; he hadn't slept enough yet.
"This is my private room, could the three beauties be a little more mindful?"
"Heh, there's nothing much to look at on you either, hurry up." Dita said, her eyes fixed on Li Hao's big shorts.
Li Hao helplessly covered himself and hurriedly put on his clothes. After washing up, he was dragged to the training hall. But unexpectedly, Dita and Dumela did not want to fight Li Hao.
"Li Ge, let's change the method. Dita and I will have a match, and you come analyze our problems." Dumela said. This was the plan she and Dita had come up with. In a pilot battle, Li Hao would 100% crush them; there was no need to harbor any illusions about that. Even if Dumela had a killer move, she knew too well what kind of person Li Hao was. She had confidence against others, but facing Li Hao, even a sneak attack might not necessarily be effective. If things went wrong, there was a possibility of getting injured, which was something that absolutely had to be avoided before the S-Tournament.
Dita didn't have much of a feeling about it. She had sparred with Li Hao several times, and every time she was abused, and abused without gaining any insight. Besides having her confidence frustrated and being full of resentment, nothing else remained. By the end, she just got used to it and accepted Dumela's plan.
As soon as Li Hao heard he didn't have to move his hands, a smile appeared on his face. He would rather not fight with girls if he could avoid it; mainly because there would be no good outcome even if he won, and he had been very tired these past two days, busy working his life away for the boss.
"Although I don't know if it will be useful, I will definitely do my best." Li Hao was a good student, and his attitude had always been upright.
Dita had already locked the door. She and Dumela were sparring opponents; they were familiar with each other and both knew the other's abilities. This contest was also a game of strategy.
Dumela's ability was "Petrification," similar to Medusa, instantly making a person's body stiff, with a feeling of solidification. Dita's ability was a certain probability of "Prediction," capable of knowing the opponent's next trajectory. Both sides' abilities actually had opportunities.
The two sides started fighting. Facing Li Hao, neither of them held anything back, bringing out a level of strength more serious than usual. Dita's speed and agility were superior to Dumela's, while Dumela's strength and explosive power were superior to Dita's. One was light and agile, the other fierce and ferocious; for a time, neither could do anything to the other.
When Dita unleashed a lightning combo, she still fell for Dumela's Petrification Ability. This time, the trajectory had been predicted to a certain extent, but in a passive situation, there was simply no time to evade. Who could not pay attention to their opponent during a fight? Yet, when fully focused, one would suddenly be controlled by the ability.
Both of them were drenched in sweat from the fight. Dita, who had lost again, felt a bit depressed. She had already been very careful; she felt that ever since she was blown up by Li Hao, she couldn't beat anyone anywhere.
"Li Hao, you tell me, is her move cheating? How do I defend against it? I already made a prediction, and I still got hit. If it were you, could you do it?" Dita had lost a bit of confidence recently. Ever since she awakened her Prediction Ability, her confidence had once soared, but being repeatedly hammered by Li Hao and hammered by Dumela made her wonder if she should even participate in this S-Tournament.
Li Hao was squatting on the ground eating something. He hurriedly put down the bread in his hand and looked at Dumela, "Your move is interesting; it's impossible to guard against during a surprise attack."
"Li Ge, there's no need for the praise, tell us the problems." Dumela was truly asking for advice with an open mind, without any intention of hiding anything.
"Three problems, then." Li Hao swallowed the bread in one bite, and the milk also went down his throat.
"Speak first, I'll treat you to eat your fill later!" Dita was anxious; she had been getting hammered, and this guy started off by saying the other person had three problems.
"It's fine, I'm full," Li Hao hurriedly said, "First, the accumulation of momentum when releasing the ability is too obvious, about a second, I'd say; it can definitely be dodged. Second, currently, it looks like your ability requires eye contact, which is very troublesome. Third, when the Zone Value is significantly higher than yours, the effect of the ability drops very sharply."
Dumela hadn't reacted yet, but Dita wasn't having it, "Li Hao, are you doing this on purpose? Dumela definitely chooses the moment you are bound to attack to release it!"
"Dita, am I not analyzing? Analysis is based on the highest standard; it might not necessarily be achievable in actual combat." Li Hao waved his hand, "I just finished eating, it hasn't digested yet."
Dumela waved her hand, "No need to compare. Shortening the time and increasing the explosive power is what I need to do in the next stage."
This ability could be used in mecha combat and belonged to an effective ability in effective mecha combat, because a pilot driving a mecha also needs visual observation, and her ability remained effective. Although the effect would be reduced due to distance and mecha isolation, similarly, the pilot's hesitation and deformation of movements would be amplified through the mecha, causing fatal errors.
"Then what about me?" Dita asked.
Dita was most frustrated by her battle with Aofei. When the two sparred, she discovered that they used to be evenly matched, but now Aofei could actually suppress her. How could she endure this?
Li Hao's head grew big. He glanced at Dumela, and Dumela had an "I can't help you" expression. How to put it? Dita's problems were a bit numerous. She was an academic-style warrior, while those who came out of Tianqi were all practical-style; this level of ferocity was a dimension apart.
"Your ability belongs to one of the most excellent abilities, and it can be used in both pilot battles and mecha battles. It is especially advantageous in mecha battles. If you can predict the opponent's trajectory, this first-move reaction is very powerful. How about, increase the training a bit?" Li Hao tried to say.
This wasn't flattery; the ability was a good ability, but he felt Dita wasn't utilizing it well enough.
These people from Tianqi improved too quickly after mastering the method of using the Golden Zone, because mental power control was an important training item back at Tianqi, so their innate foundation was better than others.
"Hmm, it must be that I'm not diligent enough!" Dita thought about it and agreed. How could such an ability be bad? It was top-tier wherever it went; it must be that others were working harder.
"Then why don't you train, and you can still be so strong?" Dita got angry as soon as she saw Li Hao's lazy appearance.
Dumela, who was on the side, burst into laughter. Dita immediately raised her eyebrows. Dumela hurriedly waved her hands, "I feel the same way. Does Li Ge have some secret training method? Abilities and such rely on talent, but in terms of detail proficiency, you have absolutely mastered it to perfection, especially with mecha. Without enough proficiency, no matter how good the talent is, it's useless. Li Ge wouldn't be keeping it to himself, would you?"
Similarly looking for problems, Dumela had clearly prepared well; even Dita today was just a prop.
Li Hao's expression was solemn, and he looked very serious, "Eat more, sleep more, and practice more. I sleep ten hours a day. Also, you didn't see me when I was training until I bled and sweated."
The two girls were between laughter and tears; it seemed to make some sense, but it also seemed to make no sense at all.
At noon, the two of them still treated Li Hao to a meal. Regarding eating, Li Hao never refused. In the afternoon, Dita led the Tianxing Team to leave, and in the evening, Dumela led the Wailing Team to board the ship and return to Titan. The few muscular young men in Dumela's team seemed to have some opinions about Li Hao, and one by one they were eager to try.
Dumela still persuaded these team members of hers who hadn't been beaten by society. It wasn't that she was worried about them being frustrated; actually, being able to spar with Li Hao was definitely beneficial, but they just weren't qualified enough yet.
Li Ge was a person who liked to talk things over, but that didn't mean he was easy to talk to.
For the next few days, only Tianjing Mecha remained. Li Hao and the others were having a blast; no one was snatching the Super Mecha anymore. Only Hailong and them were left. After all, they were guests, and Hailong was embarrassed to snatch it. The Super Mecha was very practical for tempering Zone resilience. With good food, good drink, and good training, Tianjing Mecha were all somewhat reluctant to leave. They were quite happy, but the Hailong members were a bit unhappy. Mainly because with Tianjing Mecha there, they couldn't carry out secret tactical arrangements, and they always felt something was wrong everywhere. It was mainly because they were too wary of Li Hao; with him staying like this, they felt he had some other ideas.
In the end, it was Anlita who took the initiative to find Li Hao, with a smile on her face, "Li Ge, our exchange tournament this time is coming to an end. Thank you for participating."
"Ah, is it ending already? Can't we have a deeper exchange?" Li Hao looked astonished and reluctant to part.
Anlita gritted her teeth and squeezed out a smile, "Aren't you preparing for the S-Tournament?"
"Preparing for battle, sigh, the facilities at Hailong are truly great; I don't even want to leave," Li Wu said enviously.
Anlita thought to herself, isn't that obvious? How could Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team compare to Hailong? It is already a top-tier academy in the NUP, and with the massive investment from Meraphis, it has its current conditions, but this isn't something that belongs to your Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team.
"The exchange tournament is over, and the time has come," Anlita said, getting straight to the point to see them off.
"Ah, doesn't Xilian still have matters to attend to? Is his big plan not happening anymore?" Li Hao was stunned, "I've been waiting for it, so I arranged a training schedule for the team members. If you say it like that, I feel like all my enthusiasm has gone to waste, and it has also disrupted our training, which will affect the S Tournament. We're old friends, isn't it a bit inappropriate to do this?"
Anlita was speechless; isn't this just being a rascal? "Li Ge, you can train just the same back in Tianjing; interrupting for one day won't have any impact."
"That won't do, there are some weapons that our Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team doesn't have," Li Hao shook his head like a rattle, "How about you lend them to us to use for a bit first?"
Anlita looked at Li Hao; this guy probably wouldn't leave if she didn't lend them to him. If it were anyone else, it would be strange if Anlita didn't beat them half to death, but this person in front of her...
"Fine, I'll give you this face. How long do you want to borrow them for?" Anlita took a deep breath to steady her emotions.
"A week plus ten days or half a month," Li Wu said sincerely.
"Fifteen days! We will send someone to retrieve them after fifteen days!"
"Deal. Sigh, this exchange tournament was very successful and perfect. Thank Xilian for me. When we meet at the S Tournament, feel free to hammer us hard, no need to be polite," Li Hao laughed.
"Rest assured, as long as Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team can actually run into us!" Anlita said with a cold face; she couldn't be bothered to pretend anymore.
Just like that, the Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team was finally sent away. When they arrived, the members of the Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team only brought empty boxes, but when they returned, they were fully loaded...
End of Chapter
