Chapter 61

Above a volcano on Io.

At this moment, magma was constantly gushing out of the volcano, a shocking sight to behold.

A mechanical starship had fallen from the sky, its hull tattered and completely unrecognizable.

The people inside, clearly, were not going to make it.

On the other side.

A *Future Star* was hovering quietly.

Inside the *Future Star*’s cockpit.

Yu Yang frowned as he looked at the leaderboard, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.

In the depths of his eyes, there was some confusion and bewilderment.

Because he felt he couldn't understand this points leaderboard anymore.

He even felt……

that perhaps the intelligent light-brain had a bug, causing the leaderboard’s ranking to display incorrectly.

1: Xu Zi'an: [774]

2: Jin Jin Liusha: [91]

3: Yu Yang: [90]

4: Qin Fuyue: [77]

……

What the hell is going on here!!!

He had never even heard of Xu Zi'an before.

But now, he knew who he was.

He was the young man who had been acting intimately with Qin Fuyue ten hours ago!

Later, Qin Fuyue pulled the other party aside to talk, and he quickly learned Xu Zi'an’s identity.

But……

Didn't his classmates say he was a scavenger?

Didn't he awaken less than two months ago?

Wasn't the ship he bound when he awakened a junk-collecting vessel?

So……

What the hell is this 774 points score!!!

The assessment had been going on for ten hours.

He had been very vigilant the whole time.

He was confident in his strength, but don't forget, there were Tier 6 mechanical scout ships here, and even two Tier 7 mechanical scout ship enemies!

He reckoned he could handle a Tier 6.

But a Tier 7……

He didn't think he could win.

Therefore, he remained cautious.

In ten hours, he had ambushed three mechanical starships to get his current score.

So……

What on earth had this Xu Zi'an done?

Had he taken out a Tier 7 mechanical scout ship???

He gritted his teeth.

The ceasefire phase was coming soon.

Once the ceasefire phase started, he would definitely ask his teacher to see what had happened.

He didn't believe it; he didn't believe this Xu Zi'an could be that powerful.

And he believed even less that the gap between them could be this large!

……

On the other side.

On a *Shining Star* starship.

The *Shining Star*.

It was a high-end starship of the Mechanical Empire.

Just like the *Future Star* starship of the Cosmic Technology Empire.

And the Mechanical Empire was one of the twelve major super-power groups in the universe.

It mainly produced starships, weapons, armor, etc.

The high-end starship under its name, the *Shining Star*, was not inferior to the *Future Star* in either combat power or quality!

However, the *Shining Star* had a more rugged appearance and didn't look as sci-fi or good-looking as the *Future Star*.

Additionally, the *Shining Star* focused more on defense and attack.

The *Future Star* was more balanced in all aspects, but more luxurious and extravagant.

Even so, many people still preferred the more rugged *Shining Star*.

For example, Jin Jin Liusha!

Jin Jin Liusha was a very tall and burly young man, standing at 2.37 meters, with clearly defined muscles all over his body and a face full of jowls that made him look like someone not to be trifled with.

But Jin Jin Liusha was also wearing a confused expression, blankly staring at the points leaderboard, his brain seemingly unable to process the information.

Suddenly, he raised his hand and slapped his own head hard, blinked his eyes frantically, and looked again.

It was still the same.

"Is this thing bugged?"

……

On the *Hui Yue* (Radiant Moon).

Qin Fuyue’s small mouth was slightly agape, and her beautiful face once again displayed the expression she had that day, at that time, as if she had seen a god.

"As expected of you……"

Qin Fuyue murmured in a low voice, her tone filled with disbelief and admiration.

She found it hard to imagine.

How one could manage to get over seven hundred points in ten hours with a Tier 2 scout ship.

"No! I have to work hard too! Only then can I become…… a good friend! Yes! A good friend!"

Qin Fuyue clenched her small fists, her apricot eyes shining.

She immediately restarted the *Hui Yue* and set off again.

……

At this very moment.

The entire monitoring room.

Was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The examinees didn't know.

But they couldn't not know.

And precisely because they knew, they all felt their brains were a bit muddled.

Are they sure this Xu Zi'an really awakened less than two months ago???

Are they sure he isn't a battle-hardened veteran from the front lines?

What had they just seen!!!

Just twenty minutes ago.

The *Cui Can* was flying so arrogantly in the sky of Io.

How could it not be noticed by the prisoners?

And so.

It was targeted by a Tier 7 scout ship.

It was hard to say if it was good luck or bad luck.

That it could run into one of the only two Tier 7 scout ships in an area as large as Io.

Many people seeing this felt extremely sorry for Xu Zi'an.

Some recruitment representatives even frowned.

Because in their view.

Xu Zi'an’s behavior was truly too arrogant.

In their opinion……

Xu Zi'an felt he was very powerful and his talent was very strong.

So his mindset had become inflated.

He didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth!

And now, he had encountered a Tier 7 scout ship……

Escaping would be best.

The fear was that he wouldn't be able to escape and would end up having his starship blown up!

Almost no one believed that Xu Zi'an could win against this Tier 7 scout ship; it was a fantasy.

Being able to escape would be considered very good.

Because there were many sharp-eyed people present.

They could see……

That Xu Zi'an’s *Cui Can*, while not the Tier 1 shown in the information.

Was at most Tier 3, and certainly not exceeding Tier 4.

Low level, fighting high level.

How many people could do that?

Let alone a student who had just awakened not long ago!

Yes, they admitted his talent was quite terrifying.

But……

No matter how terrifying, it shouldn't…… Holy crap!!!

That thought hadn't even finished settling!

When they saw a scene that left everyone dumbfounded.

The *Cui Can*.

After encountering this Tier 7 scout ship.

Not only did it not run away, it actively headed toward it!

And then……

There was no "then."

The whole process.

It wasn't exactly like being pinned to the ground and beaten up.

But it was about the same as a father beating a son, or an adult beating a child!

This is just absurd!!!

Those stunning dodges, predictive attacks, and precise strikes.

It was as if he had turned star warfare into an art of violence.

While strolling leisurely, with his own energy shield dropping by only thirty-seven percent.

He had forcibly blown up a Tier 7 mechanical scout ship!

A total of five hundred points, allowing Xu Zi'an, who already had over two hundred points, to instantly reach an astonishing seven hundred plus.

Everyone.

Every single one of them.

Was left speechless.

The large monitoring room.

Was simply……

Quiet enough to hear a pin drop.

The light radiating from the eyes of those recruitment representatives was like searchlights.

As if they wanted to completely melt Xu Zi'an and his *Cui Can* on the screen.

That ferocious expression, that look of desire.

As if they wanted to swallow Xu Zi'an alive!

Sister Haitang’s breathing was rapid, her delicate fists clenched tight.

Her beautiful eyes, however, were exceptionally determined.

At this moment.

She made a firm resolution.

No matter the cost.

Xu Zi'an.

Must belong to her Shenzhou Academy!

No one, no one could take him away!!!

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【Staying up late to write another chapter, so I can post more tomorrow during the day! Thank you all for your support!】

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