The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 247 - 246: Scouting the Location

Chapter 247: Chapter 246: Scouting the Location

Fei Wenxing grabbed one of the most obnoxious commenters and retorted, "I remember you. Weren’t you the one knocked out in the first round of the military league by us? You’ve got the nerve to talk like that. If I were you, I’d be so frustrated I’d be twitching."

Yet another person was left shamefaced by Fei Wenxing’s counterattack.

Fei Wenxing turned and went off on another person.

"Also, our Sister Tong didn’t transfer to our department; she’s dual majoring—understand, dumbass?"

"Just you wait. If you end up getting thrashed like a noob, don’t come crying and lose face for our Single Soldier Department. I’m talking to you," Fei Wenxing pointed at the mushroom-haired boy who had just spoken, confidence oozing from his face.

Fei Wenxing and Cheng Yao were inexplicably confident; there was nothing their Sister Tong couldn’t accomplish.

It was just like when they had bet that Sister Tong would come last in the theory exam, reality had slapped them both hard in the face.

Who could have imagined that Sister Tong, who used to sleep through classes with them, would make an effort at the last minute and shoot straight to the top, leaving them lagging far behind?

It hurts just to think about it. We agreed to be slackers together, and she went behind our backs and started using cheats!

It’s one thing to fail oneself, but a friend’s success can be even more heart-wrenching.

Qu Tong had only heard about the heated discussions at the school through the group chats with Fei Wenxing and the others, and she didn’t feel much about it.

Let the others say what they will, it wouldn’t stop her swift march toward graduation. Taking the Mecha Single Soldier Department exams was just the first step.

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Three days later, the practical course examination for the Mecha Single Soldier Department was held as scheduled.

The practical course in the Mecha Single Soldier Department, also known as the combat course, included only three classes in the first year: spiritual power control, marksmanship, and mech combat.

The second-year students had one more class than the first-years: close combat.

The third-year curriculum was set up specially, depending on the electives each student chose.

The Mecha Single Soldier Department had the highest number of students, making up half of the total school population.

Eager first-year students arrived at the field early, excited to start the examination.

Most of the students were nervous. They weren’t like Xu An and his friends, who would easily go on to the next grade as long as they didn’t do exceptionally poorly in their final exams.

Ascending the ranks in the Mecha Single Soldier Department was the hardest, with about three-quarters of students getting weeded out every year, and it was not uncommon for some to be expelled after six years without graduating.

Although nervous about their own scores, they didn’t mind using Qu Tong’s situation as a distraction.

Everyone had noticed Qu Tong’s name on the list of examinees for a reason: while everyone else had midterm and theoretical scores, Qu Tong’s practical score column was split into two, with the bright and clear title of "First Place in the Pharmaceutical Department."

A few students Fei Wenxing had previously put in their place searched for Qu Tong around their group and not finding her, couldn’t resist making sarcastic remarks:

"Hey? Where’s your Sister Tong? Wasn’t she supposed to challenge our Mecha Single Soldier Department?" they jeered.

"She didn’t get cold feet and decide not to take the test, did she?"

"I guess so. If you could pilot mechs without spiritual power, who would need spiritual power?"

Xu An frowned and raised his light computer to check, a bit concerned.

Fei Wenxing was also anxious. "Brother Xu An, why hasn’t Sister Tong shown up yet?"

Cheng Yao glared fiercely at the few who had just spoken and turned his attention to Xu An.

Xu An shook his head helplessly, "I can’t get in contact with my sister either, but she told me last night that she was already on her way back."

"She didn’t run into a Star Thief, did she?" He Zhou speculated.

"No way. Sister Tong has a guard squad protecting her. Who would dare to ambush her unless they were tired of living?" Cheng Yao said with certainty.

Song Ke also nodded; she had heard from her father that the Emperor had even assigned an SS-rank expert to Qu Tong.

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"Why hasn’t she arrived yet? We can’t let those idiots look down on us." Fei Wenxing checked the time, there was only half an hour left before the draw, anxious like an ant on a hot pan.

"Just wait a bit longer, she must have been held up by something," Xu An could only offer a pale consolation, actually worried about his sister himself.

Lan Xingye walked over with Chen Erhu, lowering his voice sinisterly, "Good luck to you."

Chen Erhu said with a smug look, "Pray that you don’t draw us. Otherwise, our Brother Ye won’t show any mercy."

Chen Erhu even pretended to look around and showed a contemptuous expression, "Wasn’t your Qu Tong trying to show off? Why chickened out now?"

Fei Wenxing clenched his fists with a crackling sound, held his head high, and pushed back just as fiercely, "You’d better pray you don’t draw us. I may not handle Lan Xingye, but can’t handle you? Later, even calling me ’Grandpa’ won’t help."

Cheng Yao added an even harsher cut, "Your brother has met with trouble, and here you are, barking nonsense. Be careful, you might be the next one."

Indeed, as soon as these words came out, Chen Erhu’s face turned white.

Fei Wenxing and Cheng Yao snorted proudly, taking on the victor’s stance.

One of Chen Erhu’s lackeys came up to add fuel to the fire, "Signed up but too scared to show up, better not to have signed up at all. Now the whole school knows she cowered at the last moment."

Chen Erhu felt emboldened again and joined the others in laughing out loud.

Everyone let loose a babble of mockery, throwing out every derisive comment they could.

Xu An and the others looked grim. Even though Fei Wenxing and Cheng Yao tried hard to fight back, they couldn’t fend off the malice from the entire Mecha Single Soldier Department.

Until a silver-black fighter jet swept over from the sky, heading directly to the school’s airstrip at the back, the place quieted down for a moment.

A clear joy appeared on Fei Wenxing’s face, excitedly shouting, "That’s a jet from the First Army Corps, it must be Sister Tong’s return!"

"Keep shouting, go on! Wait till Sister Tong is back, she’ll definitely wipe those smiles off your faces." The two instantly regained their confidence.

Chen Erhu scoffed, taking pleasure in their plight, "There’s only five minutes left before the draw starts, whether she can make it or not is another matter."

Fei Wenxing went to the door, stretched his neck out to look, praying for Qu Tong to hurry, hurry!

Three minutes.

Two minutes.

One minute.

Still no sign of Qu Tong.

Fei Wenxing’s heart sank.

The school didn’t allow hovercrafts, and since Sister Tong was a delicate girl, it was indeed a bit difficult to run over from the airstrip in five minutes.

Luckily, in the last 30 seconds, the light green figure finally appeared at the corner.

Fei Wenxing and Cheng Yao cheered, and Xu An’s heart also settled.

"Sister Tong, hurry!" Fei Wenxing cleared a path for Qu Tong at the entrance.

Qu Tong arrived at the playground just in time, as robots marked the entire exam area with cautionary infrared beams.

Qu Tong caught her breath, patted her chest, "Whew! I’ve kept you waiting!"

In fact, she had arrived at Capital Star a while ago, but she received a message from the Crown Princess Consort who wanted to see her, so she went since there was still time.

She hadn’t expected to be delayed by an accident on her way back, almost being late.

As the broadcast started, all the students’ neurocomputer codes were automatically gathered, starting the arrangement of exam numbers.

Out of the three tests, spiritual power control and marksmanship would come first, followed by mech combat.

The first two items involved entering specific labs for testing individually, where spiritual power control was done with a particular machine.

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