The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 349 - 348: I am terrifyingly strong now

Chapter 349: Chapter 348: I am terrifyingly strong now

Fei Wenxing and others recognized them too, but considering they had to interact for about another week, it wasn’t appropriate to create an ugly scene publicly.

"Since we are all on the same team, let’s work together. Our team will follow Sister Tong’s lead, no objections from you two, right?" Cheng Yao said to the two.

The two nodded obediently.

Cheng Yao was quite satisfied with this, although their abilities were not very strong, one a B and one an A, at least they didn’t come in putting on airs and confronting them right away.

From the broadcast, the vice leader of the Fifth Legion was giving an impassioned speech:

"Since you have chosen to study at the Mecha Single Soldier Department of the military academy, you should know it is the most challenging path. If you want to excel as a Military Academy Student and shine in the military or other fields in the future, necessary practical assessments are inevitable ..."

After the pep talk, the next person was invited to read the competition rules.

"First, each team must survive five days in the Star Beast Zone. During this period, they need to complete a random task to earn 10,000 points for the team. From the fifth day, they can proceed to the endpoints in the north or south to submit their tasks, with the event concluding on the seventh day. Exceeding the time limit or sending a distress signal prematurely will be considered as failing the exam."

"Second, the Light Brain must undergo special signal shielding treatment and can only be used to check tasks, points, and send distress signals."

"Third, carrying Mecha is allowed but only as a life-saving measure in case of delayed rescue in special circumstances; summoning Mecha would mean failing the exam."

"Fourth, to train everyone’s wilderness survival skills, carrying Space Buttons and any storage tools is not allowed in this assessment."

...

These rules were not much different from previous years; Han Song had already deeply analyzed them for them, and now they were just being emphasized again.

There were no rewards for the sophomore assessments, but all resources acquired during the exam belonged to the students themselves, including the items specified in the tasks, which only needed to be registered.

After the meeting, everyone lined up to hand over items not allowed in the exam to the robots for safekeeping.

Qu Tong did not trust anyone here and had already given the Space Button to Si Yuting, keeping only a small Space Button for necessary items.

As for the Mecha, after some consideration, Qu Tong chose to bring the Mecha crafted by Master Yan and named it Qingyu.

When Qu Tong underwent the inspection, the machine still beeped persistently.

The instructor stepped forward, checked the intelligent brain, and pointed at Qu Tong’s hand, "This student, you can’t bring any Space Buttons."

Qu Tong raised her left hand, having forgotten that the ring Si Yuting gave her was also a Space Button; she always used the Emperor’s Space Button, which had nothing stored inside.

Qu Tong didn’t hand the ring to the robot but stepped out of the line to find Han Song.

As she handed the ring over to Han Song, Qu Tong noticed a piercing stare.

Turning back, she met Lan Weiying’s cold gaze.

Qu Tong curled her lips, provocatively raising the ring in her hand. The pink fluorite reflected dazzling light in the sunlight.

Something flashed in Lan Weiying’s eyes before he averted his gaze.

Qu Tong raised an eyebrow, quite able to keep her composure.

When Qu Tong returned to the team, the random task had already been assigned and sent to everyone’s Light Brain.

[Obtain the Crystal Stone of a Sixth Tier Electric Patterned Snake.]

Below it were some tips about the task, fortunately, the location where Seventh Tier Electric Patterned Snakes appear was to the southeast, so there was no need to worry about food now.

As the horn for the examination blew, the protective barriers around the training base were withdrawn, and hundreds of teams scattered in different directions.

Lan Xingye’s team walked nearby, casting disdainful glances at Qu Tong and her teammates.

"What are you looking at? Haven’t seen a handsome guy before? Losers!" Fei Wenxing, unable to contain his temper, did not indulge them.

Upon hearing this, Lan Xingye’s face darkened, but he quickly led his team away arrogantly and haughtily.

Pointing at the last two, Fei Wenxing turned to Qu Tong, "Those two were the teammates I previously found. Pah, turncoats! We definitely mustn’t let them off if we encounter them."

"Is it even necessary to ask? If we encounter it, we grab it." Qu Tong gave a definitive answer.

The assessment for the second year was a bit more brutal than for the first year; it didn’t allow for the direct elimination of opponents, but it did allow the stealing of points.

That just proved that besides survival and completing the task, fierce battles were inevitable.

But generally, teams would choose to make their move after the third day because by that time, most teams would have completed their tasks, and the benefit from stealing was comparatively significant.

Differing from Fei Wenxing’s righteous indignation, Song Ke rationally analyzed the examination rules, "This assessment only divides grades into excellent, qualified, and unqualified; actually, we only need to complete the task and reach the endpoint within the specified time."

"But this assessment allows the stealing of points, and the points gained in the midterm assessment can be exchanged one-for-one for Honor Points." Xu An, usually reticent, suddenly spoke up.

Everyone unanimously turned to look at Xu An.

He Zhou was puzzled, "How come I’ve never heard of this rule?"

Fei Wenxing suddenly realized, "Right, my brother mentioned it briefly, I almost forgot. It’s indeed possible, although it’s not stated in the competition rules, it’s an official tacit agreement."

Fei Wenxing curiously looked at Xu An, "Xu An bro, how did you know about this?"

Xu An said, "Deputy Team Leader Zhao told me, last year’s second-year live-fire assessment was supervised by the Sixth Legion, although you need to find an official channel to make the exchange."

"Alright then." Song Ke nodded, "So, do we play it safe and develop or?"

Fei Wenxing’s eyes lit up, "Bring it on, I’m terrifyingly strong right now!"

Fei Wenxing rolled up his sleeves and showed off his muscles.

Qu Tong glanced at them, not as good as His Highness, but compared to the white cut chicken he first met, he had gotten much sturdier.

Cheng Yao pinched him and Fei Wenxing immediately yelped in pain.

Cheng Yao sneered, "Didn’t you say you were terrifyingly strong?"

"Then you should pinch my muscle! Why are you pinching my waist?" Fei Wenxing glared in anger.

"Haha!" The humorous interplay between the two made everyone laugh, even the newcomers started snickering.

After the laughter, everyone looked at Qu Tong, waiting for her to make a decision.

Although points were tempting, that didn’t necessarily mean they had the strength to take them.

Completing the task and reaching the endpoint within the designated time meant excellence.

Completing the task with points being stolen, but reaching the endpoint within the designated time, could only qualify as satisfactory.

The score difference between the two was quite significant.

And stealing points wasn’t just about taking points; it included all resources, with the constant possibility of being forced to voluntarily concede rights.

Qu Tong rubbed her chin, looking towards Xu An, "Brother, do you want them?"

"I... either way is fine."

"Then let’s do it." Qu Tong made a decision.

Xu An looked at Qu Tong somewhat surprised.

Qu Tong smiled teasingly, "Just because we don’t go looking for trouble doesn’t mean trouble won’t come to us. Rather than being passively hit, it’s better to take the initiative."

Actually, from Xu An’s hesitant second, Qu Tong had seen that Xu An really wanted the points.

Qu Tong had always known that Xu An wanted to join the military, and forming a Mercenary Corps was just to hone his skills in advance.

She had recently heard from Xiong Lie that if one had enough Honor Points, they could be exchanged for a military rank below that of a commissioned officer.

Since her brother wanted them, she might as well help him out.