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Apart from Luo Lingxing, no one else expected the first mission to be completed so smoothly. Looking at the cloud-horned deer’s antlers in the mission space button, everyone had a somewhat unreal feeling.
“So our first task was actually completed successfully?” “And we didn’t even have to fight those ferocious adult clouded deer?” Jia Yunpeng asked, still somewhat uncertain.
Upon hearing this, Gao Zhiquan slapped Jia Yunpeng hard, almost knocking him to the ground.
“Why did you hit me?” Jia Yunpeng asked, looking puzzled.
“Does it hurt?”
“It hurts.”
“If it hurts, then that’s for sure. We’ve really completed our first mission! Haha, thanks to our boss, otherwise we definitely wouldn’t have made it out alive this time,” Gao Zhiquan laughed heartily.
The others finally felt a sense of reality and joined in the hearty laughter, making it seem to anyone who didn’t know better that they had completed all their tasks.
However, it was understandable that they were so excited. Anyone who found out that their teammates were even more powerful than they had imagined would probably have the same look on their faces as Jia Yunpeng and his group, as if they had struck gold.
This meant that their overall strength had improved, and they were more confident in completing these challenging tasks.
“Alright, let’s go find the flamingos now.” Lu Yunming said, calming down after his initial excitement.
“Yes, let’s press our advantage and finish this in one fell swoop!” Li Mingqi also got fired up. Although he rarely participated in the battles, he was still a member of the team.
The group didn’t linger any longer, chose a direction, and began to move forward quickly.
The flamingos and the cloud-horned deer were going in opposite directions, and it was almost dark when they passed the campsite.
“Let’s rest here for another night and set off to find the flamingos tomorrow morning,” Lu Yunming suggested, and no one else objected.
Actually, their team was quite lucky. If they had fought against the adult cloud-horned deer, they would not only have been injured, but even if they had completed the mission, they probably wouldn’t have been able to make it back in time. They would have had to find a place to rest, but not to mention how far that place would be from Moon Lake and their route forward, the fact that they needed to scout out the location beforehand was extremely inconvenient.
In addition, there were many options for choosing a place to camp, making it quite troublesome. Even if they found a new place to camp, they would need to replan their route if they wanted to find the flamingos. At that time, their injuries would make their journey even more difficult.
And now, none of that happened. They were unharmed and even reached their previous campsite before dark, saving them a lot of trouble. They were truly blessed.
Having spent a night together, there was almost no need to assign tasks this time. Everyone started hunting, gathering firewood, starting a fire, and cooking with great tacit understanding.
“Boss, boss, how do you train your fighting skills? How are you so fast?” After eating and drinking his fill, Gao Zhiquan immediately stuck to Luo Lingxing’s side and began to ask his questions.
When Luo Lingxing first transferred to his class, Gao Zhiquan had sparred with him and knew how strong he was. But seeing him today, he realized that Luo Lingxing had clearly not used his full strength and had even held back quite a bit. Thinking about this, Gao Zhiquan admired Luo Lingxing even more, and his decision to follow him became even more firm. Luo Lingxing’s ability to become a lieutenant in the military was probably truly based on his own strength. Although he didn’t know exactly what contributions Luo Lingxing had made to the military, being able to satisfy the marshal and be awarded a rank meant that his contributions must have been significant. With such a leader, would he ever have to worry about not having enough to eat in the future?
For the first time, Gao Zhiquan felt smug about his decision.
Although the others didn’t speak, their ears were all perked up, clearly showing their curiosity as well.
“I’ve been practicing since I was little,” Luo Lingxing replied.
“I’ve been training since I was a child, so why am I not as strong as you?” Gao Zhiquan said. How come there was such a big difference between them, even though they were both human and had both practiced martial arts since childhood?
“Classmate Luo, I heard before that your physical level is Grade C. How did you improve your physical level?” Jiang Ceqin suddenly asked, as he had just thought of this.
Generally speaking, one’s physical level was determined at birth and couldn’t be improved. While there had been instances of a level decreasing, those who have improved their level were extremely rare, and each one had paid a heavy price and made great efforts.
Upon hearing this, Gao Zhiquan’s eyes widened, and he looked sharply at Jiang Ceqin, asking, “How do you know that the boss used to be Grade C?”
“Uh… I thought everyone knew.” Jiang Ceqin touched his nose, unsure how to answer the question.
Actually, this wasn’t exactly a secret anymore. The Su family had produced a useless young master with no system and a physical level of only Grade C, so he couldn’t even train in mecha. Therefore, the Su family kicked this useless young master out of the house, which caused quite a stir at the time.
Later, the eldest son of the Su family changed his name to Luo Lingxing and entered the entertainment industry. Almost no one who didn’t follow the entertainment industry knew that Luo Lingxing was the eldest son of the Su family who had been kicked out of the family years ago. However, when Luo Lingxing married Han Junzhan, this matter was brought up again. Those who didn’t know then realized that Luo Lingxing actually had such a well-known identity. But at that time, no one dared to look down on this useless eldest son without a system anymore.
Jiang Ceqin naturally found out at that time, but he didn’t expect that there were still people who didn’t know about it. So he didn’t know how to explain it. After all, it was one thing for everyone to know, but it was another thing to tell people who don’t know, especially in front of the person involved. He believed that Luo Lingxing would not want to think about those unpleasant memories.
Jiang Ceqin immediately regretted bringing up the topic.
“Classmate Luo, I’m sorry.” Jiang Ceqin apologized to Luo Lingxing for his recklessness.
“It’s alright. Don’t worry about it,” Luo Lingxing said. Those were things the original owner had experienced, and they really didn’t bother him much, especially since he had already avenged the original owner. Therefore, when talking about those things, he had no sense of involvement at all, and was more like an observer.
Gao Zhiquan looked at Luo Lingxing, then at Jiang Ceqin, completely bewildered by the situation, especially since everyone else seemed to understand perfectly well, while he was the only one clueless.
Gao Zhiquan really wanted to ask everyone what happened, but when he thought about Jiang Ceqin apologizing to Luo Lingxing, he was worried that he would ask about the boss’s sad story, so he could only hold it in, almost making himself sick.
Luo Lingxing saw it and kindly explained to him, “My physical level used to be Grade C, so I practiced martial arts since I was a child, without missing a day, and have persisted until now, and my physical level has also improved.”
Luo Lingxing explained calmly, but the listeners were anything but calm.
Although Luo Lingxing described it simply, everyone knew that the process must have been anything but simple. The amount of practice he did every day must have been enormous, even beyond what ordinary people could imagine. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to raise his physical level, which was something that couldn’t be changed otherwise. You know, there had been other examples of people raising their physical level before, but those were people with extremely strong willpower who put in countless efforts and sweat. Ordinary people simply couldn’t do it. Those who could were all elites in their respective fields!
Immediately, everyone’s love and admiration for Luo Lingxing grew even stronger.
“I’m sorry.” Jiang Ceqin apologized again. After all, that kind of past was something everyone would want to forget, but he brought it up unintentionally.
“It’s okay, it’s all in the past. I’m able to learn how to pilot mechas now, and I’m very happy,” Luo Lingxing said. He meant it sincerely. He was genuinely happy to be able to pilot a mecha.
“Wait, boss. When did you upgrade your physical level?” Gao Zhiquan suddenly thought of a possibility. Although he thought it was crazy, it seemed possible if it happened to Luo Lingxing. The others were puzzled as to why Gao Zhiquan would ask such a question.
“Just a few months ago,” Luo Lingxing said, but he couldn’t remember the exact time.
Gao Zhiquan felt as if his head had exploded with a “boom,” and his guess had been confirmed.
“So, boss. When you sparred with me last time, was that really your first time piloting a mecha?” Gao Zhiquan swallowed hard, his mind filled with only one thought: Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, holy crap…
No wonder when he fought him, the boss initially piloted the mecha like a baby learning to walk, clearly a beginner. But later he showed great strength, which made him think that the other party was deliberately showing weakness to make him lower his guard. Now that I think about it, it wasn’t like that at all, okay? That was really the first time our leader piloted a mecha in a competition, okay?
Holy crap! Just what kind of genius was the boss that he was able to win in his first mecha battle? This made him… made him feel so ashamed to live!
The others also realized what was happening, and their faces immediately fell as if struck by lightning. They were all completely dumbfounded, clearly in the same boat as Gao Zhiquan.
“It’s not exactly my first time driving,” Luo Lingxing said.
Upon hearing this, the others, especially Gao Zhiquan, couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. It was good that it wasn’t his first time driving. If it really was his first time, he would be too ashamed to live. Being defeated by a beginner was simply humiliating!
“Before my level was up, I learned how to use some buttons from Junzhan, but after my level was up, that was the first time I piloted a mecha,” Luo Lingxing continued.
Just as Gao Zhiquan had breathed a sigh of relief, he almost suffocated from the second breath. He looked at Luo Lingxing with a mournful expression and said in a low voice, “Boss, could you please finish your sentence in one go next time?”
It was easy to develop health problems from holding it in like that, wasn’t it? To put it bluntly, that was the boss’s first time experiencing a mecha combat. He didn’t even know what to say. He had been involved with and practicing mecha since he was a child. Although his physical level was only at the passing grade for mecha training, his talent in mecha was not to be underestimated. Yet, he was defeated by the boss, who was experiencing mecha combat for the first time. What kind of talent and learning ability did that require? He shouldn’t be in their regular class at all. Even the advanced class probably couldn’t contain the boss.
However, the school probably didn’t know the boss’s situation either, otherwise they wouldn’t have made such an arrangement.
