Ji You took the lead, the first to rush into the atmosphere of this planet. After passing through the atmosphere, a vast and endless docking port for spaceships, Mechas, and Starships unfolded in front of them.
The students who had arrived earlier were already assembled in a wide plaza, with Mu Jianling standing at the front.
Upon seeing Ji You and others, Mu Jianling said, "First, send your Mechas for maintenance, and reunite here within 5 minutes."
Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, and others: "Yes!"
Each planet’s dock is equipped with several maintenance stations for spaceships and Mechas, providing regular inspection and energy replenishment for these space-traveling vehicles.
Ji You and the others did not dare to delay, immediately entering the maintenance station to temporarily place their Mechas there.
There were only two human staff at the maintenance station; the rest were robots. Ji You’s and others’ Mechas had no issues, only needing an energy recharge.
minutes later, 10 people arrived at the assembly plaza.
Mu Jianling checked the time: no one was late.
Then, Mu Jianling nodded and said, "The final exam lasts for a total of 20 days. During this period, your accommodations will be on NY50 Star."
Accommodations?
Does that mean there might be field training?
Ji You immediately caught the key point but remained silent. Many students present also sensed the underlying implication.
NY50 Star is an abbreviation; its full name is No.50 Agricultural Star, a professional Agricultural Star of the Alliance, with abundant water and land resources, making it particularly suitable for cultivating natural crops and raising natural animals.
And the resources produced by NY50 every year are not for the average citizens of the Alliance but exclusively for various military Legions, and it is also a military reserve star for the military.
Hearing the name of the planet, all students’ eyes lit up at once!
They were actually going to be in a place governed by the military!
What does this imply?
It’s very likely that they would really be using the military’s training base for the exam!
Excitement!
Anticipation!
Various emotions of excitement showed on their faces, and the students instantly became energized, standing even more upright and imposingly.
Mu Jianling looked at the students’ reactions and said with a smile, "Currently, you are only in the reserve and not actual Mechanical Warriors, so you will not enjoy any soldier benefits here. You must be self-sufficient."
The students didn’t rush to interject, listening patiently.
Mu Jianling said, "Now, prepare for a 10-kilometer endurance run for everyone, with no stops allowed in between. The destination has been marked out; the group that arrives first can choose their camping spot."
Ah?
Students’ eyes widened.
Set up their own camps?
Everyone had a bad feeling rising in their hearts.
And sure enough—
Mu Jianling raised her eyes to check the sky, estimating that it would get dark in less than two hours, then continued, "Let me remind you, you only have 2 hours to reach the destination and set up camp successfully. Once time is up, no more work is allowed."
Someone raised their hand, asking, "Report to Teacher, what if we don’t finish on time?"
Mu Jianling said, "Deal with it cold."
The student: "..."
Mu Jianling: "Now—on your mark—run!"
The students dared not delay and all rushed out.
In the blink of an eye, Ji You found herself behind a crowd of tall, long-legged individuals.
Ji You: "..."
Dammit!
This was the time when the disadvantages of weaker Physical Strength became apparent.
But she didn’t panic and continued to run at her own pace towards the front.
At this moment—
Yue Qiguang, who was far in the lead, suddenly turned back and noticed Yue Qiyuan, Xuzhou, Shen Changqing, Sheng Qingyan...
But Ji You was nowhere to be seen.
His lips slightly raised, he directly asked in the team’s channel, "Huh? Where did our mighty Captain Ji You go?"
Yue Qiyuan exaggeratedly exclaimed, "Oh no! We’ve lost the Captain."
Sheng Qingyan covered her mouth, "She can’t be lost, the poor dead is at the very end."
Lou laughed out loud, "Captain, this just won’t do!"
Lance interface: "I have a secret recipe for strengthening bones, Captain, do you want it?"
...
Listening to a bunch of fake teammates, Ji You rolled her eyes unabashedly and said, "What are you guys smug about? Don’t you know that running scores are recorded for the entire team?"
In other words, out of 10 team members, even if 9 of them finish first, but if one person lags behind, they can’t win.
Everyone: "..."
At this point, Shen Changqing spoke in a low voice, "Ahem... that’s what I was about to remind you all of."
Everyone: "..."
Instantly —
Yue Qiguang: "Damn! Number 4444, you idiot, why aren’t you running faster?"
Ji You with narrowed eyes: "You dare to threaten me now?"
"Damn! Not even a bit of awareness from the drag-along." Yue Qiguang grumbled under his breath, but with a twitching smile and going against his conscience, he encouraged, "Come on! Daddy believes in you!"
Yue Qiyuan also said, "Number 4444, come on! Push through!"
Lou, Lance, Zhang Ye, etc.: "Come on! We all believe in you!"
Chu Jiaojiao even exaggerated: "Classmate Ji You, you’re the best-looking kid in the whole universe! Go for it! Ollie give!"
Ji You leisurely said, "No — I won’t push harder —"
Everyone: "..."
Out of the entire 131st batch of the Combat Department, excluding a dozen who transferred departments and Liu Beibei who couldn’t appear in the final exam, there were still 970 people.
Out of these 970 people, besides Ji You, everyone on Ji You’s team was ahead, creating nearly a 1000-meter gap from the second team.
And Ji You?
She lagged at the very end, nearly 1000 meters away from the penultimate person.
For a time, people like Yue Qiguang couldn’t help but feel desperate.
minute.
minutes.
minutes.
...
As time passed, every member of Group 44 felt that Ji You would definitely not be able to catch up.
Yue Qiguang grabbed his hair hard: "Damn it! I don’t want to be ’mixed and tossed’!"
Teacher Mu said those who didn’t finish would be ’mixed and tossed’, and although it wasn’t said explicitly, everyone could guess with their toes that it wouldn’t be anything good!
Suddenly —
Ji You began to accelerate.
Not a sudden sprint to maximum speed, but quietly changing her running rhythm, which made her faster without the onlookers noticing anything unusual.
She overtook one person!
Two people!
Three people!
...
Unbeknownst to everyone, the petite Ji You had made her way to the middle of the entire group.
And then —
To the front!
And then —
She was keeping pace with Yue Qiguang and the rest.
Ji You raised her hand, smiling: "Hey — brothers, the air up front is not bad, huh."
Yue Qiguang and the others: "..."
Yue Qiguang’s pupils shrank: "Damn! When did you get up here?"
Ji You pouted: "Do I have to report to you before I surge ahead?"
Yue Qiguang: "You rock!"
The others were all shocked, looking at Ji You, especially her small figure, and how she wasn’t hurried, not panting hard.
"You foolish mortals! You know nothing about your great Captain." Ji You rolled her eyes and said: "Do you think I ran every morning for a whole semester for nothing?"
Everyone: "..."
Almost forgot about that.