Looking for Me?

"Moye's new commander, Xu Lingqu, is not someone to be trifled with." Jinfang Taibai finally stopped his nosebleed and immediately messaged Li Muyi.

He'd been staring at Xu Lingqu as a psychological tactic; normally, people with weak mental fortitude would start to get rattled, those who were weak and timid would sulk silently, and those with a tougher personality would directly speak up.

If they showed no reaction, it meant they were either slow on the uptake or mentally strong—hard to tell the difference. But after Xu Lingqu deliberately made him run into the door, Jinfang Taibai quickly realized that her mental fortitude was strong enough that she'd retaliate outright.

How infuriating.

"Putting everything else aside, she's definitely not someone to mess with. You all need to come over and back me up, pronto." After sending that, Jinfang Taibai began studying how to hack into Moye's system right then and there.

He needed to get more information about Xu Lingqu!

Li Haisha sneezed nearby. She was revising some of Xu Lingqu's data reports. After discussing with Instructor Chen, Su Li, and Kai Ang, they all agreed that the matter of her special constitution had to be kept absolutely confidential for now; otherwise, someone would definitely make a fuss about it.

She thought that was right and decided to record it in the most primitive way—on paper—and have her unfortunate colleague Ou Liefu assist her.

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The next few days were when the other military academies were arriving in droves. Kai Ang insisted that Xu Lingqu meet with all of them. Four days before the competition, Xu Lingqu received the people from Situke and Xiyue; they were basically friendly with no incidents. Three days before the competition, the Du'e people finally showed up after Jinfang Taibai's repeated pleas.

Li Muyi was finally able to find this ancestral analyst. The day the guy ran off, he nearly went crazy!

There was Jinfang Taibai, lying in bed, studying Xu Lingqu's trial period performance records.

"Her marksmanship is amazing..."

"Get down here!" Li Muyi threw a pillow at him, startling him.

"Lili~ You're finally here~" Jinfang Taibai was on the verge of tears. He'd been having a terrible time alone in Moye for the past two days!

There was this non-mainstream red-haired guy named Jin who mocked his hair color as ugly, and that famous Shen Shouli who looked at him like he owed money!

The most detestable was Xu Lingqu—she basically treated him like air. He was an S-level analyst, damn it! And she didn't show the slightest curiosity about him!

"Maybe it's precisely because you're an S-level analyst that she ignores you." Li Muyi was speechless; clearly, she had good defensive instincts about him. "And if you call me in that nauseating way again, I won't help you plead with Teacher Tu."

Du'e's lead teacher, Teacher Tu, had said before coming that he'd give Jinfang Taibai a serious beating for being so disorganized and undisciplined.

Hearing that, Jinfang Taibai immediately behaved, pointing at the data on his smart device: "Look at how insane Xu Lingqu's performance in shooting training is, and her basic training scores are shooting up like a rocket..."

Li Muyi thought Jinfang Taibai was just making a fuss. When Xu Lingqu came to pick them up today, she seemed perfectly normal, just a bit quiet. Probably because she didn't give him face, he held a grudge and wouldn't let it go. With a few perfunctory "okay, okay, okay's," Li Muyi shipped Jinfang Taibai off to Teacher Tu.

Xu Lingqu, now an expert at receiving people, had just picked up the Du'e group when she came to receive the second wave.

Longyuan and Shaji arrived at the same time. Only Dolanston was dragging their feet, coming tomorrow.

Xu Lingqu stood idly behind Su Li. Today, she hadn't come alone—she'd dragged Xu Xiqin, Liu Zheng, Jin, and Shen Shouli along, under the pretext that "more hands make light work," especially Shen Shouli. With an S+ like him, it would be a waste not to show him off.

Longyuan and Shaji arrived simultaneously. One side wore white-and-gold uniforms, the other black-and-gold. The two groups walked in together, surprisingly harmonious and imposing.

Longyuan's leading student had deep blue hair and pitch-black eyes, roughly 187 centimeters. This must be Longyuan's ace, Gu Tingzhi. He walked straight up to Xu Lingqu and stopped.

"Xu Lingqu? Hello, I'm Gu Tingzhi from Longyuan."

This was probably another Sky Network junkie.

Xu Lingqu nodded. Gu Tingzhi was about to say more, but a commotion nearby drew both their attention.

Shaji's leading student was striding directly toward Shen Shouli with a smug look that rivaled Jin's. As soon as he got close, he started shouting, "Shen Shouli! You're doing pretty badly in Moye, huh? Can't even get the title of Chief Commander!"

The newcomer was Shaji's freshman commander, Guan Chuanjun, with a psychic level of S. He had several streaks of yellow dyed in his hair and was used to picking fights with Shen Shouli at every opportunity.

Both were spoiled rich kids from Capital Star. Shen Shouli had a general for a grandfather, and Guan Chuanjun had a general for a grandfather too. Before they were tested for psychic power, they were always compared side by side. But since the activation test—

Even though Guan Chuanjun was also a precious S-level, all the limelight was stolen by Shen Shouli's S+! They had been equals, but then Shen Shouli alone took the lead, enjoying honors like "The Future Light of the Military." Guan Chuanjun was not happy. Not. Happy. At all.

Why did a single "plus" create such a huge gap? When he heard that Shen Shouli had lost his mind and went to Moye, he was gleeful. And now, not even getting the Chief Commander position—Guan Chuanjun was even more delighted.

He started mocking him naturally at the first sight, as he had many times before. Usually, Shen Shouli ignored him, and he'd gotten used to it. But this time, Shen Shouli actually responded.

"Our commander doesn't let me talk to idiots." Shen Shouli blinked, his light brown eyes devoid of anger or disgust this time—just a faint, indifferent sarcasm directed at Guan Chuanjun.

It wasn't a particularly clever jab, but it enraged Guan Chuanjun.

This was clearly Shen Shouli brushing him off, and using their B-level commander to do it. Who was he trying to offend?

"Where's your commander?" Guan Chuanjun's voice rose.

Jin, who had been staying quiet to avoid exposing himself since Guan Chuanjun arrived, could barely hold it in. He almost outed himself as the Third Prince, determined to shut this guy up and make him behave. But Shen Shouli shot him a look to hold back.

"If you're determined to cause trouble today, I'll meet you at the arena..." Shen Shouli suddenly stepped forward and shoved Guan Chuanjun, making him stumble back.

Caught off guard, Guan Chuanjun was shocked by the shove.

This was the first time Shen Shouli had retaliated so "aggressively" to his provocations; he usually ignored him. And this guy was known for his severe germophobia; just brushing against him made him want to disinfect himself completely.

Before Guan Chuanjun could react, another voice cut through.

"I'm their commander. What's up? Looking for me?"

Xu Lingqu's gaze swept over, like a blade edged with frost.