Chapter 57 (2/2)

If there were rules, you had to follow them. As a soldier, Zarad… Although he was currently not a soldier, he still did not like to violate rules. So he completed the requests put forward by the assessment team one by one.

Actually, he just had to teach the club's cubs like he normally did. Bringing them out to the courtyard, Zarad taught the cubs basic combat in front of these assessors.

At present, only the mermaid cub in the club had developed an ability. In order to meet the requirements of the assessment, Xie Tao picked up the little mermaid from the indoor pool and also carried him out to the outer courtyard. Zarad then demonstrated step by step for the assessment team how he guided the cub to use his ability.

All members of the assessment team seriously noted down and graded his performance. In any case, this was a matter of evaluating an S-level combat instructor.

This part was definitely full marks. As for how many bonus points would be added specifically, they would need to carefully consider it later.

Having finished this part and thereby completed the field assessment, the esteemed people of the assessment team departed in a polite manner.

During the whole process, their attitude could not have been any better. It was as if they were not the assessors, but rather the ones being assessed.

Once the outsiders had left, the people at the Yunbao club began to solve their internal problems. Apart from Zarad, everyone stood together on the same side, silently watching the former.

”You… You are really General Zarad? The one who retired from the Star Alliance military… The great hero?” From her facial expression, you could see that Xia Qi still hadn't recovered, she was still stunned. But who could blame her? She had just experienced a round of feelings similar to having one's dreams shattered, now she couldn't help but confirming this matter with the other in person.

The General Zarad in her mind was a great hero who had made outstanding contributions to the peace in the interstellar. To her, such a great hero who had made outstanding achievements had to be a dignified man with an extraordinary appearance.

But the reality was a little cruel.

An appearance out of the ordinary indeed— A very dignified beard— Thinking of that unkempt beard that he had finally shaved off after she had urged him for several days, Xia Qi felt her once beautiful fantasy being smashed into pieces.

Meeting the other's gaze, Zarad for some reason felt a little more guilty. But he still lowered his head, confirming it.

There was a Star Alliance General in their club! Although the other people in the club did not worship Zarad as much as Xia Qi, when suddenly discovering that the other was a bigwig, their behavior could not help but change.

Still, for them to be polite and respectful all of a sudden… They had been colleagues for so long, they did not feel like they were facing a bigwig right now.

But to continue to interact with each other as before, it also seemed a bit awkward…

”We are all colleagues at this club, status and rank are irrelevant. We will be together for a long time in the future.”

Following Xia Qi, Xia Tao at this time said this in an attempt to mediate the situation.

Even though they had still to completely recover from the shock and currently had barely just half-processed this astonishing fact, they were slowly beginning to accept this huge piece of information.

As it was true, Xia Qi also started to persuade herself. Actually, the image the other had when he first arrived had been sloppy and depressing. But once he became an official employee of their club, his images had not been like that since.

It was just that he was a little lazy and did not shave often. It was not like he was not that great hero. If you looked closely, the other still had the air of a General, he was still very dignified and his posture straight. After convincing herself in this way, Xia Qi felt that her crushed dream had at last been somewhat pieced together.

”How many points can we get in this assessment?” Recalling the bonus points they got for the combat instructor, Zheng Zhou could not help asking this question.

According to what the assessors said earlier, at least 137 points could be added to that part… If they were really added, was it possible for their club to get into the top three thousand?

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Translator’s note:

I guess it is Zarad´s turn to traumatize Xia Qi, haha. I really feel for her, but at least she seems to have come to terms with it.

On another note, here is a drawing I made of the assessors’ reactions. ^^

[1] – 心服口服 xīn fú kǒu fú, ”convinced in heart and by word” is an idiom, it means to be sincerely convinced and ready to concede

[2] – 走后门 zǒu hòu mén, ”to enter by the back door” means to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels.