Chapter 178 (1/2)
Chapter 178: Last Minute Preparations
As was often the case, Lan Jue had arrived at theto send Qianlin to school He likewise heard from her that today was the day the NEU and Lir University were to begin corounds All teachers were expected to attend and learn from the spectacle The electives instructors were no exception
He’d left Hua Li and Chu Cheng back at Skyfire Avenue They were in the underground, training mecha combat in the jewelry store warehouse while he was busy Hua Li had shut off his communicator and was once more effectively ‘in the wind’ – at least as far as Mo Xiao was concerned Hua Li knew she was no fool, that she probably suspected he was hiding in the Avenue Luckily, however, she had no way to get in and find his even the Poseidon Group couldn’t pull off
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“Professor, you were looking forpatiently behind the electives building in their for pupil panted from the exertion
“Right, stop pretending Your fat, but all this for two steps of running is a tad ridiculous don’t you think?” Lan Jue’s words were honest and cutting An apprentice as deceitful as this, he didn’t have any recourse
Tang Xiao chuckled, and sure enough his panting stopped i predictable? I do it to perplex my enemies”
“So I’ve noticed,” Lan Jue said wryly “Your downright rotten to the core Are you feeling confident about the competition today?”
Tang Xiao looked al of Fighters style battle with three people, right So last year we only knocked out one of their fighters before the second cleaned us all out This year they’re evenit’ll only take one of them to finish us”
Lan Jue looked impressed “What rank are these pilots?”
“The word is E Xiao shrugged “Students don’t know anything about their coames are even more intense They’re all at least E So they have us beat on every side It’s a pretty cruel way to lose”
Lan Jue thought for a ht, but I can teach you a few tricks Call it last minute preparation Are there any restrictions on the mechas specifically?”
Tang Xiao blinked “Actually, no Everyone’s permitted to use their own mecha in DreamNetWe’re pretty crappy in that department, too As you know, in Dreaeet in the real world The school helps us a little, but they don’t have the resources compared to LUThis is the main reason e can’t beat people even our own rank,ent of war ether better than we are in every way”
Lan Jue chuckled in response “Outfitting is the single last thing you need to worry about as a pilot”
Tang Xiao’s eyes flashed with sudden interest “But professor, if I don’t preppower”
Lan Jue looked over his pupil for a“You’ve worked hard lately Fine, I’ll help It helps that your combat style is different from others’ Oh, and by the way, if you should run in to that Xiao Han in the arena beat the piss out of him for me If you win, be patient”
“Got it!” Tang Xiao snapped to attention, giving his professor a sloppy salute
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Nation Eastern University Reception Hall
“Is the press release ready?” Han Ruchao inquired of shi+ Jiujiu
“Everything’s prepared,” shi+ Jiujiu’s deep voice answered “The NEU has garnered no s that Poseidon concert This can be to our advantage, however If in not only will it iht around and traolden boy”
Han Ruchao nodded his head in tacit acceptance “I can’t wait to see that look of utter defeat on his pig face We’ll beat theh froht”
It wasn’t a stretch Rarely did the NEU hold such activities, and noo in astheir field day once a year that the school approached anything as busy as this
This was different Right on the heels of Poseidon’s Sounds of Nature benefit concert, was the highly anticipated (or dreaded) educational exchange between Lir and NEU Under the guise of ‘cooperative improvement,’ of course
And yet everyone on campus knew this drama was inevitable once a year They expected to suffer at Lir’s hands, accepting it as their lot
So here it was again this year, with the people of the NEU bracing for huot to watch soet behind