Chapter 466: Undesired Side Effects (1/2)

Chapter 466: Undesired Side Effects

Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Ye Chong stared at the ad on the holographic screen, lost in thought.

He remembered when he first escaped from the trash planet. In the past, mechs were still new to him. Back then, long range mechs were mainstream in the Five Galaxies, and few people would choose to use close range mechs. Now, he actually saw an ad for hiring close range mech instructors.

He gathered his thoughts and decided to try it out.

Ye Chong never had much luck in asking for the directions in the past. However, under Shang's guidance, he found that everything went smoothly this time. With a polite tone, mellow voice, and a relaxed stance, the passerby that he stopped to ask for directions quickly pointed to him in the right way. Moreover, the person even offered to bring him there.

After accomplishing this, Shang said happily, ”Ye, this is the power of socializing. Often, it is more useful than brute force.”

Ye Chong silently agreed. Shang was right. Compared to grabbing someone by the throat and demanding for directions, this method was a lot more effective.

Ye Chong began to train even more earnestly. This caused him to arrive at the hiring location in a deep state of fatigue.

It was all too tiring! Shang had required that his disguise looked as natural as possible. This was not a problem for ordinary people, but a huge problem for Ye Chong! He was already used to being calculative and precise, and could control his breathing to be rhythmic with less than a 0.01 second difference between breaths. However, this so-called natural behavior that Shang described, with natural pulse, natural breathing, natural pace, natural muscular state, natural stance, natural gaze …

The training did not require him to move so much, but it was extremely tiring! Besides, Ye Chong had given his all into this training. Soon, undesirable side effects began to kick in.

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Brahm studied the lifeless young man before him, and frowned.

How could people like this come to try out for the position as instructor? He smiled coldly inside. No one had tried to make trouble with the Research Consortium's hiring process so far, but this young man must be quite daring. Given the currently urgent situation, close range mech pilots were one of the highly demanded occupations. Frontline battles did not cease, but the higher-ups had still ordered for them to hire a new batch of close range mech pilots.

Brahm immediately categorized Ye Chong as one of the troublesome youngsters in the neighborhood. He had never heard of any instructors at such a young age, with the exception of a few proteges. As for this particular young man, he looked skinny and sluggish, with eyes that stared blankly and a wooden expression. If this young man can become an instructor, then Brahm himself could very well be promoted to Commander.

Brahm's voice was strict. ”We're hiring close range combat instructors here. Unrelated personnel are advised to leave.”

The young man seemed unfazed, and did not prepare to leave, while still looking weary and tired.

Ye Chong was feeling extremely exhausted! This exhaustion was unlike the physical kind, but of the mental kind. It was as if there were two personalities inside him, one destroying the other. No wonder Shang had said that physical pain was nothing compared to mental pain. Shang had even given him examples, like interrogations. Only by finding a psychological weakness in the interrogated could one be able to extract the necessary information.

So it was like this! Ye Chong could feel a headache beginning inside his head. His whole body felt heavy and weak, and his condition deteriorated.

There were only six people in the waiting room.

Ye Chong was not in his best condition, but he still managed to take note of his surroundings. He heard the hiring officer's words, but did not think that it was directed to him. Ye Chong found his mental focus becoming more and more hazy.

Unrelated personnel? He was here to be interviewed, and therefore not an unrelated person. Hence, Ye Chong filtered away the words coming from Brahm.

”Are you here for the interview?”

Ye Chong could not understand the hostility in the officer's voice, but he was not offended. Not that he had the energy to get worked up anyway.

”Yes,” Ye Chong replied weakly, and resumed his silence. His training required a lot of mental concentration, and his mind was beginning to have a splitting headache. His mental condition was worsening, and his thought process was heavily compromised.

Brahm was furious seeing the young man replying without even looking him in the eye. He wasted no more words and passed a card with the number 231 on it to Ye Chong.

”This is your number. You'll only need to go through a test in actual combat. If you pass, you'll be hired,” Brahm explained coldly.

”Okay,” the young man acknowledged him and took the card, then entered the waiting room.

Noticing so many people lining up in front of him as he entered the combat test arena, Ye Chong decided to find a spot in a corner and rest. He was too tired, and desperately needed to rest. Shang had not expected the huge strain his training routines had created for Ye Chong, and was not quickly modifying his training plan accordingly.

The fact Ye Chong had gone to sleep right before facing the test was a deplorable action that the all the hiring staff observed with contempt. Since when was the Research Consortium underestimated like this?

There were many forces at play in Gray Valley, but only the Research Consortium held the highest power. They controlled all the latest tech, and had it not stood up when the red-tailed beasts appeared, the current alliance would never have been formed. So far, every round of recruitment by the Research Consortium was attended by capable men and women in Gray Valley, but even the most arrogant of them would not behave in a challenging manner.