Chapter 245: Returning to Norton (1/2)
Chapter 245: Returning to Norton
Translator: Double_LEditor: Hitesh_
Nevertheless, Martians had a totally different criterion when it came to the recognition of a strong fighter. To them, an ace had to be brave, ferocious, and never back down from any obstacles.
In the eyes of Earthlings and Ivantians, Lie Kent always looked like an irrational fool. Yet, in the eyes of fellow Martians, Lie Kent was a cool and straightforward person who followed his heart regardless of situations, which was why they admired him a lot.
After all, cultures were expected to vary on different planets.
In recent years, the development of Mars had increased significantly due to their strategic whereabout, causing Martians to become extremely proud of themselves. In their point of view, Martians were the toughest fighters throughout the human race, and they had sacrificed a lot in the development progress of mankind.
Many years ago, Mars was being known as the battleground of Martians and Kaedeians against Zergs, a living hell indeed.
Somehow, this was also another reason why Martians were born aggressive.
As soon as Lie Kent made that announcement, all fellow Martians cheered, and couldn’t wait for that day to come.
To be honest, Martians would be extremely disappointed if Lie Kent were to fight Einherjar Wannabe in the virtual arena of PA. Some even thought that it would be a disgrace to the great House of Lie!
Generally speaking, Martians were never fond of Li Shimin and Patroclus; they hated Li Shimin’s guts for playing down-to-earth. As for Patroclus, they disliked him because he would always distance himself and act like a sissy instead of showing off his actual power, and they had no idea why he would do that.
Without a doubt, everyone on Earth would be supporting Einherjar Wannabe if he were to face off against Lie Kent. After all, Earthlings were born with a great sense of pride for their own race, and not to mention they hated Lie Kent’s arrogance.
In fact, they couldn’t wait to see Lie Kent get his ass kicked by Einherjar Wannabe.
The supporters of both Einherjar Wannabe and Lie Kent soon began their ”chat war” on the official forum, causing the traffic to become slow. As the ”chat war” kept escalating, there was still no reply from Einherjar Wannabe himself.
Actually, Wang Tong was well aware of what was going on, yet he was uncertain about going to Mars.
It was not only because he couldn’t afford the travel ticket, but he would soon be joining the troops towards Norton. Hence, he decided to put it aside and let the uproar die on its own. After all, there was not enough time for him to bother that much.
Most importantly, Wang Tong couldn’t think of any ways to protect his secret identity if he agreed to do this. As Einherjar Wannabe, Wang Tong would be able to try out his new fighting ideas without any worries. Yet, if he chose to reveal himself, he would immediately be placed under the spotlight. Somehow, it also meant putting his life at stake, and he would never want that to happen.
Instead of paying attention to the uproar, Wang Tong would rather focus on training and perfecting his own elemental forces, especially when it came to the mastery of interchanging between two different elements.
Carl and the rest of the team were the first batch to leave for Norton, while Wang Tong and Zhou Sisi were scheduled to depart two days later.
As for Mr. Wannabe, he decided to do nothing but watch TV for as long as possible, because life would never be as easy as soon as they arrived at Norton.
Since Einherjar Wannabe wasn’t replying to Lie Kent’s request, the Martians immediately became arrogant and assumed that Einherjar Wannabe was afraid of Lie Kent. Almost all of their TV channels even began to trash Einherjar Wannabe and Li Shimin while flattering and touting their ”almighty highness of Mars”.
In the eyes of Martians, Einherjar Wannabe and Li Shimin were nothing but a couple of timid chickens.
Mr. Wannabe was infuriated when he saw that. How he wished he could strangle Lie Kent to death immediately!
”Yo Wang Tong, let’s teach that arrogant as*hole a lesson right now. I’m sick of him sullying my name!” Mr. Wannabe roared angrily, as mad as a lion.
”Chill man, we’re leaving for Norton in two days, and we have no time for this idiot at all. Most importantly, how are we supposed to get to Mars?”
”Ask him to come to Earth then!”
”Like I said, we’re leaving in two days. Right now, it’s already too late for us to make such a demand. Furthermore, how am I supposed to reveal myself as Einherjar Wannabe?” Wang Tong replied with a laugh.
”But.. that m*therf*cker is too cocky!” Mr. Wannabe couldn’t hold back his anger. Apparently, those television programs sure did a good job in teaching him how to swear.
”Haha, relax! Martians are all like that. Even the Blade Warrior himself had the lineage of Martians.” Wang Tong smiled and said.
”What the f*ck man? How I wish I could teach them a lesson right here right now!” Mr. Wannabe was trying to cool down his fury. He would really consider teaching those Martians a lesson if only he had Blade Warrior’s legendary METAL Suit...
All of a sudden, Wang Tong and Mr. Wannabe turned towards each other the moment the word ”METAL Suit” came across their minds.
No one would be able to recognize Wang Tong as long as he was equipping the METAL Suit!
Yet, there was another catch. Apparently, Wang Tong’s lack of Soul Energy would not be able to support the METAL Suit for a long period of time, and his face would be revealed the moment he unequipped the METAL Suit.
Suddenly, Wang Tong remembered the mask that he once wore on stage. That simple mask sure did a great job in protecting his identity. However, he was afraid that his identity would be discovered easily by using facial comparing technology. But perhaps, this problem would be solved if he would wear a ghoul mask that people normally wore during Halloween.
Nevertheless, Wang Tong shook his head and dropped that idea; he had no time for this kind of fuss.
As Old Fart always said, ‘Do the right thing instead of keeping it real.’
Mr. Wannabe was pretty upset, but there was nothing he could do except watching television. Within minutes, Mr. Wannabe’s anger was washed away by some funny sitcoms…
Two days later, Wang Tong had once again boarded the spacecraft towards Norton. Although he was travelling back to the same planet, yet it felt completely different, not to mention he was also accompanied by different people this time.
The first batch consisted of more than ten thousand students in all five spacecrafts, and they were also accompanied by teams of soldiers; it seemed like Earth Confederation was trying to eradicate the pests on Norton as quickly as possible.
For most of the students, this was their first time leaving Earth, and amongst them, only a few had been to Norton before. One of such students was Wang Tong, who had never dreamt of revisiting that living hell once again.
Even though there wasn’t much stuff inside a military spacecraft, yet it was way better than his previous ride, more comfortable to be exact. The cabin was filled with excitement from fellow students, yet it seemed like most of them were not aware of the purpose of this ”field-trip”.
Most people assumed that mankind had completely taken over Norton, and all that was left to do was to exterminate the remaining Zergs. Yet in reality, the military’s requests for reinforcement had been gradually increasing for the past two years, and based on the current situation, they were still far from gaining total control of the planet.
Back then, Wang Tong didn’t pay much attention to that, since it was none of his business. But now, things were different as he would be heading back to Norton again, and he needed to recollect his past experiences and new knowledge about dealing with Zergs as soon as possible. After spending months studying in Ayrlarng, Wang Tong realized that what worried him the most was not the number of Zerg’s legion, rather it was their huge and complicated species breakdown.
Wang Tong even began to suspect if there was actually another reason for Zergs to invade Norton instead of simply to ambush mankind’s army.
New species of Zergs had once again being discovered on Norton, and of course, those species had yet to be included in the latest textbooks. Somehow their process of evolution had become quicker in recent years, which was exceptionally strange, unless this was also part of their plan… What if they were able to think like humans and managed to combine R&D with their evolution abilities?
Wang Tong shook his head and decided not to let his imagination go wild. However, the whole universe would be in deep trouble if that really happened.
”Attention to all passengers… Extreme speed cruising will begin in one hour. Please gather at the vessel cabin immediately!”
Wang Tong proceeded as told. Apparently, the students of Ayrlarng were being distributed to different platoons, and there were no familiar faces in the one he got sent to. This time, the military had decided to combine students of all academies together and redistribute them to different groups, hopefully to balance the level of every team.
The students in this vessel were all from S-ranked, A-ranked, as well as B-ranked academies. Only a small amount of students from B-ranked academies were recruited as foot soldiers, because their performances were weaker compared to the others. As for the students from A-ranked academies, they served as the main forces, and were distributed to various departments in the army. Most of the students from S-ranked academies were recruited in the Battlecraft Fleet crew.
The purpose of combining students from various academies together was to build-up relationships between academies, as well as to stimulate the competitiveness amongst students.
Most of the students in Wang Tong’s platoon had not seen each other before, and some outgoing ones had even begun to chat with the other team members. Although Wang Tong was quite talkative himself, yet the mixed feelings about revisiting Norton had killed his mood of talking.
Wang Tong’s platoon consisted of about twenty students, and without a doubt, the most popular student had to be the one from Yalden. After all that was the student from one of Earth Confederation’s strongest academy. Soon, that person became the center of attraction, and was seen happily chatting with the other platoon members.
Instead of joining their chit-chat, Wang Tong decided to close his eyes and get some sleep before extreme speed cruising, he was hoping to get enough rest before reaching Centaurus Cluster. It appeared that Wang Tong wasn’t the only one who remained silent, but Wang Tong could tell that they kept quiet due to nervousness.
Mankind might have found ways to boost up one’s physical strength, yet they still couldn’t find a way to overcome their shyness.
As the spacecraft shut all cabin doors and began to cruise at extreme speed, most of the students soon began to fall asleep. Wang Tong had fallen into a deep slumber, and soon, he would be waking up in a different continent of the universe.
Wang Tong saw Ma Xiaoru in his dream. The charming lady was gently smiling at him while whispering his name in her sweet voice…
”Ladies and gentlemen, we would be arriving planet Norton shortly. This is the first planet being discovered in the Centaurus Cluster that is suitable for mankind to live in, as well as full of mineral resources...” A brief introduction of Norton was being played on the cabin’s monitor as students began to come out from their sleeping capsules and gather in the lobby. Many of them were startled by the magnificent view of the outer space and that beautiful planet.
Most of the students were extremely excited. Some were even seen grabbing their fists, as this would be their chance to perform and build up their own portfolios!
”Haha, it seems like our future generals are quite excited.”
”Sir, would you like to teach them a lesson?”
”Not now. Let them be for the moment. I’m sure their officer-in-charge will shape them up later.”
Two officers sneered while observing the excited students through the glass window. Somehow, they were extremely annoyed by the fact that they were given orders for taking care of those kids by the military. After all, they were all trained fighters and proud warriors, not nannies and babysitters!
Without a doubt, the garrisons were absolutely not fond of those lucky little brats, yet they had no choice but to obey for the order from their superiors.
”At least they can be our ”housekeepers” for the time being, since they’re still weaker in terms of combat performances.”
”Well, perhaps that kid from the S-ranked academy would be more useful.”
”Compared to the others, he might be better in terms of abilities, yet his lack of experience would only make him a burden for us on the battlefield. Hence, we have to teach all of them the rules of this place. Even though they have signed the life and death agreement before getting on board and the Confederation is okay with a number of casualties, still they need to know the basics of surviving this war between the mankind and Zergs!”
”Yes, sir!”
Planet Norton’s five times stronger gravity kicked in as their spacecraft entered its thick atmosphere. Almost all of the students began to cheer as the vessel prepared to land.
However, Wang Tong kept calm while the others were busy getting excited. He was amused by their crazy cheers like ”Men conquer all!” or ”Send Zergs to Hell!” and so on. Those people had no idea what was going to happen in the future.
Anyhow, they were just a group of students filled with passion. Sooner or later, their passion would be washed away by reality for sure. Hopefully, the whole mission would only be ”exterminating the remaining Zergs”, as stated by the military.
Finally, their spacecraft landed on Norton’s Headquarter Base. Apparently, the reconstructed building was five times bigger than the last one that was destroyed by Zergs, and it also had a better defense system.
Everyone got off the vessel and queued up at the assembly area according to their ID number, and each unit was then being ordered to different places under the lead of their respective handling officer.
Wang Tong’s unit of twenty students was then finally greeted by their handling officer, ”Ladies, welcome to Norton. I’m Sergeant Turner, and I’ll be responsible for shaping you bunch of sissies into real men. Only then we’ll be able to kick some Zerg-asses!”
Turner arrogantly scanned across the whole team. He was pissed off by this bunch of weaklings who couldn’t even stand straight!
”Mr. Turner Sir, but we’re already men!” Some random guy from an A-ranked academy replied proudly. He was unhappy to be called a sissy, since he was already the well respected top-notch in his academy. But most of all, he didn’t sign up for this to be treated like a low-ranked foot soldier.
Turner walked towards the boy and stared at him ferociously, yet the male student bravely stood still and stared back.
All of a sudden, Turner attacked the student without giving any warning, and broke the student’s left arm before he could defend with his GN Force.
The student was left alone crying in pain.
”Medics, get this weak-ass sissy out of my sight!” Turner roared.
”Listen up you bunch of p*ssies, I don’t care how you were pampered back then. From now onwards, you will be treated like a low ranked soldier, and you have no choice but to obey to my orders, IS THAT CLEAR?” Turner roared again, and the rest of the team replied discreetly.
”I CAN’T HEAR YOU!”
”UNDERSTOOD, SIR!”
”From today onwards, your only reply will be YES SIR! DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?”
”Yes, Sir!”
”LOUDER, YOU BUNCH OF PUNK-A*S WEAKLINGS!”
”YES, SIR!”
”Good! That’s the first step of becoming a standard soldier. Now, pay attention. As soldiers, there are three rules that you need to obey; Number 1, follow orders! Number 2, follow orders! Number 3, follow orders! Do I make myself clear?”
”Yes, Sir!”
Turner scanned through the team of nineteen dumbasses once again. All of the students were given the same military uniforms as normal soldiers, yet they were instructed to wear their school badges on the right side of their uniforms in order to tell them apart.
Turner walked around the team and stopped in front of the boy from Yalden, ”Forward private, announce yourself!”
”Zhao Zhiting from S-Ranked Academy of Yalden, Sir!” Zhao Zhiting stepped forward and announced himself briefly yet full of spirit. After all, S-ranked academies like Yalden did provide an excellent academic training to their students. The only problem would be his lack of military exposure.
Nevertheless, Turner was quite happy with Zhao Zhiting’s soldier-like performance, and could even do better if he were given proper military training.
”I’d like you to become the unit captain in-charge for this group of ladies. Do you accept?”
”Yes, Sir!” Zhao Zhiting answered spontaneously and saluted. To him, this was his opportunity to shine brightly.