Jilted by Day, Cuddled At Night

Because freshmen contestants generally got eliminated in the preliminaries.

The number of sophomores was just right, a moderate amount.

And for the juniors... only one student was eliminated.

That was Molto.

Mu Lei, who made this decision, leisurely sipped his tea while browsing the school forum.

The discussion concentrated in the forum section dedicated to the Mecha competition, filled with students’ rants.

At the same time, Su Wan and her friends were also researching relevant information.

Sheng An frowned, "The format adopted for this rematch is different from the past. However, there also weren’t so many freshmen and sophomores signing up in the past."

Luo Jina propped her face with one hand, listlessly eating a cheese cupcake, "I can’t understand it; who made such a complicated competition format?"

Su Wan sighed, "It’s said to be Director Mu."

As soon as Luo Jina heard this, she clutched the cupcake in her hands and leaned in, "Xiaowan, I heard a rumor that Director Mu seems to be becoming your stepdad!"

"Who did you hear that from?"

"Your big brother Su Yun ah! Recently, he’s been running to Director Mu’s office all the time. He let slip to his roommate that Director Mu is dating your mom."

Upon hearing this, Su Wan’s mouth twitched.

When, oh when, would her blood elder brother actually use his skills and abilities in a proper way?

Thank goodness the Commander’s image when outside is always cold and icy.

If he were a person of high status and significant authority, yet also very amiable,

Su Yun would have probably rushed up long ago, asking this ’brother-in-law’ to help him secure a job.

Joining the first Starship Squadron!

As it was, since the ’brother-in-law’ was unattainable, upon learning that his mom’s boyfriend was Director Mu, Su Yun instantly changed his tactical policy.

Su Wan gave it some thought.

Should she remind Director Mu?

But then again, what kind of person is Su Yun? Even if she doesn’t remind him, Director Mu should be able to figure it out, right?

Su Wan guessed correctly.

It would be an overstatement to say that every student in the entire school understood, but Director Mu Lei almost never forgot a student he came across in their entire military academy.

Once he looked over someone’s file, he’d remember that person distinctly.

Su Yun?

When Mu Lei confirmed his interest in Lin Ranyue, of course, he started to observe her two children at school right away.

There’s no need to mention Su Wan; you just can’t ignore her wherever she is.

And as for Su Yun...

Mu Lei objectively thought that he was a talented kid with decent spiritual power, but he was a bit too eager to succeed.

If he could be patient and cultivate his skills diligently,

he might well achieve success in the future.

But, that hinges on him changing his overeagerness and building his foundation solidly, improving and strengthening himself step by step.

Instead, he looked at this young man who had been frequently appearing before him recently.

Mu Lei shook his head.

He falls far short of that girl Su Wan.

Su Yun still thought he had effectively concealed his intentions.

He said to Mu Lei with a smile, "Director Mu, the list for the rematch isn’t out yet, but I’ve already turned into Xiaowan’s opponent, what should I do?"

"May the best man win."

Su Yun probed further, "After the rematch, for the finals, there will be some big shots coming, right?"

Last time, they said the first Starship Squadron wouldn’t recruit from this cycle’s Mecha competition.

As it turned out, not only did Commander Gu come, but all his adjutants showed up too!

Su Yun was quite frustrated.

Why didn’t Xiaowan tell him such important intelligence?

Mu Lei, observing the probing look in Su Yun’s eyes, smiled a bit, "Wait until you win, then we’ll talk."

Su Yun: "Director Mu, I definitely won’t lose."

"Not necessarily, you should know that even if you’re on the winning side of the team battle, you’ll need to pass a comprehensive score, and it’s possible... you might be OUT!"

Su Yun: "..."

Mecha competition, semifinals, team battle.

juniors formed Team A.

sophomores and freshmen formed Team B.

Don’t be deceived by Team B’s numerical advantage for now.

But in terms of combat power, they were far from the level of Team A.

Many in Team B had already lost their fighting spirit.

The day before the semifinals, Team B’s members held an online meeting to select their leader.

people split into ten groups, with fifteen in each group, electing a captain.

And out of the 151, they elected a single Chief Commander.

Su Wan was also online, watching them argue, this one wanting to be in charge, and that one as well.

Alex: What are you all scrambling for? I have never seen you this active and enthusiastic before!

Su Wan: Isn’t it simple? Everyone wants to perform well. Good performance means bonus points. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Su Wan: Even if Team B fails, as long as the performance is good, the comprehensive score will be high, which could lead to advancement.

The winning side’s advancement percentage is eighty percent.

The losing side’s advancement percentage is twenty percent.

Meaning, becoming a group leader greatly increased the chances of being in that twenty percent.

The crowd, already resigned to their expected loss, suddenly felt their inner desires poked at, and one by one, they became a bit irritated.

But since it was Su Wan, they didn’t dare to say anything.

In the end, someone did speak up.

Pandora: For team battles, there will definitely be offensive and defensive confrontations.

Pandora: Let’s have a round of Virtual Wilderness Battle and select the Chief Commander and squad leaders based on personal combat achievements.

Pandora: Any objections?

Roy: No problem.

Roy was a sophomore honor student from Solo Combat Department, and his grandfather was Dean Luo Qi of the Interstellar Court.

As for Pandora, there’s no need to elaborate – born into a military family, this freshman had terrifying combat power and super strong spiritual power!

Both were Beastmen.

And they were recognized as the strongest combat forces in Team B!

With the two of them agreeing to this method, no one dared to object.

Even everyone believed that at least one of these two would definitely be the Chief Commander.

Su Wan naturally had no objections either.

However, before logging into the virtual game, Pandora sent her a private message.

Pandora: Su Wan, let’s have another challenge!

Su Wan: ...

Pity this sister, if she weren’t female, she might have really fallen for me with her persistence in chasing after me.

Su Wan was worried she might have a crush on her!

She didn’t reply to Pandora’s message.

Before logging into Wilderness Battle, Su Wan did a web search to understand how the game worked.

Luckily, it was mostly similar to the combat games she had played on Ancient Earth.

One hundred fifty-one players would be thrown into a wilderness city to fend for themselves.

The number of other players each person killed would count towards their personal achievements.

Meaning, if you were very good at surviving till the end, that wouldn’t be enough.

You had to make kills to score points.

Walking on the tarred road of the deserted city, Su Wan listened to the whistling cold wind around her and remembered the game instructions stating that weapons and supplies were all hidden inside buildings.

So, she needed to go in and collect them?

But starting inside the buildings gave those players a significant advantage.

Just as Su Wan thought this, an overhead notification flashed that the current number of players in the game was 149.

Oh, two people were already out.

Just as Su Wan was considering her options, suddenly, a smear of green rushed towards her.