No Substitutes for the Bigshots' Dream Girl Anymore!-Chapter 1590: Discussion

"It’s only the freshmen who are excited. Anyone who has gone through the last team selection knows this isn’t a good thing."

People were talking, some happy, some skeptical, and of course, some angry.

Regardless of their attitudes, the command could not be changed.

Even the old principal of the Mecha Academy couldn’t change it.

The royal family has really put pressure this time, requiring all the students of the Mecha Academy to rush to the border, no exceptions.

Those who perform well in the team selection will skip the trial period and become official members.

It’s like forcing ducks onto a perch.

"Alright, quiet down!" the instructor on stage commanded.

Half a minute later, the square slowly quieted down.

Most of the freshmen were at the front of the team, while students like Jay Brown and Samuel Hoffman were mostly at the back.

So even as the instructor spoke from the stage, they continued discussing at the back.

"This is almost exactly what we guessed last night."

"It seems the royal family really can’t hold out anymore. I heard that Mentor Wayne Lane was recently sent directly to the border."

"Are we really going to be fighting? Are those wanderers that strong?"

Samuel Hoffman asked.

Someone patted his shoulder, "It’s probably not the wanderers who are strong, but their boss."

"Boss?" Samuel looked perplexed.

The others just smiled and said nothing.

That name, no one dared to mention.

Jay Brown seemed to have a vacant look, as if he was lost in thought, until someone called his name, and he came back to his senses.

"What?"

The person repeated, "Jay, we were just saying, if there are no surprises this time, you should be able to smoothly join the Mecha team, right?"

"Just don’t know which team I’ll join," Samuel muttered.

Someone answered him, "Definitely not the Mecha Team Six."

At that remark, everyone fell silent.

Mecha Team Six was the team Hannah belonged to. She alone led the team at the border to defend against foreign invaders. But during the most critical moment in the battle, Hannah waited in vain for reinforcements.

It seemed certain they would lose the battle, but at a critical moment, she infiltrated the enemy camp alone and turned the tide.

However, no matter how skilled she was, escaping the enemy’s gunfire, she couldn’t escape betrayal from within.

It was then that the entire Mecha Team Six was wiped out, and Hannah was executed at the cold border for the crime of betraying the royal family.

Lately, rumors that Hannah is still alive have been circulating more and more; some even claim she was previously detained in the royal dungeon but later escaped.

This news provoked heated debates quickly, but the royal family soon issued a statement debunking the rumors, suppressing all related news, and affirming that Hannah was indeed executed on the cold border a hundred years ago.

Of course, some believed, while others did not.

The instructor’s speech had concluded, and at the moment of announcing the dismissal, the instructor called Jay Brown’s name.

Under the curious gazes of the crowd, Jay followed the instructor to the principal’s office.

"I heard the royal family intends to train a new commander. It’s probably going to be Jay."

"Are you sure? Isn’t Mentor Wayne Lane still around?"

"What about it? The former Han..."

They abruptly stopped talking, and under the puzzled looks of their juniors, a few seniors casually fobbed off a saying before walking away.