Chapter 1 The Cafeteria

The cafeteria at Tianjing was quite good, especially for the mech and starship departments. Today, Ma Long was splurging, heading straight to the second floor, which offered various à la carte dishes and occasionally some better specialty ingredients, like those from the Moon, Mars, and even Titan.

Of course, these all originated from the Earth lineage, mainly with differences in raw materials. Titan-produced beef was unique, and the price of Tai-beef was also at the top, definitely worthy of being called "Tai Niu" (too awesome). The meat was delicious, juicy, and rich in rare energy, thanks to the unique elements of Titan, a great supplement for warriors. Ma Long was clearly very happy, one steak per person, and everyone was enjoying it immensely.

"Did you guys hear? Principal Long is seriously dissatisfied with the performance of the last mech department, so this year's team will have selections. Several captains have already been appointed, one of whom is your class monitor, First Sister. I'm rooting for her. Hong Tu and Zhao Zhihan are completely useless, what kind of crap are they playing?" After a small beer, Ma Long's mood soared, "Wu Zang, you must be in it, right?"

Wu Zang nodded, silently ordering another steak. Ma Long's mouth twitched. He had overlooked the appetite of these beasts. He had just been bragging about eating as much as they wanted.

He was too hasty.

"I'll add one too." Zuo Xiaotang was also not polite. Opportunities to fleece the big head Ma were rare.

"Damn, where's the humanity? One more at most, no more, or my marriage money will be gone." Seeing the situation was not right, Ma Long didn't care about face anymore. "Has First Sister selected any team members yet?"

"Currently, there's me. I don't know about the others."

"Seriously, our dorm's third brother is the most promising. Maybe we'll all have to rely on you in the future." Ma Long said without hesitation. The Wu family was from an ancient martial arts family. It was obvious that his family managed Wu Zang very strictly. He didn't show any signs of being a spoiled brat and trained the most diligently. With such good resources, high talent, and more effort than others, who else could succeed if he didn't?

Wu Zang was a little embarrassed when Sheng Man arrived, "Sorry, something came up, I'm late. Is there anything happy today that we're eating so well?"

Before anyone could speak, Ma Long quickly said, "It's the first day of school, we have to cheer up the brothers, honey, come, here."

Ma Long had prepared everything for Sheng Man in advance. Sheng Man smiled slightly and sat next to Ma Long. Sheng Man, now a junior, had fully blossomed into a woman with charm, every glance and smile was particularly flavorful. Although they had been dating for a year, their relationship was really good. As soon as Sheng Man arrived, Ma Long stopped paying attention to them.

Fortunately, Li Hao and the others were used to it. But somehow, the beef in the plate suddenly didn't smell as good.

At this time, two more people walked over with their plates, looking for a place to sit. The cafeteria, which had been full of loud discussions, instantly lowered its volume by several decibels, and people began to whisper.

It was Zhou Naiyi and Ye Tong. The news of Ye Tong's arrival at Tianjing Mech Academy had spread instantly, and she was extremely popular. She was also a highly anticipated newcomer this year. In fact, everyone thought that with her strength and fighting style, she would go to NUP. To be honest, NUP could offer better treatment, but she chose Tianjing.

Zhou Naiyi saw Li Hao, "Xiao Tong, I'll talk to Li Hao for a few words, it'll be quick."...."Naiyi-jie, since we've met, let's eat together." Ye Tong said.

Zhou Naiyi didn't care. The two walked over, and Ye Tong went directly to Zuo Xiaotang, smiled slightly, "Senior, can I have a seat?"

Zuo Xiaotang was instantly stunned, and jumped up, "No problem, you sit."

Ye Tong sat next to Li Hao with her plate, while Zhou Naiyi sat opposite Li Hao. Everyone didn't know what these two were up to. Sheng Man greeted them generously. She was in the journalism department and was very familiar with Zhou Naiyi, and she was also very interested in Ye Tong.

"Li Hao, Principal Long has reformed the mechanism for this year's Mech Martial Arts Competition. I will be one of the selected teams. Do you want to participate?" Zhou Naiyi asked.

Everyone at the table was stunned. Li Hao was also stunned, "Me? Forget it, it's enough to have Wu Zang in our dorm."

"What if Principal Long specifically asked you to participate?" Zhou Naiyi stared at Li Hao, trying to observe something from his expression.

The old principal brought him from the journalism department to the mech department, and Principal Long gave him such an opportunity. With Long Danni's personality, it was obviously not because of anyone's face, but that there was something wrong with Li Hao.

"Can I refuse?" Li Hao was stunned. What was going on? Could it be…

Somehow, Zhou Naiyi felt that Li Hao was avoiding something. Starting from wanting to help him train yesterday, and thinking carefully, his words revealed a kind of disinterest… perfunctoriness.

Yes, it was perfunctoriness, which made Zhou Naiyi a little uncomfortable.

"No, this is the principal's direct order. You must participate. As for whether you can stay, it depends on your performance." Zhou Naiyi said decisively.

Li Hao shrugged helplessly, "Monitor, I can participate, but you know my situation. I often work overtime at night, and the time I can participate in training may not be stable."

Ye Tong, who was next to him, didn't know why, but his eyes narrowed a little, and he knocked on the plate, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

Ye Tong smiled, "Senior, I'm looking forward to being your teammate. With great power comes great responsibility. Sometimes it's better to be more proactive."

Ye Tong's words were obviously meaningful, but who was this… Li Hao?

"Li Hao, you're hiding it very well. You usually don't seem interested in anything. When did you meet Tong-shen?" Sheng Man asked curiously. The personalities of 4396 were all very distinctive. Wu Zang was a martial arts fanatic, and he wasn't interested in anything except training and becoming stronger. She even introduced her girlfriend to Wu Zang, but the other party didn't even go, it was really tough. As for Zuo Xiaotang, he was a senior otaku, but he was very talented in shooting. As for Li Hao, he was the least present, but it was hard to ignore him, perhaps because of that inexplicable self-confidence and carelessness.

Ye Tong looked at Li Hao, "Senior, it seems they don't know your true identity. After so many years, you really haven't changed your personality."

Zhou Naiyi and the others put down their chopsticks and looked at Li Hao and Ye Tong.

"This, Shimei, is there some misunderstanding…" Zuo Xiaotang couldn't help but say. He knew Li Hao's situation. He grew up in an orphanage. In the middle, he seemed to have participated in some training. After he came back, he studied in Tianjing's preparatory class, and then was admitted to Tianjing Mech Academy. The others also knew this.

"Do you know about the Solar System Apocalypse Youth Class?" Ye Tong said.

"Who doesn't know about that? That youth class is almost a myth. It was the only time the four major federations joined hands to do something. The people who came out of it were all top experts. It seems that there was a major accident and it was never held again. Tsk tsk, it's a golden sign." Ma Long said. Many of the powerhouses in this Mech Martial Arts Competition came from that youth class.

"Li Hao, should I say it later, or should you say it yourself?" Ye Tong said with a half-smile.

Li Hao was stunned, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "What's the matter? Yes, I participated in that youth class, but something happened later, and it was disbanded. That was a few years ago."

Clang…

Ma Long's spoon dropped into the plate, and a table of people stared at Li Hao in stunned silence, especially Zhou Naiyi. She also wanted to enter that class back then. Ordinary people may not be very clear, but the top leaders of the major federations attached great importance to it. She participated in the test, but was eliminated in the first round.

"Are you saying that you know the Moon War God Maxis? You know the Heavenly King Fan Liewei, you… and the Martian Wolf King Basta were classmates in the youth class?"

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