Chapter 昊哥，你会黄金zone吗？
“Hao-ge, can you do the Gold Zone?” Zuo Xiaotang asked curiously. Unlike Wu Zang, he didn't have such grand dreams. For him, graduating, finding a girlfriend, and getting a good job would be a win in life.

“I guess so, but maybe it’s a little different from others,” Li Hao said, scratching his nose.

“Holy crap, awesome! You can even give Robbie pointers. Looks like our dorm is about to take off!” Zuo Xiaotang had always thought Li Hao could be amazing.

“Take off your head! Robbie’s comprehension comes from his own accumulated experience. We just happened to be there at the right time. The arc shot can be a little adjustment, but you need to strengthen your physical fitness even more than Wu Zang.”

“No way, I really can't handle that. Let me just lie down,” Zuo Xiaotang quickly waved his hand.

“If you want to play in the S Tournament, your stamina won’t keep up. And USE will be selecting top military academy teams for training in the middle of the year to prepare for the S Tournament. Don’t you want to go?”

“Why would I go? Getting into Tianjing Mech Academy has already fulfilled my life goals.” Zuo Xiaotang shook his head like a rattle drum. “In the future, I’ll find a stable job and marry a big-breasted beauty. My life will be worth it…”

Lost in his fantasies, Zuo Xiaotang smiled like a flower.

Li Hao smiled along, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes.

Bleem hadn't been harassing him lately, but he had started having some inexplicable dreams frequently. At first, they were blurry and fragmented, but recently they had become a little clearer. What Li Hao couldn’t ignore was that Zuo Xiaotang and the others appeared in his dreams. These dreams, set in the future, were they trying to tell him something, or were they just dreams?

At this moment, classmate Ma Long was chatting and laughing with Sheng Man and her best friend, Tan Ziyuan, handling the two of them with ease.

“Awesome!” Ma Long clenched his fist tightly after receiving a message from Tianxun.

“What makes you so happy?”

“Just now, our second team defeated the Puma team three to two!” Ma Long said with a smile.

“The Puma team? Which Puma team?” Tan Ziyuan asked curiously. It was quite difficult for a girl majoring in journalism to be unattractive, and Sheng Man's dorm was known as a dorm of beauties, with exceptionally high looks.

“Which one could it be? The Puma A-level Military Academy’s first team. Their captain, Robbie, was taken down by my dorm buddies. Cool, handsome, domineering!”

“So amazing?” Sheng Man and Tan Ziyuan were a little skeptical. Robbie was one of the top six experts from Earth in S10, known as the ‘Six Dragons,’ a top-tier figure. Of course, some people said Robbie was the weakest of the Six Dragons, but he was still one of them.

“Keep it a secret, okay? We’re going to have a decisive battle with Gao Yunfeng next Wednesday. The team that loses is likely to be disbanded, but we’ll definitely win!” Ma Long said confidently.

“Really? I heard that Zhou Naiyi’s leadership ability isn’t good. She even lost to Marco Polo’s second team. How could she possibly beat Gao Yunfeng?” Tan Ziyuan didn’t believe it.

“You don’t understand. We have a super大神(dàshén – expert) in our dorm. He was once a member of the Solar System Apocalypse Youth Class. Even Robbie would have to call him Li-ge (big brother) when he sees him. Definitely a top大佬(dàlǎo – big shot).” Ma Long said mysteriously.

“You’re exaggerating… You guys… aren’t you trying to introduce him to me, are you?” Tan Ziyuan glanced at the couple. No wonder they brought her, a third wheel, along when they went out to eat.

“Ziyuan, Ma Long is reliable. He wouldn’t exaggerate this kind of thing. Anyway, you’re single too. How about we have a get-together with our dorm and Ma Long’s dorm? Get to know each other, make some friends,” Sheng Man said, pulling her best friend and smiling.

“Our dorm is not ordinary. A mysterious Li-ge, a martial arts family heir, an entertainment大佬(dàlǎo – big shot), plus me, the filler.”

Since they had said this much, Tan Ziyuan laughed heartily. “That could work. I’d like to see what level this mysterious大神(dàshén – expert) is at.”

After eating, Sheng Man and Tan Ziyuan went back. Ma Long lit a cigarette by the roadside. He had taken the initiative to arrange this.

Sheng Man had mentioned inadvertently that there was no such person as A Youyou among the exchange students. There was something wrong with this girl. However, she did come from the NUP side. Every year there were such "relationship" students. They might have had poor grades at NUP, so they came here to take advantage of a loophole and get some gilding to make it easier to operate when they returned. Generally, they didn't stay too long, plus this girl hardly ever showed up at school, which confirmed this.

The key point was that she wouldn't stay at Tianjing Mech Academy for too long.

Hao-ge was usually very calm in most things, but emotionally, he was just an elementary school student. One look at his wholehearted devotion and you knew things were going to go bad. Instead of waiting until it was beyond saving, it was better to pull back from the brink. And the best way to do that was to introduce a more outstanding girl. Seriously, when he fell into his first love, it took him several years to recover.

After supper, Li Hao wanted to drag Zuo Xiaotang to practice extra, but the little fatty refused, no matter what. There was a fan club activity later. He was a true fan. As a loyal, die-hard squad leader, he absolutely had to fight on the front lines. Even if the sky fell, it would have to wait.

Li Hao came to the EMP hall. Although it was already past eleven o'clock, the EMP building was still brightly lit and there were many people. In fact, there were many people in the waiting area accompanying their boyfriends. In the past, Li Hao hadn't felt anything when he saw them. He was used to being alone. But suddenly, he was a little envious. If A Youyou was here, it would definitely be a happy thing.

He shook his head, shaking off the shadow of A Youyou. He needed to seize the time to play a few matches. The team competition would be busy for a while. In fact, he wasn't worried. Wu Zang, Ye Tong, and Zhou Naiyi all had high potential. As for Zuo Xiaotang… this little fatty probably had the highest talent among them all, but he was too lazy and had no ambition. He had to think of a way.

“Student Li Hao, here is your V111. Good luck.” The responsible girl smiled and gave a fist bump, making Li Hao dumbly nod, completely bewildered.

“Senior, who is he?” another girl asked.

“Li Hao, from Class 16 of our grade. He’s also the new captain of our Tianjing Mech Academy’s second team. Next Wednesday is the campus competition, a decisive battle between the first and second teams. It’s said that whoever wins can represent Tianjing in the competition.”

“Unlikely, right? A temporary team, fighting the first team?”

“The second team has two supernova, Wu Zang and Ye Tong. They can give it a try.”

“Li Hao… I don’t seem to have heard much about him. Is he very powerful?”

“I don’t know about that, but he’s the freshman in the Mech Department who has used EMP the most times. I saw him almost every day last year. He can’t be bad.”

“Tsk tsk, Senior, something’s not right. You wouldn’t have developed feelings for him over time, would you?”

The two girls joked around, but unfortunately, the person in question had no impression.

Li Hao entered the training pod, turned on the EMP system, and entered ranked mode.

Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong…

Puppet is online!

“I’ll be damned!”

“He’s here, he’s here!”

“Yeah, I knew my premonition wouldn’t be wrong. He’s here!”

“Honey, you’re so beautiful.” A snow-white big bed, with rose petals scattered around. Just when two beautiful bodies were about to make something happen, that special ding-dong sound was especially clear. The boy froze, stopped with a serious face, his heart falling into infinite struggle. Half a second later, he silently got out of bed, quickly put on his clothes and shoes, and ran out of the door as if he was about to be caught in the act.

“Where are you going?” The girl wrapped herself in the covers, her fair skin half-hidden, exuding youth and beauty. Her pretty face still had a blush and a hint of surprise and bewilderment, which was especially alluring.

“EMP building… to watch God save the Earth!”

The Puppet didn't have a notification sound, but Zhuang Zhou did. Zhuang Zhou wouldn't send a notification when he streamed himself, only when the Puppet appeared.

Huo Nan couldn’t help but laugh. He had watched a bunch of newbies pecking at each other all night, and finally the Puppet appeared. He thought this kid had made his money and wouldn’t dare show his face.

Ever since the Ghost Martial Sect’s young master, Sa Yutian, was defeated, Mars had been in complete turmoil. Especially that arc flash whirlwind kick, it was extremely lethal and even more insulting, directly stabbing the Martian’s vital artery. Martians didn’t like holding grudges overnight. If they could get even quickly, they wouldn’t wait.

At the same time, what could be easier than defeating the Puppet to become famous overnight? One by one, people who were desperate to become famous were desperately looking for opportunities to take down the Puppet. Whoever could stand out at this time could become famous overnight and rise above the rest. And on Mars, for a warrior, it could change their fate.

Zhuang Zhou and Huo Nan looked at each other, and they had been about to fall asleep, but suddenly entered battle mode, “He’s here!”

Huo Nan saw in Xiao Zhuang’s eyes that stubbornness, unyieldingness, and a kind of ghost thing called "hope." This was the kind of ghost thing you only had if you hadn’t been beaten up by society yet. For some reason, Huo Nan really wanted to snuff out this little flame.

“The Puppet doesn’t have enough matches. He’s not dedicated enough. The training intensity of our Martian warriors is much higher than this,” Huo Nan said with a smile.

“Matches are not about quantity, but quality. Puppet God used to have high-frequency training in the virtual zone,” Zhuang Zhou said, and Huo Nan followed with a soft laugh, “The virtual zone, you call that training?”

Instantly, the players in the virtual zone were dissatisfied. What did that mean? Who was he looking down on!

However, Huo Nan didn't care about these noises at all, “The Puppet has been around for a while, and everyone is very interested in him. Judging from his current fighting style, this person should be very good at close combat. He is very strong. The golden gene is very obvious in its demonstration of power. It is estimated that he is over two meters tall and weighs over two hundred pounds…”

Zhuang Zhou shook his head, “I don’t think so. I’ve been following Puppet God for a long time. I watched him when he was still in the virtual zone. I think some old viewers who watch the live broadcast have also seen it. In the virtual zone, Puppet God uses all kinds of mecha, and his fighting techniques are very diverse.”

“Xiao Zhuang, look, there’s a problem with the logic of what you’re saying. The state in the virtual zone cannot be used as a basis. The Puppet’s use of the Keel Dragon is not bad. In fact, he’s very cunning and knows how to choose according to his opponent. Although the Keel Dragon is not advanced enough, it is very balanced and can fully exploit the abilities of a power-type player.”

“Old Nan, what about the Keel Tiger?”

“Didn’t I say, occasionally, that’s not a big deal.”

“Oh, is that so? How many spaceships have you prepared today?”

The corners of Huo Nan’s mouth twitched slightly. WTF, although it was for the show, ten was a bit of an exaggeration. One spaceship was more cost-effective. Damn it, he was such a thrifty man, yet he was suffering this loss. But a Martian man would never bow his head.

He showed the haughty pout that was unique to Martians, “As long as I can contribute to a wonderful battle for everyone, a mere spaceship is nothing. If he can defeat an S-level player, even a space fortress is possible.”

A space fortress was 880,000 Federal Credits, definitely a大佬(dàlǎo – big shot)-level air drop reward.

“Okay, no problem, let’s bet on an S-level player, plus a space fortress.” Zhuang Zhou was also going all out. He couldn't speak like Huo Nan, but he could be ruthless. Anyway, a barefoot person wasn't afraid of someone wearing shoes.

Huo Nan gave him a look as if he were an idiot. Did he have any professional ethics? It was just a show, a job, everyone was just trying to make some money. Young people didn't have martial virtue!

“Xiao Zhuang, young people need to be steady, but since you’ve said so, let’s set a range to avoid you saying I’m bullying you. We’ll use the S10 recognition as a basis, amateur ratings don’t count.”

In fact, everyone used the term “S-level player” loosely. Lowering the requirements a bit, any main player who could participate in the S Tournament could be called S-level. However, the official, strictest recognition was different. It would be based on the previous S Tournament and incorporate the player’s results in the past two years. Of course, each war zone would make its own recognition.

For example, in USE now, the titles for top players were "Six Dragons," "Fifteen Generals," and "Supernova." But if you went by the official, strict S-level, even the Supernova couldn't be considered S-level. Supernova were potential stocks. Perhaps super geniuses would emerge every year, but they still needed results to prove themselves. Only the Six Dragons and Fifteen Generals deserved the true S-level rating.