Gu Ya stayed up another night to repair the mecha.
Lu Hua followed him, and the two had made considerable progress by spending so much time together.
Gradually, Lu Hua could no longer keep up with Gu Ya's pace.
Gu Ya could think through all the faults while repairing the first one, feeling confident.
Lu Hua felt inferior, but he didn't know that it was Gu Ya's mechanic skill that helped him.
Gu Ya couldn't help it even if he didn't want to. The mechanic skill was like a passive skill, always activated.
Even if Gu Ya just stood still and looked at the mecha, he could identify all its faults and gain experience points.
Now, his experience points had reached the threshold: [49999/50000].
To upgrade to a master-level mecha mechanic, he had to trigger an unlock condition.
From beginner to intermediate, Gu Ya only needed to look at Youyou's spare parts warehouse once. To reach advanced, he was in a desperate situation during the finals of a mecha bounty war. After regaining his memory, he unlocked elite.
"It should get harder each time."
Early in the morning, Gu Ya yawned and drove his mecha to the training ground.
The trainees were already in position, waiting for training to begin.
The first round was Gu Ya against Hu Po.
With the experience of last night's match, Gu Ya no longer dared to say he could defeat her easily.
Judging from last night's match, Fang Fei had definitely not used her true strength. It was understandable, as mecha pilots who came here were outstanding individuals selected from various cities and war zones.
Perhaps Fang Fei's current strength could rival Hong Lian·Zhi Wu.
In today's round, Gu Ya's match ended in a hasty defeat.
He had worked hard all night and just wanted to sleep, having no interest in training.
However, he gained insight into the unwritten rules of training matches. Everyone was holding back their strength, fighting according to the mecha movements in the textbooks.
As for the reason, Gu Ya still needed to ask Fang Fei carefully.
Also, he was now much more proficient at repairing this mecha. The condition of all its parts was in his mind; he could even tell where a fault was from a slight tremor.
"Alright, there's still plenty of time. Gradual progress is good."
"Now I must get enough rest to deal with the party tonight."
Gu Ya returned the mecha to the junkyard, quickly repaired it, and then rushed to the dormitory.
This was his first time entering the dormitory since arriving at the academy.
As soon as the metal door opened, a refreshing fragrance wafted out, which had a calming effect.
Gu Ya's tired and tense nerves immediately relaxed.
He dazedly looked up at the ceiling. There was a small square vent above, through which a comfortable, gentle breeze was blowing, carrying the fragrance.
"The academy is quite thoughtful," Gu Ya murmured with satisfaction.
He took a shower in the bathroom, changed into new pajamas, and then buried his head in the soft pillow, falling asleep soundly.
After an unknown amount of sleep, Gu Ya's wristband began to beep insistently.
Gu Ya was startled, wondering if he had overslept!
But when he answered, it was Zeng Lang?
"I've blocked him and Liu Feng. How did he find me..." Gu Ya wondered.
He answered the call.
Zeng Lang looked at Gu Ya with a gloomy expression and resentment in his eyes, saying, "Show me where you're staying!"
Gu Ya rubbed his eyes and raised his wristband, panning it around the room.
After watching, Zeng Lang became even angrier, "Where is your orthopedic partner?"
"Huh?" Gu Ya didn't understand, "What are you doing? What orthopedic partner?"
"Where are you?" Zeng Lang asked coldly.
Gu Ya knew that if he didn't tell him, Zeng Lang would put up missing person posters all over Xian Xia, and his identity would be exposed!
"The highest mecha pilot academy in Xian Xia, the Xian Xia National Defense Academy."
Upon hearing this, Zeng Lang's eyes lit up. His gloomy expression vanished, and his facial muscles relaxed, becoming cheerful. "Good for you, brother! Abandoning us to cultivate immortality on your own! I'll kill you!"
"Get to the point..." Gu Ya said, checking the time. It was 4 PM. He could still sleep a bit.
Liu Feng squeezed into the middle of the screen, saying happily, "Gu Ya! We've arrived in Xian Xia City! We'll come find you right away. Hurry up and come out!"
"What?" Gu Ya jumped up, "You're here!?"
Half an hour later, Gu Ya waited for the "Qiang Qiang Four" at the academy gate. They walked towards him in the afternoon sun, chatting and laughing.
"Let's go! Don't dawdle, let's go for drinks!" Liu Feng said first.
Gu Ya shook his head and said, "No, I have something to do tonight."
Zeng Lang put his arm around Gu Ya's shoulder, "What's more important than us! Hahaha! A small drink is better than being completely drunk!"
Gu Ya thought about it and smiled, saying, "Those who understand me are my companions. It would be a shame not to go given this fine weather! Let's go!"
"Hahaha!" Liu Feng burst out laughing.
Zeng Lang glanced at Liu Feng, and the two chuckled slyly.
The five of them went to a less crowded small restaurant, ordered a few dishes, and Zeng Lang brought out his treasured wine.
He introduced it mysteriously, "Sweet wine, it's good stuff. Not very strong. One bottle won't get you drunk, two won't make you fall, and three will let you pilot a mecha!"
Gu Ya took the wine, opened the cap, and sniffed. "Wow, the aroma is clear and mellow, like the beauty of a maiden in a secluded chamber! Good wine!"
Gu Ya, who now possessed the elite-level [Pain Immunity], was confident he could neutralize this amount of alcohol in a few minutes.
His friends persuaded him, and Gu Ya downed three cups in a row.
After the meal, Gu Ya found the wine to be truly excellent. The sweetness of mulberries blended with the fragrance of goji berries, and there was a faint bitterness that slid across his tongue and down his throat, making him feel unspeakably smooth and comfortable.
Before he knew it, Gu Ya had finished a bottle by himself.
Gu Ya could feel [Pain Immunity] working hard to coordinate his bodily functions to neutralize the alcohol. He genuinely didn't feel the slight intoxication from the alcohol.
But strangely, a warm energy circulated through his meridians and blood vessels.
This heat felt like his blood was burning, making Gu Ya feel indescribably comfortable, like an stimulant. The more Gu Ya drank, the happier he became.
Zeng Lang and Liu Feng exchanged glances, secretly gloating.
Wei Ping was the first to notice something amiss and asked Gu Ya, "Why is your face so red?"
Zeng Lang quickly explained, "This is called glowing with health! Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!"
Jiang Tingyue immediately understood and gave an awkward smile, tugging at Wei Ping to stop her from asking further questions.
Unknowingly, the sky began to darken.
Gu Ya's wristband suddenly lit up.
"Oh no!" Gu Ya suddenly realized, "I still have something important to do!"
In the holographic image, Dou Mei appeared elegantly dressed, looking at Gu Ya affectionately, and said in a soft voice, "Husband, where are you? It's time to go."
As soon as Dou Mei finished speaking, Gu Ya's heart leaped, and he quickly ended the communication!
Silence...
Everyone present stopped talking.
A shocking silence!
Zeng Lang looked at the dishes, his eyes wide, his heart stopping.
Liu Feng held his wine glass, looking at Gu Ya, his smile frozen.
Wei Ping and Jiang Tingyue looked at each other, their eyeballs unmoving.
If it weren't for the waiter passing by with dishes, one would have thought time had stopped!
Gu Ya slowly let out a breath, secretly glanced at the others, and quickly got up to flee.
The four people in the restaurant took a long time to make any slight movement.
Zeng Lang said tremblingly, "Hey... did you guys hear that?"
Liu Feng slowly put down his wine glass, his expression changing from happy to serious, then to dark. He took a deep breath before daring to say, "Yes, I heard it very clearly."
Wei Ping and Jiang Tingyue's faces flushed red. They pinched each other to make sure they weren't dreaming.
Zeng Lang slowly said, "So, our guess was correct then."
"No..." Liu Feng's expression turned resentful. He said darkly, "We still underestimated something. That woman has already started calling him husband."
A sinister smile gradually appeared on Zeng Lang's frozen face.
Liu Feng also began to smile.
"Gu Ya, you're finished tonight," Zeng Lang's smile became increasingly perverse, beyond description.
Liu Feng was even more exaggerated, standing directly on his chair, silently and madly performing a strange slow dance...
Wei Ping and Jiang Tingyue's faces were flushed, not daring to imagine what would happen tonight.
...
Gu Ya fled the restaurant like a madman. He kept looking back to see if they were chasing him, ran for a full kilometer, feeling hot and sweaty, and stopped when he was out of breath.
Now, after drinking and running,
his blood circulation was even faster. Gu Ya felt as if his blood was boiling!
"Damn it, what's going on?! [Pain Immunity] can't block this feeling?" Gu Ya panted to himself.
[Pain Immunity] could indeed neutralize toxic substances,
but mulberries, angelica, and goji berries were beneficial substances. [Pain Immunity] wished Gu Ya had drunk another bottle!
"Oh no, I feel like I've been injected with adrenaline..."
Gu Ya hid in an alley between skyscrapers, covering his lower body. His lower parts even felt an urge to act!
Dou Mei's communication came again, "Where are you? I'm already at the school gate!"
Gu Ya looked up at the beautifully made-up and pure Dou Mei in the holographic image. His mind went blank, leaving only boundless impulse.
"I... I'll come pick you up now..."