Chapter 144: Return (Extra chapter for Alliance Master ‘Open the Door, Deliver Express’) (Fourth update)

“I don’t think this is a bad thing at all; in fact, you should be celebrating.”

The young girl replied calmly.

Upon hearing the young girl’s words, Gakels’ aged face showed a hint of surprise, and he said with a slight look of astonishment,

“Why do you say that?”

“Their current behavior shows that these two tigers are extremely fierce, not two sickly cats; otherwise, that would be a disaster.”

“But they are now turning their fangs on us?”

“What does that matter? You must believe in Royal Court Academy; it has stood for thousands of years and is not so easily shaken.”

The young girl replied confidently.

“Alright.”

Gakels responded thoughtfully.

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Several days later, in the dormitory building.

Su Ming, Rhein, and others were sitting on their beds, constantly browsing the Star Cluster Forum.

“Wow, the Three School League post has more than 100 million clicks!”

Rhein exclaimed in astonishment.

It’s worth noting that the number of people who frequently log into the Star Cluster Forum is roughly around that figure, which means everyone has opened and viewed it. The popularity is unparalleled.

“What’s that? Look at the live broadcast channels and major TV stations; nine out of ten are discussing this league.”

Zhang Yi added.

“Those are minor matters. The key is that this issue has really escalated. Students who graduated from the three schools are now cursing each other online. You should know that many graduated students are on other planets, and even with such poor communication, they’re hiring people to post online specifically to support their own academy.”

Mandy chimed in.

“Su Ming, why aren’t you saying anything?”

Rhein leaned down from the upper bunk and asked curiously.

At this moment, Su Ming’s brows were tightly furrowed as he looked at the content of a super-hot post. The post title conspicuously read: “The Return of Powerful Reinforcements, the Horn of Victory.”

The content of the post was very simple, with only a few blurry photos.

The first photo showed the side gate of Azure Sky Academy, where figures in trench coats, heads lowered, walked quickly into the academy.

The second photo showed a massive battleship docked at a vast Interstellar Airport. A middle-aged man in a colonel’s military uniform, with a rough beard and a resolute face, walked out of the exit, followed by several military officers with their heads lowered.

Below the photo was a line of text explaining, “Colonel Aslofa, known as the Bloody Beast, returned to Sky Dome City Interstellar Airport at 3 AM aboard the Level 3 Battleship, Puppet.”

“Su Ming?”

Zhang Yi and others, seeing Su Ming unresponsive, also called out to him.

Su Ming immediately came back to his senses and replied,

“What’s wrong?”

“What are you looking at so intently?”

Rhein and the others asked curiously.

“Nothing. I just scrolled to a new post that says Colonel Aslofa, known as the Bloody Beast, has returned to Sky Dome City.”

Su Ming briefly explained.

“Holy cow, isn’t this cheating? They actually called that guy back.”

Rhein reacted strongly and complained.

“I also think it’s too much.”

Su Ming also had some understanding of this Colonel Aslofa. He was an extremely fierce military officer who once piloted a mech alone into a planet occupied by Kirami, and successfully rescued the trapped individuals.

He didn’t expect this guy hadn’t graduated yet?

“Don’t be afraid. Our school has also recalled many students. Take Urga, the most popular third-year student right now, for example. Although his military rank is only captain, he has also gained a prominent reputation in the military in recent years.”

Zhang Yi said to Su Ming and the others.

“Tch, do you think a captain stands a chance against a colonel?”

Rhein replied unhappily.

“Don’t say that. But speaking of which, Colonel Aslofa is almost fifty years old. Is he a fourth-year student?”

Zhang Yi asked, very perplexed.

“Who knows? They say he’s a fourth-year, then he’s a fourth-year. Azure Sky Academy has the final say on this.”

Rhein looked disdainful, showing great contempt for their behavior.

“Oh, my head hurts. Can’t our academy be a bit more proactive and call back some awesome students?”

Mandy and the others lay on their beds, complaining bitterly.

Others could watch these news items as entertainment, but they were participants, and they were the ones who would get beaten badly later.

“Who are our fourth-year participants?”

Su Ming pondered for a moment and calmly asked.

“No idea, there’s absolutely no news about that! But there don’t seem to be many fourth-year students who haven’t graduated from Royal Court Academy right now, only a few dozen, and many of them are on the front lines.”

Rhein and the others exchanged glances and replied blankly.

Just as Su Ming was about to say something, his phone suddenly vibrated, and a message popped up.

Immediately after, Rhein and the others’ phones also vibrated, all receiving a mass message.

Su Ming opened the message and took a look.

“Dear Student Su Ming, welcome to the Three School League. Please be sure to attend the pre-match meeting at the Inner Campus’s Yaoguang Auditorium at 9 PM. We await your arrival. Sincerely, Royal Court Academy Student Council.”

“Oh my god, there’s a meeting!”

“And it’s at the Inner Campus Auditorium! I’ve never been inside the Inner Campus; that place usually doesn’t allow people in.”

Rhein and the others said excitedly.

Su Ming dismissed the message and said to Rhein and the others,

“Rhein, you guys go notify the classmates in our class who are participating. Gather downstairs at the dormitory building at 8 PM, and we’ll go to the Inner Campus Auditorium together.”

“Okay!”

Rhein and the others immediately responded.

At 8 PM.

Rhein and the others were all gathered downstairs. Su Ming quickly counted the number of people, and seeing that everyone was there, he waved his hand.

“Let’s go!”

“Alright!”

Rhein and the others excitedly followed behind Su Ming. This was their first time attending such a formal meeting.

“Su Ming, do you know how to get to the Inner Campus Auditorium? Should we ask a teacher?”

An Qi walked beside Su Ming and asked softly.

“I really don’t know that, but there’s no need to ask a teacher. I’ll find a friend to take us.”

Su Ming immediately picked up his phone and sent a message to Lin Chuyu.

“Holy cow, Class Monitor, you have a friend in the Inner Campus? You didn’t tell us about this, that’s so uncool!”

Rhein and the others were all very surprised. You know, there are only ten students in the first-year Inner Campus Mech Department in this cohort so far, and they are all exceptional talents.

“Cough, cough, what’s there to say? If you all work hard, maybe you can also get promoted to the Inner Campus.”

Su Ming hadn’t expected such a strong reaction from them.

“Ah, don’t even think about it. Even in the special training class, the number of people who can advance to the Inner Campus each year is pitifully small. And I heard there are special requirements; it’s not something you can just casually get promoted to.”

Rhein sighed and said.

“But I heard that in our current cohort, it seems there’s a student from the special training class who successfully advanced, and she seems to be a great beauty. What was her name, Lin something?”

Zhang Yi leaned over and said.