Translator: Moonlit
Editor: Aiya-ge
The Dream Team didn’t care about the results of this test, but others did. When the soldiers arrived with the new testing device, a crowd had already gathered at the entrance of the testing room, eager to see what would happen.
The advanced testing device was quickly brought in, and Li ZouXing glanced at the numbers displayed on it. After a moment of silence, he quietly approached Gu WenCheng and asked, “Do you know how to make the test results lower?”
The reading on this device showed a maximum value of 15,000. Li ZouXing wasn’t bragging when he thought that his current strength was absolutely on par with or even superior to Walter’s before he took NK-03.
The mental interference device on the Jin Di spaceship had been set to that level in order to capture Walter. However, even under that intensity, Li ZouXing could still gather a trace of mental power. This already indicated something significant.
He had grown to a sufficiently high level.
Gu WenCheng smiled and asked, “Why are you asking me?”
Li ZouXing grinned and applied a little flattery, “I think you’re talented. It’s just a gut feeling.”
This was simply like a meeting of minds.
Gu WenCheng happily shared the method with him, watching the dazzling young man from behind the crowd.
Because it was his first time operating it, he wasn’t very familiar. It wasn’t until his mental power surged to 9,800 that Li ZouXing managed to barely make it stop.
The rapidly rising mental power suddenly halted, and the people watching the testing device didn’t react in time.
“…” Weiss couldn’t find words to express himself anymore. “My goodness…”
He had never seen such a high value before.
What was even more important was that they still didn’t know how to effectively use such high mental power.
When they fully mature—
He didn’t dare to imagine how strong they would become.
Looking at the soaring numbers, Weiss took a picture with his Light Brain.
He had a premonition that this picture would be remembered by countless people.
It was Gu WenCheng’s turn, and Li ZouXing looked at him with anticipation in his eyes. However, Gu WenCheng forced a bitter smile and only adjusted the value to just above 5,000.
The rapid growth of his teammates, coupled with the energy crystals, served as a reasonable explanation. His inexplicable surge in power would only arouse suspicion in others.
Gu WenCheng, who wanted to be a law-abiding Imperial citizen, didn’t want to take any risks.
The Dream Team didn’t believe in this data, but they remained silent at Gu WenCheng’s gesture.
But even with this score, it was exceptionally outstanding.
Weiss didn’t underestimate him because his mental power was only 5,000. After all, the Chengyang Military Academy had already reported upwards. Among the Dream Team, Gu WenCheng was the only one who hadn’t consumed energy crystals. Growing to such heights naturally had his utmost respect.
After completing the mental power test, Weiss reported the news. He knew that this data would undoubtedly make waves among the higher-ups.
Li ZouXing and Gu WenCheng were surrounded by their teammates. After spending a long time together, their teammates had also discerned some aspects of their personalities. Both Gu WenCheng and Li ZouXing had a mischievous side, and when they wanted to play tricks, their teammates had been fooled more than once. This was a shrewd conclusion drawn from their intellectual battles.
“Did you guys hold back something?”
“Did you intentionally manipulate this score?”
After some playful banter, the spaceship had already landed. They landed in a remote location and were escorted to their destination by a guide.
Colonel Raymond stood in the control room, observing dozens of screens in front of him. These screens were comparing data from the entire planet, selecting surveillance footage of the Tiran ship and Chongye people.
When he saw that they had arrived, a glint flickered in Colonel Raymond’s eyes. He suppressed the news about their mental power values in his mind and allowed them to approach.
Then, he enlarged the central screen, which displayed a chaotic and noisy bar scene.
The lights were flickering, and the shadows of people were densely packed. Colonel Raymond said, “Is this corner exactly where the Jin Di team is, right?”
As he spoke, the screen continued to enlarge, focusing on the Jin Di team in the corner.
That area had protective measures, so the footage could only be taken from a distance.
On Jin Di’s face, there was still a gentle and friendly smile. Sitting across from him was a young man who looked bewildered, with a pure and childlike innocence in his expression.
“There are needle marks on his arm,” Gu WenCheng said calmly. The video could only be brought this close, any closer, and they would be discovered. However, Gu WenCheng noticed details that were not visible on the video.
Colonel Raymond glanced at him and said, “You—”
“ZouXing, take it slow,” Gu WenCheng suddenly spoke, his tone gentle, like a teacher guiding a student. “They’re carrying disruptors.”
“This level of intensity is fine,” Li ZouXing’s mental power was able to approach Jin Di much more easily this time. “Last time, he covered the entire spaceship with mental interference devices.”
“We’ll take it step by step,” Gu WenCheng said with a smile, guiding his mental power through the crowd.
“You ordered quite a few drinks,” Li ZouXing raised a mischievous smile. “WenCheng, why is your mental power hanging out by the glasses?”
“You guys,” their conversation led Colonel Raymond to make an incredulous guess, “has your mental power already approached them?!”
“The screen indicates their location, we’re just going over to take a look,” Gu WenCheng smiled slightly. “Rest assured, we won’t stir up trouble.”
“Their conversation is quite interesting,” Li ZouXing suddenly interjected. “Jin Di… he’s really bold.”
This statement piqued the curiosity of those present. On the screen, Jin Di and the young man opposite him showed no signs of suspicion, completely unaware of the mental power of two individuals beside them.
Now that there weren’t mental interference devices covering the entire ship, Li ZouXing could easily take his life.
What exactly had the two of them been talking about?
Colonel Raymond was frustrated on the inside but maintained a calm exterior.
Xi Nan asked on his behalf, “What did Jin Di say?”
He really had no favorable impression of Jin Di now. He felt disgusted even looking at the smile on the man’s face in the video.
“He’s implying to this test subject that the experimental drug administered by Chongye for their experiments will lead to his death,” Li ZouXing pondered for a moment and then turned to Gu WenCheng. “Cheng Cheng, did you notice something I missed?”
“Why are you suddenly calling me that?” Gu WenCheng’s focus naturally shifted. “Last time, you called me Cheng Cheng Bao… I haven’t figured out what special nickname to give you yet.”
Colonel Raymond’s eyebrows twitched twice, restraining himself from scolding the two of them.
Finish your conversation quickly, what are you doing here?!
And nicknames! Why bother with such cheesy nicknames!
But when it comes to talent, one must endure.
“Both of you,” Ling Nian impatiently said, “Hurry up, or do you want me to press your heads?”
Gu WenCheng sighed, annoyed that he was interrupted when he was flirting with his boyfriend.
His subtle mental power flowed through the couch and the glasses, capturing every movement in the dim light.
“Jin Di has a signal device on him,” Gu WenCheng explained, “the signal it emits can hypnotize the human brain.”
Finally, Colonel Raymond spoke, “What does that mean?”
“He’s hypnotizing the test subject, suggesting that he stole Nan and NK-03,” Li ZouXing said, “that’s why I said he’s bold.”
“He wants to take these two drugs himself.”
“After all, once he takes Nan and NK-03, if he can survive, he’ll become one of the strongest in the interstellar realm.”
The couple worked together seamlessly, with each of them explaining the situation in turn, gaining more momentum as they spoke. This feeling of mutual understanding was simply addictive.
If all missions were carried out with each other, then everything would be a joy.
Colonel Raymond rubbed his forehead, his expression complex.
The Empire had developed drugs that were now constantly being contested by space pirates, making the Empire belatedly feel a great deal of embarrassment.
Li ZouXing’s mental power wrapped around Jin Di’s neck. After all the races and training they had been through, his control over his mental power had become even more effortless.
Fate was in his hands, but he couldn’t afford to alert the enemy. He clicked his tongue twice and chose to disperse his mental power.
Gu WenCheng, on the other hand, had infiltrated a strand of his mental power into the test subject’s head. The test subject’s expression momentarily froze, but this subtle change went unnoticed by Jin Di.
“Colonel, who are the strongest individuals in the interstellar realm?” Li ZouXing inquired.
“Our Empire’s Grand Marshal and Walter from the space pirates,” Colonel Raymond snorted. “I can only acknowledge these two.”
“The Grand Marshal you mentioned is Marshal Macca1 Do inform me if the Grand Marshal has made his entrance from the chapters the previous translators translated and I used the wrong name. I kind of don’t remember this character.?” Ji Yu frowned. “But he’s too old to be on the battlefield.”
That’s why the Empire’s situation had become more severe. With the Grand Marshal incapacitated and Walter gone, various smaller factions were constantly emerging, using all sorts of underhanded methods to achieve their goals.
Colonel Raymond discreetly assessed the Dream Team and his gaze came to rest on Li ZouXing.
A mental power reaching as high as 9,000. Luckily, the Empire still had talent capable of succeeding the Grand Marshal.
He then looked at Gu WenCheng. Just moments ago, his tone and actions had made him doubt that this guy’s mental power was only 5,000.
Colonel Raymond’s own mental power reached as high as 6,000, but even with his age and battle experience, he couldn’t come close to Jin Di, who was a kilometer away, using his mental power. This kid, who concealed his true strength, had no concerns about others noticing something amiss. He openly claimed to have 5,000 mental power but was clearly doing things that required more than 5,000. He had no intention of hiding it and had quite the personality.
“What’s our mission?” Li ZouXing asked.
“To dismantle Jin Di’s human trafficking organization and the Space Pirate Gang, Chongye, completely,” Colonel Raymond said, “that’s the overall mission. After completing this task, we can forcefully put an end to the trafficking activities right under the Empire’s nose.”
The Dream Team followed up, asking, “What do we need to do?”
Colonel Raymond had initially intended to say “follow orders,” but he changed his tone. “You need to practice your mental powers. You’re holding gold but don’t know how to use it, what a joke!”
“Weiss,” finally, with the authority of a colonel, Raymond’s tone became more severe, “take them to Training Room Number Three.”
“Yes.”
Weiss led them away with sympathy, a look that made the Dream Team shiver all over. “What’s Training Room Number Three?”
“You should know as well. When a person is pushed to the limit, there’s a chance they’ll have a breakthrough. Our Colonel has always believed in the idea that people will unleash infinite potential when pushed to their limits. Therefore, Training Room Number Three…” He wiped the sweat from his forehead, revealing a slightly distorted expression. “It’s a tool to push you to your limits.”
Mental power is a force in the mental realm, and most training methods are conducted in a virtual world, using the most terrifying and desperate situations to help a person fully unleash their potential. While the results are excellent, in Colonel Raymond’s military, this was a place that everyone would strongly resist.
The Dream Team, six individuals, six pods, each person in their own world. One day in reality, but a week in the virtual world. They were subjected to torment for a full seven days. When they were released, they were drenched in sweat, pale, and had lifeless eyes.
They glanced at each other, and six grown men shed half of their tears.
“Do you know what it feels like when the whole world is hunting just one person?”
“I was underwater, having to use my mental power to maintain oxygen, and all the sea creatures treated me as a tasty meal. For this whole week, all I ate was seaweed from the ocean!”
“Do you know what I went through?” Li ZouXing hugged himself, thankful that it was just a virtual world. “The entire world had only me, not a single sound. I thought I was going crazy, and I could only materialize my mental power and treat it as a second person.”
Fully materializing mental power into a separate entity requires extremely strict control over it.
For a full seven days, there was only him and his mental power in the entire world.
Gu WenCheng’s face also turned pale, but he quickly composed himself the moment he saw Li ZouXing.
For him, no matter how terrifying the virtual world was, the only fear was spending a week in it without Li ZouXing.
When his boyfriend wasn’t around, Gu WenCheng almost destroyed the virtual world during those seven days.
The first day was about enhancing their control over their mental power. The second day was to exercise the destructive power of their mental power, and the third day involved team cooperation exercises… They continued practicing for a week, which equated to nearly fifty days in the virtual world.
Fifty days of training in different worlds with varying levels of intensity had brought about a tremendous transformation in the Dream Team’s strength and spirit.
At the end of the week, Weiss brought his soldiers to spar with them. When the soldiers failed in less than a minute against them, he knew that the training had been a success.
They had honed a sharp weapon for the Empire, and that weapon was called the Dream Team.
Weiss slowly clapped his hands, smiling. “Congratulations.”
Everyone in the room joined in the applause, and the applause grew louder and louder until it echoed throughout the entire training room.
The young men dispersed their mental power. The sharp attacking momentum subsided, and they revealed confident and excited smiles. “Thank you.”
Li ZouXing was absolutely right.
When it comes to fighting, one must show off. It wasn’t in vain that they spent a whole week practicing their posture and aura in team exercises.
The way they just fought must have looked incredibly cool!
