326: Chapter 327 A "Tuition Fee List" and a "Hellish Military Training"

Zhao Shouzhen's words were like a bolt of lightning, cleaving through the heavy clouds within the Eagle-7 Conference Room.

That's right!

How had they not thought of that?

They, this group of Mortals, were so worried here that they were about to lose all their hair, yet for that "Exam-Setting Teacher," this perhaps wasn't a matter at all.

If he could dig a pit in the ground with a single shovel, surely he had a way to move that pit away, right?

The only difference was whether he wanted to, and whether they, these "students," were willing to pay a sufficient "price."

Having realized this point, complex expressions of sudden enlightenment mixed with utter frustration appeared on everyone's faces.

General Luo Zhenbang took a deep breath, then exhaled heavily.

He felt as if all the pride and dignity the Federation had built up over the past few decades had been exhaled along with that breath.

"Old Zhao."

"Leave this matter to you to handle."

General Luo Zhenbang's voice carried an unprecedented weariness.

"The posture must be low enough."

"As for the conditions, as long as he dares to ask, we dare to accept."

"Tell him the Federation is willing to pay any form of 'tuition' for this 'open class'."

"Yes!"

Zhao Shouzhen nodded solemnly.

...

Meanwhile.

At the edge of the D-3 Region, in a temporarily constructed white encampment.

A completely different kind of "teaching" was in full swing.

"Ahhhhhhh—!"

Zhang Wei's scream was so shrill it could pierce one's eardrums.

He was lying in a metal pod filled with silvery-white liquid, wearing a complex helmet covered in wires, his limbs firmly secured.

Before his eyes, on his retinas, incredibly realistic images were being projected.

He was in freefall from an altitude of 30,000 meters!

The howling gale, the thin air, and the ground constantly enlarging in his field of view... Everything was as real as it could possibly be.

"Ugh—!"

The fatty retched again, but unfortunately, could not vomit anything.

This feeling was a hundred times worse than the time he followed Lin Qi through the "Star Gate"!

"Qi... Brother Qi... Help me! I was wrong! I was really wrong!"

The fatty screamed frantically within his own consciousness.

However, no one responded to him.

Outside the metal pod stood a row of experts wearing white research uniforms, their expressions as cold as robots.

They were the top-tier team General Luo Zhenbang had transferred overnight from the "Federal Institute of Spirit and Will."

Their mission was only one.

Use every possible means to cure Mr. Zhang Wei's "acrophobia" within three days.

"Report, the target's heart rate has exceeded 220, and adrenaline levels have reached the dangerous threshold."

A researcher looked at the data on the instrument and reported expressionlessly.

The white-haired expert leading them pushed up his glasses, his voice devoid of any emotion.

"During the first deep subconscious intervention, the target's resistance reaction exceeded estimates."

"This shows that Mr. Zhang Wei's willpower is much stronger than what was shown in the files."

"This is a good thing."

He paused and issued new instructions.

"Prepare the second phase of the treatment plan."

"Switch the virtual environment from 'stratospheric skydiving' to 'unprotected extravehicular space station operations'."

"At the same time, activate the 'neural pain connection' to let him experience the feeling of skin being directly exposed to cosmic rays in space."

"Increase the dosage, don't worry about him not being able to handle it."

"The Admiral's order is: at all costs."

"Yes!"

Soon, Zhang Wei in the metal pod stopped falling.

Replacing it was endless, icy darkness.

A huge blue planet was suspended silently beneath him.

And he had no protection on his body.

The bone-chilling cold and searing pain simultaneously drilled in through every pore of his body.

"No... no!!!"

The fatty let out the most desperate wail of his life.

He felt that he was really going to die.

Just as his consciousness was about to collapse, that cold, irresistible will appeared in his mind once again.

Overcome fear, become the most solid wallet and sidekick by Brother Qi's side.

Zhang Wei used his last ounce of strength to roar in his heart.

"I'm a damn accessory! A leg accessory!"

...

On the other side.

In the core area of the D-3 Region.

Having just sent off Zhao Shouzhen, who had looked humble and practically had the words "I beg you" written on his face, Lin Qi seemed to be in a very good mood.

Instructor Su Qing stood behind him, looking at the "Unrestricted Material Requisition Letter" in his hand, personally signed by the Federation's Supreme Commander General Luo Zhenbang, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

She knew what this thin piece of paper represented.

It represented that the entire Federation, the most powerful violent machine on this planet, had lowered its arrogant head before this excessively young man.

"Boss..."

Instructor Su Qing hesitated for a moment, then asked.

"Do you really have a way to move that... pit here?"

"Of course."

Lin Qi's reply was light and breezy, as if he were talking about something as simple as eating or drinking water.

"However, the 'tuition' they gave is not enough."

He shook the requisition letter in his hand, the corners of his mouth curling into a devious smile.

"The fatty's side should be 'cured' soon too."

"When he gets discharged, let him take this new 'procurement list' and go have a good chat with the Federation again."

"Tell them, if they want the 'problem-solving tool,' fine."

"First, get the 'Materials' for the tool ready for me."

As Lin Qi spoke, he handed a new animal skin blueprint to Instructor Su Qing.

Instructor Su Qing curiously took it and looked; after just one glance, a crack appeared on her eternal iceberg face.

[ "Disposable Space Encapsulation Technique" Materials List ]

[ Main Materials: 300 kilograms of Void Realm stardust, 99.99% purity required. ]

[ Auxiliary Materials: 100 tons of Earth Core Magnetic Source Stone, must maintain complete Earth vein connection. ]

[ Stabilizer: Ten living neural centers of deep-sea 'Subspace' jellyfish. ]

[ Energy Source: One companion crystal of the 'Heart of Gaia'. ]

Instructor Su Qing: "..."

She felt a little sympathetic toward the Federation now.

Ending up with a boss like this felt even more despair-inducing than facing the end of the world directly.