47: Chapter 47 Training Day

During the third training session since the opening of the Starfire, Zhao Ye finally learned not to crash himself like an accident scene.

In the training projection area, the rooftops, overpasses, old alleys, and abandoned shopping malls of Qinghe City were simplified by the Grey Net into semi-transparent coordinates.

Official members needed to complete Starfire transfers between different coordinates; the landing point could not deviate from the target area, nor could the Fire Seal spread into "Ordinary Person Areas."

During Zhao Ye's first training, the impact of his landing cracked the projected ground in a circle.

The second time, he reined in his power but nearly landed on one knee.

The third time, he finally managed to steady himself, holding the evil-breaking short staff horizontally in front of him as the firelight gathered beneath his feet.

Zero evaluated.

[ Landing deviation: 0.4 meters. ]

[ Impact control: Qualified. ]

Zhao Ye let out a breath: "Finally, not a construction site meteorite."

Bai Ya stood nearby, his tone sincere: "Congratulations, you're now like a construction site's high-end renovation."

Zhao Ye turned to look at him: "Do you die if you don't insult people?"

"No," Bai Ya said, "but mission training is very boring and needs some mental relief."

Shen Qinghe had just finished a set of precision landing training and only glanced at the two of them upon hearing this.

Her Starfire trajectory was becoming increasingly stable, like a thin, cold-white line, and after landing, the Fire Seal could precisely stop at the edge of the target.

The advantages brought by the investigation route were obvious; her sensitivity to the boundaries of anomaly rules had already begun to affect her Starfire landing points.

"If you two can still talk, it means the training intensity isn't high enough," she said.

Zhao Ye immediately shut his mouth.

On the outer ring, Lin Zhao watched very carefully.

He could not yet learn the Starfire, so he could only use his Apprentice permissions to watch the training instructions.

The interface displayed every landing deviation, activation condition, and mission authorization restriction very clearly.

The more he watched, the more he understood that this was not simply about speed.

The truly powerful aspect of the Starfire was that it turned "arriving at the scene" into a part of the Torch System.

The Grey Net discovered anomalies, the Fire Seal marked the coordinates, and official members responded with the Starfire.

Every step had permissions, and every step had boundaries.

Xu Minglan sat at the edge of the training area, recording the physical reactions of the three after training.

Zhao Ye's muscle fatigue was the most obvious, Shen Qinghe experienced slight dizziness, and Bai Ya had a heavier mental burden, with brief tinnitus after landing.

She wrote these into the medical advice for anomaly missions and added a note on the side: It is not recommended to immediately enter high-intensity combat after continuous Starfire use.

Zhao Ye saw it and couldn't help but ask: "Does this count as medical advice?"

Xu Minglan looked up: "It does."

"Can I ignore it?"

"You can," she said calmly, "but I will list you as a key observation subject after the mission and suggest deducting contribution points for medical maintenance."

Zhao Ye fell silent.

Bai Ya said softly: "See, the medical route is the true suppression."

Tang Zhiwei did not enter the training area.

She was checking the Safe House and evacuation routes on the outer ring of the hall.

The Starfire changed not only the way members traveled but also logistical arrangements.

Official members could quickly reach target points, but the wounded, ordinary people, and sealed items still required vehicles, Safe Houses, and medical points for support.

She re-marked the existing resources in Qinghe City, re-organizing which places were suitable for Starfire landing points, which were suitable for ordinary evacuations, and which could not expose traces of the Torch.

Lu Chen watched these records in the background, finally feeling a bit of a sense of an "organized structure" taking shape.

Before, it was a few members handling anomalies based on their own abilities.

Now it was different.

The Starfire was responsible for arriving at the scene, logistics for support, medical for stabilization, the Grey Net for coordinates, and the training area for ensuring they didn't crash to their deaths.

This looked like a System that could operate long-term.

Of course, there were still many problems.

For example, Zhao Ye's landing made too much noise and could easily frighten ordinary people.

Bai Ya's landing was too floaty, suitable for observation but not for rescue.

Shen Qinghe was the most stable, but her mental consumption was higher than expected.

Only three official members could learn it; Lin Zhao and Xu Minglan still needed to continue accumulating contribution points and mission records.

Lu Chen recorded all of this in the background.

[ Starfire test conclusion: Can be deployed in low-risk actual combat. ]

[ Suggest choosing a low-tier anomaly point for the first actual combat. ]

[ Suggest arranging for one official member to arrive using the Starfire, and one Apprentice to provide support via a realistic route. ]

Zero asked: "Authorize the first actual combat permission?"

Lu Chen looked at the Grey Net.

On the edge of an old residential area in the south of Qinghe City, a low-tier anomaly warning was slowly rising.

It was not a major event, but rather like the lingering trace of an old object that had just been brought into the hallway by someone.

Ordinary people had not yet been drawn in, and the contamination had not yet unfolded.

It was very suitable for testing their blades.

"Authorize," Lu Chen said.

The next second, the Xin Huo Interface of Shen Qinghe, Zhao Ye, and Bai Ya all lit up simultaneously.

[ Low-tier anomaly warning: Anning Residential Area, South City. ]

[ Suggest one official member to proceed first via Starfire. ]

[ Apprentice Lin Zhao can provide support via a realistic route. ]

Zhao Ye looked at Shen Qinghe: "Who goes?"

Before Shen Qinghe could answer, Bai Ya had already taken a step back.

"I suggest you go," he said, "after all, it's the ordinary residents' first time seeing the Xinhuo Council, so it's good to leave a deep impression."

Zhao Ye sneered: "You just want to see if I'll crash and break the roof when I land."

Bai Ya was very frank: "That is also a reason."

Shen Qinghe looked at the mission prompt and finally nodded.

"Zhao Ye goes first. Lin Zhao and I will take the realistic route to support. Bai Ya stays at the Grey Net to record."

Zhao Ye gripped the evil-breaking short staff and held onto the Mark of the Torch.

The Starfire in the training area was only a projection.

When it was truly activated, for the first time, he heard the wind being pulled into a thin line by his ears.

Lu Chen, inside the rental apartment, also looked up and gazed out the window.

In the night sky, a streak of Starfire, not dazzling but extremely fast, streaked across Qinghe.

The Xinhuo Council's first Starfire finally landed in reality.

After the training, Lin Zhao did not leave immediately.

He stood outside the projection area, watching the Fire Seal left by Zhao Ye's landing slowly extinguish.

That firelight was not dazzling, but it felt like it had slashed across his heart.

He was not jealous of Zhao Ye, but rather, for the first time, he clearly saw the distance between himself and the official members.

Xu Minglan walked up to him and handed over a post-training medical advice report.

"You cannot learn the Starfire now, but you can practice the support procedures after landing first. In a real mission, the person who arrives first might not be able to get all the ordinary people out."

Lin Zhao took the advice and nodded.

"I know," he said, "after the Starfire lands, someone has to be on the ground to catch the people behind."

This sentence made Xu Minglan look at him.

She suddenly felt that Lin Zhao might truly be suited for the guardian route.

Not because he was the best fighter, but because he always knew where he should stand.