CFRSIO Chapter 37

Alaishen truly displayed his strength in this exercise, shocking everyone who had previously looked down on him.

Lin Yunliang remained silent. “Then what happened on the starship just now?”

Siam cast a sharp glance at the highly perceptive Lin Yunliang and continued to explain, “Because Lin Yunyong testified for him.”

“According to the original plotline,” Siam paused, swallowing hard, and looked at Lin Yunliang with a hint of fear.

“Host, you must promise not to do anything drastic!” Siam said, instinctively taking a few steps back.

He couldn’t help but recall the fate of the Yaksha sea monster that was ordered to attack Lin Yunliang and his companions back then. Even the demon race in that lake…

Lin Yunliang understood instantly, knowing this matter was likely related to Zhang Qing’an. He glanced at Siam. “Continue.”

Tampering with the starship was a routine part of every exercise, with the simple purpose of assessing each trainee’s ability to repair it.

After all, there wouldn’t always be a starship repair technician on board. Therefore, they at least needed to know some basics.

Thus, the starship always had issues during each exercise. As long as the trainees cooperated and remained calm, nothing would happen.

It was just unfortunate that Alaishen, who knew nothing and understood nothing, was on their starship this time.

Alaishen wanted to try controlling the starship.

Zhang Qing’an disagreed. They were in the same school, so how could they not know Alaishen’s academic performance?

The cannon fodder original host wouldn’t operate it. He felt superior, thinking that piloting a starship should be done by his subordinates, not him.

(Lin Yunliang only felt that this guy’s death was not without reason. The fact that this guy had spoken disrespectfully to Zhang Qing’an had already filled Lin Yunliang with prejudice.)

Lin Yunyong rarely lost his head, or rather, he always lost his head when it came to Alaishen’s affairs. He didn’t object.

Under these circumstances, Zhang Qing’an was powerless.

This led to the starship explosion.

Although Zhang Qing’an and the cannon fodder original host also escaped, Zhang Qing’an was unfortunately injured.

After the exercise, when most of the team’s score was awarded to Alaishen, Zhang Qing’an had objections. However, Lin Yunyong used one thing to simply silence him.

Lin Yunyong told Zhang Qing’an that if he dared to reveal what happened on the starship, he would choose a different deputy.

For Zhang Qing’an, becoming Lin Yunyong’s deputy had always been his dream. He came from a good family, and when everyone in his family placed high hopes on him, he discovered that he couldn’t awaken his spirit body.

From that moment on, his family’s expectations gradually turned into disappointment, and they had even begun grooming a new successor.

Zhang Qing’an’s self-esteem and pride wouldn’t allow him to accept this, and becoming Lin Yunyong’s deputy, inheriting his father’s business, was his best option.

Lin Yunyong successfully held Zhang Qing’an captive.

So, Zhang Qing’an kept his mouth shut. But Zhang Qing’an also paid a heavy price in this exercise and was injured.

Yet, not a single person remembered his efforts.

All the applause and accolades went to Alaishen.

Someone even used this opportunity to propose that Alaishen become Lin Yunyong’s deputy, while Zhang Qing’an was completely abandoned.

However, Zhang Qing’an did not become dejected because of this. He quickly rallied and eventually graduated from school as an outstanding student.

But no matter how outstanding he was, he was destined to be unable to become a soldier because he couldn’t awaken his spirit body.

To achieve his ambitions, he joined the starship repair department and became an extremely skilled starship repair technician.

While he was working hard, the conflicts between Lin Yunyong, Alaishen, and the cannon fodder original host did not decrease; on the contrary, they escalated.

The cannon fodder original host even approached His Majesty the Emperor to request a marriage arrangement between him and Alaishen.

The reason was simple: because he had almost died and was severely injured during the previous exercise, the cannon fodder original host deeply resented both Lin Yunyong and Alaishen.

But he was truly an incompetent fool. He actually believed what others told him, thinking that the accident was entirely caused by the disabled Zhang Qing’an.

He had targeted Zhang Qing’an several times during this period.

Later, seeing Alaishen become more and more outstanding, he felt very unbalanced. He also accidentally learned that Alaishen had almost caused his death back then.

To cause them some trouble, he used the same tactic and made this request to His Majesty the Emperor.

His Majesty the Emperor also heard a lot of gossip during this time. In his opinion, Alaishen was outstanding, but not qualified enough to be Lin Yunyong’s partner.

Furthermore, his second son had also brought it up, so he readily agreed and ordered Alaishen to marry the cannon fodder original host.

Alaishen disagreed. He even fled from the marriage because of this.

He embarked on a series of tormented love affairs with Lin Yunyong.

And Alaishen, relying on his charm, gained countless admirers along the way.

One of them was even a notorious pirate leader, who was willing to attack a royal warship for Alaishen.

Zhang Qing’an, as the most outstanding starship repair technician, was assigned to repair the starship in the face of danger.

Thus, he became entangled with Alaishen, Lin Yunyong, and others once again.

In a moment of crisis, he suddenly awakened his wolf spirit body.

However, such an awakening caused severe damage to his body. Coupled with the pirate attack, he died not long after.

Siam furtively glanced at Lin Yunliang. Seeing that his expression had indeed turned grim, he immediately changed the subject and spoke about the cannon fodder original host.

The cannon fodder original host used this incident to attack them.

To break the stalemate, Alaishen took the initiative to find His Majesty the Emperor, saying he was willing to deliberately marry the pirate leader and become a spy sent by the interstellar forces.

To prevent Lin Yunyong from interfering with this plan, Alaishen deliberately acted heartless and declared their relationship severed with Lin Yunyong.

Lin Yunyong, unaware of the reasons behind it, believed that the cannon fodder original host was responsible and secretly took action against him.

In the end, he exiled the cannon fodder original host to a remote area, making him someone he despised the most.

The cannon fodder original host had offended many people before, and now that he was exiled, everyone naturally wanted to attack him.

Before he even arrived at his destination, he was killed by “refugees.”

The death of a prince outside the capital should have led to finding the culprit. Since the cannon fodder original host was exiled, and that area was full of legitimate princes,

Therefore, this matter was naturally handled lightly and dismissively.

Thanks to Alaishen’s undercover work, the pirates were all annihilated without a single soldier being lost.

As for His Majesty the Emperor, who had always disagreed with their union, he fell gravely ill and passed away after the pirate incident concluded.

From then on, no one could stop Lin Yunyong. The two lived happily ever after.

Finally, they even went to Zhang Qing’an’s grave to apologize for their youthful ignorance.

The story then concluded with a happy, fairy-tale ending.

However, Lin Yunliang did not feel that way at all, especially when such a fairy tale required Zhang Qing’an’s blood to be the backdrop. This was unacceptable.

Siam obediently stayed by his side, not daring to speak, diligently playing his self-proclaimed role as a mascot.

“What is the current situation?”

Siam and the original plotline were clearly somewhat unclear about this exercise. Considering the absurdity of the previous small world, he couldn’t help but ask a few more questions.

“Are you going to look for Zhang Qing’an?” Siam said, with a hint of schadenfreude. “He doesn’t think highly of you now…” Are you sure you want to go looking for trouble?

The latter half of the sentence was swallowed back under Lin Yunliang’s cold gaze.

He couldn’t afford to offend him. Did this family have a propensity for love-struck foolishness?

Lin Yunliang couldn’t stand hearing such things, but he knew Siam was right. The cannon fodder original host’s mocking behavior must have made Zhang Qing’an hate him to death. Wasn’t it asking for trouble to go to him now?

However, he was even more unwilling to just stay here, knowing that Zhang Qing’an would encounter trouble but being unable to do anything.

“Where is he?” After all, he couldn’t just watch. He still had to go look for him.

“Okay. Searching for you now.” Siam resigned himself to it. It would be strange if this guy didn’t go looking for trouble.

“Zhang Qing’an’s location has been found, approximately thirty kilometers to the southwest.”

Following Siam’s instructions, Lin Yunliang walked towards the southwest.

Lin Yunliang chose to avoid any individuals wearing the same combat uniform as him or any alien beasts on this planet. He also used the opportunity to learn more about the planet’s situation from Siam. The original plotline he received mostly revolved around the two protagonists, and the introduction to the interstellar was somewhat weak.

Seeing a white wolf with three heads, Lin Yunliang decisively chose to avoid it. It wasn’t that he couldn’t defeat it, but at this moment, his priority was finding Zhang Qing’an.

“This planet is habitable and not so habitable,” Siam described it.

It was indeed habitable, with cities and a relatively stable, unchanging climate.

It was not habitable because alien beasts also roamed this planet. These alien beasts possessed immense attacking power and had bizarre appearances. Like the three-headed white wolf Lin Yunliang saw, it was considered good-looking. Historically, there had been instances where alien beasts destroyed human cities.

This was why warriors were needed, and it was also why humans with spirit bodies evolved.

Lin Yunliang avoided it, but some people weren’t doing good deeds. Something fell from the sky.

Lin Yunliang keenly sensed it and quickly dodged.

With a crack, it fell to the ground and shattered, spilling out something resembling egg yolk and egg white.

“Host, this thing it…”

As Siam’s voice fell, a shrill, piercing scream was heard.

Lin Yunliang already had an idea. He was being targeted, wasn’t he? Otherwise, such a thing wouldn’t have happened. He vaguely heard the sound of footsteps running away behind him.

He had a few suspects in mind. Although Alaishen always claimed to have entered the academy based on his own merit, everyone else knew that most people cared more about his handsome face than his strength.

For people accustomed to beauties in the capital, Alaishen’s simple charm was even more attractive. Like a little white rabbit falling into a pack of wolves, pure and pitiable. Therefore, many people were willing to stand up for him.

At the same time, someone like Lin Yunliang was also annoying. It was just that because of his identity, they couldn’t be too blatant. Now it was different. He was alone, without the usual guards or the presence of the First Prince, so it was natural for them to seek revenge.

Moreover, the exercise grounds chosen by the academy were always inhabited by many ferocious alien beasts. It was normal for him to be attacked by alien beasts, as alien beasts were not human; they had no intellect.

“Host… you?” Siam wasn’t worried that Lin Yunliang would be in danger; this person was quite capable. Rather than worrying about Lin Yunliang, he was more worried about this place.

After being tempered in three small worlds, especially the last one, Lin Yunliang’s already superior mental power had been further enhanced. If he were to really fight, it was hard to say, really hard to say.

“I know my limits,” Lin Yunliang knew what Siam was thinking when he saw his expression.

He still had some self-respect, alright? What happened last time was an accident. It wouldn’t happen this time.

Although the cannon fodder original host felt superior and didn’t need to act personally, he was still afraid of death and carried some life-saving items, which conveniently helped Lin Yunliang act.

Taking off something from his waist, it looked like a collapsible baton. Lin Yunliang, who had received the corresponding knowledge, knew that it wasn’t a baton, but a laser sword.

Pressing the button on it would deploy the laser blade.

It was a bright red laser sword. Lin Yunliang felt his mouth twitch slightly; it was too conspicuous and too vibrant. He didn’t like it. After today’s exercise ended, he would definitely replace it!

Muttering to himself, the alien beast also arrived before him.

It was a giant alien beast, five meters long and six meters tall. Its long tail was hard and covered in spikes; a gentle sweep could shatter surrounding trees and stones. As it moved, it left a long trail.

It looked very much like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, but it wasn’t short-armed. A pair of vertical purple-gold pupils stared directly at the human in front of it who was not afraid of it at all, as if it were about to open its maw and swallow the audacious human in the next second.

“Roar—!” It roared, stirring up dust that blinded people.

Lin Yunliang blocked his eyes with one hand to prevent the dust from getting into them. He keenly assessed the situation. The thing thrown at him earlier was like an egg. It was likely the alien beast’s egg, no wonder it looked like that.

Lin Yunliang wielded his sword, shattering the flying gravel. He suddenly charged forward, quickly slipping under the alien beast’s crotch. He had no advantage in a head-on confrontation, so he naturally had to find a way to trick the giant beast first.

He remembered that there were other alien beasts nearby, a nest of fire ants.

Fire ants looked almost identical to ants on Blue Star, just several times larger, and their entire bodies were fiery red. A single touch would feel like the skin was instantly burning, causing extreme pain. They were also poisonous and usually fought in groups. Normally, no one would provoke fire ants alone.

If he could lure them into fighting each other, Lin Yunliang could not only escape but also obtain some treasures from the fire ant nest.

The location of the fire ant nest would definitely have fire ant stones. Fire ant stones were formed from the shed skins of fire ants. The toughness of fire ant stones surpassed all known metals in human understanding. If made into protective clothing, it would be a life-saving artifact.

Thinking of Zhang Qing’an’s future experiences, even though he knew he wouldn’t let these things happen, he still had to plan for him.

“Roar—!!” The alien beast roared again and continued to charge at Lin Yunliang.

Its expression was clearly annoyed because this human was too cunning. Not only did he steal its unhatched young, but he also broke the egg! This was too abominable! It would definitely eat this detestable person!

“Hey! Big guy! I’m here!” Lin Yunliang naturally saw the alien beast’s overflowing killing intent. Since he had made a plan, he wouldn’t continue to struggle with it.

“Roar—!” This damn human dared to tease it again! It would definitely kill this human!

Then, it ran towards Lin Yunliang.

Lin Yunliang was small. If he relied on his legs, he couldn’t escape. Fortunately, the cannon fodder original host was afraid of death.

However, why was this guy so afraid of death and yet got injured in this exercise? Lin Yunliang was momentarily distracted but quickly regained his focus. He also didn’t forget that he was still escaping.

It didn’t matter if he was momentarily distracted.

Siam shrank into a small ball and hid in Lin Yunliang’s pocket. He glanced at the bold host who was momentarily distracted and then quickly refocused, and then glanced at the alien beast that had been teased several times by the host, biting at the air and getting a mouthful of dust.

He didn’t know who was more unlucky. Oh well. Let them play among themselves. Anyway, the host would definitely not listen to him.

As for the group of people who were secretly acting, they hadn’t gone far. They had done it deliberately because “Lin Yunliang” often bullied Alaishen. So, when they saw Lin Yunliang alone just now, they immediately had ulterior motives.

They deliberately stole the alien beast egg and then deliberately smashed it at Lin Yunliang. The scene they originally expected was for this good-for-nothing to be unable to dodge the alien beast egg and be hit by it, and then the shattered egg liquid would cover Lin Yunliang’s entire body.

In such a situation, the female alien beast would surely tear apart the guy who broke the alien beast egg into pieces!

Although the scene they expected didn’t happen, Lin Yunliang was still implicated. It could be considered that their plan was successful. The group of people didn’t rush to leave; they intended to divide Lin Yunliang’s belongings.

Those who could join the interstellar capital academy naturally came from wealthy families, but some things couldn’t be obtained with money. As a prince, Lin Yunliang’s life was very precious, so he would naturally have many, many good things.

As a result, they didn’t expect that this person not only dodged but also teased the alien beast and lured it away. What was he thinking?

“This Lin Yunliang, why does he seem a bit strange?” someone from the group that ambushed Lin Yunliang spoke up.

“Yeah, he ran away, but why is he still teasing the alien beast! Is he tired of living?” Someone said with a hint of shock and admiration.

Teasing alien beasts? Even with their full gear, they wouldn’t dare! And Lin Yunliang only had a pair of speed-enhancing boots and a laser sword, yet he dared to tease alien beasts? What was he thinking?!

“Should we go and take a look?” someone suggested. Lin Yunliang’s performance was too different from his usual demeanor.

“Let’s forget it. That’s an alien beast,” someone immediately objected, and then added sarcastically, “He’s a prince, his life is precious, and he has plenty of life-saving items.”

“Are you going to send yourself to death?” This blunt remark made the person’s face turn red.

He just made a suggestion, so why speak so harshly? He glared at the person who spoke and didn’t say anything more.

“Let’s go. Don’t forget we still have a mission.”

“Right, right, let’s go!”

Just as a few people were about to leave, they heard a sharp roar. This time, the roar wasn’t a threat of eating people, but rather a scream of intense pain after being injured. In comparison, it was like the desperate scream a person would let out when their little finger accidentally hit a table corner.

Both were equally heart-wrenching.

It turned out that Lin Yunliang had made his move. Just as the alien beast’s claws were reaching for Lin Yunliang, Lin Yunliang swung the laser sword in his hand like a dancing flower and chopped off the alien beast’s claws. He forcefully severed the alien beast’s claws.

Blood spurted out instantly, dyeing Lin Yunliang completely red.

Lin Yunliang’s back was straight, and his eyes were chillingly cold. He shook the laser sword in his hand, flinging off the bloodstains. He wasn’t in a hurry about anything else.

The few people who had intended to leave were stunned in place, staring with wide eyes at this person who was completely different from their impression.

“Is… is this really Lin Yunliang?”

The alien beast’s skin was hard; how could it be easily cut off? Yet he actually did it, and it was this guy! Wasn’t he always a weakling? How did he have such ability?

What they didn’t know was that Lin Yunliang had collected some special materials in the previous small world, some extremely tough spider silk. Its hardness could even cut through people. He had placed them in Siam’s small space.

Siam’s small space could store those things, and he could even bring them over after storing them.

Lin Yunliang prepared those things for a simple reason: he wanted to make a suit of armor for Zhang Qing’an. If he were no longer by his side later, it could protect Zhang Qing’an. However, Lin Yunliang’s standards were a bit high, and he hadn’t collected enough even after Zhang Qing’an died in the last small world.

He could only bring them over.

Siam was by his side. He instructed Siam to set up a trap ahead with the spider silk, while he lured the alien beast over to weaken its strength a bit, giving him some breathing room.

As for the laser sword in Lin Yunliang’s hand, it only served one purpose. Another reason was Lin Yunliang’s extraordinary mental power. Under the combined effect of these three conditions, the situation they saw occurred.

And how could they know that at this moment, strange thoughts were sprouting in their minds?

Did Lin Yunliang pretend to be foolish all along?

If this person had been pretending to be foolish all along, wouldn’t that be too terrifying?

Lin Yunliang was so powerful, did His Majesty the Emperor know? Did Lin Yunyong know?

The thoughts of the few people were varied, but without exception, they were all shocked.

“Host, there are other people nearby.” Those people hadn’t left yet. If they had left, they would have missed Siam’s sensing of the surrounding situation.

He sensed it to check the alien beast’s condition. He knew what Lin Yunliang’s goal was, so this alien beast couldn’t die yet.

“No need to bother with them.” Lin Yunliang knew who they were. How could that alien beast egg appear for no reason?

“Yes,” Siam said. “The alien beast is still alive, and you have completely angered it. Please leave here quickly.”

“I know.”

Lin Yunliang did it on purpose.

The alien beast’s piercing cry even stirred up a flock of birds. Its eyes turned bright red, and the spikes on its body stood erect, showing signs of growing larger. It was clearly very angry.

This situation was good. The angrier it became, the more flaws it would expose and the more irrational it would become, thus falling into the trap.

“Hey! Big guy! You’re not that amazing either!” Lin Yunliang, covered in blood, revealed a smug and triumphant smile, looking wickedly formidable.

“Roar—!!!” The alien beast roared.

Its other claw lunged at Lin Yunliang, and its tail swept towards him. The attacks were chaotic and disorganized.

This was perfect.

Seeing Lin Yunliang still recklessly provoking the alien beast, the onlookers were clearly frightened again.

Hey, hey, hey!! What are you doing! Even in this state, why are you still provoking the alien beast! Are you afraid you won’t die fast enough?

“Should we go and help?” Someone who was a fence-sitter spoke up. Lin Yunliang’s identity was precious; he couldn’t die here. If he died here, the teachers would investigate and find out.

To ensure everyone’s situation, they each carried a school badge that could be used for tracking.

If they had left earlier, even if Lin Yunliang had an accident, it would have nothing to do with them. But if they were still standing here…

“Let’s go!” A rational person immediately said, taking the lead and heading in another direction.

Seeing that some people were leaving, others immediately followed.

Seeing that most people chose to leave directly, those who had considered helping and buying favor with the royal family also had no choice but to leave together.

Since most people chose to leave, what was the use of just a few of them staying behind?

Siam felt somewhat speechless. This host was much crazier than any host he had encountered before! Noticing that the group had left, he thought they must have been scared by Lin Yunliang.

“Host, those people have left.”

“No need to bother with them.”

Lin Yunliang manipulated the speed-enhancing boots and quickly ran towards the fire ant nest.

The frenzied alien beast didn’t notice Lin Yunliang’s movements at all and didn’t react to where they were going.

Teachers in the rear:

They had checked all the starships and found no other problems, finally breathing a sigh of relief.

However, Teacher Xu Yi discovered something amiss. “Teacher Tokman!”

He ran over with the display screen and showed them the student tracking displayed on the screen.

“Look!”

“If I remember correctly, that place is…” Even the teachers with many years of teaching experience couldn’t help but gasp, “That’s the fire ant nest, isn’t it?”

Fire ants were relatively special. As long as they weren’t provoked, they generally wouldn’t attack. Also, fire ants were very protective of their nests, so fire ant nests were usually easy to find.

“We…”

“Let’s go and see.” Tokman’s face was frighteningly grim. He had always known Lin Yunliang was a troublesome fellow, but he didn’t expect him to be so audacious this time.