Chapter 971: Who to Lead the Army?
Translator:Atlas Studios
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The Elite Academy had the qualities of an elite academy. When Butcher had arrived, normalcy returned instantly.
Bucher’s assistants placed the equipment down. Butcher took a look at Wang Zheng and Aina on the first row and smiled faintly. “Some time ago, the trial system released an Abyss Zerg. After this period of training, I believe that everyone has already found a way to deal with it. I also know that many people were eager to give it a try. Recently, the academy has received many petitions to request the formation of teams to enter the Abyss for training. I would like to ask if that’s what everyone was thinking of.”
The class quietened down a little. Unknowingly, one person shouted and a bunch of people reflected their agreement soon after.
Butcher smiled faintly and continued, “All of you are very brave and mankind requires this sort of ambition. The Academy and the Milky Way Alliance has been considering this matter seriously, and the abyss should be opened in the near future.”
Instantly, the class exploded. Everyone’s eyes were filled with excitement. However, the people in the first few rows, although excited, appeared very quiet. It was especially so for the people from Arbiter.
“Everyone is so happy, but I’m not so happy. If the Milky Way Alliance’s side really wanted to include this trial as part of the selection process, I wonder how many of you guys would I see in the next lesson,” said Bucher faintly as those words were like a pail of cold water pouring down on the students.
The class was embarrassed for a moment. However, everyone was familiar with the ruthless style of Butcher. Also, he wouldn’t say such things without a cause.
“The relevant departments in the Milky Way Alliance have been feeling a little inflated recently. Although there are many important mysteries of the universe that are important to mankind in the Abyss, the situation on our side isn’t optimistic. In addition, I do not wish for my students to become a touchstone for the Zerg. The Abyss is undoubtedly a very challenging place. However, it isn’t suitable for large scale entry at this moment. As for the internal parts of the Abyss, my personal opinion is to seal it completely. Therefore, everyone shouldn’t be too excited about it.”
Butcher was a little worried about the people from the upper management. Long term peace and smooth sailing had resulted in these people being too free, and they wanted to explore the internals of the Abyss?
Bucher did not find this a good idea at all. After working with the Abyss Zerg for so long, he always felt that the intelligence of these Zergs weren’t low. The exploration and information gathering by the military had been too smooth recently. A while ago, Bucher was also rather happy. Following Li Yizhuo’s diary, the military had obtained a large amount of valuable information. Even he felt a little over the head and thought that the opportunity for mankind had arrived. However, after he calmed down, Bucher suddenly had a creepy feeling.
However, he did not have actual evidence and could only argue based on reasoning. Yet if the students were to submit their petitions one after another, this would make his position a little awkward.
Aina raised her hand and Butcher nodded his head. Aina smiled faintly and continued, “Teacher Butcher, the Abyss is indeed dangerous, but for the future of the Milky Way Alliance, if we don’t possess an adventurous spirit, where would the future of mankind be?”
Aina’s words received the recognition of many students. They weren’t silly and were thinking that they were not being sent to their deaths. On the contrary, they were most unwilling to die. They would become the pillars for their respective countries. Only a dumb person would enter the Abyss and be sent to their death. Nonetheless, the adventurous spirit of students shouldn’t be suppressed. Mankind had relied on this impulse to advance.
Bucher smiled. “Wang Zheng, you have been to the internals of the Abyss. What do you think would be the results if you all entered the Abyss with your current strength?”
Wang Zheng smiled bitterly. Butcher wasn’t kind. Wasn’t this making him the public enemy of the entire academy? However, the practical situation was that even with the protection of the military, there weren’t any hopes. Moreover, back to the root of the problem, Wang Zheng did not hope that the military would take this risk. They were facing an opponent that was just the tip of an iceberg, so rushing in brashly wasn’t a good choice. However, the problem was that only he had returned from the central region of the Abyss alive.
“With the current fighting strength of mankind, I feel that it would be better if we don’t enter,” said Wang Zheng.
There were some people who laughed immediately. “Wang Zheng, I heard that people from Earth are conservative and cautious. I didn’t believe it previously. Mankind already rules the universe. The Abyss is just another different dimension. Moreover, the Zerg aren’t able to cross over. If we still choose to confine ourselves under such circumstances, that would be too cowardly.”
Sartes laughed. He wasn’t convinced. In that match, the Saruman Snake battle team had caught him by surprise. The Dark Wolves battle team had become the backdrop immediately after their ascent. This was something he just couldn’t swallow.
Butcher was just looking at Wang Zheng full of smiles. He looked as though this had nothing to do with him, the instigator.
Everyone was looking at Wang Zheng. As the representative of the rebels, Wang Zheng’s performance was a little cowardly. Wang Zheng was rather calm instead. “What I meant is that with the standards of the students of Elite Academy, entering the core region of the Abyss would be a one way ticket. I’m not saying that we should not find information on the enemy. The Zerg race and mankind have been entangled for so many years. Since the large scale invasion of the Zerg, it has already been hundreds of years. This isn’t the usual style of the Zerg race. Although I don’t know what had stopped the Zerg race, based on their habits and characteristics, they would definitely not give up. Making a bold conjecture, this Abyss might just be one of their baits. Even if we want to take this bait, we should also maintain our clear mind.”
Wang Zheng said. In this aspect, his views were consistent with Butcher’s. The two of them knew the Zerg too well and therefore feared them. One had to fear to be rational. However, others weren’t seeing it this way. After all, this was groundless claims and conjectures, a cowardly conjecture.
“The Zerg race isn’t a failure. From the previous time, mankind could no longer be considered with the same barometers. If the Zerg race were to invade, the Aslan Empire would be the pioneering troops and would be enough to withstand the Zerg race!” said Di Maria proudly.
When these words were said, the people of Arbiter weren’t happy. Marzu smiled faintly. “Wang Zheng, what is the basis of your claims?”
Things got interesting once the one from Arbiter had spoken. Logically speaking, the people of Arbiter should be those who “hated” Wang Zheng the most. However, the situation didn’t seem to be the case.
“The type of tentacle monsters that we have defeated, to put it more accurately, is a simplified version of those in the Abyss. Those low flying tentacle monsters aren’t strong in battle. However, the real tentacled monsters possess flying abilities in the high skies. Their fighting strength would only be higher and not lower. Basically speaking, once they appeared, they would be in groups. The numbers I have seen were more than a thousand. This is just the tip of the iceberg.”
“Wang Zheng, your words are a little exaggerated just to raise an alarm,” said Rennes. “If the Zerg have such fighting strength, why haven’t they attacked us?”
This was also what everyone wanted to know. What he said was contradictory to his previous words.
Wang Zheng didn’t continue with this topic. “This type of tentacled monsters should be considered as rather low level among the Zerg. There are also stronger Zerg generals. These are even scarier than level three Zerg and possess lightning-like tunnelling abilities. In a head-on battle, mankind has no chance of winning with its current strength. Obviously, if there was a team of super warriors, there’s still a fight. However, that is under the circumstance where more than 10 super warriors were to go against one. I have only seen these few types, but I believe that the Zerg race definitely isn’t just these few types.”
Everyone was feeling rather dubious about it. Was it really that scary? He could still make it back alive considering this?
This was simply supernatural. Wang Zheng had also never talked about the situation in the core area of the Abyss. However, he didn’t seem to be one that liked to boast. In the face of major issues of right and wrong, Wang Zheng wasn’t willing to screw around. There was totally no meaning for mankind to enter the core region now. If everyone had a runic mech, there might still be a fight. However, based on the current situation, this was completely a fantasy.
Butcher smiled and signaled for everyone to be quiet. “After the military paid an extremely high price, they obtained substantial, valuable, first-hand information. However, just like the low flying tentacle monster everyone has seen, this information isn’t too similar to what Wang Zheng had said. They are very strong but not that strong.”
Instantly, there were rounds of discussion throughout the class again. Wang Zheng was boasting outrageously!
Zhang Shan and the rest were stunned too. This was because they believed that Wang Zheng definitely wasn’t lying. However, Butcher would not lie either. What was this about?
Aina wasn’t anxious at all and smiled faintly. “Teacher Butcher, what did the diary of Senior Zhuo said?”
Butcher had also not expected Aina’s reaction to be so quick. “Student Aina asked a very good question. What was recorded in the diary of General Zhuo was just like what Wang Zheng had said. There are even other more terrifying things. Therefore, I’m not optimistic at all. Although I wouldn’t determine that the Abyss is a trap now, the Zerg race seems to be very hungry to push ahead to our side.”
Zhuo Yifan clearly didn’t have a need to forge a diary full of valuable information that he had used his life to defend.
“Teacher Butcher, perhaps my thinking was wrong, but I would like to ask if a human living in extreme danger and a lonely environment would experience schizophrenia and be exaggerated with his words.” asked Lear suddenly.
Everyone knew that when one was overly lonely, it was easy for mental problems to appear. Zhuo Yifan had stayed in the Abyss for such a long time. If one was to claim that he was completely fine, everyone probably wouldn’t believe. Or rather, he might have “exaggerated.”
Butcher frowned. He probably didn’t expect the students to be so difficult.
However, Lear had neglected an issue. Zhuo Yifan was a hero of the Hail Cloud Alliance. The people of Hail Cloud Alliance wouldn’t be happy.
“Student Lear, please use your brains first before speaking. Is it good to malign a hero like this?” Ai Xiaolu wasn’t being courteous.
Lear smiled and shrugged his shoulders. “Please don’t use morals to make your point. I’m just stating a conjecture. Obviously, I personally hope that I’m wrong. However, there should be someone raising the concerns.”
Lear wasn’t easy to deal with either. Although he was a guy, it didn’t mean that a guy didn’t know how to argue. Without a doubt, student Lear was top-grade.
Instantly, the new structure of the Elite Academy had appeared. In the past, the students of Elite Academy were all focused on raising their own strength. However, the trend seemed to have changed in the last two years.
“The thoughts of various students were all right. As a student, we should be expressing our views. However, we should also trust the judgement of the professors. Teacher Butcher is one of our most respected professors. I believe that the purpose you have raised these questions today isn’t just for us to debate on it, right?”
In the chaos, Aina suddenly threw the question back to Butcher. She wanted to control the tempo.
Butcher’s expression suddenly relaxed. He laughed and continued, “Everyone is right. As students of Elite Academy, we cannot just spread what we heard. We have to have an inquisitive mind and, more importantly, rationality. If even you are brash, who could still remain calm?”
Butcher paused for a while and then continued, “There’s actually a huge debate among the military on this incident. However, a new detector we have been researching on was put into practical use recently and we have discovered that the operations of the Zerg are very erratic. Once our scout troops entered the core region, the movement patterns of the Zerg had obvious changes. This means that they knew we were coming and had put on a show for us.”
