IHNMSL Chapter 9
by VolareChapter 9 League
The front-line war situation is changing rapidly, and there is no end in sight. Chris, who failed to complete the encirclement and suppression mission before Yao’s coming-of-age ceremony, received even more troublesome news.
[Yao is missing.]
Seeing the emergency communication from the internal network, Chris, who was already overwhelmed with work, was even more exhausted.
“Hevia suspects that Little Yao may have run to Central Star to find me. Daina, pay attention to the situation at the military apartment these days.”
“Yes! General!” The Female Bug named Daina respectfully accepted the order across the light screen.
“If we find His Highness, what should we do next?” Daina raised her head, her eyes secretly glancing at her adoptive father Chris’s expression.
Unfortunately, Chris’s face didn’t show much emotion.
“First, find a doctor to check his body, and send him to Hevia as soon as possible.” Chris has always been tough and made a decisive decision, “That’s it for now…”
Before he could discuss it in detail, there was another burst of hurried knocking on the office door.
“His Highness may have run away from home because he felt wronged—” Before she could finish speaking, the communication was cut off. Daina, who wanted to explain a few words for Yao, could only swallow the remaining words.
Thinking of that little Male Bug who would follow Chris every year during the holidays, calling him “Dad” with admiration in his eyes, clingy and delicate.
It seems that this little fellow is probably going to be heartbroken this time.
Inside the training room…
Dark Bug Texture extended from the heart to the upper left arm, covering the entire shoulder.
The Female Bug had sharp, ink-gold hardened exoskeleton horns growing from her forehead. The manifestation of Bug traits was a result of excessive injections of Spiritual Sustaining Stimulants and an overloaded body.
“Did you hear? An anonymous account appeared in the recent A-grade league and completely crushed Hanete.”
That kind of crushing, fierce fighting style.
“Four minutes, just four minutes!”
The Female Bug student with curly yellow hair waved her arms exaggeratedly, describing the battle situation at the time. No one knew what kind of monster was being controlled in the Mech.
“The main point is that he’s not a student from the three major academies. Our old headmaster was so excited that he fell off the referee’s chair.”
The A-grade league is an online virtual combat competition specially designed for young Female Bugs under the age of 24. The purpose is to deliver outstanding new blood to the major legions.
As a prominent figure in the Bug Clan’s No. 1 Military Academy, Hanete has already won more than seventy consecutive victories in the A-grade league and is predicted to be one of the popular candidates for the championship.
“I wonder who would win if that strange Bug fought Daina.”
The curly-haired Female Bug glanced at Daina, who was being ostracized in the corner of the training room. This year’s Interstellar League is much more exciting than in previous years.
Students who didn’t mind watching the fun successively jeered, “That strange Bug might be a Pure-Blood Female Bug like Hanete. How could Daina compare?”
However, no matter how sarcastic the remarks were, the Female Bug at the center of the topic was just doing mechanical weight training, as if all the noise from the outside world had nothing to do with him.
These days, Daina rarely appeared in school. Apart from the necessary courses, she had been urgently searching for Yao’s whereabouts.
“Tch! What’s with the arrogance? He’s always absent from training. I don’t know what the general sees in him, to actually take in such a Bug as his adopted son.”
“Shut up! Who cares about bloodlines when you enter the military academy? Strength speaks for itself. Daina’s overall grades are better than all of us.”
“Grades piled up with so many luxurious Spiritual Sustaining Stimulants, is that something to brag about? It’s really amazing to have privileges. If you want to lick the general’s heir, go lick him yourself.” Someone rolled their eyes.
Even in the army, Spiritual Sustaining Stimulants are scarce. A Spiritual Sustaining Stimulant with a concentration of one-thousandth can guarantee the stability of an A-grade military Female’s spiritual domain value for half a year.
Spiritual Sustaining Stimulants, extracted and converted from Male Bug Pheromones, not only have healing effects but, more importantly, can stimulate the acquired potential of Female Bugs.
The Bug Clan legend Chris created the miracle of a non-Pure-Blood transforming into a 3S Female Bug. Since then, the National Research Institute has been exploring the limits of acquired improvement of bloodlines.
A Female Bug can receive Spiritual Sustaining Stimulant modification after reaching adulthood. Daina advanced from D to A in just one year, which is an unprecedented speed.
After a group of students left noisily, Daina covered her head, looked at her almost-unstable human form in the mirror, and silently injected another Spiritual Sustaining Stimulant.
Daina, who entered the No. 1 Academy through Chris’s connections, could drink the precious Spiritual Sustaining Stimulant like water, easily enter the major legions for practical learning before graduation, get access to all new weapons, and famous Star Glory General-level Mechs.
From the bottom of the class to the top of the department, Chris has high hopes for him.
Only Daina knew that all this favoritism was conditional. If he failed to meet Chris’s requirements, he could be abandoned at any time.
Chris’s adopted son could be him, or any other Bug.
He is determined to win the first place in this league.
Inside the new residence, Yao was almost forgetting home under the Female Bug’s thoughtful care, except for regularly asking Aibei to report his safety to his male parent.
“The constant temperature system is a bit faulty. Do you need me to help Yao Yao take a bath today?”
“No!!!” The little Male Bug shook his head like a rattle.
As soon as the words fell, Chen Xing was pushed out of the shower curtain by a small, wet hand covered in white bubbles.
“Then turn up the water temperature a bit, don’t catch a cold.” The Female Bug instructed worriedly from outside the curtain.
After taking a bath, Yao leisurely leaned against the soft pillow and turned on the optical brain, “Today is Friday!” There was a hint of undisguised joy in his tone.
“So happy?” Chen Xing curiously leaned her head over and found that the little Male Bug was watching the recent Interstellar League intently.
“Do you like it?”
“Of course, my female parent used to be in the league…” The little Male Bug gesticulated animatedly.
Suddenly, he seemed to realize something—oops! He quickly covered his mouth.
“League what?” Chen Xing tilted her head.
Yao was momentarily flustered and stammered, “I mean, my female parent is also very interested in the league.”
Although Yao doesn’t even understand the most basic fighting style, it doesn’t stop him from thinking these Female Bugs are amazing.
The battle on the screen was in the first round of engagement. One side was Hanete, a popular contestant, and the other was a primary anonymous account with a face full of mosaics.
The strength of the two sides seemed to be at different levels. It’s unknown how the AI matched them up.
The competition results are based on a points system. As long as you keep winning undefeated, the final points will accumulate to a very scary amount.
The anonymous player only had a simple record of 4 wins and 4 losses. Compared with Hanete’s seventy-plus consecutive wins, the number of points was more than a star and a half lower.
“Why did he lose so quickly?” Yao was watching the pure enjoyment version instead of the Male Bug-specific censored version. If Chen Xing hadn’t covered his eyes in time, the little Male Bug would have seen a horror movie with brains splattering everywhere.
In order to maintain the greatest sense of realism in online leagues, the pain parameters have always been adjusted to 100% full value.
The little Male Bug was completely stunned, and Chen Xing’s eyes darkened slightly, “Yao likes Hanete?”
Yao shook his head, not noticing the Female Bug’s strangeness, and was still immersed in the results of the competition, his eyes full of excited little stars.
“That’s Hanete! You don’t know how strong he is. I didn’t expect this mysterious Bug to be even stronger than Hanete.”
At this time, the barrage was also full of shock, WC!! Offensive words censored.
[That’s too fake! Hanete didn’t even have a chance to fight back.]
[What’s the background of this big shot?]
[He’s not a student of the three major academies? Such an excellent seedling hasn’t been snatched up yet.]
[It’s just one game, a fluke, right? Isn’t Hanete feeling unwell today? His reactions are half a beat slower.]
[Hahahaha, it’s only been a few days, why is he so weak? He was blown up by a rookie.]
[??? Is this big shot so confident? He didn’t choose points and chose the bonus instead?]
There is an additional point reward for defeating a player with many consecutive wins, especially for a master like Hanete who has won dozens of consecutive games. The additional points rewarded are also extremely considerable.
But Anonymous Player No. 7845 didn’t seem to mean to choose points, but directly clicked on the bounty next to it.
[Did my eyes play tricks on me? He chose the bounty?]
[Does this big shot lack money?]
Additional points and bounty are two-choice rewards.
The Interstellar League is a long-term competition that lasts for a full three months. Choosing additional points is undoubtedly the most energy-saving method.
[Doesn’t 7845 look down on this little extra point reward?]
[What do you mean by “little”? It’s a lot of points! 1200 points! How many games do you have to play to accumulate that much?]
[But… the corresponding bounty that can be exchanged is also a lot. It’s about two to three million.]
Yao did not specifically block the barrage and saw the discussion. He asked in confusion, “Would such a powerful Bug also lack money?”
Chen Xing was sitting next to him. Hearing this, she smiled and hugged Yao: “Who knows…”
“I can’t bear to let Yao suffer with me…”