The other Alphas were also shocked. Although they all had the idea of taking advantage of Ruan Mingchu's powerful mental strength, they still considered Omega to be at a disadvantage. Now, in terms of scores, Omega was not worse than Mu Yu, the top freshman.
My face hurts so much; they're the ones who are at a disadvantage.
Looking at their pitiful scores on their scoreboards, the Alphas were filled with fierce fighting spirit. They couldn't possibly lose to the Omega!
Although no one scolded them, Ye Lele and Ye Yueyue still felt surrounded by ridicule and blame. They wanted to kill the star beasts too, but even an Omega would be afraid of those cold, sticky snakes!
It wasn't until noon that the two, who had been feeling down, perked up again, and it was finally their turn to shine.
"My brother and I will cook lunch for everyone. Our cooking skills have been highly praised by the teachers!" Ye Lele said with a sweet smile, taking the initiative to do the work.
However, the surrounding area was still wetland, and there was no fuel.
Moreover, the supply package only contained food ingredients, without bowls or pots.
Ye Lele was bewildered and helpless; even a skilled cook can't cook without rice.
Seeing that the two of them were willing to work, even though they weren't needed for the time being, Gong Zhushen's attitude towards them improved a lot: "Drink the nutrient solution first, and you can cook after we leave the wetland."
Ye Lele could only helplessly agree.
The nutrient solution was very filling; one tube lasted a day. The supplies prepared by the 358th Army only contained two tubes. Including freeze-dried food and noodles, if you were careful, you definitely wouldn't go hungry, but it wasn't exactly good either.
After drinking the nutrient solution and resting for a while, the ten people continued their journey south.
To the south there is a grove of trees, beyond which is a meadow, and further south there is a valley with a lake in it.
The lake on the map is marked with a red exclamation mark, presumably indicating the presence of a B-level star beast; that's where Mu Yu's destination is.
In the afternoon, they encountered another team, and both sides fought over a large group of snakes. As expected, Mu Yu's team won decisively.
Among them, the Snake King was a C-level Star Beast, which was snatched by Ruan Mingchu, adding ten points to its score.
He constantly redefines other people's understanding.
Humans have three indicators that can be detected by machines: mental strength, pheromones (which Betas do not have), and physical constitution. However, when combined into specific combat power, there is a new set of evaluation methods.
That is, fighting against star beasts. The level of a star beast you can kill independently determines your level, and you are called a level star warrior.
These military academy students, although very talented, have few skills and little combat experience. Most of them are C-level star warriors, and most can become B-level star warriors upon graduation, with the exceptionally outstanding reaching A-level.
Furthermore, the rating only requires an independent kill. Generally, most people struggle to defeat the Star Beast after hundreds of rounds of back-and-forth fighting.
Furthermore... Moreover, isn't Ruan Mingchu a student at the Healing Academy? It's not that healers are harmless; they can heal in one way and inflict damage in another.
But why did Ruan Mingchu kill the Snake King in just ten minutes without him using any special moves?
If it's not a skill, but relies on mental energy output, then killing a single star beast would consume far too much mental energy.
This Omega is getting more and more "weird".
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12. For the sake of the future of their motherland, Nguyen Minh Thu also put in a lot of effort.
The reason why it is said that Ruan Mingchu did not use any skills is because no color appeared around him throughout the entire process.
When you use your mental power in everyday situations, such as when you use it to pick up something, it is transparent, invisible, and unseen.
However, when activated as a skill, it displays a color. When the medic used [Vine Pulse Diagnosis], the vines glowed green, and healing classes all had green vines. When Mu Yu used [Local Sharpening], his hands glowed red, and offensive classes all had red mental energy when using it.
Control professions are black, while support professions are milky white.
This is also the most straightforward way for everyone to distinguish between different professions.
Seeing the devastation in everyone's hearts, Mu Yu licked his lips and reached out to pick up the Snake King's body.
Let me show you the snake king's vital spot. There's a bloody hole there; if you look closely, you can see it's been poked countless times.
Mu Yu said, "As long as you are fast enough, your knife is accurate and ruthless enough, and you have enough experience to hit the star beast's fatal spot, anyone can do it without using any skills."
He paused, then added, "The reason why some soldiers who have suffered brain injuries and cannot use their mental powers do not retire but can still be active on the land battlefield is because of this ability."
An Alpha asked Ruan Mingchu how he did it.
With an innocent look on his face, Ruan Mingchu uttered three of the cruelest words: "Keep practicing."
"Just like a skill needs constant practice, once you're proficient, you're better than if you're not."
Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu gave the Alphas, who have always relied on skills as their combat strength, a vivid lesson.
Before this, no matter how strong Ruan Mingchu's mental strength was, and no matter how many Alphas he had defeated in the virtual command competition, he was still just a weak Omega in the Healing Academy.
Now someone is telling them that they can go to the battlefield even without mental power, and that even if they are healers, they can kill C-level star beasts faster than them.
They need to think about this carefully.
Anything is possible. Traditional teachings have trapped both Omegas and Alphas. Ruan Mingchu wanted to use this time of recovery to introduce a gentle stream into the stagnant, rule-bound lives of the military academy students, to open the shackles that bound them, and to let them see more exciting possibilities and a brighter future.
That's why he didn't use any skills. After all, he's a control-type professional, and he can't change his pheromone imbalance; using skills would expose him.
Although the main characters are all Omegas, the control classes aren't as inspiring as the healing classes.
Nguyen Minh Thu also put a lot of thought into the future of his homeland.
Hao Youyou hugged Ruan Mingchu's arm with starry eyes: "Brother Ruan, you were so handsome just now, can you teach me when we get back?"
“I can teach you now,” Ruan Mingchu said with satisfaction.
Hao Youyou blinked and whispered, "Let's stop now, so you don't tire yourself out."
“It’s alright,” Ruan Mingchu smiled. “I’m not tired.”
Hao Youyou: "Then, I'll have to trouble you, Brother Ruan."
He's so tired, he doesn't really want to start learning right now.
Ruan Mingchu saw through his thoughts and didn't teach him anything too strenuous, but instead taught him some techniques for generating power.
Although the Alphas were all looking at the sky and the ground and not at Ruan Mingchu, their ears were actually perked up.
To be taught a lesson by an Omega is a disgrace!
Then look at the Ye brothers, trembling, looking around blankly, and holding their heads in mournful sorrow. This is what a normal Omega should look like.
Fortunately, there aren't many Os like Ruan Mingchu in the world, otherwise, would they even have a chance to survive?
When we arrived at the grove in the evening, the ground was finally no longer wet.
Mu Yu selected a campsite, and the group took out high-tech portable interstellar tents, which were then pressed into shape.
Although they weren't hungry at all after drinking the nutrient solution, the Alphas still gathered a lot of firewood and started a fire.
Roast some food over a fire to drive away the dampness, and while you're at it, roast some freeze-dried food for a treat.
Eating freeze-dried food directly without roasting is too much of a hassle for your teeth, stomach, and intestines. I don't know who came up with freeze-drying technology. Although it can preserve food for a long time, it is also a hassle to eat.
Moreover, freeze-drying requires skill, so Ye Lele and Ye Yueyue volunteered to take on the task: "We'll prepare the food for the next few days, and we definitely won't let you down."
The freeze-dried food they produced did indeed taste quite good, so some Alphas put the food into the Ye brothers' supply packs and helped them carry heavier loads.
They chatted for a while until it was completely dark. Mu Yu asked them to bring out several large lamps, made arrangements for the night watch, and then told those not on night watch to go to sleep.
"Go to sleep early now, we'll leave as soon as it's light tomorrow."
The three Omegas didn't have to keep watch at night, and Hao Youyou didn't want to either. He went to Mu Yu to express his thoughts, saying that he, a weak and pitiful Beta, couldn't stay up all night, as it was bad for his skin!
Mu Yu looked Hao Youyou up and down, which gave Hao Youyou goosebumps all over.
His tone was somewhat impatient: "No, both Alpha and Beta need to keep watch at night. So, you'll be the first one on watch."
Hao Youyou pouted, but dared not make a fuss anymore.
Normally, it wouldn't matter whether a useless Beta keeps watch or not, but for the sake of his good brother, Mu Yu specially arranged for Hao Youyou and Gong Zhushen to be together, which can be considered as doing his part. Whether they succeed or not is up to fate.
Everyone went inside the tent, leaving only Gong Zhushen and Hao Youyou sitting outside.
Ruan Mingchu's two small stools glowed and heated when he was on night duty.
Hao Youyou and Gong Zhushen are distant relatives, having known each other since childhood. However, Gong Zhushen dislikes Hao Youyou's dissolute manner, while Hao Youyou looks down on Gong Zhushen for following Mu Yu around like a lapdog.
Although the two knew each other, they had no interaction.
It wasn't until Gong Zhushen discovered that Hao Youyou had become Ruan Mingchu's roommate.
Until Hao Youyou realized that her brother Ruan Mingchu had taken a liking to Mu Yu.
The two shook hands and made peace, hitting it off immediately, and joined hands to create opportunities and contribute to Ruan Mu and his companion.
When Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu get married in the future, they will definitely have to thank them!
Breakfast finally gave Ye Lele and Ye Yueyue a chance to shine. Mu Yu made wooden pots, bowls, chopsticks, and spoons out of trees, and they stir-fried vegetables and cooked noodles.
Ye Lele originally intended not to give Ruan Mingchu any food when he came to eat, since he was also an Omega and hadn't made any contribution, so she wouldn't give him any food.
Who knew that Ruan Mingchu would actually take out the nutrient solution and drink it, leaving him no room to complain.
What's even more outrageous is that Ye Lele eagerly brought noodles to Mu Yu, only to be refused by him.
Mu Yu: "No need, I've already drunk the nutrient solution."
Nutrient solution, nutrient solution, nutrient solution my foot! He's never seen a weirdo who prefers nutrient solution to natural food. Ruan Mingchu must have said something bad about him behind his back for Mu Yu to be so disrespectful to him!
To regain some psychological balance, Ye Lele served the noodles to Gong Zhushen.
Gong Zhushen ate it out of courtesy.
Ye Lele asked expectantly, "How does it taste?"
Gong Zhushen smacked his lips. "It's alright, but there's a bit too much salt."
"Not bad? Not bad? You eat faster than a pig?!" Ye Lele was furious.
That damned Ruan Mingchu actually instigated so many people to target him.
During their day's journey towards the lake in the valley, Mu Yu and his group encountered more star beasts than the day before, as well as more classmates.
Some team leaders considered the high-level star beasts in the lake as theirs for the taking.
Not only do we have to fight monsters, but we also have to guard against other teams stealing our monsters. This day was much more tiring than yesterday.
Not to mention the already weak Omegas, the Alphas also became listless, especially those whose mental energy was exhausted and whose heads were throbbing with pain.