Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 516 The Invisible Blockade

Zheng Zha didn't fully understand, but he grasped the key points. Even if he didn't know the reasoning behind it, he could still understand the gist of it... He had been working with Mu Xiang for so long, and as an indispensable force in any plan, his cooperation was always on point.

“Controlling the progress… does that mean it can’t be too early or too late?” Zheng Zha thought to himself. “After all, if we follow the main god’s path completely, we are likely to be interfered with by unexpected factors and be punished by deducting points from everyone; and to find a way out of the predicament, we can’t reveal our flaws too early. That’s the meaning of the main god’s restriction?”

"So... Mu Xiang's plan was based on the premise that we were being monitored?" Zheng Zha's eyes changed. He had almost understood everything he needed to understand, and then he asked in his mind, "But I have a question. Why did the main god specifically emphasize these contents this time... In 'Halloween,' the main god didn't give such restrictions, right?"

"Because we are too strong, and this world is too small," Mu Xiang said. "According to the judgment of the main god, if we are not given any warnings, we may cause the situation in this world to become uncontrollable, and then expose ourselves, allowing the thing behind us to gain an advantage in the dark."

"This is even more extreme than when we faced the midnight sun in that dimensional cluster..."

"Although you didn't seem to mention any connection, from what you've said, could it be that the hidden force behind this world is even stronger than the Polar Day Society?" Zheng Zha asked疑惑地.

"Not necessarily. All I can confirm right now is that if there really is some enormous force behind it, its style is definitely different from that of the Polar Day Society. The Polar Day Society uses the characteristics of the plane itself to conduct experiments and gain benefits; while this world, under the influence of some kind of force, has presented a strange state."

"Think about it, what makes humanity in this world focus its main energy on mechs, while not investing much in other technologies? It's already the 26th century, and humanity's power is still limited to Earth, with various civilizations still idly fighting amongst themselves... Yes, this movie was made in the 20th century and doesn't fully imagine the future; but the world itself is not!"

At this point, Mu Xiang's tone became increasingly serious:

"The Allied powers' most advanced mech technology also comes from the north; on the eastern lands, I only saw the locals dominating in terms of numbers, and everything else felt unfamiliar to me... According to the instructors, the sheer number of mechanical dragons deployed from the eastern front was decent, but compared to the size of the entire country, it was insignificant..."

"This world is like a farm with its boundaries and limits sealed off. Neither human civilization as a whole nor the nations we are familiar with have shown the corresponding level of progress... Instead of real progress, there is only boring internal strife, nothing more..."

Where have the opportunities that propelled human progress... the spirit that fueled the development of civilization... the will to explore the Earth beyond... gone?

These words kept echoing in Zheng Zha's mind, so much so that when he came out of the simulator, he was unmoved by the instructors' approving gazes and the new recruits' envious eyes, until Luo Gandao patted him on the shoulder and called out to him admiringly, which made him wake up from his dream.

"Brother Zheng Zha, you guys are amazing!" Luo Gandao said excitedly. "Your control of movements and shooting accuracy are impeccable!"

Mu Xiang walked over and gestured for him to lower his voice: "This is nothing special. We just mastered these technologies using our own genetic locks... It shouldn't be difficult for you to do this, right?" Luo Gandao paused for a moment, then chuckled: "I haven't done it yet."

"Don't be modest. In the God's Space, if you don't show your abilities, you'll just be ignored." Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses. "Only by demonstrating your abilities and talents will you have a chance to be valued... We look forward to your performance. After all, your previous training in breaking down movements was a seamless whole."

Luo Gandao seemed genuinely a little shy; he scratched his head and said nothing. However, Mu Xiang knew that this kid wouldn't be modest later…

The performance of the new recruits afterward was generally unremarkable. Even those who did perform well were far inferior to Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha's previous performances. Although it seemed that their mediocre performance was due to the outstanding performances of Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha, in reality, they also had many areas for improvement in terms of mecha piloting standards alone.

However, even those few who performed well were somewhat unlucky. If it weren't for the incredibly quick learners in the Zhongzhou team, their barely passable performance might have actually garnered attention later on. But now, even if most of the Zhongzhou team were to let Hai go, their performance wouldn't be good enough. Perhaps only by working even harder in the future could they have a chance to get into the top ranks and receive the next round of training.

The veterans of the Central Continent Team generally performed only moderately, just avoiding any embarrassing moments. The instructors didn't say anything about it; or rather, any instructor in the Allied training system had seen far too many individuals who were physically fit and could learn movements reasonably well, but were utterly unremarkable when it came to operating the mechs.

Even selecting drivers from the armies of powerful nations in the pre-nuclear era would be an extremely difficult task, let alone in this era.

Moreover, this time there were some promising recruits from the same area. Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha both performed exceptionally well. The instructors even wondered if they would be at the top if this training were quantifiable. The new recruits from the same background seemed to have received just as rigorous pre-training, so their performance was also quite good.

It's not uncommon for local armies to use other mechs for pre-training, but the conditions there are nothing like the training bases on any front... So only a few can be considered outstanding, like Zhao Yingkong. Of course, this "outstanding" is based on past years' conditions, not compared to the two incredibly gifted recruits from before.

The instructor smugly calculated that with these new recruits—even the worst among them would have been considered excellent trainees in previous years—his training results would be even better… He'd have to give them extra attention from now on. After all, the Allied mech training system over the years had proven one thing: if you favored someone before, they'd favor you in return…

At that moment, the last recruit from the same region as them, Luo Gandao, stepped into the simulator... This recruit's physical fitness wasn't particularly outstanding; in fact, he seemed somewhat unqualified, having only achieved an average level in the previous physical fitness test. However, there are always trainees with average physical fitness but excellent driving skills every year; it's not an absolute rule.

I wonder... whether he can perform at a level that would at least be among the top in previous years?

(End of this chapter)