Pretending to be a genius starts with the civilization advancement assessment.

Chapter 115 A Series of Victories, and the Proposal to Expand the Training Camp

In his previous life, Lin Yi was powerless and could only watch helplessly as regret unfolded.

But things are different now.

After casually resolving the crisis for Zhou Yuxuan's team, Lin Yi maintained his peculiar posture, focusing most of his attention on scanning the entire battlefield like a sophisticated radar.

The trainees and soldiers fought together in blood and fire. Every coordination, every mistake, and every outburst under dire circumstances was clearly reflected in his perception, giving him a more intuitive and profound understanding of the true quality of these first batch of trainees.

During that time, he made another move.

This time, it was Zhang Zhen's team that encountered danger.

They encountered an extremely powerful speed-type elite abyss beast, whose sudden burst of power threatened to shatter Zhang Zhen's entire squad's formation and cause heavy casualties.

With a slight thought, Lin Yi caused a small steel ball to disappear instantly.

"No wonder I'd never heard of this child in my past life."

While rescuing the team, Lin Yi couldn't help but feel a strange sense of unease. "This kid seems to have a knack for bad luck. Last time in the combat exercise, it was their team that encountered a high-level abyss beast. And this time, they've run into one of the most troublesome elite abyss beasts that have appeared so far. It's unbelievable."

Fortunately, all the incidents ended without serious harm.

As for the leader-level abyssal beast that came to provide support from the nearest small nest and was skilled at spitting corrosive venom balls from a distance, Lin Yi didn't give it a chance to get close to the battlefield.

Just as it entered the edge of the maximum range of his mental perception, a "small steel ball" silently traversed the long distance at a terrifying speed exceeding several times the speed of sound, precisely penetrating its energy core.

The leader-level abyss beast didn't even manage a proper wail before it exploded into a cloud of dark green poisonous mist in the distance, slowly dissipating.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye amidst the fierce battle.

Finally, the ever-swirling purplish-black energy vortex in the No. 1 Abyss Beast's lair was completely corrupted and neutralized by the azure source energy continuously output by Lin Yi, losing all its activity.

Then, in full view of everyone, it collapsed.

Only a seven-colored gray crystal remained in the original spot.

With a slight thought, Lin Yi saw the crystal fly lightly into his hand.

At this moment, General Nie Chang also walked over from the command vehicle, his face showing the joy of victory and a hint of fatigue.

"Chief Instructor Lin, thank you for your hard work!" Nie Chang looked at the seven-colored crystal in Lin Yi's hand, his eyes filled with curiosity. "Another seven-colored crystal? What's inside this?"

Lin Yi, known as "Old Nie," handed over the crystal and introduced it in a calm tone, "This is a 'Vortex Type I Deep Space Energy Condensation Instrument'."

"Energy Condensation Device?" Nie Chang took the crystal, his face immediately lighting up with surprise. "What a treasure! I didn't expect to find such a strategic item in the very first nest. Looks like we're in luck!"

He naturally didn't know that this thing was a "guaranteed drop" after destroying the Abyss Nest. He thought it was just like breaking various energy crystals before, all based on random luck. Getting something like this was incredibly lucky.

Lin Yi didn't say much, but a barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips.

He was now somewhat mischievously anticipating what kind of expression Nie Chang would have when the other two nests were destroyed and all the loot came out was of the "Vortex Type I".

Nie Zhen carefully handed the crystal to the staff officer behind her for safekeeping, then looked at Lin Yi with concern: "Chief Instructor Lin, neutralizing the nest for an hour straight must have taken a toll, right? Do you need to rest for an hour or two to recover?"

Lin Yi shook his head and refused: "No need."

He thought to himself, what's this level of intensity? In future interstellar warfare or long-term extermination operations, continuous battles will often be necessary, and the cycle of traveling, recovering, and fighting will be the norm. It's better for them to adapt to this rhythm sooner rather than later.

Lin Yi turned to look in the direction of the other two nests in the distance and continued:
"With the fact that we wiped out a significant number of the abyss beasts in the nearby nests, especially the small one, during this support mission, the resistance of the two subsequent miniature nests will only decrease."

"How about this: leave the logistics and medical personnel to clean up the battlefield. The combat troops can sit on the trucks and rest as they move, while the trainees can try to restore their power on the trucks. We'll continue as planned and take them down in one fell swoop."

Seeing that Lin Yi's expression was normal and his breathing was steady, Nie Chang stopped insisting and nodded, saying, "Okay, let's do it this way!"

The order was issued quickly. The troops rapidly assembled, boarded their vehicles, and, still riding high on the victory and slightly weary, rumbled toward the lair of the second target.

As Lin Yi had predicted, the subsequent battles to eliminate the two remaining nests proceeded exceptionally smoothly.

Perhaps because the "tough guys" around them had all been taken down in the first battle and hadn't had time to replenish and recover, in the battle of the second nest, even that small nest didn't spawn any more leader-level abyssal beasts for remote support.

The intensity and density of the resisting beast tides have decreased significantly.

Towards the end of the battle at Nest No. 2, Nie Chang even followed Lin Yi's instructions via communicator, ordering the troops to conserve ammunition and deliberately release most of the ordinary Abyss Beasts close to the defensive line, leaving them to be dealt with by the Source Energy trainees in each squad.

Although the trainees were exhausted, their experience and mastery of source energy control were rapidly improving as they fought the abyssal beasts in this relatively safe environment.

As the time passed to around 4 p.m., when the troops arrived at the last miniature nest, number four, the so-called support beasts had almost completely disappeared.

Under Lin Yi's watchful eye and "Little Steel Ball's" silent support, some of the top-tier, well-coordinated teams, such as the team of Elizabeth, Zhou Yuxuan, and Zhang Zhen, have even begun to attempt to coordinate an attack on elite Abyss Beasts with a Source Energy Level of 200.

Although the process was extremely dangerous, with several near-fatal incidents, they ultimately managed to kill it without any serious injury.

This achievement greatly boosted the morale of all trainees.

At 5:25 PM, the last nest, the purplish-black vortex, completely collapsed and turned to ashes.

"Victory!!!"

"we won!!"

"The lair has been wiped out!!"

The entire battlefield was silent for a moment, then erupted into earth-shaking cheers.

The soldiers tossed their helmets into the air, the trainees hugged each other, and many were moved to tears.

In a single day, they fought across three different locations and wiped out three abyss beast lairs!
This is an unprecedented and glorious victory.

Lin Yi remained calm as he took the seven-colored gray crystal left behind in Nest No. 4 and handed it to General Nie Chang, who was waiting beside him with an uncontrollable smile on his face.

“Hey, Lao Nie,” Lin Yi said with a hint of barely perceptible teasing, “another ‘Vortex Type I Deep Space Energy Condensator’.”

"Another one?"

Nie Chang reached out and took it, his smile fading slightly, revealing a hint of surprise and doubt. He subconsciously muttered, "While it's true that the more of this kind of thing the better, three consecutive nests have dropped the same thing? Could it be that this newly appeared nest only drops this kind of energy condenser?"

Lin Yi was speechless upon hearing this, thinking to himself, "You're being picky now? Do you know how expensive this 'Vortex Type I' is? It's a crystal dropped by a main hive leader, and its value is probably not even a fraction of this condenser's. Really."

However, ignorance is no excuse, so he didn't say much and turned directly to Liu Qiying on the other side, instructing, "Qiying, according to the plan, have the logistics department come and set up the venue for the graduation ceremony. Have them bring all the standard equipment that is going to be distributed to the trainees here as well."

This matter had been explained in advance, and Liu Qiying immediately nodded: "Yes, Chief Instructor. I'll arrange it right away." He then turned around to coordinate with the logistics troops.

Then, Lin Yi looked at Nie Chang again, his expression becoming slightly more formal: "Old Nie, you'll be reporting the details and results of this operation to the highest command center soon, right?"

Nie Chang nodded: "This is the necessary procedure. Such a great victory must be reported to the leaders immediately."

“Okay.” Lin Yi’s gaze was calm as he slowly said, “Then, when you report, please convey one of my suggestions to the highest command center.”

"Chief Instructor Lin, please speak." Nie Chang's expression turned solemn.

“I suggest,” Lin Yi stated clearly, “that all three newly captured ‘Vortex Type I Deep Space Energy Condensation Devices’ be prioritized for deployment at the Dongfeng Training Camp. At the same time, based on this, we should immediately expand the training camp on a large scale to accelerate the training speed and scale of energy cultivators.”

"I believe we need more and stronger warriors to meet the challenges of the future."

(End of this chapter)