Saiyan stowaways on the Ark

What surprises will Rhodes Island bring her?

With curiosity but not much expectation, she followed Tomat and Skadi into the elevator.

"Greteia, I might be stronger than you now."

But after entering, Skadi suddenly and unexpectedly said something in a calm tone that surprised Goredia.

"Rhodes Island's training facilities do provide excellent training opportunities."

Skadi continued.

"Seeing that you just barged in without a second thought, I know you don't know enough about Rhodes Island, so I'll show you around first. You're not in a hurry to complete your plan, are you? The fact that you came all the way from the beach shows that you have plenty of time."

The elevator rang with a "ding-dong" sound personally recorded by Kroos, and stopped at a location approximately in the middle of Rhodes Island.

It was an empty platform.

However, within the platform stand pure white cube-shaped buildings of various sizes.

At first glance, the platform appears so large that it occupies the entire area of ​​Rhodes Island at this height.

There are elevators and staircases that lead directly to this place from various locations on other floors.

"Such a large area, and there's not even a gate... Are those block buildings training grounds with simulated terrain? Different blocks represent different environments or projects... I can understand, although it's a bit of a waste of space, it should be able to meet the needs of various specialty training."

Aside from the cube-shaped training room whose interior is unclear, some basic physical training facilities are set up in the open space between the buildings, while the outermost ring is a running track that encircles the entire floor. Various artificial terrains have been added to different parts of the track to increase the complexity of the training.

That's really thoughtful.

But it wasn't exactly something particularly surprising.

“A sentry post? We don’t need one. There won’t be any intruders trying to get here, and they usually don’t even get to this floor.”

Thomas said, and Greta felt that these words seemed to be directed at her.

"What about the artillery fire from the outside? This floor has almost no supporting structure, and it's even located in the middle of the entire moving platform. It's a miracle that the floors above didn't collapse and flatten this place."

Goredia asked more questions, but Tomat didn't stop.

He greeted some of the operators who were resting outside the building, covered in sweat, while seemingly looking for a suitable training room.

But in reality, he was searching for someone's aura.

"Believe me, even if Rhodes Island is completely blown up, this floor won't be damaged much. Although it's not as good as the original, it's still much better than carbon fiber."

Finally, Tomat stopped in front of a training building that wasn't too big. The completely enclosed building had only one entrance, which was more sturdy than a typical airtight door, in addition to its pure white paint. Various warnings were marked on it.

[Caution required in low-oxygen environments]

[Caution in High Gravity Environments]

[Precautions for Dangerous Creature Confrontation Training]

Operators who have not completed the pre-training are strictly prohibited from entering.

[Please conduct training in the presence of training room administrators or instructors.]

"Come in and have a seat?"

Thomas took out his operator ID verification card and, seemingly ignoring the risk warnings, invited Grandia into the training room.

[Event] Beneath the Tide, Seafood abounds: Chapter 5, Goredia, come in!

This familiar feeling reminded Goredia of the sensation of being beneath the ocean tide.

However, it has less dampness and undercurrents, and more dryness and pain.

But what remains unchanged is that heavy and suffocating feeling.

And in the nightmare, a filthy monster suddenly appears in front of you in this environment.

"Ah, Tomat, and... Skadi, right? And who's that unfamiliar one?"

Just when even someone like Goredia, a captain of the Deep Sea Hunters, had to adjust her body to the changes in the environment, an ordinary Ursus girl who didn't seem to be an infected greeted Tomat.

She was a young woman from Ursus with red highlights on her forehead and wavy hair.

His face, weathered by battle, still retained a touch of immaturity.

Although it was obvious at a glance that she was still young, whether it was simply looking at the textbook-perfect waistline outlined by her training leotard, or the obvious yet not excessive muscles on her arms, or intuitively feeling the unwavering aura she exuded even in a dangerous environment.

All of these qualities immediately make viewers realize that she is not comparable to her peers.

In stark contrast to the robust young woman was the short-handled axe in her hand, stained with dark liquid, and the scattered chunks of meat on the ground—

It is no longer possible to identify what their prototypes were.

All that can be seen are tentacles, wing membranes, claws, and even blade-like structures that don't seem like something a living being could possess.

These scattered pieces share similar body colors, but these parts shouldn't be on the same object, and their vitality shouldn't be possessed by a normal living organism.

Because those chunks of flesh are still twitching.

"Winter, I just checked, where are Bardock and the others?"

Tomat called out to Winter, who was located in the central area of ​​the training room, asking where his kinsmen, who were usually either in the canteen or here, were.

The changes in winter at this time, compared to the past, are not limited to power.

She has become more mature, but her cheerful and straightforward nature remains unchanged.

"Professor Bardock? He said the rest of us were free to do whatever we wanted, and then he disappeared. As for the others, I don't know anything about them. Anyway, I don't see them much usually."

She stepped on the convulsing mass of flesh, grinding it back and forth a couple of times, leaving only a paste-like residue under her footprint, resembling that of a meat grinder.

"Why do you only call him teacher and not me? I'm an instructor too, you know. Although I admit the training is a bit casual, at least I won't skip the teaching, right?"

Thomas walked towards the depths of winter, his clothes now drooping slightly due to the abnormal gravity.

He unleashed a beam of light that swept across the scattered pieces of flesh, turning the struggling parts to ashes as well.

Although the training room has a self-cleaning system, this extra step makes it easier for them to continue their conversation without being bothered by these annoying things.

Even though they are damaged to this extent, they are still capable of movement, but for operator training, they have already passed the training.

Destroying threatening targets to the point of eliminating their threat is what Winter is currently training for.

"That's still much more reliable than you telling us to till the land by hand."

Winter pulled down her lower eyelids, made a face at Tomat, and began to recount the bizarre training Tomat had made her do in the past.

For example, turning over the soil in the planting area by hand, or delivering milk to every operator on Rhodes Island on foot.

"You dare say it didn't work?"

Thomas also retorted confidently.

"Okay... there is a little bit, but I think you're just trying to brush me off, including your previous fighting stance."

After finishing one thing, Winter can still bring up other things.

After all, when he was pestering Tomat to train him, quite a few memorable things happened.

"It's been so long, why are you still holding a grudge? And why was it that when I taught you fighting stances it was a lie, but when he taught you how to pose you you accepted it?"

"Can you even compare? His pose is so cool! Let me tell you, 'Geart Ursas Man 3: Days of Future Past' is already scheduled, and the entire 'New Ursas Student Self-Governing Corps' will be in it this time. Remember to come and support them!"

Of the Ursus Student Self-Government Group she mentioned, she was the only member present in the training room. The others were either busy with their respective duties or conducting individual training in other rooms.

Thomas approached Winter because Winter's current training room was a good place for Gretia to take a look.

"Spare me, which rich and stupid Originium boss has taken a liking to the script of this year? They've managed to make three movies out of it... And this time it's Alex playing the villain again, right? He's already died twice in the first two movies, hasn't he?"

Although they were both complaining to each other, there was no fierce conflict between them. They were just like two good friends talking about interesting things from the past.

However, the environment they were in was not a suitable place for idle chatter.

The oxygen concentration is less than half.

The gravity is about five times that of the outside world.

Temperatures are above 40 degrees Celsius, and there is a severe lack of water.

The facility includes specialized combat training, enabling real-world battles against dangerous creatures captured by Rhodes Island...

Even so, having just experienced the battle, Winter acted as if nothing had happened, chatting back and forth with Tomat.

“Dryness and heat can kill, we Agers know this better than anyone. But once it reaches a certain point, it can be life-threatening for everyone, whether they are Agers or not. They overcame this ‘disadvantage’ through their training—it doesn’t make sense, but they did it.”

Skadi looked calmly at Gretia, whose lips were now slightly chapped.

"And I did it. I went from enduring and 'getting through' all of this to 'getting used to' the environment and not caring about it. And when I train, I choose more difficult environments."

Originally, some operators were not allowed to enter the training room or even participate in combat training because their power not only made regular training meaningless to them, but more importantly, their careless actions could cause huge damage.

Just as Goredia had thought.

Excessive individual differences, in a sense, eliminate the possibility for many people to become more powerful.

The weak cannot improve themselves.

The strong cannot control their power.

The former doesn't believe they can overcome the barriers, while the latter doesn't care about the consequences of using their power.

But this gives anyone a possibility—the possibility of becoming stronger.

The weak gain power, the strong master power, and the former also gain the qualification to cross boundaries through their own efforts.

Whether they are ordinary Terran residents, powerful Agor, or some other extraordinary being, as long as they are willing and put in the effort, they can at least become "more powerful than they were before".

"More than overcoming the gap between each other, sometimes, challenging your own limits is also a kind of fun. Goredia, have you ever thought about that?"

[Event] Beneath the Tide, All Seafood: Chapter Six - This Woman Smells Delicious (Burnt)

Rhodes Island is not powerful.

They do indeed possess elite combat capabilities, and some individuals could be described as "one man forming an army."

But aren't other forces the same?

They are much larger and more powerful.

A monster who can "build an army by himself" might be able to field an entire army.