under the mask

In late November, after five rounds of screening, only 200 people entered the preliminaries for the first grade, 500 for the second grade, and nearly 5000 for the third grade, and almost none were eliminated.This data is more convincing than the assessment once every semester, and can explain many problems.

It is worth mentioning that although there are very few people left in the first grade, the top [-] or so ranked among them performed better than many second graders.The significance of the existence of the Imperial University is to cultivate and excavate talents for the empire. Most of them are cultivated, and those few who are excavated will become top talents in various fields in the future without exception, and the Military Academy has always been the place that receives the most attention and attention.

Seth Laval, Levi Spall, Emilia Muka, and Nickelos Inqui, these four first-year freshmen are the most shining stars in this year's mock battle competition.

The first three are all from the five great nobles of the empire. From the moment they entered the Imperial University, the future heirs of the five great nobles of the empire gathered in the auxiliary star, which is of great symbolic significance. This proves that the five great nobles who founded the empire together with Paramount I , Their descendants are still loyal to the royal family and loyal to His Majesty the Emperor.

Nicholas Inqui represents the new nobles. Their family ties may not be deep and their roots may not be solid, but they are like new shoots from old trees, and the waves rising from the coast are about to become the king's treasures in the hands of the emperor. The sharp sword is desperate for the consolidation of family honor and status.

But is the big aristocracy and the new aristocracy completely opposed?Not necessarily, just like the Muka family and the Yinkui family, apart from competing for favor, they can also have intertwined in-law relationships. On a deeper level, they also share interests and share weal and woe.

These are just things that everyone knows well, but it is very interesting to study them carefully.

After three rounds of selection, Li Wei was notified and entered the preliminaries directly.He browsed the forum, and found that the page about the contest had completely changed its appearance, something like "the contest is over halfway, the list of preliminaries has been partially confirmed, and the five nobles are all listed here", or something similar to "the stunning glimpse in the inventory contest" etc. ...The ones who are astonishing as hell are all screened in the closed battlefield. The school newspaper and gossip school newspaper are not included, and I don't know what they can catch...

He clicked on it and looked, and sure enough, most of it was text, commenting on the contestants' family background, gossip, etc., and at most accompanied by a picture that can be found on the Internet.He himself was also one of the members who was glimpsed. However, given the sparse population of the Spal family, there are obviously not many topics to talk about. The photo is quite clear. It turned out to be that he attended an engagement ceremony held by the prince a few years ago. Captured at the time, wearing a photo of Chinese clothes.The following comments inevitably contain more exclamation points and all kinds of crazy screaming and incomprehensible sentences.

These little girls... Li Wei shook his head and closed the forum.

After hesitating for a while, he took the helmet and logged in to the game.If you add the time he usually is not online, half a year has passed in the game, and the ambition of the Sahara desert country is becoming more and more obvious, and there are frequent conflicts with the desert natives.The conflict between the flame garrison in the small desert town and the Falcon tribe has reached a fever pitch. The soldiers guarded the garrison like an iron barrel with sufficient firepower. However, the lord of Baiville, the territory they belong to, is not very satisfied with this. He wants to Dedicated the gold, oil and oasis of the Falcon tribe to the king in order to obtain more territorial rewards, not just the security of a resident.

As the leader of the No. [-] base camp, Li Wei has brought his soldiers to three rounds of encounters with those dark-skinned natives. During the last fight, two NPC soldiers died on Li Wei's side. In order to save the little Tony, the bearded vest was strangled by a few Falcon warriors with earthen guns and dragged for about ten meters, and his hands and feet were interrupted.Li Wei had seen the torture of those natives, so he had to use a sniper gun to end the life of the first-class soldier of the otaku ahead of time.However, he expressed surprise at the ability of the otaku who looks useless to bear the pain.

The encounter was just a dozen people versus a dozen people, but the level of cruelty and blood was not low at all.In the end, the No. [-] base camp, the oldest base camp, came to help. On that day, they killed the youngest son of the Falcon tribe chief and the seventeen tribe warriors he led, and solved a considerable part of the elite of this indigenous tribe.

When we returned to Base Camp No. [-] that day, everyone went back to the locker room in silence. The small and cramped space was filled with dust, sweat, gunpowder smoke and strong bloody smell.Everyone stood or sat dejectedly, with wet vests on their heads and covering their eyes, and no one spoke.

Because I don't know what to say.

Little Tony went to the shower alone, but everyone knew he just wanted to be alone. The NPCs are also very sad, but why are they -- as game players, also sad?

Is it because the pain in the game is too realistic and unforgettable?Or does the holographic picture make people feel immersive and infected?

Li Wei just realized the reality he would have to face in the future.Since he decided to take the path of the military department, he has long understood this reality—but there has never been a clear and terrifying moment like the moment when he ended the otaku trumpet with his own hands.

He didn't play the game for a day, and he also wanted to calm down.

When he logged in again, he found himself lying on a bed in a single dormitory.When the game player is offline, the controlled characters still follow the program, but they will only act in the scene where the game is located, and will not go out or take tasks alone.Just like Li Wei's account, when he is not online, he will only participate in daily training, deal with affairs, or eat and sleep like NPC soldiers. If he needs to go out to pick up tasks at this time, the system will automatically avoid him. He will have various reasons not to participate .But if he is in the midst of a large mission when he wants to log off - such as in a war - he cannot log off unless he gives up (die) or completes the task.

dong dong dong-

There was a knock on the door, and the law seemed cautious again.

Li Wei ignored it, and raised his wrist to click on the friend list. The one belonging to the otaku had already shown a dull gray color, and he could not be clicked and could not be contacted. The character had been deleted.Generally speaking, after a player dies, there will be a punishment of deducting points. Different types of players have different additional punishments. For military players, the additional punishment is more serious than the deduction of points. Dismissed from the military.

After the player returns to the site after death, he can choose to continue the original identity to modify the NPC memory, or change the identity to rebirth, or delete the character.The otaku probably took this opportunity to delete the trumpet.

There was also an application to add a friend, he clicked on it, and found that the other party's identity was a federal brigadier general, and his name was always very familiar. His name was Leonard Pease... Pease... This should be the big size of an otaku, but the name really gave It feels very familiar to him, as if he heard it somewhere...?

He frowned and thought hard, added him as a friend casually, and deleted the otaku account.Although the nerd didn't really die, when he confirmed the deletion, he felt that the bearded man and the brigadier general were two completely different people.

The knock on the door sounded again, and Li Wei slowly got out of bed to open the door. The tall red-haired lieutenant was leaning against the door in frustration. After seeing him open the door, a sincere smile appeared on his handsome face, like a In an instant, the orange sun rose in the desert, shining brightly.

"...Which one?" Li Wei crossed his arms and glanced at him with a displeased expression.Of course he wasn't happy, and seeing this person was one thing... The most annoying thing was that if the person in front of him didn't say a few words, he couldn't tell which twin he was.

Although under normal circumstances, Abel is the majority.

"Then what... I'm Jacob," the red-haired young man looked carefully at his expression, and whispered, "Abel hasn't woken up yet."

Li Wei was even more unhappy.Nima, guessed wrong again.

He lazily scratched his face, turned around and walked into the house. Jacob thought for a long time before stepping into the house cautiously.This can't be blamed on the dragon, it is really trespassing in the dormitory without Li Wei's consent - the dragon will die!

Jacob sneaked a look at Li Weiai's ignorance, and couldn't help crying in his heart. It's been almost half a month...Why is my wife so difficult to coax?Just because the two brothers hesitated for a long time to speak, Li Wei walked away directly, and since then ignored all kinds of pursuits, stalkers, stalkers, and all kinds of courtesies!They are just hesitating whether to explain their wonderful physical and psychological connection to Levi first - or to confess their inhuman noble status first... But now, they have no chance of either...

As soon as Li Wei saw Jacob's bitter expression, he wanted to kick over. He resisted the urge in time, and sat in the chair with an expression of indifference, gnawing fruit with his legs crossed.

"What's the matter?" He glanced at Jacob casually, and took a bite of Putuo fruit.

Jacob shivered, suddenly feeling pain in his body.It's just eating a fruit... Do you want to use so much force?

"No..." His face was still calm, but he kept raking his hair with his hands, his red pupils were as dark as black due to emotional changes, and the smooth brows were slightly folded, "Recently, Joan is planning a surprise attack. Every battalion must send people, especially the leaders.”

Li Wei paused, continued to shake his legs, and said calmly: "Is it confirmed? When will you be notified?"

Seeing that he didn't show any disgusted expression towards him, Jacob relaxed a little, and explained to him as concisely as possible: "Originally, Joan meant to wait another week, because the time since the last conflict was too short, and we had to wait for those The natives relax their vigilance...but besides me, there are two lieutenants and a warrant officer in the No. She has a good relationship with Lord Pease, and I hope that this time I can pay something to make the king happy, as long as she can be promoted to a school officer, she can leave this ghostly place and return to the Federation to marry someone."

The corners of Li Wei's mouth twitched, feeling speechless at the gossip of the red-haired youth.It seems a little unkind for them to discuss the private life of the female boss in private...but it is indeed very useful for grasping the situation.

He suddenly thought of something, raised his head and asked Jacob: "By the way, Pease... the lord's surname is Pease? This surname doesn't seem to be common in the Federation?"

Jacob was taken aback for a moment, and pouted imperceptibly, as if he was a little dissatisfied.He squinted at Li Wei sullenly, and said: "It's not very common... If it's a flat-headed boy, it's fine. If you mean the lord, he comes from the Pease family of the Federation. Although he is just a partial bastard, but Pease The family is notorious for having few males, that's why he was able to get such a large territory."

Li Wei couldn't help but swear in his heart, it's so big... no matter how big it is, it's a desert where birds don't lay eggs... Sure enough, whether it is ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, or outside the solar system, concubine is an eternal topic.The lord and the boss of the Flame Station, Joan, both seemed to have every reason to want to make a splash in this dry desert, gain both fame and wealth and return to the Federation, and the latter would also have to marry a good son-in-law.

But he just came to his senses, no wonder the surname of Pease was familiar to him, and the boss of the place where he served for a long time was called Pease—there must be some connection between the two Peases, right?

He clicked on the Friends tab, and then showed Jacob the translucent panel.

Jacob was still secretly guessing why Li Wei suddenly paid attention to Pease and so on... But when he looked at the friend column, Leonard... Pease, the note column said otaku, this is not the guy with glasses who taught his wife the optical brain technology class ?

His eyes flashed, and he asked in a low voice: "The identity of the man with glasses in the game is... from the Pease family?"

Li Wei smiled: "Obviously, these two peases should belong to the same family, and since they are in the federation, they can survive to be a brigadier general before the age of 35. Ninety-nine out of ten otaku belong to the direct line." Maybe they are heirs identity.

Jacob was also excited.This means that they also have a relationship with an important position in the Federation. This time... if they can really gain something, the most fearful thing is not to go through bloodshed and sacrifice, but to not get the honor they deserve after the sacrifice.Who is willing to use their lives to make wedding dresses for others?

"Don't get too excited," Li Wei rubbed his chin and pondered, "I need to communicate with the otaku first, after all, he belongs to the Pease family. If he doesn't have that authority...or is unwilling to help us at all, then we have to think about it differently." Method."

The most important rule of Starship Fleet is to play your role well and defend your role's honor.

More importantly, the otaku is still a teacher, and he probably won't collude with the students and cheat in disguise to get grades.

"It's just a little convenience," Jacob snorted impatiently, "It's not us who have to work hard, you pedantic glasses man!"

Li Wei glanced at him, and suddenly said, "That's why you came to me?"

The impatient expression on Jacob's face froze instantly, and he stammered after staring at him for a while: "I, I, I...I just miss you."

Li Wei almost blushed, but he managed to calm himself down. He could only pretend to be indifferent and stared at the red-haired lieutenant's Adam's apple, which was swallowing nervously. Look at the dark honey-colored smooth skin, sexy Adam's apple, and the strong man exposed by the black vest. pectoralis...pectoralis...

The nose is hot.

He turned his head angrily, pinched the bridge of his nose and cursed himself in his heart.Nima flirting with a guy like you who has no tits and no birds!Could it be that the door of G is as deep as the sea once you enter G, and the younger sister is a passerby from then on? !No, no, Li Wei, you have to hold it!Forget one, but he can’t afford to have two, so it is said that in ancient times, a man with three wives and four concubines would age prematurely, and a man would only have so many children and grandchildren in his lifetime. He would spend a lot of money before marriage, but he would cherish it even more after marriage. —Isn’t life cut in half?

The three chops are too harsh, he likes to watch pornographic movies, so it's better to forget about it in person.

Jacob was depressed again.He's not stupid, Li Wei's expression is so firm, it's obvious that he intends to reject them...

"We... really can't do it?" He asked in a low voice.

Li Wei didn't look back, and became embarrassed.He was afraid that when he looked back and saw that kid's pitiful appearance, he would definitely soften his heart... But no matter how he thought about it, he felt that it was useless.

Even if they are twins, they can't be counted as one person after all, can they?He himself can't bear to share such things with others, so no matter how deep the brotherhood between Abel and Jacob is, he will gradually feel dissatisfied... because if they like both, it means that there is no favorite that one.

He would never say I love you to any of them.

How unfair!

Li Wei sighed, and said helplessly: "I also want to know, are you sure to choose only one?" He couldn't help but turned to look at Jacob, and asked in both confusion and discomfort: "Are you inseparable after all? People, or just inseparable from each other?"

Jacob showed an expression as if he was eating food for a moment.