"Clap, clap, clap!"
Teacher Shen Yi clapped her hands, the crisp sound echoing in the spacious classroom, drawing everyone's attention back once again.
"Alright, quiet down for a moment."
Teacher Shen Yi looked at everyone and spoke with a smile.
"The specific time for the Five Extremes Competition hasn't been determined by the academy's higher-ups yet, but I want to remind you all: do not slack off! From today onwards, you must treat it like a sword hanging over your heads and be ready at all times!"
Everyone's expression turned solemn, and they all nodded to show they understood.
"The matter of the competition is finished. Next, we need to discuss another important matter that concerns each of your personal interests and future combat power development—regarding your Battle Armor!"
"Battle Armor?!"
Upon hearing these two words, everyone's gaze in the classroom shifted simultaneously to Teacher Shen Yi once more, with many showing looks of confusion.
After all, among the current first-year freshmen, those who could actually use Battle Armor were few and far between!
Even for the lowest requirement, the One-word Battle Armor, a Spirit Master's cultivation must reach the Five-Ring Soul King Realm to be able to integrate it!
And looking at the entire first year now, those whose cultivation had truly reached the Five-Ring Soul King level, all told, were only Wu Siduo and Ling Luochen!
Standing on the podium, Teacher Shen Yi naturally saw the confusion in everyone's eyes at a glance, and she explained with a smile.
"I know what you're thinking. Indeed, to integrate and master a full set of One-word Battle Armor, a Five-Ring Soul King cultivation is a basic requirement, but..."
Teacher Shen Yi held up a finger, her gaze sweeping across the room.
"If it's just a single component of the One-word Battle Armor, the requirement for Spirit Power is not as much as you imagine! Even if you are only at the three-ring or four-ring level now, your bodies can fully withstand the boost from a single Battle Armor Component!"
"A complete set of One-word Battle Armor has a total of thirteen components!"
Hearing this, everyone finally realized.
"Since you all understand now, I will set a goal for you!"
"Six months!"
Teacher Shen Yi's voice rang clearly in the classroom.
"In six months, which is during the final assessment of this semester, every single person in the class must have at least three Battle Armor Components on them! If you're missing even one, you will be considered to have failed the final assessment directly!"
Hiss—!
After hearing Teacher Shen Yi's words, a synchronized sound of sharp intakes of breath suddenly filled the classroom!
Everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes, suddenly feeling a terrifying pressure like Mount Tai pressing down on their shoulders; it could be described as being under immense pressure!
Keep in mind, this group of people had only been at this academy for a few months at most, and most of their Secondary Professions (Blacksmith, Mecha Manufacturer, Mecha Designer, Mecha Repairman) had only just begun!
And that wasn't even the most lethal part!
The most lethal part was that after school, they still needed to go to their respective core powers to complete the training tasks assigned by their exclusive teachers!
They simply didn't have enough time to split!
At this time, Ling Luochen, sitting in the corner, also had a look of heaviness flash across her face.
Others had great pressure, but Ling Luochen's pressure was even greater!
For someone with a special status like Ling Luochen, besides the heavy academic workload here and the special training from their powers, they also needed to complete tasks assigned by the academy on time; after all, she and Zhang Lexuan had joined this academy as undercover agents.
Although the treatment was the same, not a single task that needed to be completed could be skipped. If it were a cleanup-type task, it would be fine, but if they were assigned a production task, it would take a lot of time, as Ling Luochen's Secondary Profession had also just begun.
It seemed that in the coming time, she would need to be even more competitive to cope.
"Battle Armor has never been a massive project that one person can easily complete. Therefore, to achieve this goal, you will form your own teams next! Assemble your Battle Armor Production Teams!"
"Alright, today's class ends here. Class dismissed! Go find suitable teammates yourselves!"
After saying that, Teacher Shen Yi turned and walked out of the classroom decisively.
As soon as Teacher Shen Yi left, the classroom immediately became lively as everyone began looking for their desired teammates.
At this time, Huo Yuhao, sitting in his seat, looked quite embarrassed, even somewhat helpless.
Others' Secondary Professions were either forging or design, and they could all find their place in the Battle Armor Production System.
But what about himself?
He was majoring in the Soul Engineer System, which had nothing to do with Battle Armor, although it could be related to mechas... but the current task was Battle Armor.
The complete industrial chain required for Battle Armor consists of: Blacksmith, Mecha Manufacturer, Mecha Designer, and Mecha Repairman!
He could be said to have never deeply understood any of these four major Battle Armor professions! He was completely in the dark!
"If I want to team up with others, I can't just stand by and watch others work, right? That would be too useless!"
Huo Yuhao frowned, quickly calculating in his mind.
"Should I... immediately start self-studying mecha design, mecha maintenance, and mecha manufacturing?"
However, as soon as this thought arose, it was dismissed by Huo Yuhao himself.
There simply isn't enough time!
Specialization is key, and every Secondary Profession requires a vast amount of effort and Materials to build up!
Even if Huo Yuhao worked like a madman, in just six months, trying to master a Battle Armor profession from scratch was truly impossible!
Just as Huo Yuhao was full of worry, feeling like he might become a useless person whom nobody wanted.
"Yuhao! What are you dazing about?"
A familiar voice suddenly rang in his ear.
Huo Yuhao looked up and saw that Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and the others had walked over to his desk at some point, looking at him with smiles.
"Yuhao, we've already discussed it, and now we're just waiting for you!"
"Join our team! Let's complete the goal of these three components together!"
Hearing Tang Wulin's invitation, Huo Yuhao felt a warmth in his heart, but he still awkwardly scratched his head and mentioned the problem he was currently facing.
"Wulin, Xie Xie, thank you so much, but... I'm majoring in the Soul Engineer System, and I'm completely ignorant about your Battle Armor Production System."
Huo Yuhao sighed.
"If I join you, I'm afraid I won't be able to provide any substantial help with the production."
Hearing Huo Yuhao's refusal, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and the others were all stunned for a moment, then looked at each other and actually all started laughing, showing they didn't mind at all.
"Oh! I thought it was some big deal!"
Xie Xie waved his hand casually, put his arm around Huo Yuhao's shoulder, and grinned.
"What does it matter? We are a whole; who cares if you know how to make Battle Armor right now?"
Xie Xie raised his eyebrows playfully and said half-jokingly.
"At worst, do this: follow us for now! Later, when you've thoroughly researched the system here and can independently manufacture mechas... then, you can just custom-build the coolest Red-rank mecha on the whole continent for me! How about it? We'll help each other out!"
"Pfft—!"
Hearing Xie Xie's words, Tang Wulin, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Yuhao, ignore him. Xie Xie really is asking for too much! He opens his mouth and asks for a Red-rank mecha, he really dares to dream!"
Seeing Tang Wulin and Xie Xie looking so unreserved, a wave of emotion couldn't help but well up in Huo Yuhao's heart.
He knew very well that the reason Xie Xie intentionally made such an exaggerated request was entirely to liven up the atmosphere and dissolve his embarrassment.
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, burying this emotion deep in his heart.
He no longer acted pretentiously, and a determined light flickered in his clear eyes once again.
"Okay! Then I'll be in your care. If there's anything I can help with, just let me know!"
Huo Yuhao nodded heavily and promised Tang Wulin and the others. However... Huo Yuhao also had an idea, which was to try and see if his experience as a Soul Engineer could be applied. If it could, that would naturally be for the best; if not, he would do his best to learn these things. He absolutely couldn't just sit back!
At worst, he would just shorten his sleep time even more!
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A/N:
I hope all of you are enjoying this story so far. I would appreciate some Power Stones if you can spare any. Leave a review if you like the story. Thank you.