"Meng Huai is that mysterious alchemist? That student, Meng Huai?"
Xie Zhanzhe heard Xie You's words and was greatly shocked and incredulous. He never imagined that the mysterious alchemist and Meng Huai, the single soldier who had been in the spotlight during the league, were the same person!
However, his son had no reason to lie about this matter, so he said, "Then go ahead. I'll contact Gao Fei right away."
It would indeed be a pity if that alchemist were to perish like this. Although the one named Meng Huai was just a single soldier, based on her performance in the league, it was still a pity.
Xie Zhanzhe had also heard that many people online were expressing regret for her, and after five days, netizens basically knew there was no hope of saving her.
When Xie You arrived at the mine, he was surprised to find that the reporters were still there. Seeing that after a few days, someone else was about to enter the mine, they were unsure who it was this time.
However, Xie You didn't even need to disembark from his aircraft; he was directly granted passage.
[Who is it?]
When this scene was seen by viewers in the live broadcast, some were confused.
The reporters also didn't know who it was, as they hadn't seen the person.
"We're not sure, but someone who was directly allowed passage must have a great background!"
The reporters could only say so, and the viewers were all guessing, but no one could guess it was Xie You.
Xie You entered the mine and headed straight for his destination. On the way, Xie You had already informed Gao Fei that they were coming to conduct a rescue. Therefore, Gao Fei and the entire rescue team were studying the previous videos on the spaceship. Shortly after Xie You's aircraft was granted passage, Gao Fei, leading the entire rescue team, also arrived in their spaceship.
They all arrived at the location where the original rescue team was conducting their rescue and found a place to park their aircraft and spaceship. Gao Fei first met up with Xie You, and they walked while discussing the rescue plan for this operation.
However, the prerequisite for everything was to see what stage the current rescue work had reached.
But when Gao Fei reached the destination and saw the area that had only been excavated to a depth of about twenty meters, he shook his head.
"No wonder there's been no progress. This rescue team isn't taking it seriously at all!"
Gao Fei was a professional when it came to rescue operations and could tell the progress just by looking. Thus, he reported this to Xie You, and Xie You had thought the same, but he didn't expect it to be true.
Marshal Meng saw these people walking towards them and, upon closer inspection, exclaimed, "Your Highness, why are you here?"
Xie You didn't say much to Marshal Meng: "I've brought a rescue team to assist with the rescue. Marshal Meng, if you have something to do, go attend to it. I'll handle things here!"
Marshal Meng wasn't sure why Xie You had come, but with Xie You here, he couldn't leave. Thus, he went from observing the progress to lending a hand.
Marshal Meng wasn't concerned about Meng Huai's life or death at all; otherwise, the rescue team wouldn't have been so indifferent. If Marshal Meng had shown any signs of urgency, the rescue team would have been more attentive.
Xie You directly told the original rescue team to withdraw, as Gao Fei and his team were present.
Clearly, Gao Fei's team's progress was much faster, and their equipment was also more advanced at first glance.
Xie Xue, who was helping out, was also surprised to see Xie You's arrival, but he continued to help silently without coming forward. However, Xie You noticed Xie Xue and went to greet him.
"Cousin, you're here too."
Xie Xue, being an illegitimate child, felt a bit awkward about Xie You calling him "cousin." He had always been reluctant to acknowledge his identity, but facing Xie You, he still awkwardly replied, "Mm... mm."
Another two days passed, and Teacher Wang came to bid farewell to Xie Xue: "I'll leave the rest to you. The next match of the league has already started, and I have to go and watch."
He had been here all this time and was unaware of the academy's affairs. Therefore, Teacher Wang didn't know that the league had not been postponed due to the problems in this match. Instead, other military academies had strongly requested to proceed with the matches on time.
The Imperial Military Academy had consistently held the top rank. With three of their single soldiers encountering problems, especially Meng Huai, who had been highly anticipated, they absolutely had to ensure the league proceeded smoothly to try and unseat the Imperial Military Academy from the first position.
Therefore, the league proceeded on schedule, disregarding the Imperial Military Academy's request for a postponement.
Teacher Wang was also unaware of how the single soldiers replacing Meng Huai and the other two were chosen, nor did he even know who these three single soldiers were. With the match already underway and the rescue team brought by the Crown Prince here, he felt much more at ease and decided to go and check the situation at the competition venue.
When Xie Xue heard Teacher Wang's words, he said, "Teacher Wang, you can go with peace of mind. I'll contact you immediately if there are any developments here!"
"Alright, be sure to let me know the situation!"
Teacher Wang wanted to worry about everything. He was concerned about this side, and he was also concerned about the competition. Not to mention the three single soldiers who had met with misfortune, Zheng Yiran and Rong Feiwen were also emotionally unstable. Then there were the three newly added single soldiers, who had no prior cooperation with Zheng Yiran and Rong Feiwen, and their默契 (mòqì - tacit understanding) was even worse.
He wondered how the upcoming matches would turn out.
Teacher Wang directly took off in his spaceship, so the reporters were unable to intercept him again.
[Another spaceship has left. Why have so many people been leaving these past two days?]
[Has the rescue work stopped?]
[It's been a week, they must have given up!]
[Sigh, the league has already started, and I don't even want to watch! I'm always the first to watch every match. Without Meng Huai and the others this time, I feel like something is missing.]
[Who isn't feeling that way!]
When Teacher Wang arrived at the competition planet, the match had already begun. Although the previous match hadn't determined the top three places, the rankings were based on the points at that time. The Imperial Military Academy was still the first to enter the arena. It's worth mentioning that the Tenth Military Academy directly forfeited this competition.
The Tenth Military Academy had always been at the bottom or ranked poorly. Now that five of their participating students had encountered accidents and they had no one else to choose from, they simply withdrew from the competition.
As for the Imperial Military Academy's participants, they were the familiar Zheng Yiran and Rong Feiwen. As for the three single soldiers, they were He Jun, Ma Hong, and Hai Hu.
He Jun was someone who had competed against Meng Huai before, and he was Hui Xingxiu's classmate. He was now the most formidable single soldier in the Imperial Military Academy. He had obtained the coveted spot in the competition but didn't feel happy.
He Jun didn't know what to say.
He had always considered Hui Xingxiu his rival, but this rival's life or death was now uncertain. He had taken Hui Xingxiu's place in the competition, but he always felt an emptiness, with no joy whatsoever.