"This is Peach Blossom Cake, made from the peach blossoms of our Butian Sect's Mountain Protection Formation. Would you like to try some?"

"My name is... I'll be staying at Jingyun Mountain for a while."

"Me? I just arrived here and don't know which disciple this junior sister belongs to?"

"It's good to eat more. You can have more of this dessert too."

"My name is... I'm a disciple of the Butian Sect."

"I'm from the Butian Sect. You can just call me Senior Brother."

"I'm... but I don't know who you are yet."

"I can bring you snacks often in the future."

The sounds Mingmei heard were indistinct, sometimes near, sometimes far. Many of the words seemed to repeat, repeating inexplicably.

The more she listened, the more stifled Mingmei felt in her chest. Finally, she couldn't help but abruptly open her eyes.

"You're awake?"

Mingmei looked up and was met with the all-too-familiar sight of the top-of-the-line medical pod, and Lu Xiaoyao, who was leaning on it.

Mingmei: "..."

How long had she been out? Why was even Lu Xiaoyao here?

Turning her gaze, Mingmei saw Mu Chen, who had just entered, carrying an insulated lunch box.

"Awake?"

Mu Chen quickly walked to Mingmei's side, opened the medical pod, and helped her out.

"How long have I been unconscious?"

Before Mingmei could finish her question, Lu Xiaoyao immediately replied, "Three days!"

Then, glancing at Mu Chen, she added, "The boss has been watching over you for more than two days. Then he asked the doctor who said you were about to wake up, so he went to cook something for you."

After saying that, Lu Xiaoyao winked, whether at Mu Chen or Mingmei, as if to say, "You guys, show some appreciation!"

It was rare for her to be such a wingman!

"Was I seriously injured?"

Mingmei's memories seemed to stop at the moment on the battlefield when she unleashed her mental power to activate the insect mother's core, causing two insect generals to self-destruct. After that, she had no memory.

Could it be that she was injured by the explosion?

"Your mental power was exhausted. The doctor suggested using the medical pod to slowly nourish your spirit, so you slept for a long time." Mu Chen explained, then thought of sharing some good news. "The doctor said your mental power has reached SSS-level."

"My gosh!" Lu Xiaoyao exclaimed, doubting her life. "So this plan was all about choosing based on strength?"

Lu Xiaoyao had been very angry when she woke up from the game pod disguised as a seat two days ago.

She felt that the school was treating them like monkeys, but... it turned out she was just too weak?

"Wait, that's not right!" Lu Xiaoyao, who had just been marveling at Mingmei's strength, suddenly said, "Then what about Zhen Po and Zhen Hu? Their mental power is only A-level. The only good thing about them is their physical fitness. In that case, I could have gone too!"

"By the way, your brother... is he alright?"

Of those present, Mingmei, as Lu Xiaoyao's friend, would naturally not say anything hurtful, but Mu Chen couldn't say anything either.

To prevent Lu Xiaoyao from "seeking humiliation," Mingmei thought it best to change the subject.

"Your brother was also very impressive this time. He even fought with a Xingyan insect's insect general for a long time."

"My brother? He's fine, not injured, but..." Saying that, Lu Xiaoyao looked troubled, glanced at Mingmei and Mu Chen, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "He was taken home by my grandfather after he came back. I heard from the housekeeper that my brother was forced to kneel by my grandfather for a whole day and night."

"Ah, how could this happen?"

Mingmei was stunned and turned to look at Mu Chen, looking confused.

Did Lu Gui do something terrible?

"I don't know, but I suspect it's because my brother was too reckless. My grandfather thinks he should calm down." Even though Lu Xiaoyao didn't participate, she understood Lu Gui.

Lu Gui's fighting style was almost suicidal. Even though he usually held back, who knew what would happen on the battlefield?

Even if Lu Xiaoyao didn't get the exact news from her grandfather, she could still deduce a thing or two from the students who participated in the battle.

Mingmei and Mu Chen undoubtedly stole the show during this battle, but many people also remembered her brother's actions.

Listening to a few people's accounts, Lu Xiaoyao was able to piece together most of the story.

"Too bad I wasn't there at the time~"

Lu Xiaoyao smacked her lips regretfully, looked up at the sky, and said with melancholy, "If I had been there, maybe my brother and I could have combined our strengths and swept away all our enemies!"

Mingmei, who was about to accept the hot porridge that Mu Chen poured out, paused slightly.

Lu Xiaoyao was really thinking too much!

Her, and her brother, combining their strengths?

"Just don't hold your brother back." Mu Chen couldn't help but say, "Do you have the same kind of tacit understanding as the Zhen brothers?"

With Lu Gui's life-risking style, if it weren't for his long-range fire suppression, with Lu Gui's behavior, if Lu Xiaoyao had been there, it would definitely have been a case of the older brother dragging his younger sister to rush to reincarnation.

Lu Xiaoyao: "..."

Seeing that Lu Xiaoyao had finally quieted down, Mingmei began to eat the porridge.

Mu Chen had cooked sweet porridge. For someone who hadn't eaten anything for three days, the sweet and fragrant porridge quickly revitalized her.

With her energy restored, Mingmei naturally thought about what had happened after she fainted, before her second brother arrived.

"Second Brother arrived just in time, and the remaining insect generals retreated one after another." Speaking of the remaining insect generals, Mu Chen explained to Mingmei that the two insect generals who had self-destructed at her hand had essentially "cleared the field."

As a result, only about ten insect generals were left.

"After that, Second Brother and Colonel Hu took the opportunity to pursue and even forced another insect general to its death."

"Colonel..." Mingmei had previously heard rumors about Hu Mingli's rank. She remembered that he was supposed to be a major general.

"A few days ago, he smashed the office of the Minister of Finance and demanded that they change this year's budget for military spending. In the end, he was judged to have threatened and intimidated them, and was demoted."

Mingmei's gaze was too obvious, and Mu Chen instantly knew what she was wondering.

Mingmei suddenly felt like she had missed a lot in the past three days.

"Second Brother should come to see you after the meeting later. You can ask him about the specific situation." Seeing that Mingmei was still concerned about the outcome of the plan, Mu Chen told Mingmei that Mei Qiu would be coming later.

"Can... can I listen in?" Lu Xiaoyao was very eager when she heard there was gossip. She felt like she had missed out on a billion dollars this time, but now she felt like she could!

"Listen in." Mingmei nodded. Anyway... she wouldn't ask any questions.

Thinking that way, Mei Qiu's arrival was expected. Mingmei not only didn't show the surprised look a younger sister should have, but even her smile was very perfunctory.

"Brother, was this plan a success? Aside from the fact that your hunting location was wrong, was everything else okay?" Mingmei's words were simply stabbing hearts.

In the past three days, Mei Qiu had attended countless meetings, big and small. Almost everyone had mentioned Mingmei's capricious actions, and his sudden first love.

"Of course the plan was a success. Even if some insect generals escaped, there are people waiting for them at the borders of the Federation."

Mei Qiu smiled. Louis was personally invited by him and was the first federal person Mei Qiu knew. He was also the first person he chose to cooperate with.

Everything seemed to be developing in a positive direction...