Cannon fodder in the Interstellar

Hearing that the seniors were trying to poach his teammates, Hebrew Adam frowned deeply. Seeing Ruo Manni smiling as she exchanged messages with the seniors, he instinctively called out to her, “Manni, did you learn a new martial skill today?”

“Yes, I got a really good sword technique,” Ruo Manni said excitedly.

Then, she remembered something and tentatively asked, “Did you two also get some kind of martial skill?”

“We did, but they’re not as good as the ones I’m already practicing, so I didn’t learn them. I’m planning to put them in the guild storage to exchange for supplies,” Hebrew Adam replied.

“I’m doing the same,” Hua Deli added.

Ruo Manni pouted. Well, these young masters already have access to all kinds of martial skills. How could they be as easily excited as she was, relying on free techniques from War World to train?

That’s why it isn’t easy for ordinary people to stand out. If it weren’t for this special period and some “special” treatment—being given top-tier cultivation methods—no matter how good her potential was, she wouldn’t have been able to advance so quickly.

Hebrew Adam and Hua Deli had more or less learned to read her expressions, and she was making it quite obvious this time.

Hebrew Adam quickly changed the topic and said, “War World actually tends to favor people. With your great cultivation potential, the skills you get are bound to be the best.”

He looked at her meaningfully as he spoke.

Ruo Manni looked up at Hebrew Adam in surprise. What did he mean by that?

“My brother put quite a few Heaven-tier techniques in there,” Hebrew Adam hinted.

Since Ruo Manni was his friend and also benefited from these “special privileges,” he didn’t mind sharing a bit to make her feel better.

Ruo Manni took a deep breath. This wasn’t mentioned in the novel. She had thought she was the only one receiving this kind of “special treatment.” But the Crown Prince truly lived up to his reputation as the number one male deity in the Gumera Star Region in the novel—his vision and generosity were far beyond her own narrow-mindedness. His actions were always focused on the overall development of the Gus Empire.

“Now that you’ve got a good technique, hurry up and train. Instructor Dudley was very displeased with me yesterday, saying that I hadn’t been tough enough on you and that it’s not helping to improve your combat skills. If this continues, I’m afraid he’ll personally step in to train you,” Hebrew Adam said.

Hearing this long string of words from Hebrew Adam, Ruo Manni lost all interest in the polite exchanges with the senior. Her face wrinkled up.

Oh my gosh, personal training from Instructor Dudley would mean getting beaten up like a dog—an elaborate form of “dog-beating.”

The incident during their field training seemed to have hit a sore spot for Instructor Dudley, causing him to fly into a rage, his face dark as the night sky. Not only did he push them to their limits during every training session, but he also demanded that when Hebrew Adam and Ruo Manni sparred, apart from life-threatening moves, he should not hesitate to go all out.

Instructor Dudley made it sound so easy—bullying them was effortless for him. But Hebrew Adam and Ruo Manni were not like him; they weren’t ruthless or hardened. They were still young, like small, tender saplings. They couldn’t bring themselves to go hard on their friends.

So, whenever Ruo Manni and Hebrew Adam sparred, they tried their best, but they could never really bring themselves to be ruthless. As a result, they would at most inflict minor injuries on each other.

“I’m almost out of time to log off,” Ruo Manni said, ignoring the flashing messages from her friends and focusing on this matter. “Hmm, Captain, when we spar tonight, go a bit harder on me.”

Ruo Manni would rather be beaten by Hebrew Adam than be “personally trained” by Instructor Dudley, as that would be a truly unbearable experience. She didn’t want to look back on her days at Xuan Gu First Military Academy and have most of her memories filled with all sorts of torturous training by Instructor Dudley.

Talking about this, Hebrew Adam was also a bit worried. When facing an enemy, he could strike mercilessly without hesitation. But when the opponent was his teammate, a delicate young girl, he instinctively held back whenever it came to drawing blood.

However, Hebrew Adam also understood that Instructor Dudley was right. If he didn’t go harder today and failed to train Ruo Manni to have strong combat skills, then when she faced real enemies in the future, she would likely be even more seriously injured, repeating the events of the last field training incident.

If it weren’t for the fact that only he could be Ruo Manni’s sparring partner within their team, Hebrew Adam would have really preferred someone else to practice with her. It was just too heart-wrenching.

But after Ruo Manni leveled up, her cultivation was a whole tier higher than Su Forty-Three, who was the second strongest in their team. Even though her combat skills were still poor, her mental power strongly suppressed Su Forty-Three, making it impossible for him to win in sparring matches against her now.

Stimulated by this, Ruo Manni was eager to train her swordsmanship and logged off early.

Although Hebrew Adam succeeded in interrupting Ruo Manni’s chat with the seniors, he wasn’t pleased. Instead, he rubbed his forehead in frustration and turned to Hua Deli, asking, “When you spar with Mina, can you go a bit harder on her?”

Hua Deli, who had been listening to their conversation, immediately understood what Hebrew Adam meant. He shook his head and said, “I can’t do that. My sword can’t strike her. Most of the time, it’s Dean and Haitao who spar with Mina.”

Hebrew Adam looked at Hua Deli and suddenly came up with an idea: “How about you spar with Manni in the future? You should be evenly matched with her, so it would be more effective.”

Hua Deli immediately shook his head and, with a look of fear as if he was trying to avoid something, said, “That’s not possible. I can’t go hard on her either.”

Hebrew Adam immediately looked at Hua Deli with suspicion. Why had his cousin suddenly become so soft on girls? He used to be very tough, and he never held back when sparring with Sheila.

Hua Deli knew Hebrew Adam was doubting whether he had any special feelings for Ruo Manni. He bitterly smiled to himself; it might be very special indeed, but the situation was unclear, and he couldn’t say anything. Ruo Manni didn’t know about Hebrew Adam’s concerns. When she sparred with him, she never held back except when targeting his head. However, her combat skills were too weak to inflict any real damage on Hebrew Adam.

As Ruo Manni began to practice the new techniques she learned from War World, she realized that the Flowing Cloud Whip Technique and Flowing Cloud Flying Blade Technique were just enhancements of her original skills with some new elements. Once she mastered them, their lethality would be significantly improved.

However, the new Flowing Cloud Sword Technique was entirely different from her previous basic sword skills. This was a completely new swordsmanship.

The Flowing Cloud Sword Technique wasn’t just a set of moves but comprised ten layers. The first layer alone had twenty-eight moves, which were nimble and tricky, aimed at winning with speed—perfect for a mentalist like Ruo Manni.

After only practicing it twice, Ruo Manni already understood how excellent this sword technique was; it seemed almost tailor-made for her.