Cosmic-Level Demon God

This guy plans to speedrun the exam, getting a military pilot certification in just one night?

Zhou Yuanchen put down his chopsticks and tossed the unfinished lunchbox into the trash can.

For some reason, he suddenly lost his appetite.

He silently logged into the Entropy Sea Bank, checked the backend, and asked customer service if there were any loan benefits available to increase his mechanical capabilities.

In the end, he only received negative answers.

"He's ridiculously talented! It would be one thing for him to achieve Unity of Spirit and Body, spanning both Martial Arts and Spiritual Ability.

But how is it possible for him to also excel in the mechanical field?"

Zhou Yuanchen once again raised Qin Shi's comprehensive combat power estimate significantly, evaluating it to be around five billion.

If he really could get the military certification, he could push close to eight billion.

Even reaching the astronomical milestone of ten billion could be possible!

Such an astronomical figure, even if Zhou Yuanchen gave it his all, selling himself to Entropy Sea Bank, he could not beat it.

"A despairing gap."

The pride Zhou Yuanchen held as a genius-supernova, wanting to catch up to the shadow of Qin Shi, crumbled like a sandcastle under the waves.

"The ambition finally died; might as well focus on making money properly."

Compared to Zhou Yuanchen's resignation, Zhang Hai's response was more dramatic as he began to question Qin Shi's origins from an Old Factory Street working family.

"Zhou Yuanchen, do you think it's possible that Qin Shi isn't ordinary? Look, Qin Shi's last name is Qin, and Marshal Qin's also Qin!"

Zhang Hai went through numerous mental rehearsals before daring to propose such a hypothesis.

"Then my last name is Zhou, and there's also a notable person with the Zhou surname. Am I a descendant lost for a thousand years?"

Zhou Yuanchen mocked.

Seeing Zhang Hai's cognitive dissonance, Zhou Yuanchen felt a sense of inner satisfaction.

Sure enough, since I've been through the rain, I enjoy seeing others get soaked too!

"Besides, Marshal Qin didn't have any offspring! It's clearly written in history textbooks, celibate for life. Old Zhang, you should read more often."

Zhou Yuanchen continued to add salt to the wound, making Zhang Hai hurt even more.

"Doesn't Marshal Qin have a younger brother?"

Zhang Hai whispered.

His dad is the Deputy Director of the Civil Affairs Department, so their conversations often have some political content mixed in.

"You're really brave, Old Zhang. You dare say this! There are Security Department agents around; you might get invited for tea!"

Zhou Yuanchen's face twitched, indicating he had some knowledge about the history enshrouded in mystery between Marshal Qin and the Vice Marshal.

But everyone knows it's a forbidden topic.

Unless you're under an alias surfing the Dark Web, who dares to speak randomly?

Although Zhou Yuanchen said this, he couldn't resist the impulse and quietly asked:

"Marshal Qin's younger brother committed treason, but there's no talk of any descendants?"

Zhang Hai stepped into his forte, straightened up, and proudly said:

"There is some, my old man mentioned it once, saying the person stays in Imperial Capital, receiving good care. But health isn't great and they rarely go out, let alone make public appearances."

Zhou Yuanchen's eyes widened; people are always eager to discuss insider news related to the elite.

"Old Zhang, I occasionally go online and see mentions of the 'princeling faction' in Imperial Capital.

They say most of the nine surnames trace back to New Dongxia's top achievers, yet Marshal Qin hasn't formed a 'Gate Valve,' but there's a 'Crown Prince' in the picture."

Zhang Hai shrank back his neck, pulling Zhou Yuanchen into a corner.

The two whispered conspiratorially, regretting the lack of a few beers and a big plate of grilled skewers for a fulfilling chat.

"I'll tell you, the average person really doesn't know about this. Many people mistake the Vice Marshal's bloodline for that of the 'Crown Prince' in Imperial Capital, but that's not the case.

The 'Crown Prince' in Imperial Capital is said to come from the Fourth Battle Group, personally chosen by a reawakened Marshal Qin as his successor.

Very young, handsome, with great influence among the new generation.

As for the Vice Marshal's bloodline, rumors have it she's a lady suffering from a severe illness, dormant with the Nine Marshals for long periods, waking occasionally.

My dad says both are of noble status; if they were to marry one day, it would be 'Crown Prince' marrying the 'Eldest Princess'."

Zhou Yuanchen muttered upon hearing this:

"The generational hierarchy seems wrong!"

Zhang Hai shook his head, steering the topic back to Qin Shi:

"Such an all-rounder, there's no way he's a regular person! He might well have some connection to Marshal Qin! Think about it, Marshal Qin is naturally talented, the Vice Marshal is of unmatched elegance, suggesting the Qin Family's bloodline is destined to be extraordinary!

Oh well, losing to the descendants of achievers isn't my fault."

Zhou Yuanchen's lips twitched; Old Zhang seemed to have been mentally shattered, only able to console himself with fanciful thoughts.

Considering Old Zhang provided free gossip, Zhou Yuanchen held back the harsh words he wanted to say and placated him:

"Right, right, Old Zhang. It's normal to lose to the descendants of achievers."

While they were whispering, Qin Shi had already completed the civilian advanced pilot certification exam.

The staff were utterly shocked by such an unimaginable progress.

It was as if a driving school coach saw a ten-year-old child, grabbing the steering wheel for the first time, blitzing through the second, third, and fourth modules in one go.

It simply defied understanding and common sense!

"So it turns out there's such a difference between military and civilian levels."

Qin Shi stood on the elevated steel steps, reaching the shoulder of the Divine Mecha armor.

Typically, the energy core of a Divine Mecha is the cockpit entry point.

It's either located in the head, shoulders, or chest.

The Divine Mecha armament allocated from the Officer Academy to the training ground was from the "Soldier Level" Guard Series.

Considered a lightweight defensive type, it wasn't equipped with a void shield, silent force field, multi-barrel Vulcan cannon, giant kinetic weapons, and so forth.