Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

It was clear that a third-class spiritual energy user was an absolute powerhouse, even in her eyes.

Facing the spirit probe of such a person, one needed to guard against not just the dangers presented at the moment.

If any signs of resistance occurred shortly after the event, the active spiritual energy would still faithfully feed back the results to its master's will.

If one didn't want to attract additional attention from the other party, the process of eliminating the influence of this spiritual energy maxim must be done with extreme caution.

"You need to come into contact with a rarely used spiritual energy trick..."

Spiritual energy recall.

[You are learning spiritual energy related skills...]

[Trigger teaching task—Spiritual Energy Recall.]

[Teaching Task—Spiritual Energy Recall: Powerful spiritual energy users can trace the source of memories, wander above time, and directly alter the "past" memories to achieve a certain self-shaping effect they desire. Task completion reward: Spiritual Energy +5/5.]

"This trick can't change much. Normally, spiritual energy users who can control this trick are not easily 'brainwashed' by others. However, if 'brainwashed' due to a significant difference in strength, by the time one has the power to resist, one can no longer distinguish between 'reality' and the 'illusion' imposed by others. It is only in situations like yours that it might be useful."

"Hmm~"

The influence of others' spiritual energy felt like an evil tentacle that was affecting his will at all times, and Bai E could feel it, becoming increasingly accustomed to it.

This growing sense of calm made him uneasy, and the idea of driving it out was also gradually deepening and paradoxically becoming more resigned.

[You are spending combat experience to follow the target's guidance and trace back through the river of memory...]

[Warning: Remember the difference between "the past" and "the present"; what is changed is merely the memory, not the "fact".]

[Current tracing completion: 1%]

...

[Current tracing completion: 50%]

...

[Current tracing completion: 100%]

Yue Ying was undoubtedly the worst and the best teacher Bai E had encountered so far.

An ordinary person would probably not learn much under her guidance, but Bai E could grow the most from her.

Having precisely located the target point, Bai E focused his mind, and the nature of his spiritual energy allowed him to disregard time and space, launching an attack from the present into the past of his memories.

The attack was not a forceful one.

As the current Bai E gently filtered out the influence of the spiritual energy user Pansen from his memories with his spiritual energy, this "war" that wandered through memories finally came to an end.

The "cognition" that had been influenced by the spiritual energy maxim finally returned to his original self.

[You have just engaged in a battle of spiritual energy within memory, and your understanding in this area has greatly improved. Mystery +0.5.]

"Thank you, Teacher." Bai E said respectfully.

As the two spent more time together, this private relationship needed a definite identity for acknowledgment.

Thus, Master was the natural outcome.

The Elf Race does not easily accept this title, but once recognized, it's considered an inviolable promise.

However, at this moment, Yue Ying's face did not show much pride.

Usually, at times like this, Bai E loved to see the expression on the face of the elf miss—a mixture of feigned indifference and uncontrollable joy—but today, only a thoughtful frown was present.

"What's wrong, Teacher?"

Yue Ying's gaze was intense as she glanced at Bai E in front of her.

It wasn't certain if it was an illusion, after all, anything was possible in the world of Spiritual Energy.

But in that brief moment guiding Bai E to trace back his memories, at the far end of the seemingly frail artificial human warrior's memory stream, she saw a vast expanse of... nothingness.

His past... had it been thoroughly and completely modified?

This sudden thought sent Yue Ying into a chill as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, to achieve such an extensive modification... the power of the other party was unimaginable.

Or… was it just a limitation of Spiritual Energy's detection on the delicate soul of an artificial human warrior?

She had never encountered such a situation before, after all, there had never been an artificial human who had grown to the level of using Spiritual Energy to trace memories before.

Hopefully... it was just a temporary fluctuation of Spiritual Energy.

Yue Ying's crystal-clear pink lips gently exhaled a misty breath, moving the situation to a direction she was more willing to accept.

"It's alright..." Yue Ying rose to her feet, her black robe smoothly cascading down her body's curves, "I know you have many secrets that cannot be revealed, especially to those human officers in this military camp. But you only need to know..."

As the petite figure turned and walked away, she put her hood back on with both hands, her voice simultaneously transmitting through the air into Bai E's ears, "it doesn't matter, I am here. Not to mention their human affairs are currently none of my concern, even if our races discuss cooperation in the future, you... belong to me. Be bold and go do it!"

She was never a reckless person, but neither was she overly cautious.

The talent shown by Bai E made her willing to contact him, and long-term observation finally made her willing to break the Elves' natural prejudice against humans, seeing him as an existence on the same level of life.

"...Yes!" Bai E watched the small figure leave and gradually disappear into the darkness, his eyes flickering slightly.

This was the first time Yue Ying had made her stance clear.

Inside that seemingly delicate and exquisite body was the dominance that a peerless warrior should have.

Even supervisors like Carlos and Hamilton couldn't offer him such absolute protection.

This was the truly reliable support.

But it was also the support of last resort.

When needing to rely on an Elf's shelter, it generally meant that Bai E had lost his footing among humans.

But nonetheless, this was a source of confidence.

When speaking of third-tier Spiritual Energy users, Yue Ying's expression didn't show much fluctuation, indicating that human third-tier Spiritual Energy users might not necessarily have a say in front of her based solely on strength.

This kind of unparalleled military force was the most reliable backing in this world.

With her assurance, when the time came to make certain choices, he would have more options.

He would eventually break the rules.

If not now, then in the near future.

...

The next morning.

"Assemble!"

The refurbished Mechas stood on the ground like brand-new machines.

The instructor's gaze sternly swept over the numbers sprayed on each Mecha, lingering particularly on the right shoulder of the last blue and white Mecha.

A harsh voice came coldly from the speakers in the cockpit of each Mecha, "You have three more days!"

"As the first batch of Mech Pilots from our Mech Armor Camp that can be presented with pride, in the small-scale raid planned three days from now, you must demonstrate absolute dominance!"

"The raid is a joint operation, but only you can be the most dazzling! Tear apart those bugs' lines, make them retract their heads back into their lairs, trembling with fear!"

"Remember! Your performance will not only set an example for those who follow, but it will also be one of the important criteria for the Military Department to determine when to launch another assault on the bug nests."

"Of course!" the instructor's tone shifted, warming up slightly, "For the group that performs the best, I will join with higher-ups and do my utmost to satisfy any one of their requests!"