Silicon Invasion

The United States of America and HY were separated by what seemed like an endless ocean, a full several thousand kilometers. Even by plane, the journey took nearly twenty hours.

Since the BD1891 incident, Luo Rui had developed a strange ailment: he would break out in cold sweats on civilian flights. This problem didn't exist on military aircraft or plane-type mechs.

Truly strange.

So, one could imagine how agonizing those twenty hours were for Luo Rui.

By the time he got off the plane, he was even somewhat dehydrated, to the point where his body felt weak. Keep in mind that Luo Rui's physical endurance had already reached 1.6 during this month of preparation. If he was like this, an ordinary person would probably have to be carried out.

"Are you alright?" Zhang Zhi was beside Luo Rui. He was older and not a participating contestant, but he benefited from Luo Rui's position and joined the team as Luo Rui's coach.

This meant that if Luo Rui had any physical problems that led to match delays, his responsibility would definitely be the greatest, so he rarely revealed a hint of concern.

He knew why Luo Rui was like this, and because he knew, he couldn't do anything about it. This was a psychological illness, and he was just a mech pilot, not capable of treating this kind of disease.

"I'm fine." Luo Rui touched the sweat on his temples and slowly shook his head.

He was indeed fine. Now that the plane had safely landed and was taxiing, the risk of a plane crash was gone, and his psychological barrier disappeared. With his superhuman physical endurance, he could recover with just a short rest.

Qiao Bin watched from the side, his eyes flickering. He didn't expect the freshman number one, who was like a god of war, to be afraid of flying. Perhaps he could use this against him in the future, maybe even defeat him.

Because it hadn't been long since the start of the semester, and the freshmen hadn't had many classes yet, the participating grades for this exchange competition started from the sophomore year, with five contestants from each grade.

As a former freshman number three, Qiao Bin naturally also received the opportunity to represent his country. He was currently sitting behind Luo Rui.

Outside the airport, many international students and reporters were waiting. The international students were holding national flags, while the reporters were trying to sniff out some exclusive news.

Most of the reporters were surrounding the team leader, while a beautiful reporter with blonde hair, blue eyes, and exotic charm was trying to find her target among the contestants.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up. Although she wasn't particularly fond of the appearance of HX people, this contestant's appearance had surpassed racial barriers, making her quite captivated.

She licked her lips, moistened her throat, gave her cameraman a signal, and then, holding a microphone, quickly walked towards Luo Rui.

Luo Rui was wearing a jacket to cover the sweat stains on his body, leaving only a trace of moisture on his temples. He lowered his baseball cap and kept a low profile, but he didn't expect to be approached anyway.

"Hello, student, can I ask you a few questions?"

A microphone almost poked Luo Rui in the mouth, and the pleasant voice slightly reduced Luo Rui's anger.

Luo Rui looked up with a dazed expression, looked at the beautiful reporter in front of him with a dazed expression, and then shook his head with a dazed expression. His appearance was as innocent as could be.

"Student, which grade are you in?"

Unfortunately, the beautiful reporter seemed unable to see rejection and continued to ask questions very naturally.

Luo Rui continued to shake his head: "I don't speak Lumian."

The beautiful reporter was stunned. Doesn't speak Lumian?

"But you just spoke it very fluently, you don't seem like someone who doesn't speak Lumian? And it is said that Lumian is a compulsory course in HX, how could you not speak Lumian?"

Listening to a series of inquiries, even interrogations, Luo Rui calmly continued to shake his head: "I only know this sentence."

The beautiful reporter was exasperated. Although their happy education had cultivated some idiots, it didn't mean she was one too.

This was clearly the second sentence, this was a kindergarten math problem.

The reporter wanted to ask more questions, but Zhang Zhi stepped forward to stand between the two, and then quickly left, protecting Luo Rui. The beautiful reporter refused to give up and tried to catch up, but was stopped by others.

This time, the contestants were the most important, and the students' condition had to be guaranteed, and they could not be disturbed by any unnecessary things. Therefore, in situations like this, the team had practiced in advance, and there were special people responsible for stopping those who didn't understand the meaning of rejection.

After getting on the bus, Luo Rui finally breathed a sigh of relief, silently took out his phone, and sent a message to his family and Luan Hui to let them know he had arrived safely.

Luan Hui's message was almost instantly replied, as if she had been waiting for the time. Luo Rui couldn't help but smile, a strange feeling rising in his heart.

After chatting with Luan Hui for a while, Luo Rui leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes to rest. This flight was really exhausting, and it was extremely mentally draining. Thinking that he would have to experience it again on the way back, Luo Rui's scalp felt numb.

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"How are you feeling?"

Zhang Zhi's voice suddenly rang in Luo Rui's ear, very softly, because most of the people on the bus were closing their eyes to rest. Twenty hours on the plane had left everyone exhausted.

"I'm alright, I've already recovered."

"Are you confident in the competition?"

Luo Rui didn't know how many times he had heard this question recently. He remembered that Zhang Zhi alone had asked it no less than ten times. It seemed that Zhang Zhi was indeed getting old, after all, he was over thirty, why was he so verbose.

To be honest, Luo Rui was quite confident in the competition. Just like he had said to Luan Hui, HG itself was a superpower and a strong country, so the students of the top universities within its borders, Beishan Academy and Nanling Academy, were enough to represent the world's top level for their age group.

In his opinion, Ji Ran should be the top level of normal students. As for himself, he was a cheat, so he definitely couldn't be counted in. Didn't he see that even the school had banned him from participating in the school's internal competitions?

After waiting for a long time, the bus finally started moving. The organizers had already prepared accommodation for the participating teams. Luo Rui could just sit back and wait to arrive.

The format of this competition was the KOF mode. Each country, each grade, would send a team of five, and then take turns to fight. The winner would stay and continue the competition, and the loser would be eliminated, until all five members of one side were eliminated.

When this competition system was announced, the school leaders were overjoyed, feeling that the sophomore group was stable, because this system could maximize Luo Rui's personal advantages.

However, someone then analyzed that the United States of America was the type to never get up early without a profit. They didn't use the normal competition system that everyone was familiar with, but instead used this elimination system, which must be because this system was beneficial to them.

From this, it could be concluded that they must have also hidden one or even several people who could dominate the competition, which made people feel a little worried.