At least for the next ranking tournament, the top two places are already a foregone conclusion.

Watching the Silver Star students disappear into the distance, Zuo Zitao shook his head and said, “They really don’t give people a way out!”

The new Silver Star students were led out of the auditorium by their teacher.

As they walked, someone noticed something was off. “Teacher, isn’t this the direction to the Imperial Military Academy?”

“Yes,” the teacher sighed. “With such a big incident happening at our school this year, the person in charge of coordinating military training was also arrested. We had no choice but to have Professor Zuo contact the neighboring Imperial Military Academy and merge the military training of the two schools together.”

Saying this, the teacher looked at the new students with pity.

“The military training at the Imperial Military Academy is not easy. The academy already has strict discipline and rigorous requirements. They even invited personnel from the military to provide guidance. I don’t know if I should say you are lucky or unlucky. In any case, you need to do well and bring honor to Silver Star.”

While the teacher was speaking, Wu Haoxuan, who was in the queue, hadn’t realized the seriousness of the situation yet and still had a sunny and optimistic expression.

Soon, the majority of Silver Star’s troops arrived at the entrance of the Imperial First Military Academy.

Not far away, several military hovercars from the military slowly approached, adorned with olive branches and crossed double-blade-shaped deep blue insignias.

“It’s the Third Legion of the Empire!”

“What the grass? What? The Third Legion! Look again, what? The Third Legion! It’s really them!”

“These freshmen are so lucky. They actually get to be trained by the Third Legion. I’m so jealous.”

Not just the Silver Star students, even the typically serious and composed Imperial Military Academy students were excited. Many students’ eyes gleamed with excitement.

The Third Legion is highly renowned throughout the galaxy, and its legion history is also legendary. Although its prestige has declined in recent years and is not on par with the powerhouse First Legion, it is still the dream of many Imperial Military Academy students to graduate and serve in the Third Legion.

For many years, they have consistently ranked high on the volunteer assignment list.

“After five years, the Ministry of War finally lifted the blacklist on the Third Legion.”

“Yeah, it was ridiculous to send an entire legion to the military academy to guard the tower.”

“It’s not that extreme. I heard they also came to teach for a semester while they were here.”

Not far away, a few military academy teachers whispered in agreement.

Unlike the students who were still naive and had not entered society, the military academy teachers were already part of the military with ranks, so they obviously knew more hidden information that was unknown to others.

During the insect tide at the end of the world, Haidongqing was the commander of the Third Legion, saving humanity from the brink of extinction.

Later, Haidongqing betrayed them, leading to an investigation and purge of the Third Legion.

Ten years later, the Third Legion captured Haidongqing and brought him to justice, but he managed to escape shortly after being caught.

As a result, the Third Legion inevitably came under suspicion again and faced a second round of investigation.

“The former Legion Commander was transferred, and unexpectedly, they promoted a major to fill the position.”

“The investigation took five years to remove them from the front lines. It was a promotion in name only, a demotion in reality.”

Amidst the murmurs, a group of soldiers dressed in silver-black military uniforms appeared in formation.

The officer standing at the front had a cold expression and wore the rank of Major General on his shoulders.

“Legion Commander.”

Upon hearing the exchange, Yuan Hanshuang, who was previously uninterested, widened her eyes. She took the initiative to step out from behind Ke Junda and discreetly observed the nearby legion.

With thousands of new students from both academies combined, her small action went unnoticed.

However, only Yuan Hanshuang knew the storm brewing in her heart.

Over the years, she had spent a great deal of money on the black market to obtain a lot of information, which clearly stated that this legion had been fully involved in the 1999 operation to capture Haidongqing in the Star Sea.

“Teacher Feng.”

After a brief greeting, Wei Wenwei walked up to one of the military academy teachers.

This time, he didn’t shake hands but stood still, took off his hat, and performed a standard military salute.

“Wenwei, there’s no need for that. I’m no longer the legion’s adjutant.”

Feng Yuanming couldn’t avoid it and had to accept the salute.

“You will always be my teacher.”

“Why be so polite with me?” Feng Yuanming waved his hand. “Has that brat, Feng Bo, caused any trouble?”

“No.”

Wei Wenwei looked at Feng Bo, who was giving a speech to the new students not far away. “He’s a good adjutant.”

“As long as he doesn’t embarrass me. You all have worked hard these past few years.”

“It’s all in the past.”

“True, being sent to guard the tower means the investigation by the Ministry of War has come to a close. Conducting military training for new recruits is at least more relaxed. The soldiers have been under too much tension for too long. It’s not a bad thing to relax a bit.”

“You’re right.”

The two of them exchanged whispers.

As the highest-ranking individuals from both sides in terms of qualifications and positions, they didn’t need to come forward and oversee everything. They only needed to observe from a distance.

“What exactly happened back then?”

After a long silence, Feng Yuanming’s eyes flickered, and he finally asked the question.

Upon hearing this, Wei Wenwei’s lips slowly tightened.

Not far away, Feng Bo was speaking in a serious tone to the new students, “I am Feng Bo, the adjutant of the Third Legion, and also the overall instructor for your military training.”

“This year, the Third Legion will oversee the military training activities of both academies for a month.”

“Although two schools will be participating jointly, only half of the students will be able to receive credits at that time, so I ask everyone to be cautious.”

As soon as the words fell, the square erupted in chaos.

“What? Don’t we get credits just by participating in military training?”

“Yeah, why can only half of the students get credits?”

“Oh my god.”

However, Feng Bai did not give the students a chance to discuss.

He looked up at the blazing sun in the sky, glanced at his wristwatch, and spoke in a calm tone, “The first rule of military training is absolute obedience to superiors, namely the commands of the overall instructor, with no room for objection.”

“Because of the disturbance, starting now, you will need to stand in military posture at the school gate for two hours.”

The voices fell silent.

No one could have expected that this bespectacled adjutant, who seemed meek and scholarly, would start with such a show of authority.