Chapter 35 is strange.

Darcy felt a moment of guilt when he looked into Lin Xiaohe's bright, sparkling eyes.

But soon, he felt confident again.

Compared to losing one's life, failing the test is a trivial matter.

No?
Lin Xiaohe took over the task and went to the logistics department to collect supplies with her soldier's electronic identification card.

"What? You're going to the observation post? Haha, Austin will definitely thank you. He's going crazy from being there."

The logistics staff brought Lin Xiaohe ten boxes of nutrient solution and ten pieces of mecha energy. After hesitating for a moment, they asked, "Can your beetle hold all of this?"

"Sure, of course, no problem. Don't underestimate it, it can hold a lot." Lin Xiaohe tried to lift a box of liquid, but couldn't budge it despite her efforts.

The logistics staff were speechless and resignedly helped her move the supplies into the Beetle: "You're the only person in the base who gets to enjoy this service."

"Thank you. What's your name? I'll repay you." Lin Xiaohe was a little embarrassed, but she didn't have anything worthwhile on her, not even a cigarette.

"You're welcome. Your survival is the greatest gratitude I can give you. This damned meat grinder kills countless soldiers every day. I really don't want to see familiar faces turn into black and white digital photographs again."

The atmosphere was a bit heavy.

Once everything was packed into the Beetle, Lin Xiaohe prepared to climb into the cockpit. She turned back and asked, "Is there any way to contact Wasteland Planet 7?"

"Ok?"

“That’s my home, and I want to tell my family that I’ve arrived.”

"Haha, you're still a little kid who just left home. Communication on Miluo Star is terrible; there's no star network. You won't be able to contact them before you leave here."

Lin Xiaohe felt a little disappointed. She missed her father, brother, and sister very much.

"Okay, thank you. I think we're friends now. Can you tell me your name?"

friend?

The logistics staff member scratched the back of his head, grinned, revealing eight teeth: "My name is Allen, have a safe journey."

Apart from Allen, no one came to see Lin Xiaohe off; there was no mockery, no provocation.

Each soldier was busy with their own task.

But this kind of disregard is the deepest form of contempt.

Allen: "Will you be disappointed or angry about this?"

Lin Xiaohe shook her head and waved goodbye: "No. My family told me that when I'm out and about, I should keep a low profile and be as discreet as possible. Goodbye, Allen."

The pink beetle mech, like an old vintage car, slowly drove past the base gate.

Just as it stepped out of the gate, a swift object nearly collided with it, by a hair's breadth.

Lin Xiaohe could see with the naked eye that the gust of wind was caused by 20 mechs taking off from the spot.

The lead mech was so black it was unsettling, like a demon that had emerged from hell, its murderous aura almost tangible.

"Hmph, what's so great about him? He's just a second-year student at the Command Academy." Lin Xiaohe said, as if she had eaten a whole lemon.

Ahh! She wants a cool mecha like that too.

Lin Xiaohe comforted herself, saying that the pink beetle mecha was not bad either, representing the Lin family's abundant love.

Look, there's a family photo pasted in the corner of the mech's control panel.

Opening the music player, I heard "Run, Little Bug!" recorded by my eldest brother, Lin Chiyang.

The booming sound was very rhythmic, but the eldest brother was singing off-key.

"Okay, listening to this song will definitely keep me from getting sleepy."

At first, the three little ones, Xinbao, were excited about arriving on a brand new planet.

Three hours later, the scenery was still desert, Gobi, and desolate.

They got tired of watching and started to doze off. Lin Xiaohe yawned, her eyelids seeming to feel the pull of gravity, wanting to close her eyes.

Just as her will was about to succumb to drowsiness, an observation post finally appeared in her field of vision.

An off-road military vehicle rushed towards her like it was drunk, and Lin Xiaohe instantly sobered up.

"Hey! Is this Lin Xiaohe? This is Austin. Haha, I can finally leave this godforsaken place. Nothing much to say, there's a communicator at the outpost. If there's anything unusual, report it to your superiors."

"Of course, there's a 99% chance nothing will happen. You can do whatever you want at the outpost, as long as you don't go into that exotic plant area."

Before Lin Xiaohe could reply, Austin waved his hand, drove off in his off-road military vehicle, and sped away.

Lin Xiaohe rubbed her face. Okay, she could sense Austin's longing to leave the outpost.

After driving for ten minutes, she arrived at the sentry post.

The outpost was a small bungalow, or rather a shipping container, less than 50 square meters in size, very close to the heterophyte area, separated only by a stream less than half a meter wide.

The stream was crystal clear, and there were no living creatures in it.

The mutated plants grow very tall, each one over ten meters high, with yellow flowers blooming on their branches.

Lin Xiaohe didn't dismount from the mecha; she decided to give it a small test of its power.

"DouDou, look at my biubiu!"

Across the stream, I focused on attacking a mutated plant. It took me a full 15 minutes to finally bring one down.

[Skill Points +5]

Lin Xiaohe clicked her tongue; the exotic plant section was something else.

Using the same method, she plucked the second plant.

[Skill Points +5]

Lin Xiaohe didn't continue, which was strange.

If the mutated plants can be easily killed across a stream, wouldn't the Federal Command be able to eradicate the entire mutated plant area using the same method?
Lin Xiaohe piloted the mecha back to the outpost, found the observation records, and flipped directly to the year of the incident.

As expected, the reconnaissance team initially used electromagnetic guns to fire at the mutated plants from a distance, but after firing the first shot, they were met with a frenzied retaliation.

The small yellow flowers of the mutant plant emit a special substance that invades people's nerves, causing them to uncontrollably enter the mutant plant area.

What happens after entering is completely undocumented.

Lin Xiaohe bit her nail: "This characteristic is a bit like a man-eating plant, but a man-eating plant doesn't look like this. A Venus flytrap? No, that's not it either. What is it then?"

More importantly, why wasn't I attracted just now?
Is it a problem with my own plant or a problem with the heterophyte area?

Feeling uneasy, Lin Xiaohe immediately added all 10 skill points she had gained that day to her constitution.

One skill point can increase attack power by two points. Lin Xiaohe spent 100 skill points to increase DouDou's attack power to 400.

It took one skill point to activate Sweetie's new skill, [Gluttony Rebound].

Gluttony Rebound: Consume an ultimate weapon (such as a nuclear bomb) and transform it into a corn cannon reflection. Limited to once per battle, withers for 48 hours after use.

Lin Xiaohe breathed a sigh of relief. She still had 201 skill points left, which she needed to save for the [Basic Barrier] skill, a life-saving ability.

After doing all that, the rest of the days were uneventful.

Lin Xiaohe diligently cultivates two mutated plants every day without fail, earning 10 skill points. She allocates 3 points to constitution, 2 points to mental strength, and saves 5 points.

The students at the Command Academy performed exceptionally well, and Lin Xiaohe could always hear the division headquarters' commendations for them over the communicator.

Lin Xiaohe wasn't envious of them at all. What did honor matter? Increasing one's strength was the most practical thing.

Ten days passed, and Lin Xiaohe got a chance to earn merit.

(End of this chapter)

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