The Seventh Base

Chapter 134: Chapter 37 The Identity of the Elder
 

The crowd in the Mechanical Building gradually dispersed, but the students of Noah Academy were still in an excited state.

Lin Qingze, accompanied by the black mecha, headed toward the Mechanical Room, with a group of people following behind.

Suddenly, Lin Qingze turned around and everyone behind him looked away, pretending to see nothing.

“Why are you following me?” Lin Qingze asked.

“Nothing, we’re just wandering around here,” someone responded.

“Get back to work,” Lin Qingze said sternly.

“Dean, you can’t be like this,” someone protested openly.

You’re the only one who knows, isn’t that unfair?

“Don’t want your salary anymore?” Lin Qingze threatened.

“Alright then.” Everyone dispersed, leaving the place.

But one person remained, Leng Qiu.

She was staring at Lin Qingze.

“Leng Qiu, what are you still doing here?” Lin Qingze asked, looking at her.

“This is the Mechanical Department. Do I need to report my actions to Dean Lin?” Leng Qiu replied. “Right now, I need to reclaim the mecha.”

“Reclaim the others first,” Lin Qingze said, frowning.

Leng Qiu just gazed indifferently at him.

The two of them glared at each other.

“I am the Acting Dean; this is an order,” Lin Qingze declared.

“You can fire me, right now,” Leng Qiu responded.

She had been made to lose face alone before, and now an S-rank prodigy had emerged out of nowhere, sweeping through the world stage of the academy.

And they weren’t going to let her know?

Ha!

“You…” Lin Qingze, at a loss with Leng Qiu, stared at her and said, “Follow me.”

With that, the two of them, along with the mecha, went to a Mechanical Room and locked the door.

“You can come out now,” Lin Qingze said to the mecha.

Xu Mo felt like he was just part of the decor.

Finally, he could come out.

He stepped out of the mecha and said, “Dean Lin, Teacher Leng.”

Leng Qiu blinked at Xu Mo.

She hadn’t expected it to be him.

“Xu Mo?” Leng Qiu said.

“Yes,” Xu Mo nodded.

“How about joining my Mechanical Department? You can make any demands you like,” Leng Qiu offered.

“This…” Xu Mo looked at the cool beauty in front of him and then glanced at Lin Qingze.

It was really tempting.

He had a bold idea.

Like, giving him a few mechas!!

“Leng Qiu, stop trying to poach people. Xu Mo can’t join the Mechanical Department, nor does he belong to any department; he is a transfer student,” Lin Qingze declared.

“What was his entry assessment level?” Leng Qiu asked, looking at Lin Qingze.

Xu Mo also wanted to know.

He found Lin Qingze to be quite the fox.

It seemed like he was always being strung along by Lin Qingze.

“S,” Lin Qingze looked at Leng Qiu and said, “Keep it confidential.”

“I knew it,” Leng Qiu glared at Lin Qingze, who had kept it well hidden.

“S, huh!” Xu Mo thought to himself.

No wonder, it turned out that he was quite impressive.

“Can we get him to do a Mechanical Talent Assessment?” Leng Qiu asked.

“No need to test; it should also be S-rank,” Lin Qingze negated, not wanting to expose the secret.

“Leng Qiu, Xu Mo is now in the yard.”

“……” Leng Qiu was taken aback by Lin Qingze’s words.

Then, she stared intently at Xu Mo, realizing everything.

It seemed there was indeed no need for testing; no wonder he could defeat Lin Jue.

Leng Qiu stepped forward, patted Xu Mo on the shoulder, and casually embraced him, saying, “Don’t call me Teacher Leng in the future, ‘mentor-sister’ or ‘sister’ will do.”

Xu Mo stiffened.

Sis, this way, I’ll feel very uncomfortable!

“Mentor-sister?” Xu Mo looked at the delicate face beside him.

“Right, if you need to fight or something, look for your mentor-sister. Of course, you can also come to the Mechanical Department to hang out often,” the beautiful woman said, revealing a rare smile.

After all, they were family now, so she was reassured.

Whether he was a disciple of the Mechanical Department wasn’t important, Xu Mo thought.

Such a fierce mentor-sister, daring to stand up against Lin Qingze.

“Thank you, mentor-sister; then I’ll be bothering you often in the future.”

In the future, could he swagger through the Mechanical Department?

Could he get his hands on a few mechas to play with?

Selling those big guys would be quite valuable, right…

“Leng Qiu, get on the mecha; we’re going out. Xu Mo, use the other door,” Lin Qingze instructed.

“Okay.” Knowing that Xu Mo was in the yard, Leng Qiu cooperated with Lin Qingze.

Leng Qiu exchanged communicator numbers with Xu Mo, then boarded the mecha and followed Lin Qingze out.

Xu Mo projected his perception outward and slipped out through the other door.

Since Lin Qingze didn’t want his identity known, he was willing to cooperate, lest he be surrounded and watched everywhere, unable to find peace.

After Xu Mo left, he went around to the front entrance and saw a few people sneaking about. He shouted, “They’ve left, hurry and follow.”

“Classmate, what are you waiting for? Let’s go chase them!” someone called out to Xu Mo, seeing his hesitation.

“Oh,” Xu Mo nodded and joined the chase.

On the way, they encountered many people.

And there was even Reynolds.

“Why are you, a Desert Hunter, concerning yourself with the affairs of our Mechanical Department?” Reynolds asked, frowning upon seeing Xu Mo.

“Then why are you chasing?” Xu Mo retorted.

“To see who it is; he will become my future target,” Reynolds suddenly felt like he had found a pursuit.

Seeing the black mecha and Lin Jue’s battle, he was amazed, realizing he had a long way to go.

Starting with the pursuit of the black mecha would be good!

Xu Mo found that Reynolds was quite cute…

Just a bit foolish.

“Then you guys chase; I won’t,” Xu Mo stopped, watching as Reynolds and the others continued to follow Leng Qiu.

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Xu Mo stepped out of the Mechanical Building to find a crowd of people still outside.

It seemed they were all thinking about catching someone.

“Student, have you seen the pilot of the Black Mecha come out?” someone asked.

“You won’t catch anyone waiting here, the folks from the Mechanical Department are all inside tracking,” Xu Mo pointed towards the Mechanical Building.

“Ah…” The person hesitated, then turned to the people beside them and said, “Shall we go in too?”

“Sure.” The surrounding people nodded, then they all ran towards the inside of the Mechanical Building.

Xu Mo walked away with a faint smile on his face.

The campus life really was quite leisurely and carefree.

The vast majority of the students still possessed an innocence of youth.

“Sister Li Man, you missed out on something quite regrettable,” Sun Xiaoxiao said as they walked down the road ahead.

“Xiao Xiao, you’re also a Mechanical Master, is he really as formidable as you say?” Li Man asked.

“Yeah, his operation was perfect, I’m afraid I won’t catch up even by the time I graduate,” Sun Xiaoxiao replied.

“Now, everyone in the academy is speculating that his Source Power Fusion Degree could be S when he enrolled,” Li Man said.

S, that would be even stronger than Benjamin.

Su Rou had a pensive look on her side.

So, it’s S!

“Su Rou.” A voice came over, Su Rou turned around only to see Xu Mo coming up from behind, smiling and nodding at her.

Su Rou paused, then smiled back and spoke softly, “Are you getting accustomed to the academy?”

“Yes, it’s quite nice,” Xu Mo nodded, “I’ll be going on ahead.”

“Go ahead,” Su Rou nodded lightly.

Xu Mo passed by the group of people.

Watching Xu Mo’s retreating figure, Sun Xiaoxiao wondered why that foolish boy wasn’t around?

“Desert Hunters also interested in Mechas, huh,” Li Man muttered. “Su Rou, why do I feel like you’ve taken a liking to this Desert Hunter?”

“Ah…” Su Rou looked at Li Man, then shook her head.

“Su Rou, a guy’s looks have no meaning,” Li Man reminded her, “He’s not on the same level.”

Xu Mo, he did have a rather nice appearance.

But he was a Desert Hunter, and that meant nothing.

Their social circles were different.

“I know,” Su Rou nodded.

But she thought to herself.

He’s not just a pretty face!

That’s an S.

In the combat of Mechas, the one who defeated Lin Jue was an S.

Now, the entire academy was searching for this S.

In front of an S, so-called social circles.

Were worthless!

An S could break through any social circle in Steel Dome City.

But she couldn’t say it out loud because Lin Qingze and Xu Mo were keeping it from everyone, obviously for some considerations.

Walking through the campus, Xu Mo encountered almost everyone discussing him.

This feeling was a bit odd to him.

After all, his psychological age didn’t match his actual age.

However, Xu Mo was also getting a clear idea of his own worth.

Previously, it was just speculation, but after this battle, he was able to confirm quite a bit.

Looking at it this way, the house Lin Qingze gave to him.

Should have three bedrooms and a living room, right?

Xu Mo thought it was time to have a look.

His communicator on his arm rang, and when Xu Mo answered, he saw Xiao Qi’s figure.

“Brother Mo, what did I miss?” Xiao Qi had heard about the events in the Mechanical Department while he was in the Engineering Department and felt frustrated for missing out.

The opportunity was missed.

He’d heard that many girls wanted to have Mo’s “monkeys,” but what about Mo’s brothers?

“Is there something you need?” Xu Mo didn’t bother with this guy.

“Yes,” Xiao Qi nodded, “Brother Mo, any female student’s contact that you don’t want, can you pass it to me?”

“…” Xu Mo responded with a dark expression, “Xiao Qi, don’t tell anyone else.”@@novelbin@@

“Got it, am I someone without tact?” Xiao Qi said, although he felt a bit suffocated.

“You are,” Xu Mo replied.

“……” Xiao Qi was speechless.

Xu Mo saw a message from Ye Qingdie and quickly ended the call with Xiao Qi.

“I heard a lot of girls are rushing to be your girlfriend? Want to consider?”

“I prefer older sisters,” Xu Mo replied.

Ye Qingdie didn’t reply again.

Xu Mo smiled and returned to the yard where he lived.

The Elder was lazily sitting on a chair.

Xu Mo kept staring at him.

“What are you looking at?” The Elder became a bit unnerved by Xu Mo’s gaze.

“Teacher, your Mecha must be quite formidable at the academy, right?” Xu Mo asked.

“Not bad,” the Elder nodded.

Xu Mo’s eyes brightened a bit.

Today’s battle had given him a lot of useful information.

Especially Leng Qiu’s address to him, which made some things clear to him.

Courtyard, senior sister.

Lin Qingze sending him here must mean he knew the Elder had a formidable identity and Mecha.

Leng Qiu asking him to call her senior sister implied that she might be the Elder’s apprentice.

So, Xu Mo had a bold guess.

“You’re the head of the Mechanical Department?” Xu Mo looked at the Elder.

Thinking to himself, his guess must be pretty close to the mark.

This old fellow had been swindling him miserably.

Making him always doubt his own Mecha skills.

The head of the Mechanical Department should have profound expertise in Mechas, right?

No wonder he dared boast that even driving a First Generation Mecha, he could defeat any version of Mecha.

The Elder was taken aback, then looked at Xu Mo.

Seeing the look of triumph on Xu Mo’s face.

The Elder thought to himself.

Does he believe he’s very clever?