The two concluded battles of the camps, the strategies of the two victorious commanders, Ji You and Shen Sheng, have sparked heated discussions on the Star Network. As Ji You, at the center of the debate, couldn’t bear the misunderstanding about herself, she decided to personally engage in the debates.

Louise Carter witnessed all of this, dazed.

For a long while.

Seeing Ji You arguing endlessly with netizens, Louise couldn’t help but say, "How come you’re so free? Aren’t you tired at all?"

As soon as he finished speaking. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Ji You replied, "Wait, let me sleep for a bit and I’ll debate again."

As she spoke.

Ji You tilted her head and slumped onto the sofa.

Louise: "..."

On the sofa, a rhythmic snoring sound could be heard.

Louise thought for a moment and didn’t wake her. As the losing side, when Louise left the competition, he himself felt exhausted and wanted nothing more than to fall asleep for three days and three nights. Let alone Ji You, whose matches were longer, took more time, and consumed more physical strength and spiritual power than his.

After thinking this, Louise came back to his senses and suddenly noticed that Ji You was already sitting up straight on the sofa, continuing to type away rhythmically on the keyboard.

Louise: "..."

Louise sighed, saying, "Do you now sleep in seconds?"

Ji You didn’t turn her head: "No choice, no time to sleep."

Louise: "..."

Louise deeply reflected on himself and finally understood the gap between him and Ji You - not fighting hard enough.

Ji You, this person, does everything with relentless effort.

See, even arguing with netizens, she can roll up her sleeves and go without eating, drinking, or sleeping.

Ahem...

With a stern face, Louise thought for a moment and decided not to watch online video comments anymore; they’re all temporary pleasures that serve no purpose. Training is more practical.

Just as Louise was about to stand up, he saw Ji You has already stopped, looked at him, and said, "Louise, let’s review our battle, switch roles, and identify the problem."

Louise’s expression became solemn as he sat upright in front of Ji You.

Time ticked by.

After Ji You personally helped Louise review the match, Louise’s demeanor changed and after a long moment, he sighed and said, "I lost again."

Ji You said, "In warfare, it’s about trickery. Show capability yet act incapable, act when unusable, near yet seem far, distant yet appear close...

Louis, you’re too rigid in your actions, overlooking the essence. Your goal is to kill me, no matter what means you use, to weaken my strength, achieve the goal of killing me, don’t overthink, just do it. Because in front of me, all your plots and schemes are transparent, so your only way is to be fast and decisive."

Louise frowned deeply.

Ji You didn’t disturb him.

Louise was lost in thought.

...

Despite his good cover, Louise knew he’d lost his chance to advance, meaning he completely lost the opportunity to enter the Space Rift, and his gap with Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, and others would only grow larger.

A little sad.

No!

Very sad.

But!

As long as one is willing to work hard, it’s never too late. If it doesn’t work once, then twice, thrice, four times...

This is how Ji You practices.

She has never stopped, working harder than anyone else.

Why can’t I?

I can.

For a long moment.

Louise gently took a breath, looking at Ji You, softly said, "Number 4444, thank you."

Sincerely.

Ji You smiled, patting his shoulder.

Louise clenched his fist and said, "Just you wait, the one destined to stand on the Peak of the Universe is me, Louise Carter."

Ji You laughed, saying, "I look forward to it."

With a serious expression, Louise said, "I will work hard."

Ji You replied seriously, "Fighting alongside you, we strive together."

Louise said, "Mm."

...

Once emotions settled, Louise stopped browsing videos and comments, saying, "On our end, you’ve already secured a promotion spot, in the battles of camps 3 and 4, Liu Fufeng also got a promotion spot, and unfortunately, Yu Song was eliminated. Yue Qiguang and Sheng Qingyan’s side should be ending soon, not sure which one will win..."

"What?" Ji You’s mouth gaped, "You said Liu Fufeng got a promotion spot?"

"Yes." Louise’s expression was slightly complicated. "Everyone says he won by lying down."

With a decisive battle between camps 3 and 4, Shen Sheng led camp 3, gathering all strength, sweeping through camp 4 at the start. But there were some small twists, like when the army attacked camp 4’s stronghold, weird things would occur, like suddenly tripping, leading to a large-scale trampling accident...

And Liu Fufeng happened to be the beneficiary of the trampling accident.

Such weird things like trampling accidents happened more than once, twice... Each time, Liu Fufeng just coincidentally benefitted, thus his personal score was very high. Although his camp 4 lost, he earned a promotion spot due to his high personal score.

In a duel, each winner can receive a bonus of 100 points. At the end of the competition, the top 10 individual scores from both camps advance.

Liu Fufeng’s personal score was ranked exactly 10th in the camps 3 and 4, barely hanging on the last train, flying low.

Simply—

After listening, Ji You also felt odd.

But!

Ji You and Louise exchanged a glance and saw the emotion clearly in each other’s eyes. Louise said, "Everyone calls it a win by lying down, but how is that possible? Where could every good event just come in his path?"

This Liu Fufeng, as a transfer student, wasn’t well known by people. However, Ji You had experienced danger with Liu Fufeng amid interstellar pirates; he had risked everything, at the cost of his own injuries, to earn everyone a chance of survival back then.

Personally, Liu Fufeng’s character isn’t bad.

Strictly speaking, Ji You doesn’t dislike him.

But!

Liu Fufeng is covered with trouble from head to toe, making people keep their distance.

Ahem...

Ji You didn’t forget Little Golden Dragon’s warning, which explicitly said not to get close to Liu Fufeng.

Louise said, "Student Fufeng is strong."

Ji You agreed, "He’s strong, very strong. His advancement was expected by me."

Louise said, "The fact that he could advance under Shen Sheng’s massive pressure, as an enemy, speaks volumes; it’s too bad most people online can’t see it clearly."

Ji You said, "That’s what he wants, right?"

...

Having reviewed the battle, Ji You and Louise didn’t waste time, focusing intently on the battles of several classmates.

The whole wheat bread Louise brought over was already eaten up by Ji You, who then fished out beef jerky from the Space Button, chewing as she waited for the results from Yue Qiguang and Sheng Qingyan’s match.

Yue Qiguang was given the number 6661, belonging to camp 7.

Sheng Qingyan was given the number 7474, belonging to camp 8.

At the start, Yue Qiguang took advantage of the ’Sailor Moon’ gimmick, gaining an advantage—