The Strongest Princess Consort in the Interstellar

Chapter 118: Take Matters into Your Own Hands for Self-Sufficiency

The opening ceremony of the inter-school competition was, in fact, the time for the Empire's Emperor and the Federation's President to deliver speeches. After its conclusion, the competition officially began.

The competition took place on a primitive planet located at the border between the Empire and the Federation. There were no inhabitants here; the planet was filled with mutant beasts.

However, to ensure the safety of the outstanding students from both countries' universities, the Empire and the Federation had already dealt with this planet in advance. Some large and high-level mutant beasts were either eliminated or temporarily controlled to prevent them from harming the students.

Therefore, the students could participate in the competition with peace of mind. Similar to the freshman experience, each student was equipped with a signal flare. If they encountered any unsolvable danger, they could launch the signal flare, and the supervising teachers in the sky would immediately come to their rescue. However, this also meant that the student launching the signal flare would be eliminated.

The student teams from the Empire and the Federation were placed at intervals and dropped onto the planet, thus avoiding teams from the same country from forming alliances.

In reality, there were many similarities between the inter-school competition and the freshman experience. For example, the participating teams were separated and scattered on the planet, and the points awarded for hunting mutant beasts varied according to their levels. Teams could eliminate each other, and the points of the eliminated teams would go to the victors.

In essence, the freshman experience was a simplified and scaled-down version of the inter-school competition, designed to help newcomers adapt to the rules and get a feel for the competition.

However, the inter-school competition and the freshman experience were not entirely the same. The most significant difference lay in the fact that the inter-school competition had no final destination.

In other words, as long as you were on this planet, you could go to any place you could reach. If you stayed there for a month, the points you obtained would be eligible for the final ranking.

But simply hiding and avoiding conflicts would not work. The majority of each team's points in the inter-school competition didn't come from hunting mutant beasts but from eliminating other teams and obtaining their points.

As a result, even if you managed to survive until the end of the competition, the points you obtained might not be enough to make it to the top hundred.

So, if you wanted to earn more points, you had to take the initiative and be proactive.

Moreover, since there was no final destination, everyone would not head towards a specific location, which eliminated the chance of ambush in the end. This aspect also tested everyone's prediction and reconnaissance abilities.

The planet was vast, and to find other teams, besides relying on luck, one needed to possess professional skills.

Therefore, the equipment of each participating team could be considered as a miniaturized battle squad. There were members with outstanding reconnaissance capabilities, commanding abilities, combat skills, and those responsible for logistics and supplies.

In conclusion, it requires various outstanding team members coming together to achieve a good ranking in the inter-school competition.

Therefore, the inter-school competition is also a way for the Federation and Empire's high-level authorities to assess talent.

"I'll hold you when we jump," Long Jingze said gently to Xiao Qingyang.

Hearing this, Bai Mingzhe quickly moved closer to Luo Haoyu, and his body was covered in goosebumps.

Although he had witnessed many of the boss's crazy scenes, it was only in front of Xiao Qingyang that he became so gentle.

In front of others? Haha, you'd be lucky if he didn't tease, mock, or beat you to death. Expecting gentleness from him?

Even though Bai Mingzhe had seen it many times, he still felt uncomfortable, as if the boss had been possessed or something.

Whenever Long Jingze became aware of Bai Mingzhe's thoughts, he didn't get angry but rather sarcastically said, "Those who are single won't understand. I forgive your ignorance."

Bai Mingzhe:...

"Okay," Xiao Qingyang obediently nodded in agreement.

Based on their previous freshman experience, they decisively decided to jump together so that they would land together and not waste time searching for each other.

Xiao Qingyang didn't want to be separated from Long Jingze, so he readily agreed.

When it was their team's turn, under everyone's gaze, Long Jingze carefully embraced Xiao Qingyang, placing his small head against his chest to ensure that the wind wouldn't blow harshly on Xiao Qingyang during the parachute jump. Then they performed a tandem jump for everyone to see.

Bai Mingzhe and the others followed suit and jumped after them.

It seemed intentional or coincidental, but the team with the highest chance of winning in the Empire was Long Jingze's team, and the Federation also had a formidable and highly anticipated team led by the son of a Federation General, An Muyao.

These two championship-caliber teams were dropped far apart on the planet, as if to prevent them from encountering each other right from the start.

However, Long Jingze didn't pay much attention to it. After landing on the ground, he immediately checked on Xiao Qingyang's condition and found that he was fine, which relieved him.

Bai Mingzhe and the other four have been following Long Jingze for a long time and have developed a strong understanding. During the descent, they precisely followed behind Long Jingze, landing within ten meters of each other. They didn't need to spend much time searching for one another, unlike other teams where even if they jumped together, they would still need time to find their teammates, just like the other four members in the team besides Long Jingze and Bai Mingzhe.

"Let's gather first," Long Jingze commanded.

"Yes, I'll find Li Feng," Bai Mingzhe immediately stood upright, behaving like a true soldier, putting aside his usual carefree demeanor and appearing serious and focused.

Luo Haoyu said, "I'll find Lin Bingqi."

Guan Qingtian and Zhao Yehan each took a teammate, and the four immediately scattered and rushed towards the locations of their respective teammates.

During the descent, they also spotted the positions of their other teammates, so it didn't take much time to find them.

Before Li Feng, Lin Bingqi, and the others could come looking for Long Jingze's group, they were already found by Bai Mingzhe and the others, who quickly brought them over. The whole process, from landing to gathering, took less than ten minutes, displaying impressive efficiency.

"Boss, what should we do next? Do we go look for mutant beasts?" Bai Mingzhe asked eagerly, feeling restless after being confined for so long at the school. This inter-school competition was a great opportunity for him to stretch his legs.

Long Jingze glanced at the sun's direction, estimated the time, and said, "Let's have lunch first."

Bai Mingzhe and the others, who were anticipating a battle with mutant beasts: ...

Li Feng and the others, who were excited to show their abilities after joining Long Jingze's team for the first time: ...

Was this really the fierce and decisive Crown Prince they knew? Was he not switched with someone else?

Li Feng and the others turned their gaze towards Bai Mingzhe, seemingly asking with their eyes.

Unable to bear it, Bai Mingzhe covered his face and chose not to answer Li Feng's question because he couldn't face it.

If their little sister-in-law wasn't around, their boss would be normal, but if he was around... he didn't want to mention it, as this month they would fully come to understand their boss's true nature.

Although the organizers of the inter-school competition didn't provide teams with many resources and supplies, they did have nutritional supplements, just enough to sustain each person for half a month. However, if they could encounter other teams within this period, obtaining more nutritional supplements wouldn't be difficult.

Therefore, Li Feng and the others had no intention of conserving their nutritional supplements. After hearing Long Jingze's words, they immediately took out a tube of supplements from their spatial buttons, preparing to fill their stomachs.

However, after advising Bai Mingzhe and the others to take care of Xiao Qingyang, Long Jingze went directly into the woods.

"What did His Highness go to do?" Li Feng asked, puzzled, holding the nutritional supplements.

"Don't worry about the boss; let's eat first," Bai Mingzhe, who knew what the boss was up to, didn't want to explain. He directly told Li Feng and the others, taking out a tube of supplements himself to prepare for his meal.

Regardless of what the boss went to do, it had nothing to do with them.

Xiao Qingyang noticed that everyone was preparing to drink their supplements, and although he didn't like the taste, he decided to join in, not wanting to waste anyone's time. However, just as he took out his supplement, Bai Mingzhe intercepted it.

"Sister-in-law, you don't need to drink this. The boss will be back soon," Bai Mingzhe said while boldly putting Xiao Qingyang's supplement into his spatial button, immediately earning disapproving glances from the people around.

Ignoring their looks, Bai Mingzhe acted as if he didn't notice. As long as the boss was around, he would absolutely not let Xiao Qingyang drink any supplements. Since that was the case, he might as well take it himself and not let it go to waste.

As expected, not long after, Long Jingze returned with three wild rabbits, skillfully removing their fur and cleaning their organs. He then built a fire and started roasting the rabbits.

The series of actions left Li Feng and the others dumbfounded, their previously smart expressions turning foolish.

"Shhh..." Bai Mingzhe glanced at the boss and then at Li Feng and the others' foolish expressions, unable to help but make a "Shhh" sound.

He knew it would be like this.

With the level of affection the boss had for Xiao Qingyang, even in the intense competition, he would never allow Xiao Qingyang to feel the slightest discomfort.

Before long, the scent of roasted rabbit filled the air, causing everyone who had just drunk the supplements to uncontrollably salivate. Their stomachs seemed even hungrier.

"Y-Your Highness, you're amazing," Li Feng stammered, still somewhat unable to react.

Of course, he was amazing. The boss had deliberately cultivated his culinary skills to ensure that Xiao Qingyang could enjoy delicious food anytime and anywhere. Unfortunately, only Xiao Qingyang had the privilege to savor such delicacies; they couldn't even get a taste.

In the end, they had to take matters into their own hands for sustenance.

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Translator’s note: This novel is very close to the finish line, too. We’re saying goodbye to them soon!