Technological practice: leading the human race to the stars

Chapter 35 Two Years Later
Weapons Manufacturing Bureau, Elite Training Camp Branch.

In a dark and spacious house.

"What?! You want me to endure for two years?!" Li Weiming slammed the table and yelled at the man in front of him.

"Pay attention to your identity!" The man in front of Li Weiming was not at all flustered. "If it weren't for your father's suggestion, how would you be qualified to tell me this."

The man stood up slowly. He was not very tall, but he had a very strong aura, which forced Li Weiming to lower his head little by little.

The man left his seat, poured himself a small cup of dark golden liquid, and put it to his lips, but he didn't rush to drink it: "Since our alma maters are both members of JA District No. 1 Middle School, I won't mind your attitude."

"If my master hadn't had similar ideas to yours, you wouldn't have had such a good opportunity."

After saying that, the man took a sip of the dark golden liquid and looked at Li Weiming who was gritting his teeth: "But you still tell me what you want."

Li Weiming slowly slid down to the chair, looking somewhat exhausted: "You should speak first, I will see what you have planned."

The man held onto the chair, and a smile finally appeared on his half-gloomy face illuminated by the dim light, making him even more creepy.

"Very good, it seems that you have made your position clear."

"It's simple. For a first-year reserve cadet, unless he ranks in the bottom 10% for three consecutive months, he will be expelled from the training camp. But then he will have no value. Otherwise, according to the protection mechanism of the first year of the training camp, except for a little chance during the year-end assessment, we have almost no chance to take action at other times."

"In the second year, the protection mechanism is basically concentrated in the sphere of influence of the training camp. If we can find a way to get him out of the training camp, we can find some opportunities. I think he should be a smart guy. Even if he leaves the training camp, we may not find opportunities."

"So the second year's end-of-year assessment is the key point."

"What do you mean?"

"I didn't spend those years in the training camp for nothing, not to mention I managed to get to this position."

The man shook the dark golden liquid in the cup, stirring up a rapidly spinning vortex.

"Do you know why there are only over a thousand regular students in the five-year training camp for so many years?"

"Because the second year's end-of-year assessment is the most difficult in the past five years, at least 65% of the students will be eliminated. Because one of their assessment requirements is to kill a specified extraordinary-level source beast within the last three months."

"For the students at that time, most of them were still at the integration level, and only a very small number of people could reach the peak level. The purpose of this assessment was to screen out those with poor talents and to be able to fight above their level."

"When the time comes, we just need to increase the difficulty of his test so that a genius like Yuan Ze will also have a hard time. Even if he can kill, he will be exhausted both physically and mentally."

"What if he grows beyond our imagination? Do we have a backup plan?"

The man's smile suddenly became more wanton.

"Where do you think you are? There is no high-level weapon here that can't easily destroy a student. Not to mention the students, even the top-level masters will suffer a setback here."

The man partially stopped smiling, but looked even more terrifying.

"But their authority is too high, and it is difficult for me to use them. But we still have a trick that can make the training camp expel him directly, but there are trade-offs."

"Make a choice?" Li Weiming didn't dare to look him in the eye and felt a very eerie atmosphere.

“It’s sacrifice.”

"It can't be me, right?"

"Humph, trash! Of course it's not you."

The man leaned close to Li Weiming's ear. His voice was low and mysterious, as if it was a whisper from another world, and he slowly told Li Weiming a plan.

Li Weiming's pupils began to shrink unconsciously at the terrifying whisper. His eyes, originally calm as a lake, now seemed to be thrown into a huge rock, with waves rising and falling; the edges of his black pupils began to tremble slightly, as if they were strongly stimulated by something.

As Xiao Li's words went deeper, Li Weiming's pupils gradually shrank, the black dots almost disappeared in the whites of his eyes, and then suddenly expanded as if wanting to swallow all the light.

This is a reflection of Li Weiming’s inner fear.

"As for this..."

"There's no turning back for you. Just like your father back then, you can only keep going forward."

The man held up his wine glass, crossed his arms, and waited for his answer with interest. If the answer did not satisfy him, Li Weiming's father would not be able to protect him. Li Weiming's face began to turn pale, and beads of sweat oozed from his forehead. He tried to stay calm, but his body's instinctive reaction could not hide his inner panic.

He remembered the warning in the video his father gave him before coming to the training camp.

"Father, the person you said could help me is probably one of the students sponsored by the Li family, and he is actually the second-in-command of the training camp branch of the Manufacturing Bureau."

"Be more modest. He is not a good man. I am not asking you to be afraid of him, but the person behind him. I have to be wary of him. Just like I told you not to have any conflicts with Yuanze for the time being, the same goes for him."

"Stop being a pushy idiot."

"I understand, Father."

“No matter if Yuan Ze is Li Haisheng’s disciple or not, since he has brought out your inner demon, you must kill him yourself, otherwise you will never be able to break through to the extraordinary level in this lifetime.”

"I don't want to have such a waste. You are only my eldest son, not the only heir."

"Understand father."

The broad figure in the video never turned around, and the cold tone was like the chilly wind in winter, mercilessly piercing Li Weiming's heart.

His father's conversation was full of orders and obedience, without any warmth of family affection. This made Li Weiming feel inexplicably depressed and uneasy, as if he was just a chess piece in his father's hand and could be discarded at any time.

He knew that his father had always been a strong man who had an absolute desire to control everything in the family. As his eldest son, Li Weiming had received strict training and instruction since he was a child, and had been instilled with various family honors and responsibilities.

So, he became diligent, but his father always turned a blind eye to his excellent performance and criticized him every time.

This cold and utilitarian relationship made him feel tired and bored, and he longed to break free from this bondage and pursue his own freedom and dreams.

As a result, he became cynical and cared a lot about the cheers and envy of others. He wanted to be the center of attention in the eyes of others. It seemed that only in this way could he escape the ruthless control of his father.

He raised his head with difficulty and looked at the man who was carefully observing the flow of liquid in the wine glass. It seemed that this horrific plan was not as important as the wine glass in his hand.

"I promise you, but in return, you have to agree to one of my requests!" Li Weiming became very calm and his tone was very firm.

The man looked at him in surprise, not knowing what he had been thinking. Unlike that loser just now, he was actually able to look him straight in the face and even dared to make a request.

"Tell me what you want. If the organization can do it, we will definitely help you achieve it."

"I want to become the head of the Li family!!!"

The man laughed wildly in his heart. It was indeed karma. Li Haiming, Li Haiming, how you treated your father is how your son will treat you now.

This scene is becoming more and more exciting.

He showed no emotion on the surface, and no longer had that gloomy aura. He poured another glass and handed it to Li Weiming who was standing beside him.

Li Weiming watched the liquid swirling in the cup, as if it contained some unspeakable secret.

Both of them showed a very standard smile.

"Happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

The two toasted.

Li Weiming drank it all without hesitation.

The dark golden liquid slid into his throat, bringing a strange feeling. But he didn't seem to be aware of the conspiracy behind it, and was just immersed in the joy of the upcoming cooperation.

However, the man knew clearly what this dark golden liquid represented. This so-called "cooperation" was nothing more than a trap carefully planned by the master, waiting for Li Weiming to step into it step by step.

He raised his glass again and gestured to Li Weiming. At this moment, his smile was even brighter, but a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes. He knew that this conspiracy was halfway successful, and all that was left was to wait for the right moment to make Li Weiming completely fall into it.

But what he didn't know was that when Li Weiming turned and left, he also revealed his signature sinister expression, his heart full of resentment and he also had some plans.

In a corner unknown to the man, a pool of dark golden liquid was flushed into the sewer.

(End of this chapter)