Chapter 53 Equality for All

Inside the training room, two rectangular tech pods resembling coffins were placed side by side, their hulls gleaming with a cold silver-gray luster. Gu Ye and Chu Ling lay down in them respectively, their eyes slowly closing, expressions calm and serene, with a faint halo of spiritual energy swirling around them...

This is a special federal simulated combat pod, capable of connecting their consciousness to a virtual space for a 100% realistic combat test.

The next second, their consciousnesses left their bodies and arrived in a universe twinkling with stars. They found a random meteorite, and Gu Ye summoned Red Wolf.

Red Wolf's figure materialized instantly. She wore a flame-like red robe and a luxurious golden crown, her features carrying a hint of lazy arrogance. With hands on her hips, the pitch-black, shiny frying pan in her hand glinted with a chilling light, exuding dominance.

Seeing Red Wolf holding a frying pan, Chu Ling looked surprised and said, "This one... what's her strength? She's not a cook, is she?"

Gu Ye gave him an annoyed glare, then smirked, "Want to try a few rounds with Red Wolf?"

Hearing this, Chu Ling's battle instincts stirred, and he quickly agreed.

"Alright!"

Jumping to open up some distance, Chu Ling summoned his signature armor. With a grip of his right hand, a slender light sword appeared out of thin air, its blade flowing with cold sword qi. On his feet, a pair of jet-powered kinetic shoes were instantly equipped, with white mist faintly emanating from the nozzles on the soles.

Seeing him fully armed as if facing a great enemy, Gu Ye looked a bit helpless. "We're just testing Red Wolf's strength, is this really necessary?"

"Yes!"

"My grandpa and dad both said never to underestimate any creature that looks weak."

"Makes sense!"

"Then here we come, Red Wolf." At Gu Ye's command, Red Wolf instantly vanished from her spot.

"Left!" Chu Ling's reaction was extremely fast. With the boost from his kinetic shoes, a powerful blast of air erupted from under his feet, and his figure retreated several steps rapidly, just barely dodging the frying pan Red Wolf swung.

The frying pan grazed the edge of his armor, creating a sharp whistling sound that made Chu Ling's heart tighten in fear.

Seeing Red Wolf miss and a brief opening appear in her stance, Chu Ling's eyes flashed as he seized the fleeting opportunity. The kinetic shoes quickly propelled him forward as he lunged with his sword at Red Wolf.

[Wolf Fort Guardian]!

A shield enveloped Red Wolf.

"Clang—!"

The crisp sound of metal clashing was deafening. The light sword stabbed hard against the shield, sending out sparks of blinding light.

The light on the shield dimmed by half. Seeing this, Chu Ling immediately understood the principle. Several missiles were launched from the chest of his armor, hitting Red Wolf and creating a cloud of smoke that enveloped her.

Before Chu Ling could even celebrate the success of his strike, two frying pans suddenly flew out of the smoke.

He reacted quickly, but Red Wolf's trait [Frying Pan Mastery] had a 100% accuracy effect.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two dull thuds sounded in succession. Chu Ling ultimately failed to dodge completely, his back and shoulder hit by the frying pans. The powerful impact instantly swept through his body, and he was sent flying like a kite with a broken string.

With a "Boom," he crashed heavily into a massive meteorite, causing web-like cracks to instantly spread across its surface.

"The pain is quite real, as expected of the training room."

Chu Ling struggled to crawl out of the indentation in the meteorite. Two parts of his armor were dented from the frying pan hits.

"Continue!" After saying that, the shoes on Chu Ling's feet began to vibrate, sending out visible ripples.

[Ultra-Vibration Wave]!

Red Wolf threw the frying pan in her hand, but it was instantly deflected upon contact with the vibration wave.

Red Wolf leaped between various meteorites, dodging the fragments being driven by the vibration wave.

"Whir~" A massive meteorite carrying flames charged toward Red Wolf.

"Can't dodge it." Red Wolf's expression turned fierce as she roared:

"Super Giant Frying Pan."

The frying pan in her hand rapidly grew in size and slammed violently into the meteorite. The two collided with a massive boom.

The resulting shockwave blew both of them far away. As Red Wolf stabilized herself, she saw that her red robe was somewhat tattered.

"My beloved clothes!" Red Wolf looked furious, her body igniting with purple flames and powerful blood qi.

Chu Ling felt her physical body constantly strengthening, and the void around her was vibrating incessantly.

Red Wolf drew two frying pans. Purple flames suddenly ignited on their surfaces, scorching the void until it distorted.

Fury burned in her pupils as she let out a great roar:

"[Dual Pan Union · Invincible Under Heaven]! Die for me!"

The two frying pans instantly merged into one, carrying a terrifying pressure as it charged straight at Chu Ling.

Under the 100% accuracy effect, no matter how Chu Ling tried to dodge, it was futile.

Chu Ling quickly released the maximum power of his armor to protect himself.

[Nuclear Source Explosion]!

Chu Ling's attack seemed so small and cute under Red Wolf's frying pan; the moment they touched, it was swallowed whole.

The frying pan struck him hard, and his body instantly shattered.

The doors of the two tech pods in the training room opened. Chu Ling sat up, his forehead covered in sweat, gasping for breath.

"Was it fun?"

Gu Ye walked up to him with a smirk. Chu Ling's eyes still held a trace of fear from death and the exhilaration after a hearty battle.

"It was definitely fun. It's so realistic. I didn't expect the Federation to have such good high-tech cards."

Chu Ling got up, stepped out of the tech pod, and walked out of the training room side-by-side with Gu Ye. On the way back...

"The cards you make are indeed strong, stronger than most cards made by Silver or Gold-rank Card Masters I've seen. So..."

Chu Ling stared intently at Gu Ye, making him feel quite uncomfortable.

"So, help me make a card in the future!"

Hearing this, Gu Ye breathed a sigh of relief. He thought Chu Ling was going to make some excessive request, like stabbing a brother in the back...

At the thought of this, Gu Ye couldn't help but shiver.

"Sure, but you have to provide the materials yourself. Some materials are beyond my reach with my current power."

"That's for sure, leave it to me."

The two arrived at the teaching building. Passing by Class 5 of the third year, the voice of a teacher reached Gu Ye's ears.

"Man is born evil; education guides them toward goodness." (Reference)

"Do you students know why?"

Listening to that familiar voice, Gu Ye walked to the window and tilted his head to look inside. When he saw the teacher, he was stunned. It turned out to be an acquaintance.

Ning Shijun spoke eloquently, leading the students through a sea of books.

To Gu Ye's surprise, most students in the card world were only interested in cards, but now the students inside were very interested in the principles Ning Shijun was explaining.

"It seems he's quite charismatic too." Gu Ye smiled and left with Chu Ling.

"Old Gu, who was that just now? Do you know him? You seemed quite interested in him."

"Nothing, just a familiar stranger."

Actually, the moment Gu Ye came to the window, Ning Shijun had noticed him.

Hearing the footsteps of the two walking away, Ning Shijun felt a slight sense of disappointment as he continued teaching his subject.

"In our world, everyone should be equal..."