Chapter 240

Chapter 240

To be listed on the Honor Roll, one must remain unbeaten for twelve years by any new prodigies.

This includes all the hundreds of thousands of children under thirteen across the entire star system. Among them, there are countless high-talented children. The top spot on the leaderboard can change at any moment. Some manage to hold the top spot for a few months, which is impressive, while others keep it for several years. Therefore, it’s not guaranteed that a child who can enter the Honor Roll will appear every twelve years. Sometimes, there might not be one for a hundred years.

This kid has held the top spot for eleven years, with just six months remaining. As long as no one surpasses him, he will be included in the Honor Roll.

Once he enters, the current second-place contender will take over the top spot.

He glanced at the second-place contender and his lips twitched.

It’s Bai Qi.

What a coincidence.

Seeing Bai Qi, Bai Xiaoyu sifted through the memories left by Little Golden Tiger’s previous incarnation. Because of the differences in their mental forms, these memories were incomplete and wouldn't surface automatically. He had to forcibly recall them using mental energy, with stronger emotions making them easier to retrieve.

Upon retrieving these memories, Bai Xiaoyu was somewhat surprised. He had thought there would be more memories related to the always competitive Bai Qi, but it turned out there were the most memories about ‘Big White’s Invincible Little Baby’.

Apparently, Little Golden Tiger had been a huge fan of Little Baby back then.

This was because the other party had defeated Bai Qi, who had meticulously prepared to begin his challenge at the age of twelve. At that time, Bai Qi not only mocked him but also specially invited the original body to come and watch, waiting to take the top spot on the leaderboard. However, the original body couldn’t even control the mecha, which infuriated him.

At the same time, Bai Qi had also brought several twelve to thirteen-year-old teenagers.

At this moment, he was staring at the top spot on the leaderboard. He had been preparing for this since he was young, but then this unexpected rival appeared and ruined everything. He still couldn’t swallow that humiliation even after all this time.

It should be noted that many children from influential families would choose to start their final push in the last one or two years of the age limit, typically between the ages of eleven and thirteen. Most of them were eleven or twelve years old. By the age of thirteen, unless one had absolute strength, there wouldn’t be enough time to set many records.

Bai Qi had been twelve years old at the time and had made thorough preparations, with the best mecha instructors and sparring partners, all for this day. To achieve the best results, he had even made a detailed plan. In each round of battles, both sides would earn points, with the winner gaining more. This was related to the duration of the battle and the quality of the fight. The higher the system’s rating, the more points one would get.

In addition, there was another way to earn points, which was through consecutive wins. The more consecutive wins, the higher the points, much like a snowball effect, but if the streak was broken, one would have to start over from scratch.

He had won 998 consecutive battles, only to have his streak broken by the unyielding ‘Big White’s Invincible Little Baby’ in just fifteen seconds.

Bai Xiaoyu: “……”

This… although it’s a bit tragic, in such battles, being unskilled is the original sin.

Now, seeing Bai Qi, Bai Xiaoyu recalled the memories left by Little Golden Tiger’s previous incarnation. Because of the differences in their mental forms, these memories were incomplete and wouldn't surface automatically. He had to forcibly recall them using mental energy, with stronger emotions making them easier to retrieve.

Upon retrieving these memories, Bai Xiaoyu was somewhat surprised. He had thought there would be more memories related to the always competitive Bai Qi, but it turned out there were the most memories about ‘Big White’s Invincible Little Baby’.

Apparently, Little Golden Tiger had been a huge fan of Little Baby back then.

This was because the other party had defeated Bai Qi, who had meticulously prepared to begin his challenge at the age of twelve. At that time, Bai Qi not only mocked him but also specially invited the original body to come and watch, waiting to take the top spot on the leaderboard. However, the original body couldn’t even control the mecha, which infuriated him.

For over ten years, Bai Qi had been relentlessly searching for this person. This person was someone he hated even more than the previously weaker Bai Xiaoyu, with a level of animosity comparable to Bai Xiaoyu’s current self.

Now, he had brought people to crash the event, naturally aiming to prevent the other party from entering the Honor Roll.

Half a year was really not much time. Because for the past twelve years, he had never stopped. The Huang Family had specially trained numerous gifted children from a young age, grooming them until they turned twelve, hoping they would break this record.

The teenagers by his side were either the best talents the Huang Family had gathered from various planets or those specifically cultivated by the Huang Family. The talents of the former group couldn’t compare to the latter.

The best children in the star system had talents close to 3S, but none had actually reached 3S. In the past fifty years, only Bai Xiaoyu had cultivated a child with 3S talents.

Not to mention these kids come from influential families; even if he could recruit them, six months would be far too short. Even if these cubs began training the moment they were born, there wouldn’t be enough time to prepare them.

Fortunately, they had nurtured several cubs with near-3S potential, and they successfully crossed this threshold half a year ago, reaching 3S potential.

Since the influence of dark substances, cubs with 3S potential have become nearly extinct. Cubs with this level of potential or higher have always been rare throughout the star system’s history, and they are all regulars on the Honor Roll. It’s not that cubs with 3S potential are guaranteed to make it onto the Honor Roll, but all the cubs on the Honor Roll have this level of potential.

Those who make it onto the Honor Roll are all prominent figures in the star system, such as the generals of many legions and the strongest warriors from various major powers.

What qualifies ‘Big White’s Invincible Little Treasure’ to join their ranks?

After all, no one born in the last fifty years has had 3S potential. This little treasure was also twelve years old at the time, so naturally, he fell into this category.

Thus, his potential peaked at 2S. These professionally trained cubs were more than capable of handling him. Now, after merging with the Insect Emperor’s brain, his potential had also been upgraded to 3S, but it was too late.

Bai Qi glared at that name, remembering when his winning streak was shattered, and anger surged up in his heart. Finally, he took a deep breath and led the seven boys forward.

As soon as they entered, they heard the surrounding little cubs and numerous guardians mentioning that over twenty cubs had come to train in a group. Except for the two cubs who could easily take on a group of others, the rest looked like complete novices to anyone familiar with mechs.

This wasn’t something to worry too much about.

For now, he just needed to get the few beside him to quickly join the challenges. He knew their strength best, and even if they encountered those two, they wouldn’t be afraid.

To be on the safe side, he still arranged for someone to gather some intelligence.

This intel reached Bai Qi within five minutes, and his face instantly darkened. It wasn’t because of the two cubs who could take on multiple opponents, but because the tiger cub with the arrogant ID turned out to be none other than Bai Xiaoyu!

So, these cubs were brought here by him?

They were all cubs who had just come into contact with mechs, and they were from D36?

Seeing the cubs Bai Xiaoyu had brought, some of whom were still wobbling in their mechs, Bai Qi realized that apart from two who were slightly better, the rest were completely useless. Yet, Bai Xiaoyu had brought these average-potential cubs without even guarding those crucial leader eggs. Did he even understand the gravity of the situation?

Bai Xiaoyu still didn’t know that Bai Qi was outside and was extremely dissatisfied with him. After the dragon cubs had endured several one-sided beatdowns, they stopped pestering Bai Xiaoyu to fight with them and instead shifted their attention to other things.

Following Bai Xiaoyu out of the room they had been in, they saw mechs and cubs coming and going outside, and excitement surged within them.

So many little followers.

Seeing the familiar gleam of excitement in the dragon cubs' eyes, Bai Xiaoyu wondered if they planned to recruit followers here.

As expected, in the next moment, the dragon cubs greeted him, announced they were going to find some followers, and rushed out.

As the excited figures of the dragon cubs grew smaller, Bai Xiaoyu found it a bit amusing. Were these little guys planning to snatch other people’s cubs again?

He had to follow and make sure the cubs didn’t go too far, needing to smooth things over with their parents if necessary.

Previously, he had been followed by over twenty cubs, but now only two remained, one on each side.

Little Bai was still soft and adorable, while Little Prince turned his head away, clearly still sulking.

Bai Xiaoyu already knew that the previous incident was due to his rejection of Little Prince. Now, he first jumped onto Little Bai’s shoulder, tapped Little Bai’s face with his paw, and then jumped to Little Prince’s shoulder, who was looking over with the corner of his eye.

Feeling Little Prince’s shoulder stiffen instantly, he poked the little prince’s face with his tail, and only then did Little Prince come back to his senses. He turned his head and snorted, "Don’t blame me if you fall off."

Bai Xiaoyu soon realized that Little Prince’s walking had become extremely steady. Sitting on the little guy’s shoulder, he could barely feel any jolts.

After just a few steps, Little Prince stopped, his expression suddenly turning cold.

At that moment, a familiar voice came, "Bai Xiaoyu, what are you doing here? Do you plan to be kicked out by the mech defense system like in the past?"

Bai Xiaoyu looked up, his gaze passing over Bai Qi and landing on the few boys beside him who appeared quite strong for their age. If these boys stayed here any longer, they would probably be approached by the dragon cubs.

The moment the thought crossed his mind, he saw Bai Qi and a group of teenagers surrounded by more than twenty returning little Blood Fury Tyrant Dragon cubs.

Seeing this, Bai Qi misunderstood the situation. He thought Bai Xiaoyu had brought these cubs to confront him, intending to teach him a lesson. He sized up the cubs, thinking about how they could barely stand in their mechs. He sneered and said, "Are you sure you want these weaklings to cause us trouble?"

Bai Xiaoyu waved his paw. "Don’t flatter yourself. The cubs are interested in the teenagers next to you, not you. They want to defeat them and take them as underlings."

Bai Qi scoffed. "Defeat them? With these cubs?"

Bai Xiaoyu gave him a cold glance. "Who is useless will be proven by time."

Bai Qi sneered. "I suggest you stop wasting time here and focus on those eggs instead. Maybe the little Blood Fury Tyrant Dragon cubs that hatch this time will surprise you."

Bai Xiaoyu replied, "I've already arranged everything. No need for you to worry."

He had guessed correctly that Bai Qi wanted those thirty eggs to hatch quickly, especially the ones containing the future leader cubs.

However, Bai Qi didn’t know that the dragon cubs he looked down upon were actually the top twenty-something leader cubs. They were the successfully hybridized dragon-bug cubs that Bai Qi had been longing for, the perfect combination of the upper general of the Twelfth Legion and the bug leaders.

Bai Qi grew irritated seeing Bai Xiaoyu’s calm demeanor, especially when he recalled the 'Invincible Little Treasure of Big White.' "I hope so. The birth of this batch of cubs might bring honor to F73 in the future. Right now, F73 is dead last in the planetary rankings, with none of its cubs earning even a single point."

Many of the Huang Family members had become star leaders, and these planets would support him in the future. Some of the rankings were quite high, some in the middle, and any planet was much better than F73.

Bai Xiaoyu thought Bai Qi was too arrogant, believing he didn’t know and even proactively mentioned the thirty eggs.

At that moment, the cubs approached Bai Qi’s teenagers and spoke directly to them, asking things like, "Wanna fight? How about becoming my underling?"

Seeing that the dragon cubs were really eager and had no chance to get underlings in the Dragon Den, Bai Xiaoyu spoke up. "How about letting your youngsters fight my cubs?"

Bai Qi refused outright. "They're here to do serious business. There's no need to waste time on these cubs. If you want to fight, then do it inside the levels. However, you won’t get the chance to meet them."

With that, Bai Qi left with the teenagers.

Both Little Prince and Little Bai watched Bai Qi’s departure with extreme displeasure. Especially Little Prince, who would have rushed up to give Bai Qi a full-body beatdown if Bai Xiaoyu hadn’t calmed him down first.

Originally, neither Little Prince nor Little Bai planned to tackle the levels, but now they had made up their minds.

The dragon cubs, seeing their potential underlings being taken away, surrounded Bai Xiaoyu. On the surface, they wanted to take down those underlings and expressed their desire to participate in the fight. In reality, they wanted to select powerful individuals from the levels to recruit under their banner.

So Bai Xiaoyu had no choice but to sign them all up for the matches.

After they registered, their names were not yet on the individual leaderboard, while Bai Qi’s teenagers had already quickly finished the first match, their names appearing in the lower positions on the leaderboard.

Seeing that Bai Qi’s teenagers finished a match in just ten seconds, with results comparable to someone who would get irritated just by being mentioned, Bai Qi was pleased.

As the rankings rose quickly, Bai Qi felt very satisfied. There was hope of pulling someone from the top spot on the leaderboard. He could only imagine how good their expression would be when they suddenly found out they didn’t keep the top spot nor enter the Hall of Honor.

Compared to Bai Qi’s side, where the teenagers had been in contact with mechs early and naturally entered the state quickly, winning consecutively and accumulating more and more points, the dragon cubs stumbled and fought with others inside the levels.

They hadn’t received the same training as Bai Qi’s people, so they couldn’t enter the fights as accurately and quickly. Most cubs had to adapt to the environment when entering the battlefield, and the dragon cubs were no exception. Once inside, some started fighting while others were doing parkour, wasting a lot of time.

Bai Xiaoyu had been watching their matches. Fortunately, their first round opponents were very weak, mostly beginners. One of them was a six or seven-year-old cub whose mech handling was better than the dragon cubs. That dragon cub would have been in trouble if not for their thick blood allowing them to tank hits.

So, they all came out safely.

At this point, their IDs appeared on the individual leaderboard, but their planet affiliation was dark on their personal pages. The home planet status of ninety-nine percent of the other cubs who came here was bright.

The leaderboard had only a few names, and everyone in the top ranks, except for the first place, had star registrations.

Noticing the cubs lacked star registrations, Bai Qi recalled the last person without a star registration who still outranked him, which irked him. At that moment, he also noticed the clumsy kids around Bai Xiaoyu, struggling with their mech controls. Their results were average, especially compared to his squad's success.

Compared to before, this minor win lifted his spirits somewhat.

If the cubs were to clear the levels, he wouldn't need to constantly watch over them. In his spare time, Bai Xiaoyu kept pushing for permission to train the cubs at Di Xiang Du Star.

After countless rejections from his repeated applications, the officials there finally got fed up. They told him the cubs needed to be registered unofficially and their optical brains should be set to stealth mode.

This way, the cubs' lack of star registrations wouldn't be revealed, and naturally, no one would know they were from the F73 planet.

Bai Xiaoyu agreed.

Then he contacted Yang Teng on F73 and had him arrange for the cubs to come up for training.

Soon, a bunch of cubs would arrive, making things much livelier.