Now that they were part of the Division, they would be equipped with more than simple mechas. They would also be equipped with heavy weaponry.
After all, they would be fighting in space.
Once the teams were divided, Lan Jue ordered them to disband and get to know each other.
Humans are advanced creatures with feelings, so communication is actually very important.
Only when there is sufficient communication between people can they trust each other and increase their friendship.
Most of the leaders of the teams were the backbone of Skyfire Avenue. How they managed their teams was up to them.
Next up was a period of rigorous and arduous training.
Since they didn't have actual mechas yet, most of their training was focused on DreamNet.
Training Star Division wasn't the same as Lan Jue's ARC classes. The ARC classes were filled with students with mediocre foundations, so he had to start all over again.
Skyfire Avenue's Adepts, however, were all sixth level and above. Their foundations were solid, and they were all adults. The ARC classes weren't suitable for them.
For them, the most important thing was to train in mecha piloting.
After that, it was time to get used to each other. They had to learn how to fight as a unit.
After careful consideration, Lan Jue pulled out the Hanhai Group training program Huali had given him. He began the first round of training.
The best part about the program was that it helped to train a pilot's foundations.
Thanks to the Bookworm's modifications, it was now much more logical. Mecha pilots could even use their own Disciplines to train together.
This kind of basic mecha training continued for an entire month.
Everyone in Star Division was required to train.
The Pharmacist and Gourmet were no exception.
Lan Jue was no exception.
With them leading by example, the training went well.
At least all of the Adepts were doing well.
Overall, Skyfire Avenue was relatively loose.
But these Adepts were all adults, and more mature.
They knew very well what the benefits of training were for them.
The harder they trained, the better their chances of survival were.
Therefore, no one was slacking off at this time.
What's more, Lan Jue had added a reward system to the training.
It was the exact opposite of the punishment in the special training class.
Any ability user who performed well in the training would be immediately rewarded.
Moreover, the reward was very large.
There was no monetary reward, only power gems.
In the current tense situation where all three Major League Leagues were in a combat-ready state, there was no better currency than energy gems.
With such encouragement, everyone's enthusiasm for training naturally rose to unprecedented heights.
The excellent physical qualities of Level 6 and above Ability Users allowed them to improve very quickly through basic training.
A month later, almost everyone was proficient in mecha piloting.
Both of them had improved tremendously.
The Pharmacist's Hall of Supreme Harmony and Skyfire Avenue's first batch of drugs had arrived. The concoction was too troublesome and expensive.
It was the kind of potion that was beneficial to the body's muscles and bones.
The effects of the potion that was personally made by the Alchemist naturally went without saying.
It was not for the sake of enhancing the abilities of Adepts. Of course, such drugs existed.
But the price was too high.
The medicine they'd used on Star Division was similar to what Lan Jue had used to cook people alive.
It was good for the bones and muscles of the human body.
Physical condition was the most important obstacle to a mecha pilot's progress.
A powerful mecha pilot had to have a strong body.
Otherwise, whether it was hand speed, reflexes, or endurance, they couldn't sustain the training.
For example, when Tan Lingyun sat on Lan Jue's lap and watched him use his doppelganger, she felt a strong sense of vertigo.
That's why your body wasn't strong enough.
If you wanted to perform some of the more difficult maneuvers, your body had to be able to withstand the strain.
Through soaking in the medicine, the physical strength of these ability users had undoubtedly been greatly enhanced.
The benefits of this made them work even harder, and made them even more determined.
You couldn't find something like this even if you had the money!
Thanks to all the measures taken, the first month of training was over. No one wanted to quit.
Mecha piloting was complete, and now it was time for tactical training.
Star Division also had a new drillmaster assigned to them.
He was responsible for the tactical training of all four brigades.
The Dawn Angel, Su Xiaosu.
Su Xiaosu had brought twenty-six pirates with her. They were the best of the best, the best of the best, who had been in charge of the Moonfiend Pirates.
Of course.
Their status was different now.
After their tour of An Lun, their battleships had been confiscated, but all their resources had been left to the pirates.
At the same time, they had a new identity. Su Xiaosu was now a colonel in the An Lun army, and a special commissioner.
Her subordinates were now drillmasters.
As long as they didn't say it out loud, no one would be able to tell they were Moonfiend Pirates.
Why did it take a month to get back?
They'd received a week's worth of training in the An Lun army.
Lan Qing was personally in charge of their training.
After that, the pirates seemed to have been reborn.
Even Lan Jue didn't know how Lan Qing had trained them, but when the name Prometheus was mentioned, they were scared shitless.
Even Su Xiaosu wore a look of fear on her face.
Even a real army wouldn't have experienced as much war as a pirate, much less the Moonfiend Pirates, once the strongest pirate clan in the Shattered Starfields.
The twenty or so subordinates she'd brought with her were the core of the Moonfiend Pirate Clan. They were strong enough to stand on their own.
Using them as drillmasters to train Star Division into legitimate pirates was the smartest decision Lan Jue had ever made.
At first, the pirates weren't used to it. They were like country bumpkins who'd just arrived in the city.
Star Division's equipment was amazing. Not only did they have all the training equipment they needed, they also had mechas made for them. Majesty's mechas made them speechless.
But they soon got into the zone. These ability users were strong in individual combat, but when it came to strategy and tactics, as well as real mecha battles, they were simply rookies.
The battles of pirates were definitely extremely cunning.
He would only appear in front of the enemy when he had the absolute advantage.
Ambushes, assassinations, sneak attacks, ganging up on the weak, these were their forte. Adepts had to learn these things.
Three months passed in the blink of an eye. Star Division's training was beginning to show results.
At least the Adepts were familiar with the mechas.
Although there were only a few people who could reach the level of ace mecha pilots, relatively speaking, fighting in small groups, in addition to their status as mutants, made up for as many of their shortcomings as possible.
In three months, the custom-made mechas were basically completed, and they were ready for actual combat practice.
Lan Jue spent the next three months diligently cultivating. Finally, he was back to ninth level sixth rank.
Zhou Qianlin was now ninth level fifth rank.
Lan Jue's meticulous care had taught her how to do things on her own, and though she was still a little dazed, she was able to do things on her own.
Simple things like walking, undressing, dressing, and eating, she could take care of herself.
Lan Jue was overjoyed. This improvement was proof that Zhou Qianlin was healing herself.
After receiving the Clairvoyant's talisman, Lan Qing returned to An Lun. Chu Cheng returned to Luo as soon as he woke up and shut himself away. Dazzling Flower had awakened him, and he had to seize this opportunity to pave the way to Paragon.
Huali returned to the Hanhai Group. The Hanhai Group was preparing for a possible crisis.
Huali didn't say it explicitly, but he told Lan Jue that when the war came, he would be at his side.
As the days passed, more and more information about the Marauders began to surface.
Their scouting beasts would often appear in the skies above the Major League, as if they were spying for intelligence.
But the alien home worlds were nowhere to be found.
The three alliances continued to send out scouting ships, but most of them never returned. Even if they did, they wouldn't be able to pinpoint the planet's location. They'd all been ambushed by scouting aliens.
The more it was like this, the more certain the Three Great Alliances were that the aliens would target the humans.
The reason was simple, they needed living creatures to evolve. Humans were the most numerous, and they controlled the most planets.
The Major League was preparing for war, and the military industry was operating at full capacity.
The Northern Alliance's newest Bastion ships were ready for use. The Northern Alliance had eight, and the Western Alliance and Eastern Alliance also had their latest models. The Western Alliance now had five, and the Eastern Alliance four.
Humanity had seventeen Bastions, all positioned along their borders, ready to receive the alien home worlds at a moment's notice.
Strike them head-on.
(To be continued)