Rise of the Phoenix - Apocalypse Rebirth

Chapter 44 - September 3031

September 16, 3031 - Country C, City PR

Alex: "Shift your shoulder to the left a little and rotate your wrist in an outward motion..."

Alex: "Activate the biceps and use the palm to push..."

Alex: "Bend one knee underneath the other and use your elbow..."

For the next hour, Alex's low and deep voice instructed Aria's movements. At first Aria thought his voice was pleasant to listen to but as time passed, she built up an immunity. With Alex's help, Aria was able to successfully pass simulation #1-20 in quick succession, with an average score of "C". It was quite pathetic.

Alex: "Your homework before our next lesson is to score all "A's" for these first 20 simulation. Good night."

Alex logged off and unstrapped himself from the MTM and drank some water before getting ready for bed.

Aria dragged her tired body to the massager and panted heavily. Even though she is strong, her stamina is too weak. She will need to add jogging to her regiment tomorrow.

Tonight's training was the breakthrough she needed to understand the mechanics of a mech pilot. Getting a teacher was the right choice.

Picking another stone from the larger Xing Plant, she cut it into cubes and set them into rings. After some thought, she swallowed two bright red cubes. She immediately felt a burning sensation in her chest and soon fainted.

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Lily and Dolly entered their hotel room and immediately started unpacking things from their space button. After washing up, the group all agreed to meet up in the other three girls' suite to gossip.

Lily chose a bed and flopped on it while waiting for Dolly to come out. Her shoulders hit something hard under the covers.

Lily: "Ouch!"

Pulling aside the bed covers she was surprised to see 1 bar of gold and 1 bar of white powder.

Lily: Is this real gold? And what is this white thing?

Hearing Dolly opening the door, Lily immediately stored the two items into her space button and acted as normal as possible. They both joined the other girls in their suite and continued drinking and gossiping, Lily being surprisingly quiet and distracted.

She was still wondering if what she found was real or fake. After awhile, Lily excused herself saying she wasn't feeling well and hurried back to their hotel room. Dolly frowned in confusion at Lily's unusual actions and followed her a minute later. Lily went into the bathroom and took out the gold bar. It was heavy and shiny. She took out a piece of gold jewelry to compare the two colors but was unsure.

*Knock!*Knock!*Knock!*

Dolly: "Lily! Are you okay in there?"

Lily: "I'm fine! I'll be out in a minute."

Lily was quite annoyed at Dolly for the interruption. Putting away the gold bar, Lily quickly brushed her teeth and opened the bathroom door to see Dolly leaning against the door frame, her face suspicious.

Dolly: "What's wrong with you? Why are you acting weird?"

Lily: "I'm not acting weird. I'm just not feeling well... let's just go to sleep."

Unsatisfied with that answer, Dolly went inside and got ready for bed. Lily sat on her bed still thinking about the gold bar and the white powder. Why was it under the sheets? Who placed it there? Are there more hidden in this room?

At that thought, Lily jumped out of bed and started opening and closing drawers seeing if there were anymore hidden inside the room. 3 minutes later, she stood in the middle of the room, her eyes scanning every nook and cranny of the room, ending on Dolly's still pristine bed.