For a week after Andrew's clever theater show to deter random cadets from issuing challenges in his direction, his plan worked, he could finally breath but in that same week, a lot of things happened.
The effects of Professor Adam's lecture were finally bearing fruit.
Every one of the mech cadets in the nightmare bootcamp were extremely talented, the best of the best.
They were already what you could refer to as the best of mundane mech pilots, all they needed to gain access to the extraordinary was that little nudge.
Now, with Professor Adam's nudge, it started cascading.
A lot of things can happen in a week.
Within that same week, 3 of the 58 mech pilots in the nightmare bootcamp had a breakthrough, becoming quasi-Ascended mech pilots.
3 breakthroughs in one week was crazy.
And fortunately, Andrew and his roommate, Bale were at the right place at the right time to witness the last of the 3 breakthroughs.