After only one day, the credit rankings for the Qilin Military Academy freshman training were released. Someone posted the list on the forum immediately.
"First place: Jian Jingyu, Class S, 115 credits."
"Second place: Huang Yan, Class S, 108.2 credits."
"Third place: Wang Tianwei, Class S, 90.2 credits."
"Fourth place..."
"Are you kidding me! Did the prodigies of Class S sweep the top three!?"
"It's the rule set by Yama Chao, credits are doubled."
"So many credits!!? They could slack off for two or three academic years! Is there some inside deal?"
"No one comes to a military academy to slack off!"
"Young Master Huang deserves it... if you don't believe it, go watch the live stream replay."
"This isn't fair!"
"How is it not fair? Why doesn't the commenter above go stay in Mount Juji alone for seven days and try it! And being chased by so many people! Earning those points is based on their own strength, alright! Being so sour about it, even if their points were cut in half, would you be better than them!? Commenter above, state your student ID! I want to see who you are!"
"@SuperFighter, you should be called SuperTroll..."
On the first day of official classes, Wang Tianwei returned to campus and realized she was no longer the most conspicuous person there!
The aftereffects of the freshman field training were fully on display.
Healing pods could cure physical injuries and ailments, but they couldn't restore one's outward appearance!
Many students had their hair singed by fire during that final sandworm battle. Having it cut short or into a buzz cut was actually the better outcome...
Some people had half their hair burned off but couldn't bear to shave it all, so they only shaved the burned side! Looking at them from the front, they looked even more asymmetrical and jarring than Wang Tianwei!
Others had parts of their hair curled by the heat, so they simply went to a salon and got a full afro...
On top of that, after walking in the desert for two days, everyone had varying degrees of sunburn.
The healing pods accelerated the growth of new skin, but that meant the old layer of skin inevitably had to peel off...
Wang Tianwei had already noticed her nose starting to peel that morning; as expected, she hadn't protected that area particularly well.
But when she actually arrived at school and saw the students whose faces were completely mottled from peeling skin, she realized she belonged to the group that had done a decent job with sun protection!
"It's really amazing! The building wasn't even finished two days ago, and today we can already have classes here."
Sliding open the door to the Class S classroom, the room fell silent for a moment. Once everyone realized it wasn't Yama Chao, the noisy chatter quickly resumed.
Only a few students who had been personally eliminated by Wang Tianwei stared at this young lady they had once underestimated, unsure of how to react...
Chao Hao hadn't arrived yet. Jian Jingyu was sprawled across the last desk catching up on sleep. Wang Tianwei scanned the room and walked straight over to Zhu Yu'an.
She pulled a freshly washed short-sleeved shirt out of her spatial button.
"Student Zhu, I've washed your shirt. Thank you."
Zhu Yu'an awkwardly took the shirt. He knew that in the end, Wang Tianwei had burned her own spare shirt and tent instead of his.
"...I watched the live stream later. Is your neck okay?"
Zheng Yunyun, who was sitting next to him, also leaned over.
"Yeah! Running into four sandworms that huge, I probably would have been scared silly..."
Xia Sha touched her neck.
"Thankfully it didn't hurt the bone. I lay in the healing pod for twenty minutes and I was fine. Also, thanks to the anti-inflammatory medicine you gave me."
"That's good!"
Seeing Zheng Yunyun reminded Wang Tianwei that she still had something of hers.
"Oh right, I still have your dagger and socks here..."
"There's no need for the socks!!! You can keep them... no, just throw them away!"
Zheng Yunyun only took the dagger.
At the time, she thought it was a bit weird for the eldest miss to take her socks... but later, when she saw on the live stream that her feet had been rubbed raw by her military boots, she realized that the miss just wanted to wear an extra layer for padding. Besides, the miss had washed the socks very carefully...
Wang Tianwei embarrassedly pulled back the newly bought socks.
"Sorry about that, I didn't expect to bring so few socks myself."
Zheng Yunyun shook her head.
"I'm just glad they helped."
Chao Hao's words to her on the aircraft had almost been completely forgotten... What deep scheming? She was clearly just a cute girl!
Wang Tianwei showed her optical computer.
"Then let's add each other as friends?"
Zheng Yunyun also reached out her wrist and bumped it against hers.
It wasn't until she saw the eldest miss's little bear avatar sitting in her contacts list that she finally reacted. Mom... she had added the daughter of Yida Technology!
Looking at her nickname again,
"The Wang Family's Eye-Candy Daughter from Across the Street?"
...Very well, very unique.
Next, Wang Tianwei also successfully added Zhu Yu'an as a friend!
Jian Jingyu was half asleep; after being woken up to bump optical computers, he went right back to sleep.
Huang Yan arrived late and didn't refuse after hearing her request.
In less than ten minutes, her contacts list had over a dozen new friends! Wang Tianwei felt extremely satisfied!
College classmates! What a precious existence!
"Ding dong!"
As soon as eight o'clock arrived, Yama Chao appeared at the door of the Class S classroom right on time. The previously lively class instantly fell as silent as death!
Chao Hao, who had been in meetings all day yesterday, threw a document onto the podium and swept his gaze over his students...
Very good. Steel wire brushes, completely bald heads, and mostly half-bald heads!
"Alright, my royal bros, the freshman training is over. Next up are the official classes."
Wang Tianwei pursed her lips and lowered her head to hold back her laughter!
Royal bros... the cultural heritage of Hua Country really was something else!
"Among you, there are students from the Command Department, Mecha Master Department, Individual Soldier Department, and Logistics Department.
The class schedule was sent to your optical computers on the first day. Have you all looked at it?"
"Yes, sir!"
"Very good. You should have also looked it up. If you want to successfully advance to the second year, you need at least forty credits a year.
Professional courses are mandatory! You can earn extra credits through elective courses or by participating in competitions.
Of course, there are other methods. Your seniors on the forum have summarized them more comprehensively than I could, so go take a look yourselves.
Now, the Class S group chat is officially established. The channel has been set, so everyone open your optical computers and join."
The students successively joined the class group chat as Chao Hao instructed.
"From now on, I will post any notices for Class S here, so keep an eye on it at all times.
I will not accept 'I didn't see it' as an excuse. You can even mute everyone else, as long as you read my messages."
"...Yes."
"When there are no classes, the Class S classroom will be used as a study room. Do not leave your personal belongings here.
In a month, the school will distribute suitable mechas to everyone based on your individual conditions, so I don't recommend buying them in advance.
In addition, elective course registration must be completed today.
The few people I call out will stay behind. The rest of you can go to class according to your schedules.
One final reminder: keep the school rules in mind and pay attention to your credits."
"Yes, sir!"
"Dismissed!"
The rest of Class S scattered in an instant. Before leaving, Zheng Yunyun shot a sympathetic glance back at those who had been asked to stay behind.
Wang Tianwei, Huang Yan, and Jian Jingyu exchanged looks with one another.
Heh, what a familiar scene...
Once the others were gone, Chao Hao dropped his formal act. He stepped down from the podium and plopped himself right onto Huang Yan's desk.
"..."
"Did you all hear what I just said about the elective courses?"
"...We heard you."
"Well, based on the credits you three have, you don't actually need to take any. But since you enrolled in a military academy, I'm guessing you aren't the type to just slack off. So, which ones do you want to take?"
"..."
