Cassian’s pupils shrank slightly, and the corner of his mouth twitched. He tried to hypnotize himself and said, “Haha, you really are a kid who loves to joke. Does our Central Military Academy even have an Agriculture Department?”
Chu Huaizhi said leisurely from behind him, “Of course it does. Cassian, have you forgotten that I’m the dean of the Agriculture Department?”
Cassian had a ‘what are you even talking about’ look on his face. “Marshal Chu, you want a genius who is extremely suited for the combat department to go farm?”
If you dare nod your head, even if you were once the best marshal in Federation history, I’ll fight you over this!
Chu Huaizhi spread his hands. “But I issued the special admission letter in the name of the Agriculture Department. If you want Lin Xiaohe to switch departments, you’ll need to submit a request to Nuwa. Do you think Nuwa would agree?”
To ensure fairness and justice in education and to prevent students from getting into a less popular department with low scores and then switching to a popular one, Nuwa would certainly not approve a request to change departments.
A bolt from the blue!
Cassian wobbled, unable to stand steady, his eyes filled with tears.
Why was heaven doing this to him?!
Lin Xiaohe, on the other hand, was touched by how much Chancellor Cassian valued her. She tried to console him. “My whole family thinks the Agriculture Department is great. It’s safe and secure. A genius can shine anywhere. I will definitely make our school’s Agriculture Department famous and prosperous!”
Cassian’s eyes filled with tears of emotion. What a wonderful child.
Then he glanced at Marshal Chu with a look of reproach. Look at the mess you’ve made! If you end up without a successor, you’ll have no one to blame but yourself.
“Come on, good child. I’ll take you to get your mental strength and physical fitness tested.”
Having heard that Lin Xiaohe’s physical fitness and mental strength weren’t very high, Cassian decided to personally accompany her.
The testing center was in the southwest corner of the school. It was an egg-shaped high-rise building. Floors one to three were the testing center, and floors three and above were the school infirmary.
Cassian explained, “To be able to create a personalized training plan for each student in a timely manner, every student gets two free tests per year. If your growth rate is relatively fast, you can use points to exchange for additional tests.”
The truly valuable thing wasn’t the testing opportunity itself, but the fact that the school had a dedicated team that would tailor a training plan based on the detailed test results of each individual.
Physical fitness and mental strength are highly unique to each person. The Federation’s rating system can only give a rough range. When it comes to the individual, every stage of growth is different.
Take physical fitness, for example. The human body has a total of 639 muscles. If two students both have an S-class physical fitness rating, but Student A has exceptionally well-developed quadriceps while Student B has exceptionally well-developed triceps, then their training plans would be completely different.
Cassian said, “Of course, when we create the plan, we also take into account the student’s own wishes.”
Some students want to develop comprehensively and not have any weak points, while others want to strengthen their existing strengths. Everyone has different plans for their future, and the Central Military Academy respects each student’s personal choices.
There were many students at the testing center, and bursts of cheers were erupting one after another.
“Bartholomew is awesome! He went out for a while and his mental strength went up again. He’s already approaching the 3S threshold, isn’t he?”
“Chu Xue is also very impressive. No wonder she’s the Alien Combat Department’s secret weapon. Her upgrade speed is super fast—she moves up a level every year.”
“Li Hao hasn’t come back yet. I really want to see, when the Big Four are all together, who’s stronger!”
“The competition for the school’s student council president next year is going to be fierce. I wonder who will win.”
Bartholomew got off the testing machine, rubbed his wrists, and exuded an air of looking down upon the world.
Cassius stood in line behind him, watching his figure with burning fighting spirit and respect in his eyes.
The strong always command more respect.
Bartholomew sensed Cassius’s gaze, looked at him, and gave a slight nod. “I look forward to your performance. Our Deep-Space Combat Department never takes in weaklings.”
“Okay!” Cassius’s final test results were: physical fitness SS, mental strength S+.
Bartholomew nodded with satisfaction, and Cassius happily joined the group behind him.
The students who had finished testing didn’t leave. They were waiting for the test results of this year’s specially admitted students.
Evander, with physical fitness and mental strength both at S, was admitted to the Alien Combat Department. Chu Xue waved to him, and Evander went to stand behind her.
Nick, with physical fitness A and mental strength S, was being treated like a star by the students from the Mecha Design Department, who surrounded him with concern and care.
Mirabel, with physical fitness A and mental strength 3S, had the dean of the Command Department weeping with joy as he came personally to pick up this precious gem.
Irene didn’t come for testing. Her grandfather had pulled her away for special training again.
Bartholomew and Chu Xue looked at each other across the room, and sparks seemed to crackle and fly in the air between them.
As the two top major departments of the Central Military Academy, their competition was everywhere.
This year, in terms of the number and quality of new students, the two sides had fought to a draw. Neither Bartholomew nor Chu Xue was willing to accept that.
But that was okay. There was still one more person they could try to win over: Lin Xiaohe, the 18-year-old Stardust Plant Master.
Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.
The moment Lin Xiaohe stepped into the testing center, she was surrounded and gawked at by the crowd.
They looked at Lin Xiaohe as if she were a delicious piece of cake.
“Hello, Chancellor.” It took a full minute for the students to notice the person standing next to Lin Xiaohe.
Cassian chatted cheerfully with the students for a bit, then had Lin Xiaohe go to a testing pod.
The Central Military Academy seemed to have a thing for egg shapes. The testing center was egg-shaped, and the testing pods also looked like big goose eggs.
Lin Xiaohe lay down inside, and the pod door automatically closed.
She felt as if she were being wrapped in a warm ocean current, and her whole body and mind relaxed completely.
She drifted with the current, feeling drowsy.
She didn’t know how long she floated, but then she saw a familiar shade of blue.
Lin Xiaohe’s heart leaped. Could it be that the Giant Sound Whale was coming again?!
Just as the ocean current was about to merge into the blue sea, the pod door suddenly opened.
Lin Xiaohe squinted her eyes and glanced around at everyone.
Cassian’s expression was very unpleasant. He forced a smile and said, “Let’s switch machines and test again.”
Lin Xiaohe’s right eyelid twitched violently. She suppressed the unease in her heart and calmly followed behind Cassian.
As she passed by a display screen, she caught a glimpse of [Lin Xiaohe, Physical Fitness: S, Mental Strength: 1].
Huh?
Not sure, let me take another look.
Oh my gosh!
A newborn baby has a mental strength of 10, but she, Lin Xiaohe, only has 1?!
What kind of cosmic joke is this?
Everyone was looking at Lin Xiaohe with strange expressions.
Bartholomew pressed his lips tightly together. Was Lin Xiaohe pretending to be a weakling to catch people off guard, or had she really fallen so low?
The second test yielded the same result. The large characters [Mental Strength: 1] seared themselves into everyone’s hearts.
Cassian refused to give up. “Let’s try another one.”
The head of the testing center got the news and had people bring over the latest model testing pod. “This is an internal test version. It can measure values up to 4S.”
Although no one in the Federation had ever reached the 4S standard, the machine had been built!
The head of the testing center really hoped that Lin Xiaohe would be the genius who broke the record!
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lin Xiaohe got into the latest version of the testing pod.
The familiar ocean current. The familiar blue sea.
This time, Lin Xiaohe stepped onto the blue sea with her feet and took three steps forward before the testing pod was opened.
Cassian’s expression was very sorrowful. “It’s okay, Lin Xiaohe. We will always remember your contributions and sacrifices to the Federation. You will always be a student of our Central Military Academy.”
Cassian couldn’t help but feel relieved that Lin Xiaohe had ended up in the Agriculture Department.
Otherwise, how could a military school student with a mental strength of only one point operate a mech?!
