novelraw Chapter 11 : Academy Seven
Chapter 11 : Academy Seven
[Star Academy Seven, Zhu Jing Fu (School Forum)]
[Noticed something strange when selecting courses last night [pic]]
OP: So, there's an extra person in the mecha soldier system, what's going on?
2nd: Huh? Must be a bug, shouldn't happen, the academic affairs office is connected to the Star Alliance Education Department intranet [sweat]
5th: Is it possible they admitted an extra student?
7th: What's the issue? Recruitment ended half a month ago, how can they still admit people? Zhu Jing Fu is at least a military direct academy, pulling these kinds of connections is challenging the Star Alliance criminal law, isn't it?
11th: No, can't you guys find out? Our Zhu Jing Fu has special recruitment [Interstellar Nomad Channel Program pic]
20th: Huh? Haven't seen this thing in how many years, did someone actually pass? Is this real?
21st: An interstellar nomad really passed, must be the first case
33rd: Wait, everyone's discussing the interstellar nomad, am I the only one concerned that Zhu Jing Fu just ranked last in the league competition, then immediately admitted an interstellar nomad? How will the StarNet mock us?
35th: Yes, only you
35th: Only you +1
40th: Stop trying to stir up trouble here, the seniors already tried their best. Who are you being passive-aggressive towards? Mocking Zhu Jing Fu is politically correct on StarNet now. If you're afraid of mockery, why did you come to Zhu Jing Fu?
42nd: It's not easy for an interstellar nomad to pass the assessment. Being able to pass means she's just like everyone else, what's there to mock?
43rd: Actually, passing the entrance assessment is quite simple
50th: Which big shot says it's simple? It nearly cost me half my life, damn!
57th: What they said isn't wrong, why are you all cursing? Passing the entrance assessment is quite easy, right? After all, you're trained in Star Alliance foundation academies. Failing means you were already weak during foundation studies
50th: No, that's correct, passing is indeed not difficult. Those who find it hard, are you trying to compete for the ranking board?
75th: Who dares to compete for the ranking board anymore? I'm honestly laughing. The first place on the ranking board is still Song Baining. I'm asking, who else? My Director Song's record hasn't been broken for so many years
82nd: Comparing us with Director Song, hahaha, you really overestimate me. Am I worthy? I'm not worthy!
91st: Damn, is it true? This record must be over 30 years old, and no one has broken it?
100th: Quite normal, right? Think about it, how many such figures can the Star Alliance have? Even as the Border Army Military Committee Director, Director Song was the youngest in history, right?
105th: I heard during the Imperial Era, the first Council Director led the army at just 25 years old
112th: Times were different, you can't compare like that. Master Jin was also only 25 back then. At least you must admit, since the establishment of the Star Alliance until now, for these few hundred years, Director Song is definitely one of the geniuses who can be counted among them
135th: Brother 112 is right.
355th: Holy shit!! Check the score ranking board!!
357th: Shit! Shit!
240th: What the hell are you all cursing about, can someone take a screenshot? I'm in class, refreshing online courses on StarNet, damn!
251st: [Score ranking board screenshot]
253rd: Who is this Chen Sui?
255th: Bold guess, an extra person + refreshed ranking, you figure it out
250th: Damn, I was beaten by an interstellar nomad??!
251st: How dare you see her as just an interstellar nomad, have you ever seen an interstellar nomad break a Border Army general's record?
255th: To be honest, Director Song wasn't in complete form back then, right? Your comparison obviously weakens Director Song.
275th: Even weakened Director Song hasn't been surpassed for over thirty years, have some shame?
258th: I don't believe it, I'm going to request the assessment video from the academic affairs office, how is this possible?!
219th: Someone's upset
293rd: I don't believe it either, damn, this is a joke, right?
301st: I've already sent a review application to the academic affairs office, this is truly ridiculous
503rd: It's really funny, just now you were mocking others for being weak, now you're triggered because someone else is too excellent. True to Zhu Jing Fu style!
307th: Outside academy trash get out, stop being passive-aggressive here, no matter how bad your father is, he's still first in line in the Fourth Star Ring
The latter half of the thread was filled with provocation from various sides and insults, and by nightfall, it had been pushed to the top of the campus forum homepage.
Chen Sui received her student card, completed the enrollment process, and looked at her account balance, which had been completely emptied after paying tuition fees, feeling quite reluctant.
The person who greeted her was not the short-haired teacher from last night, but another female teacher with a ponytail. Her tone was very gentle, with chestnut-colored bangs, giving her an overall intellectual and elegant appearance.
"Register your enrollment procedure here, then collect your uniform and daily necessities, and you can head to the dormitory."
"The dormitory building has double single rooms," the teacher recorded Chen Sui's fingerprints and iris, then gave her a spare key, "By the way, Teacher Qin mentioned you're still awaiting Awakening, so for convenience, we've arranged for you to join the soldier system first. After your Awakening signs conclude, you'll be given an opportunity to change majors. You can learn about the various majors first."
"Our Academy Seven basically covers all Star Alliance majors. The most accomplished and best-performing ones are the biology department, logistics department, social humanities department, etc., which are non-combat departments. If you plan to join the border army in the future, it's best to register for combat system majors."
"Your StarNet has already opened the academy section. You can check relevant information on the official website, education department website, and campus forum. Currently, your StarNet account can access public forums, and your campus ID can access academy forums. You can explore the rest yourself."
Chen Sui nodded, followed her to collect Academy Seven's uniform and daily necessities, and then, guided by the enrollment program, found Academy Seven's dormitory.
Star Academy Seven's back mountain area was currently in Yuguang Star's warm spring, lush and green, with the air filled with the scent of plants. The scenery was indeed as the StarNet described:
'Academy Seven may lack strength, but it is truly beautiful.'
The dormitory was above the scenic lake.
Chen Sui discovered that Yuguang Star loved these lake-suspended structures; whenever there was water, there would definitely be suspended buildings above.
The suspended dormitory building above the scenic lake was very tall. Standing on it looking towards the mountains on the other side, one could see the biology department's experimental garden nearby.
Chen Sui's room was on the seventh floor, a double single room, with the other room already occupied.
The shared living room and treatment chamber showed signs of habitation, with a row of nutrient solutions on the tea table. The entire living room was neat and orderly, clean and tidy.
Chen Sui formed an impression of her roommate as 'clean and orderly.'
As soon as she entered the dormitory and registered her student information at the entrance, a black strip-shaped light screen above the metal door marked with her room number lit up with white light.
"Hello, Student Chen Sui, welcome to Zhu Jing Fu. I am your intelligent life steward."
Chen Sui looked at the emoticons refreshing once per second on the light screen, paused at the doorway, and after closing the door, responded: "Hello."
"It is now 7:24 PM Yuguang Star time. May I ask if you have eaten?"
"I've eaten, thank you."
Chen Sui scanned her iris and fingerprints at the door, and only after entering her room did she breathe a sigh of relief.
The room interior had only a rest pod, a long table, a wardrobe, and a bathroom.
Because the academy required online courses, it was also equipped with a connected holographic light screen, with the window directly opposite the main door.
The intelligent steward's light screen flashed above the door inside the room, "Would you like to close the window?"
Chen Sui sat on the soft-backed chair at the long table, with the rest pod shaped like a cocoon.
She glanced outside; the night wind carried a slight chill, along with moisture from the scenic lake, making it somewhat damp.
She nodded: "Please close it for me."
The intelligent steward, connected to the room's electrical facilities, immediately operated, and the open glass window slowly closed.
Chen Sui activated the rest pod and organized the daily necessities she had received. The wardrobe contained the newly received Academy Seven uniform.
Zhu Jing Fu's uniform was overall deep black, with golden thorns and flame-like patterns on the sleeves, the Zhu Jing Fu pattern embroidered on the hem, and it came with Academy Seven's characteristic belt and light brain accessories.
She had seen this tassel accessory on Cheng Wei's light brain.
After putting everything away, she prepared to go to the bathroom to bathe. While sorting her clothes, Chen Sui suddenly turned to the light screen and said in a muted tone: "Steward?"
"I'm here."
The machine voice adjusted to a lively young girl's tone, "What do you need?"
"I'm going to take a bath."
A string of gibberish flashed across the light screen, then Chen Sui heard it answer: "The most suitable water temperature for bathing is 50 degrees Celsius. The dormitory water supply temperature ranges from 30 to 80 degrees Celsius. Please adjust according to the temperature scale. The bathing area is not configured with access permissions. In case of emergency, please press the emergency button, and the life steward will synchronously dial medical, police, and emergency communications for you."
"That's all."
Hearing there were no access permissions, Chen Sui felt reassured going in to bathe. As she entered, she glanced at the dimming light screen and muttered: "Quite intelligent."
At night, Chen Sui lay in the rest pod, the light from her light brain shining on her face. She glanced at the screen and sighed.
The number 2139 on her light brain account was imprinted in her turquoise-like pupils, causing a sharp pain in her heart.
"That's not right," she couldn't help but sit up and calculate mentally.
After calculating back and forth, Chen Sui grimly accepted the fact that she was about to run out of money.
Looking at it now, she was fortunate that old Mr. Peter had provided a little support; otherwise, she almost couldn't have paid the tuition. Chen Sui took a deep breath.
She first searched on the StarNet for complete Awakening monitoring, but the price was so exorbitant that Chen Sui felt it would be difficult even to pay a fraction of it.
She swiftly deleted the browsing interface.
She calmly rotated her eyeballs and took a deep breath.
"Need to earn some money."
Chen Sui nodded with certainty.
She first searched for recruitment information on the StarNet.
The shops around Zhu Jing Fu might be hiring part-time workers. If she could find a part-time job at a repair shop, that would be ideal.
Chen Sui was quite confident in her skills.
But after searching through all the recruitment pages and even contacting businesses through the backend, they asked for her credentials.
Chen Sui was stunned by the questions, so she searched and learned that in the Star Alliance, becoming a qualified repair technician required certification.
On Talo Star, no one had asked her for this.
Chen Sui pressed her lips together, her gaze hesitant: "I've been taking orders without certification for three months?"
Recruitment paused, let me check Star Alliance legal provisions.
After confirming that Talo Star, in the Ninth Star Ring, did not strictly require certification for mecha repairs, and that she had not engaged in illegal activities, Chen Sui finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But following that, she considered getting a repair technician certificate.
The registration fee wasn't high, and considering long-term development, she quickly registered before the application deadline.
Thus, her already not-so-wealthy account became even more strained.
The next morning, Chen Sui signed for the nutrient solutions she had purchased on the StarNet at the door, otherwise she might have faced the embarrassing situation of not having enough to eat on her second day of school.
As she opened the nutrient solution seal, Chen Sui glanced at the living room and her roommate's door. She had gone to bed early last night and hadn't heard any movement. It seemed her roommate hadn't returned at all.
With a bit of curiosity in her heart, she tilted her head back to drink the nutrient solution, preparing to go to the academic affairs office to receive her military training course.