The First Analyst of the Interstellar Era

Chapter 19 : Academy Seven

"Student Chen Sui."

Chen Sui pushed the door open, her body covered in sweat. At this moment, the molten sun was just rising, with golden rays piercing through the dim mist. The life steward's light screen displayed a schedule:

"Your course: Energy Field Soldier Theory will begin in half an hour. Please proceed to Mingli Building, fourth floor, holographic classroom 41372 promptly."

Chen Sui quickly got ready, grabbed a nutrient solution, and prepared to leave.

Just then, Gu Qinxue pushed open her door across the hall. Today she had deliberately worn white contact lenses, her eyebrows shaped like ice crystals, making her entire person resemble an elf walking out of ice and snow.

"Breakfast, together?"

Gu Qinxue invited in a light tone.

Chen Sui hurriedly closed her door, tearing the seal of the nutrient solution with her teeth to free her mouth to speak: "Can't make it, early class at eight, about to be late, gotta go."

With that, she quickly left. Gu Qinxue could still hear her hurried footsteps from inside the door.

On the fourth floor of Mingli Building, Chen Sui, who arrived just in time, encountered someone rushing headlong around the corner—a red-haired head that looked particularly familiar.

Chen Sui stepped to one side, hearing only a loud bang.

"Ow!"

The redhead clutched his head, crying out at the entrance.

"You..."

He looked at Chen Sui in shock through the pain, about to reproach her, but suddenly became tongue-tied: "You, you, you..."

"Me?"

Chen Sui pointed at herself, "If we don't go in now, we'll both be late."

Cheng Wei came to his senses and quickly pushed the door, gesturing to her, "Let's go, let's go, this teacher is very strict about deducting points."

For the latecomers, only seats in the front row directly facing the podium remained.

Seeing this, Cheng Wei's face darkened. As he walked past, he lip-synced: "You guys are so treacherous."

Some people familiar with him lowered their heads, laughing secretly.

Chen Sui hadn't noticed anything wrong yet and sat down calmly.

Until a man in a black uniform with buttons meticulously fastened to the top, not a single noticeable speck of dust or wrinkle on the black cloth, and wearing glasses, walked in.

Lowering his gaze, he met her eyes directly.

Chen Sui suddenly understood why this seat had been left empty.

Xia Wuyou glanced at the familiar redhead in the front row, his gaze revealing some disappointment, but under his cold exterior, there was hardly any change.

Cheng Wei made a "shh" gesture to Chen Sui, but leaned closer to her, his lips not moving, awkwardly speaking: "Teacher Xia's class is particularly strict, and he likes to spring surprises. Better not get distracted."

Chen Sui nodded thoughtfully, and seeing him lean over, curiously asked: "You're also in the soldier system?"

Cheng Wei nodded somewhat embarrassedly, holding up two fingers: "Second year, hehe."

"But this is a first-year basic course."

Chen Sui said quietly.

Seeing Cheng Wei's face visibly redden, she understood: "You failed and are retaking the course?"

Cheng Wei choked: "What do you mean failed? That sounds so harsh. Can't it be that I enjoy Teacher Xia's class and came back specifically to savor it?"

Chen Sui calmly drove a knife into his heart: "Oh, eighteen thousand for retaking the course."

Academy Seven's control over failing courses was very strict. Not only did failure in mid-term, end-term, or final exams mean retaking the course, but the retake fees were also extremely expensive.

That's why even though there were many substitute class orders on the forum, many substitute class tutoring projects had also evolved after these orders.

Cheng Wei was choked by the eighteen thousand.

That much money could buy him several mecha parts; he had been heartbroken about it for a long time.

But before he could speak, the upright young teacher on the podium looked down at them silently from above.

Chen Sui had keenly felt the gaze fixed on her and thus remained motionless, neither speaking nor understanding, looking like a wooden person.

Cheng Wei raged impotently for a second, putting on a fierce expression, but before he could intimidate, a glance at the podium made him pause.

He slowly retreated to his own position, smiling at Xia Wuyou.

The expressionless teacher stared at him coldly, his tone seemingly curious, but his voice neither rising nor falling: "I never realized you were so interested in my class."

Cheng Wei laughed awkwardly: "It's all because you teach so well, teacher."

Xia Wuyou gave a cold laugh, opening his ruler on the podium, scanning with blue light to confirm the number of attendees.

"Alright, now, Energy Field Soldier Basic Course begins."

Xia Wuyou's severe voice sounded.

The entire classroom fell silent. Academy Seven's first-year freshmen were all as quiet as cicadas in winter. Those who frequented the forum felt more pressure the more they knew about Teacher Xia Wuyou.

Chen Sui, however, was quite interested in this course. Cheng Wei turned his head several times, only to be made ashamed by her focused demeanor.

To maintain his senior image, he was forced to listen attentively.

Xia Wuyou had always been clear about his teaching style; students feared his gaze and were forced to listen carefully.

This was the first time someone had looked at him with such focused, approving eyes, as if their positions were reversed.

She didn't seem like a student.

She was like an examiner, evaluating his teaching content.

Xia Wuyou paused for a moment when discussing soldier damage tolerance, suddenly remembering something, and stopped mid-way.

"A few days ago, a teacher from the analyst system said that a student from our soldier system substituted in a second-year class," he frowned, looking into the distance, "and when asked a simple question, gave a laughable answer."

"Isn't that right, Student Chen Sui?"

He looked down at the seating chart, pointing at Chen Sui's position.

Chen Sui displayed a puzzled expression. Cheng Wei poked her with his finger, trying to warn her, but turned his head to see Chen Sui looking more confused than him: "He's asking you!"

Chen Sui stood up a beat later, looking at Xia Wuyou in confusion: "Me?"

Xia Wuyou stood straight, with an upright posture, looking sideways somewhat disdainfully: "What question did Yang Qinhe ask you?"

Chen Sui repeated it.

"And how did you answer?"

Chen Sui already knew this was an incorrect answer, so she pressed her lips together, looked at Xia Wuyou, uncertain of what the teacher meant.

Xia Wuyou waited three seconds, hearing no response, and lifted his eyelids to ask: "Speak up, why are you dazed?"

Chen Sui's eyes focused, and she answered woodenly: "I said, just kill all the energy bodies, then my teammates would be safe."

Such an answer, even in the soldier system, caused uproarious laughter.

Xia Wuyou deliberately waited a second, seeing many people's disapproval, before leisurely retrieving an image from his documents.

"Is this funny?"

His tone was flat, making him appear more serious.

The laughter stopped immediately.

"I think what you said is not a problem."

Xia Wuyou looked at Chen Sui, expressing agreement, "Why can't analysts do this? Who set the rules for analysts?"

"The Star Alliance's definition of an analyst is: in an energy field, assist in analyzing the field's situation, energy fluctuations, determine the position of energy crystals, to facilitate the quick resolution of energy bodies."

He narrowed his eyes, his arrogant young face full of contempt and disdain: "Who exactly, which word, said that this resolver role cannot be the analyst?"

After speaking, he raised his hand, gesturing for Chen Sui to sit down, continuing his grand discourse: "You are all soldiers. What is this course teaching? I've long said that those people in the education department can't keep up with the times, still promoting this defensive flow for soldiers."

"Analysts follow defensive flow, soldiers follow defensive flow, a team has just five people, only three who can fight, isn't this letting others pin you to the ground?"

After saying this, he stared at Chen Sui, once again affirming her: "What you said is correct. Listen carefully, analyst schools are diverse, many are aggressive attack flow."

"Since most of this class has been about defensive flow soldiers, let me now introduce aggressive attack flow soldiers."

With that, Xia Wuyou opened his image material.

The first thing visible was a character introduction.

A standing portrait appeared, clearly of Xia Wuyou himself.

Above it was written: Sixth Military Zone Main Team Soldier Xia Wuyou.

Below was listed a long string of battle achievements.

Xia Wuyou himself glanced over it lightly, waving his hand modestly: "These gimmicks, when you have the chance to enter Zone Eleven, you'll have them too, perhaps even more."

After saying this, he skipped this page and displayed the analyst interface.

Analyst: Song Xingzhang, Sixth Military Zone Main Team Analyst

Xia Wuyou moved too quickly; in the rush, Chen Sui only saw one line: "Entered the Boundless Sea, slew 3S-class energy body, aggressive attack flow."

The image material was analyzed frame by frame by Xia Wuyou, breaking down every action's motive, reason, and why it was done.

Cheng Wei, seeing him immersed in teaching, silently moved closer to Chen Sui.

Chen Sui saw that his lips clearly didn't move, yet he could produce sound.

"Teacher Xia Wuyou is said to be the soldier teammate of former Zone Eleven chief analyst Song Xingzhang, an aggressive attack flow soldier trained by Master Song himself."

Chen Sui learned about a new figure, silently memorizing the name Song Xingzhang, then returned her attention to the course.

Although Xia Wuyou's demeanor was somewhat cold and his words rather arrogant, he indeed had considerable skill.

Di Qian had his unique understanding of combat, while Xia Wuyou had rich experience in soldier practical combat.

According to him, a good soldier is the analyst's second pair of hands.

When all five people in a team can achieve both offense and defense, only then can it be called an invincible team.

"Finally over."

The end-of-class notification sounded.

Xia Wuyou stopped speaking, announced the end, then packed up his teaching materials and tools, turning and leaving stylishly without lingering.

Cheng Wei relaxed, collapsing in his seat. Seeing Chen Sui's thoughtful expression, he couldn't help but remind her:

"You really like this course, huh? Seeing you so serious, these things actually aren't that important, they won't be mentioned in the three exams. Teacher Xia lectures on these every time he teaches, according to forum analysis, he's reminiscing about his turbulent border life."

Cheng Wei shook his head, very much in agreement with Xia Wuyou: "But if I had achievements like his, I wouldn't just put them in teaching materials to show every year, I'd register a StarNet entertainment account and broadcast them on every planet."

Chen Sui paid no attention to his boasting. She checked her schedule and saw no classes in the afternoon, planning to go back and search for this Song Xingzhang, as she was quite interested.

In the recording, the analyst's actions several times coincided with her judgments, giving Chen Sui an excited feeling of finding someone like herself.

"Are you going to class later?" Cheng Wei asked.

Chen Sui truthfully shook her head.

He stood up suddenly, "That's perfect, what you said before, about the 20% discount, is that still valid?"

Chen Sui remembered her promise of friendly prices on materials.

She nodded: "What are you buying? It depends on whether I have it."

"Oh, not me, a friend from the biology department. If you're not busy, I'll take you to the biology experimental garden. He wants quite a bit, you two can discuss."

"You haven't been to the biology department yet, right? Let me show you around."

Chen Sui tilted her head, showing some confusion.