novelraw Chapter 1165: Registration
Chapter 1165: Registration
This was Ji You’s first time setting foot on the Alliance Main Star—Nami Star. Back at the dock, what she saw was a lot of ultra-modern high technology, so she assumed Nami Star was just a super high-tech planet. She never expected—
That once she left the dock and actually stepped into Nami Star, she would realize Nami Star was a planet full of futuristic tech yet still brimming with primitive flavor. Most people here lived high up in the air; houses, buildings... everything was suspended midair. As for the land area, it was entirely reserved to maintain the planet’s original ecology: mountains, water, flowers, grass... all kinds of natural wonders preserved in pristine condition. Standing on the ground-level road, if she didn’t know this was Nami Star, Ji You would honestly suspect she’d accidentally wandered into some kind of primeval forest... because the forest coverage was just too huge, stretching on endlessly as far as the eye could see...
The vegetation in the forest was mainly pine needles, along with Red Maple Forests, bamboo groves, and a few other towering arbor trees...
Right now, it was late autumn on Nami Star. The conifer pines were still thickly covered in dark green needles, but the ground was carpeted in withered yellow leaves. Stepping on them produced a faint crunching sound. Standing beneath a tall conifer, Ji You just stood there, frozen, her face full of confusion. "So... did we come to the wrong place?"
All around them were lush, verdant forests in every direction. There was absolutely nothing that looked even remotely like a school.
Alliance First Military Academy?
Not even a damn shadow of it in sight.
Ji You really suspected the auto Floating Car had gone to the wrong location. She kept a straight face, looked at her teammates, and was promptly met with unanimous contempt.
Yue Qiguang rolled his eyes dramatically and complained, "You seriously didn’t do any homework on Alliance First Military Academy beforehand?"
Ji You felt a little dizzy. "Homework on what? I already did my homework on who our main opponents are, what their possible playstyles might be, and which ones we need to keep a close eye on..."
After rattling off a whole list, Ji You said, "So what exactly did I miss?"
Yue Qiguang curled his lip. "Country bumpkin."
Ji You’s face darkened. "...You sure you can handle the wrath of a country bumpkin? If not, then speak properly."
Yue Qiguang said, "Hand the card over to Daddy."
Ji You gave him a sideways look. "I said speak properly."
Yue Qiguang’s mouth twitched. "Hand over the entry card."
Among the ten students from Lanyue Star Military Academy participating in the 131st competition, when Teacher Mu Jianling asked them to pick a Captain, they got into a brawl over it. In the end, they couldn’t decide a winner in a short time, so—
Ji You, relying on her thick skin and quick tongue, successfully snatched the Captain position. As Captain, not only did she have to lead her teammates to a good ranking, she also had to handle all sorts of trivial matters, like flashing the entry card for stuff like this... So when she heard what Yue Qiguang said, Ji You immediately pulled out the entry card.
Yue Qiguang took it, and in the next second, he held the entry card up and waved it at the sky a few times. At first there was no reaction, but after just a moment, a huge sound suddenly erupted from the sky...
Rumble—
It was like a bolt of thunder suddenly splitting the blue sky, startling Ji You half to death. "What the hell did you do?"
Yue Qiguang didn’t answer.
Very soon, Ji You understood what was happening. As the ’thunder’ rumbled, the sky suddenly changed, as if the vault of heaven had been tugged open at one corner. That opening quickly widened, and a gigantic door appeared.
"This is—" Ji You’s pupils shrank in shock—
She swallowed. "A light-screen gate?"
"Something like that." Beside her, Shen Changqing’s clear voice rang out. "But not exactly. It’s a technology even more advanced than a light-screen gate." When Shen Changqing said this, there was a hint of a smile in his eyes. "This kind of tech is extremely common here on Nami Star."
The implication being, she was a hick?
Shen Changqing said, "I never said you were a hick. In fact, laying down such a huge area of light screens to separate human living spaces from the outside environment is extremely costly in terms of money and resources. Only Nami Star would do something like this; other planets don’t. Because there are several species of flora and fauna here that have existed since the time of Ancient Earth. They’re living fossils, priceless treasures of all humankind. To preserve this ecosystem, the Alliance has no choice but to spend big."
After listening to Shen Changqing’s explanation, Ji You kind of understood. She’d never been to Nami Star, wasn’t familiar with anything here, and hadn’t spent time learning the basic situation. When she saw it all suddenly like this, of course she’d be a bit stunned.
With Shen Changqing explaining, Ji You and her nine teammates boarded the self-service Floating Car again and stepped through the massive light curtain gate.
One thing to note here: about ten minutes after the Floating Car set off, Principal Hong and Dr. Luo received a sudden comm call and changed plans on the spot, getting off at a midway stop. They didn’t accompany the students to report in at the First Military Academy.
So once the whole team entered the First Military Academy, everything was left to Ji You, Shen Changqing, Chu Jiaojiao and the others to handle on their own. Anyway, according to Principal Hong, they could do whatever they wanted, as long as they reported in on time and didn’t lose their competition slots.
As soon as the Floating Car passed through the light curtain, the open "door" behind them quickly closed.
Ji You turned her head to look back at the light curtain and saw it gradually retract inward. The green pines, ancient cypresses, verdant bamboo, white clouds, blue sky outside the curtain... all vanished without a trace.
When she turned back around, Ji You was stunned by the scene before her!
It was a stone stele towering into the clouds, with six large characters carved on it: [Alliance First Military Academy]. Behind the stele were a series of ultra-high-tech buildings. At first glance, every building looked like a gigantic tree, with a massive trunk as the main structure, and the surrounding buildings spreading out like roots and branches, intertwining and flourishing...
...
The Floating Car sped all the way toward the "trunk" and stopped beside the main gate. Ji You got off the car, her feet landing on the ground. The ground was paved with thick floor tiles made from a special Material, mimicking the appearance of ceramic tiles. This Material was incredibly light and could easily suspend in midair, yet its load-bearing capacity was extremely strong. Even the buildings hanging in the air were supported by the same Material used to make these floor tiles.
While marveling at it, Ji You jumped hard a few times and found nothing unusual. It felt exactly the same as stepping on solid ground—no difference at all.
And then—
Though she was inwardly amazed, Ji You’s face showed nothing. As a bona fide country bumpkin, she might be curious, but they were pressed for time; the registration deadline was almost up, and they couldn’t afford to dawdle. Under the guidance of a robot volunteer, the group hurried into the registration hall. The moment they stepped inside and Ji You looked up, she saw a person.