The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 635: Brutal Failure Rate

Three chances, gone.

The boy remained motionless: "Teacher, give me one more chance."

Mu Jianling didn’t even lift her eyes, "Step aside! If you keep blabbering, I’ll deduct 10 academic points."

The boy: "..."

Wuuwaa~

Now, there was no need to force it, he was genuinely on the verge of tears. But, unfortunately, opportunities are fleeting. Once wasted, they are truly gone. The boy could only walk to the side with a heart full of sorrow and sit down, watching others’ assessments.

...

In the training room, this unlucky boy, who went first, had vividly demonstrated for everyone what an acting assessment entailed. By now, the other students had a better idea of what to expect.

Following that.

Mu Jianling said, "Everyone, continue crying."

Still crying?

Now, no one dared to randomly bawl out loud; they all tried crying, with some covering their faces with one hand sobbing, and some pinching their thighs hard enough to grimace in pain, but, sadly, still no tears came out...

Ji You was also planning to pinch her thigh hard to make herself howl, but when she pulled at it, she might have become more resistant to pain with the increase in her Physical Strength, so she felt no pain and internally muttered: oh no.

This—

How am I supposed to cry?

Ji You sneakily glanced at Sheng Qingyan, Shen Changqing, Chu Jiaojiao, and Yue Qiguang sitting next to her, and noted they were also simply following the crowd, forcibly squeezing out tears but to no avail, making their faces look distorted.

Especially Chu Jiaojiao with her short hair—born with a dashing and vigorous look, brimming with vitality, always appearing energetic—how do you ask such a person to suddenly cry?

Perhaps, she didn’t even remember what crying felt like, right?

As a result, Chu Jiaojiao’s spirited face looked incredibly twisted and comical—

Shen Changqing?

Shen Changqing’s face wasn’t that comical, he just had heavy eyes and a tight mouth, attempting to look heartbroken, but honestly? He looked more like someone owed him money and wouldn’t pay back, hardly resembling someone crying.

The most hilarious was Yue Qiguang; this guy, with his red hair, bulging eyes, and agape mouth, pinching his thigh hard, wasn’t able to squeeze out even a half-drop of tear, making his face look funnier than that of a great ape...

...

Ji You couldn’t help but facepalm: it’s over, none of her little friends were likely to pass the assessment.

As she thought this, Ji You happened to catch a glimpse of Sheng Qingyan and suddenly saw him slightly bow his head, one hand covering half of his face, his dark pupils showing a hint of red, with tears glistening...

Hmm?

Did he actually start to cry?

Impressive!

Ji You was shocked beyond words!

How did he do it?

At that moment, Teacher Mu happened to walk over and paused when she saw Sheng Qingyan’s expression.

Sheng Qingyan immediately sensed Teacher Mu’s approach but kept on sobbing lightly, without moving.

Teacher Mu suddenly raised her hand toward Sheng Qingyan’s face.

Sheng Qingyan hurriedly raised his hand to block—

Mu Jianling hummed lightly and said, "I was wondering why you’re crying so sadly, turns out it was onion you rubbed on."

Sheng Qingyan: "..."

At this moment, Ji You was speechless: How dare you try such tricks right in front of Teacher Mu, truly—

Utterly reckless!

Sheng Qingyan’s complexion fell; caught red-handed by Teacher Mu for cheating with onion, even though he was lazily indifferent to his grades, he still felt nervous.

Little did he know—

Mu Jianling suddenly changed her tone, "Knowing to make good use of tools is not dumb."

Sheng Qingyan’s heart leaped with joy.

Mu Jianling declared, "But! If you’re using tools to cheat, you should clean up your tracks properly. Failing to cover your traces and daring to cheat openly, you’re not stupid, you’re dumb! Two chances deducted directly!"

Sheng Qingyan: "..."

Sheng Qingyan opened his mouth: "Please don’t, teacher. I won’t dare to do it again, I’ll cry properly."

Mu Jianling cursed: "Make another peep, and I’ll deduct 10 academic points."

Sheng Qingyan didn’t dare to make another sound.

Next.

Mu Jianling said: "Show me an expression of pleasant surprise."

Sheng Qingyan: "..."

Right now, his feelings were clearly a mix of sadness and rage.

Mu Jianling: "5, 4, 3, 2..."

Sheng Qingyan watched, eyes wide open, as Teacher Mu Jianling counted down to ’1’, and then she said: "Three chances are up, go sit quietly to the side."

Sheng Qingyan covered his face with his hand, desperately sad: "I don’t wanna, no, no, no..."

Mu Jianling lifted her foot and kicked him to the side.

Seeing this scene, all the students shrunk their necks and hunched their shoulders, not daring to make a sound.

Scary.

Really scary.

...

Some students, harboring little schemes, who wanted to find ways to cheat, immediately gave up their thoughts because—to cheat, they must be able to deceive Teacher Mu Jianling’s discerning eyes.

How profound is Teacher Mu Jianling’s spiritual power? It’s unfathomable, and it’s impossible to fool her.

Ji You followed the crowd, hunched his shoulders, and didn’t dare to draw the teacher’s attention.

When Mu Jianling passed by Ji You, she didn’t even let her gaze linger on him. She directly called out: "Yue Qiguang, come out."

Yue Qiguang was pinching his thigh hard when he suddenly heard his name and hastily turned his head.

Mu Jianling frowned and said: "Are you a monkey from the zoo? Look at that face, grinning so savagely, I asked you to cry, not to perform a monkey show."

Yue Qiguang: "..."

Mu Jianling: "Smile."

Yue Qiguang flashed eight teeth: "Hehe... hehe..."

Mu Jianling: "Cry!"

Yue Qiguang: "Wah, wah..."

Mu Jianling waved her hand and said: "Enough, not passed, go to the side."

Yue Qiguang: "..."

With this, three people were all deemed unqualified, and the hearts of the students in the Combat Department began to thump; they couldn’t understand what it would take for Teacher Mu to show mercy and pass them.

And—

All the students also realized that this test was not only taken collectively but also required passing Teacher Mu’s personal scrutiny.

Faced with such a fearsome person as Teacher Mu, many students truly couldn’t manage to control their emotions at will.

Next.

Teacher Mu Jianling then called over a dozen students in succession, and without exception, all of them failed.

In an instant, the pressure in the students’ hearts grew even heavier.

Clouds of gloom hovered over the students’ heads and weighed upon their hearts...

Mu Jianling was completely indifferent to the pressure she was creating; she just walked slowly around the examination room with her hands behind her back, occasionally asking students to cry, then to laugh, then to get angry, then to...

During this time, whoever she pointed at had to perform a solo act.

Basically, no student could pass.

Then—

Finally, Mu Jianling stopped in front of Ji You, Shen Changqing, Chu Jiaojiao, and others, opened her mouth, and spoke—