novelraw Chapter 675: Defying Fate
Chapter 675: Defying Fate
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A collective gasp of astonishment filled the surroundings.
True warriors, indeed, fear not courting death.
The spectating students were just sighing in their minds when they saw Ji You, with number 4444, clutching her head and chuckling foolishly, continuing to invite trouble by saying, "Really, really, I don’t ask for much, just to follow your lead."
Mu Jianling gave her a sidelong glance.
Ji You looked at her with puppy eyes...
Mu Jianling raised her hand and pointed towards the restroom, saying, "Go wash your face."
Ji You: "???"
Mu Jianling spoke coolly, "Take a look in the mirror and see what you look like."
Ji You: "..."
However, since Teacher Mu didn’t hit anyone this time, Ji You suddenly felt emboldened and couldn’t help asking, "Teacher, why can’t I handle Chasing Sun’s load even though my physical explosive strength has already reached Jiaojiao’s initial test level?"
It’s truly frustrating, like having a fish bone stuck in one’s throat!
Initially, during the physical fitness test, Ji You could only produce fluctuating strength within the range of 200-10. After nearly a term of training, her Physical Strength had improved to C-class, and her output power had reached 2999! She was just shy of breaking 3000, and for someone with C-class Physical Strength, this explosive power was already terrifying.
Moreover, that was when Ji You’s Physical Strength had just been upgraded. Now, the force she could exert had steadily broken through the 3000 threshold.
But!!!
Why?
Why couldn’t she withstand Chasing Sun’s load?
It was baffling.
Ji You stared at Teacher Mu, hoping to get an answer.
Mu Jianling did not answer immediately upon hearing this; instead, she gestured for an assistant robot to come over, which promptly arrived and said, "Elder Mu, what would you like me to do?"
Mu Jianling ordered, "Fetch a stretcher, the most basic type without any covers, and carry this idiot to Dr. Luo’s medical room."
Ji You: "..."
Ji You couldn’t help asking, "Teacher... why not just call an ambulance for me?" Nowadays, ambulances were all about high-tech, not to mention the level of emergency care, but just the comfort alone, lying inside one felt spacious and comfy...
As for the stretcher, how should she put it?
It seemed quite childish.
Mu Jianling eyed her coldly and said, "Your face is too big, it needs more exposure, to let everyone passing by have a good look." She then continued to instruct the robot, "If anyone asks what happened, spread the word about this idiot’s foolish act."
Ji You: "..."
Ji You had a thick face; being gawked at was fine, she wasn’t afraid of losing face. What Ji You cared more about was the question she asked earlier, "Teacher, you haven’t answered my question yet?"
Mu Jianling didn’t bother with her and directly told the robot, "Take her away."
Ji You: "..."
The two robots carrying the stretcher immediately strapped Ji You onto it, and she struggled, shouting, "Ah, ah, ah!!! Teacher... you haven’t answered me yet! I can’t die in peace, ah, ah, ah!!!"
Mu Jianling, annoyed by the racket, raised her hand to her forehead, "Don’t ask me such stupid questions, ask the robot instead."
Ji You immediately turned her head towards the two robots beside the stretcher.
The robots in this Mechanical Driving examination room were all examiners responsible for Mecha examinations and also served as Mechanical Driving teaching assistants, so they naturally knew the answer to this question.
One of the robots explained, "Student Ji You, this is simple. According to the records, your current maximum strength output is 3135, but this is your maximum explosive strength, not your balance strength. A person’s maximum explosive strength cannot be sustained; only balance strength can be maintained consistently. And your balance strength, limited by your frail Physical Strength, is currently only around 1000, whereas the minimum requirement for a Chasing Sun Driver’s Physical Strength is a balance strength of 2000. Therefore, you cannot withstand Chasing Sun’s load."
Ji You: "..."
All Ji You wanted to do was cry a river for herself.
Next, she asked, "Then... can I reach the level of piloting Chasing Sun through short-term training?" Otherwise, wouldn’t the final exams be disastrous?
Could it be that I can only pilot an antique mech?
The Little Robot said, "Theoretically, it shouldn’t be possible, but you can give it a try. Your spiritual power has met the requirements for piloting; currently, it is your Physical Strength that is limiting you. As long as you train continuously over this half-month, and complement it with medicinal herbs for Body Building, perhaps it might be possible?"
Ji You felt somewhat dejected upon hearing the first part, but the latter part immediately ignited her hope.
...
A stretcher carrying Ji You emerged from the examination room in broad daylight, crossing through the various teaching districts of Lanyue Star Military Academy, and during which she received countless salutes of ’attention.’ Ji You stubbornly kept her eyes shut, feigning death all the way to the infirmary.
Then, she endured a round of mockery from Dr. Luo.
Finally—
Ji You’s injuries were treated. She pinched her arms, pinched her legs, jumped and hopped around... and couldn’t help but sigh in her heart, "Being lively and bustling is great!"
Then, with a pained expression, she settled Dr. Luo’s treatment fee.
The whole treatment took approximately one and a half hours. The Mechanical Driver’s License assessment was still ongoing, other students’ training also continued, and of course, Ji You didn’t dare to delay. She immediately spent credit points to take a Floating Car back to the examination room.
When Ji You walked in, not a single person paid attention to her. The students were either in the middle of assessments or immersed in training. Even Teacher Mu Jianling, upon seeing Ji You enter the room, did not acknowledge her but continued closely monitoring the students inside the examination room.
In the entire room, only Liu Fufeng, who was quietly sitting in a corner and not participating in the assessments, glanced at Ji You.
Ji You nodded at him as a way of greeting.
Afterward, she didn’t disturb her classmates nor Teacher Mu, silently returning to her spot, ready to pilot Chasing Sun again.
That’s right.
She didn’t believe in superstitions, nor did she believe in fate.
Since Chasing Sun’s weight didn’t kill her the first time, it wouldn’t happen a second time.
This time, Ji You would not make the foolish mistake of injuring herself; she would master the control!
With gritted teeth and feeling the pain in her wallet, Ji You paid for the repairs of Chasing Sun. She then brought it out again and promptly logged onto the mech, connecting to the Connection Device.
Instantly, a powerful pressure bore down on her again.
Ji You clenched her teeth and didn’t overreach. Just like when she trained with the antique mech, she started trying bit by bit with parts of Chasing Sun.
Half a finger.
A whole finger.
Two fingers.
...
Whenever she felt that her body was reaching its limit, she would immediately disconnect from the mech.
Thus—
She fell over and over again, crashing into the cockpit...
After half a day, Ji You once again managed to make herself a bruised and noble sight—pitiable and appalling.
Not far away.
Liu Fufeng’s quiet figure sat peacefully to one side, head bowed, his long hands continuously folding and unfolding something in his hands, dismantling it, then folding, folding then dismantling...
Different from the other students training intensively, his surroundings were very quiet, shrouded in an eerily serene atmosphere, out of place with the rest of the examination room, as if he were in an entirely different dimension.
Occasionally, Liu Fufeng would raise his head to look at the small figure who had crashed and broken her mouth, knocked her head, vomited blood, then wiped it off and continued to train tirelessly...
Lively and bustling...
That’s good.
Liu Fufeng’s gaze blanked out...