The counselor has informed them of the meeting place and the military training time in advance. They have to gather at the designated place at half past five in the afternoon.
The west area of the school is the training base, which is specially set up by Feige University for the Mecha Academy. It takes about ten minutes to go there by flying school bus.
During military training, everyone sleeps in multiple rooms. There are exceptions.
When Lin Zimao arrived at the meeting point, many students were already there. They were sitting casually on desks or chairs, each in a relaxed posture. The students gathered in twos and threes to chat. His arrival seemed a bit abrupt, but he didn’t care about other people’s gazes, so he found a place to sit down.
Before taking the admissions notice, Lin Bei asked him what he wanted to learn and he said he wanted to learn mecha combat. Lin Bei looked at him like a fool, so Lin Zimao said it was simple. Lin Bei thought he was too ignorant. He was so angry that he wanted to beat him within an inch of his life1一佛出世，二佛升天 (yī Fó chū shì, èr Fó shēng tiān): lit. one buddha attains liberation from samsara and two buddhas achieve nirvana; (figurative, humorous) to be (beaten to) within an inch of one’s life; to feel extremely painful..
Mecha combat majors not only have high requirements for physical fitness, but also need to have a good understanding of the structure of the mecha. Which student is not a good seed with outstanding grades when applying for the mecha combat major. Even driving an ordinary aircraft had a safety manual tens of centimeters thick. Not to mention mecha, if he didn’t get a high score when applying for a university, how can he get into this major? Even if he used a special quota, the academy did not dare to accept it.
As far as Lin Zimao’s test scores are concerned, if he wasn’t from the Lin Family, it would be a joke if he was even able to be a security guard at Feige University.
Lin Zimao insisted on studying a mecha-related major. Seeing that he was very persistent, Lin Bei finally enrolled him in a mecha-related major, and was also arranged into the Mecha Academy. Of course, Lin Bei is also preparing for Lin Zimao to switch to other majors after failing and take a language course or humanities and social sciences, etc. These are easier to graduate from.
Therefore, Lin Zimao is now assigned to the current major, and the current class——Mecha Maintenance class two.
“Hey, I’m Wang Yi, what’s your name?”
As soon as Lin Zimao sat down, the student in the front row turned to him and asked. He’s a guy with a rather strong physique, his hair is shaved in military style, and there is a pimple in his chin. Overall he is still considered handsome. However, compared with Jiang Xuan, he is just ordinary handsome.
“Lin Zimao.”
The new students are all from various planets in the Alliance, and those who like to make friends started chatting and learning about the origins of their new classmates.
The same is true for Wang Yi. He is active and enthusiastic as if he didn’t notice the indifference in Lin Zimao’s eyes and his alienation from strangers.
“I came from planet Cross, how about you?”
Lin Zimao didn’t feel that he should hide anything, and said directly: “Planet Alpha.”
As soon as his voice fell, the noisy voices beside him suddenly became quieter and the classmates who heard him speak looked over curiously. Lin Zimao did not have the inferiority complex and cowardice of someone coming from planet Alpha. When the other students looked over, Lin Zimao also looked straight back at them. Three seconds later, they resumed the original topic and deliberately raised the volume to cover up the surprise and embarrassment they had felt just a few seconds ago.
Lin Zimao didn’t feel embarrassed. Wang Yi realized that his chatting skills needed to be improved, so he scratched his head and apologized to Lin Zimao: “I’m sorry, I was just asking randomly. I didn’t think that much.”
Lin Zimao didn’t care too much: “It’s okay. Sooner or later it will be known.”
Wang Yi originally wanted to ask the other party how many points he got in the exam, but after thinking about his question, it seemed to be too sensitive. As a result, he decided to give up and talked about military training instead.
Wang Yi said: “I looked at the military training regulations. There is also a mecha-boarding session. I’ve never touched a mecha even up to this age.”
Don’t know who whispered: “Hillbilly.”
Lin Zimao answered lightly: “Hillbilly saying you?”
The classroom erupted in a roar of laughter.
“Hahahaha!”
“Hahahaha!”
“Guo Xingwei, you’ve made a fool of yourself! Hahahaha!”
Wang Yi originally felt aggrieved. Unexpectedly the new classmate in front of him had a character of taking revenge directly. It’s kind of likeable.
Guo Xingwei, who originally wanted to mock others, but became the victim of his own ingenuity2聰明反被聰明誤 (cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù): a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one’s own good., turned pale.
He glared at Lin Zimao with anger and frustration3氣急敗壞 (qì jí bài huài): furious and exasperated; utterly discomfited; be flustered and exasperated; Describes very ridiculous or angry.: “Just you wait.”
Lin Zimao hooked the corners of his lips, but didn’t answer. He didn’t take Guo Xingwei seriously.
There are a few young people around Guo Xingwei, judging from the clothes and accessories they use, they are either affluent or wealthy.
Presumably, those who can be assigned to this class are not serious exam takers. These days, Lin Zimao often goes to school forums. He knows that there is a major in the Mecha Academy, and there is a class specifically for special students. Lin Zimao was very lucky to enter this major and this class. He has to say that Lin Bei is really miraculous in his ability to choose accurately. He still thought that this is a good major, it goes without saying, the alternative majors provided by the school are custom-made for them.
Just as the opponent’s hatred was full, another wave of new students came in. They were followed by a counselor in his thirties, surnamed Yu.
Teacher Yu has a round face and pale complexion. He looks polite and amiable.
The classroom is almost full. Presumably, everyone is here, so Teacher Yu began to take the roll call.
“Has everyone arrived? I’ll call names first, so everyone can get acquainted with each other.”
“He Yangxia… Guo Xingwei… Wang Yi…”
The names were read down one by one, and finally Lin Zimao, who was sitting in the last row, was called.
It is common knowledge4眾所周知 (zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī): as everyone knows (idiom); as is known to all; it is well-known that; it is common knowledge that; it is public knowledge that. that the list is ranked according to the admission result. Lin Zimao was ranked at the end, so doesn’t it mean that he has the lowest grades?
Generally, those with low grades find other ways to enroll. For a while, everyone was not sure about Lin Zimao’s identity.
He is from planet Alpha, but his ranking is even lower than Guo Xingwei who argued with him just now.
Who doesn’t know that Guo Xingwei is from the Guo family. His high school grades can’t be seen at all. If he were not born in a good family, he couldn’t have gotten into Feige University either. The older generation of the Guo family has won first-class meritorious service in the Alliance, benefiting their descendants.
Regarding Lin Zimao’s ranking, Guo Xingwei and the others couldn’t understand. Is Feige University starting to help the poor now?
After the counselor finished the roll call and confirmed that all the students were present, he asked everyone to take their luggage and go to the training base where they will be staying tonight.
There is already a flying school bus waiting downstairs in the teaching building.
Everyone packed their luggage and hurried downstairs. Lin Zimao and Wang Yi walked behind.
Wang Yi passed the exam with integrity. Fortunately, he didn’t make a second stupid mistake and ask about Lin Zimao’s results.
Lin Zimao didn’t reject him, he is just not enthusiastic.
Wang Yi asked Lin Zimao in a friendly manner: “We just got interrupted. Have you ever boarded a mecha?”
Lin Zimao hesitated for a moment: “I could be considered to have boarded one.”
Wang Yi feels that he has found a confidant: “Is it that kind of exhibition, a scrapped mecha for people to take pictures? I’ve climbed up one of those mecha to take pictures before. Unfortunately, I could only take pictures5T/N: Emeralz think this sentence sounds a bit unclear, so this is what I think of this sentence; WY was regretting that he could only take picture and couldn’t drove the mecha.”
Lin Zimao didn’t say yes or no. Wang Yi just made up a lot of things on his own; he was very talkative and even told Lin Zimao about himself.
He comes from a mediocre family, and he thought about becoming a mecha warrior before, but later found out that there were too many brothers in his family. There was not enough money for him to attend a mecha training class. In the end, he had no choice but to take the exam related to mecha. Probably because of his good memory, Wang Yi gritted his teeth and studied hard for three years, and was actually admitted to the most powerful university in the capital city, bringing a wave of honor to his ancestors and clan6光宗耀祖 (guāng zōng yào zǔ): to bring honor to one’s ancestors and clan; reflect glory on one’s ancestors/forebears/forefathers； bring honour to one’s ancestors/forebears/forefathers..
Although he can’t become the mecha operator of his dreams, Wang Yi, who majored in mecha, feels very satisfied.
Lin Zimao listened to him chirping and quacking about how he was admitted to Feige University. Only after he got on the school bus did he settle down.
After the whole class sat down, Teacher Yu also got on the bus.
The school bus passes through the tall buildings of the school, and ten minutes later, it parked on a parking lot without green shade. The surrounding buildings are so simple that they are completely inconsistent with the style of Feige University.
The new students got off the bus one by one, full of anticipation for the collective life of the next fifteen days.
This is the training base of Feige University’s Mecha Academy!
Wearing the military uniform designed to fit the waist is what many people dreamed of7夢寐以求 (mèng mèi yǐ qiú): to yearn for sth even in one’s dreams (idiom); to long for sth day and night; to desire strongly; to crave; to long for..
However, the materials used in mechas are world-class. A mecha costs a lot of money, and those who can use high-end mechas are all mecha operators trained by the Alliance.
Feige University established the Mecha Academy because the Mecha Academy was just a small military flight school a hundred years ago, which later merged into Feige University. It was used mainly to carry out the research and development of mecha and other aircraft. Afterward, it set up mecha-related majors one after another.
Mecha Academy has a history of hundreds of years in Feige University, and became a popular major in Feige University during the war, including today, people’s love for science and mechas has never stopped.
Regarding mecha, ordinary people used to only see them on the news and on the Internet. Now, children of ordinary families also have the opportunity to come into contact with mechas and gradually learn about them. How can it not make people yearn for it?
School buses carrying new students flew into the training base one after another. The open flat land became noisy.
Teacher Yu first took the new students in his class over.
Sure enough, as stated in the regulation, the room is a multi-person room with six beds in one room, the room does not look spacious.
Wang Yi is from a third-class planet. He seems to feel that he has a common language with Lin Zimao from planet Alpha, so he stuck to him and chose the lower bunk next to Lin Zimao. The students in the same room as them were all students with higher student numbers. They all looked like good kids who loved to study.
There is a uniform quilt in the dormitory on each bed with three sets of summer training clothes that are similar to their body size.
There are more boys than girls in their class; it’s exactly six girls in one room.
Lin Zimao is still suffering from a cold. There’s not much space in the room, and he feels stuffy when there are too many people.
Next, is their free time. They can eat and take a bath, so he chose to eat and get some fresh air as he went.
Lin Zimao and Wang Yi met Guo Xingwei and the others as soon as they entered the cafeteria.
Guo Xingwei deliberately stepped out when Lin Zimao passed by, Lin Zimao was so dizzy that he didn’t notice. He tripped and nearly fell to the ground with a sprained ankle. Fortunately, Wang Yi supported him and didn’t let him fall.
Wang Yi said angrily: “Why did you deliberately extend your foot out?”
Guo Xingwei shrugged: “Do you blame others for not being able to see the way yourself, or is it that all of you from low-level planets have blindness?”
Wang Yi clenched his fists and was about to rush forward, but Lin Zimao held him down and said: “Your name is Guo Xingwei?”
Guo Xingwei smiled smugly: “Remember grandpa8爺爺 (Yéyé): T/N: Chinese culture tend to respect the older generation, by stating that he’s grandpa/grandfather, he’s elevating his status, and thus to be respected.‘s name!”
Lin Zimao glanced at him indifferently and pulled the angry Wang Yi away.
Wang Yi said angrily: “I’m furious! He’s sick, right.”
Lin Zimao: “Eat first, you will have the strength to curse when you are full.”
Wang Yi hummed twice and Lin Zimao went to queue for dinner: “Why are you so good tempered? Because he’s like that, I want to beat him!”
Lin Zimao’s voice was a little hoarse, and said: “There will be a chance.”
Wang Yi didn’t hear clearly, but it sounds like Lin Zimao is not feeling well: “Are you not feeling well? Your complexion is quite bad.”
Lin Zimao nodded: “A bit, I’ll go back to take a shower and sleep later.”
He suddenly remembered, he seemed to have forgotten to bring his cold medicine.
***
At the same time, the President of the Student Council of the Mecha Academy gave a concluding speech: “This year’s new student military training will start tomorrow. The Student Council assists in the military training of new students every year. In previous years, everyone was assigned to be in charge of the corresponding class, but this year, I won’t arrange for you directly.”
He looked at the big school grass Jiang Xuan sitting across from him, everyone wants to be in his group. He, the president, also has difficulties. He can only change the regulation for the school grass: “We will draw lots this year; those who get the same new student class will form a group.”
Of course everyone has no opinion. Whether they can spend two weeks alone with the school grass depends on today’s luck. After all, luck is also a kind of strength.
One by one, they took turns pulling out the paper strips in the box. Everyone doesn’t believe in lottery software for fear that someone will adjust the data for personal gain. Therefore, they simply use the most primitive manual lottery method.
When it was Jiang Xuan’s turn, everyone’s eyes fell on his slender and fair fingers. This person is beautiful; even the fingers are too beautiful.
Jiang Xuan opened the paper. The president stepped forward and said: “Mecha Maintenance class two?”
He Ling, who was drawn into the same class as Jiang Xuan, exclaimed: “Wow, that’s me!”
Not right. Mecha Maintenance class two?
Isn’t that the most difficult special class? Special class that was also known as a thorny9刺頭 (cìtóu): (colloquial) difficult person; (Xiamen Hokkien) fond of making trouble; fond of creating a disturbance. class?
Every year, the Mecha Maintenance class two always ranked the lowest. Every year, each new student is like this. It seems like a tradition at Feige University.
However, this year there is school grass; it should be different… Right?
The author has something to say:
Jiang Xuan: I’ll be able to see my wife every day soon.
Lin Zimao: Don’t want to see.
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