IMAO Chapter 46

“That’s the student who was forced to double-major!”

“Professor Xu came to teach at our school because of him. Our Mecha Department is just better! The Manufacturing Department tried to poach him, but he wouldn’t choose them.”

“This junior is quite something. The Manufacturing people should be embarrassed to even show their faces, yet here they are, still shouting nonsense.”

As several senior Mecha students whispered among themselves, a Manufacturing student next to them rolled their eyes and snorted, “Hmph, what do you know?

“Modifying Thunder 7 was Senior Liu’s graduation project. While it used Senior’s propulsion design, Jiang Yuan developed the modification process. Even the Military Department specifically requested Jiang Yuan’s design and planned to put Thunder Seven back into service after modifications.

“You’re so narrow-minded. All you think about is the competition between the two departments! Without us manufacturing mechas, what would you pilot, handkerchiefs?”

“Military Department?” The Mecha students instinctively caught the key point. They had come to see what this legendary forced double-major junior was like, but they didn’t know this insider information.

Everyone’s breath caught. Even their heartbeats stopped for a second. They all knew the man who spoke. His father worked in the Military Department, so he definitely knew the inside story.

Thunder 7 was a lightweight fighter. While it had low thrust capacity, the modification perfectly solved this issue. Now this batch of mechas wouldn’t need to be scrapped but could be put to use again.

– This guy could not only pilot mechas but also build them? Compared to Jiang Yuan, these so-called elite students were like bronze players facing a king in Star Wars.

– Jiang Yuan was the king, while they were just pitiful bronze newbies.

Arlo, who had also come to watch, had the same thought but quickly dismissed it. It wasn’t that they weren’t strong enough. Jiang Yuan was simply too monstrous!

With their excellent hearing, the group of national competition representatives naturally caught the students’ whispered discussions.

Gu Bai’s eyes went wide. His mouth opened wide, and his jaw nearly hit the floor. The sudden influx of information left his mind reeling, and the others were exactly the same:

Jiang Yuan was forced to double-major?

Professor Xu came to teach because of Jiang Yuan?

The Mecha Patriarch?!

Teaching?

Jiang Yuan’s modification plan might be used to upgrade retired Thunder fighters?

It wasn’t until they returned to the school and had lunch that the group finally processed everything. Cyril, who was eating mindlessly, stared straight at Jiang Yuan and put down his spoon to ask, “Jiang Yuan, you can modify mechas too?”

Jiang Yuan nodded calmly. For Alphonse, modifying mechas was too simple. He could model and simulate to find the optimal solution, and now that knowledge was in his head.

Cyril: …Where do you find the time to be good at everything?! Even your marksmanship is better than mine! That nonchalant face of yours really makes me want to hit you!

After lunch, Jiang Yuan headed straight to class. The newcomers, hearing about Professor Xu teaching at the school, didn’t think twice before rushing to audit the class!

When they entered the classroom, they saw people packed even in the aisles. Though there was still half an hour until class started, there wasn’t a single empty seat.

“This… there are too many people,” Jiang Yuan raised an eyebrow. The crowd was ridiculous. Would he have to stand through class?

Just then, a passing student bumped into Jiang Yuan. As he was about to react, Ji Rong grabbed his wrist. In that instant, Jiang Yuan caught the scent of Ji Rong’s pheromones in the air, and his breath hitched.

– Why does Ji Rong’s pheromone scent seem to smell better and better?

– This noob alpha can’t control his pheromones again.

Ji Rong stared at Jiang Yuan and asked softly, “Are you alright?”

“I’m fine,” Jiang Yuan replied.

“Mm.” Ji Rong held Jiang Yuan’s hand, reluctant to let go. His heart pounded, but he had to release it. He couldn’t let Jiang Yuan discover his hidden feelings. Maybe when they get to know each other better later…

Ahhh!

How shameless of him! On the surface, he wanted to be good friends with Jiang Yuan, but deep down, he wanted to make Jiang Yuan his own. He wanted to pin Jiang Yuan down on the bed, live out his dreams, have Jiang Yuan embrace and kiss him, do the most intimate things, see Jiang Yuan’s most enchanting expressions for him alone.

Sure enough… the more time they spent together, the more he liked him.

…

Xu Chen arrived five minutes early as usual. Having already received news of Jiang Yuan’s return to school, his eyes scanned the students for Jiang Yuan’s figure the moment he entered.

After searching for a while, he finally spotted Jiang Yuan standing at the very back.

A smile tugged at Xu Chen’s lips, feeling relieved. At least this kid knew what mattered and showed up for class today, though he should have come earlier. With so many people attending his lecture, coming late meant no seats left. He would have to stand.

During class, Xu Chen called on Jiang Yuan repeatedly to answer questions.

Jiang Yuan: This old man is causing trouble again! He must be taking revenge for my skipping class!

In one class period, Jiang Yuan was called on five times!

The Manufacturing students listening to Jiang Yuan’s answers frantically took notes, their internal reactions being:

– Holy crap, this structure can be used like that?

– Ohhh! I get it now, so the R-structure has this many combinations!

– Damn, you can do it that way too?

Xu Chen, whom Jiang Yuan mistakenly thought was taking revenge, kept calling on him with a smile playing on his lips. He felt increasingly satisfied.

He called on Jiang Yuan to check if he had fallen behind during his absence. If Jiang Yuan couldn’t follow along, even if he was not available, he would have Rhodes, who also taught at First Military Academy, tutor Jiang Yuan privately. However, Jiang Yuan answered everything accurately and even offered novel insights, showing he didn’t fall behind in his Manufacturing studies while he was away.

It seemed that he listened to his advice after all.

In reality, Jiang Yuan had merely flipped through the textbook for ten minutes before class. It was enough time for Alphonse to run a hundred million simulations.

When Jiang Yuan answered questions, the auditing professors were all stunned. They didn’t expect Jiang Yuan to be able to answer so well and understand the questions more thoroughly than they did!

Xu Chen glanced at the Manufacturing professors’ dumbfounded expressions, his eyebrows rising smugly: Don’t think I don’t know! You little brats, doubting my judgment, thinking I’m senile and making a fuss! Get it now? Understand now? Can’t close your jaws, can you? Hmph!

After answering another question, Jiang Yuan looked at Xu Chen. He didn’t know if he was imagining things. The old man’s gaze toward the professors up front seemed almost… bragging?

Jiang Yuan: What’s going on here?

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