Xia Mengrou was conveniently stretching beside him. “So, you secretly get up early every morning just for morning exercises?”

Yuan Hanshuang: “Yes, do you want to join?”

“No, this young lady won’t go.” Xia Mengrou rolled her eyes. “Military training is already tiring enough.”

After a week of intense physical training, she was so tired that she would return to the dorm, take a shower, and immediately fall asleep. Where would she find the energy to add more training?

They chatted for a while, and Instructor Niu announced the assembly.

This time, the one responsible for explaining things had changed.

Feng Bai.

“All of you have gone through the college entrance examination and successfully entered the advanced academy as outstanding students. Cold weapons and Close combat should not be unfamiliar to you.”

The responsibility of a Gifted was to hunt the insect race, and these two subjects were mandatory in the college entrance examination.

Although mandatory, the intermediate and junior colleges focused more on training students’ physical fitness, teaching only the most basic set of martial arts. By the way, the interstellar basic martial arts had already been updated to the third generation, called “Dance of Youth,” with a high popularity rate. Even streetwise old grandpas could perform a set.

“Originally, this should be the content of your classes for this semester. However, things are a bit different this year. The Third Legion is not only responsible for your military training but will also handle part of the teaching courses after the military training.”

A sense of foreboding emerged in the hearts of the new students.

“In other words, the training goals for the second phase are not only linked to military training credits but also closely tied to your courses for this semester.”

Listening to the groans of the new students, Feng Bai smiled slightly and took out a black hilt from his waist.

“Swish—”

The next moment, a bright silver beam shot out from one end of the hilt.

“Wow!” Gasps replaced groans. “It’s a lightsaber! So cool!”

The exclamations from the Silver Star group were noticeably louder than those from the Imperial group, drawing disdainful glances from the latter.

“Yes, this is a lightsaber and the basic weapon you will come into contact with in the cold weapons course.”

Feng Bai opened his palm, and with the black lightsaber, he casually created a graceful and elegant sword flower.

This nonchalant and handsome move from the administrative officer of the legion left the students staring, eyes wide.

Yuan Hanshuang stared at the lightsaber, her eyes fixed on it, unable to look away.

So cool, so futuristic, combining aesthetics and damage, how could she not be aware of this high-tech cold weapon!

Back in 1999 on Star Black Street when she was doing odd jobs, she had wanted to get one. Unfortunately, this thing was restricted as a controlled weapon and not circulated on the market. The lightsabers sold through black market smuggling were exorbitantly priced, reaching six figures in star coins even for the most ordinary ones, making people sigh with envy. In the end, she reluctantly settled for a Tang knife.

“Come over and line up. The instructor will distribute lightsabers of different lengths based on your arm length.”

With a command, all students quickly lined up, their eyes sparkling with excitement. Only Xuan Yuansheng and Xia Mengrou stood still in their original positions.

It soon came to her turn.

Yuan Hanshuang walked forward, just as Feng Bai put away the lightsaber. He casually took a flexible ruler and gestured for her to open her arms.

“Arm length 77, very superior. This data is more than enough to try a long-blade lightsaber or a dual-blade lightsaber.”

Feng Bai turned to her and asked, “Left hand or right hand?”

“Either is fine.” Yuan Hanshuang gave a neutral response. “How about trying a dual-blade lightsaber?”

She had never used a dual-blade lightsaber before and was quite eager to try it out.

Unsure if this perceptive deputy had sensed her eagerness, the long and narrow eyes behind the lenses blinked slightly. His hand, reaching for the dual-blade lightsaber, took a turn and picked up the long-blade lightsaber on the left.

“The lightsaber has a sharp blade. Although the lightsabers you will be using are the lowest specifications, the danger still exists. Before becoming proficient, it’s better to use the lower-risk single-blade lightsaber.”

“Oh, alright then.” Yuan Hanshuang also didn’t reveal her eager expression.

Having a lightsaber was good enough for her; she didn’t mind either way. As soon as she got it, she held the lightsaber hilt and couldn’t help but examine it.

The other students were similar, eager to show off and play cool with their lightsabers as soon as they received them.

However, no matter how they pressed the hilt, the lightsabers showed no response.

“Why doesn’t my lightsaber have a laser?”

Xia Mengrou said, “Silly.”

She pulled out one hand and helped Yuan Hanshuang adjust the position, saying, “Infuse your spiritual power into it.”

Yuan Hanshuang did as instructed.

The next moment, a sapphire-blue blade “swished” out of the hilt, emitting a cold light.

“Wow! So cool!” Her eyes lit up, and she waved it around in amazement.

Different from traditional cold weapons, a lightsaber swung with almost no breaking sound in the air, offering minimal air resistance, and the wrist required very little effort.

Changing weapons was a big deal and required time for adaptation. While Yuan Hanshuang adapted to the weight, she asked, “Miss, why does your lightsaber look a bit different from mine?”

“Humph, of course.” Xia Mengrou proudly displayed her lightsaber. The hilt was adorned with a circle of pink crystal nuclei. “My lightsaber is a birthday gift from my grandfather, crafted by the weapons master Kong Mu. It’s not in the same league as the ones distributed uniformly by the school.”

“Your sword blades are all uniform blue, but mine is a beautiful pink!”

“Wow, it’s so pretty!” Yuan Hanshuang exclaimed while secretly staring at the crystal nucleus on the young lady’s lightsaber hilt.

It looked so tempting!

“If you like it, this lady might consider…” Xia Mengrou looked at her side profile, with shining eyes and a glittering glow, and began to speak haltingly. However, she was suddenly interrupted by the voice of the chief instructor.

Feng Bai smiled slightly, “Do you like this lightsaber?”

“If you can pass the assessment in the fourth week and obtain military training credits, it will be yours.”

Yuan Hanshuang: !!!

Her attention was instantly diverted, and she happily threw a punch, “Yeah! I’ll definitely complete the task!”

Xia Mengrou: …

Xia Mengrou: “Humph!”