Chapter 5

The teacher never expected to receive such an answer, and Ji Fu, because of her resounding “absolutely clueless,” became a topic of discussion on the interstellar academy’s forum.

Every year during new student enrollment, the forum would be particularly lively.

However, many people simply brushed off an F-level new student and didn’t pay much attention.

Instead, the siblings Wan Feng and Wan Die, who entered the academy at the same time, sparked much discussion, especially Wan Feng.

With an A-level talent, arriving on the last day of registration and being directly admitted to the Special A Class, along with him, this year’s Special A Class included a total of 7 students with A-level talents, breaking the historical record of the Interstellar Academy since its founding.

These highly talented students also became the focus of all new students.

But all this excitement had nothing to do with Ji Fu.

She chose to become a pharmacist solely to find a way to restore her talent as quickly as possible.

So, from the moment she entered the Interstellar Academy, for nearly a month, she had been studying almost all the pharmaceutical books available.

Unfortunately, the results were minimal.

There were too few pharmaceuticals related to talent, and even those that existed were mostly remedies that claimed to enhance talent but actually only improved physical health.

There was simply no solution to her current problem.

Her talent couldn’t be restored, and even with nutritional supplements, her body was getting weaker day by day.

In this situation, let alone doing anything else, just staying alive was exceptionally difficult for her.

However, because of this problem, she began to realize something.

When she escaped, the reaction of Fang Yanli and his group was strong, but the people behind Ye Ping seemed to have no reaction at all.

It seemed as if they believed the destruction of the abandoned planet was an accident.

But in reality… they probably knew very well that even if she did manage to escape, she wouldn’t live much longer.

The drugs they gave her and the things extracted from her body had caused great harm to her health.

It seemed they were very confident that she couldn’t solve this problem at all.

Because of this, she had a suspicion in her heart.

Early in the morning, she found Du Ming.

Du Ming was the pharmaceutical teacher who had stopped her, and he was also a doctor at the Interstellar Academy.

“How is it, teacher?” Ji Fu rested her chin on her hand, watching as Du Ming’s brows furrowed and his expression became particularly intense.

Du Ming removed the device from her hand and said in a deep voice, “The condition of your body is related to the abnormality of your talent, so I switched to a more sophisticated device to check your talent.”

“But the result of the examination shows…” Du Ming pointed to the screen beside them, “your talent is flawed.”

Since everything about interstellar people was related to talent, Du Ming had also seen cases of flawed talent, but a flawed talent at most affected a person’s upper limit and wouldn’t affect their lifespan.

After the rapid development of mechanical civilization, ordinary people could live up to 150 years, while those with talents could live even longer.

Someone like Ji Fu, burdened by her talent, was truly unheard of.

“But don’t worry,” said Du Ming with a hint of regret in his eyes, “after the teacher delves deeper into the research, we’ll see if we can find the cause of your flawed talent and try to mix some potions for you.”

Ji Fu smiled and agreed without saying much. She already knew the reason for her flaw.

Returning to the dormitory, it was already late in the day.

Her roommates hadn’t returned yet. She lay on the bed and took off the light brain from her right wrist.

The light brain was issued uniformly by the Interstellar Academy. Its functions were not many, but it was enough for daily use, so she had been wearing it since enrollment.

After removing the wristband, a faint white mist mark appeared on the inside of her wrist under the cold moonlight outside.

Ji Fu sneered. Wasn’t Ye Ping the one who used that special black device to extract the so-called essence from her here?

She had been “extracted” three times before, and the fourth time, because she was prepared, it only lasted a few minutes before being forced to stop.

And Ye Ping said, at most, one more extraction from her…

Looking at it this way, what they extracted from her…

It wasn’t essence at all but her talent.

Her eyes grew cold.

Before opposing the Alliance as Yun Chi, she had checked her talent many times, but the results were always the same.

Yet after being imprisoned, Ye Ping could stimulate the substances in her body with drugs and even extract most of them with a specially made device.

Was it because she had no talent, or was it because someone didn’t want her to have talent?

After all, from beginning to end, she was just a humble commoner.

“Beep, beep.” The dormitory door lock was unlocked, and a roommate pushed open the door and walked in, interrupting Ji Fu’s thoughts.

“You’re here?” Ji Fu’s roommate, named Jiang Wei, was also an F-level student, studying to become a mechanic, just like her.

Ji Fu responded, but she saw Jiang Wei walking to her bedside, looking hesitant. “Ji Fu, I heard someone say that you know Wan Feng from the Special A Class?”

Meeting Ji Fu’s gaze, Jiang Wei’s face flushed red, and she stammered, “C-can you talk to Wan Feng and ask him to take me along during the freshman exam?”

“The freshman exam?” Ji Fu raised her eyebrows. Jiang Wei seemed to think for a moment before continuing, “You probably don’t know that there’s a freshman exam in a few days, right?”

Indeed, Ji Fu didn’t know.

Seeing Ji Fu’s expression, Jiang Wei suddenly became anxious. “This won’t do. Our school is known for its strictness. If you fail the exam three times, you’ll be expelled from the academy.”

Ji Fu raised her eyebrows. “What does that have to do with Wan Feng?”

Only then did Jiang Wei realize. Since the start of school, except for the course on pharmaceuticals, Ji Fu hadn’t attended any other classes.

She was at a loss for words for a moment but still earnestly explained, “F-level talent is the lowest among all talents and doesn’t have the possibility of controlling mechas.”

“In the freshman exam, people with low talents like us can only pass if we team up with those with C-level talents or above.”

Moreover, as a top-tier institution, the exam content of the Interstellar Academy had always been difficult, and in previous years, there were even cases of A-level talents being expelled.

For an F-level talent to survive in the academy was especially difficult.

Jiang Wei came from a civilian background and wasn’t familiar with the aristocratic families and highly talented individuals in the academy.

To team up with highly talented individuals, she needed to have a unique skill. After a month of school, she had tried her best to learn, but she still couldn’t match others’ skills.

Seeing the approaching date of the freshman exam, she couldn’t find a team, nor could she independently make a mech. She had become extremely anxious in the past few days.

Today, she heard that the team that was supposed to take her in was already full, so she thought of seeking Ji Fu’s help.

“Didn’t Wan Feng or Wan Die invite you?” Jiang Wei asked in a low voice.

The Wan siblings were quite famous among the freshmen, so many people knew that Ji Fu entered the Interstellar Academy through the Wan family’s connections.

“They did,” Ji Fu recalled that Wan Die had indeed sent her a message a few days ago.

“But I declined,” Ji Fu blinked.

Jiang Wei was completely bewildered.

It was unheard of for an F-level student to reject an invitation from an A-level student.

Her, her…

“Wan Die said they would go to the mech room for practice after class every day,” Ji Fu shrugged. “I don’t have time.”

Jiang Wei took a deep breath.

She didn’t have time? Huh.

The school tasks were heavy, especially for freshmen.

If someone else had said this, it might have been believable, but Ji Fu…

Except for the pharmaceutical course, wasn’t she lying in the school’s medical warehouse every day?

Jiang Wei was speechless but also helpless.

On the day the freshman exam began, she still hadn’t found a suitable team. When she boarded the starship heading to the exam planet, she realized that among all the freshmen, only she and Ji Fu were left without a team.

Jiang Wei’s face turned pale. If she failed the first exam, she probably wouldn’t find a suitable team for the subsequent ones either.

Being expelled was almost a certainty.

But for such things, the people on the starship were used to it.

There were countless F-level students expelled every year, and Ji Fu and Jiang Wei were nothing special.

Jiang Wei was still okay. Among F-level students, she had decent grades, so her expulsion was somewhat regrettable.

But Ji Fu wasn’t surprised.

An F-level pharmacist who barely attended classes, with no background to speak of, expulsion was inevitable.

Wan Die frowned and leaned in next to Wan Feng, whispering, “Brother, can’t we bring Sister Ji with us?”

Over in the Special A Class, someone heard this and glanced meaningfully at Ji Fu, saying with a smile, “I didn’t expect you to be so mundane.”

The person speaking was Sun Yiming, also from the Wei Hai Star, with some conflicts with the Wan family. He had always found Wan Feng disagreeable.

During each freshman exam, the Special A Class would have some special tasks to increase the difficulty of their exams.

Unfortunately, this time, one of the requirements was that all members of the Special A Class had to be in one team.

This requirement indicated that the difficulty of their exams this time would be extremely high. Therefore, the members of the Special A Class had been practicing diligently these days.

Sun Yiming got injured while sparring with Wan Feng, so he was on the starship with crutches today.

The people in the Special A Class knew that Wan Feng had secured a spot in the academy through the Wan family’s qualifications, but they hadn’t seen him for so long. This was the first time they had seen Ji Fu in person.

Sun Yiming rubbed his chin and remarked, “She’s quite good-looking.”

The meaning behind his words made the people around him laugh, and their eyes unabashedly fell on Ji Fu.

Most F-level talents relied on aristocratic families for a living, and Ji Fu was exceptionally beautiful. Their obvious smiles made many people turn to look at Ji Fu.

This included Zhou Lu Hai, who was beside Wan Feng.

The school stipulated that all members of the Special A Class had to be in one team. However, many people here had some inseparable relationships, so Wan Feng brought Wan Die, who was C-level, while Sun Yiming brought his new girlfriend. In addition, several other people brought their teammates. Altogether, there were 11 people in the Special A Class team at the moment.

People around Zhou Lu Hai kept their mouths shut.

He was the most talented person in this class and had a very deep background.

He was also the only one in the Special A Class who could skillfully pilot an A-level mech even before entering the academy.

Due to the mandatory teaming up, Zhou Lu Hai had had several outbursts in the past few days.

Today, Ji Fu suddenly appeared from nowhere.

Seeing this, Sun Yiming intended to curry favor with Zhou Lu Hai and said, “The freshman exam isn’t something any Tom, Dick, or Harry can join.”

“You agree, Wan Feng?”

The starship quieted down.

Countless eyes fell on Ji Fu, even making Jiang Wei, who was not in a good mood beside her, feel uncomfortable.

Under everyone’s gaze, Wan Feng was about to speak but was interrupted by someone.

“No need.” Ji Fu’s voice was tired and somewhat hoarse. “I don’t want to be in a group with trash.”

There was a moment of silence around them, followed by an uproar.

Sun Yiming couldn’t believe it. “Who are you talking about?”

Due to inherent talent discrimination, he didn’t even think Ji Fu was referring to him with those words.

Even more unexpectedly, when Ji Fu heard this, she calmly looked at him. “Of course, it’s you.”

She opened the lid of the container in her hand, took a sip of chocolate, and said casually, “And you guys.”

She didn’t single anyone out but calmly surveyed everyone present.

Wan Feng’s expression changed slightly, but before he could investigate further, he saw that Ji Fu had a firearm issued by the academy in her hand.

Without expression, she raised her hand and, before anyone realized what was happening, pulled the trigger in front of everyone.

Bang!

A specially made gravity silverfish bullet created a huge burst of light.

Zhou Lu Hai’s pupils constricted, and he turned his head abruptly.

With one glance, he saw that the gravity silverfish bullet had directly hit the forehead of the person standing next to Sun Yiming, who was supposed to be his “girlfriend.”

Snap! The person’s head exploded into a blood flower.

Warm blood splattered onto Sun Yiming’s face.

“Ah!” The starship resounded with heart-wrenching screams.

The freshmen present were all greatly frightened.

None of them had expected Ji Fu to shoot a classmate on the starship!

Amidst the chaos, a broadcast suddenly sounded in the starship, with a calm mechanical voice: “C-level Mimicry Devil Vine has been eliminated.”

“Class F, Ji Fu, receives one hundred points.”