The Omnipotent Queen in an Interstellar Age - Chapter 26

Chapter 26: No Useless Students

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Jin Ling got a bit worried regarding this issue as well. But it was just a concern.
“Since the Dean has made such a remark, he must be extremely certain about the situation. Also, our school might not be as prestigious as the First Military School, it is still a top-notch college. We don’t want useless people in our school. People without talent will be eliminated sooner or later. It’s just that the elimination has started a bit earlier than planned.”
“True!” Hao Pi agreed with what Jin Ling said.
“Those incapable people ought to show a little cleverness. They can simply follow those who are capable of leaving the desert, for the sake of their survival.” Hao Pi looked disdainful.
“If they are stupid enough to not be able to think of a way to survive, we are better off not accepting these kinds of students. Such future graduates would only ruin our school’s name because of their stupid actions!”
Jin Ling didn’t respond, but she agreed with Hao Pi’s remarks.
As for Cheng Gong, he was a discreet and unbiased mentor who had been paying attention to every participant and expected a fair test.
But Cheng Gong had ignored that the Second Military School was a place that liked gathering geniuses. Students with ordinary qualities did not have the qualification of stepping into the school!
Hence, they did not conduct routine tests to try out their abilities.
Only with high-standard and difficult exam levels, the smart ones and the stupid ones could be distinguished.
Although the three of them were mentors in the same school, they belonged to different departments. Jin Ling did not have an interaction with Cheng Gong prior to this event, so she had no idea that Cheng Gong was a person with a narrow vision.
Between the two, Cheng Gong was indeed less capable than Hao Pi. He didn’t even qualify to be regarded as a major mentor in the school!
Jin Ling believed that even she was not as broad-minded as Hao Pi!
One should not judge people by their looks. This description fit people like Hao Pi accurately.
As the mentor of Mech Designers in Second Military School, Hao Pi was extremely capable and knowledgeable.
If his identity was not disclosed, people might not connect him with the high-end art industry of Mech Design based on his appearance.
Hao Pi’s words had slapped hard on Cheng Gong’s face, making him go speechless.
Jin Ling might look like a neutral person, yet she was already supporting Hao Pi, subconsciously. Cheng Gong’s face sanl and he pretended to ignore the argument.
The entry examination had just started, and there was a still long way to go. He did not think that this girl from Planet Trash would always manage to remain in the lead.
She was just lucky to have taken the first step before everyone else did!
There were many geniuses and elites among the participants this year. Cheng Gong believed that those excellent talents would soon catch up with this girl from Planet Trash.
Just wait and watch!
Cheng Gong withdrew the dissatisfied expression from his face and continued to watch the screens.
In the desert zone.
Everyone was trying to do their best to get out of this vast desert, since they only had one day to complete the task.
They had stopped robbing each other of the nutritive solutions, and ignored their old competitors even when they ran into each other.
They were not bothered with the stealing tactic any more, thinking that it was just a waste of time.
How to get out of the desert became the biggest issue to be solved for every participant!
Some tried following straight lines, assuming that sticking to one direction would help them out.
But after hours of walking, they were still stuck there.
As time went by, they became increasingly impatient. People started losing their willpower to follow the straight line!
Walking in a straight line meant using the shortest distance, and it was not a wrong idea to follow this theory. But in the desert, ideas and realities were never in sync with each other.
Sand created illusions, and it was floating around all the time.
Without any object of reference, they were unable to tell if they were sticking to the straight lines.
The soft sand made people sink in easily. Without a proper technique, they were doing nothing but wasting their energy. At this rate, they would never be able to walk out of this place.
Majority of the participants were becoming miserable as they were stuck in the desert.
But there were a few of them who seemed to have got a few different ideas.
As an elite from the First Warband of Alliance, Ji Chenfeng had been to a few battlefields and was a capable person. He was currently ranked third in physical quality.
He had an S-level physical quality, S-level spirit power. A genius with double S-levels like him would be a wonderful addition even to the First Military School.
Before he applied for the entry examination of Second Military School, Ji Chenfeng had set a goal for himself – he was going to pass the examination with top grades.
But now, someone else had finished the first section before him.
In addition, Ji Chenfeng had a few thoughts which did not occur to the other participants.
He suspected that the reason why they had to finish the first section within such a short time was probably because the girl from Planet Trash finished it ahead of time. He thought that the Dean might have got no choice but to make this announcement.
Moreover, the difficulty of this section was bigger than what Ji Chenfeng had expected.
It was not difficult to walk out of the desert. The difficult part was that they were given only one day.
He was almost sure that more than half of the participants would be eliminated after the testing time was over for this section.
Ji Chenfeng was right in his suspicions.
After making the announcement of the expanded section test, Dean Ferrero regretted his impulsive decision. He was seated in the garden restaurant of his private villa far away from Alliance Stars.
He thought that he should not have set up such a high standard hastily!
It was going to be an impossible mission for most of the participants to step out of the desert zone within a day’s time.
How would the examination continue, if only a few people were left after the first section?
At this moment, he could not even recall what he had spilled out.
He just hoped that the participants of this year could work harder and make more efforts, so the situation would not become too embarrassing!
…
In the forest zone of mimicry planet.
Lan Jiao came to the end of her first day’s trip in the forest.
A few hours ago, she found a couple of salt-rocks as she went across the entire brook bank of the forest.
The salt-rocks with thick particles were not as good as salt which had thin particles, but at least Lan Jiao had solved the problem of drinking pure water and her tastebuds got a relief.
With the help of the iron boxes, she scraped a box full of thick salt. She was sure that for the next one month, she would be able to enjoy her food!
In the evening, she made star jelly soup. With a pinch of salt put inside, the soup tasted much better compared to that of the daytime!
Before Lan Jiao was able to finish the soup, she heard the sound of footsteps approaching her from a distance.