Zhao Bo nodded, "Absolutely. Covering all your food expenses during your time at school is just a small matter."
Upon hearing this, Lu Manman unceremoniously ordered several expensive dishes that she wanted to eat, while the other two tacitly ordered a number of pricey dishes.
He kept nagging on and on; it would be a shame not to treat him to a good meal.
Everyone enjoyed the meal, and afterwards, the group leaned back in their chairs, rubbing their round bellies.
Zhao Bo exclaimed, "It's always better to eat together with everyone. I'll come often in the future."
The others remained noncommittal. Xu Lingyuan continued the conversation from the way there, asking curiously, "Who recommended Zhao Jianguo? Jianguo, don't you have any idea?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Bo and Ye Xingfan also turned their gaze to Lu Manman, as they also wanted to know.
Lu Manman: "No."
The three of them frowned in unison. This was strange. The Imperial First Military Academy was the top academy in the empire. Only the nine great families and the royal family had a very limited number of recommendation slots. These recommendation slots were very precious and were given out very cautiously. Who would make the recommendation?
Zhao Bo: "Which planet are you from?"
Lu Manman: "KL023, the Trash Alien."
Ye Xingfan: "Your father has a very powerful background?"
“Just an ordinary person.” Lu Manman lowered her eyes. “And he’s already passed away.”
That's even stranger. Who would recommend an orphan with no connections?
Upon hearing this, Lu Manman suddenly wondered if he was Zhao Jianguo's biological father whom he had never met.
Lu Manman asked, "Who is qualified to make a recommendation?"
Xu Lingyuan looked up at Lu Manman, his eyes filled with inquiry, "The nine great families or the royal family."
Lu Manman sat up abruptly. "No way, these people I might never meet in my entire life would recommend me? That shouldn't be the case. Maybe someone made a mistake and I got a free ride."
Although Lu Manman said that, she still felt that the probability of being wrong was low. Could it be that Zhao Jianguo's father was someone in there, someone with a very high status?
If she has such a high status, why would she abandon her child, especially on a garbage planet? Was she kidnapped?
Lu Manman was completely baffled. It seemed she needed to thoroughly investigate the records of the nine major families and the royal family.
Zhao Bo chuckled, "Who said you'd never see them in your life? The three of us are, and we're your roommates too."
Lu Manman feigned surprise and said, "You are all... Well, I apologize for any offense I may have caused you before."
Zhao Bo patted Lu Manman's shoulder, but only managed to touch the shoulder pads. He was surprised that Brother Jianguo was so insecure that he stubbornly wore a jacket with shoulder pads in such hot weather just to look taller.
After a brief moment of awkwardness came deep sympathy.
"What are you saying? We're all friends, this is too formal. But we'll protect you from now on, so just focus on your studies and don't waste this opportunity."
"Thank you very much."
Back in the dormitory, everyone was busy with their own things, and even Zhao Bo went into his portable gaming pod to play games.
The chatterbox finally quieted down, and Lu Manman quickly lay down in bed, covered her head, and started fiddling with her personal terminal. The first thing she checked was whether the royal family and the nine major families had any missing children.
Believe it or not, there really is one. The second prince of the empire once went missing, but the person in question was not the right age and was already quite old when he went missing.
Apart from that, there were no missing children.
The royal family and the nine great families do not have many offspring. Except for the royal family, which has more, the other nine great families generally have one or two offspring.
In this situation, offspring are still quite precious to them; if they were lost, it's impossible for them to remain completely unaffected.
Could it be that Zhao Jianguo's biological father once saved a powerful figure, and recently the figure accidentally discovered that his benefactor had a child, so he recommended him to the best school in the empire?
Could it be that Jian Guo's father was some powerful figure's unrequited love, which led to this whole ordeal?
Could it be...?
Lu Manman had many ideas in her mind, but in the end they were all just guesses, without any evidence.
Lu Manman yawned. She was tired and exhausted, and it was time to sleep. She would do this later.
Now that Zhao Jianguo has been recommended to the school, he might come looking for her on his own later.
Lu Manman fell asleep under the covers and slept soundly through the night.
When the alarm clock rang in the morning, Lu Manman sat up and turned it off, only to find that the dormitory was empty.
Where are they?
Lu Manman was just thinking of asking in the group chat when the three of them returned together.
Zhao Bo: "Jianguo, you're awake."
Lu Manman nodded, "Where did you all go just now?"
"Training? Let me tell you, the training ground is absolutely packed with people. No wonder it's the top military academy. Everyone's so focused, wow!"
After Zhao Bo finished speaking, he looked at Lu Manman critically: "Jianguo, you need to work on your physique. It's very difficult to pilot a mecha without enough stamina. Sigh! Well, how about I start training with you tomorrow? Let's try to become like Bawang as soon as possible. Look at my Bawang piloting the mecha, it's so smooth, so beautiful, so fast, tsk tsk! He truly deserves to be my idol."
The road ahead is long: ...
The image of the "muscle Barbie" suddenly struck me; I absolutely refuse to accept it!
Xu Lingyuan agreed, saying, "Zhao Bo is right. Good physical fitness is an important foundation for piloting mechs. There is still a semester before the elimination-based 100-day training, so there is still time. If needed, I can tailor some training for you."
Lu Manman forced a smile, "We'll talk about it later."
Ye Xingfan snorted coldly, clearly looking down on the lazy Lu Manman.
Lu Manman remained noncommittal. She was eager to be eliminated during the 100-day training, and she was indeed feeling unwell. She wondered if it was because she had been chilled for too long, as her period was particularly heavy this time.
Even the slightest movement results in a large flow of fluid, not to mention that at this moment, her lower abdomen feels like a washing machine in drum mode, and Lu Manman really doesn't want to move.
After exchanging a few brief words, Lu Manman finished packing and then joined the three of them on the school bus to their destination—a huge playground.
The playground was packed with people. On the platform in front of the playground, there was a whole row of 50 machines. Next to each machine stood a teacher who was responsible for recording the students' data.
Wow, there are so many people! The current time slot is for students from the Mecha Department to take their level test, but the freshmen from just one department have already filled the huge playground. No wonder it's StarCraft, there are so many people.
Lu Manman followed everyone and found her class's formation.
As soon as I entered, I was met with the familiar stares. I was used to it after such a long journey, so I stood there calmly.
"No way, I've heard for a long time that a short guy came to our school this year, and he's actually in our class?! That's really something."
"Yeah, I never expected him to be in the mecha department. Everyone knows that the mecha department has the strictest requirements. I thought he was in the pharmacy department."
As long as you have talent, the Pharmacy Department is the most forgiving; mental strength, physical strength, height, and so on are all acceptable.
"Why would our school recruit someone like this into our Mecha Department A1 class? It would be so embarrassing if we did joint military exercises with other schools. We'd be laughed at to death."
"It's uncertain whether a school like his will even send him abroad. He might just be a pretty face who got in through connections, someone we can just keep at home."
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