Because there were so many participants, the hunting grounds even borrowed the latest AI super calculator from a university to calculate the rankings.
The room gradually quieted down again.
Everyone watched intently as the scrolling text on the big screen began to slow down.
This was the first time everyone had faced such a straightforward and brutal method of calculation to prove their abilities and contributions, and they even unconsciously slowed their breathing.
"I just saw Xiao Ran," Liao Zifei said, crossing his arms and looking at the big screen. "I wonder where this kid will rank. If he comes in last, I wonder if people will laugh their heads off."
Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will come to you.
Lu Ran raised an eyebrow and strode over, "Ayan!"
He raised his fist and bumped it against Shu Yan's. "I just saw you! It's been so long!"
As he spoke, he took a step forward and gave his brother a hug.
Shu Yan hugged him briefly, then let go and nodded, "It really has been a long time."
Tao Yao greeted him from the side: "Hi."
"Hey, Yao Yao!" Lu Ran was very happy and gave Tao Yao a light hug as well. "You're so beautiful the first time we meet, a million times more beautiful than in A Yan's video call!"
Tao Yao smiled and said thank you.
"Hey, hey, hey!" Liao Zifei resorted to his old trick, starting to shine and radiate heat, "I'm a living, breathing person, are you blind in one eye or both eyes? How come you can't see me?"
Lu Ran waved his hand: "You're too ugly, I don't want to know you at all."
Liao Zifei: "..."
"I advise you not to be like Shu Yan, you're too pretentious. Be careful you don't get sliced into pieces later!" Liao Zifei made a gesture of rolling up his sleeves.
Lu Ran ignored the person and waved behind him.
A girl who bore a resemblance to Lu Ran trotted over from behind, her face smudged with powder from the fight. She greeted Shu Yan and Liao Zifei, "Hey! Everyone!"
Liao Zifei froze for a moment, standing there in a daze. Then, he quickly put away his previous thuggish demeanor, and even tidied his hair before standing in a proper position.
Lu Shu came over and bumped fists with Shu Yan, just like Lu Ran did: "Yan, it's been a long time."
Shu Yan nodded in agreement: "Long time no see, you've grown quite a bit taller."
Lu Shu laughed heartily and said cheerfully, "Of course, the gene injections weren't given for nothing."
As he spoke, he stepped over and gave Tao Yao a real hug: "Yao Yao, just like your brother said, you are really beautiful, and you and A Yan are such a good match."
Tao Yao gestured to her height: "You're so tall."
“High heels,” Lu Shu lifted her foot, “Haha, a full ten centimeters.”
She was wearing the girls' uniform of the Alliance's No. 1 Military Academy, with a white shirt and bow tie on top and a pleated skirt on the bottom. Unlike Tao Yao and the others who wore comfortable sneakers, she wore stockings and high heels on her straight legs, making her look both abstinent and alluring.
"Absolutely stunning!" Tao Yao gave it a thumbs up, then, as is common among girls, her eyes lit up at the new shoes. "These shoes are so pretty, are they comfortable?"
“They’re so comfortable,” Lu Shu said. “These aren’t just shoes; they have magnets inside. I had them custom-made by someone with superpowers…”
Hu Tiantian became interested as well, "What kind of magnetic force can travel on a metal surface?"
Lu Shu: "Not only can you walk on metal surfaces, but there's also rubber inside, so you can walk on smooth surfaces too, and even climb mountains and rocks. Look, there are also these socks. You see them as socks, but they're actually made of evolved spider silk fibers. They're similar to Spider-Man's suit, like those ancient superhero movies, Spider-Man..."
"So, this sock can produce threads?"
"No, I think the socks with snagging are ugly and weird, but they can be easily pulled off and can be used as a lifeline."
As long as it's a girl, even if you've never met her before, as long as you start by talking about things that men find hard to understand, like clothes, shoes, bags, and lipstick, you'll quickly become good friends!
The four girls then went off to discuss shoes and clothes, leaving the three boys staring at each other in bewilderment!
To be precise, only Liao Zifei was glaring.
Several tens of seconds passed, and he shone brightly with an elite air for those few seconds, but still failed to attract Lu Shu's attention, so he gave up.
"Didn't you say you weren't coming on this reporting day, and maybe you'd just stay on Star Kro and study at the Alliance's Second Military Academy?" Liao Zifei asked Lu Ran, "Why didn't you send a notification via satellite after you arrived?"
Lu Ran: "That was the original plan, but my grandfather disagreed and insisted on taking us on the family's spaceship, which led us to the starship of Planet 832. We were still in a bit of a panic when we got on the starship. I was planning to go straight over and give you a surprise later."
Speaking of Lu Ran's grandfather, Shu Yan asked, "How is the old man in health?"
“Not good,” Lu Ran said honestly. This was the reason why they hadn’t planned to study at the Imperial Star. They wanted to be by his grandfather’s side during his final moments. “It can probably only be delayed for another year or two.”
Liao Zifei and Shu Yan both fell silent.
Lu Ran smiled and said, "You don't need to be sad. Grandpa himself said that this is a natural process for everyone. He's almost 200 years old. Birth, aging, sickness and death are natural laws, and he's already very satisfied."
At this moment, the total scores of all the students' special abilities were displayed on the big screen.
Liao Zifei put his arm around Lu Ran's shoulder and pointed, saying, "Look at where you are. Don't embarrass yourself too much."
Looking from top to bottom, the first place is a fire-type ability user named Lin Xiang.
When the name of the first place winner was announced, the steamed bun-shaped superpowered individual erupted in the loudest cheers in the not-so-noisy environment.
"Hahaha! Lin Xiang! We're number one!" The steamed bun superpowered individual danced with joy. "I told you my steamed buns would be plentiful!"
Lin Xiang, a fire-type ability user, was also very happy.
Then, as everyone in the room looked over, the mantou ability user took out an enormous mantou, took a bite of it, and shouted loudly, "Ability recovery mantou! I'm selling ability recovery mantou! Two ounces of mantou for 500 star coins! Honest and fair, quality guaranteed! It will make you last longer on the spot!"
The people present: "..."
This person immediately started a steamed bun business, which was completely unexpected.
The steamed bun advertisement resembled a certain type of granules, which was completely unexpected.
However, the number one spot was displayed on the big screen, which was indeed very convincing. Moreover, if students were to eat a couple of bites of steamed buns to increase their ability points during the school's assessment, they could actually last longer on the spot. Many students were very willing to spend that money.
As a result, the hunting grounds were transformed into a vegetable market.
"I want a pound of steamed buns."
Give me two jin!
"I'll buy two ounces first to test the waters."
"If I buy more, can I get a discount on the price?"
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