Red-backed centipede (16)
The note reads—
Enrolled in Nando Military Academy.
Just six simple words, without a beginning or an end, it is impossible to tell who left them.
As luck would have it, she saw the Nan Teng Military Academy's recruitment poster while browsing the news today.
At first, Shi Jianxia thought it was just a coincidence, but after seeing the note, he felt a creepy feeling.
Is it really a coincidence?
In the original owner's memory, on the night she finished work and returned to Minghua Community, she took off her work clothes and put them in the locker, which also contained bread she had left for breakfast the next day.
Now the work clothes and the bread are gone, leaving only this note that came from nowhere.
The words on the note were printed and nothing could be made out.
Shi Jianxia clutched the note tightly and quickly walked out of the dressing room. Facing the store manager's puzzled expression, he asked, "Manager, has anyone touched my locker?"
The store manager immediately gave me a 'are you kidding me?' look and said, "Xiao Xia, you've been working here for over three months. You should know that this store values employee privacy and will never open a locker without their permission."
"What? Did you lose something?"
Shi Jianxia nodded, "Is there any surveillance inside?"
The store manager spread his hands. "How is that possible? It's a dressing room. Wouldn't it make me a pervert to install surveillance? What's missing? Is it important?"
Shi Jianxia was about to speak when he suddenly thought of something. He pursed his lips and shook his head, saying, "My work clothes are lost."
The store manager immediately frowned, "Who is so shameless? They even steal work clothes?"
He walked over to his locker and, using his manager's privileges, connected to the security lock. He looked at the recent usage history. "No one's opened your locker yet? The security lock was last used seven nights ago. Everyone was working overtime at the store making cakes back then. I remember you were the last one to leave."
That's true.
Shi Jianxia looked at the record on the security lock and knew that if it was related to the underground research institute, the person who sent the note would not leave any trace. He sighed and said, "Forget it, it's not something that is worth much."
"I'll keep an eye on the work clothes. This kind of petty theft won't be tolerated in this store. If I catch anyone, I'll let you know."
After saying this, the store manager thought about her current status as a mimicry user and the generous treatment she received from the Mimic Association, and said enviously, "You've finally gotten what you deserved after all the hard work."
Although it is a bit dangerous for people with mimicry ability to carry out missions, they don't have to worry about being parasitized by Zerg. As long as they are careful enough, they can live a carefree life.
Many ordinary people yearn to become people with mimicry abilities and control different powers, but unfortunately, awakening mimicry depends on luck.
Shi Jianxia said goodbye to the store manager holding the note.
She returned to the Linshui community in a daze, sat on the bench next to the wishing well, and looked up at the endless sky.
The bombing of the underground research institute in the Chamber of Commerce Building is by no means the end of the matter. It is just a tip of a huge iceberg quietly exposed. No one knows how turbulent the waves are under the sea.
The original owner had a close relationship with the underground research institute. She had thought about the role she played in it, but she could not come up with a relatively reasonable speculation.
The appearance of this note finally allowed her to glimpse a ray of light in the darkness.
Shi Jianxia bought a wishing coin from the vending machine next to him, aimed it at the wishing bottle in the middle, and let go.
Just then a gentle breeze blew, and the wishing pool sparkled. Two goldfish quietly flapped their fins and hid under the curled rocks.
The coin fell into the water and floated down.
Shi Jianxia didn't even check whether the coin fell into the wishing bottle. He turned around, facing the afterglow of the setting sun in the sky, and stretched.
What are you afraid of?
Isn't he just a traitor?
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The next morning, in the Zerg Investigation Bureau investigator's office.
"Take a look at this information." Zhuang Mingyue pushed a document in front of Shi Jianxia.
This morning, Shi Jianxia received a message from the Zerg Investigation Bureau that she was accepted into the special operations team of the Federal Zerg Investigation Bureau headquarters.
She rushed to the Zerg Investigation Office with a lot of doubts in her mind, but she was still confused when she arrived at Zhuang Mingyue's office.
A special operations team at the Federal Zerg Investigations Bureau headquarters.
This title sounds very intimidating.
Shuiyuan Star was just an ordinary fourth- or fifth-tier planet, barely ranked in the Federation. How did it become associated with the Zerg Investigations Bureau headquarters? And why did they even accept a rookie like her?
Before Shi Jianxia could ask anything, Zhuang Mingyue pushed the folder in front of her.
Puzzled, she opened the folder, and the first page read 'Investigation Report on the Red-backed Centipede Parasitic Incident in Minghua Community and the Chamber of Commerce Building, District F, Shuiyuan Star'.
When Shi Jianxia looked up, Zhuang Mingyue had already stood up to make coffee. It was completely unclear what the purpose of giving her this document was.
She applied to join the Zerg Investigation Office because she really wanted to become an insider so that she could know more about the Xia family and the underground research institute on Shuiyuan Star, but she never expected to see the results of the investigation in this way.
Zhuang Mingyue's straight ball was so powerful that she could hardly defend herself and could not guess what she wanted to do.
The document was thick, and Shi Jianxia read it carefully page by page, not missing any information.
This red-backed centipede parasitic incident was not complicated, but it was not simple either. The things involved opened Shi Jianxia's eyes.
Zhuang Mingyue belongs to the special operations team of the Federal Zerg Investigation Bureau headquarters and is also the deputy director of the Capital Zerg Investigation Bureau.
Two months ago, she came across a Zerg smuggling case and traced it all the way to Shuiyuan Star, but before she could launch an investigation, she discovered the red-backed centipede parasite, and then the incidents in Minghua Community and the Chamber of Commerce Building occurred.
The smuggling gang was transporting red-backed centipede larvae through the magnetic energy road underground in Minghua Community. For some unverified reason, the larvae leaked and crawled into the community through the underground pipes, resulting in the red-backed centipede parasitism incident in Minghua Community.
The buyer of the red-backed centipede larvae was Xia Jianye, chairman of Hope Pharmaceutical.
So, Zhuang Mingyue asked someone to "invite" Xia Jianye to the Zerg Investigation Office for tea, and almost found out the whole story.
Hope Pharmaceuticals invested in research on semi-parasite resuscitation ten years ago, but no effective progress has been made over the years, which has left the entire research team very powerless.
By chance, Xia Jianye, one of the researchers, discovered that the red-backed centipede's secretion of red-backed scolopendra after parasitizing humans can stimulate the brain area of brain-dead patients and produce effective brain waves if used properly.
This discovery made Xia Jianye very happy, and he felt that he had found a way to save the semi-parasite. However, when his father learned about this, he ordered him not to use erythropodin for research.
The red-backed centipede must parasitize an organism in order to secrete red-back toxin. If the pharmaceutical industry wants to conduct research in this direction, it must raise red-backed centipedes. The federal government prohibits any individual or group from privately raising insects. Once discovered, they will be charged with treason.
People who do research are more or less a little crazy. Xia Jianye was unwilling to see his research, which he had worked so hard on and finally saw the light of hope, stop here, so he secretly started the red spine toxin research project.
In order to conceal his activities, he built a secret research institute in the basement of the Chamber of Commerce building. He bought red-backed centipede larvae from the black market and raised them with animals such as cattle and sheep in an attempt to extract red-back toxin.
But he soon discovered that the effect of erythropodin extracted from the brain of livestock parasites was completely inferior to that extracted from the human brain. If quantified in numbers, the effect was less than one thousandth.
This research data almost shattered his fantasy of using erythropodin produced by livestock parasites to save human semi-parasites.
Xia Jianye was hit hard. Not long after, there was a problem with a batch of drug orders from Hope Pharmaceutical, and as a result, Hope Pharmaceutical fell into a dilemma of poor cash flow and was on the verge of bankruptcy.
It happened that at this time someone approached Xia Jianye and offered 30 billion star coins to buy the underground research institute in the Chamber of Commerce Building and all of Hope Pharmaceutical's research results on the resuscitation of semi-parasites over the years, and also invited him to participate in follow-up research.
When Xia Jianye heard the other party's purchase request, he broke out in a cold sweat and realized that he was being targeted.
He rejected the other party and considered handing over the research materials to the Federation, but that night he saw with his own eyes that his father was engulfed by a faint blue flame in the study, and a gorgeous red spider lily bloomed in the blazing flames.
The man came to him again, and Xia Jianye knew that he was refusing, and he would be the next person to die in the flames.
His research was not yet completed and he did not want to die, so he compromised and has since owned a silver medal.
In the past two years, apart from the researchers who came to the institute one after another, he had never met anyone else in the organization.
Shi Jianxia closed the document and looked at Zhuang Mingyue who was teasing Xixi with a bug crystal.
朏朏 stood on the desk, grabbing around with its chubby front legs. After catching the insect crystal, it took the initiative to rub the back of Zhuang Mingyue's hand, taking its attempt to curry favor to the extreme.
Shi Jianxia's originally subtle and complicated emotions disappeared completely after seeing Xixi's actions.
This little brat is really... Whoever gives it a bite to eat, it will immediately call the other person daddy, right?
Zhuang Mingyue rubbed Xiaoxiao's furry little head and said slowly, "Have you finished reading it? What do you think?"
Shi Jianxia shook his head.
The things involved in this investigation result were definitely not something she, a newbie who had just joined the Association, could know, especially since she had a close relationship with the Xia family.
What is Zhuang Mingyue’s purpose?
"What does shaking your head mean?" Zhuang Mingyue laughed.
"I don't have any idea." Shi Jianxia answered honestly.
"I left the Xia family two years ago, and you should know my situation. I was a transparent person in the Xia family who could be bullied by anyone. Not to mention getting in touch with such core things, I even had to think hard about how to survive."
"If you want to know something from me, I'm sorry I can't help you." Shi Jianxia shrugged and added, "If you want me to kick someone when they're down, I can do that very well."
Zhuang Mingyue was amused by her. "Don't be nervous. I just want to hear your opinion on this incident. It also counts as your job assessment."
Shi Jianxia didn't know whether her words were true or false, but she knew that a big shot of Zhuang Mingyue's level would have a hundred or eighty thoughts hidden in his words. She had to be extremely careful when talking to her, especially since she was carrying a secret and was very likely a traitor from an organization that was trying to infiltrate the five major military academies of the Federation.
After considering it, Shi Jianxia said, "Can I ask a few questions?"
Zhuang Mingyue nodded.
"The investigation report gives a vague description of the forces that funded Xia Jianye. Is it that they haven't been investigated yet? Or can't be presented in writing?" Shi Jianxia asked.
Zhuang Mingyue smiled and asked, "Do you remember the first time you came to the Zerg Investigation Office, I asked you when you awakened your mimicry?"
Shi Jianxia nodded. At that time, she was afraid of exposing the fact that she was a time traveler, so she deliberately said she didn't know.
What does this have to do with her problem?
Zhuang Mingyue continued to tease Xixi by pulling out a bug crystal. "There are three ways for humans to awaken mimicry. Do you know which three they are?"
Shi Jianxia shook her head honestly. She knew nothing about this, and it was not mentioned in the [Instructions for Users with Mimicry Ability].
However, she could guess one of them.
Zhuang Mingyue patiently explained, "The first is bloodline awakening. Offspring born to those with mimicry abilities have a high probability of awakening mimicry. However, higher-level and more specialized mimicry becomes more difficult to inherit, leading to mimicry degradation."
"Your family is the most typical example of this type of mimicry. The direct bloodline has a probability of over 90% to awaken mimicry. Side branches may also awaken with a bit of luck, but the level is generally not high."
"The second type is natural awakening. This type of awakening has no regularity, but is influenced by the external environment and the subjective consciousness of the awakener. The mimicry of awakening is also varied, it could be a kitchen knife or a bow tie."
"The upper and lower limits of this type of mimicry are also difficult to predict."
"The third type is parasitic awakening. Each Zerg species, when parasitizing a human, secretes a special substance that paralyzes the human brain. Most people will die from this, but a small number of people can use this to develop a well of mental power and awaken their mimicry."
"I initially suspected you were a parasitic awakening, but the mimicry of parasitic awakenings is generally closely related to parasitic insects. Your Classic of Mountains and Seas doesn't look anything like the Red-backed Centipede, so it should be considered a natural awakening."
It is true.
There is also a chance of awakening mimicry when being parasitized by Zerg.
Zhuang Mingyue finished her explanation and said bluntly, "The people who funded Xia Jianye are the Ronghe faction. Their organization is called Bianhua."
Shi Jianxia widened her eyes slightly.
"Literally, the Fusion Faction is an organization formed by people who advocate the fusion of human and Zerg genes so that every ordinary person can awaken mimicry."
When Zhuang Mingyue said this, her tone was very calm, like an outsider narrator.
Shi Jianxia knew what was hidden in these short words.
How could gene fusion be so simple? Humans and Zerg are two completely different species. If it were so easy to combine them, humans wouldn't become brain-dead and turn into monsters after being parasitized by the Zerg.
Shi Jianxia did not comment on this and asked again: "What is that silver medal?"
"It's something that members of the Higanbana use to prove their identity. The authority of the Qiong Silver Medal is probably the third or fourth level within their organization. Above that are the Yao Gold Medal and the Feiyu Jade Medal. We haven't discovered any higher-level ones yet." Zhuang Mingyue answered patiently.
Qiong silver medal, Yao gold medal, and Feiyu jade medal.
Jade.
Sometimes Xia's fingertips are slightly bent.
If she really is a traitor, her level is too high.
"One last question."
Shi Jianxia looked at Zhuang Mingyue seriously. "You told me so much? What do you want me to do? You're not a know-it-all, are you?"
Zhuang Mingyue stuffed the insect crystal into Xixi's pocket and said casually, "An S-class experimental subject was lost in the underground research institute."
Shi Jianxia's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
"According to Xia Jianye, the experimental subject is a girl, around seventeen or eighteen years old. Her awakened mimicry and appearance are top secret. She is the proud work of a core researcher at the institute. They have recently been compiling the data and preparing to submit it to a higher-level institute to claim credit."
"However, during the final test, she escaped the underground laboratory's control, injured and killed a large number of researchers, and fled. As a result, the sealed box of the red-backed centipede accidentally leaked, causing the subsequent parasitic incident in the Chamber of Commerce Building."
Unfortunately, Xia Jianye said that he did not have enough authority and had never seen the true appearance of the experimental subject. He only knew that she would be able to awaken the mimicry when she woke up. As for what kind of mimicry it was, the core researchers did not know either.
Shi Jianxia kept his breathing steady and listened calmly.
Zhuang Mingyue looked at her and said slowly, "I want you to pretend to be her and help me fish."
Shi Jianxia bent his fingers and pressed them against his sweaty palms, then curled his lips and said, "You think too highly of me."
She almost thought Zhuang Mingyue was going to say, "I suspect you are the experimental subject."
Zhuang Mingyue took Xiaoxiao in her arms and leaned back on the chair, smiling brightly as she said, "I believe you."
Shi Jianxia: "..."
No! I don't believe it!
She has no interest in being a two-faced traitor!!!
"Salary is negotiable." Zhuang Mingyue used her trump card.
"Catch a Sky Silver medal, and I'll give you one million. Catch a Yao Gold medal, and I'll give you ten million. Catch a Jade medal, and I'll give you one hundred million. If you can destroy their lair, I'll give you my position and grant you the opportunity to apply for a 10 billion mission reward."
Shi Jianxia: ...Fuck!
This Director Zhuang really looks like the bald boss who promised her big things every day before she traveled through time.
All crows are black.
Shi Jianxia knew that Zhuang Mingyue had told her such an important matter, so there was no way she could refuse. She could only work hard to gain benefits for herself. "Then how is the daily salary calculated?"
Seeing that she accepted her situation so quickly, Zhuang Mingyue gently pinched the pads of her chubby hind paws and felt that both the master and the pet were quite good at adapting to the situation.
She smiled and said, "The base monthly salary for the special operations team is 100,000 star coins. Mission commissions and subsidies are calculated separately. Investigators participating in special missions will receive double their salary."
Shi Jianxia: ...It's worthy of being the headquarters, they are very generous with money, and it's easy to earn a million a year.
"I'll do it! But I have a small request." She used her index finger and thumb to make a little space.
"You say." As long as the request is not too excessive, Zhuang Mingyue will agree.
Shi Jianxia didn't hide anything and said, "I hope half of my salary can be converted into insect crystals and given to me."
Zhuang Mingyue was surprised, "What do you need so many insect crystals for?"
The biggest use of insect crystals for those with mimicry ability is to upgrade the level of mimicry, but the number of insect crystals that each mimicry can absorb per day is limited, and basically no one with mimicry ability will hoard a large amount of insect crystals.
Shi Jianxia touched his nose and said, "There are too many secondary mimicry."
Zhuang Mingyue knew that the mimicry talent in the Classic of Mountains and Seas was to summon a second-level mimic, but she wasn't sure how many second-level mimics could be summoned. "How many?"
I think it is just C-level mimicry, and the combat level is so low, so there should not be more than twenty of them in the initial stage. This number is indeed a lot for ordinary mimicry users.
Shi Jianxia answered obediently: "About 800."
Zhuang Mingyue: “…”
She looked down at Xixi, who was squatting on her legs and eating insect crystals with a grunting sound like a little hamster.
Eight hundred of these greedy furries?
…………That does require a large amount of insect crystals.
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Because she had to be a spy for the Zerg Investigation Team, Shi Jianxia's joining the Special Operations Team was kept secret for the time being. Zhuang Mingyue also gave her a smart bracelet with a higher level of confidentiality, and all tasks and notifications would be issued through this smart bracelet.
Shi Jianxia also learned that all the information and data of the experimental subject were reduced to ashes along with the underground research institute. Apart from knowing that there was such an experimental subject, the information obtained by Higanbana was no more than that of the Zerg Investigation Office.
The plan of finding someone to pretend to be an experimental subject has great potential.
Even so, Shi Jianxia still couldn't understand why Zhuang Mingyue wanted her to carry out this task when there were so many talented people in the Zerg Investigation Department.
She is a newcomer and has not received any professional training. Her mimicry is only C-level, and she has nothing to do with an S-level experimental subject.
Oh, she is most likely a high-ranking traitor arranged by Higanbana to infiltrate the Federation.
But Zhuang Mingyue didn't know that she was a traitor.
When Shi Jianxia asked about her mission, Zhuang Mingyue told her to eat and drink, otherwise trouble would come.
Her eyelids twitched when she heard this.
So, Shi Jianxia received the free aircraft, ate and drank as he pleased, and half a month later he took an interstellar spaceship to Nan Teng Star to take part in the special recruitment examination of Nan Teng Military Academy.
The special recruitment examination of Nanteng Military Academy is divided into different batches, and the Zerg anatomy major she applied for is the last batch.
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Shi Jianxia looked down at the time, then looked at the sparsely populated hall, wondering if he had remembered the exam time wrong.
There was only half an hour left before the special recruitment exam, and there were less than a hundred people in the waiting hall.
This is the special recruitment exam with the lowest threshold for Nando Military Academy, one of the five major military academies in the Federation. There are only so few people taking the exam. Isn't that unreasonable?
Shi Jianxia was wondering if he had come to the wrong place when he suddenly heard a commotion coming from the direction of the door.
She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged man in a suit and tie, accompanied by several bodyguards, walking into the waiting hall in a menacing manner. The candidates didn't know what was going on and moved away from him.
The middle-aged man's sharp eyes swept around the waiting hall and fixed on a young man who stood up in a panic.
The boy's face was full of resistance and anger. When the middle-aged man saw him, he immediately strode over and grabbed his wrist without saying anything. He said in a stern tone: "Come back with me!"
The young man was unwilling to do so. He swung his arms and shouted, "Let me go! I'm not going back! I finally awakened my mimicry! I want to take the exam!"
The middle-aged man became even angrier upon hearing this. He raised his arm high, and was about to hit someone. But when the slap was about to fall, he suddenly swung it aside and threw the boy towards the bodyguard.
"What are you participating in? I gave birth to you and raised you up. I don't ask for high official positions or wealth, I just want you to live a peaceful life. And you're applying for this major?"
"Those are Zerg! Zerg! They can take your life at will. Do you think they are just chopping meat and vegetables at home?" The middle-aged man was furious. He asked the bodyguards to carry the boy out of the waiting hall. He also took the handkerchief on his body and blocked the boy's mouth to prevent him from shouting.
The young man kicked and struggled, but was unable to break free from the bodyguards' restraints and was forcibly dragged out of the waiting hall.
“What a good life!”
Shi Jianxia was watching the fun while pinching her chubby little paws when she suddenly heard these comments from beside her and turned to look.
The boy who was two seats away from her was biting a fruit that looked somewhat like an apple, holding his chin and watching the group leave.
He turned his head, met Shi Jianxia's gaze, and nodded slowly.
He has a delicate appearance, with a small mole above the left corner of his eye. His eyes are clear and bright, with an indescribable purity. The lines of his profile are very soft, and he has the appearance of someone who is easy to talk to.
Feeling that Shi Jianxia was looking at him again, the boy blinked, took out a piece of individually wrapped fruit from his backpack, and handed it to him, saying, "Want to eat it?"
朏朏 immediately stretched out her little paws to receive it, completely oblivious to the meaning of politeness.
Shi Jianxia's eyes twitched, and he quickly pinched its little paw and refused, "No, thank you."
The boy's attention was drawn to 朏朏. "But it seems to like it very much. You're welcome. It's just a piece of fruit."
Having said that, refusing would be a disrespect to the other person. Shi Jianxia politely took the fruit and stuffed it into Xixi's arms for her to hold. The little guy held the fruit and looked around curiously.
She took out a box of double-skin milk she had stocked up on at the dessert shop this morning from her backpack and gave it to the other person.
The young man smiled with his eyes curved. He accepted her double-skinned milk and pointed at Xixi and said, "Is this your pet? It's so cute!"
"It's my mimicry." Shi Jianxia laughed.
Ever since she boarded the interstellar spaceship, countless people have mistaken 朏朏 for her pet, and asked her which planet this little thing was from, saying they also wanted to raise one. When they learned that it was her mimicry, they became even more envious.
The boy was surprised and said, "This is the first time I've seen such a cute mimicry, and it's so smart."
Praised, 朏朏 shook its furry tail, and pride permeated every strand of hair. It also jumped out of Shi Jianxia's arms, took the initiative to come to the boy and rub the back of his hand.
The boy immediately threw the fruit core into the trash can, wiped his hands with a wet towel, and then carefully pinched Xixi's little paws and touched its furry little ears.
He also did not forget to introduce himself to Shi Jianxia, "My name is Jun Xiaoyi, maybe we will be classmates in the future. What's your name?"
"My name is Shi Jianxia."
As he was speaking, the waiting hall, which had been noisy due to the argument between the father and son, suddenly became quiet.
The two stopped talking and looked in the direction of the crowd's gaze. It turned out that several military cadets wearing the uniforms of Nanto Military Academy came in through the door.
The uniform of Nan Teng Military Academy is mainly composed of blue and white. The style is very similar to that of a military uniform. The school emblem is embroidered on the chest, with a golden shield as the base and a sharp sword wrapped in vines as the core.
The one walking in front was a girl with short hair that reached her ears, soft and fluffy bangs, and slender willow-shaped eyebrows that were sharp but not weak. Her steps were firm and steady, like a trained martial artist. The aura emanating from her inside out made people dare not underestimate her.
Almost everyone present was attracted by her.
Jun Xiaoyi's eyes lit up a bit, and he whispered, "It's Senior Nan Chiqing, why is she here?"
Shi Jianxia: "Do you know him?"
Jun Xiaoyi shook his head and explained, "I learned some information about Nan Teng Military Academy before I came here. She is the new head of the combat department of Nan Teng Military Academy and the president of the student union. She will be a junior at the beginning of the school year. Her mimicry is Qian Gong Teng, a group control mimicry, which is very powerful."
Shi Jianxia raised her eyebrows slightly, and then heard him say, "She has nothing to do with our major, so she shouldn't be asked to be the invigilator."
The most popular majors in the five major federal military academies are the Operations Department, the Tactics Department, and the Weapons Department.
Among them, the tactics department requires tacticians to have global insight, so the requirements for mimicry categories are extremely high, basically covering detection-type mimicry, such as Jiang Yingdu's chessboard of heaven and earth.
He has a sight of everything in the area covered by the chessboard of heaven and earth. If he is tracked by the chessboard of earth, he must either possess special concealment mimicry or run out of the sensing range of the chessboard of heaven and earth, otherwise he will have only one option: to be caught.
The combat department does not have high requirements for the type of mimicry, but has high requirements for the level of mimicry, because the cadets of the combat department need to fight on the front line. Without sufficient strength, they will only become food for the Zerg.
The combat system is divided into several specializations, including melee, ranged attack, and support.
The full name of the Weapon Manufacturing Department is the Weapon Manufacturing Department, which specializes in manufacturing weapons for people with mimicry abilities. This major is relatively safe and offers good salary packages after graduation. It is not limited to recruiting people with mimicry abilities, but also admits ordinary people, making it the most difficult major to enter among the three majors.
The Zerg anatomy major is a notoriously difficult profession. Not only is it hard, tiring and dirty, but there are also many potential dangers when dissecting Zergs. Most people with mimicry abilities would rather go to the Zerg war zone and fight the Zerg to the death than do this job.
Unable to recruit people, even the five major federal military academies have to lower their admission requirements.
In order to prevent people from taking shortcuts, the five major military academies have added restrictions such as not being able to change majors or drop out, to ensure that students are proactive and willing to study the major.
Of course, in order to attract students, the benefits of the Zerg Anatomy major are the best among all majors in the school. There are various subsidies and scholarships, and the employment positions and salary benefits of graduates of this major are also guaranteed.
Even so, the number of new students admitted to the Zerg Anatomy major each year is very limited.
Shi Jianxia listened to Jun Xiaoyi's explanation and looked at him twice more.
At this time, Nan Chiqing had already walked to the front of the waiting hall.
She glanced at everyone in the waiting hall, and after making a rough estimate of the number of people taking the exam, she tapped the table with her fingers to attract everyone's attention.
"Hello everyone, my name is Nan Chiqing, and I'm the new student union president of Nanteng Military Academy. Since the instructor of the Zerg anatomy major has taken on an important mission and is unable to invigilate, this exam will be administered by me and your direct seniors."
After briefly explaining the situation, she added, "Now, all candidates, please go to the storage room on the left to put away your belongings, put on your isolation suits, and then enter the examination room on the right."
The candidates all acted according to her words. Jun Xiaoyi returned 朏朏 to Shi Jianxia and winked at her again, "Good luck on the exam!"
Shi Jianxia Waner said, "You too."
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The special recruitment exam for the Zerg anatomy major is very tough, as candidates are directly required to dissect dead Zergs.
As the candidates took their seats, the staff brought one Zerg corpse after another, sealed in plastic bags, to the candidates' dissection tables.
Nan Chiqing said, "These are non-parasitic Zergs that were just hunted from the Zerg War Zone. Each person will be randomly assigned five. You can choose three of them for dissection. The dissection will mainly involve separating their organs, determining the valuable parts, and classifying them by value."
She paused and added, "If any candidate feels physically unwell during the exam, please raise the issue promptly and do not force yourself to do so."
Of course, dissecting Zerg is not that simple. This exam is only to screen out those with poor psychological endurance, so that they will not cry and ask to drop out in the subsequent studies.
Shi Jianxia was looking at the Zerg corpses in the plastic bag that were so badly beaten that they were unrecognizable. He was lamenting that he would become a butcher one day, when he suddenly heard several people raise their hands to express their intention to withdraw from the exam.
Jun Xiaoyi, who was not far from her, had already set up the dissection tools and was waiting for the exam bell to ring. He would unzip the plastic bag and be the first person to dismember the Zerg.
Shi Jianxia took a deep breath and began to recite silently: 24,000 first-level insect crystals, 24,000 second-level insect crystals, 24,000 third-level insect crystals... I'm not afraid, I'm not disgusted... I have to support more than 800 gold-eating tycoons... If I don't take advantage of this, I'll be at a loss... I don't even know who sent the note, I can't give up halfway, I have to find the person... I'm not afraid at all, I'm not disgusted at all...
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Is it necessary to raise this mimicry?
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Coming out of the examination room, Shi Xia looked pale and walked unsteadily, as if she would collapse to the ground at any moment.
Jun Xiaoyi, who had finished his exams long ago, had already washed some fruit and was chewing on it. Seeing her like this, he was startled and hurried over to ask with concern, "Shi Jianxia, are you okay?"
Shi Jianxia waved her hands weakly. She was glad that she only drank nutrient solution in the morning, otherwise she would have rushed to the bathroom to vomit like other candidates.
Jun Xiaoyi took out an unopened bottle of purified water from her bag and handed it to her.
Shi Jianxia waved her hands again. She didn't want to eat or drink anything now.
Seeing this, Jun Xiaoyi had no choice but to stuff the water back into his backpack and soothed him, "Just think of it as chopping melons and vegetables. Don't think too much about it. You'll get used to it in the future."
Judging from his appearance, he is quite used to it.
Shi Jianxia pulled the corners of his mouth with difficulty, "I hope so."
When other people traveled through time, they were either the darling of the entire galaxy, or the secretly married wife of an imperial admiral, or the eldest son of the imperial emperor who was living among the people. Why was she the troublemaker?
The test results would not be out until three days later. Jun Xiaoyi saw that Xia had almost recovered, so he asked her if she wanted to go around Nan Teng Military Academy together.
Shi Jianxia had nothing to do, so he nodded in agreement.
Before she came, she consulted Zhuang Mingyue about the admissions to the Zerg Anatomy major at the Nanteng Military Academy, with the idea that she should make the most of the resources she had. Knowing that candidates who passed the exam would basically be admitted, she was not worried about whether her poor anatomical skills would pass.
School hasn't started yet at this time, so there aren't many people in the military academy.
Jun Xiaoyi was like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden. He was surprised by everything and looked left and right. Every time he came across a sculpture of a famous person, he could quote from classics and talk about it in detail, which really opened Shi Jianxia's eyes.
The two were strolling around when they heard someone exclaim, "Holy crap! There's a tough new guy in this class of combat department! He's actually fighting the instructor!"
"Good boy! We have to go check this out! How long has it been since Nan Teng had such a fierce new student?"
Jun Xiaoyi and Shi Jianxia looked at each other and saw that the other person was looking at the fun, so they followed the talking military cadets to the central playground where the military training was being held.
The Operations Department was the first department to complete admissions, and military training for freshmen began three days ago.
There is a grandstand outside the central playground, which was built to facilitate the leadership of the military review. Many military academy students who heard the news were already sitting in the seats of the grandstand.
Shi Jianxia looked at the extremely spacious playground and was surprised at its area. His attention was soon attracted by a large group of people sitting cross-legged in the middle of the playground.
Amidst cheers, a slender girl in a military training uniform was seen. Her long hair, slightly yellowed due to malnutrition, was tied into a high scorpion tail braid at the back of her head for the convenience of training. However, her thick bangs still covered most of her face, and her beautiful mandarin duck eyes were faintly visible under the bangs.
Facing the instructor with rich combat experience, she was not at all flustered. Her movements were as agile as a cat in the dark. She easily went behind the instructor and raised her hand to give him a fierce elbow strike.
Shi Jianxia was slightly surprised.
She recognized the girl.
Her name was Wen Qiuqiu, the girl who had met her once in the cafeteria of Linshui Community and exchanged contact information with her.
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