At two o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was blazing. All the students stood in neat rows, motionless, with beads of sweat constantly seeping from their foreheads under the sun's rays, and then sliding down from their hair to their collars.
It's so hot on Stone Star! It's supposed to be late autumn, but it feels like summer has just begun.
Xia Shizhao had never been this hot. Almost an hour had passed since they gathered at 1 p.m., and none of them dared to move. Their limbs were almost stiff from standing.
Stand at attention.
A project that no era can escape.
What's unusual is that Ye Qiuling was the only one moving among everyone present; the instructors from the other classes were standing with them.
"Students, take a ten-minute break." Ye Qiuling's cool voice sounded like an ice cube emitting cold air from a refrigerator under the scorching sun, bringing a slight chill to people.
All the students breathed a sigh of relief, their shoulders relaxing. Many students who were not from the mecha department sat down on the ground without regard for their image, rubbing their aching calves in pain.
The short-sleeved shirts were so hot they could be wrung out, and no one wanted to talk.
"Thank you." Xia Shizhao's voice was a little hoarse after not speaking for a long time.
She took the water handed to her by the logistics staff and drank it in small sips.
Compared to the other students who sat on the ground, she, who was a bit of a germaphobe, chose to stand still.
She was quite hot, but she wasn't sweating much. Her pale, sickly face was now flushed with a healthy blush.
Many people glanced at where she was standing, seemingly casually.
With so many eyes watching, Xia Shizhao couldn't possibly be completely oblivious.
I tightened the bottle cap and sighed inwardly.
Yu Luqin and Chi Xin, who lived right next to the Mechanical Engineering department, bypassed a crowd and found Xia Shizhao with concern, asking, "Shizhao, are you alright? Can you stand up?"
"It's alright, nothing serious." Xia Shizhao smiled faintly as he looked at his worried friend.
"Shi Zhao!" Gu Ke found Xia Shi Zhao. "Where did you find that herb? Can you tell me? Our apothecary department is near the grass, and there are mosquitoes everywhere. They're almost biting everyone else in the class to death."
Xia Shizhao was taken aback and pointed to the location where the Pharmacy Academy was standing. "Didn't you notice? It's right where you're standing. However, the insect-repelling grass, weeds, and insect-attracting grass look very similar. You haven't come into contact with them before, so you might not be able to tell them apart. I'll take you to find it. Getting the weeds is fine, but the insect-attracting grass is a real problem."
"Okay! I'll call my classmates."
"Luqin, Chixin, you should go back to class and rest."
"OK."
When Xia Shizhao led Gu Ke there, they found that some people were already looking for insect repellent. A girl held up a weed with a smug look on her face: "I memorized this in my pharmacy book in high school. It's insect repellent."
The other girl, looking at the grass, hesitated, "It doesn't quite look like it..."
"Oh dear, you haven't studied pharmacology as long as I have. It's a ten-centimeter-thick book, and I bet you haven't memorized that part yet. You must have misremembered it. Hurry up and start picking it."
"But····"
"Stop with the 'buts,' hurry up and pick them, stop dawdling." The girl who had just been introducing the herbs interrupted her impatiently.
Xia Shizhao glanced at it and, out of kindness, reminded him, "The insect-repelling herb has five gears, but what you're holding has four. That's not the insect-repelling herb, and you..."
"How could that be? I clearly remember four gears." The girl who had just confidently claimed that the weeds were insect repellent herbs frowned and looked at Xia Shizhao unhappily, loudly interrupting him. When she saw the badge on Xia Shizhao's chest, a look of disdain flashed in her eyes. "You, a mechanical engineering student, are telling me, a professional, that the herbs are wrong? Isn't that absurd! What kind of trash dares to point fingers at me?"
"You!" Gu Ke was an impatient person and got angry immediately. She rolled up her sleeves and was about to go over and question her when Xia Shizhao quickly grabbed her.
Slightly speechless, her good intentions were met with ingratitude. She gestured for Gu Ke to calm down and said coldly, "Whatever, believe it or not."
Anyway, it wasn't me who got bitten, Xia Shizhao shrugged.
The mosquitoes here are really vicious. Gu Ke's friend got bitten and had a welt the size of her palm. It looked painful and itchy. Xia Shizhao thoughtfully found her some herbs to relieve the itch, which earned him the admiration of a group of people.
The School of Pharmacy has fewer than two hundred students, divided into three classes: Class B, where Xia Shizhao is; Class A, which is entirely composed of omegas; Class C, which is entirely composed of betas; and Class S, which is currently empty and will be formed into a new class after the School of Pharmacy's final assessment, in which the most talented students will be selected.
Their hierarchy is very clear. The omegas in Class A generally come from families with some money or power, so it's not surprising that they've studied pharmacology.
The Pharmacy B class has both O and B students, and most of them are children of school teachers. There is not much of a sense of hierarchy, and the atmosphere is okay.
Gu Ke's class, C, consists of students from ordinary families who got in through their own efforts.
Omegas have always been highly regarded by society, which leads most pampered omegas to look down on betas or even alphas, let alone those who also have the identity of a pharmacist.
It's practically like stacking buffs.
When Xia Shizhao was helping Gu Ke and her classmates identify medicinal herbs, the girl who had been reminded by Xia Shizhao stood behind and loudly mocked, "A bunch of beta pharmacists don't even know what insect repellent is. Tsk, but then again, it's normal to be late in learning about herbs due to limited resources."
"Xiaxia, keep your voice down." The girl next to her whispered, tugging at her clothes to remind her, and quietly put away the herb bag she had collected, not wanting her to see it.
"I'm not afraid of them. They even accused me of misidentifying the herbs. How ridiculous." Huang Xia pouted. How dare a mere mechanic give her pointers? Thinking of this, she looked at her little follower with displeasure. "You just questioned me too. Heh, you're a bunch of ignorant fools. I'll talk to your dad. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be able to get into Class A."
The girl tightened her grip behind her back and then immediately loosened it. No, she couldn't offend her; her parents both worked for their family.
After saying that, Huang Xia took out a powder puff to touch up her makeup. After admiring her own beauty for a while, she raised her red lips and said, "Forget it, I won't bother with you poor bastards."
The girl who was shoved by her just lowered her head and did not resist.
The students in Gu Ke's class squatted on the ground making medicine packets, their faces alternating between black and white. They were all top students on their own planet, but medicine was not something ordinary people could access. They only officially came into contact with it after coming to the military university. In the two months at the school, they, who were originally arrogant, found that they were just ordinary members of the geniuses. In addition, with the innate talent of omegas in medicine, they had to work very hard to catch up.
Faced with these setbacks, they chose to swallow their anger.
After watching the spectacle for a while, Xia Shizhao let out a melodious laugh, her voice clear and full of sarcasm, "What a stupid pig."
"Who are you calling a bitch?" Huang Xia suddenly turned her head, looking at Xia Shizhao angrily.
Aside from Ye Qiuling, there were really few people Xia Shizhao was afraid of in this place. He shrugged nonchalantly and answered loudly, "Whoever answers is whoever, you idiot."
"you!"
—Beep beep beep
The reminder to gather everyone up means the ten-minute break is almost over.
Xia Shizhao turned to look at Gu Ke, "Are you all ready?"
"It's done."
"Then I'll be going now."
"Okay." "Thank you."
Xia Shizhao waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to thank him. "We are all pharmacists, so we should help each other out. Unlike some people, who are both stupid and stubborn."
After saying that, he took off running and disappeared, leaving Huang Xia kicking her legs in frustration.
A malicious glint flashed in her eyes as she looked in Xia Shizhao's direction.
You little beta mechanic dared to offend a pharmacist? I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget.
"Stand for another hour and a half before moving on to the next training session."
Ye Qiuling's voice, as cold as ice, rang in everyone's ears.
Boring and tasteless, Xia Shizhao felt it would be better to go back to his dorm and read a book.
Why do I always feel like Ye Qiuling is watching me? I've heard that alphas have a very keen sense of smell.
Tsk, why does it act like a dog?
Could it be that she recognized me as the one who tricked her that day and wanted to tear me to pieces? Xia Shizhao was completely relieved that Ye Qiuling didn't recognize him. Who would be so calm when they saw their enemy? Had they been kicked in the head by a donkey?
My mind was wandering wildly when suddenly, a pig-like scream echoed through the silent air, yelling, "Don't bite my face! Help!"
Upon hearing the voice, a sly smile appeared in Xia Shizhao's eyes, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
You idiot! The companion plant to the insect repellent plant is the insect-attracting plant, which looks extremely similar to the insect repellent plant. The only difference is that the veins are reversed.
She saw Huang Xia pick it and wanted to remind her, but who knew she was an idiot.
Ye Qiuling, who had been keeping an eye on Xia Shizhao, glanced at her smug little expression, and then at Huang Xia, whose head had been tied up like a pig's head.
She had witnessed the conflict and knew what would happen to the student. As a soldier, she would often carry out missions in jungle areas, so it was necessary for her to have more knowledge. She recognized those herbs, but she had no obligation to remind him. Besides, even if someone had reminded him, the student wouldn't admit it and was just asking for trouble.
As a pharmacist, you can be proud, but you must never be complacent, because it concerns the safety of the users.
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