Chapter 667 - 686: Huo Jia: You, You, and You Are All Getting a Beating (The One Beside You Is Exempt, Because He Speaks Well)
Chapter 667: Chapter 686: Huo Jia: You, You, and You Are All Getting a Beating (The One Beside You Is Exempt, Because He Speaks Well)
’Of course, he privately felt that even Huo Jia wasn’t quite worthy. Hmph.’
Huo Jia didn’t feel much about it, either.
The guys next to him weren’t so perceptive. Laughing, they curiously opened their terminals and said as they scrolled, "That’s not a given! You can never tell when it comes to feelings!"
"But still, one look at Student Jiang and you just want to pursue her."
Teenage boys don’t often hold back when they talk, so they had no idea that a few tables to their left, a man—also from the A1 Mecha Department—had put down his chopsticks and glanced in their direction.
’This... what’s-his-name. I’ll remember his face.’
And him, and him... Huo Jia tried to recall their names, deciding he would definitely find a chance to PK them later.
’Pursue Jiang Qiuqiu?’
’Speaking with such a flippant tone.’
When his gaze fell upon the last person, Huo Jia paused, then mentally crossed him off the list.
’I’ll let him off the hook.’
The one who was spared: "Only Huo Jia from our class is a match for her."
He thought to himself, ’A smart and perceptive person can avoid a beating.’
’And... a match?’
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While the discussion over there was heating up, Jiang Qiuqiu returned to her dorm. After washing up and changing her clothes, she saw her roommates still hadn’t come back.
She sent everyone a message on her terminal, then headed to the cafeteria to get some food.
Around 9 PM, the girls finished their showers one by one and started to eat.
The atmosphere during dinner tonight was a little off.
Jiang Qiuqiu sighed softly and put down her chopsticks. "It’s alright, you guys. Don’t worry, I’m really not upset."
"My losing streak was just for today. I won’t start doubting myself over a temporary setback. I might seem soft, but I’m mentally very tough."
She smiled so naturally that it truly didn’t seem like she was putting on a brave face.
Her roommates finally perked up. Liu Tingting, being the most curious, asked, "What happened today, Qiuqiu?"
"Why did you... seem so much more sluggish than before?"
"There are many reasons. Basically, I’m trying to do two things at once." The full explanation was rather complex, so Jiang Qiuqiu picked a few simple points and summarized it: her physical strength couldn’t keep up with the Medium-sized Mecha, so she was relying on her powerful spiritual power to brute-force it.
"So it’s an issue of your body not keeping up? Once you train and your physical strength improves, will you be able to return to your previous level?"
"I don’t know about that." Jiang Qiuqiu couldn’t give a definite answer.
Meng Chun was also curious. "Why not?"
"Because I have a feeling my body will never reach the strength required to handle a Medium-sized Mecha."
Qiuqiu was very in tune with her own physical limits and her Spirit Sea, so her intuition was likely correct. "That’s why I can only train for proficiency and focus on strengthening my spiritual power."
It was a classic case of using one’s strengths to compensate for weaknesses. As everyone knew, training one’s spiritual power was an ethereal, uncertain process, so calling the outcome "unknown" was fitting.
So...
’It’s such a difficult path again.’
"Hey, don’t look so down."
"I’m an individual with evolving-type spiritual power, you know. I can use it to offset the physical strain, which is a huge advantage for me."
"I will get stronger."
Everyone murmured in agreement. Michelle raised her hand. "I’m training, too! At the next class reshuffle, I’m going to get into Class A. I’ll get stronger, too!"
"Everyone in Room 501 will get stronger!"
Onward to greatness!
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The night deepened. After that round of cheerful, motivational talk, all four girls were lying in their beds.
Lately, some rather bold ideas had been sprouting in Jiang Qiuqiu’s mind, and she found herself tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
Just staring into space was too boring. After a moment’s thought, she opened her terminal.