Chapter 697 - 716: Downgrade, Noisy Voices Around
Chapter 697: Chapter 716: Downgrade, Noisy Voices Around
It was time to get up.
Since returning from her talk with Principal Lao Fu, Jiang Qiuqiu had set a new schedule for herself.
It was six in the morning, still early. Fortunately, the Spirit Healing Helmet had helped her recover from much of yesterday’s fatigue. Her roommate was still fast asleep. Jiang Qiuqiu climbed down from her bed with extreme care, closed the door, finished washing up in the bathroom, and then sat down at her desk.
She must have forgotten to do her half-hour of spiritual power filament-drawing training before bed last night. Now was the perfect time to make up for it.
When immersed in something, time always passed quickly.
As dawn broke at six-fifty, the others in the dorm began to wake up, following their internal clocks. It wasn’t long before they noticed Jiang Qiuqiu.
Liu Tingting was stunned. "You... Qiuqiu, you’re up already?"
"Mhm."
"When did you wake up?"
"Six o’clock."
The girls marveled at Jiang Qiuqiu’s self-discipline. After how exhausted she was yesterday, they had all assumed she would sleep in...
"Oh, right, thanks for carrying me to bed yesterday."
"Oh, don’t mention it. You’re light as a feather, so it was no trouble at all."
After a bit of small talk, they all lined up to wash up. At 7:10, they left the dorm for the cafeteria. After buying breakfast, they ate on the Hovercar on their way to the simulation room.
They had two practical classes that morning.
One was the class they were all familiar with—the one notorious for docking points.
The other was a brand-new Mecha combat class that had just been added to the schedule.
According to Teacher Mao, they had all been learning to pilot Mechas for nearly three months. Since they were all doing well, it was time to move on to some higher-level training.
You can pilot a Mecha, but—how do you actually fight in one?
Jiang Qiuqiu was very interested in the newly added course.
But...
Since Jiang Qiuqiu had already upgraded from a Light Armor to an Intermediate Battle Armor in Teacher Mao’s class, the instructor for this new combat class had also prepared a B2 Mecha for her.
Normally, this wouldn’t have been a problem. However, Jiang Qiuqiu’s spiritual power wasn’t yet strong enough to control a B Armor through so many difficult maneuvers.
As a result, she couldn’t keep up with the class.
She couldn’t keep up at all.
Even the worst student in the class could clumsily complete the basic maneuvers in an R Armor.
But Jiang Qiuqiu couldn’t. Her jumps weren’t high enough, her turns weren’t fast enough, and her sword strikes weren’t strong enough. The summary was simple: she was failing.
The instructor had Jiang Qiuqiu switch from the Medium Armor back to a Light Armor.
If her promotion from a C to a B Armor in Teacher Mao’s class had earned her admiration from students who respected strength, then this demotion from B back to C was met with a strange sort of unspoken judgment.
Furthermore, after this new class began, some students from Class A2 were performing better than Jiang Qiuqiu.
Heavy is the head that wears the crown. She was in A1, yet she wasn’t outperforming students from A2. How could they ever be convinced she deserved her spot?
A clamor of doubt began to rise.
And it was right around this time that people happened to notice something else: Jiang Qiuqiu was frequently skipping class.
Skipping class.
It was no secret that Jiang Qiuqiu was extremely close with Dean Zhu of the Spirit Healing Department.
Students who came by to ask for guidance had bumped into the two of them enjoying a cheerful conversation.
Her frequent visits to the dean’s office were a popular topic of gossip.
They had also been seen heading to the professors’ cafeteria together more than a few times after she had stayed late to study.
Back then, the prevailing theory was that since Jiang Qiuqiu was a natural person, she probably got injured often in her Mecha Department classes. Maybe she and Dean Zhu were relatives? Was that why she so frequently skipped class—to go see him for treatment?
This was the most widely accepted theory.
And if that theory was true, didn’t it mean Jiang Qiuqiu had a dean for a backer?!
[Damn it! I knew it! She definitely didn’t make it this far on her own merit!!]