Cannon fodder in the Interstellar

Ruo Manni’s advancement had a significant impact on Mina-Olli. Originally, Mina-Olli’s warrior level was already a whole tier lower than Ruo Manni’s; now that Ruo Manni had become a fourth-tier warrior, Mina-Olli remained at the second tier. Even if Ruo Manni’s potential was better, their levels shouldn’t be so different.

Fortunately, hard work pays off. After pushing herself to the limit, Mina-Olli managed to advance to a third-tier warrior just three days after Ruo Manni’s promotion.

To be honest, the real Mina-Olli was just as outstanding as her fictional counterpart. If it weren’t for the anomaly that was Ruo Manni, she would have been the most remarkable young psychic in the Gus Empire in nearly a century.

Ruo Manni almost felt like shedding a few crocodile tears for Mina-Olli; encountering someone like her really wasn’t lucky.

In fact, Ruo Manni was unaware that her advancement not only put pressure on Mina-Olli but also affected the others. Based on the information Ruo Manni had shared and what they gathered from their families, all the new students knew that her potential for cultivation had only changed a few months ago.

Before that, Ruo Mannie was just a C-level psychic with a third-tier psychic cultivation and a B-level warrior potential, at a first-tier warrior level.

While this level of potential might be considered excellent on the fringe planets, it was mediocre on the capital star; at that time, she couldn’t even meet the admission requirements for the Xuan Gu First Military Academy. Moreover, Ruo Manni had been primarily focused on mecha manufacturing rather than martial skills.

However, in just over three months, Ruo Manni’s psychic level skyrocketed from three to five, and her warrior level rose from one to four.

Such rapid advancement had never occurred in the history of the Gus Empire. Even if the second gene enhancement potion was incredibly powerful, it wasn’t simply a matter of having better potential; hard training and understanding were still necessary.

They had all witnessed Ruo Manni’s diligence, but they were all hardworking too. For people like them, whether from families or clans, training was taken very seriously, and their schedules were packed. Their levels were gradually achieved to prevent any instability from taking shortcuts.

What concerned Hua Deli and Dean Atchison the most was that Ruo Manni could make such rapid progress while maintaining a stable mindset, showing no signs of instability.

This led to the conclusion that her understanding was truly extraordinary.

With her extraordinary level of cultivation potential, exceptional understanding, and diligent nature, even though Ruo Manni wasn’t a powerful figure yet, no one could deny that she would soon become one, and it wouldn’t take long.

In any world, humans respect the strong. If they couldn’t suppress someone like her, she would eventually become someone they looked up to.

The other nine new students present were all elite youths, undoubtedly above the average intelligence level for interstellar humans. While they might feel jealousy and resentment towards such an outstanding girl, their sufficient intelligence led them to consider their own and their families’ interests. They had to think about how to best leverage this genius for maximum benefit.

Knowing their own limited experience, they dared not make rash decisions. Instead, they planned to wait until they could communicate or until the special training ended to relay this information back to their families, who would then make the decisions.

Regardless, they no longer looked down on Ruo Manni simply because she came from a fringe planet. Even Sheila, who had previously shown her subtle disdain due to her noble status, had undergone a complete 360-degree change in attitude.

For the new students, Ruo Manni’s formidable psychic power was evident, and she quickly noticed their psychological shifts. However, she didn’t feel proud about this; after all, such cultivation levels were nothing compared to what extraterrestrials could achieve.

Nonetheless, the acknowledgment of her abilities by her fellow trainees was a pleasant feeling, bringing a touch of joy to Ruo Manni.

The following days continued with extreme physical training. The new students thought they would have to maintain this intense training regimen, collapsing in exhaustion afterward before they could get back up.

However, they didn’t realize that after another twenty days, they had unknowingly grown accustomed to the high-intensity training. Within the unchanged training schedule, no matter how many or how heavy the tasks assigned by the instructor were, they gradually built up their endurance. Although they felt extremely fatigued, they no longer experienced the overwhelming exhaustion that left them unable to get up.

Occasionally, when the training tasks were lighter and they weren’t as tired, they could spend three to four hours in the evening entering the war realm to complete upgrade missions.

Ruo Manni had initially thought they wouldn’t be able to communicate with the outside world at all, but when the third ten-day adjustment period came, Instructor Dudley informed them that they would have half an hour of open communication time in the evenings.

Since arriving on the Imperial Capital Star, Ruo Manni naturally thought about Mentor Fang and Lieutenant Lin from time to time. When she learned that they could now communicate, she immediately called Mentor Fang.

“Manni, is that you? Have you completed your special training? Where are you now?” Mentor Fang’s voice came through, filled with surprise and joy, clearly showing he had been worried about her.

After talking to Mentor Fang for nearly twenty minutes, Ruo Manni then called Lieutenant Lin. Since Lieutenant Lin was not home, she couldn’t speak to both of them at once.

Fortunately, Lieutenant Lin was available to take her call. Although he didn’t express his feelings as openly as Mentor Fang, his words conveyed concern, and he focused more on discussing her training and offering encouragement.

As time was running out, Lieutenant Lin hesitated for a moment before saying, “My brother’s son will be in the same class as you at Xuan Gu Academy.”

Seeing Lieutenant Lin’s expression, it was clear he had a good relationship with his brother’s son. He hoped Ruo Manni would have the opportunity to connect with his nephew, as a potential ally, so she wouldn’t feel so isolated on the Imperial Capital Star. Ruo Manni naturally wouldn’t reject his goodwill.

Although she hadn’t felt much longing for her guardians before, after their communication, Ruo Manni felt in high spirits, with the sea breeze feeling refreshing.

Of course, Ruo Manni wasn’t the only one in a good mood; after a month of information blackout, all the new students were visibly cheerful during their communication with their families.

Hua Deli felt the same way. Usually cold-faced, he surprisingly wore a slight smile during morning training, which astonished his companions who kept glancing at him.

Mina-Olli had been engaged to Hua Deli since they were twelve. Although it was a family arrangement, they had been classmates since childhood. While their feelings weren’t particularly passionate, they had always gotten along well.

Therefore, Mina-Olli was arguably the person who understood Hua Deli the best among the ten. Noticing the unmasked delight in his eyes and recalling the half-hour communication time granted last night, she couldn’t help but ask him, “Was Auntie at home yesterday?”