“So that’s what it’s called, milk tea.”
“Snake-belly cow’s milk, huh? Can it actually taste good?”
Yu Nianqing poured herself a small cup and took a sip. With a sigh of satisfaction, she exclaimed, “This is the taste! Milk tea keeps me alive!”
However, the Star Network was full of doubts about how this cup of milk tea would taste.
There was no other reason for it. In everyone’s eyes, snake-belly cow’s milk smelled far too fishy, while West Cold Black Tea trees were nothing more than wild trees growing along the roadside. How could anything made by mixing the two possibly taste good? Yu Nianqing had no idea how to explain it to everyone, so she decided to…
“I’m going to randomly pick three lucky Star Network users and invite them to try the milk tea I’ve made. I’ll even cover the shipping costs~” Yu Nianqing blinked her beautiful eyes before randomly selecting three usernames from the comments.
With everyone watching, she poured the milk tea into temperature-controlled cups and mailed them to the addresses the winners had provided.
Before long, the three lucky Star Network users had posted their tasting impressions online.
【I’m Going to Earn Star Coins Today】: I’ll stake every star coin I’ve earned in my life on this: milk tea tastes a thousand times better than nutrient supplements!! It’s completely free of residue and so smooth!
【Happy Boy】: Don’t say you don’t believe it. I didn’t believe it either. At first, I was quite reluctant to try it. I could practically imagine the smell of snake-belly cow’s milk with my eyes closed. But the result was wonderful. Miss Nianqing, have you ever considered selling milk tea?
【I’m Really Not a Shill】: I’m really not a shill, so stop calling me one. I just happened to be lucky enough to taste some sweet milk tea.
【Little Expert in Ancient Human Care Tips: Yu Nianqing】: Tea is an important part of ancient human food culture. Tea leaves can also be brewed on their own to make a beverage. However, tea leaves contaminated by mutagenic factors must not be used~
Before Yu Nianqing went to sleep, the Star Network’s trending topic was still: Envious of Those Who Got to Drink Milk Tea.
What Yu Nianqing hadn’t expected was that the impact of making milk tea would go far beyond this.
Butler Lin handed the test report to Bo Chen. As expected, the contamination from mutagenic factors in the Fallen Harbor was extremely severe. The cloud cover above the harbor was thin and unable to block the spread of most of these factors.
However, the concentration of mutagenic factors in the tea tree roots was considerably lower than that in the surrounding soil. The newly grown tender leaves at the tips of the tea trees had the lowest contamination levels, posing virtually no threat to the human body.
“What about other plants?” Bo Chen asked after a brief pause.
“Their contamination levels are consistent with those of the soil in the Fallen Harbor.”
A glint flashed in Bo Chen’s eyes. This suggested that tea trees had the ability to reduce contamination from mutagenic factors. However, it would be best to leave further investigation to a dedicated research project at the institute.
Meanwhile, Yu Nianqing, who was sleeping soundly, had no idea that her actions might bring a blessing to the entire Kloss Star system.
Butler Lin had finished arranging Yu Nianqing’s enrollment documents. Early the next morning, Xiao Jiu came to her door to wake her up.
Today, Yu Nianqing no longer had to face any life-or-death multiple-choice questions. She filled three or four cups with milk tea. Even after the tea had cooled, there was no trace of the fishy smell. Yu Nianqing figured that the high temperature must have caused the unpleasant odor in the snake-belly cow’s milk to evaporate.
“Madam, I’ve bound your identity to the highest level of access. You can enter any location within the Federation Academy using your identity verification.”
“Any location?”
“Yes, including the Military Research Institute.” Butler Lin had considered that Madam’s eldest brother was a soldier, so she could visit him whenever she wanted.
Who would have thought that Yu Nianqing would ask, “Can I go to the biology building?”
Butler Lin: “Of course…”
Bo Chen: “…”
He really needed to have another proper talk with Yu Nianqing about how important the plants and animals in the biology building were to each student. However, rather than having someone else explain it to her, it would be better to let her experience it firsthand.
“The plants and animals grown and raised in the Breeding Course belong to the students themselves. If you’re interested, you can try it out.”
It was rare for Bo Chen to bring up such a trivial matter with her, so Yu Nianqing nodded and entered the biology building.
With the biology building at her disposal, what dish couldn’t she make?
Shortly before heading to the academy, Yu Yarou told her mother, Feng Yue, about her encounter with Yu Nianqing. Feng Yue’s usually gentle facade instantly fell away. Frowning, she asked, “She suddenly went back to the academy?”
“Mom, could she have found out that the person Dad wants her to marry is the Regent?”
Feng Yue was about to say that was impossible when she saw Yu Tiancheng approaching. He was rather surprised to find the mother and daughter talking here so early in the morning.
Feng Yue immediately changed her expression and affectionately linked her arm through Yu Tiancheng’s. “Tiancheng, Yarou said she saw Nianqing at the academy yesterday. We’ve been married for days now, but Nianqing still hasn’t come home to visit.”
As soon as Yu Tiancheng heard Yu Nianqing mentioned, his expression darkened. “Why bring up that ungrateful daughter who does nothing but cause trouble?”
“Honestly, you’re always so fierce. No wonder Nianqing is afraid of you! Only Yarou is mischievous enough not to be afraid of you,” Feng Yue said deliberately, emphasizing that Yu Yarou felt closer to him as her father.
“That’s because Yarou knows how to behave!” Yu Tiancheng said, his expression displeased.
Feng Yue then glanced at Yu Yarou. “Nianqing doesn’t want to get married, so why force her? She’s still young. You shouldn’t be so harsh on her.”
“Besides, Yarou is even older than Nianqing. If Nianqing doesn’t want to marry, there’s still Yarou.” Feng Yue was being considerate, and Yu Yarou also took the initiative to help ease his burden. “That’s right, Dad. If Nianqing is unwilling and causes another scene, it’ll be embarrassing for everyone.”
Yu Tiancheng pondered for a moment before saying only, “We’ll talk about it later.”
But Feng Yue knew that meant he had taken her words to heart. Smiling, she arranged for a starship to take Yu Yarou to the academy.
The Federation First Academy had been established to cultivate talent for the military and its logistical needs. Accordingly, its curriculum was designed to address the problems that still plagued interstellar society. For example, the Breeding Course aimed to tackle the current problem of biological mutations, while the mecha and physical training courses were intended to develop military personnel. There were also courses in medicine, scientific research, and other fields.
Art and general education were both simple elective courses.
However, for Yu Nianqing, general education was what she needed most at the moment. She knew far too little about this era, so she also enrolled in the Breeding Course and the Study of Ancient Human Behavior.
General education classes were held in the morning, while the Breeding Course and the Study of Ancient Human Behavior took place in the afternoon.
Halfway through her general education class, Yu Nianqing received a message from Ivy.
Ivy: Nianqing! Bo Chen sent over a research report!
A document was attached to the message.
Yu Nianqing opened it and quickly scrolled down, skimming through the entire text in no time. She gathered that the report concluded that West Cold Black Tea trees could reduce contamination from mutagenic factors, although this was still only a very preliminary conclusion.
Yu Nianqing: Why are you sending this to me?
Ivy: !!!
Ivy: Bo Chen said you were the one who discovered it.
Yu Nianqing thought back carefully. She had merely stumbled upon a tea plantation, and anyone passing by could have seen it.
How could such a lengthy academic paper possibly be credited to her discovery?
Just as she was about to reply to Ivy, the robot teaching assistant conducted a random spot check, and Yu Nianqing happened to be the one it picked.
“Could you explain the difference between a starship and a stellar warship?”
The two terms differed by only one character in Chinese. Since Yu Nianqing had missed three months of classes, she couldn’t answer, just as expected.