Kevin did not answer directly. He simply said, “You’ll see when the time comes.”
He didn’t state it too definitively—after all, he didn’t want to be proven wrong later.
After all, in the mecha department, there really had been cases where some students specialized in weapon crafting while others specialized in mecha construction. It was difficult to say for certain.
However, the other teachers only saw Kevin as showing off.
They all snorted inwardly at the same time. Hmph. Got it, got it—another genius, right?
As if they didn’t have any.
Kevin switched the display to Li You’s group.
Unfortunately, Li You’s group had poor luck. They only found a medical supply box and did not obtain enough ores to support weapon forging.
This made him extremely displeased.
But luck was luck—there was nothing he could do about it.
He could only order that everyone except the strongest combat member assigned to protect him go out and search for ore materials.
He himself stayed in place with the bodyguard-like teammate. He was a precious mecha engineer; materials were supposed to be delivered to him, not something he had to personally search for.
He had no intention of going out.
As for his other teammates, they had no choice but to compromise for the sake of weapons.
There was no alternative. Without weapons, they would struggle against SS-rank star beasts, let alone SSS-rank ones. If that was the case, how many points could they even earn?
So for points, and for weapons, they had to follow Li You’s arrangements.
Moreover, since they hadn’t found a material supply box, they still needed ores for weapon crafting anyway, making refusal even less possible.
What Kevin saw was Li You resting in place, not even beginning to forge weapons yet.
A nearby teacher said gleefully, “Oh? Looks like his luck isn’t great. He didn’t find a material box.”
“That can’t be helped. Material boxes and medical boxes are randomly deployed. Whether you find them really depends on luck,” another teacher added.
This was true—there was nothing they could do about it. The placement of material and medical supply boxes had not been disclosed to the students. Everything depended on chance.
They also wanted to test the students’ adaptability.
The forest resources were abundant; ores and medicinal plants were not scarce. In addition, they had thoughtfully provided medical and material supply boxes for the freshmen.
If even then they couldn’t make use of resources, there was really nothing more to say.
Kevin didn’t react. He simply switched the screen again—this time to Alina’s group.
Although he didn’t particularly like her tendency toward showiness, he couldn’t deny she had talent. He also wanted to see her performance.
Alina’s situation was far better than both Ke Yunyao and Li You’s.
Her team not only found a medical supply box, but also a material supply box.
However, at that moment, Alina was also resting and eating dinner.
Kevin did not switch away immediately; he let the footage continue. Conversations between Alina and her teammates could be heard.
“Alina, you’re amazing! You forged three S-rank energy guns in one afternoon. With this, we’ll be much more relaxed even against SS-rank star beasts.”
“It’s nothing. It’s all thanks to you finding the material box. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to forge anything,” Alina said modestly, though her expression clearly showed pride.
The others didn’t care whether she was modest or not. As long as she could produce usable weapons, they would praise her as much as she wanted.
“Even so, you’re still amazing. Even with materials, not just anyone can forge S-rank weapons like you.”
Alina’s lips curled slightly. She liked hearing that.
Since transmigrating into this world, everything had gone smoothly for her. The only dissatisfaction she had was scoring third in the entrance exam.
She was unwilling about that.
Even though third place still brought her plenty of admiration, she remained dissatisfied.
She had already decided she would take first place in every future exam so she could attract the attention of the male lead.
Thinking of the outstanding and handsome male lead made her heart stir.
Originally, she had planned to apply to the same academy as him, but the body she had transmigrated into had already submitted its application beforehand and it could not be changed. She had no choice but to accept it.
Yes—Alina was not originally from this world. She had been an ordinary person from Ancient Blue Star[1]Lhaozi’s Note: Probably Earth. I dont like her already lol jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_2458453_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2458453_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); who died suddenly after staying up late reading novels, only to transmigrate into this interstellar era.
The original owner was an orphan from a remote star system. After being discovered to have SSS-level spiritual energy potential, she was sponsored and successfully left the orphanage.
The original owner had some talent in mecha engineering, and with the sponsor’s support, she learned many things. However, since the sponsor supported multiple people, the resources she received were limited.
To progress further, she had to work hard to get into a better military academy. Thus, she applied to Federation First Military Academy.
The sponsor also hoped she would go further, as that would bring greater returns, so additional support was provided.
As for why she transmigrated into this body, it was due to the original owner overexerting her spiritual energy while studying obsessively for the entrance exam, leading to her death.
Upon transmigration, Alina quickly understood her identity. Later, she discovered through StarNet reports about the male lead and realized this was a novel world.
Her current identity was a supporting female character. In the story, she would eventually attend Federation First Military Academy and meet the male lead during inter-academy competitions.
However, the book mostly described future events; little was said about her past at the academy, so she didn’t know much.
After thinking it over, she decided her priority was still to get into Federation First Military Academy.
After merging with the original memories and studying for half a year, she managed to secure third place in the entrance exam.
But that was still not what she wanted.
She was dissatisfied. Since she had transmigrated, shouldn’t she be the best?
Why was she only third?
Then she learned that the first place belonged to a descendant of a top-tier mecha family branch. She immediately understood.
It wasn’t that she wasn’t strong—it was just that the system was unfair. If she had the same background, she would definitely outperform that noble family child.
With that thought, she felt much better.
As for second place, she conveniently ignored it. She only wanted first place. Second place meant nothing—sooner or later, she would surpass them anyway.
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