4:00 PM.
Federal First Military Academy.
A black private hover car stopped at the school gate.
The cabin door opened.
Jiang Wangzhi was wearing a simple white T-shirt and long pants as she stepped down.
She looked up at the building before her.
A massive black metal wall.
Reaching a height of one hundred meters.
Dense heavy energy cannons were mounted on top of the wall.
In the sky, weapon-loaded training aircraft streaked by from time to time.
The roar of the engines made people's ears hurt.
"Boom—"
A large enclosed transport vehicle drove past from the side.
The back of the compartment was not closed tightly.
Revealing a pitch-black giant sharp claw.
It was still stained with dried purple blood.
Emitting a thick, foul stench.
Jiang Wangzhi stood in place, her legs feeling a little weak.
She turned her head to look at Butler Lin behind her.
"Is it still too late for me to run now?"
Butler Lin looked respectful:
"Miss, the military academy gate has an automatic defense system."
"Illegal deserters will be knocked out on the spot and sent to the confinement room."
Jiang Wangzhi closed her mouth.
She picked up her luggage bag and strode toward the check-in area.
Just as she walked through the gate.
The surrounding discussions came over.
"Look quickly, is that Jiang Wangzhi?"
"Is it really her? That eldest miss of the Jiang Family?"
"She actually dared to come?"
"Tsk, a pampered second-generation rich kid."
"She probably came to the military academy to gild herself, and has probably never even seen a Soldier-rank Star Beast."
The voices were not small.
Dozens of surrounding freshmen all looked over here.
Their eyes carried scrutiny and disdain.
Jiang Wangzhi's expression was calm.
She didn't care at all.
Scold away.
Scold as much as you want.
You are right, I am just here to slack off.
If it wasn't for the fact that I couldn't drop out, I wouldn't come even if you invited me.
She walked to the registration desk of the freshman check-in area.
The staff member was a young man wearing tactical glasses.
Without even raising his head:
"Name."
"Jiang Wangzhi."
The staff member tapped the keyboard a few times.
He took out a set of gray military academy training clothes, a metal card, and a black watch.
"The dormitory is Building 3, Room 402."
"This is your identity chip and initial account."
Jiang Wangzhi took it over.
She glanced at the interface on the watch.
【Trainee: Jiang Wangzhi】
【Initial Credits: 20】
The staff member added:
"Credits are your only pass in the military academy."
"Eating, renting training grounds, purchasing equipment, and redeeming simulation pod time all rely on credits."
Jiang Wangzhi blinked:
"Can't I just swipe a card?"
The staff member raised his head and looked at her as if looking at a fool.
"Classmate Jiang."
"This is the First Military Academy."
"Want core resources?"
"Exchange them with credits."
Jiang Wangzhi was stunned for a moment.
"How do you earn credits?"
"Complete assessments or win matches."
The staff member waved his hand.
"Next."
Jiang Wangzhi took her things and walked away.
She looked at the twenty credits in her wristband and then the twenty-three point seven billion in her asset interface.
She felt a sense of absurdity for the first time.
Wealthy enough to rival a nation.
Yet she couldn't even afford to rent a decent simulation pod.
Fine.
If they won't rent it to her, she won't rent it.
Anyway, she hadn't planned on training either.
Jiang Wangzhi picked up her bag, preparing to find her dormitory.
Suddenly—
"Woo—Woo—Woo—"
A harsh alarm instantly resounded throughout the entire campus.
All the broadcasts lit up with red light simultaneously.
A cold mechanical voice tore through the sky:
【Attention all freshmen!】
【The first-stage adaptability assessment is starting ahead of schedule!】
【Assessment Location: No. C-17 Desolate Star Training Area.】
【Assessment Time: 72 hours.】
【All freshmen will be randomly dropped into three types of areas: forests, ruins, and swamps.】
【Team formation is allowed, and robbing points is allowed.】
【A large number of Soldier-rank Star Beasts have been released within the area.】
【Please note: This assessment implements an elimination system.】
【Those whose score ranking is in the bottom 10% will directly lose their formal student status at the Federal First Military Academy!】
As soon as these words came out, the entire plaza instantly boiled over.
"Damn! Why was it advanced? Wasn't it supposed to be tomorrow?"
"Bottom 10% elimination? Is the First Military Academy so ruthless?"
"Form a team! Quickly form a team! Find someone with A-level physical fitness!"
"Grab points! Quick!"
The freshmen were thrown into chaos.
Some panicked, while others ran around pulling people into teams.
Only Jiang Wangzhi stood in place.
She looked at the red light in the sky, and her eyes lit up bit by bit.
Lose formal student status?
Eliminated?
She immediately opened her terminal to check the relevant clauses in the military academy manual.
She scrolled down the page.
Flipping to the very bottom.
Finally, she found the answer in a line of fine print:
【Note: For those actively eliminated by the military academy due to insufficient personal ability, the preparatory student agreement they signed automatically becomes invalid, restoring their free status.】
Jiang Wangzhi's heart beat violently.
The agreement is invalid!
Freedom restored!
Isn't this the drop-out channel she dreamed of?
No need to fake illness.
No need to breach the contract.
As long as she gets the bottom 10% in this assessment, the school will actively expel her!
After being expelled, she could openly and honestly go home to inherit those thirteen resource stars!
Heaven leaves no dead end!
Jiang Wangzhi clenched her fists tightly.
The whole person instantly transformed from lifelessness to high spirits.
Good!
Great!
She couldn't take first place.
Taking last place, wasn't that as easy as using one's hands?
Don't kill monsters.
Don't grab points.
Find a place to squat for 72 hours.
Maintain 0 points.
Steadily fall into the bottom 10%!
After being expelled, she could board the private airship home!
...
5:50 PM.
Above the C-17 Desolate Star.
A huge heavy transport ship roared across the clouds.
Inside the cabin.
Three thousand freshmen lined up in dozens of queues with nervous expressions.
Jiang Wangzhi stood at the very back of the queue.
She was wearing a gray tactical suit and carrying a most basic emergency pack on her back.
In her heart, she was already calculating the time.
72 hours.
Find a tree hole to hide in.
Food and drink were all in the emergency pack.
Sleep, and when she woke up, it would be just right to go home.
Perfect.
"Beep—"
"Cabin door open!"
"Deployment begins!"
The floor ahead suddenly collapsed.
Freshmen were pushed down one after another by the airflow.
Jiang Wangzhi closed her eyes.
Falling straight down along the airflow.
The wind howled wildly in her ears.
"Parachute opens automatically!"
"Bang!"
The parachute pulled open.
The falling speed suddenly decreased.
Jiang Wangzhi opened her eyes.
Below was an airtight primeval forest.
The tall giant trees were dozens of meters high.
Blocking out the sun.
Grazing past the branches.
Slap, slap, slap!
Jiang Wangzhi rolled twice on the ground and fell into a thick pile of grass.
Her body hurt a little.
But she wasn't injured.
She immediately turned over and stood up.
Patting the dirt off her body.
Looking around.
Luck was not bad.
The surroundings were a hidden valley.
There was shade and bushes.
An excellent hiding place.
Jiang Wangzhi took water and high-energy compressed biscuits out of her bag.
Leaning against the tree trunk.
She prepared to start her "72-hour slacking journey".
However—
Before she could even tear open the biscuit packaging bag.
"Boom!"
The bushes on the left suddenly burst apart.
Dirt splashed everywhere!
A black shadow, accompanied by a foul stench, rushed out of the bushes fiercely!
That was a behemoth whose size was a full two meters long.
Its entire body was covered with black horny carapace.
Six sharp spider legs carved deep gullies into the ground.
Soldier-rank Star Beast—Spike-armored Spider!
What was even more outrageous was that this Star Beast was covered in scars and its carapace was cracked, obviously in a state of extreme fury and madness!
As soon as the Star Beast came out, its pair of blood-red compound eyes immediately locked onto Jiang Wangzhi leaning against the tree.
"Hiss—!!"
It let out a sharp scream.
All six legs exerted force uniformly, rushing straight toward Jiang Wangzhi and pouncing on her!
The speed was as fast as a black lightning bolt!
Jiang Wangzhi was dumbfounded.
The half-open biscuit bag in her hand dropped down.
No way.
The place she chose was so remote.
Why would she bump faces with a Star Beast right at the start?
"The one in front! Get out of my way if you don't want to die!"
An explosive shout came from above the woods.
A vigorous figure leaped down from the tree branches.
That was a girl wearing a tattered tactical suit.
Sporting neat short hair.
Carrying a heavy alloy saber over two meters long in her hand.
She slashed directly toward the back of the Star Beast!
It was precisely Tang Li!
This slash by Tang Li brought up a whistling wind.
Incomparably vicious.
But the enraged Spike-armored Spider completely ignored the attack from behind.
It seemed to have locked onto Jiang Wangzhi as the seemingly weakest prey.
Opening its large mouth full of fangs.
It bit down right at her face!
Less than three meters away from Jiang Wangzhi!
Jiang Wangzhi's brain buzzed with a hum.
Her first reaction was to run.
But her body's instinctive reaction was faster than her brain.
As a top-tier professional analyst, she had watched tens of thousands of professional matches, and her judgment of combat trajectories had almost become muscle memory.
At a glance, she saw through the Star Beast's pouncing route.
Left leg severely injured.
Center of gravity biased to the right.
Attack range was only 120 degrees in front.
The blind spot was diagonally below on the left!
Jiang Wangzhi didn't think about fighting at all.
She only instinctively slid and fell toward the back-left.
A wretched yet precise roll on the ground!
"Whoosh!"
The foul-smelling maw of the Spike-armored Spider brushed right past her face.
Biting fiercely onto the tree trunk behind.
Crack!
A large tree that required three people to hug was bitten in half forcefully!
Tang Li's heavy saber arrived at this time as well.
With a single slash, it struck the back shell of the Star Beast.
Sparks flew in all directions!
The Star Beast let out a miserable scream, its huge body knocked crooked to the side.
Taking advantage of this thrust, this huge Spike-armored Spider whistled as it pressed down toward Jiang Wangzhi who had just rolled onto the ground!
Jiang Wangzhi had just climbed up.
When she looked up, she saw a massive black shadow covering her head.
The corners of her eyes twitched.
She screamed wildly in her heart:
"I just wanted to test for last place!"
"Why are you treating me like this?!"