If he hadn’t just used this machine yesterday, Cheng Shi would truly have suspected that the device was broken.
Keeping a blank expression, Cheng Shi scrolled forward and checked Tu Sanqi’s basic data.
Height, weight, body fat, blood pressure, blood sugar, blood protein…
After going through the list, the last line displayed six large characters:
Severe Malnutrition
Cheng Shi: “…”
He closed his eyes. For once, his mind was completely blank.
The rotating platform gradually slowed down. Tu Sanqi was released with empty, unfocused eyes. Before she could even stand steady, Cheng Shi grabbed her and had her lie down on a second machine.
“D-Doctor… I think I’m going to throw up…”
The moment she finished speaking, she instinctively leaned over the edge of the bed and started gagging toward the floor.
Cheng Shi reacted quickly and brought over a trash can.
But after retching for a long time, Tu Sanqi didn’t actually vomit anything.
She lay back down again. Fortunately, this platform didn’t rotate, so she closed her eyes in relief.
Then Cheng Shi suddenly shouted from outside:
“Open your eyes—!”
Tu Sanqi jumped in fright and immediately widened her eyes.
Ten minutes later, Tu Sanqi was dumbfounded.
“What?!”
“Pink eye???”
Cheng Shi handed her the report. He looked even more unable to accept the result than she did.
“Yes… pink eye… Also, your body is severely malnourished. I’ll prescribe you some supplements. Your daily food intake needs to be balanced and sufficient. Come back for a follow-up in one month.”
After saying that, he pushed Tu Sanqi out the door, informed Lu Yan of the results, and then coldly closed the metal door.
Tu Sanqi: “…”
Lu Yan: “?”
Lu Yan blinked.
“Pink eye?”
She truly hadn’t expected that result. Holding Tu Sanqi’s face, she carefully examined her eyes again.
But at the moment, Tu Sanqi’s eyes looked perfectly normal, and nothing seemed wrong.
Tu Sanqi was also surprised.
She had thought today’s outcome would either make her happy or miserable.
She never expected it would just leave her completely confused.
Lu Yan took the report from her hands and looked through it. When she finally saw the words “Severe Malnutrition,” her expression became even stranger.
She clearly remembered this child performing very well in both physical ability and mental strength.
The admission report had said she was malnourished… but after half a month, it had somehow turned into severe malnutrition???
“It’s okay,” Lu Yan said, patting her back. “Don’t feel discouraged. Listen to Doctor Cheng and focus on recovering your health first.”
Tu Sanqi nodded.
Lu Yan then took her to the first floor, where she received a whole box of supplements before leaving.
After that, Cheng Shi added Tu Sanqi as a contact on her communicator.
The doctor was extremely dedicated. Every single day without fail, he would ask whether she had taken her supplements and whether her eyes had turned red again.
As a result, the first thing Tu Sanqi did every morning became drinking the supplement and then checking her eyes in the mirror.
Her original extra training schedule was also canceled under Cheng Shi’s strong insistence.
In the doctor’s words:
“If you’re not afraid of dying, then go ahead and train. Train yourself to death.”
Tu Sanqi: “…”
Meanwhile, after returning, Lu Yan told Xiong Jie about the report. Xiong Jie then informed Huo Wenwu.
As a result, Tu Sanqi’s physical and combat training intensity was greatly reduced under the teachers’ “care.”
But at the same time, several new theory classes were added to her schedule.
One of them was Weapon Modification.
This class wasn’t purely theoretical either.
The instructor was an elegant woman surnamed Qiao.
Teacher Qiao placed great importance on whether students could apply what they learned, so after every theory lesson, she arranged a corresponding practical session.
Now standing at the entrance of the laboratory, Tu Sanqi looked at the various weapons displayed inside—artillery shells, rocket launchers, machine guns, and more.
Her heart surged with excitement she hadn’t felt in a long time.
Cannons!
Machine guns!
And even laser swords!
Ahead, the elegant Teacher Qiao walked in and casually lifted a rocket launcher, carrying it to the central workstation.
“According to what we just discussed, I’ll demonstrate it once.”
After she spoke, all the students gathered around.
This time, Qiao Qin demonstrated disassembly and reassembly.
“If you encounter special situations outside, almost anything can be used as a shell. You only need to adjust the internal structure of the launcher accordingly…”
She explained while operating the device.
Everyone watched attentively.
Tu Sanqi watched especially carefully.
But when her gaze passed over the outer shell that had been removed, she suddenly thought of the healing pod Yan Shuang had once brought her to use.
The materials seemed somewhat similar.
A thought flashed through her mind, and she immediately asked:
“Teacher, can abilities be turned into shells?”
As soon as she said it, both Qiao Qin and the surrounding classmates looked at her.
The room fell silent for a moment.
Tu Sanqi hesitated.
“…Is that not possible?”
Qiao Qin had never considered such a possibility, nor had she seen anything like it before.
But after glancing at the curious students around her, her gaze finally landed on Tu Sanqi.
Qiao Qin had already been informed about her.
This student—who had once been mistaken for about to awaken an ability due to her red eyes—was actually a severely malnourished child.
After her training intensity had been reduced, several theory teachers had privately discussed that she seemed rather uninterested in class, perhaps still struggling with the disappointment.
Yet now, the supposedly uninterested Tu Sanqi had bright, shining eyes, clearly fascinated.
So Qiao Qin decided to encourage her.
“I’m not sure either,” she said with a smile. “But if you’re interested, you could read some materials on the subject. They might help you.”
Tu Sanqi didn’t know where to find such books.
After class, while heading toward the cafeteria, she was about to ask her brother Tu Yu.
But from behind, a hesitant voice called out:
“Tu… Tu Sanqi…”
She turned around.
A fair-skinned, shy-looking boy stood there.
Everyone’s class schedule was arranged based on individual physical conditions, so they went to different classrooms each day. No one had fixed classmates.
As for this boy, Tu Sanqi thought for a moment—she had seen him in Pharmacology class before, and he had also been in the weapon lab earlier.
“My name is Fei Yucheng,” the boy introduced himself awkwardly after stopping in front of her.
Tu Sanqi nodded.
“Hello.”
Seeing her confused expression, Fei Yucheng quickly explained his purpose.
“I think your idea just now was really great!”
The shy boy’s eyes brightened noticeably as he said this.
“Really?” Tu Sanqi’s eyes lit up too. Inside she was thrilled, though she still tried to act modest.
“It’s okay… it was just a random thought.”
“It’s really great!” Fei Yucheng insisted again.
Then he enthusiastically added her as a contact and sent her more than a dozen e-books.
Tu Sanqi was delighted.
They were all materials science books!
“Where did you get these?” she asked excitedly.
“The school has a database… You’re still new, right? I’ll tell you how to access it…”
“Okay, okay!”
One month later.
Tu Sanqi had finished all her supplements.
This time, instead of bothering Teacher Lu Yan, Cheng Shi directly submitted a report for her.
Tu Sanqi entered the Special District smoothly and followed the same route as before to find Cheng Shi.
Then she once again lay inside the 360-degree rotating machine for another examination.
Half an hour later, Cheng Shi stared at the three indicators that were still all at 1 and began questioning his life choices.
Meanwhile, in the corner, Tu Sanqi finished retching into a trash can. Holding a cup of water and trembling slightly, she walked behind Cheng Shi and asked nervously:
“…Doctor, why do you look like I’m beyond saving?”
Cheng Shi: “…”
He put down the report, covered his forehead, and sighed deeply.
Then, expressionless, he lay down on the machine himself.
“Press the start button,” he said.
Tu Sanqi did as told.
Another half hour passed.
Cheng Shi sat up from the machine with a terrible expression, grabbed a trash can, and started vomiting.
Tu Sanqi silently pushed his chair over to help him sit, then wheeled him back to the monitor.
Cheng Shi endured the nausea and looked at his own report.
Everything was completely normal.
He turned his head and stared at Tu Sanqi.
Then, word by word, he asked:
“Are you… even human?”
Tu Sanqi’s heart skipped a beat.