"See for yourself," Lance passed over the personal terminal.
It clearly stated, "We deeply regret the incident involving Lin Fu and the Military Court has already heavily penalized the responsible party. However, to uphold the dignity of the law and for the glory of the Royal Family, the punishment for Lin Fu will remain unchanged."
That meant she still had to come first in the freshman competition.
Otherwise, Lin Fu would definitely be sentenced.
Joter chuckled bitterly, mumbling to himself, "First place, huh!"
"Alright, let Mervin and the others disperse, don’t block here, it’s disrupting the hospital’s normal operations," Joter waved his hand.
Lance, always by the book and impartial, forcefully sent people away without any sentiment.
He and Anton had originally had conflicts—being caught and locked up started because they came back and railed against Lance, which led them to bond over their mutual disgust and forge a deep friendship.
Now, Lance directing people further infuriated them.
They were ready to roll up their sleeves and confront him.
"What are you doing? Stop it."
"Want to reach for the sky?"
Instructor Omnia happened to come out from the doctor’s office and briskly approached, quickly separating the crowd with a stern look at Anton and the others, and fiercely shouted, "Get lost! Don’t create chaos here one after another, board the ship to Desolate Star No. 3 immediately. Anyone who delays the training will be withdrawn from the freshman competition."
Upon hearing this, no one dared to mess around.
Withdrawing from the freshman competition meant losing the chance to help Lin Fu.
That couldn’t happen.
Ivan quickly led the others away, with Mervin following last. He approached Instructor Omnia, "Instructor, how is Lin Fu? Why did she suddenly faint from pain?"
He was still worried.
Omnia saw Mervin’s concern and immediately changed her tone, smiling kindly, very patiently saying, "Don’t worry about Lin Fu; she is fine. It’s just the sequela left by the Spirit Suppressor. The doctor said the mental damage she suffered was severe, it’s normal to have sequela. She was previously staying in the top medical research lab of the Empire, receiving excellent treatment, which is why it didn’t show on the surface."
Mervin’s mouth twitched, wanting to ask Instructor Omnia if this was what she meant by ’don’t worry, it’s fine’.
"Thank you, please inform me promptly if anything happens."
"I will, don’t worry! Train hard, Lin Fu is counting on you."
That last statement, "Lin Fu is counting on you," pleased Mervin, and he smiled cheerfully.
"I will, I’ll definitely secure first place."
After speaking, he didn’t linger any longer and resolutely left with the instructors.
"Lance," Joter said seriously as Lance walked up to him.
"If we must secure first place in this year’s freshman competition, I can repeat a year."
Joter thought he had misheard.
But Lance looked at him with clear, determined eyes, showing Joter he hadn’t heard wrong.
"Alright, stop messing around," Joter waved his hand, "You’re the top of the second year, if I really allowed you to repeat, I’d get scolded to death by the second-year authorities, and it would bring disrepute to Elbert. Unlike the Fenglin Star System, where they are prepared to lose face to win by letting senior students repeat to compete—we can’t do such a thing."
"Enough, no more, I know you want to help Lin Fu, but the school won’t allow it, and Lin Fu would not want her classmates to help her in such a way."
Joter’s eyes flashed with admiration.
"We should not underestimate Lin Fu; she would rather be sentenced than stoop to such."
Having seen and heard Lin Fu’s choices personally on the Asgard, Joter had gained a new understanding of her.
This girl, she was different deep down from others.