Never would Sister Liya have expected to prank herself.
She needed a big apple.
Only a juicy, sweet big apple could alleviate the despair in her heart.
Ji You wasn’t sad for but a few seconds before suddenly receiving a communication request, which turned out to be from Lanyue Star Military Academy’s admissions office.
In an instant, Ji You’s sorrow and sadness were thrown to the back of her mind, she spirited up and even tidied her messy hair, making sure there was nothing wrong with her appearance before accepting the communication request.
On the holographic screen opposite, sat three interviewers: a middle-aged man with a serious face and slightly balding, a competent middle-aged woman, and a kind-looking elderly professor.
First, Ji You chatted with the middle-aged man, who introduced himself as the director of admissions. The questions posed by the man were very official, and Ji You answered each one. After finishing, the man gave no indication of his thoughts.
The competent middle-aged woman, however, was more talkative, asking related questions and also inquiring about Ji You’s hobbies. Ji You behaved very obediently, earnestly, and patiently responded to each question.
Then, it was the elderly professor’s turn.
Seeing the kind-looking elderly professor remain silent caused Ji You’s heart to slightly panic.
The elderly professor suddenly asked, "As I know, you were initially admitted to our school before being disqualified. Now, you still plan to enter our school through sponsorship. What are your intentions?"
"..." The elderly professor, looking benevolent, came on fiercely with his first question cornering Ji You. His eyes flashed with a chilling light that was terrifying... Ji You bit her lip before saying, "I want to stand up where I fell, I believe it’s my freedom. Moreover, I do not think I am guilty. You might say, under the law and evidence, I cannot deny the charges against me. But I want to say an old saying: gold always shines. And the truth—one day, the water will recede and the rocks will emerge."
The elderly professor angrily said, "Even now, you still want to argue! A person without morals or talent like you does not deserve to be a student of our school! I oppose this application."
Ji You’s eyes suddenly reddened. But she clenched her teeth, enduring without showing any sign of weakness or compromise.
The atmosphere became tense.
Ji You started considering, if Lanyue Star Military Academy didn’t accept her, what other options did she have? Lanyue Star is dominated by the Military Academy. Besides, there is another public university, which is an agricultural school, focusing on improving agricultural crops. Nowadays in interstellar society, natural food is rare and greatly affected by the environment. The Alliance is also increasing funds for natural crop research annually—this type of agricultural university still has a very high application rate.
Should she switch to studying agriculture?
The more Ji You thought about it, the more the frustration, sadness, anger in her heart diluted, leaving only a facial expression full of dilemma.
Just when Ji You was disheartened, she bucked up again, thinking: Maybe studying at an agricultural school could be a roundabout way to save my situation.
Ji You suddenly heard a competent female voice saying, "I agree with student Ji You’s application. Our Lanyue Star Military Academy welcomes every diligent, progressive, and eager-to-learn student."
The elderly professor: "Mu Jianling, you—"
This particularly named instructor Mu Jianling, who was very aloof, merely glanced indifferently at the nearly furious elderly professor without paying heed to his outcry.
Beside them, the director of admissions said, "I also agree with this student Ji You’s application. After all—this year’s sponsored class quota is not yet full..." In other words, more students bring more sponsorship fees.
The elderly professor left the session in anger.
Ji You still hadn’t processed what just happened.
She received a letter of admission, which noted one point: The sponsorship fee of 1 million must be paid within 15 working days after issuing the notice.
days later, would be the official start of the school year at Lanyue Star.
— Is this what they call "when the path ends in despair, hope appears where least expected"?
Ji You was admitted to Langyue Star Military Academy.
She spent 1 million credit points to get accepted.
She felt like crying—
She really wanted to cry.
Then, Ji You truly shed tears. The tears silently fell, drop by drop, gently sliding down.
"Xiao You, did you hear? I... I got admitted to the Lanyue Star Military Academy."
"Look, look, you gotta see—this admission notice is hot off the press, still fresh..."
Her tears kept dropping while her smile grew wider and wider, and the joy and excitement in her voice resembled an eagle spreading its wings and soaring joyously for the first time in the sky...
Perhaps Ji You’s emotions were too intense and infectious. The quiet girl staying inside the Iron Plate felt something, suddenly stood up, and rushed to the confining wall where she found a bright light.
The light was small, but it was hot and warm.
The girl stood beside this beam of light for a while and then heard Ji You’s voice.
Ji You softly said, "Xiao You, let me tell you the great news: from now on, we are going to step into the Lanyue Star Military Academy! Once we’re there, we will truly rise from where we fell! As long as we are not dead, no one can defeat us again!"
Tears glistened in the girl’s eyes as she nodded gently, "Hmm!"
"You can actually speak!"
"You can speak without eating Butterfly Honey!" Ji You was shocked.
The girl smiled sweetly: [Sister... I felt you calling me, so I ran to the wall to listen and see if it was real. I never expected it to be true. I’m so happy to be able to talk to sister today.]
Ji You, mouth agape, almost wanting to scream: "Ahhh... Girl! You’re missing the point! The point is we didn’t eat Butterfly Honey, we didn’t spend a dime! You can still speak!!! Ahhh..."
You see, last night just to get Xiao You to talk, she gritted her teeth and bought 100,000 credit points worth of Butterfly Honey.
It means that even without spending money, Xiao You can communicate smoothly with her.
This news was truly delightful and exciting.
[If I could always talk to sister without spending money, then sister won’t have to work so hard to earn money.]
Ji You’s eyes gleamed with fervor:
It’s definitely possible.