Cannon fodder in the Interstellar

The flying car quickly arrived at its destination. After getting off, Ruo Manni actively walked to Hebrew Adam’s side, casually admiring the colorful and vibrant flowers lining the road.

At this point, the pretense felt quite uncomfortable for Ruo Manni.

However, Hebrew Adam’s status was indeed too lofty, like an incredibly bright diamond star, attracting countless women with starry eyes to rush toward him.

A girl of her status, if not careful, could easily be labeled as someone trying to climb the social ladder.

Given Ruo Manni’s identity and pride, she could not allow herself to be branded with such a label.

Yet, the instructors had paired her with Hebrew Adam, and as the team leader and vice-captain, they could not avoid interacting with each other. If Ruo Manni did not clearly express her attitude, it would not be long before that label was slapped on her.

Therefore, Ruo Manni had to put on an act until she was certain her teammates would not associate her with Hebrew Adam.

The previous flying car incident had a good effect; Sheila had even joked with her in the car, showing no signs of turning against her.

As for Hebrew Adam’s silence, Ruo Manni chose to ignore it. After all, they hadn’t said much when they walked out of the sports field together, so she didn’t feel any awkwardness in the atmosphere.

Of course, Ruo Manni didn’t see how her four teammates behind them were looking at her; this time, most of their gazes were focused on her.

Just now, while sitting in the flying car, Ruo Manni quickly checked the information about the special training rooms at Xuan Gu’s First Military Academy on her light brain.

The first thing she noticed was the levels and prices. With her shallow understanding of the prince, she focused on the first-class room, which had a glaring monthly rent of 120 credits. With a simple guess, she could assume that the prince would definitely not choose a lower-quality room.

However, with Ruo Manni’s small-town mindset, the third-class room wasn’t bad either. The only difference between the third-class and first-class rooms was that the third-class rooms were slightly smaller and less luxurious, but the equipment for training was the same. The monthly rent for a third-class room was only 60 credits, half the price!

As someone who hadn’t attended a prestigious academy in the interstellar age and was from a marginal planet, Ruo Manni had never seen the various levels of team training rooms. While silently criticizing the situation in her mind, she was unaware that her poverty limited her perspective. It was only after she gained more experience that she realized the saying “you get what you pay for” was even more applicable in this interstellar age.

The group, consisting of tall and agile young men, quickly arrived at an area with buildings that were only two or three stories high.

Ruo Manni observed that these buildings looked rather ordinary, but each one was quite spacious. Hebrew Adam stopped in front of the largest building, which had three stories.

Hebrew Adam scanned his light brain on the sensor at the entrance, and the door opened automatically.

Ruo Manni’s first impression upon entering was that the interior was comfortably and tastefully decorated.

“The first floor is the training area, with two gravity rooms, one meditation room, and three skill training rooms, which is completely sufficient for all six of us to train at the same time,” Hebrew Adam explained.

The others were enthusiastically exploring the area, and Tamaki Kazia exclaimed in surprise, “Captain, there’s even a mecha training room here!”

Hebrew Adam’s eyes sparkled with pride as he confidently replied, “Of course! Otherwise, how could this prince have decided to rent it right away?”

Ruo Manni also became interested, and the group surged into the small mecha training room.

The mecha training room was quite large, taking up about half the space of the building, and could accommodate two or three mechas for basic training at the same time.

However, the room was empty and devoid of mechas, so the excitement quickly waned as everyone’s attention shifted elsewhere.

On the second floor, there were a conference room, a dining hall, and a study area, while the third floor had a temporary rest area.

This was more than just a training room; it was simply a perfect team living area.

When they reached the second floor, a robot resembling a palace butler had already prepared six servings of delicious and substantial food.

It was needless to say that this was definitely arranged by the prince; after all, there were advantages to clinging to the powerful.

Having trained for an entire afternoon, the teenagers were already starving and naturally didn’t hold back upon seeing the food.

Dining can reveal a person’s upbringing, and it could be said that, except for Ruo Manni, the other five were all from wealthy families with etiquette training in the central star regions.

In contrast, Ruo Manni’s movements were not as refined, but she still adhered to the etiquette. Moreover, her demeanor was calm and composed; even the proudest prince showed no sign of disdain toward her, making it even less likely that the others would.

In fact, Ruo Manni was unaware that her companions were somewhat surprised and even began to question her mother’s identity.

While talent and cultivation could be achieved through one’s own efforts, etiquette and upbringing required long-term cultivation, leading the others to suspect that Ruo Manni’s mother was likely not an ordinary civilian.

Ruo Manni also didn’t know that Captain Lin had concealed some aspects of her background, ensuring that when others looked into her records, they wouldn’t pay much attention to Teresa Du’s identity but would only notice that of her current guardian.

When these people turned back to investigate, they discovered that Ruo Manni’s mother was actually a fourth-level pharmacist. A fourth-level pharmacist could firmly establish themselves in the Imperial Capital Star, let alone in the marginal stars.

Thus, Ruo Manni’s mother belonged to the relatively wealthy middle class in Topaz Star. She provided Ruo Manni with the best living conditions she could offer and had high expectations for Ruo Manni’s etiquette and upbringing. These factors also deeply influenced Lin Kexin, who was trapped in the jade pendant.

After everyone had eaten and drank their fill, they held a small meeting in the conference room to discuss their training schedule.

“Our training room doesn’t have any mechas yet, so we must get at least three mechas back,” Hebrew Adam said.

“Do you have any good suggestions?” Ruo Manni asked. She was the poorest among them, yet she was the only one who was a telekinesis practitioner, so Hebrew Adam was looking at her when he said this.

“The school has mechas for rent.”

“Can we use our own?” Ruo Manni looked at Hebrew Adam. She wasn’t sure about the others, but Hebrew Adam definitely had his own personal mecha.

“You have a personal mecha?” Hebrew Adam looked somewhat surprised.

“I recently apprenticed to a master, and my master gave me a level five mecha as a gift for becoming his disciple,” Ruo Manni said casually.

The five companions were all taken aback. A master who could gift a level five mecha was either highly skilled or very wealthy.

Since Ruo Manni was already a level five telekinesis practitioner, her master must be even more skilled than her. In the Gus Empire, there were very few telekinesis practitioners above level six, and they were all powerful figures.

“Is your master also a telekinesis practitioner?” Sheila was the first to ask, unable to contain her curiosity.

“Um, my master is a level seven telekinesis practitioner.”

“Colonel Li Qixing?” Hebrew Adam first showed a look of surprise, then revealed an expression of understanding, and guessed correctly.

It was clear that the other five companions had much more knowledge than Ruo Manni. The envy and jealousy in their eyes indicated that they all knew who Colonel Li Qixing was.