Cannon fodder in the Interstellar

Because Ruo Manni had leveled up, she secretly worried about it but ultimately felt relieved when she remembered she had support and wouldn’t be easily schemed against.

However, upon seeing Hebrew Adam outside her personal lounge, she suddenly found her worries laughable.

This was because Hebrew Adam had also leveled up, advancing from a Level 5 beginner to a Level 5 intermediate. At this rate, he might reach Level 6 before even entering his third year. Now that was truly monstrous!

It’s worth noting that the critical threshold for a psionic master is between Level 7 and Level 8. Throughout history, many 15-year-old Level 5 psychics have existed, and before Ruo Manni, the best record at the Xuan Gu First Military Academy was a 16-year-old. Thus, while Ruo Manni’s age of 15 was indeed extraordinary, it still fell within the normal range of genius.

But Hebrew Adam, a 16-year-old Level 5 intermediate warrior, was unprecedented in the records of Xuan Gu First Military Academy and had never been seen in the Gus Empire in thousands of years—he was severely exceptional.

If it were anyone else exhibiting such talent, there would likely be some concern. However, as a prince of the empire, Hebrew Adam had no such worries. After his advancement, he simply felt elated, even stronger than what his father and brothers had predicted.

Ruo Manni felt her paranoia creeping back in. With talent like his, how could the Second Prince not be a reincarnator?

Ever since Ruo Manni began to suspect that the Second Prince was a reincarnator, she had wanted to confirm whether he was indeed one. She needed to ascertain this; otherwise, if her secret of reincarnation was revealed over time, she would be in big trouble.

However, since Ruo Manni had never interacted much with Hebrew Adam before, she couldn’t discern any peculiarities in his daily behavior as long as he made a few small adjustments to cover his tracks.

Although everyone had trained together for over a month, Ruo Manni still couldn’t be sure. Intuitively, she didn’t sense anything unusual about the Second Prince; reincarnators shouldn’t be so childish, right?

It wasn’t until she returned to school that one day, while looking in the mirror and seeing her own eyes, that she thought of a good method: to observe Hebrew Adam’s gaze.

After the start of the semester, Ruo Manni was passively assigned to be teammates with Hebrew Adam. Being part of the same team allowed her not only to see him every day but also to observe him up close.

Despite Hebrew Adam’s high status and identity causing him to think and behave differently from Su Forty-three and the others, the brilliance in his eyes was the same as that of Su Forty-Three and his peers. It was the vibrant gaze of youth, not the weary eyes of someone who had experienced hardships.

Ruo Manni had reflected on her own eyes. In her previous life, she had just graduated from university and was still a fresh young adult when she died. After her death, she drifted along, growing up alongside a little girl. Other than the major event of dying and being reborn, she hadn’t gone through any other experiences that could be considered profound.

However, Ruo Manni had to admit that her eyes no longer held the pure vitality of youth and seemed more serene than those of her peers.

After observing for a few days, Ruo Manni finally concluded that Hebrew Adam was not a reincarnator, but rather a monstrous genius who had never experienced such a thing.

Just when Ruo Manni had confirmed that Hebrew Adam was not a reincarnator, his rapid upgrade speed as a genius once again raised her suspicions. Could it be that his fast advancement was due to being a reincarnator?

However, Ruo Manni’s keen observation reminded her that he was not a reincarnator at all; he was simply a naturally gifted genius with exceptional comprehension abilities.

A genius like him, if he could continue to grow smoothly, should be able to become an eighth-level mecha master in less than seven years.

An eighth-level mecha master would be the main force in combat against alien invaders. The variables introduced by Hebrew Adam could have a significant impact in the future, and while Ruo Manni couldn’t predict how much, it would undoubtedly be a great boon for humanity.

Thinking of this, Ruo Manni felt genuinely happy purely because of Hebrew Adam’s strength: “Congratulations, Captain! You’re really amazing! Keep working hard to become even stronger!”

Seeing the genuine smile on Ruo Manni’s face, Hebrew Adam realized that she was truly happy for his advancement from the bottom of her heart. Unlike others, who either fawned, envied, felt inferior, or were jealous but pretended to be happy for him, her joy was sincere.

Before Ruo Manni appeared, he had already received many congratulations through various channels and from other team members. On the surface, everyone seemed happy about his upgrade.

However, beneath it all, Hebrew Adam’s heart had returned to its original state, and he no longer felt the initial excitement.

Others only knew of his impressive warrior potential but were unaware that his psychic master potential was also quite good. He was now a level three beginner psychic master.

Although he didn’t have much combat power, his mental strength had increased, allowing him to clearly see the thoughts of those around him.

To his surprise, there was indeed one person who was genuinely happy for his success.

“Captain, you’re so amazing; we need to work even harder, or we’ll fall too far behind you,” Ruo Manni expressed her concerns frankly, unaware of Hebrew Adam’s inner thoughts.

After enjoying a delicious breakfast provided by the royal family, they followed their plan and went to the swimming pool for training.

However, there were many new students at the swimming pool today, both girls and boys. Most importantly, several of them looked very familiar to Ruo Manni. The glances they cast her way made it clear that these were all first-year students, and most of them recognized who she was.

Since the beginning of the school year, Ruo Manni had encountered such stares quite a bit. In any public place, students from the elite class had to endure this kind of attention.

Instructor Qing naturally noticed the unusual atmosphere as well. She smiled at Ruo Manni, saying, “Ruo Manni, you’re quite popular.”

Ruo Manni responded with a look of confusion, and Instructor Qing smiled, explaining, “Perhaps everyone already knows about the training sessions, so many first-year students have come here in the past few days.”

So that was it. Ruo Manni lost interest in the topic.

Today, she planned to train for an extra hour at the swimming pool and then, since Hebrew Adam and Sheila would be busy in the afternoon, she wanted to take full advantage of the mecha training room for herself.

The jade pendant space was simply too small, so she could only do some basic exercises; the mecha training room was where she could really let loose.

With a tight schedule, she didn’t care about being in the spotlight; she swiped her credits, took off her outerwear, and jumped into the water to begin her training.

Students who could get into the Xuan Gu Military Academy, even if they were the last in their class, had defeated hundreds of thousands of competitors, so there were no students at the academy just coasting through.

As soon as Ruo Manni hit the water to train, the other military academy students followed suit. Once training began, everyone became absorbed in their practice, and no one paid much attention to her anymore.

However, since there were many first-year students in the swimming training hall today, everyone knew that she was a mental power user. Therefore, despite her swimming performance being worse than everyone else’s on site, she didn’t receive any disdainful looks; instead, the new students were in awe of her strong martial arts abilities.

Today, after training for an extra hour, Ruo Manni felt even more exhausted than yesterday and was once again fished out of the swimming pool by the instructor.

At that moment, Ruo Manni felt someone taking pictures from a distance, but she was too tired to engage or argue.