Cannon fodder in the Interstellar

Hearing Rick Amber’s introduction, the young man beside him was his disciple, while she was his junior sister…

“Hello,” Ruo Manni said with a smile, trying to project an elder’s demeanor.

Having just received a meeting gift, she felt it was necessary to return the courtesy. Since her senior brother had a disciple, she, as a senior sister, should also present him with a suitable gift. Ugh, when it comes to gifting, it’s definitely easier to be the junior.

“Hello! Is this my little junior sister, teacher?” Leandro Ferreira asked, his bright eyes full of expectation, not paying attention to Ruo Manni’s elder-like demeanor.

“This is my little junior sister, your senior sister. She is the new closed-door disciple of your master,” Rick Amber said mercilessly, amused at his senior disciple’s shocked expression.

“B-but my senior sister is a mech manufacturer?” Leandro Ferreira said, puzzled, as he was well aware of his master’s expectations for closed-door disciples.

“Your senior sister is a new student in the elite class of the combat department this year.”

Leandro Ferreira found it hard to believe: “Teacher, you must be joking! She’s just a freshman and already a level three mech manufacturer? How can she possibly be a student in the combat department?”

“She’s also a level five beginner telekinesis master and a level four beginner warrior,” Rick Amber remarked, glancing at his disciple, who was at the mid-level three warrior stage.

What? He was only a mid-level four-telekinesis master! Leandro Ferreira felt utterly disheartened. A first-year freshman had a higher cultivation level than him—no wonder his master accepted her as a closed-door disciple.

Ignoring his disciple, who was deeply affected by the genius aura, Rick Amber turned to Ruo Manni and said, “With your current strength, driving a level five-star mech might be a bit difficult for you. I need to compare some data and adjust it to fit yours, which will take two to three days.”

“Thank you, senior brother,” Ruo Manni replied with a respectful gesture before asking, “How much will it cost?”

Having a level seven mech master adjust her mech data was already a great fortune; she wouldn’t let him work for free.

Rick Amber casually said, “It’s just a small fee…”

“Senior brother, I insist,” Ruo Manni replied firmly.

Ruo Manni knew that Rick Amber didn’t care about such small amounts of money—after all, he had given her a property worth nearly ten million credit points as a meeting gift. What was one or two thousand credit points to him?

But this wasn’t just about money; it was about principles and respect.

Seeing the determination in Ruo Manni’s eyes, Rick Amber hesitated for a moment before breaking into a comforting smile. “Alright, ten thousand credit points.”

The two exchanged contact information, and Ruo Manni directly transferred ten thousand credit points to him, saying, “I know senior brother is only charging me half the fee, but since I’m the junior sister, I might as well take advantage of my senior brother.”

Rick Amber laughed and said, “You’ve already acknowledged that you’re the junior sister. Would I really charge you for my labor?”

Having secured a connection with the director of the mech manufacturing department and smoothly solved the issue of double majoring, she had also learned the intricate mech fine-tuning technique.

Although she spent a significant amount of credit points, the rewards she gained today were worth thousands of times more.

When Ruo Manni returned to her dormitory alone that day, she began to feel a dizzying sensation as if she had just been hit by a windfall.

She hazily went to check her account.

Since the launch of the war realm, Ruo Manni had been diligently completing gold tasks. With the boost from her gold badge, her gold earnings had been increasing beautifully every day.

Although in the past two months, due to the grueling training regimen, her time in the war realm had been sporadic, and when she did enter, she focused solely on leveling tasks, which progressed slowly and reduced her gold income compared to before.

Nevertheless, even without expenses, her income was still considerable.

Since the launch of the battle realm, Ruo Manni had earned a total of 250,000 credit points, which was more than what Instructor Fang made in a year.

In the future at school, aside from food expenses, she could cover her other costs with credits.

Of course, to maintain this, her overall academic performance after the semester started had to stay in the top five of her age group.

Ruo Manni checked the sources of her credit earnings. Xuan Gu Military Academy had a rule: students ranked in the top five of their grade received a monthly bonus of 50 credits. In addition to other point earnings, she could expect to earn over 100 credits per month.

With so many credits, after covering her training expenses, she could still accumulate enough to exchange for potions, weapons, and other supplies in the school guild, allowing her to avoid spending any credit points.

Last night, Ruo Manni carefully calculated her plans. She intended to sell her spot once she received the reward for the youth group.

The credit points she would earn from that, combined with her hard-earned credits, might be enough for her to customize a Level 5 Starship Mecha.

Although the price of a Level 5 Starship Mecha was a third more expensive than a Level 5 Standard Mecha, its performance was more than double that of a standard mecha.

Not to mention that in space, a Level 5 Standard Mecha could only remain outside of a spacecraft for five hours, while a Level 5 Starship Mecha could last a full twenty-five hours.

Of course, in ground combat, the relatively large Starship Mecha wasn’t as agile. However, compared to standard mechas that could only fight on the ground and not in space, the Starship Mecha was clearly superior.

It’s important to know that future wars would primarily be in space, making the Starship Mecha much more practical.

Additionally, Starship Mechas could be upgraded. After buying a Level 5 Starship Mecha and fine-tuning it, it could function similarly to a Level 6 Starship Mecha.

This would be sufficient for Ruo Manni to use before she became a Level 7 Telekinetic Master.

Since learning that Captain Lin was the tragic supporting character in the novel, she couldn’t shake the descriptions from the book. Captain Lin’s wife and children died the moment they were attacked on Topaz Star.

Given Captain Lin’s position, unless he was reassigned to the Central Star Domain, it would be very difficult for him to acquire property there.

So Ruo Manni had another plan; she wanted to acquire a property in the Central Star Domain, preferably as close to a first-class star as possible.

Even if she were a variable, it might not change the fate of Topaz Star. Moreover, once the interstellar war began, Captain Lin had his duties, and Ruo Manni would have her own responsibilities; they could not personally protect Mentor Fang and his child.

The Gus Empire had regulations stating that imperial citizens who owned property on a planet could bring two other people to relocate there, in addition to the property owner.

Ruo Manni didn’t dare to dream of owning property on a first-class star; even without considering the large amount of credit points required, she wouldn’t be able to get a relocation permit.

However, obtaining property on a second-class star wouldn’t be difficult with her status as a graduate of the Xuan Gu First Military Academy, as long as she had enough credit points. Even if she didn’t have that much, Captain Lin would surely be able to provide it.

Once she had a property, she could relocate Mentor Fang and Lin Shangke to the Central Star Domain before the interstellar war began.

In the novel, it took four to five years for the Central Star Domain to be breached, which was certainly better than the instant annihilation of Topaz Star.

As long as Mentor Fang and Lin Shangke’s safety was ensured, she and Captain Lin would have nothing to fear.

Last night, Ruo Manni had never expected that after becoming a teacher’s student, her plans, which would typically take four to five years, would all be realized today.