Chapter 46: Chapter 18: Suppression

The principal and teachers serving as witnesses became enthusiastic and could be described as amiable.

“Indeed, not bad, a promising talent.”

“The competition was excellent.

“Mei Lan and Wei Laiwen have always had a keen eye.”

They could look forward to next year’s major competition, where the Military Training had a spot in the race for first place.

Su Xiaocai wasn’t concerned about the number of participants; after the competition ended, it indicated that two-thirds of her courses would be reduced.

She checked if her mecha had any scratches and then put it away.

The students who had been cleared from the field earlier approached, wanting to ask her about her driving skills, asking if she was from the Mecha Department, and calling her to stay for some practice.

They made way with puzzled expressions and then watched an overwhelming match, unable to see much, and thus the competition ended.

If they had known the inside story, they might have thought differently, but they knew nothing.

Su Xiaocai won too easily, giving them the illusion that the opponent deliberately yielded to her, and her skills were only slightly better than theirs.

“No, I have something to do.” Su Xiaocai needed to find a course schedule from the Agricultural Research Institute; she wouldn’t give up farming, as it was her lifelong vocation.

Her aloof attitude left the students at the training ground dissatisfied, and after everyone left, they gave her the nickname “Short Icegrass,”

which grows in icy regions, looking pretty but otherwise useless.

This was a way to mock her for being arrogant with a bit of skill.

The competition only had official footage, with others forbidden from recording, so there was no worry about videos leaking.

Mei Lan was excited and turned to look for Su Xiaocai to give her a few reminders.

“Where is she?”

Wu Qingqing: “Went to find a teacher from the Agricultural Research Institute.”

The teachers were troubled; rebellious students were not uncommon, but how to teach a capable yet disobedient student like her?

The principal noticed Mei Lan’s concern and comforted, “You forcefully transferred her department, and she didn’t pursue it relentlessly, which is already a concession. She’s shown you her skills, unless you find someone better to teach her, it’s all in vain.”

The two teachers contemplated; it was true, Su Xiaocai didn’t belong to any faction, her only focus being farming.

Having never studied in school before, it’s normal for her to have a weak sense of group cohesion.

It seems unreasonable to expect too much; just treat her as a wild card in the competition. If she’s willing to join the Mecha Department, they have plenty of ways to persuade her to participate.

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The courses at the Agricultural Research Institute were much more relaxed than those in the Mecha Department. Su Xiaocai checked and found that some courses overlapped, like history and math, which allowed her to attend classes from either institution.

Then she took classes on Insect Studies, Introduction to Agricultural Technology, Biochemistry, Environmental Science, among others, totaling six classes, which were quite manageable.

Successfully enrolling back into the fold of the Agricultural Research Institute, the professors were pleased, as they previously thought she had connections to get into the Mechanical Institute.

After all, there had never been a case of a first-year student being transferred to the Mecha Department at the Military Training College, which was surprising to them at first.

“Teacher, I’m taking two courses now, learning history and math along with the Mecha Department’s courses. Is that okay?”

“Certainly, but you need to communicate well with the lecturers. The courses there will be a bit tougher, and if you’re willing to tackle the higher difficulty, we have no objections. As long as you can pass the final exams, we’ll count the credits based on their scores.”

Credits and points are not the same; credits are related to graduation, while points are related to using school facilities.

Though different, they complement each other.

Students with many points naturally have enough credits to graduate. Fulfilled credits imply that points aren’t lacking.

By taking two subjects, Su Xiaocai indirectly solved the issue with points.

The evaluation points had already been credited, with each course instructor granting her one hundred and fifty points, along with a hundred points from the principal, leaving her with eight hundred and fifty points, allowing Su Xiaocai to do many things.

Points could also be exchanged for outings, as Fei Yi told her that her patent examination might soon require attention. With so many patents involved, she would need considerable time for a trip.

Points couldn’t be used recklessly; a hundred points only equated to one day out, and seven days might not suffice.

Su Xiaocai adjusted many things based on the course schedule,

Wu Qingqing had less discretionary time, but she was willing to use her evenings and weekends for training, so Su Xiaocai also made a training schedule for her.

Classes officially started tomorrow, and Su Xiaocai and Wu Qingqing went to the indoor training center. Over the month, Wu Qingqing felt she had made significant progress.

But having never compared with anyone, she couldn’t determine if she’d closed the gap with her cousin.

An hour later, Wu Qingqing lay on the ground questioning her life choices, thinking that after all this time of enduring hardship, she’d be able to cause at least some trouble for Su Xiaocai.

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