Chapter 13: Break

When Mink and the others heard this, they were all stunned and didn’t know what to say.

Chen Tong’s expression was also very ugly, and he said with some dissatisfaction, “Then it’s always okay for us to test into an external academy, right?”

“That’s right, external academies are easier to get into, with a thousand slots, but you need to know one thing: last year, only 101 people from the entire Thirteenth District got into external academies, and 72 of them were students from the First Intermediate Academy, Haiheng. Our school only had 3 people get in. Moreover, among the 101 who got in, quite a few used connections. So, if you think about it, how many people got in purely by their own ability?” Zhou Wei explained with a smile.

Hearing this, Su Ming’s brows also furrowed slightly. He hadn’t expected the difficulty to be so high.

“To be honest with you, the 3 people from our school who got in last year were all special trainees, which means people like us. The Royal Court Academy was never something you could get into; you’re only fit to try for other trash academies,” Zhang Tai scoffed impolitely.

“How can this be? They gave our district so many slots. If they only admit so few people, can the Imperial Court Military Academy recruit enough students?” Zhao Ran and the others were a bit incredulous.

Zhou Wei looked at Zhao Ran and replied with a smile, “You don’t need to worry about that; they can definitely recruit enough. You have to know that we are the Thirteenth District. The strength of each of the previous twelve districts is stronger than ours. Moreover, students from the Three Cities on the ground enjoy resources that we can’t even touch; they’re not on the same level at all. If that’s still not enough, there are students from external planets. Although their conditions are worse, a genius or two will always emerge from tens of millions of people, right? Combined with their population base, that’s also very considerable.”

“Hmph, so you’d better stop daydreaming, you ignorant fools. You should still try your best to see if you can get into other trash schools. When you’re assigned to the Mecha Reserve Unit, slowly endure for a few years, and maybe you’ll have a chance to become a regular and touch a real mecha,” Zhang Tai said with a cold laugh.

“Enough, let’s go,” Lin Chuyu said indifferently to Zhang Tai and the others.

When Zhang Tai and Zhou Wei saw Lin Chuyu speak, they didn’t say anything more and left directly with her.

At this moment, Mink and the others were all heavily struck, like eggplants hit by frost, completely wilted.

Some girls were so disheartened that they directly squatted down, burying their heads in their clasped hands.

Seeing this scene, Su Ming also had a bit of a headache. Everything was ruined this time; it was truly like being doused with cold water, chilling him to the bone.

On the other side, after Tang Yan finished talking with Chen Yi, he walked into the training ground with a slightly heavy heart, constantly recalling the matter of the slots in his mind.

The so-called slots actually referred to the number of students admitted to the Imperial Court Military Academy’s external academy. As long as a certain number of students were taught to pass the exam, then one could apply for a transfer to a school in a different city.

Of course, the quality of the transferred school was related to the number of slots.

A minimum of 10 slots was required for a transfer. As for Teacher Chen Yi, he needed to accumulate 30 slots to jump directly to a school within the Three Cities in one go.

For this ideal, he had worked hard for over twenty years.

“Alas!” Tang Yan sighed. He also needed thirty slots, but he had only completed three in so many years.

Of course, it wasn’t that there was no shortcut; as long as one student was cultivated who got into the internal academy, one could be promoted unconditionally.

However, Tang Yan quickly adjusted his disappointed mood and walked towards the training area.

However, when Tang Yan returned to the training area, he stood frozen in place. The students who should have been training enthusiastically were all squatting on the ground, each dispirited.

The entire area was filled with negativity and a sense of loss.

Tang Yan felt as if all the seedlings he had painstakingly cultivated had withered, and he quickly asked, “What’s going on? Why aren’t you training?”

“What’s the use of one training session? There’s still no hope.”

“Forget it, don’t bother,” one student after another said dejectedly.

“Hey, hey, Mink, what exactly happened?” Tang Yan also grew anxious and immediately looked at Mink.

Mink looked up and asked Tang Yan with a complex expression, “Teacher, is what they said true? It’s been five years since anyone from the Thirteenth District got into the Royal Court Academy’s internal academy, and is it true that only special trainees have a chance to get into the external academy? Do we have no hope at all?”

Su Ming and the others also looked up at Tang Yan.

Hearing this, Tang Yan immediately reacted, cursing Zhang Tai and the others internally.

He had invested so much, finally fertilizing his seedlings, and now the seedlings were almost ruined.

No, it couldn’t go on like this. So Tang Yan encouraged them, “What they said is true, but you must believe in yourselves. As an ancient saying goes, ‘Before the universe is settled, you and I are both dark horses!'”

“Really?” Mink and the others looked at Tang Yan with anticipation.

“Of course it’s true, you must believe in miracles!” Tang Yan said confidently.

“Miracles? It’s over, no chance,” Mink and the others became even more dejected when they heard Tang Yan’s words. Miracles, wasn’t that just like winning the lottery? Immediately, they all exuded negative energy.

Su Ming’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch. Teacher Tang really knew how to comfort people.

Tang Yan’s heart trembled suddenly, and he immediately realized he had said the wrong thing. He quickly encouraged them, “Don’t be discouraged, I was just giving an example, there’s still hope!”

Unfortunately, it was of no use; everyone still looked dispirited.

Tang Yan looked at this scene, gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and said, “Don’t be discouraged, where there’s a will, there’s a way. Today’s training ends here. I’m treating all of you to barbecue!”

“Really?” The students, who had been disheartened, stood up one after another and asked happily.

“Of course it’s true, let’s go!” Although Tang Yan felt the pinch, he had no choice but to spend generously. These were his students, and he still had to rely on them for the slots.

“Alright!” Mink and the others responded happily.

Half an hour later.

Near Mient Intermediate Academy · Niuniu Barbecue Restaurant.

The originally deserted shop was now bustling. The not-very-large shop was packed with fifty students.

A somewhat plump middle-aged woman urged the waiters with a beaming smile, “Quick, quick, quick, bring all the meat out!”

Business was tough these days, and it was rare to have so many people come to eat.

Sizzle ~ Accompanied by the oozing fat, the entire hall was filled with the aroma of roasted meat.

“Delicious!”

“It’s really too delicious. As expected, when someone else is paying, it tastes different.”

Everyone ate the barbecue, chatting and laughing. Although the meat was all fast-grown with feed, it was still very good when grilled.

Su Ming watched the golden-brown roasted meat, his mouth watering, constantly swallowing. His rationality told him not to eat, but his body’s instinctive reaction was very honest. It made him feel very uncomfortable, sitting there in agony.