Cannon fodder in the Interstellar

“What’s wrong with the edge planets? Are the people from the edge planets not human?” Ruo Manni replied unhappily.

Hearing senior Mills speak about the edge planets in such a dismissive tone made Ruo Manni quite displeased.

“It’s not that I look down on people from the edge planets, but capable people generally don’t stay on edge planets. Just like you, once you’ve entered the first military academy of Xuan Gu, unless there’s a very special reason, you probably won’t return to your home planet, right? So, everyone has this impression that only those with poor qualifications and abilities remain on edge planets.”

As senior Mills spoke, he glanced at the girl’s sour expression and smiled good-naturedly. “However, the appearance of that girl has shattered everyone’s perception that there are no geniuses from the edge planets. You should know that this year, two girls from Topaz Star have entered Xuan Gu’s first military academy, which is even more impressive than the average second-class planet.”

Topaz Star has indeed made quite a name for itself this year, but Ruo Manni suddenly thought of the other girl, Aoi Dan, that troublemaker, and her pride began to dwindle.

Noticing Ruo Manni’s expression, senior Mills said apologetically, “I didn’t mean to offend you just now. I have no prejudice against students from the edge planets. In fact, I believe that students from edge planets who are able to enter Xuan Gu are often more outstanding than their peers. After all, compared to the central star regions, training resources on edge planets are definitely lacking. Those who manage to train and qualify for Xuan Gu in such an environment are all exceptionally capable.”

After a moment, senior Mills added, “Actually, once they enter Xuan Gu, as long as those military students from edge planets maintain a good mindset and have sufficient training resources, along with targeted guidance from the instructors, their progress can be greater than that of military students from the central star regions.”

After hearing this, Ruo Manni’s displeasure was completely soothed. This Mills senior has a high emotional intelligence; she really agreed with what he said.

Ruo Manni certainly didn’t believe that people from the outer star regions were inferior to those from the central star regions. In different training environments and with varying resources, they could all stand on the same starting line, so how could they be worse than others?

As long as they got through the adjustment period and grew in a relatively equal training environment, students from the outer star regions would definitely make greater progress.

As long as she had enough confidence and let her strength speak for itself, others would inevitably change their prejudices over time.

When she first arrived at the island training base, Hua Deli and Mina-Olli had looked down on her and Gao Haitao when they learned they were from a third-class planet, maintaining an air of nobility while unintentionally showing their contempt.

However, after testing their training potential and learning that she had endured the brutal effects of a devastating drug and had achieved such a high level of cultivation in just six months, along with her intelligence and emotional intelligence, which was on par with theirs, the disdain in the eyes of them disappeared.

Gao Haitao’s status as a second-generation exile was even less prestigious than her as a civilian from a third-class outer planet, but when everyone saw that his abilities were not much weaker than those of Dean Atchison from a prestigious family, who could still look down on him?

People naturally admire the strong. As long as one has ambition and strength, regardless of where they come from, they will eventually earn respect over time.

Even that arrogant second prince gradually changed his attitude. When Ruo Manni stood up to him, he didn’t hold a grudge. If she were just an incapable civilian, would the second prince remain so calm?

Of course, part of this was because she was a girl and would be his classmate in the future; the second prince didn’t want to lower his status by arguing with her. If Gao Haitao had dared to talk back to him like that, the second prince likely wouldn’t have been so forgiving.

After returning to her dormitory, Ruo Manni immediately went online to search for information about the genius girl telekinesis master, and she found that someone indeed leaked information, claiming to be her classmate.

Ruo Manni looked at the information, which only revealed that she graduated from Mingxin Intermediate School on Topaz Star, and that she became an orphan six months ago after her mother went missing. It contained very superficial details.

There was no mention of who her new guardian was or any private information regarding her use of the second-generation gene enhancement agent.

Ruo Manni let out a sigh of relief; the information completely omitted Captain Lin and his wife. Either the leaker didn’t know or Captain Lin had suppressed it. In any case, it hadn’t affected them at all.

Since she had already left Topaz Star and wouldn’t be returning for the next three to four years, the disclosure of such superficial information had almost no impact on her. After a few years, who would even remember these matters?

So, Ruo Manni set this issue aside for the moment and began searching for information on her mentor, Li Qixing, as that was her top priority.

Most of Li Qixing’s data was locked, but even the publicly available information was impressive. Ruo Manni realized just how formidable the person she had latched onto was.

Li Qixing, a soldier of the Gus Empire, currently served as the commander of the First Army of the Gus Empire, holding the rank of general. He was a Level 7 telekinesis master, ranked second among telekinesis masters in the Gumera Star Domain.

Li Qixing’s personal resume was incredibly impressive, but he was also an elite member of the Li family. The Li family was a prominent family on the Imperial Capital Star. Although they were slightly less distinguished than the Hua De family, they were still much stronger than the Amber family.

The more she looked, the more suspicious Ruo Manni felt. She had never thought of herself as an adorable darling that everyone loved. How could such a big shot come to a military academy to take on students in such a humble position?

Unable to make sense of it, Ruo Manni sent a message to Captain Lin, asking about her doubts.

Captain Lin smiled and said, “Manni is still young and doesn’t understand how important it is for a powerful person to have a worthy successor. Thirty years ago, Major Li already expressed a desire to find an exceptionally talented telekinesis master as his closed-door disciple.”

“This closed-door disciple is different from other disciples; this is the inheritor of his teachings, and their importance is no less than that of his own children. However, because his requirements are too high, he has never found a suitable candidate. So when he encounters someone with your potential, he will definitely seize the opportunity. A person like him won’t put on airs because of his high status. Just learn well from him and don’t think too much,” Captain Lin analyzed.

“Uncle Lin, did you know my teacher before?” Ruo Manni asked curiously, sensing that Captain Lin seemed very familiar with Li Qixing.

“I used to be one of his soldiers.”

Oh! No wonder Captain Lin spoke with such trust about Li Qixing. Ruo Manni began to suspect that Captain Lin might not have been an ordinary person before he came to Topaz Star.

Ruo Manni informed Captain Lin about the master-apprentice banquet that Li Qixing was going to hold, and Captain Lin was very pleased. “The major wants to announce to everyone who knows him that you are equivalent to his own children in his eyes. He will give you the greatest protection.”

After finishing the communication with Captain Lin, Ruo Manni still felt that Li Qixing’s purpose in accepting her as a disciple was not simply because of her cultivation potential.