The Man Disgusted by Death

Although Lu Zhao's airship was slow, it was still running faster than the person in front. When he was about to catch up, the other party turned a corner and went in another direction.

In the space age, physical training is very complicated. Running is just a very basic and simple exercise. Few people use this simple training method, let alone running outdoors.Although it was a bit strange, Lu Zhao didn't take it seriously. He was walking towards his dormitory, feeling very happy.

After a weekend, although he worked for two consecutive days, Lu Zhao didn't feel tired at all. He lived a very fulfilling and practical life, and he didn't even feel pressured to go to class on Monday.

However, the reality remains grim.

After class, Lu Zhao found the only person he knew in the class, "Miao Miao, hello."

"Ah?" Qiao Miaomiao pulled his face, "What did you call me?"

Lu Zhao was embarrassed. He only heard Professor An call Qiao Miaomiao once, "Uh, Miao Miao?"

Qiao Miaomiao rolled his eyes.

"Meow meow--"

"I'm not a cat!" Qiao Miaomiao exploded completely.

"Miaomiao!" Lu Zhao hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, Miaomiao, I have a bad memory."

Seeing Lu Zhao's sincere apology, Qiao Miaomiao squinted at him, "What do you want from me?"

"Do you know what will happen if the test scores are too bad in the school year?"

"Fire it."

"Huh? Fire, fire?"

"Of course, do you think Xingyun's diploma is so easy to get?" Qiao Miaomiao looked scared. In fact, it is rare for freshmen to be expelled, because as long as they earn enough basic credits at the end of the second year, they can basically be promoted. In the third grade, the difference is only the major is good or bad.

Nebula students, even if they are contributing students, cannot be fools, because no one will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to let a fool who is destined to be expelled go to Nebula Academy to study.After Qiao Miaomiao came to Xingyun, his family hired several teachers to tutor him individually, and the courses were full to the point of misery.If it wasn't for his family who wanted him to study a more promising department, Qiao Miaomiao thought that it would be no problem for him to graduate from an administration department, although a diploma from an administration department is almost tantamount to admitting that "I am a contribution student" .

Seeing Lu Zhao's dejected look, Qiao Miaomiao secretly laughed in his heart, "How bad is the grade you said is too bad, did you fail?"

Lu Zhao lowered his head, "I don't understand the current class at all."

"Don't understand anything?"

"Ah."

"Then what are you doing in Nebula?"

"I..." Lu Zhao was at a loss for words, but in fact he felt a little regretful in his heart.After all, one admission quota costs 100 billion. According to Aunt Julie's saying that "wasting money is punished by God", if he fails to graduate smoothly, he will be struck to death by lightning, right?

Lu Zhao’s troubles made Qiao Miaomiao feel uncomfortable, and the frustration that had been ignored after arriving in Xingyun was greatly relieved. He said kindly: “Actually, the year-end exam only accounts for 60.00% of the total score. 40.00% is determined based on the year-end actual combat assessment."

"Practice assessment?" Lu Zhao remembered the compulsory learning he had received when he first logged on to Starnet, and there seemed to be a saying, "Is there also one in the first grade?"

"Of course there is. Although the actual combat assessment is the home of the senior grades, freshmen still have to participate. There are many items."

"What project?"

"You can check it online."

"Oh, okay." Lu Zhao was taught, "Thank you, Miaomiao."

Qiao Miaomiao stared, "What did you call me?"

***

mom,

It is not easy to study in Nebula, but I will still stick to it.

Lu Zhao

***

Every school year, Xingyun has a three-week actual combat assessment, mainly to test the combat level of the senior students, and the freshmen in the first and second grades will be randomly assigned to different departments for logistics support.

Each assessment has a different theme. For example, in recent years, there have been "Eradication of Star Bandits", "Zerg Crisis", "Comet Impact", "Biological Mutation" and so on.

According to the information on the college forum, Lu Zhao deduced that it is relatively easy for freshmen to pass the actual combat assessment. As long as there are no mistakes, it is not difficult at all to get a pass.Of course, if you perform well, you will get extra points in the promotion exam.Lu Zhao had worked in the Pioneering Group for three years, and he didn't care about the poor environment of the assessment site, long-distance marches, and staying up late on duty that other people complained about in the forum.

After finding that the actual combat assessment was not difficult, Lu Zhao relaxed a little. He was not interested in other things on the forum, so he didn't read any more. Instead, he chose a few compulsory courses and continued to study by himself.

After Lu Zhao arrived in Xingyun, the two most troublesome aspects were money and study.

In terms of money: Although the current work of the car repair shop is going smoothly, it is still a bit difficult to save enough tuition fees for the third grade in time, let alone repay the student loans. During the annual leave, he can use that period of time to work a few more part-time jobs to save money.

In terms of learning: Lu Zhao used a stupid method. If he didn't understand, he would learn from the most basic. If he still didn't understand, he would memorize it first.There will be some simple basic questions in any exam. His goal is to get the scores of these questions first, and then strive to perform better in the actual combat assessment.

With a goal, there is also motivation. Although Lu Zhao races against time every day and is tense, he doesn't feel hard. On the contrary, he feels that his life is very fulfilling. He gradually gets familiar with and adapts to Amber's life.

One night, after Lu Zhao finished his three-hour compulsory study, he had just logged out of the learning system, and his intelligence brain reminded him that he had received an interstellar email.

Not long after Lu Zhao arrived in Amber, he sent a message to his family to report his safety. Because the distance between the galaxies is too far, this kind of civilian information usually needs to go through many transmission sites, so the speed is not fast. Almost a month.

Lu Zhao clicked on the message a little impatiently, and a long-lost scene appeared on the screen. Aunt Julie was sitting on her cushioned armchair, blinking at the camera.

"Xiao Zhao, can you see it?" Aunt Julie asked loudly.

"I saw it, auntie." Lu Zhao also answered loudly, although the other party couldn't hear this answer at all.

But the old lady on the screen seemed to hear it, she nodded, "It's good if you see it." Then she leaned sideways out of the scope of the camera, and quickly brought a jar from the side, "This is the new pickle this year. Sauerkraut, see if the color is pretty?"

The transparent glass jar was filled with red, green and green pickled vegetables, Lu Zhao swallowed when he saw it, "Pretty..."

The old lady put the jar back and brought out another plate, "The caramel biscuits just baked this morning, do they smell good?"

"Uh—" Lu Zhao didn't answer this time.

Next, the old lady showed the oily sauce meat, fresh crispy melon and various fruits from her own orchard.

"I planned to send it to you, but the postage is too expensive, so I will satisfy your eyes." The old lady scolded, "Who told you to travel so far."

Lu Zhao chuckled. When he first arrived at Colonial Planet, Aunt Julie was still a little angry. She cut him off first and then played it. Every time she gave him a serious message, she told him to save his life and not cause trouble. She never told him. over these jokes.

"Forget it." The old lady pushed the exhibits out, "You've grown up, you have your own ideas, you choose your own path, just go ahead."

"I will." Lu Zhao said.

"When you arrive at school, you must study hard. Don't always think about working part-time. That's putting the cart before the horse. Anyway, I don't have much money to spend at home, and the money I remitted last time has been sent back to you. Amber is an A-level star. , Everything is very expensive, don't be too frugal about food and clothing, your body is important..." The old lady babbled on for a long time, Lu Zhao looked at it honestly, and nodded from time to time.

"Oh, it's about to time out." The old lady slapped her forehead suddenly, lowered her head and took out a small box from her pocket, "Auntie, there is something left by your mother. I’ll give it to you when I come back, since you’ve already arrived in Amber, you can’t wait any longer, and I’ll send someone to the space station in the city to send it to you in the afternoon.”

It was a small silver metal box. Lu Zhao had seen it before. It was a treasured item of his mother. He had never seen what was in it, but he vaguely knew that the things in it were related to his biological father. A man who never came back and never heard from.

"Xiao Zhao—" Aunt Julie put down the box and looked at the camera with some concern, "You have to remember, no matter what kind of person he is, no matter what happened back then, you cannot be affected by it. Your own life, don't change yourself because of what happened in the previous generation."

"I know." Lu Zhao said, he came to Amber to find someone, in fact, he just wanted to find an answer for his mother, and he didn't care about the content of the answer.

After reading the message, Lu Zhao silently turned off his brain, walked to the window, and looked at the black sky.

***

mom,

Don't worry, I'll be fine.

Lu Zhao

***

A few days later, Lu Zhao's smart bracelet received a transfer notice, and his deposit was 30 more, and the cash he remitted to Aunt Zhu Li was only 20, and the remaining [-] should be his aunt subsidizing him of.Because of the remoteness of my hometown and the low price of goods, it is not easy to save so much money.

Lu Zhao sighed softly. He went to Colonial Star not only to save money to find someone in Amber, but also to reduce the burden on the family, but now the old lady gave all the savings to herself.Although this money can solve Lu Zhao's urgent needs, he still hopes not to use it as much as possible.

Another month later, Lu Zhao received a package from his hometown.The package was much bigger than he had imagined. When he opened it, he found a jar of pickles, a box of biscuits, a few pieces of sausage, and the small box of the protagonist.

Lu Zhao ignored the small box, reached out to touch the food that was worth less than the postage, then lowered his head and smelled it, um, it smelled like home.He pursed his lips and smiled, his eyelids were a little wet, he calmed down a bit, and then picked up the box.

The silver box is very small, but the size of a palm. There are two buttons on the edge of the box lid. Press it with your fingers at the same time, and you can feel the lid loosen.

The lid was lifted to reveal a golden medallion resting quietly on a blue velvet base, looking as shiny as new despite 20 years.

The pattern that emerged in the middle of the badge was very familiar, "Xingyun—" Lu Zhao couldn't help blurting out.

This is a Nebula Academy badge!