An abrupt beeping sound rang out, and the tutor standing in front of Ye Xing frowned. Ye Xing, dragging three big star - beast tails, looked at Guan Jin behind her helplessly.
Guan Jin immediately dropped the star - beasts in his hand and stepped forward. "Didn't you sign up in advance before taking the entrance test?" the tutor looked at Ye Xing. "And it says here that there is no resident information. Are you not from Planet Randall?"
Ye Xing was rendered speechless by this series of questions. She tightened her grip on the star - beast tails, and her whole body tensed up.
"Sorry, tutor. She's my cousin from another small planet. She heard that Buell College was recruiting new students and came here especially. But the traffic was so bad on the way that she missed the registration time. But look, she's here now and has completed the test task. Tutor, could you make an exception for her?" Guan Jin shielded Ye Xing behind him, and Ye Xing poked her little head out from behind him.
"Are you from the Guan family?" The tutor looked at Guan Jin and recognized him as the eldest young master of the Guan family, one of the four major families on Planet Randall. Then his gaze shifted to the star - beasts they were each dragging.
He seemed to understand and gave a hint of warning. "There aren't too many rules for Buell College's annual recruitment. As long as a student performs well in the entrance test, it doesn't matter if they miss the registration time. And the reason we don't strictly crack down on cheating during the test is that students' real abilities will always be tested after the start of school."
"So, don't think that once you get into Buell College, you can stay until the end. After all, there are quite a few students who are expelled from the college every year."
As the tutor spoke, he entered Ye Xing's information, asked her name and age, and then handed her a gilded red admission notice. "Come for registration in a month."
"Thank you, tutor." Ye Xing took the notice with both hands and bowed to the tutor. "Go wait for me up ahead. I'll come soon," Guan Jin said to her.
Ye Xing walked forward, and Guan Jin dragged the star - beasts behind him over. "The Mech Individual Soldier Department is not a place where you can just muddle through. Tell your little cousin to think it over when you get back. Judging from her small build, it might even be a problem for her to operate a mech," the tutor confirmed Guan Jin's information and then reminded him. Guan Jin had a lot of troubles in his heart but couldn't say them out. He also wanted Ye Xing to change to another major. If possible, he wished he could call the patrol team right now.
But he didn't dare.
So he took the notice from the tutor seriously on the surface. "Thank you for the reminder, tutor. I'll talk to her properly when I get back."
The tutor waved his hand, and Guan Jin bowed to him and then left.
As soon as he reached Ye Xing, he couldn't wait to ask, "Which planet are you really from?"
Ye Xing stammered and couldn't say a word. Guan Jin looked a bit anxious.
"The information of every Federal citizen is entered into the main optical computer at birth for colleges or patrol teams to check identities. But the beeping sound from that machine just now not only shows that you're not from Planet Randall, but you don't even have a household registration in the Federation."
Ye Xing took a small step back.
Guan Jin took a deep breath. "Now, people without a household registration are either descendants of fugitives wanted across the galaxy or those born on some D - class planets that have been forgotten by the Federation. Which one are you?"
"I'm not the descendant of any fugitive!" Ye Xing quickly denied.
"If you were, there's no need to be afraid. The law only targets the person who committed the crime back then. As long as the descendants don't do anything illegal, they won't be held accountable. Moreover, you're a healer. If your parents really did something extremely evil, as long as you want, the high - level of the Federation will commute your parents' sentences leniently for your sake. So..."
"There's no'so'. I'm really not the daughter of a fugitive," Ye Xing said seriously, and then saw Guan Jin slightly relax.
"I was really afraid that you'd be led astray and do something bad. If that were the case and it was found out, even as a healer, you'd be subject to criminal punishment," Guan Jin said. "So, are you from a D - class planet?" "Um... yes," Ye Xing wasn't sure what a D - class planet was that Guan Jin mentioned, but since there were only two possibilities, she had to fit into one of them.
"What about your parents? You migrated from a D - class planet, and your information still can't be found. So, haven't you found a place to live yet? Also, your parents don't know that you're a healer, right? What you told me in the test field just now was all a lie to me?" Guan Jin finally understood.
The reason the Federation could protect all healers was that every healer was born with the ability to soothe spirits, which would attract countless wailing spirit birds to circle in the air above them.
Once such a sight appeared, the Federation would immediately receive the news and send an elite force to that family, providing them with the most abundant resources. At the same time, they would collect and enter all the information of the little healers into an encrypted database, write their names on the first - level protection list, and finally give them the exclusive golden identity cards for healers and bind a safety alarm system for them.
At first, Guan Jin thought Ye Xing was being targeted, but now it seemed very likely that the conditions on some D - class planets were so harsh that there weren't even any wailing spirit birds. As a result, although Ye Xing was a healer after birth, due to the lack of wailing spirit birds gathering and circling, she was ignored by the Federation, and even her parents didn't know about her situation. So the family just lived on the D - class planet. And Ye Xing was so thin because of malnutrition. The lack of a safety alarm button was also because the Federation simply didn't know there was such a healer wandering outside.
"I think we really should contact the patrol team now. The Federation must compensate you well for your current situation," Guan Jin couldn't hide the pity on his face. Even though he knew he had been deceived at the beginning, he didn't want to pursue it. A healer who should have been cherished and grown up safely in everyone's hands had suffered so much outside. After he got back, he must report to his uncle about the habitat of wailing spirit birds on D - class planets to prevent another case like Ye Xing's from happening!
"Have you forgotten what you promised me inside? You promised to help me hide my identity."
"But that's because you lied to me and said you just wanted to have a different life experience! But you've never even experienced the life of a healer!"
"No, I have, and I have rich experience," Ye Xing said expressionlessly. Guan Jin didn't believe her anymore and was so anxious that he paced back and forth on the spot.
"Do you want me to starve myself to death?"
"..."
"Then I'll return the nutrient solution I drank from you right now..."
Guan Jin silently stuffed the dry food he had in his pocket into Ye Xing's mouth to stop her from talking.
Ye Xing's eyes lit up slightly. It was a steamed bun!
The familiar shape and the familiar taste. She was in love!
So someone started to eat the steamed bun, with her cheeks puffed out like a little hamster. "Then take me to meet your parents. I think they currently don't have the ability to support your basic health and life. I need to talk to them," Guan Jin said seriously.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
"Eat slowly. You're so eager over just one steamed bun. Sure enough, I must meet your parents and have a good talk with them," Guan Jin patted her on the back. "No, my parents are shy and don't like to meet strangers."
Guan Jin:???
"Based on previous experience, I don't believe what you say anymore."
"..."
"If you don't take me to meet your parents today, I'll call the patrol team right away."
"I..."
"Threatening me with hunger strike won't work. At worst, I'll stand in front of you with the high - level of the Federation and go on a hunger strike with you. Let's all go down together."
Ye Xing:... Is that how you use the phrase "go down together"?
This honest guy is not easy to deceive anymore. He was so naive just now. How did he suddenly become so shrewd? Of course, there was no way she would take him to meet her parents. Not in this lifetime. So Ye Xing swallowed the last bite of the steamed bun, bowed seriously to Guan Jin, "Good brother..."
Guan Jin looked at her seriously.
"Let's meet again if fate allows!" After saying that, she ran away at full speed. Guan Jin was stunned on the spot by this unexpected move, and then angrily chased after her.
After they chased each other for about five li, Ye Xing couldn't hold on anymore. The long - term lack of nutrition in the apocalypse made her dizzy. Then her legs went weak and she fell to the ground. Seeing this, Guan Jin's heart almost jumped out of his chest. He rushed up to help her up and fed her two tubes of nutrient solution. "Stop making trouble. I'm really scared," Guan Jin's hands were trembling as he watched her drink the two tubes of nutrient solution.
"It should be me who's scared. Don't try to harm me..." Ye Xing leaned weakly against Guan Jin, barely breathing.
"I won't go to meet your parents. Don't be like this," Guan Jin compromised. Seeing Ye Xing in this state, he had even thought about how to atone for his sins at her funeral (?). Finally, after Ye Xing repeatedly promised that she wouldn't cause trouble on her own before the start of school, wouldn't go to dangerous places, and wouldn't deliberately not add him on the optical computer, Guan Jin left his optical computer number and the only two hundred star - coins in his pocket to Ye Xing.
"My optical computer is at home. I'll add you as soon as I get back. You can leave with peace of mind," Ye Xing waved her hand. Guan Jin gave her a complicated look and then left.
Ye Xing let out a sigh of relief, touched the gilded red admission notice in her hand, and grinned.
However, when she passed through the almost deserted marginal area and reached the edge of the city, she stared blankly with her mouth wide open.
The scene in front of her exactly matched the high - tech future world she had imagined before the apocalypse. There were spaceships of different sizes waiting for the traffic lights in the sky. Below, people were flying around in all kinds of flying vehicles. There were also the metal high - rises constantly changing colors.
Ye Xing clutched the only two hundred star - coins in her hand and swallowed hard.