Lin Xiaoxiao widened her eyes in surprise, her mouth agape: "First Lieutenant Xia... was your family also this poor when you were little?"
Xia Chujian nodded: "Yeah, really poor. My family was in the hospital for three years, and I had no income. I almost dropped out of school to work full-time."
Lin Xiaoxiao immediately felt closer to Xia Chujian.
She had always envied girls like Xia Chujian, who were lively and cheerful, as if nothing could faze them.
She thought she had grown up in luxury to have such a good disposition.
But now that she knew Xia Chujian's real family situation, she not only still envied her, but also admired her even more.
They came from similar backgrounds, but had developed different personalities.
It was the self-respect and upward spirit that she dreamed of having! But her personality had already formed, and she couldn't change it no matter what, so she could only secretly look up to Xia Chujian. She would be satisfied if she could be a close friend with her.
They ate this meal until the Cafeteria was about to close before returning to the dormitory.
It was already dark, and the base's night was actually very peaceful and beautiful.
The two moons overhead emitted a soft light, like a light veil covering the earth.
Lin Xiaoxiao's footsteps were light, and even her voice was filled with joy: "First Lieutenant Xia, if you have the chance in the future, please come to my house as a guest!"
"My home is on Kanwei Seven, one of Kanli Star's satellites."
Then she whispered: "The Ji Family's Noble fief is on Kanwei Seven... although it only occupies a small piece of land, it is still their fief."
"My family has been the Ji Family's servants for generations."
Xia Chujian looked at her sympathetically and asked softly, "Do you want to be their servants for generations?"
Lin Xiaoxiao clenched her fist, her voice turning firm: "Of course not! My family doesn't want to either!"
"But the contract our ancestors signed back then really included all of our descendants..."
This was a blind spot in Xia Chujian's knowledge.
She asked curiously, "Is there really no way to get rid of it?"
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded: "Yes, there is. If our descendants can rise from commoners to citizens, our family's contract with the Ji Family will be voided."
Xia Chujian seemed to understand and said thoughtfully, "So you want to make great contributions, rise from commoner to citizen, and then your family won't have to continue being the Ji Family's servants."
Lin Xiaoxiao said, "First Lieutenant Xia understands me... so I'm determined to succeed in this Special Military Operation."
Then she said apologetically in a low voice, "First Lieutenant Xia, I didn't intend to steal your ranking... I'm just trying my best to get into the top twenty..."
Lin Xiaoxiao was also very annoyed.
She didn't expect Xia Chujian's theoretical assessment to be so poor.
If she had known, she would have given her notes to Xia Chujian earlier so she could cram a little...
Xia Chujian didn't care at all.
She winked at Lin Xiaoxiao and said with a smile, "Don't apologize, it's not your fault, it's my own problem. I'm not as skilled as you, so I'm happy to lose to Xiaoxiao."
Lin Xiaoxiao was very touched and gently said "Mm," saying, "First Lieutenant Xia, let's work hard together!"
Her voice was a little uncontrollably loud, and several students nearby heard it, emitting kind laughter.
Xia Chujian felt a little embarrassed, coughed, and changed the subject, saying, "How many satellites does Kanli Star have? Are they all Habitable Planets?"
Lin Xiaoxiao said, "Kanli Star has a total of eight satellites. Besides the two moons, three of the remaining six satellites are Habitable Planets, and the other three are resource stars."
"Resource stars are not suitable for human habitation, but they have some mineral deposits, so Quan's Mining has some mining sites on them."
Lin Xiaoxiao looked up again and said, "The two moons also have mineral deposits, but it is said that mining is difficult, and even the reserves have not been determined yet."
Xia Chujian looked at the two moons, one large and one small, and what came to her mind were the bedtime myths her Aunt told her when she was a child.
Those were all told when she was very young. Since she became sensible, her Aunt had never mentioned them again.
But Xia Chujian still remembered them clearly.
The bedtime myth her Aunt told her was called Chang'e Flying to the Moon.
Now that she thought about it, she couldn't help but wonder, if it were on Kanli Star, which moon would Chang'e have flown to? Guiyuan Star only had one moon, but Kanli Star had two!
Could Chang'e really fly out of the atmosphere just by stealing a pill?
Didn't she need to wear a Mecha? She directly flew into the moon with her physical body, could her body withstand cosmic rays? Was Chang'e a Gene Evolver? Was her husband, Hou Yi, an ordinary person?
Did she steal her husband's Gene Evolution pill?
Xia Chujian was lost in her wild thoughts and didn't even notice that Ji Nabi and Lü Luyu, along with their group of four Noble Ladies, were also sitting in a small pavilion by the roadside.
She didn't see them, and Lin Xiaoxiao saw them but pretended not to.
And those four Noble Ladies didn't even take the initiative to provoke them.
Only Lü Luyu showed Xia Chujian a neurotic smile.
Xia Chujian noticed it at this time, turned her head and glanced at her, and said, "Lü Luyu, your mental state is worrying, shouldn't you go to a Mental Hospital for treatment?"
One sentence ignited Lü Luyu's anger.
She stood up furiously and sneered, "Your mental state is worrying! Your whole family should go to a Mental Hospital!"
Xia Chujian clicked her tongue, "...Don't think you're some kind of 'Yandere', mental illness is mental illness, avoiding treatment harms yourself and others."
If Ji Nabi hadn't been quick to grab her, Lü Luyu would have rushed over to "fight to the death" with Xia Chujian.
Ji Nabi said loudly, "Xia Chujian! You started this! Don't let us report you to the Instructor and have your ranking canceled!"
Xia Chujian raised her eyebrows and said, "How did I start it? Can't I even say a word?"
"As expected of a Yandere Noble Lady, if someone tells the truth, she wants to trample them underfoot..."
She was mocking them in every sentence because she felt that these Noble Ladies had been unusually quiet for the past two or three weeks.
There was always a sense of incongruity, so she seized the opportunity to test Lü Luyu, who was like a cannon that could be lit with a single spark.
Ji Nabi finally appeased Lü Luyu, looked up and glared at Lin Xiaoxiao next to Xia Chujian, and then said hatefully, "Birds of a feather flock together, servants are only worthy of being friends with servants!"
This also included Xia Chujian, saying that she was a servant, a contractually bound servant with no personal freedom.
Xia Chujian crushed this level of scolding battle with ease.
She smiled and said, "Indeed, birds of a feather flock together. Being Nobles today, and having your whole family exterminated tomorrow, is also a common occurrence. - Take care, everyone!"
She even cupped her hands playfully at them, as if saying, "You're on your own."
This time, even Ji Nabi couldn't bear it.
The four Noble Ladies rushed out of the small pavilion together.
Without Ji Nabi's restraint, Lü Luyu's Slaughter Ability immediately attacked Xia Chujian and Lin Xiaoxiao.
Lin Xiaoxiao screamed "Ah" and fell to the ground, her eyes rolled back, and blood slowly flowed from the corners of her mouth and ears.
Xia Chujian felt a sting in her wrist, but it wasn't as strong as the last time she faced Lü Luyu.
She knew that it was because Lü Luyu had dispersed her Ability, attacking two people at the same time.
Xia Chujian rubbed her body and went up, grabbed Lü Luyu's throat, and threw her to the ground.
Then, holding the back of her neck, she slammed her head against the edge of the roadside flower bed.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! The sound of her forehead hitting the stone flower bed was terrifying in the quiet night.
Those Noble Ladies shrank back, not daring to launch Mental Strength attacks.
Ji Nabi was stern, saying repeatedly, "Xia Chujian! You're going to beat Lü Luyu to death! The Lü Family won't let you go!"
Xia Chujian thought to herself, am I that stupid? Killing someone in front of you? Although she was banging Lü Luyu's head loudly, she knew the strength in her hand, it was just a loud noise, Lü Luyu didn't even have a concussion...
Lü Luyu was so frightened that she interrupted her Ability, regretting ten thousand times that she hadn't been able to calm down.
She had never won against Xia Chujian, why did she jump into the pit again?
Seeing this, the other two Noble Ladies had to send a message to the base's Guard Office, claiming that they had been attacked.
As soon as they sent the message, they were discovered by Ji Nabi.
Ji Nabi slapped each of them in the face angrily, and said, "You're trying to kill Luyu!"
As soon as the base guards arrived, they could see that Lü Luyu had attacked first...
Lin Xiaoxiao was still lying on the ground, bleeding from all seven orifices.
Xia Chujian was avenging her friend and capturing the culprit, so not only would she not be punished, but she might even be rewarded! And things were just as Ji Nabi had predicted.
When the guards arrived, they found Lü Luyu, who had been captured by Xia Chujian, and Lin Xiaoxiao, who was lying on the ground unconscious with blood all over her face. They immediately stepped forward to investigate.
Whether the injuries were caused by an Ability attack or by physical assault could be detected.
In addition, this was inside the base's dormitory area, and there were surveillance cameras everywhere.
Pulling up one or two recordings would reveal what had happened.
As a result, Lü Luyu received another major demerit and was sent to a professional Mental Hospital in Changliu County for a mental evaluation.
As for Xia Chujian, because of her "righteous act" of capturing the culprit and protecting her teammate, she indeed added another merit to her record.
Lin Xiaoxiao went to the base's Medical Room and lay in a Medical Cabin for over an hour, and then she recovered.
...
In the dormitory, Mao Yonggui, Chu Qingjuan, and Sang Yadi were all congratulating Xia Chujian on gaining another merit.
Xia Chujian, however, did not think much of it, saying, "What's the use of this? Who are you trying to fool? It's not real military merit... I'd rather you exchange it for real money!"
This was internal base merit, which could not be compared to real military merit.
Mao Yonggui said, "Chujian, you should take what you can get... Although it's not military merit, you did beat up Lü Luyu. You can't say that you performed military service for the country, can you?"
Xia Chujian said with a grin, "That's too bad. If Lü Luyu ever attacks her own people on the battlefield again, I guarantee I'll earn military merit for sure!"
The group burst into laughter.
Then Sang Yadi secretly sent a message to Xia Chujian.
[Sang Yadi]: Chujian, the base's merit can be exchanged for Allowance.
[Sang Yadi]: Allowance is real money, it's Beichen Coins, and you can take it with you.
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