However, Marshal Meng did not know if Meng Huai still remembered childhood matters. He probably thought she didn't, because if she did, why wouldn't she come to find him!
Marshal Meng did not mind that Meng Huai was not as enthusiastic as others. After all, weren't young people with strength like this? How did that saying go, "Young and reckless!"
Marshal Meng continued to ask Meng Huai, "I heard that your perception in the entrance test was B-class, Meng classmate?"
Meng Huai glanced at him and nodded.
Zheng Yiran and the others felt something was not right. It was strange enough for Marshal Meng to take their Imperial Military Academy's spaceship back to the Imperial Capital Star, and he was still curious about Meng Huai. Was it because he saw Meng Huai's astonishing strength and wanted to win her over first?
This possibility was very high, as other military regions might also send people to recruit Meng Huai.
There was no other way, who could blame her for being so capable!
Marshal Meng continued to chat idly, "Perception rarely makes mistakes. Did you get tested when you were a child?"
Meng Huai was confused about what this person wanted to do and lied, "No, there were no conditions on the trash planet to do this darn perception test."
Hearing Meng Huai's answer, Marshal Meng nodded and stroked his chin, "Is that so..."
Zheng Yiran explained on the side, "Meng classmate's perception might have some problems. The results of every test were B-class, with only one instance of 3S. However, her strength can indeed be determined as S, after all, no single soldier with B-class perception can control mechas of A-class or above."
The return trip took several more hours. With Marshal Meng present, they all became more serious.
When they reached the Imperial Capital Star, they first asked for Marshal Meng's address and sent him there before returning to the Imperial Military Academy.
Upon arriving at Marshal Meng's home, they all disembarked from the spaceship to see Marshal Meng off. His wife, Madam Meng, had already heard from the driver who drove her husband daily that Marshal Meng was returning on the Imperial Military Academy's spaceship, so she didn't think much of it. After all, it was beneficial to interact more with promising young people. It was a way to cultivate more confidants!
Seeing these students, Qi Nan approached them with a friendly demeanor, asking, "You must have had a tough time, and congratulations on achieving a good result, a great start!"
"Thank you, Madam Meng," Zheng Yiran nodded slightly to express his gratitude.
Qi Nan was gentle with everyone and greeted Teacher Wang and the others, "Would you like to have dinner together? Dinner has already been prepared."
Teacher Wang waved his hand to decline, "No, thank you, Madam Meng. They still need to return to the academy, and everyone is waiting there."
At this moment, Meng Yixin ran to Marshal Meng's side, looking unhappy, and said, "Dad, why did you come back with them?!"
Speaking of "them," Meng Yixin was frowning at Meng Huai. Their grievances with Meng Huai had not yet been settled! Seeing her father return on the same spaceship as this person, Meng Yixin felt that her father had betrayed her!
...
Marshal Meng did not know about the feud between Meng Yixin and Meng Huai. He just stroked her hair and said gently, "The Imperial Military Academy's spaceship is fast. Isn't it that Dad wanted to come back earlier to see our little princess?"
It was only Meng Yixin who could be appeased by such words. Zheng Yiran and Teacher Wang said goodbye to these people. Meng Huai, upon hearing this, rolled her eyes as she turned away.
It wasn't intentional; she just couldn't help it.
They boarded the spaceship again, and finally, it docked at the Imperial Military Academy. At this moment, a crowd had already gathered below.
Although it was only the first competition, achieving such good results was very exciting, so the Imperial Military Academy held a welcome ceremony for the participating students.
"Congratulations, congratulations!"
"Amazing! Senior sisters and junior sisters! Heroines!"
"Senior Brother Jing, you are my god!"
"Senior Brother Hui, you are not bad either!"
"Rong Feiwen, you are the benchmark for mecha masters! I want to learn from you!"
Hearing these shouts, Hui Xingxiu was first displeased and complained to the person beside him, "What's going on? Why is the evaluation of me like this?"
Zheng Yiran patted his shoulder, "It's because you're always not serious. Perhaps your fans are like you."
Hui Xingxiu pouted, "Alright."
After disembarking, they greeted these students, showing their appreciation for their support. At this moment, Tang Sinian had also arrived. Seeing these students disembark, he stepped forward to encourage each of them.
"Not bad, not bad," Tang Sinian said, patting Meng Huai's shoulder.
Tang Sinian's heart was also very conflicted. How to put it? Should he say like father, like daughter? But how could such a father be called a father! He hoped Marshal Meng would never know that Meng Huai was his daughter. Otherwise, after abandoning her on the trash planet for so many years, and now that she had succeeded, would he bring her back home?
"Alright, everyone, go do what you need to do!"
Tang Sinian found Teacher Wang and asked, "I heard Marshal Meng returned with you?"
Teacher Wang, unaware of the situation, honestly replied to Tang Sinian's question, "Yes, he said no one came to pick him up today, so he came back on the spaceship."
Tang Sinian had already been suspicious about Marshal Meng watching the live broadcast every day. The military school league in previous years hadn't seen Marshal Meng pay so much attention. Why was he so engrossed every day this year?!
Tang Sinian inquired in detail, "Did Marshal Meng behave unusually?"
Tang Sinian's questioning made Teacher Wang quite puzzled, "I didn't notice anything unusual! How could Marshal Meng behave unusually! Dean Tang, you are being too worried!"
Teacher Wang then unintentionally added, "However, Marshal Meng seemed to value Meng Huai very much. He kept chatting with her on the way. It seems that good seedlings cannot be hidden. She's only in her first year, and the First Military Region is already taking notice!"
Tang Sinian's footsteps faltered, and his departing steps stopped.
"Is that so?"
Was this questioning Meng Huai's identity, or was he genuinely valuing her strength? Tang Sinian did not know, but he decided to keep this matter in mind.
After the teachers left, the students dared to approach and chat with them. Ju Yiqiu rushed up and gave Meng Huai a big hug, "Meng Huai, you are amazing! My goodness, I can't even imagine that you actually eliminated everyone from the Fifth Military School!"
Li Wei and others also crowded around, surrounding Meng Huai. Each of them was discussing matters related to the competition that they had paid attention to.
Meng Huai waved her hand, "It was all luck. I just happened to encounter the commander alone. If I didn't eliminate him, who else would I eliminate? It would have been too regretful!"
Over two hundred thousand points. The first-place bonus was only twenty thousand points.
"I just found out that you can bet on which military school will win. Did you guys bet?"
This was a rare opportunity to make money, and it had to be shared with friends. Meng Huai was very confident that their Imperial Military Academy would win first place, so she had to recommend this money-making opportunity.
However, she didn't expect that she didn't even need to say anything. They had already invested their money!
"Hey, I bet a small amount of money every year," Li Wei said, gesturing a small amount with his hand. Then he continued, "But this year, with you participating, Meng Huai, the Imperial Military Academy is a must-bet. Moreover, I've put in all my allowance for this month! I'm waiting to get rich!"
"Me too, me too!" Ju Yiqiu exclaimed, raising her hand excitedly.
The rest also indicated that this money was as good as free, as they had great confidence in Meng Huai and the other seniors and senior students!