Meng Huai looked at Fan Kongkong's pale face and took a bottle from his pocket, tossing it to Fan Kongkong.
"Here, for you, to heal your wounds."
Fan Kongkong took the bottle and opened it curiously. A faint, fragrant scent wafted out.
"What is this?"
He hadn't seen or heard of any healing item like this before. Their usual treatment involved being confined to healing pods, which was quite restrictive. Fan Kongkong pondered, then sniffed the scent again.
"It smells so good."
Without saying anything, Fan Kongkong felt his body become more comfortable just by smelling it.
Meng Huai explained to Fan Kongkong, "It's a medicinal pill. Take one, and your injuries will be healed."
Meng Huai had given Fan Kongkong a healing pill, refined from top-grade spirit herbs. Of course, these were from the past; she hadn't had time to refine pills recently. However, in Meng Huai's opinion, Fan Kongkong's injuries weren't severe, just a matter of a pill.
With his straightforward personality, Fan Kongkong understood from Meng Huai's explanation that it was something for healing. Although he had never heard of "pills" or knew what they were, he directly poured one out and popped it into his mouth.
"Hey!"
Annie Yan, standing nearby, wanted to stop him, but it was too late. She wanted to ask what it was and if he shouldn't just eat it blindly! But seeing that Fan Kongkong had already eaten it, and knowing that Meng Huai was clearly familiar with Wang Ziming and Li Wei, she decided not to say anything more.
After taking the pill, Fan Kongkong felt his body truly recovering. His complexion had improved, and he felt his damaged internal organs were much better.
Fan Kongkong was overjoyed. He had thought his test this year would end here. He had just been thinking about dragging two others down with him before heading to the healing pod, but unexpectedly, a new path had opened up.
It seemed fate truly favored him, Fan Kongkong mused to himself.
Wang Ziming saw that Chen Xuan's team had been dealt with, and the Xie Zhanzhe team of five was still standing nearby.
Wang Ziming maintained his amiable expression, but his eyes hid unspoken daggers. He said to Xie Zhanzhe, "Prince, are you still staying to watch the show? Aren't you afraid your points will be snatched too?"
Xie Zhanzhe was still focused on Meng Huai and simply waved his hand casually.
Xie Zhanzhe found Meng Huai very familiar. After thinking for a moment, he walked to a position opposite Meng Huai and said, "This classmate looks very familiar. Aren't you a student from our logistics department? Would you like to team up? Our team would welcome you! We can even prioritize giving you points."
Even the thick-skinned Fan Kongkong heard this and felt that Xie Zhanzhe had ulterior motives.
Although the rules stated that team points would be divided equally, human factors could still influence things. After all, exploiting loopholes was something they excelled at.
Meng Huai clearly had no interest in any "prince"; he was just a little kid.
"If there are no points, I'll be leaving."
A few days before the test began, they had asked Meng Huai if she wanted to form a team, but Meng Huai had refused. Therefore, Wang Ziming and Li Wei were not surprised by Meng Huai's actions, merely calling out to her, "See you at the finish line!"
"See you on the leaderboard!"
Fan Kongkong also bid farewell to Meng Huai, his good feelings and curiosity towards her skyrocketing.
Seeing that there was no advantage to be gained, Xie Zhanzhe also led his team away. Wang Ziming, intending to conserve his strength, did not obstruct their departure.
After all, this test was like a battlefield. There were no permanent enemies; with mutual interests, they might cooperate again in the future.
The audience felt that Meng Huai was putting on an act and didn't acknowledge her strength, so her video didn't go viral. However, the cameras had begun to pay some attention to her, though not much.
Meng Huai was still searching for star beasts. After seizing points from three people, she had entered the top hundred, but she never had too many points or star beasts.
While Meng Huai and Li Wei were managing the freshman test with ease, Ju Yiqiu was clearly not.
Her inherent strength was inferior to others, and in terms of diligence, she couldn't compare to Meng Huai and Li Wei. Therefore, the test was too difficult for her. She stumbled along with her team members.
However, their team, with overall lower strength, encountered three S-class star beasts. Their team only had one S-class individual soldier; the remaining two, including Ju Yiqiu, were A-class.
Ju Yiqiu struggled to fend them off while muttering to herself, "My luck is too bad, truly inauspicious."
Fighting and fleeing, Ju Yiqiu was in a disheveled state. Her teammate, the S-class individual soldier, was handling himself with ease, but the tide was clearly against them.
Ju Yiqiu remembered the talismans Meng Huai had given her, but she was too occupied fighting the S-class star beasts to use them. She needed to focus more on dealing with the star beasts that were a level higher than her. Finally, at the cost of being scratched by a star beast, she managed to scatter a few talismans.
Ju Yiqiu kept reciting the incantation Meng Huai had taught her. Once the incantation was fully spoken, the talismans seemed to gain eyes and knew who the enemies were. The talismans then chased after the star beast Ju Yiqiu had been fighting and attacked the target with great precision.
Indeed, among the casually scattered talismans was the most powerful, the Five-Thunder Talisman.
There were also talismans like the Gravity Talisman, which pressed down on the star beast, making it difficult to breathe, and the Gale Talisman, which left the star beast with numerous wounds.
With the appearance of these talismans, the star beast was struck by lightning and lost all signs of life. Ju Yiqiu, now free, quickly went to support her teammates.
Now that she had the energy to scatter talismans, she grabbed a few and went to rescue the individual soldier who also had A-class perception.
Ju Yiqiu couldn't help but call out to the other individual soldier, "Hold on, I'm coming!"
The individual soldier, engrossed in battle, clearly didn't realize their situation was changing, all because of a small piece of paper.
Meng Huai had given Ju Yiqiu many talismans, all with offensive effects, so Ju Yiqiu didn't hold back, using one after another.
Beside them, the team's mecha pilot was closely monitoring the battle, needing to keep a constant eye on the mechas' condition for post-battle maintenance.
"What is that thing?"
The mecha pilot, intently watching the battle, was the first to notice Ju Yiqiu using these peculiar items.
The mecha pilot, looking at the talismans Ju Yiqiu tossed, asked himself, "What kind of weapon is this? Its power is quite impressive."