However, clearly, others didn't think so. How was a B-rank admitted to the Imperial Military Academy? The minimum requirement was A-rank, unless there was something special.
But everyone's gaze shifted to Meng Huai. What special qualities could this person have?
The only advantage was her beauty? Oh.
People around, listening to the teacher, were whispering, "Wow, the Imperial Military Academy actually has students from trash planets?"
"Yeah, aren't all the students here from wealthy and influential families?"
"What wealthy and influential families? This place only recognizes strength!"
"But that person's perception seems to be only B-rank!"
Meng Huai's mental power was very strong, and she heard all these whispers clearly. Meng Huai just nodded and said to the teacher, "Yes."
The female teacher adjusted her glasses and said, "Students from trash planets are eligible for the academy's welfare policies. Tuition is halved, and accommodation fees are completely waived, so you only need to pay five thousand star coins for tuition. You can pay it directly through your optical computer!"
"What?"
Meng Huai was so agitated for the first time today. Who could tell her why there was tuition for enrollment?
She had never heard of such a thing on the Wuchi Continent; it was always the sects that provided monthly stipends to disciples!
"Student, you only need to pay five thousand star coins for tuition. Aren't you surprised it's so cheap?" The female teacher thought Meng Huai was excited because of the many benefits. After all, accommodation fees alone were twenty thousand star coins per year, so it was natural to be excited if that was waived!
Meng Huai heard "five thousand star coins" again. She opened her optical computer to check her balance: Balance: 356 star coins.
"I don't have money, I'm not attending this school!"
Meng Huai turned to walk towards the school gate. The female teacher could no longer maintain her smile. She quickly stood up and reached out to grab Meng Huai, "Student, let's talk properly, we can discuss things!"
It would be a huge scandal if the public on the Star Network knew that the Imperial Military Academy had allowed a student to lose their status as a star citizen because they couldn't afford tuition! This absolutely couldn't happen!
The female teacher grabbed Meng Huai's arm, her voice slightly hoarse with urgency, "Student, the school can offer you a loan!"
"Loan? What is a loan?"
Meng Huai murmured these words, opening her optical computer and turning around to search for the meaning of loan. Oh, so it meant borrowing money.
"I'm sorry, teacher, I'm not used to owing anyone money. I'd better not attend this school."
The female teacher was still trying to persuade Meng Huai, "Student, you need to think carefully. If you don't attend school, you won't even enjoy the most basic star citizen rights! Listen to your teacher, the school will give you a loan, and you can repay it when you have the means!"
Finally, after some thought, Meng Huai agreed.
"Alright, then I'll pay you 350 star coins first."
...
In the end, Meng Huai paid 350 star coins, took out a loan of 4650 star coins from the school, and then left for the dormitory building.
"Meng student, what's your background? How did a B-rank perception get into the Imperial Military Academy?"
Wang Ziming came to Meng Huai's side again, fidgeting and trying to gather information.
"How would I know! If I knew tuition was so expensive, I wouldn't have come."
Meng Huai hadn't thought about it until this was brought up, and she was instantly angry. Looking at the remaining 6 star coins on her optical computer, she wondered when she had ever suffered like this!
"Meng student! You can't have such thoughts. Not attending school means being an unregistered citizen!"
Finally, under Wang Ziming's 'earnest persuasion,' Meng Huai stopped talking about not attending school. However, she was still thinking: how could she earn money to repay the tuition? Owing money felt very bad!
They parted ways at the entrance to the dormitory building, as the male and female dormitories were separate. Wang Ziming added Meng Huai as a friend and said, "Let's go eat together later."
Meng Huai agreed and entered the dormitory building. Everything in this world was very convenient. She simply placed her optical computer on the machine at the entrance, and it displayed her dormitory floor and room number.
As expected of a dormitory that cost twenty thousand star coins a year, all students had single rooms with complete facilities.
Meng Huai entered her room and first waved her hand to set up a barrier.
Because her spiritual energy and mental power had followed her soul to this world, her strength had not diminished. Setting up a barrier was a trivial matter.
This allowed Meng Huai to finally relax and examine the space she had sensed earlier.
That's right, on the spaceship, her consciousness had thought of the spatial artifact she had spent over ten years refining. She had failed at the final step. But as she thought of this, a space appeared in her spiritual world.
Since the situation at the time was not suitable for examination, she could only properly examine this space now.
Countless spirit plants grew in this space, and there was also a spirit spring nearby. Even her spatial ring was placed on a table next to the spirit spring.
Seeing all this, Meng Huai was overjoyed. With this spatial ring accompanying her, she wouldn't feel constrained.
Although the spirit stones in this spatial ring couldn't be used as currency here, her crafted artifacts and other items could be of use to her. Moreover, with these things, would she still worry about not being able to make money?
However, she didn't expect that in this era, her path to making money wouldn't be so easy.
While she was carefully examining everything in the space, the prompt sound from her optical computer interrupted Meng Huai. Meng Huai reluctantly left the space and returned to her dormitory. She saw that the optical computer showed a call from Wang Ziming.
"Classmate Wang."
"Meng student, shall we go explore the surroundings? And grab a meal."
Meng Huai also wanted to explore the surroundings to see if there were any businesses she could invest in. She immediately agreed, "That sounds good."
So, Meng Huai went downstairs and found that the people standing below the girls' dormitory building were precisely the new students from the aircraft.
Wang Ziming's social skills were truly impressive.