The approachable senior mecha master was named Qiu Han, a third-year student at the Imperial Military Academy.
Seeing that the new student was about to set up a stall, Qiu Han was very curious and wondered what she would sell.
Even Prince Ming and the other freshmen were curious. None of them left and stood by to watch what Meng Huai would sell here.
Meng Huai didn't care about these people, but when she was inspired and unprepared, what could she do?
Meng Huai thought that she seemed to have something in her spatial ring, so she pretended to take something out of her bag, but in reality, she took it out of the spatial ring. The item had been unused for hundreds of years. When she took it out, there was still a lot of dust on it.
Meng Huai flicked it a couple of times and spread the item on the ground.
It was a white cloth with several words written on it: Divine Fortune Teller—Fortune Telling and Divination.
Gasps came from the crowd of students like Prince Ming: "Divination? Is it the divination I'm thinking of?"
Someone walked up to Meng Huai's stall and asked, "Classmate Meng Huai, what are you divining?"
"Anything, really. Luck, studies, relationships, anything you want to ask, I can answer."
Meng Huai's explanation instantly cleared up the confusion of many.
Whispers came from the passersby: "Is this ancient metaphysics? There are actually scammers using this to cheat people! Such a young girl, why learn cheating instead of something else? There's a military school right next to here, be careful someone reports you and gets you arrested."
Ancient metaphysics had a brief surge in popularity one to two hundred years ago, but it was called ancient metaphysics precisely because it had been lost for too long. Some people believed it truly existed, but most people thought it was all fake.
During those years of popularity, gangs used it to scam people, and they were all eventually arrested. Because of these scammers, the news repeatedly reported on the matter for several years, making the star citizens vigilant.
No one was fooled anymore, and the trend of ancient metaphysics passed. People didn't expect someone to come out and scam people, and it was a young girl.
Unlike the reaction of the passersby, Prince Ming and the other students found it extremely interesting, as they had practically never seen such things.
A boy standing behind Prince Ming curiously stepped forward and asked, "How much does a divination cost?"
"The fee is up to you, anything is fine. If you think I'm good and accurate, give more. If you think it's average, just give a little something."
Meng Huai explained the charging theory of divination to the male student who had just asked about the price, saying it was all about personal preference.
Unexpectedly, just as this person was about to ask for a divination, another boy rushed over from behind and directly squatted in front of Meng Huai's stall, saying, "I'll go first, I'll go first!"
The person who rushed up was named Li Wei. The person who had been beaten to it was annoyed and hit his palm with his fist, sighing and expressing regret for speaking too late. However, since they were all classmates, it didn't matter who went first.
Meng Huai pretended to take a turtle shell and three coins from her bag, but in reality, these items were taken from her spatial ring.
These were her collections from her travels in the mortal world. When she was in a good mood, she would set up a stall and tell fortunes, as mortal wealth was of no use to her.
Meng Huai put the three coins into the turtle shell and shook it twice as a demonstration, saying, "Shake it, then throw out the coins. Do it six times."
After seeing Meng Huai's demonstration, Li Wei took the turtle shell and coins and immediately sat down cross-legged on the ground.
Li Wei didn't rush to do as Meng Huai said. He held the turtle shell and examined it carefully, saying, "What is this thing? It's golden and quite pretty."
"A turtle shell, the shell of a turtle."
Li Wei tapped the turtle shell with his knuckles, producing a crisp sound.
Others leaned closer, "Turtle?"
"Turtle, an animal from ancient Earth. I didn't expect to still have such ancient artifacts like turtle shells nowadays."
A student who had studied ancient Earth history introduced it to everyone. Meng Huai nodded but thought to herself: It's not a turtle, it's a Golden Sand Turtle, a spirit beast from our Unrivaled Continent. And it's not ancient Earth; she had never heard of any ancient Earth.
The surrounding classmates were still discussing, but Meng Huai said to Li Wei, "Begin, throw the coins six times."
Li Wei nodded and shook the turtle shell. The coins inside clinked against the shell with a ding-dong sound. After shaking it a few times, Li Wei threw out the coins. Meng Huai glanced at them and motioned for him to continue.
After repeating it six times, Li Wei carefully placed the turtle shell and coins on the ground, as this "valuable" ancient artifact needed to be handled with care.
Meng Huai recalled the results of the six throws and pondered. Many passersby were watching the excitement, getting closer and closer. Some people were even chatting, "Why aren't they speaking? What are they doing shaking those things around?"
"Yeah, isn't it divination? Say something!"
Everyone didn't believe in this divination, but gossip is inherent in people of all ages. There were always many people watching the fun, and these people weren't just watching; they were also complaining.
After finishing her contemplation of the hexagram, Meng Huai asked Li Wei, "Classmate Li, what do you want to divine?"
Li Wei had already decided what he wanted to ask and immediately said, "I want to know if I can successfully enroll in Class One of the Individual Soldier program."
The so-called Class One of the Individual Soldier program was the first class of the mecha individual soldier department. Because there were many individual soldiers, they were divided into many categories, and this class had the most outstanding and powerful individual soldiers.
The onlookers heard Li Wei's question and gathered together again to discuss, "Wow, this student must have a perception level of S-class or above, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to enroll in Class One of the Individual Soldier program."
"Yeah, but the spots in Class One are indeed very tight. After all, there are many S-class and above students in the Imperial Military Academy, but it's unclear who came up with this method of competing based on speed."
"Yeah, it's quite tricky. If I'm very strong but fail to grab a spot in Class One, wouldn't I be miserable?"
"Hey, it's okay. If you're strong, you still have a chance to get into Class One of the Individual Soldier program during the final exam at the end of the semester. Of course, those without strength relying on luck will only be in Class One for a year."
"The Imperial Military Academy still respects strength."
These onlookers chattered endlessly, while Meng Huai picked up the turtle shell and played with it in her hand.
"From the hexagram, the main trigram is Qian Feng Gou..." Meng Huai briefly explained the hexagram, which no one could understand. Then she explained it to Li Wei: "Your wish cannot be fulfilled in the short term, and what you least want will actually come true."
Hearing this, Li Wei felt like the sky had fallen. He lightly tapped his forehead with his palm and said, "Ah? Oh my gosh, this is truly bad news."
Meng Huai shook her head, "Not necessarily. What you don't want might not be good. This hexagram shows encountering an old acquaintance in a foreign land; wait for the opportune moment. Although things won't develop in the direction you wish, how do you know it will definitely be bad? Just wait and work hard."
Although it was all a bit vague, Li Wei still nodded, "Oh, okay, alright."
Finally, Li Wei transferred one hundred star coins to Meng Huai as a reward for the divination.