In the Wuqi Continent, the inheritance of various arts was extremely secretive, only passed down to relatives or disciples, never to outsiders. The knowledge of mechs in this era was no different.
While not reaching the level of extreme secrecy, it was rare for anyone to teach such knowledge outside. It could only be learned in the Mech Engineering departments of various academies, or within families of Mech Masters who possessed their own traditions.
For someone like Meng Huai, who did not get into the Mech Engineering department, becoming a Mech Master was incredibly difficult. People often spoke of self-taught prodigies, but how could one learn without the necessary conditions?
While other new students were busy studying, the new students in the Logistics department appeared much more relaxed. The mindset of most was to simply go through the motions, with only a minority hoping for change.
Looking at it this way, Meng Huai felt she still had time to audit classes.
However, the training for the Logistics department could not be neglected, so she moved her mech training to the evenings. When she had no classes during the day, she would go to the Mech Engineering department to see if she could sneak in and audit.
One day, Meng Huai went to the Mech Engineering department hoping to get lucky, but it was evident that auditing classes wasn't that simple.
Meng Huai's face was a source of attention. The new students had become quite familiar with each other over the past few days. Everyone knew that such an unfamiliar face did not belong to their class, so when Meng Huai tried to sneak in quietly, she was obstructed.
It was time for class to start, and many people were walking towards the building. Meng Huai was stopped by a group of arrogant students at the classroom door: "Who are you?"
Meng Huai had intended to sneak in unnoticed, but upon being discovered, she said, "Ah, I heard that the teachers here lecture very interestingly, so I wanted to come and listen."
Meng Huai's words carried no ill intent, but these students found her rather amusing.
These aspiring Mech Masters naturally wouldn't resort to brute force like individual mech soldiers to resolve issues. However, they were adept at verbal attacks. Upon hearing that this person, whose origin was unknown, also wished to attend their class, several of them exchanged amused glances.
One girl stepped forward. Seeing Meng Huai's face, her tone became even more arrogant: "Is our Mech Engineering Class One open for just any cat or dog to attend?"
As soon as this female student spoke, her companions beside her chimed in: "Exactly, our class isn't something just anyone can understand. You should just go back wherever you came from."
"Seriously, anyone wants to audit classes. What's the point of the school dividing into departments? They might as well let everyone attend freely. Do you have any respect for discipline!"
Meng Huai felt a surge of anger. In all these years, no one had dared to speak to her like this. But after arriving in this world, a few days ago, a group of rich girls had mocked her for being poor, and today these top students were ridiculing her low-level status!
It was truly unbearable. Meng Huai, having maintained a low profile for so many days, truly couldn't stand it any longer.
Just as she was about to step forward and say something, since these 'top students' were so full of superiority, their skills must also be impressive. She figured that if she were to compare the strength of mechs they built with this 'top student,' this 'top student' certainly wouldn't refuse, right?
However, at that moment, someone emerged from the classroom. It was a refined young man. He looked at Meng Huai and gently explained: "You're from Mech Engineering Class Two, aren't you? So you have A-class perception? Our courses here aren't suitable for you, and learning them would be of no use."
These words directly interrupted Meng Huai's intention to challenge these students. The student who had just come out to explain spoke with such gentleness that it felt inappropriate to talk about a competition. Meng Huai felt extremely uncomfortable with this unresolved tension. However, she couldn't simply ignore this student. Meng Huai suppressed her anger and said to the young man, "I see. My apologies for the intrusion."
As for the mention of Mech Engineering Class Two, Meng Huai directly ignored it.
The others standing at the classroom door saw their class monitor politely explaining. They felt it was unnecessary, thinking their class monitor was too kind to people.
Meng Huai looked at the female student who had just spoken out against her and asked, "Classmate, may I know your name?"
The female student seemed to falter when Meng Huai directly asked for her name. She stammered, "Wh-what do you want to know my name for?"
The classmates beside her saw that Jing Yi Ya was actually intimidated by this student from an unknown origin and encouraged her: "Ya Ya, don't be afraid, we're all here!"
Hearing the supportive voices of her classmates behind her, Jing Yi Ya regained her arrogant demeanor and said, "My name is Jing Yi Ya, what about it?"
Meng Huai looked at Jing Yi Ya and smiled. However, looking at Meng Huai's smile, Jing Yi Ya somehow felt a chill.
"It's nothing, Classmate Jing. Since you are a student of our academy's Mech Engineering Class One, you must be very accomplished. Then I'll look forward to seeing you shine!"
After saying this, Meng Huai glanced at the young man who had spoken earlier and then at the surrounding students, thinking that indeed, there were differences between people.
Meng Huai nodded to the young man and then left.
However, as she was leaving, she spotted a familiar face in the crowd heading in another direction.
The Mech Engineering department had Class One here. But in the same building, there was also Class Two.
"Classmate Meng!"
Gu Ping, seeing Meng Huai arrive at the Mech Engineering department, was somewhat surprised but still greeted her. The companion next to Gu Ping asked, "Who is it? Who is it?"
"Yes, Gu Ping, who is this classmate?"
Gu Ping ran over to Meng Huai, and his companions followed. Clearly, they wanted to join in the excitement.
"Classmate Meng, why are you here?"
There were many people present, so Gu Ping did not mention that Meng Huai was from the Logistics department.
Meng Huai was very familiar with Gu Ping. He was a classmate who had traveled to the academy on the same aircraft. They had looked out for each other. Gu Ping had A-class perception, so he was enrolled in Mech Engineering Class Two. It was Gu Ping who had told Meng Huai that with a B-class perception, she could only choose Logistics.
Meng Huai saw Gu Ping and greeted him: "Classmate Gu."
Responding to Gu Ping's question, Meng Huai continued, "Ah, I just wanted to see what you all study in the Mech Engineering department, so I wanted to audit a class, but I was kicked out."
Meng Huai felt there was nothing to hide and told Gu Ping directly. Gu Ping naturally knew that Meng Huai had wanted to be a Mech Master from the beginning but couldn't even get into Class Two due to her perception level.
However, his friends clearly didn't know. Hearing what Meng Huai said, one of them exclaimed indignantly, "Those guys in Class One are always so smug. Classmate Meng, you don't need to pay them any mind."
"Classmate Meng, if you want to learn mech knowledge, come and audit classes in our Class Two. Our instructor is very kind!"
"That's right, our class advisor is very approachable."
Before Gu Ping could say anything, his friends had already taken over the conversation.