Chapter 607: Chapter 626: Coughing Up Blood During Training
After the initial lecture on the history of Mecha was finished, a teaching assistant held a day-long class dedicated to explaining the credit system for the Mecha Single Soldier System to every student.
They learned how to earn credits, how they could lose them, and how class assignments at the end of the semester were based on credit totals, among other things.
This made everyone fully understand one thing—the Mecha Single Soldier System was a discipline with a brutal evaluation process.
The teachers were stern, the atmosphere was palpably competitive, and it kept everyone on their toes.
And so, the academy struck while the iron was hot. Alongside the theoretical lessons, they began practical, hands-on training.
This was the part that interested Jiang Qiuqiu the most.
However, the practical training at the academy was completely different from the training camp, because here, the teachers of the Mecha Single Soldier System unlocked something for the students—the Genetic Hybrid.
By unlocking their genetic code, they could instantly gain immense strength.
Almost everyone in Class A1 was a Genetic Hybrid—except for Jiang Qiuqiu.
So, on the day they went to the Mecha classroom, everyone activated their Genes, allowing them to overcome the gravity of the R3 heavy Mecha and enter the cockpit.
Only Jiang Qiuqiu... before she even made it to the hatch door, nearly fell and coughed up a mouthful of blood.
The gravity inside the cockpit was so crushing she couldn’t breathe.
The teacher saw her struggling and rushed over. "Jiang Qiuqiu, why haven’t you activated your Genes?"
"Do you have any idea what the G-force is on an R3?" he asked, taking hold of Jiang Qiuqiu, his voice stern. "Even someone with S-level spiritual power has to activate their Genes for this Mecha."
The teacher wasn’t speaking quietly, and all eyes in the room turned toward them.
Especially Liu Tingting; she looked so anxious she seemed ready to fly to Jiang Qiuqiu’s side.
Jiang Qiuqiu clutched her head. "What’s wrong? Does your head hurt?"
She opened her mouth, but no words came out. The teacher immediately sent for the teaching assistant. After giving a command to a nearby service robot, two machines swiftly lifted Jiang Qiuqiu, and the teacher and assistant rushed her to the infirmary.
The incident was so sudden and unexpected that the entire classroom fell silent.
With no teacher present for the moment, they even started discussing it in the class group chat—
What on earth happened?
Did anyone hear what the teacher said?
I was in my Mecha, so I couldn’t hear clearly.
Why’d she suddenly faint? Was she feeling unwell? @Liu Tingting, you’re Jiang Qiuqiu’s roommate. Did you notice if she was feeling sick or anything?
No, she was perfectly fine before class.
Everyone was baffled. The R3 Mecha was considered an entry-level heavy model. How... How could this have happened?
Just then, a sharp-eyed student posted in the group: "When Jiang Qiuqiu tried to board the Mecha, it looked like she didn’t activate her Genes."
"She didn’t use the power of her Genes?"
"I’m not sure, but she didn’t seem to show any of the usual signs."
Normally, when someone activates their Genes for the first time to pilot a Mecha, they can’t really control their physical transformation. Only after they’ve become skilled enough to completely withstand the pressure can they use their genetic abilities without showing any outward signs.
Jiang Qiuqiu showed no outward signs. This meant she was either terrifyingly strong, or she hadn’t activated her Genes at all.
Being thrown back by the gravity clearly meant it wasn’t the former—
The topic became a bit sensitive for classmates to discuss in the group chat.
Everyone fell silent. Just then, Teacher Ning hurried in to take over the class. But because of the incident, no one’s heart was in the lesson.
This was especially true for Huo Jia.
...
’How could she have been thrown back like that?’
’She’s so strong.’
