Chapter 660: Chapter 679: Fairness and Unfairness
After letting it all out in the Virtual Machine Room that day, Jiang Qiuqiu felt as if she had suddenly overcome a hurdle.
She was no longer always limited by the intense gravity of the Medium-sized Mecha. When piloting one in the Virtual Machine Room, she started mobilizing her spiritual power to protect herself.
She found she had more energy to spare.
Her Sea of Spirit Power felt fuller, her spiritual power regenerated more quickly, and she had greater endurance.
These changes were the result of long-term training.
Along with the improvements in Qiuqiu’s spiritual power, the fortunes of New Star Live Broadcast Company also took a turn for the better.
Since replacing its mechanical and main brains and announcing strategic partnerships with Mei Lin Dais and several massive corporations from Haiyun Star on its company profile, the company suddenly had powerful backing.
The boss was a rising star in the live streaming industry who had single-handedly cultivated the current top-tier celebrity of the streaming world, along with several other fairly well-known streamers. On top of that, she was a famous, ultra-wealthy heir, and people tend to place more trust in well-known figures.
The list of co-shareholders was incredibly long. Not to mention Miss Dais, a symbol of power and the daughter of a Duke—being associated with her definitely meant gaining powerful connections.
Then there were all the tycoons from Haiyun Star who joined later—a mix of old and young, veterans and rising stars. As the saying goes, follow the leaders. Since the leaders themselves were investing, it was a sure sign the company had a future.
With such a promising new company, who wouldn’t want a piece of the pie?
The headhunting department finally got some replies. Some streamers, whose growth had been limited on their own platforms, agreed to make the switch.
With an injection of new blood and Jiang Qiuqiu’s sustained efforts, the streaming app was finally out of the woods and running smoothly.
The number of downloads began to increase, user time on the platform went up, and the number of users paying for streamers also grew.
This was great.
Once things stabilized, they could start planning the next phase of development.
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That day, it was time for Teacher Mao’s Mecha practicals class again.
Having taken the class for a while now, the students had nicknamed it the "Credit Gambling Class." This was because, so far, it was the only class where the freshmen’s academic credits could rise or fall.
However, the method of winning and losing was different now.
They had moved on from training stances and connection times a while ago. Teacher Mao was now starting them on straight-line confrontations. But in Jiang Qiuqiu’s eyes, a straight-line confrontation was just...
’A push-over?’
Two Mechas would stand on the same track, with a red line drawn behind each one. Once the match began, they would push against each other. Whoever was forced past the red line or off the designated "track" lost.
The loser would have 0.1 credits deducted and transferred to the winner.
They switched partners immediately after each match. A single class period could fit about 30 rounds. If some unlucky soul lost every single time, they would lose 3 credits in one class.
Three credits—
That was an astronomical price.
This exercise put Jiang Qiuqiu at a significant disadvantage, as the entire class was piloting Heavy Armor while she was the only one in Light Armor.
In a pushing match like this, weight was the absolute advantage.
When this new competition format was first announced, the entire class had turned to look at her.
Qiuqiu, however, said nothing.
Teacher Mao’s eyes followed their collective gaze, and he spoke bluntly.
"What are you looking at? Do you know why, at the very beginning, I told the students who complained about unfairness to shut up?"
"Because there’s no such thing as absolute fairness. I can only guarantee relative fairness."
"During piloting practice, some of you said that Jiang Qiuqiu’s Light Armor should be switched to Heavy Armor to make things fair."
"So what is it now that we’re having a pushing contest? Should I make you switch your Heavy Armor to Light Armor to be fair to Jiang Qiuqiu?"
The classroom fell silent.
