"A real match for our skills," White Hair mused, stroking his smooth chin.
The men and women in the Ship Command Department all had very high attractiveness, which caught White Hair, who was used to the relaxed atmosphere of the Special Training Base, by surprise.
"What match for skills?" the chubby one asked, rather foolishly.
"You don't understand... they're very strong," Yin Shuai said, pulling out a small bottle of hair spray from nowhere and smoothing his white hair down with a quick bow of the head.
That was his excitement as a handsome officer upon seeing many challengers.
The Ship Command Department was one of the few fields where the number of nobles could outstrip that of commoners.
Most of the grand noble families viewed piloting mecha, fighter jets, tanks, and the like as requiring one to fight brutishly on the front lines, which was terribly uncouth.
Those graduating from the Ship Command Department often started as ship officer cadets, with a clear trajectory for future promotions.
Being able to become a captain of a ship was an indispensable force for any family.
With many powers in the interstellar space and complicated factions within the Federation, it was never excessive to expand one's power under any circumstances.
"They're very strong?" Mu Fan tensed upon hearing White Hair's solemn words, narrowing his eyes as if facing a great enemy, his body subtly adjusting to put his muscles in a state of high tension.
This was a stance that allowed him to exert maximum force from any angle.
This only made the chubby one more anxious, a trail of cold sweat running down his neck. He couldn't tell that at all, especially since it wasn't like this back at the Mecha Academy.
Wang Nuonuo and Chuchu naturally didn't notice the strange phenomena behind them and walked straight forward.
Especially Wang Nuonuo, who was over the moon because this atmosphere was actually most familiar to her.
The senior brothers and sisters were all gentle and distinguished, and their manners impeccable, giving Miss Nuonuo, who had been accustomed to noble life since childhood, a sense of innate comfort.
Besides, this was Dingchuan Academy's Ship Command Department—Miss Nuonuo was going to become an excellent captain just like her seniors!
Imagining herself in the command room of an interstellar battleship, commanding everyone with high spirits, Wang Nuonuo's eyes curved into joy.
"Excuse me, are you here to report to the Ship Command Department?" a tall, gentle-tempered girl asked softly.
"Um, Senior Sister, you're so beautiful," Wang Nuonuo nodded, then expressed earnestly.
"You're quite pretty too, little sister, and such a sweet talker. You even made our Goddess Fei Fei smile," two girls beside her giggled, covering their mouths.
It seemed that the girl called Fei Fei was the one who had approached Wang Nuonuo.
The Command Department is frickin' awesome!
That was the incessant echo in chubby Harry's mind.
Upon arrival, he saw several great beauties—such a feast for the eyes!
"Giggle, thank you for the compliments, sisters. Fei Fei, Senior Sister, please help me with the registration," Wang Nuonuo said.
"Sure, little sister, just a moment."
"Wang Nuonuo?"
"Um," Nuonuo answered with her big eyes blinking.
"I'm Yuan Fei, and these are Le Yangyi and Luo Lianlian. We're sophomores, and we're looking forward to more interactions with you in the future."
In just a few words, it looked like they were getting quite chummy.
Then a clean-faced young man about 1.75 meters tall walked over, "What's so funny, why are you all laughing?"
"Oh, Senior Yu, hi, we were just having a fun chat with a new junior sister," one of them replied.
The clean-faced young man glanced at Wang Nuonuo, nodded, and said, "Hello, I'm Yu Xiaozhi, a junior."
Wang Nuonuo replied politely, "Hello, Senior Brother, I'm Wang Nuonuo, pleased to meet you."
"Good." He nodded, then with a slight wave of his hand, a light and shade tablet that was next to Yuan Fei flew directly into his hand.
"Yuan Fei, I'll borrow your tablet to check some information. I'll return it to you later," he said.
"Alright, Senior Yu," Yuan Fei responded with a gentle nod.
Watching the departing figure, not only was Wang Nuonuo struck dumb, but the three buffoons behind her also stopped in their tracks.
"Telekinesis?"
"Damn, looks like it."
"Indeed, there are masters." The last line was the chubby one speaking.
Seeing Wang Nuonuo a bit dazed, Yuan Fei smiled, "In our Ship Command Department, there are several outstanding students who are naturally gifted with telekinesis. Senior Yu Xiaozhi is one of the elites. He's very talented and has always been working hard with Senior Qi Longxiang, who has already graduated, as his goal. You'll get used to this atmosphere once you join our department. Everyone is very friendly."
Freshly polished White Hair felt an unwarranted sense of defeat in his heart because up to now, these people hadn't reacted to his noble appearance at all.
They hadn't even glanced his way!
What a bunch of hypocrites!
When Mu Fan and his group left the Command Department's registration area, White Hair was still seething with indignation.
But as he followed Ling Chuchu into the Medical Department's registration area, White Hair immediately gaped and exclaimed, "Holy shit!"
"Oh, oh, oh..." The fatty was so excited he couldn't put his words together coherently, almost using the light from his small eyes as a flashlight.
And Wang Nuonuo crinkled her little nose and turned her head toward Mu Fan with a look of alertness: "My lord!"
Huh?
Mu Fan looked at Wang Nuonuo somewhat cluelessly; why was the little chubby girl looking at him so earnestly?
When they first walked in, the youthful atmosphere was nearly overwhelming, almost blinding Mu Fan.
A sea of women, and all in those light white medical uniforms. If the Ship Command Department was all about handsome men and beautiful women, then the Medical Department was purely an ocean of beauties.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw White Hair and the fatty looking like love-struck fools, and Wang Nuonuo huffily turned her gaze back to Mu Fan.
"What are you looking at, Big Barbarian Bear!"
"Them, uh..." Mu Fan pointed vaguely ahead, admitting that this was his first time seeing so many attractive girls all together.
"Have you never seen a girl before or what!"
Hearing Wang Nuonuo's words, Chuchu snickered and went ahead to register, giving herself time to prepare a lecture for Nuonuo.
"I've never seen so many..." Mu Fan confessed earnestly.
Seeing Mu Fan still looking clueless, Wang Nuonuo suddenly lost her temper.
Big Barbarian Bear seemed to have never told a lie since they met... It seemed true he hadn't seen that many.
Alright then, her eyes craftily shifting, Wang Nuonuo stood up straighter and asked with a sweet smile, "Do you think they're pretty, or am I prettier?"
However, her eyes didn't look as sweet as her words.
But Mu Fan didn't even notice Nuonuo's lovely, compelling big eyes; he actually looked up seriously, comparing the girls in front of him and Wang Nuonuo.
"I think little chubby girl is prettier. From a human biological perspective, little chubby girl's figure corresponds to the golden ratio, and, rare for me, I find I don't dislike her so much."
Black suddenly appeared in Mu Fan's ear with his commentary.
"...Yeah, little chubby girl is prettier." Mu Fan nodded in agreement.
Uh-oh.
Did I just say that out loud??
Doesn't Wang Nuonuo explode whenever somebody calls her little chubby girl?
Mu Fan immediately snapped out of his daze, ready to play dumb at the drop of a hat.
"Hehe, really? I've been negligent in not refreshing your wardrobe, my lord. Shall we go shopping later? I'll help you pick out a few more clothes," Wang Nuonuo's tone surprisingly mellowed down.
This made Mu Fan, who was used to Wang Nuonuo's boisterousness, shudder.
He shook his head like a rattle-drum, sensing something was off and not wanting to accept undeserved rewards.
His eyes darted about and then lit up.
Nuonuo suddenly recalled a piece of news that might interest Mu Fan, so she mentioned it casually:
"I was just wondering, would you be interested in something I heard about? It seems to be related to the Panstellar Region Mecha Tournament."
Her fair fingers playfully twirled her hair into a flower.
Then Miss Nuonuo saw Mu Fan demonstrate what could only be described as a perfect 'face-changing' trick!
"When are we going shopping?"
"Cough, cough."
Behind him, Harry the stout, who was inhaling deeply and struggling to fasten his shirt, suddenly coughed violently, his tucked-in stomach springing out and shooting the button two meters away.
White Hair painfully covered his eyes.
Are idiots really so popular these days?
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PS: (Before the debut of over ten Mecha Bodies, let's call out—Campus Romance King! Ahahaha~ Where are the flowers and applause?)
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