Chapter 23: What Older Sister?
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Capital Star First University’s annual tradition.
On the first day new students enter school, they head to the military training base for one month of military training.
New students’ performance and final scores during military training will be recorded in their personal files, which will also serve as a reference when major legions or units recruit them upon graduation.
Along the way, Shi An’an saw students wearing military training uniforms of the same style but different colors running in the same direction, everyone with smiles on their faces, discussing military training with their companions.
“I wonder where this year’s military training will be?” Shi Lele looked worried. Last night she asked her dad, but he was tight-lipped and didn’t reveal a thing to her.
“Since we’re here, we might as well settle in; it’s the same wherever we go.” Shi An’an didn’t quite understand. Although her older sister sent her some things to watch out for during military training last night, she thought military training was still better than disciples in the cultivation world going for training in the Nether Forest—no need to always worry if they’d still be alive the next second.
“We’re here!”
The two arrived at the military training assembly point, a nearly hundred-acre open space now half-occupied by a massive starship.
Seeing the huge and mysterious starship again, Shi An’an couldn’t help but marvel. The humans of this era were truly so smart—they could actually develop something this amazing!
“Beep…”
A call from Shi Anxin. Shi An’an looked around, searching for the team in red military training uniforms, and answered the call.
“An’an, have you reached the assembly point?”
“Yes, I’m at…”
“Ah, found you! I’ll come over right now!”
Shi An’an hadn’t even said her position yet when the call ended.
“An’an, wait here for me. I saw my friend; I’ll go say hi and come right back!”
“Okay, go ahead.”
Shi Lele said this to Shi An’an and immediately ran toward her friend.
Shi An’an watched Shi Lele standing in front of a boy wearing a purple military training uniform, laughing and joking around. It seemed the two had a good relationship.
“An’an!”
Hearing Shi Anxin’s voice, Shi An’an turned and saw Shi Anxin and Lin Jinmo, both in red military training uniforms, walking over quickly.
“I told you Botany Department people are easy to spot—green clothes, and only a few of them. Piece of cake!” Lin Jinmo said with arms crossed.
Shi An’an looked around. Uh, indeed, there were only thirty new students from their Botany Department this year.
Yesterday she heard that over fifty had been reassigned, all because of failing the tail grass test or other issues, not admitted to Botany Department. The school couldn’t send them back, so they were reassigned to chef major or logistics data major…
“Older sister.”
Shi An’an looked enviously at Shi Anxin. The red military training uniform made her whole person like a sharp sword, exuding a sharp aura that made people intimidated at first glance.
“How is it? Did you sleep well last night?” Upon seeing Shi An’an, Shi Anxin’s icy expression immediately warmed up. In front of Shi An’an, she hid her own sharpness.
“Tch.” Lin Jinmo on the side was used to it but still felt his teeth ache.
“I’m used to it. Don’t worry. My roommate is great too—a very cute girl, easy to get along with.”
Afraid Shi Anxin would worry, Shi An’an told her about her situation, then took out the medicine packet. Glancing at Lin Jinmo who looked jealous, she thought for a moment and took out another one.
“Here, carry this medicine packet with you. One for each of you two. In three months, I’ll give you new ones.”
She handed the medicine packet to Shi Anxin, who happily took it. As soon as she picked it up, she smelled a reassuring fragrance and was delighted.
“Thanks, An’an.”
Lin Jinmo snatched his medicine packet from Shi Anxin’s hand. As soon as he held it, he knew it was special—the fatigue from not sleeping well last night due to unfamiliar bed instantly vanished.
“Thanks! During military training team-ups, bro will carry you!” Lin Jinmo, in a great mood, winked at Shi An’an.
Shi An’an: “…Heh, no problem.”
“Hey, watch your attitude!” Shi Anxin kicked Lin Jinmo.
“An’an, I’m back. This is…” Shi Lele spotted Shi Anxin and Lin Jinmo from afar. She knew both of them, felt a bit nervous inside, said goodbye to her friend in a hurry, and ran back, afraid something might happen to An’an.
Shi An’an patted the nervous Shi Lele. “This is my older sister, and this is my older sister’s friend.”
Shi Lele: “?!”
“Older sister, this is my roommate, Shi Lele. She’s very cute!” Shi An’an introduced Shi Lele to her older sister.
Shi Anxin smiled at Shi Lele. “Hello, I’m glad you became my younger sister’s roommate. I hope you two can become really good friends in the future. My An’an doesn’t know a lot of things. I hope when I’m not around, you can help her…”
Shi An’an felt her face heat up from her older sister’s words, like entrusting an orphan.
Meanwhile, Lin Jinmo and Shi Lele were petrified. They’d never known Shi Anxin could be this gentle or say so many sappy words…
“Alright, alright, your younger sister is already eighteen. Can’t you stop treating her like a three-year-old? Worry about me instead…” Lin Jinmo was super jealous and pulled Shi Anxin toward the Mecha Department.
“Assembly time! I see the instructor coming. Hurry, or we’ll be late!”
“Hey, I haven’t said goodbye to An’an yet!” Shi Anxin was caught off guard and dragged away by Lin Jinmo.
“What’s there to say goodbye for? We’re on the same starship, same planet, same military training base… Nothing to say goodbye about!”
“Older sister, see you later!” Shi An’an quickly waved, signaling Shi Anxin to return to her team.
“Okay!”
Watching the two walk away, Shi Lele stiffly turned her head. “Shi Anxin is really your older sister?” How did she not know Shi Anxin had a younger sister? But Shi An’an, Shi Anxin—the names are so similar. What’s going on?!
Shi An’an looked at the shocked Shi Lele. “You know my older sister?”
“Ah? Uh… well… of course I know her. We went to the same high school. I’ve heard of her, heard of her, but just now she seemed… a bit different from how I know her!” Shi Lele scratched her head, feeling guilty and not daring to look at An’an, silently reciting her dad’s instructions.
Shi An’an raised an eyebrow. That expression didn’t look like “heard of her” at all. But she didn’t press further; she figured Shi Lele would say it when she wanted to.
“Junior, assembly!”
Shi Lele wanted to ask more about this “older sister” situation when suddenly Xu Zihou’s voice came from ahead.
Shi An’an and Shi Lele hurried toward the class advisor, where a few other students in green military training uniforms were already standing.
Capital Star First University has many majors, and its unique feature is that students of each major wear uniforms in the corresponding major’s color for easy identification by school teachers and classmates.
Like Botany Department students in green, Mecha Department in red, Command Department in blue, artillery in yellow…
Because my baby is only one year and four months old, when I’m not writing, I’m coaxing the kid. I try to write as much as possible each day in case something comes up and I can’t write…
