Chapter 16
After the exhilarating moment, Jian Ning asked eagerly, “Terry, do you have any Purple Hemp seeds?”
Terry sighed, “Seeds won’t help. Our mental (psychic) power is too low. We can only stimulate the seeds to grow into tender shoots, but not like this.”
“I can do it. My mental power has returned. Quickly, gather everything and bring out the seeds,” Jian Ning said urgently.
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Jian Ning urged him again, and he quickly lowered his head to continue planting. Working together, they waited until the last Purple Hemp plant grew. Faint footsteps and Alan’s voice could be heard from afar.
“Teacher Kelly, I think you were right. I should learn from Terry. I can’t wait to see how well he takes care of his crops,” Alan said with a humble smile, his excitement evident in his suppressed gaze. He imagined the messy and withered crops and Terry’s panicked expression, and he couldn’t wait to see it.
However, as he saw the intact field and the two people nearby, Alan’s smile froze instantly.
“Teacher Kelly,” Terry wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking surprised at his classmates, “Why are you all here?”
“You classmates wanted to see how you were doing here, so I brought them,” Teacher Kelly explained.
She noticed Jian Ning standing nearby and asked, “Jian Ning, what are you doing here?”
“Terry has been taking care of this place for the past few days and watering the land for all our classmates in the farm. He’s been so busy that he hasn’t even had time to eat properly. He got a stomach ache, so I came to give him medicine,” Jian Ning replied.
Kelly looked at Terry with concern and said, “Are you feeling better now? You’ve worked hard these past few days. Let go of the punishment for watering, but you must not fight with your classmates again. Remember to eat on time.”
“Thank you, Teacher,” Terry happily responded.
Kelly looked at the thriving Purple Hemp before her and praised Terry, “You’ve managed it well.”
However, she had some doubts as she looked at the Purple Hemp. She remembered that when she last visited, they didn’t look this good. How did they seem to have grown taller in just a few days?
Jian Ning felt guilty under her gaze. He had only seen them once last night and was rushing, so he had to rely on his instincts to handle it. Worried about being found out, he quickly signaled Terry.
Terry noticed and quickly spoke, “Teacher, I’ve finished my work. Let’s go back to class together.”
Kelly nodded and was about to call the classmates to leave when Alan suddenly interjected, “Why are you so eager to have us leave? Is there something wrong?”
“What’s the problem?” Terry looked at him calmly.
Without any evidence, Alan didn’t dare to speak. He clenched his teeth, feeling it was unbelievable. He had personally seen the entire patch of Purple Hemp die last night before leaving quietly. It had been only a few hours since morning, and now Terry had somehow made the area grow again.
There must be a problem.
“Nothing’s wrong. Let’s hurry back to class.” Jian Ning hurriedly pulled Terry towards the greenhouse’s exit.
Seeing their impatience, Alan became even more certain that something was amiss. He followed the classmates a few steps outside and, unwilling to give up, glanced around. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. He took three quick steps to the side, where a pile of discarded crops lay. Alan directly pulled out a Purple Hemp that had a bit of withered growth and yellowing leaves, asking loudly, “What’s this?”
Kelly turned her head, and both Jian Ning and Terry also looked over, a hint of panic flashing in their eyes.
Seeing their reaction, Alan became certain. He persistently asked, “If I’m not mistaken, this is Purple Hemp, right? Terry, explain why this plant was dead and thrown into the trash?”
Terry pressed his lips together, feeling guilty, and said to Kelly, “Teacher, I’m sorry. The watering system somehow started spraying water suddenly last night. Fortunately, I hadn’t left yet, but even though I managed to stop it in time, it still destroyed one plant.”
Jian Ning stepped forward at the right moment to plead, “Teacher, please don’t blame Terry. Yesterday, he tried to block the watering system with his body and got injured.”
He lifted a corner of Terry’s clothes, revealing a large bruise on his waist and abdomen.
Seeing this, Kelly couldn’t help but show concern, “Why would I blame you? Are you alright? Have you been to the medical room?”
Alan was seething next to them. What a bunch of lies! The injuries on Terry’s body were clearly from the fight they had that day, and he was the one who kicked him.
“You’re lying,” he couldn’t contain his anger. In such a short time, there was no way they could have cleaned up properly. If there was one plant in the trash can, then there had to be a second one. Ignoring the mess, he started searching the trash can.
As the classmates looked on with puzzled expressions, Kelly also frowned and asked, “Alan, what are you doing?”
Alan went through the trash but didn’t find a second plant. When he looked up and saw the strange looks from Kelly and the classmates, he became more exasperated and questioned Jian Ning and Terry with frustration, “Where did you throw the other dead Purple Hemp?”
Jian Ning and Terry exchanged a glance, appearing innocent. “What are you talking about? What other dead Purple Hemp?”
Kelly also looked displeased, “Alan, what nonsense are you spouting? Don’t cause trouble just because you’re jealous of Terry.”
Alan was driven mad, and in the heat of the moment, he blurted out, “All the Purple Hemp in this area was clearly dead, and now it suddenly grew again. There must be something wrong with these plants.”
He marched over to the field and pulled up one Purple Hemp. He had only one idea in mind – that Jian Ning and Terry must have used some machine to simulate the appearance of the crops. Such simulated crops would look and feel real on the surface, but when pulled up, the lack of roots would be evident.
Alan was initially confident, but when he saw the roots of the pulled-up Purple Hemp, he was dumbfounded.
Kelly fixed a stern gaze on him, saying, “Alan, come to my office.” Then, she turned her attention to Jian Ning and Terry, pausing for a moment before adding, “Both of you, come along as well.”
In the office, even before Alan could speak, Jian Ning and Terry explained what had happened to the destroyed Purple Hemp the night before.
Alan quickly interjected, “See, I told you there was something wrong with the Purple Hemp in the field.”
Kelly, the teacher, looked sternly at Alan and asked, “You seem to know so much. Did you do this?”
Before Alan could defend himself, Jian Ning spoke up, “Teacher, it was him. As soon as the Purple Hemp was destroyed, he rushed over to see it. It’s obvious that he wanted to harm Terry.”
Kelly maintained a serious expression and reprimanded, “How could you do such a thing, Alan? Apologize to Terry!”
Alan’s face turned red, and he clenched his fists. Through gritted teeth, he managed to say, “I’m sorry.”
“Tell your parents to come to the academy tomorrow,” Kelly instructed. “You may return to your classroom now.”
However, Alan was unwilling to leave and continued to stare at Jian Ning and Terry, still dissatisfied. He said, “Teacher, don’t you want to ask them about the Purple Hemp in the field now?”
Kelly looked at the two of them inquisitively and asked, “Tell me, what’s going on?”
Terry hesitated and looked at Jian Ning. Jian Ning cleared his throat and spoke, “Teacher, this has nothing to do with Terry. It was me. Before you arrived, I made the seeds grow.”
Kelly was surprised to hear this, and Alan couldn’t help but sneer, “Impossible. Your mental power is only C-grade at best.”
To achieve that level of growth in such a short time, the mental power required would be at least B-grade.
Terry spoke up, “Teacher, it’s true.”
He wasn’t sure how Jian Ning’s mental power suddenly became stronger, but he remembered that on the spaceship to Emperor Star, Jian Ning had mentioned having strong mental power. Perhaps the initial assessment was inaccurate, and this was his true strength now.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the office door. Professor Moor poked his head in and said, “Kelly, I need the… Oh, is something happening?”
He noticed the tense atmosphere and Jian Ning froze, asking, “What’s going on?”
Kelly quickly stood up and handed the organized documents to Professor Moor, explaining, “The students made a mistake, and I’m disciplining them.”
“What mistake did they make?” Professor Moor asked as he took the documents.
Kelly, the teacher, was somewhat surprised to see Professor Moor taking an interest. Professor Moor was highly paid and usually only focused on teaching Class A and his research. He never bothered with other matters at the academy. Why was he suddenly concerned about her students today?
She hesitated on how to explain the situation, but before she could respond, Professor Moor turned to Jian Ning and asked, “What happened, Jian Ning?”
Kelly was taken aback. Did Professor Moor know Jian Ning?
Jian Ning glanced at Kelly, who nodded, and then explained again about the destruction of the Purple Hemp.
Professor Moor became intrigued after listening, “Your mental power has become stronger?”
Jian Ning nodded, “Yes.”
“Come, let’s test it again,” Professor Moor said, grabbing Jian Ning’s hand and heading to the testing area with enthusiasm.
In front of several teachers, Jian Ning used his mental power to quickly grow a vibrant and almost mature crop from a seed, now at a B-grade level.
The teachers were surprised but readily accepted it. Female mental power can be unstable around the time of maturity. Although there were very few examples, the academy had seen some cases where students experienced fluctuations in their mental power shortly after enrollment. Some were fortunate to become stronger, while others unfortunately became weaker. Jian Ning’s situation occurred a bit later, but he was fortunate to have his mental power become stronger, avoiding the fate of expulsion.
The teacher in charge of registration modified his student information accordingly. Now that his mental power had increased, he needed to be transferred to the corresponding class. He didn’t want to change dorms, and luckily, there were no spare dorms in the new class, so the teacher agreed to let him continue living with Terry.
The next day, Jian Ning was set to attend the new class, and he bid farewell to his classmates. They all looked at him with envy.
“Jian Ning, do your best in the new class,” Jenny hugged him and said.
“Sure,” Jian Ning replied, “I’ll still be living with Terry, so you can come to visit me when you have time.”
He looked around at his classmates and walked up to Alan, whose expression remained indifferent. Jian Ning raised his fist, threatening, “Don’t bully Terry anymore. Otherwise, I’ll take revenge for him.”
Alan clenched his teeth and said nothing. The gap in their mental power levels was insurmountable. Even though Jian Ning was from a small place, his position in the future would still be higher due to his parents’ military background.
Why was this guy so lucky? He wasn’t outstanding at all when he was in our class, couldn’t compare to me, but his mental power suddenly became stronger?
Alan’s heart was filled with jealousy and unwillingness.
“Jian Ning, I’ll take you to your new class,” Kelly, the teacher, said at the door. Jian Ning waved goodbye to Terry and followed Kelly out of the classroom.
Jian Ning was assigned to Class B-2, which was located in a different building. He followed Kelly downstairs and headed towards the library.
“Marshal, the dean is waiting for you on the fifth floor,” Zong Ye greeted as he got off the hover car at the library entrance, and the assistant to the dean quickly stepped forward.
Zong Ye nodded and was about to go in when his subordinate exclaimed, “Isn’t that the little student who was bitten by a string worm last time?”
Zong Ye turned to look and happened to see Jian Ning entering the adjacent building with a teacher.
“He’s Jian Ning. When he first entered the school, his mental power was only at the C-grade level. But after testing yesterday, it has already reached B-grade. They’re changing his class now,” the dean’s assistant explained with a smile.
The subordinate was surprised, “Can mental power still change?”
The assistant smiled and said, “Around the time of maturity, it’s possible. We’ve had some cases in the academy before, but they are rare.”
“Marshal, I feel like I’ve seen this little student’s eyes somewhere before,” the subordinate leaned in next to Zong Ye and whispered.
Zong Ye frowned as he tried to recall the boy’s appearance. His features were ordinary, but his eyes were unexpectedly beautiful. It seemed like he had seen him somewhere…
Before he could remember, the elevator arrived, and the dean’s assistant gestured for Zong Ye to enter.
Zong Ye had to put aside his thoughts and enter the elevator.
When they reached the door of the new classroom, Kelly handed Jian Ning over to Professor Sith and then turned to leave.
Professor Sith was a tall and slender man with brown curly short hair and glasses. After a brief introduction, he let Jian Ning sit in an empty seat by the window.
After the first class ended, as soon as the teacher left, several classmates gathered around Jian Ning, scrutinizing him up and down. “So, you’re Jian Ning?”
On the way to the new class, Kelly had warned him that most of the students in Class B-2 were locals from Emperor Star. Their parents were either working in the military research institute or from noble backgrounds, and there were hardly any commoners in the class. They might not be very friendly towards him, so she advised him to be patient.
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