On the screen, there was a string of large, bold, and flashing numbers.

[Spiritual power threshold: 3099.]

No mistake.

It was 3099.

This number shocked everyone and rendered them speechless, as they were all at a loss for words.

Ji You’s spiritual wave reached the barrier of 500 meters but fell straight down at the last moment, stopping at 309.9 meters, which meant her spiritual power threshold was 3099.

The cafeteria, which was noisy and bustling, fell into an eerie silence due to this unexpected result, as everyone had nothing to say while looking at the number.

At this moment, Ji You, the one at the center of the drama, suddenly shouted uncomfortably: "What the heck! What’s going on? Is this machine malfunctioning? It’s going backward!"

She clearly exceeded 500 meters!

How could it possibly fall back to 309 meters?

Lying in the treatment cabin, Ji You discontentedly struggled to climb out!

Her shout finally woke the surrounding crowd, and the previously quiet group of students suddenly erupted:

"This shorty is really something else."

"The machine might be broken, but it’s not as broken as she is."

"3099? With such a low spiritual power threshold, she still came out to embarrass herself?"

"I waited for nothing."

"I thought I was going to witness the birth of a true elite, but — just this?"

"Just this?"

"With such a low value, why make such a commotion? Isn’t it embarrassing?"

"What’s her rank?"

The crowd was at a loss for words, unwilling to say more. When someone curiously asked about the ranking, the whole crowd focused on the system’s comprehensive ranking, and upon seeing it, they couldn’t help but laugh.

"As expected."

"Didn’t surprise me."

"Last place."

"Well deserved."

"Hahaha... I’m dying of laughter. I didn’t expect to come to the competition and the organizer would add a pre-race joke. This cold joke is truly wonderful for easing anxiety before the competition."

"I also feel a lot less anxious about the competition."

"So we were wrong about this shorty. She totally sacrificed herself for others."

"Selfless sacrifice."

...

Listening to the ridicule and laughter around her, Ji You, supported by Chu Jiaojiao, calmly said: "Hey, I mean you guys, yeah, you guys, help me settle the treatment fee."

Ji You struggled, raising her hand to point at several stunned students: "It’s you three."

The group of students was stunned.

Ji You said: "Didn’t I help cure your anxiety? Shouldn’t you pay the treatment fee?"

The students: "..."

The students glared at Ji You and spat: "I almost laughed my teeth off, and I haven’t even asked you for the dental repair fee."

Ji You was clearly irritated: "You... you guys... are really shameless, aren’t you?"

As she spoke, she began to roll up her sleeves, ready to start a brawl with them.

Next to her, Yue Qiguang furrowed his brows, glared at Ji You, and scolded: "4444, can you calm down? Do you want to eat lunch?"

Ji You put her fists down and said: "I’ll eat first and then fight you."

The group looked at her and couldn’t help but twitch their mouths, spitting: "Crazy."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You had a dark expression, realizing her nearby so-called friends were looking at her as if she were about to die, their faces also dark. She was puzzled: "Why are you guys looking at me like that?"

"You..." Shen Changqing was about to say something: "...forget it, I’ve got nothing to say."

Ji You was baffled: "Say it! What’s with other words caught up in your throat? Don’t leave me hanging, then just say forget it."

Shen Changqing: "..."

Shen Changqing turned to Sheng Qingyan, Chu Jiaojiao...

Sheng Qingyan rolled her eyes at Ji You with disdain: "Oh, poor dead, you’ve gone too far. If you wanted to embarrass yourself, this surely isn’t the right way." Indicating that being ranked last was —

Ji You instantly understood: "Ahem ahem..."

Chu Jiaojiao agreed: "Ji You, I used to support you, but this time you’ve really gone overboard." Being low-key doesn’t mean you throw your dignity away, too.

Ji You: "Ahem ahem... No, I... listen to me, I... really tried my best."

Apparently, Ji You’s explanation seemed helpless, as the friends who knew her well didn’t believe her at all.

Ji You grabbed her hair: "I really tried my best."

Oh heavens~

This is my real data.

...

Meanwhile.

The tests were still ongoing; at Lanyue Star Military Academy, Yue Qiguang, Lou, Lance, Yu Song, and Liu Fufeng hadn’t tested yet. As Ji You claimed she would tackle three students herself, Yu Song had quietly completed his test.

Yu Song received his test results, ranking 133rd. He seemed to have anticipated this, showing no emotion and appearing very calm.

Ji You was surprised, "When did you finish?"

Yu Song chuckled: "Just now."

Ji You was even more surprised: "Not even a minute? How are you so fast?"

"Pfft—"

As soon as Ji You spoke, laughter erupted around her.

Yu Song: "..."

Though it was a normal remark, coming from student 4444 Ji You, it completely changed in flavor. Especially with the surrounding laughter, Yu Song’s mouth twitched slightly stiff, but he maintained his calm, saying: "Not slow. You can’t compare your own duration with others; someone like you is just an exception."

"...Tsk!" Ji You tsked, giggling: "Yu Song, little student, why does your comment sound so passive-aggressive? I don’t think I borrowed any money from you, right?"

Yu Song: "..."

After getting to know each other for a semester, Yu Song understood that bickering with student 4444 was the least effective and most boring approach, so he wisely shut his mouth.

At that moment.

Lou and Lance decided to test as well.

After Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, Yue Qiyuan’s tests, the crowd had already formed a stable impression of the Lanyue Star Military Academy group:

— From afar, they look like a group of tigers, but up close, just paper mice.

Ahem ahem...

Indeed, paper mice, not even paper tigers.

As a result, expectations for the Lanyue Star Military Academy people had drastically decreased, leading someone to mock: "You shouldn’t test; it’ll only bring shame. Save some face for your school."

"If you have any pity left for your school, you’d stop the tests."

"What kind of bad luck has Lanyue Star Military Academy had to pick up a group of students like these?"