Chapter 82

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Chapter 82: Admission Test (I)

"Marshal Jiang, I heard that young Major General Jiang

has recovered. I wonder when he will be returning to the military

headquarter?" Yu Hong Rui deliberately asked at the military meeting.

"Although that child’s body has become much better, however,

since the toxins have not been completely cleared up yet, I’m afraid that he

still need to take some time off." Jiang Zhen Tao didn't mean to hide anything

and said so directly, after all, the toxins lingering in Jiang Mo Sheng's body

is something that has been confirmed by the military doctors.

Jiang Mo Sheng's vacation was also previously approved by

the Military Department.

"Major General Jiang is a young and powerful hero. I’m

sure that this injury will be nothing for the Major General." Wu Gu Li echoed

in Yu Hong Rui’s lead.

In fact, everyone understands how truly powerful the Zerg

King’s poison can be. From Jiang Zhen Tao’s deteriorating health over the past

few years, it can be deduced that, although Jiang Mo Sheng’s outward appearance

may look a little better now, no one really knows how far gone his health

actually is.

If they (YHR) can get Jiang Mo Sheng back to the military

headquarter, find some reason to deploy him out for a task, and let him die

outside by “accident,” then no one will suspect a thing.

It’s a pity that although Yu Hong Rui's calculation was very

obvious, Jiang

Zhen Tao did not pick up on it at all. 1

The Jiang family has been a military family for generations,

with each of them being extremely patriotic and protective of the country. They

would rather die for the country than be a turtle (coward). This is also the

reason why the Jiang family has few offspring, and the family line is not

prosperous.

The Jiang family’s ancestral motto is to die for their

country and to serve their country with absolute loyalty. As long as their

wounds are not so painful to the point that they’re unable to move, the Jiang

family will always answer the call of duty whenever the Federation needs them.

Yu Hong Rui fully understood this motto, and hopes to use it

to force Jiang Mo Sheng back to work.

However, unexpectedly, Jiang Zhen Tao did not accept this.

Yu Hong Rui always felt that Jiang Zhen Tao seemed to have changed a lot during

this period, though he couldn’t pinpoint exactly what.

"Admiral Wu, you can't say that. This toxin is the very

poison left by the Zerg King himself and is extremely powerful. Major General

Jiang is the hero of our Federation. He has to be thoroughly and completely healed

before he can continue to serve the Federation. If an accident were to happen

to him, our Federation would suffer a great loss. Don't you think so, Marshal

Yu?" Tang Qi Xu said with a gentle smile.

As it stands, two out of three marshals did not support

Jiang Mo Sheng's return to the military.

"Although that child cannot return to the military for

the time being, he can contribute to the Federation. He hopes to be temporarily

transferred during this period of recovery." Jiang Zhen Tao informed the

other marshals and generals of his son's plans.

Although Jiang Mo Sheng is Jiang Zhen Tao's son, he is also

a major general of the military. All transfers must require the military’s

official approval.

Jiang Mo Sheng was the Federation’s hero who was poisoned

and injured in order to save his people. He’s currently on vacation due to his

heroic injuries. During this vacation period, he voluntarily requested for transfer,

so the military had no reason to refuse and could only approve of his

application.

Jiang Zhen Tao, satisfied with the results, went home as

soon as the military meeting was over, leaving behind an angry Yu Hong Rui.

Now that the general election of the military is over and Jiang

Zhen Tao's position as marshal is secured, it is time to put Yu Jin Li's school

plans on the agenda.

Earlier, Jiang Zhen Tao went to the First Military Academy

in person, and had a talk with the academy’s principal about Yu Jin Li's desire

to become a card craftsman.

At first, the principal felt a bit awkward.

The Card Crafting Major is a lot more different than the other

majors. It is not possible to enter this major by relying on privileges alone.

If it was another major, the principal would readily agree. Unfortunately, it just

had to be Card Crafting…

However, the principal’s attitude suddenly changed when he

received a letter of recommendation from Master Kamon. After reading Kamon’s

letter, he immediately arranged an entrance exam for Yu Jin Li and set a time

for admission.

The day when Yu Jin Li would go to the First Military

Academy for the entrance exam has finally arrived. 2

When Yu Jin Li learned that he would get to go to school

soon, he was so excited that he couldn't fall asleep the entire night. He woke

up early the next morning and made a hearty breakfast for the whole family.

When Qiao Mu Lan and Jiang Zhen Tao went downstairs, they

saw a delicious breakfast on the dining table. There were so much food, even

ten people would not be able to finish it.

Knowing that these were all made by Yu Jin Li who couldn't

sleep, Qiao Mu Lan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "Now that you can

go to school, is Little Chestnut very happy?" She asked with a smile.

"Yes, I'm very happy. I’ve always wanted to go to

school before, but unfortunately I couldn't go. I am really happy to be able to

go this time." Yu Jin Li replied pleasantly, with a smile on his face. 3

Unexpectedly, when Qiao Mu Lan heard this, she felt very sad,

and even her eyes became a little sour. They all knew what kind of life Yu Jin

Li had led inside the Yu family before, and they silently condemn even more

about the Yu family.

Obviously Yu Jin Li is such good child, but he has been

tortured for so many years. If they had known about it earlier, they would

rather take him to their side and raise him themselves than to let him be

tortured by the Yu family.

"Mom bought some school supplies for you, see if you

like them?" Qiao Mu Lan handed a newly bought schoolbag and some

stationery to Yu Jin Li.

Although he has long passed the age of a primary school

student and has little interest in stationery, Yu Jin Li has never had such

things before, and would often times be very envious of the school children who

do, so he is very happy to receive these gifts.

Qiao Mu Lan and Jiang Zhen Tao are also working hard to make

up for Yu Jin Li's missing childhood with as much of a complete experience as

they can.

"I like it, thank you Mom." Yu Jin Li said sweetly

while holding his brand-new stationery.

"If you like it, just tell Mom what you like in the

future, and Mom will buy it for you." Qiao Mu Lan said proudly like an

ordinary mother doting on her child.

Jiang Mo Sheng’s early maturity deprived Qiao Mu Lan of the joy

of raising children. Now with Yu Jin Li, not only could this make up for Yu Jin

Li’s missing childhood, but it could also fulfill Qiao Mu Lan’s dreams of

loving and caring for a child.

“En."

"It's getting late, I'll send Little Chestnut to school

first." Jiang Mo Sheng interrupted the conversation between Qiao Mu Lan

and Yu Jin Li, took the little guy's hand and walked out.

Just now, from beginning to end, the little guy only cared

about talking to his mother, but didn't even say a word to himself. Jiang Mo

Sheng wouldn't admit that he was a little bit sour.

Obviously he had also prepared a lot of things for the

little guy to go to school.

"Bye Mom and Dad." Yu Jin Li waved a small hand to

bid farewell to Qiao Mu Lan and Jiang Zhen Tao.

"Are we going to the school now?" Yu Jin Li asked

excitedly while sitting in the car.

"En."

"Is the First Military Academy really the largest

school in the entire Federation?" Yu Jin Li asked chirpily. Although he

had asked these questions many times before, he still wanted to hear about the

school that he was about to attend.

"Yes, it's very big. When we arrive, Little Chestnut will

be able to see it." Jiang Mo Sheng replied patiently.

When Jiang Mo Sheng and Yu Jin Li arrived at the First

Military Academy, the campus was very quiet. Probably because it was in the

middle of class time, most students were inside their classroom and very few

walked around the campus.

Jiang Mo Sheng drove his sport car to the parking lot on the

top floor of the administrative building4, and then brought Yu Jin Li directly to the

principal's office.

"Hello principal, Jiang Mo Sheng is here to greet you

with Yu Jin Li!" Jiang Mo Sheng respectfully saluted the kind principal.

Strictly speaking, the principal of the First Military

Academy was Jiang Mo Sheng's mentor. Before, when Jiang Mo Sheng was still in

school, the principal had taught him. Later, after Jiang Mo Sheng had graduated

and left the First Military Academy, he would come back and visit his mentor

once a year.

Faced with the student he personally brought up, Principal Xiao

Guo Tai was brimming with pride. He was actually very worried for a long time

when he first heard that his pupil was injured and dying.

Seeing his student alive and bouncing in front of him now,

his heart is finally at ease.

"You're Yu Jin Li, right? Not bad, not bad." Xiao

Guo Tai eyed Yu Jin Li up and down, and the more he looked, the more satisfied

he became. He knew about the relationship between Jiang Mo Sheng and Yu Jin Li.

In the past, he had always worried that his student was too

cold, would not love others, and might be a bachelor for life. Now it seems

that he finally doesn't have to worry about this student of his anymore.

Yu Jin Li seemed to be a well-behaved and gentle child. Such

a person would be a perfect match for Jiang Mo Sheng.

"Hello, principal." Yu Jin Li greeted politely.

"Hello, Old Jiang (JZT) has already told me about your

situation. Today's exam is very simple. Just testing your basics. Don't be too

nervous." Xiao Guo Tai smiled and reassured Yu Jin Li.

"En."

Yu Jin Li’s test site was downstairs in the administrative

building, and Xiao Guo Tai took the two to the test site in person.

This time, the test is supervised by the Dean of the Card Crafting

Major and two other teachers to avoid any cheating.

"Who do you think is coming to take the test this time?

It's been more than two months since school started, and yet there are still

people coming to interrupt our classes." A teacher asked curiously.

"Who knows, it must be the children of those big families.

Probably one whose individual talent is not good, so they have to use special

privileges." Another teacher said disdainfully, looking down on those who abuse

their family privileges.

In her opinion, if you really have the ability, then you can

pass through the normal entrance exam. If you can’t pass the entrance exam, but

have to rely on the use of special treatment to go through the back door, then

you’re the most disgusting kind of person.

"But we are the Card Crafting Major, not just some

ordinary major. Ordinary privileges can’t be used to enter, right?”

"Then that’s probably not an ordinary privilege.

Anyway, when they arrive, won’t you know? Hehe, to use special privileges to go

through the back door to enter our major, when he gets in, he’ll be crying.”

"Xu Ling, Li Yiyi, be quiet, don't gossip behind people’s

back." said the Dean of the Card Crafting Dept.

"Yes, Dean." Xu Ling and Li Yiyi responded

immediately.

To be able to invite their dean to evaluate this student personally,

the other party must have a very big backing, and she can't afford to provoke them.

Xu Ling thought silently in her heart.

After a while, the test room’s door was opened, and the eyes

of the three women all fell on the entrance. They saw the familiar figure of

the principal walking in, along with two other people behind him.

Seeing the principal, Xu Ling and Li Yiyi's eyes suddenly

widened. They couldn't believe that the principal had personally led these

people here. What is the background of the other party?

Looking at the tall man following after the principal, the

expressions of several people were even more shocked.

The tall man is no one else but Jiang Mo Sheng, the national

hero who is receiving the most attention everywhere these days.

If the student who came to take the test had something to do

with the Jiang family, then it’s no wonder they can get in.

However, the Jiang family has never liked the use of special

privileges, and their reserved spot for these past few years have been directly

given up. Why did they suddenly use it this year? What is the relationship

between this person and the Jiang family, so much so that the Jiang family actually

used their reserved spot for him?

Regardless, no matter what everyone thinks in their hearts,

nothing appears on the surface.

"Principal." The three greeted Xiao Gou Tai.

"Haha, don't worry about me, I'm just here to take a

look, you can proceed however you want." Xiao Guo Tai smiled and said to

everyone.

"Presumably this is Yu Jin Li, who came here to take

the test today?" Ruan Mingji, Dean of the Card Crafting Dept, looks towards

the young man with a smile.

"Hello, teacher." Yu Jin Li greeted her

obediently.

"Don't be nervous, today's test is not difficult. We’re

mainly just testing your mental level, so that you can be assigned classes,"

Ruan Mingji said.

"Come here, student Yu, let's test your mental power

level first." Xu Ling said to Yu Jin Li with a smile, her impression of

the young man in front of her was quite good.

"Ok." Yu Jin Li obediently followed.

Yu Jin Li had tested mental power before, so he easily

completed it, and the results soon came out.

Xu Ling looked at the results, and she couldn't believe her

eyes.

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TN:

1) 算盘打得很响

[suànpán dǎ dé hěn xiǎng] (lit. YHR’s abacus was very loud): Abacus is

symbolism for calculating/plotting; means that his scheme was very obvious.

2) In the raw, it

said “Today is the day YJL takes the entrance exam.” It was changed because I felt that it was too confusing, timewise, as a transition in English. The

accuracy/meaning is the same, just flow better.

3) 清脆说道 [Qīngcuì shuōdao] (lit.

to speak crisply): Comes from a poem which refer to a sound as clear and

pleasant.

4) 校长办公室 [xiàozhǎng bàngōngshì]: lit. principal’s office/bureau. The author meant that JMS

parked in the building where the principal’s office is located, so I’ll say

that as ‘admin building’.

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