"Why not just choose the Life Form Evolution major?" he said. "As long as you become a D-class Life Form, you can graduate with full marks. The Yitelan side actually values this quite a lot."
"Born to love it," Li Ming replied perfunctorily.
Roth also came up to console him, "For us, the only thing we have to do is to forge ahead on the path of evolution. Focusing on these peripheral details is just a waste of time."
"I hope you won’t squander your potential for development."
Roth’s expression was stern as he sincerely advised and then added solemnly, "Otherwise, I will surpass you."
"Uh..." Li Ming’s expression was odd.
"That’s just how he is, don’t mind him." Qi Xing said helplessly, and Nanhua Xing spoke indifferently, "If his potential for development can endure squandering, why bother with it at all?"
Li Ming didn’t say anything, nor did he feel like explaining. He said goodbye to everyone, while Dean Chen waited for him at the door, his gray and white velveteen coat making him look refined and gentlemanly.
Everyone knew that he was going to receive his reward, and they couldn’t help showing a touch of envy, which they quickly concealed.
"The gene refining potion is still on the way; it won’t arrive until the day after tomorrow. The nutrient solution and the developmental potion have already been sent to Professor Wu’s lab," Dean Chen explained to Li Ming in a warm manner. "Now, I will take you to get your Combat Armor and weapons."
"The actual combat strength of a Life Form is influenced by many factors, and, in the interstellar world, external objects are an extremely important aspect."
Li Ming followed behind, having heard that Dean Chen had connections in the Yitelan Civilization and had an ambiguous relationship with a princess of the Yitelan Royal Family. In the gossip, even Old Wu’s name came up.
They arrived at the dean’s office, where two metal boxes, one large and one small, were placed on the table.
This was not a custom order; he was not allowed to pick at will.
Dean Chen first opened the smaller one, which contained three diamond-shaped metal objects lying on a black mat.
"Constructed Crystal Shield," Dean Chen explained briefly, "It has a high resistance to energy attacks."
[G-T3 Strong Emission Constructed Crystal Shield—D-class: Uses human recognition technology, capable of forming a crystal shield within two seconds.
Control Conditions: 7,000 points of metal energy
Control Effect: Defense Amplification—150%
Control Ability—Constructed Crystal Shield: Can form a defensive crystal shield within a 0.5 meter radius of the body, covering a 1 meter range.]
D-class... Li Ming nodded to himself, realizing he already had three pieces of armor, all without having to search for them himself.
It was similar to the Tank Guard and the array armor. This thing could be used directly, worn externally over the Tank Guard, with the array armor underneath, and the Constructed Crystal Shield floating outside.
The contents of the other box surprised Li Ming a bit; it was a pair of black fists—
[Justice Fist—D-class: The Justice Fist only falls upon the guilty!
Control Conditions: 10,000 points of metal energy
Control Ability: Power Amplification—100%
Control Effect—Justice Combat: an additional 300% power amplification.]
This item sent tremors through Li Ming’s heart; it was premium D-class.
Better than the heavy machine gun, he had even considered whether to upgrade the heavy machine gun, but now it was unnecessary.
The effect of the heavy machine gun was Gun Mastery, which he didn’t need temporarily, so it could be replaced.
With the 100% amplification from [Armored Four Arms] and the 100% amplification from [Justice Fist], plus its 300% ability, combined with the [Fierce Bear] form, the maximum would be six times the burst.
Moreover, since [Justice Combat] replaced [Charged Strike], there was no charge time, and it wasn’t just a single strike. It was a true regular state of combat ability.
Seeing Li Ming remain silent, Dean Chen thought he might be dissatisfied and said, "I can’t give you weapons like firearms as they are too lethal and can easily cause accidental harm."
"This is already very good," Li Ming came back to his senses and said, "Thank you, Dean."
Dean Chen smiled heartily, "You are more tactful than your teacher, don’t let his influence rub off on you."
He thought I was not satisfied? But I truly am very satisfied.
After bidding farewell to Dean Chen, he left his things there, planning to take them after class.
"Is this the Professional Building?" Li Ming found the Mechanical Engineering major building and located the classroom.
Upon entering, all eyes landed on him, causing a low murmur to ripple through the room.
"It’s really him. I didn’t believe the forums, but he really chose our major," someone murmured.
"Hey, with this big shot in our major, let’s see who still calls Mechanical Engineering a pitfall," another whispered.
Indeed, a niche choice, Li Ming mused to himself, looking around to see that there were no more than a hundred students in the class, pitifully few in comparison to the large number of freshmen.
He found a corner to sit in, and although his classmates frequently glanced at him, none of them took the liberty of coming over to disturb him.
After waiting for about fifteen minutes, a teacher in a studded jacket arrived, wearing black-rimmed glasses, followed by an upperclassman assistant.
"As expected, the numbers are still so few," he introduced himself as Ding Hui, one of the Mechanical Engineering mentors.
The assistant behind him distributed the textbooks, which were electronic buttons that included four subjects: [Basic Materials Science], [Basic Circuitry], [Basic Engineering], [Basic Energy Science].
[Textbook Button—E-class: An integrated body of multiple subjects.
Control Conditions: 100 points of metal energy
Control Effect: Mechanical Engineer—Intermediate
Control Ability—Teaching: Temporary promotion of mechanical engineering knowledge to Advanced]
This device was purely a textbook, without any other abilities, and had the lowest Control Conditions among its class.
Ding Hui continued speaking on stage, while Li Ming pondered.
The previous four-armed machine tool had Mechanical Repair technology, but that was an entirely different path, or rather, a branch of Mechanical Engineering.
Mechanical Repair was more focused on finding and solving problems, whereas Mechanical Engineering was about creating from scratch.