As soon as the two stepped through the door, they saw Wang Nan bargaining with others again.
"Brother, I really can't help you." Wang Nan held up a piece of iron-like object and said earnestly: "The quality of your thing is really not good. I'm afraid it won't be collected anywhere else."
The middle-aged burly man standing in front of him asked with a trembling voice, "Brother, I worked so hard to get this. I have to sell it for two hundred, right?"
"One hundred and fifty can't be more. Look at the rust on it. We still have to remove the rust when we take it back. The cost will be one hundred and fifty!"
Wen Jiu followed Wang Nan's words and looked at the piece of iron. It was indeed covered with red marks and several dents.
But the middle-aged man still had no intention of letting go, and begged: "A hundred and eighty percent? The cold season is coming soon, and my whole family is waiting to buy warm stones."
Wang Nan wanted to refuse, but Granny Zhao suddenly quickened her pace and said, "Then one hundred and eighty, Xiao Wang."
Only then did Wang Nan see Granny Zhao walking towards her, being supported by Wen Jiu. Now that the boss had spoken, he couldn't refute, so he could only take out the star coins from his pocket and give them to the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man also saw Granny Zhao and quickly thanked her after receiving the star coins.
"Thank you! Thank you!" The middle-aged man looked excited and his eyes were a little red, "Thank you so much!"
Grandma Zhao smiled and waved her hand, sending the middle-aged man away.
"Daughter, have you prepared all the supplies for this year's cold season?" Speaking of the cold season, Granny Zhao suddenly thought that Wen Jiu seemed to be alone. She was just a twelve-year-old child, and she didn't know how to survive.
"Not yet." Wen Jiu answered truthfully. She indeed had no supplies to survive the cold season.
In the past, the original owner would think of ways to get some warm stones, winter clothes, food, etc., but now she doesn't have a few star coins, let alone preparing supplies. It's hard to say whether she will have food next month.
Grandma Zhao sighed, turned around and walked into the house.
This made Wang Nan feel helpless inexplicably. Aunt Zhao was so kind-hearted that she wanted to spend money to buy supplies for this kid, right?
"Little sister, where are your parents?" As Granny Zhao entered the room, Wang Nan approached Wen Jiu and asked in a low voice.
Wen Jiu glanced at him and said with an indifferent expression: "I don't know, he must be dead."
She really didn't think much about family ties. She was an orphan in the past world, and was picked up and raised by her master. The original owner is also an orphan, and his parents are missing.
Hearing this, Wang Nan was speechless and scratched his head in embarrassment.
Fortunately, the awkward atmosphere did not last long, and Granny Zhao slowly walked out with a bag of things.
Seeing her walking out, Wen Jiu quickly stepped forward to help Granny Zhao.
Aunt Zhao patted Wen Jiu's hand happily, handed her the pocket and said, "These are some old winter clothes. If you don't mind, you can wear them."
Wen Jiu opened it with a crooked eyebrow and saw that it was filled with colorful clothes, which looked very much like the large cotton-padded jackets she had seen in the north.
So Wen Jiu smiled and thanked her, and saw Granny Zhao take out another piece of crumpled paper.
"This is the enrollment flyer of 3047 College. You can give it a try." Grandma Zhao coughed twice and continued, "You won't have to worry about food and accommodation when you go to school."
Wen Jiu took the piece of paper, unfolded it, and read it carefully.
It says that 3047 College is recruiting new students as reserve soldiers. As long as they pass the physical fitness test, they can enroll for free. Not only is there a scholarship, but food and housing are also included.
This was like giving him a pillow when he was drowsy. Wen Jiu was worrying about money. If he could go to school, at least he wouldn't have to sleep in the wild anymore.
Wen Jiu read on and saw the last line.
Enrollment will cease on October 6, 209.
Today seemed to be October 5th, Wen Jiu suddenly realized. So she picked up the bag filled with winter clothes, hurriedly said goodbye to Grandma Zhao, and hurried out of the recycling bin to find the floating bus stop.
Mainly because it was already past three in the afternoon, and College 3047 was in another urban area. If she walked, it would be at least until night.
So Wen Jiu ran to the nearest station, gritted his teeth, took out ten star coins, and got on the floating bus to 3047 Academy.
Although she sleeps in an abandoned suspended bus every day, this is her first ride since arriving here.
It feels similar to modern buses, except that the floating buses here are three-story and float in mid-air. The speed is completely unmatched by ordinary buses.
After sitting for about twenty minutes, Wen Jiu arrived at the gate of 3047 Academy.
Even though it is already the final period for enrollment this year, the entrance to the college is packed with people queuing up to register.
Wen Jiu found a queue with fewer people and queued at the end, waiting patiently. Not long after, it was finally her turn.
The teacher at the registration desk looked up at her, "Fill in the information first, then take the form and walk to the tent over there, go inside and take a physical test, then turn right and go to the registration office."
Wen Jiu nodded, picked up the pen and started filling it out quickly. After filling it out, she followed the teacher's instructions and got into a blue tent. There were many people in the tent waiting for the test.
Wen Jiu looked at the testing equipment with some curiosity. There was a console placed next to a simple iron chair, but there was no monitor on the table, only a light screen like a projection that kept flashing.
As soon as those test subjects lay down, two tentacle-like things would appear from the top of the chair and stick to the person's forehead. Immediately, a bar graph was displayed on the screen.
"First level of metal power, overall rating is C+."
The teacher in charge of recording quickly wrote the form and handed it to the person who got off the chair.
Wen Jiu was confused, what was the superpower? There was nothing related to superpowers in the memories she received. So she took advantage of the fact that she still had to wait a little longer and found a teacher who looked more friendly.
"Hello teacher, may I ask what your superpower is?"
There were many poor students who tried to escape the cold season by enrolling in school, so Yu Ruman didn't show any surprise, but smiled and knelt down to answer Wen Jiu.
"Superpower means that each of us is born with a kind of energy in our body. However, it is difficult for most people to detect their own energy before they learn how to use it. Of course, there are a small number of people who are born without superpowers."
"The superpowers currently developed by the Federation can be divided into eight major systems: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, light, darkness, and ice. After you enroll, the teachers will teach you in detail how to use these energies to assist mechas."
"Doing a test before admission is also to teach you better in the future."
Yu Ruman explained in great detail, and Wen Jiu quickly understood. She did know some about the mecha from the memory of its original owner, but this power sounded a bit like the elemental power she had awakened during her previous cultivation.
"Next."
Wen Jiu originally wanted to ask a few more questions, but it was already her turn to sit on the chair to test, so she had no choice but to say thank you in a low voice, then ran to the chair and sat on it.
After she lay down, she watched the tentacle-like thing slowly attach to her forehead. It felt a little cold to the touch, and there was a feeling that it seemed to be sucking away her energy.
Yu Ruman watched the thin girl go to test, and she walked to the console to see what the girl's values would be.
However, the picture displayed on the light screen made her widen her eyes. It turned out to be dual powers?
"Wood-type abilities are at level one, fire-type abilities are at level one, and the overall evaluation is A+."
In fact, according to the rare dual superpower, it should be rated as S+ level, but Wen Jiu's other values are lower, and the combination of this wood and fire dual system is relatively useless, so in summary, it is rated as A+ level.
"It turns out to be a dual-system superpower!"
"Among a hundred thousand superpowers, only one with dual abilities can be found, right?"
After hearing Wen Jiu's test verdict, everyone in the tent looked at her in shock.
Wen Jiu, on the other hand, had no fluctuations. When she was practicing cultivation, she had both wood and fire elements. The master also said that she was a natural talent for alchemy.
But after she blew up five alchemy furnaces, the master never mentioned that she was a good candidate again.
So Wen Jiu sat up calmly, walked to the teacher in charge of recording and said, "Teacher, my watch."
