CHAPTER 66: CHAPTER 66: HE WON’T GET HURT

Su Ruan nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes."

"The commander is much more skilled than I am."

"I just sit in the co-pilot seat and don’t have to worry about anything."

"Otherwise, I’d have to pilot the mecha myself, which would be so troublesome."

Su Ruan’s voice was soft and coy, with a hint of petulance, causing Lu Shinian’s throat to tighten as he restrained himself before speaking, "Mm, it’s fine."

He seemed unaware of the retreat implied in her words, but his tone unconsciously carried a hint of command.

"But still, come with me to the military department tomorrow. I’ll have Li Si check your spiritual power."

Su Ruan wanted to struggle a bit more, but then she heard Lu Shinian say, "The testing on a low-level planet might not be accurate. We’ll test it again with the military department’s device."

He was clearly determined to have Su Ruan tested at the military department.

Hearing this, Su Ruan could only agree.

The next day, Lu Shinian took Su Ruan to the place at the military department specialized for testing spiritual power.

Li Si was already waiting on the side, along with the Third Legion’s chief military doctor, Lin Tianxian.

Besides testing Su Ruan’s spiritual power this time, they would also examine her body, which was why Lin Tianxian was there.

This wasn’t Su Ruan’s first time meeting Li Si and Lin Tianxian; they were Lu Shinian’s trusted aides and outstanding in their respective fields.

She didn’t doubt their abilities; in fact, because she trusted them too much, she was worried they might notice something.

But she had no choice now, so she could only pray Li Si wouldn’t notice anything.

Sitting at the spiritual power testing device, Su Nian’s nerves stretched slightly, and a blue light flashed across her body, with the device emitting a mechanical sound.

[Spiritual Power Level: D+]

This level was something Su Ruan had never heard of.

Conventionally, spiritual power levels are ranked as ABCDE, with no such thing as a D+.

Just as she was puzzled, Li Si explained, "The military department’s testing devices are more detailed. A D+ in spiritual power suggests that you might reach C when you erupt."

Li Si knew her previous spiritual power level, but he didn’t pay much attention to it, "I remember you previously tested as E."

"It’s likely the testing device on the low-level planet was inaccurate."

"Your true spiritual power level is D+."

At this, Li Si sighed in relief.

A D+ spiritual power level is certainly better than E; he might even research a mecha that could be piloted with a D level in his lifetime, but with E, he really couldn’t.

"With a D+ spiritual power level, you can try piloting low-level mechas in the Second World, as long as you don’t exceed half an hour, which won’t do much damage to your spiritual power."

Su Ruan replied "Okay" while observing Li Si’s expression, and seeing no change in his expression, she finally sighed in relief.

It seemed he hadn’t noticed anything unusual.

He even provided her with a reasonable explanation for the change in spiritual power level.

For the first time, she thought, "low-level planet" was a very good excuse to cover up some of her peculiarities.

Su Ruan lightly pressed her lips, her long lashes concealing the light deep in her eyes.

"Miss Su," Lin Tianxian said with respect, yet not without a hint of coldness, "Please follow me, I’ll help you check your body."

Su Ruan returned to her senses, nodded, and replied "Okay".

She followed in Lin Tianxian’s footsteps and spoke up, "Was it the commander’s order for you to check my body?"

Lin Tianxian’s attitude remained respectful, "It’s the commander’s command."

Using the word "command" indicated it was not to be disobeyed.

But it didn’t mean Lin Tianxian was willing.

Su Ruan pondered over this word as she followed Lin Tianxian to a room filled with various testing devices.

The room was large, filled with a cold atmosphere.

Soon, Lin Tianxian started testing various indicators of Su Ruan’s body.

Two hours later, a dozen pages of the test report were in Lin Tianxian’s hands.

He skimmed through it, his tone still respectful, yet noticeably cold.

"You have some malnutrition, it’s best to avoid nutritional supplements and eat more natural foods."

"Your muscle density isn’t great, more exercise is needed."

"But there are few impurities in your body, so there’s no need to worry about ancestral stage."

At this point, he paused, looked up at Su Ruan standing not far away, and suddenly asked, "Did you know the commander entered the ancestral stage?"

Lu Shinian’s identity was special, and few knew he had entered the ancestral stage.

Lin Tianxian wasn’t sure if Su Ruan knew, but he wanted her to know, so he asked.

Su Ruan calmly nodded, "I know."

Her eyelashes fluttered slightly, and she countered, "Doctor Lin, you seem very discontent with my presence."

The assured tone surprised Lin Tianxian for a moment.

He shrugged, placing the test report aside, "It seems my emotional management is indeed poor, letting you notice. I’m really sorry."

While saying sorry, his attitude grew colder.

"Doctor Lin, I don’t seem to have wronged you anywhere."

She had only met Lin Tianxian once, at the wedding. Lin Tianxian, being on Lu Shinian’s side, naturally attended the wedding.

Other than that, they had no interactions. She couldn’t think of how she might have offended him.

"You haven’t wronged me," Lin Tianxian squinted slightly, "since you know the commander entered the ancestral stage, don’t you know why it happened?"

This question made Su Ruan furrow her brows.

"Isn’t it because of the impurities in the nutritional supplements?"

Lin Tianxian sneered, "Commander Lu was injured in a battle with the Insect Race years ago, his spiritual sea on the brink of collapse."

"We wouldn’t dare continue giving him nutritional supplements."

"Natural food has been supplied daily, with occasional supplements, and all these years, there have been no issues, let alone ancestral stage."

Lin Tianxian stared closely at Su Ruan, "If it weren’t for you suddenly fleeing the wedding, the commander’s spiritual sea wouldn’t have collapsed again, causing irreparable consequences."

Su Ruan’s pupils suddenly shrank.

After Lu Shinian’s victory against the Insect Race, everyone thought he was fine, the Federation’s hero, an existence everyone looked up to.

The news never mentioned Lu Shinian being injured, so she naturally assumed he wasn’t hurt, invincible, and unyielding.

If she had known Lu Shinian’s spiritual sea was about to collapse, she would never have run away on the wedding day.

Su Ruan’s lips almost formed a straight line as she lowered her head slightly.

"Su Ruan, I don’t know what the commander sees in you, or why he chose to marry you."

"But if anything happens to the commander because of you, I won’t let you go even if it costs my life."

Su Ruan raised her eyes, the pure black pupils holding a touch of dark light,

"He won’t have an accident."