Marshal becomes pharmacist (5): Sun Ba was almost pissed to death! !

Hearing the warning here, the teacher had to put down the conducting case he considered a future classic textbook and came to Sun Ba, frowning and displeased, and said to him, “What’s going on?”

Sun Ba, bewildered and uncertain, forced himself to say, “This program is wrong, something must have gone wrong, the difficulty is too high!”

The teacher solemnly pointed out, “The difficulty of each machine is the same!”

Sun Ba was so angry that he lost his temper: “How could it possibly be the same!! I’ve never had such a hard time with exams before!!”

The teacher gave him a deep look, pressed the restart button, and conducted the same exam with the same difficulty level in front of Sun Ba.

With the troop movements, his front line steadily advanced towards the enemy without encountering any obstacles. The teacher’s expression grew increasingly indifferent, while Sun Ba’s face turned pale, constantly murmuring “impossible.”

The teacher turned to him and said, “The exam difficulty is not a problem.”

Sun Ba, in a fit of rage, exclaimed, “Then what the hell is going on? Am I really failing?!”

The teacher, very impatiently, said, “Then what do you want me to do? You didn’t even take the exam, how can I give you a perfect score?”

Sun Ba, frustrated, couldn’t find the words to speak, always feeling that things shouldn’t be this way. He felt like a beast trapped in a cage, looking at the bars blocking his way, knowing that the way out was right in front of him, but having no way to get past them, only able to let out a futile, angry growl.

The teacher looked at Sun Ba with disappointment, seeing that he was completely unwilling to face his own failure. He shook his head and didn’t want to talk to him anymore.

Netizens were all complaining: “Is this it? Is this it?”

“I’m dying of laughter.”

“Is this the rising star? Relying on him to save us is no better than relying on a pig!”

“Damn it, this bastard is the one who ruined Si Qi. Just thinking about Si Qi’s outstanding grades makes me hate this son of a bitch!”

“A hundred Sun Ba’s are not worth even one of Si Qi’s fingers. Why should Si Qi be harmed so badly by this guy? I’m so angry!!”

“Does this mean Si Qi won’t be able to join the army anymore? That’s such a pity…”

“If Si Qi hadn’t been framed by Sun Ba, his future achievements would definitely have been very high.”

“Previously, Si Qi made several command errors on the battlefield, and it was all because of Sun Ba’s sabotage, right? I now completely believe what was said in the post; Si Qi is really outstanding.”

Not only the viewers watching the live stream, but many students and even teachers present also remembered this matter, their expressions towards Si Qi becoming extremely complicated.

They were bystanders, not close friends of Si Qi, so rather than pitying Si Qi for losing his legs, they felt more regret over the empire losing a key pillar, which was a loss for all of humanity.

The more outstanding Si Qi was, the more despicable Sun Ba’s past actions appeared. The more incompetent Sun Ba was, the more unacceptable Si Qi’s experiences seemed.

Compared to the previous moral accusations against Sun Ba by Xiu Xiu, which had caused dissatisfaction among netizens, Si Qi’s actions were equivalent to making everyone completely hate Sun Ba due to the original owner’s misfortune, thoroughly nailing Sun Ba to the pillar of shame.

Even if he achieved great success in the future, there would still be people who would bring up how he caused the country to lose talent, because no matter how impressive his accomplishments were, Si Qi would always do them better. He would never be able to clear his name.

About half an hour later, all the students present gradually finished their exams.

After all, they were the best military academy students in the entire empire. No one was so bad that they couldn’t even pass. At most, they might make mistakes during the command process or be average and not that outstanding.

This made Sun Ba, the only one who had been defeated twice in such a short period, seem particularly incompetent. Everyone looked at him with eyes full of mockery, delighted to see Sun Ba’s misfortune.

This despicable guy, who would want to work with him in the army in the future? Just thinking about it was repulsive.

Sun Ba stood to the side with a pale face, but it wasn’t that he hadn’t reflected at all. After reflecting over and over, all he could think of were the differences between these past few months and the time when he was the captain.

And what difference could there possibly be? It was just that he betrayed the Si family, deliberately distanced himself from Si Qi, and didn’t accept Si Qi’s one-on-one tutoring.

He thought it was nothing, believing that his grades were all due to his own efforts. He even surpassed Si Qi and became the top student, achieving even better results than Si Qi!

But how did the ending turn out like this? It was just because there was no prior guidance from Si Qi…

He didn’t doubt whether Si Qi’s sudden excellent performance was problematic. After all, Si Qi had been a genius and the top student for so many years, and in the future, he would become the only Marshal in the entire empire. If Si Qi wasn’t excellent, who would be? He should be the most outstanding one.

But he really thought that Si Qi’s guidance was nothing special before; he just thought it was ordinary experience sharing, like a teacher instructing students in class.

But seeing that answer sheet of Si Qi’s, which the teacher treated as a treasure, and Si Qi’s honest admission of hiding his shortcomings, Sun Ba regretted his past decisions and felt extremely miserable.

What did he mean by him surpassing Si Qi and becoming the captain? This was clearly Si Qi knowing that he wanted to outdo him and deliberately letting him have it.

What did he mean by saying Si Qi’s one-on-one tutoring was useless? It was precisely because of Si Qi’s guidance that he found those questions easy during the exam. Without Si Qi, he would struggle to even pass!

How could this happen! Why didn’t Si Qi say anything? Why didn’t he tell him that he got the top position entirely because of Si Qi’s humility, entirely because of Si Qi’s guidance? Why didn’t he say anything!!!

Sun Ba kept thinking and regretting, and deep down he actually understood the reason why Si Qi didn’t say anything—wasn’t it because Si Qi liked him, and was treating him this way to preserve his own pride?

But now, but now…

Sun Ba really didn’t want to admit his incompetence; the more he thought about it, the more embarrassed he felt.

He didn’t know how he was so out of his mind before, thinking he could crush Si Qi in military command. It was really crazy. He was just a soldier for over ten years. How could he be so arrogant to think that being reborn would suddenly make him a genius, even surpassing the future marshal?

He absentmindedly followed the main force to the new assessment site; this time, it was a real combat drill.

Looking at the classmates standing around, and the abrupt figure of Si Qi sitting in a wheelchair, significantly shorter than everyone else, Sun Ba’s pale face gradually warmed under the sunlight above, becoming slightly calmer.

No matter how outstanding Si Qi was, even if he was meant to have the talent of a marshal, he was now completely useless. Not only could he not go to the battlefield, but when faced with monsters, he could only sit and wait to die. No matter how capable he was, as long as he brought down the Si family, Si Qi could only leave the army in disgrace. He would never have a day of glory!

Sun Ba forced himself to calm down, took the specially made weapon without a blade from the teacher, and picked up a random number tag.

His years of battlefield experience and blood-soaked combat skills could never be fake. Even without Si Qi’s help, he was destined to win the championship. As for Si Qi, with his legs crippled, coming in last was a sure thing.

When the teacher handed the number tag to Si Qi, he said to Si Qi with some reluctance, “You won’t participate in this round of exams.”

Once they stepped onto the competition field, the face-off between Si Qi and his classmate would definitely be very awkward…

The teacher shook his head, finding it sad even to imagine, but Si Qi said, “It’s okay, teacher.”

The teacher recalled the butler’s saying, “Begin well and end well” and couldn’t help but sigh.

The audience, looking at the situation with Si Qi through the camera, chattered, “Is Si Qi really going to compete?”

“I can’t bear to watch it anymore…”

“Why does he have to be so stubborn? Even if he doesn’t play, we know he’s strong.”

“Look at Sun Ba’s smug face, the more you look at it, the more he seems like a piece of work!”

“Why not have Sun Ba break his spine? That way, everyone would be happy!”

Si Qi’s friend took the number tag, leaned over and whispered to Si Qi, “Si Qi, are you really going to compete?”

“I know you’re amazing, but right now this isn’t, you know.”

“I felt really uncomfortable watching it…”

Si Qi looked at the few people surrounding him with concerned expressions, gave a faint smile, shook his head, and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t be at a disadvantage.”

“You certainly won’t be at a disadvantage.” Unless Si Qi was unlucky enough to directly encounter that woman from the Li family, or Sun Ba, no one in the class would make Si Qi lose face.

But in reality, Si Qi was wheeled onto the competition stage in a wheelchair. That scene was enough to make Si Qi embarrassed, right…?

Si Qi also didn’t say anything, his stubborn demeanor leaving those around him helpless.

The students who received their number tags gradually went to their respective competition venues according to the system prompts. The sight of a few young people sparring in the venues looked quite lively. Si Qi just sat quietly in the audience seats, watching silently until his number was called.

His luck wasn’t too bad; he didn’t run into those two people. The last one was just an ordinary student from his class who had little presence in school and hadn’t spoken much with Si Qi.

The student across the way was caught off guard by encountering a once seemingly unreachable campus figure, and in such a setting, cold sweat suddenly broke out.

Losing was impossible, but winning seemed equally hard to achieve.

The students looked at Si Qi with a very evasive expression, appearing both guilty and fearful, which left Si Qi both amused and exasperated.

He said, “We are rivals now, just go ahead and hit me.”

After listening, the student became even more scared, shaking his head repeatedly: “How can I hit you, I…”

Wasn’t this just bullying on purpose! He would be cursed to death by the surrounding students and even by Si Qi’s huge fanbase!!

Si Qi looked at him helplessly and said, “Alright then, I’ll go first. You be careful.”

The student swallowed hard, nodded, and said, “Okay.”

If Si Qi hit him, and then he retaliated reasonably, it shouldn’t be too much, right…?

Thinking this, the classmate saw Si Qi take out a firearm and aim it at him.

The gun was obviously loaded with special bullets that leave a mark on the skin, not real bullets.

The classmate hurriedly activated the transparent shield, running in a serpentine pattern around Si Qi while apologizing in his heart, shooting at Si Qi, who was as immobile as a target.

He originally thought that these shots would definitely hit the mark every time, and that there would absolutely be no problems.

However, Si Qi’s gun muzzle slightly moved, aiming at the bullet shot into the air. At first glance, this action seemed like shooting wildly in a desperate situation, and it was hard to believe it could actually hit. However, the next second, two different colors exploded in mid-air, presenting a fleeting light like fireworks.

One flower, two flowers, then another.

Three flowers bloomed in mid-air, where did these flowers come from, and why did they appear? How could the people present not guess?

The audience on the other side of the screen instantly erupted:

“WTF WTF WTF what did I just see???”

“Two bullets collided in mid-air, what kind of divine operation is this?!”

“Wow, if once is a coincidence, twice is good luck, then three times in a row must definitely be Si Qi’s skill, right?!!”

“Oh my gosh, this is just too amazing!!!”

The students at the scene were in an uproar, all staring at Si Qi’s back in stunned silence.

Sun Ba was even more dazed, as if someone had hit him hard on the head with a heavy stick, his mind buzzing.

This, this was the future Marshal’s strength? He never told me anything, was he afraid that the gap would be too big and hurt his pride??

How could Si Qi do this!!!

And over there, while Si Qi was fighting, Xiu Xiu proudly said to Si Qi in the consciousness space: [Xiu Xiu can help the master fight too~!]

The weaponry in this world was exceptionally advanced; even a handgun was equipped with an intelligent assistance system. Moreover, Xiu Xiu’s level of intelligence completely surpassed that of the vast majority of technological realms’ AI, effortlessly calculating ballistic trajectories and making corrections without any issues.

Si Qi’s shooting accuracy was already very high, and now with Xiu Xiu’s help, it was even more like adding wings to a tiger. It was no coincidence that he hit those three bullets with three shots.

The student on the opposite side was momentarily stunned by the three “fireworks,” but as a top student from the Imperial Military Academy, he still had some professional training. Knowing that he couldn’t win in a gunfight against Si Qi, he immediately switched to close combat, his steps not hesitating for a moment as he swiftly closed in on Si Qi, who was sitting in place, drawing his long sword with a “clang” from his waist.

During the approach, this student was of course hit several times by Si Qi’s gun, but each time the shield’s defense held firm, at most just losing a few points at the end. Winning was all that mattered.

He thought that as long as he got close to Si Qi, he would win. However, the next second, when he was less than a meter away from Si Qi, Si Qi swiftly drew his sword with a whoosh, the speed of which was simply terrifying.

He only saw a flash of cold light pass in front of him, felt a sharp pain in the palm of his hand, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw his sword being forcefully knocked away. Then, a cold point was aimed at his neck. He didn’t even have time to retract his steps and almost collided with Si Qi.

The classmate quickly stopped in his tracks, raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, and said, “I give up.”

Wow——

The students on site were all astonished, it was simply eye-opening.

“Oh my god, I actually thought before that Si Qi would come in last place in the exam. I really must be out of my mind!!”

“Even sitting in a wheelchair, Si Qi is still this strong!!”

“A genius is a genius! I’m truly convinced!!”

“Geez, I feel like I can’t even beat boss Si Qi… I originally thought I was just a little worse than Si Qi, but now it seems like it’s not just a little difference; it’s like I wouldn’t stand a chance even if I had two legs.”

Some people, whether intentionally or unintentionally, looked at Sun Ba, only to see his grim expression and feigned calmness. They knew he was still unconvinced, so they deliberately spoke loudly, “Speaking of which, if our Captain Sun also lost his legs and stood there for us to hit, maybe we could even take the captain position ourselves! There really is a huge gap between people!!”

A group of classmates all started laughing, and they even laughed very loudly on purpose. Sun Ba’s expression changed, and he realized that he couldn’t even come up with a retort. If he were to stand there and fight, he wouldn’t stand a chance against the others.

Could it be that the gap between him and Si Qi was really this big? Did Si Qi deliberately hold back during real battles to let him win? After all, Si Qi was a general commanding a million troops, while he was just an inconspicuous little soldier… How could he think that after being a soldier for over ten years, he could defeat a general? That was just too ridiculous…

Sun Ba became increasingly less confident, desperately trying to tell himself that Si Qi was now a cripple, that Si Qi was not yet a marshal and had no future prospects. But he just couldn’t help feeling panicked.

As time passed, the battle drew closer to its end. Even though Sun Ba was unwilling, he eventually faced Si Qi, who was sitting in a wheelchair. His hands, gripping the weapon, were icy cold, and his body movements had become very stiff.

The onlookers all noticed that Sun Ba was acting strangely, knowing that he was obviously very concerned about the person opposite him, Si Qi.

Instead, Si Qi changed his past special treatment towards Sun Ba, his calm eyes colder and more indifferent than when facing other classmates, unaffected in the slightest.

The whistle blew, and Sun Ba instinctively rushed towards Si Qi. Si Qi, just like before, maintained a very stable state during the fight, perfectly, smoothly, without a single mistake, completely crushing Sun Ba throughout the entire match. The onlookers couldn’t even tell any difference between Sun Ba and the other students; he was still being dominated by Si Qi, showing no particularly outstanding qualities.

At this point, everyone could see through it and started chattering, “It seems that Si Qi was intentionally giving way to Sun Ba during the previous exams!”

“I was puzzled as to why Sun Ba had been ordinary for so many years, and then suddenly became outstanding in the last couple of years, even surpassing Si Qi. It turns out he didn’t become stronger than Si Qi; it was Si Qi who deliberately downplayed himself to make Sun Ba look strong!”

“If those fans hadn’t been constantly saying that Sun Ba was better than Si Qi, we wouldn’t have thought Sun Ba was impressive at all. It’s precisely because we know Si Qi’s level, and seeing Sun Ba beat Si Qi, that we subconsciously feel Sun Ba is exceptionally outstanding.”

“Si Qi is just too amazing, sitting there and crushing everyone in a fight. I wouldn’t believe it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes!!”

“Too amazing.”

“Eh, but the more skilled Si Qi becomes, the more I feel it’s a pity…”

“Yeah… eh…”

The people present, while talking, couldn’t help but steer the conversation towards the knot in everyone’s heart.

No matter how outstanding Si Qi was, he still couldn’t go to the battlefield or be a soldier. You couldn’t expect everyone to rush to fight the monsters when the fog came, and have Si Qi push his wheelchair to fight the monsters. Not to mention the poor mobility, if the monsters decided to run, how could Si Qi chase them? Everyone had different tactics that required running, jumping, and air-dropped operations. How could Si Qi coordinate with everyone? It was not like the troops were so short on personnel that they absolutely needed to send a paralyzed person to the battlefield. What had this come to?

So now, seeing Si Qi’s outstanding achievements, knowing that even if Si Qi was excellent, it couldn’t be put to use, everyone felt even more regretful.

The more they lamented, the better they treated Si Qi; the more they hurt, the more they couldn’t help but vent their anger on Sun Ba. No matter how many mistakes there were, it was all Sun Ba’s fault, that ingrate.

If it weren’t for the people backing him up, with all the things Sun Ba had done in the past, he would have been court-martialed and executed a hundred or eighty times by now.

The competition ended, and Si Qi still completed the exam with a perfect score.

Everyone was smiling and gathered around Si Qi, praising him for being impressive. Si Qi’s calm and composed demeanor was particularly striking, as if he was confident he could win, so there was no need for pride. Or perhaps, even if he couldn’t join the army, he was sure that his future would still reach the same level of strength.

His confidence was enough to make all those in the know feel incredulous, while also deeply admiring him.

If it were them, they definitely wouldn’t be able to stay as calm as Si Qi. After all, that would mean all their hard work over the past decade would be in vain, and their bright future would be completely ruined. How desperate they must feel inside…

Sun Ba watched Si Qi, who was being adored by the crowd in the center, from a distance. This scene was so familiar; he had watched it through the screen for over ten years, and now he had seen it up close for a year or two in this life. It seemed that no matter how the other person changed, his life was destined to be filled with flowers and applause.

Sun Ba rubbed his face with his hand, gave a wry smile of despair, and then followed the teacher to continue with the next exam.

Actually, there was no need to continue competing; everyone knew in their hearts that Si Qi, no longer holding back or deliberately being humble, was destined to become the captain. If he truly desired the position of captain, no one could surpass him.

Having completed all the exam subjects, Si Qi unsurprisingly finished this year’s final exams with full marks in every subject. People around him looked at him with admiration and awe, watching him bid farewell to his life at the military academy in the most perfect manner. Although it was a bit regretful, it also marked a perfect conclusion to his student life.

The teachers and classmates were all very reluctant to see him go.

But they also knew that for Si Qi to continue studying at school was just a waste of his time.

Because they were worried that they would have fewer opportunities to meet again after parting ways, the classmates each approached Si Qi to get his contact information, reluctantly bidding him farewell.

The live stream content came to an end, and Xiu Xiu no longer deliberately blocked the students’ connection to the live stream. Discussions about the live stream flooded into their mobile devices, and only then did they realize that the entire process of their exam had been seen by the outside world. They were astonished.

Sun Ba and the daughter of the Li family were scolded by everyone throughout the entire ordeal. At this moment, their faces were dark and gloomy, and the daughter of the Li family, holding her phone, directly came over to trouble Si Qi.

“It’s you who did it, right! You useless piece of trash!”

Her phone was still live-streaming, so her voice was synchronized with the phone, causing even greater dissatisfaction among the audience.

“This woman shows no sign of repentance at all!”

“The Li family is too arrogant and overstepping their bounds, really thinking that the Empire can’t deal with you?”

“My brother is serving in the Li family’s army. I’m really worried that he might face unfair oppression there. I think it’s better to advise him to transfer to another unit.”

“I have completely lost all goodwill towards the Li family.”

Because of the direct involvement of the Li family’s legitimate daughter, the situation escalated, and it seemed it was no longer limited to just the matters between Si Qi and Sun Ba.

The people from the Li family were also watching the live stream, and upon seeing this, they were almost furious, immediately calling the legitimate daughter. The moment the call was connected, a barrage of scolding followed.

The woman with the surname Li was extremely aggrieved, her eyes red and puffy, stomping her feet in anger: “Why should I apologize!”

“I won’t!”

“That Si Qi should have died a long time ago!!”

“He made Sun Ba lose face! Now everyone is mocking Sun Ba for being useless.”

“I won’t! You—how can you treat me like this! Wuwuwu…”

Who knew what the elder on the other end said to her, but the girl from the Li family started crying, sobbing for quite a while. After hanging up the phone, she cast a sorrowful glance at Sun Ba, then turned and left, leaving Sun Ba with a look that seemed like his eyes were about to burst.

This woman actually just abandoned him like that? Sun Ba almost died of anger!!