Why it never ends

Chapter 978 Possibility

After waiting for a few more days, Hesta was finally sure that no one was holding her accountable this time.

Once this conclusion is reached, it becomes easy to infer the cause. Hesta once again realized the special features of District 12: On the one hand, a large number of workstations here have been evacuated by AHgAs, and the work of the Mercury Needles who are still working here is mostly centered around the Mother City. Therefore, the positions that were originally responsible for monitoring Mercury Needles' risky behavior are basically vacant. Unless someone takes the initiative to report to AHgAs, or Mercury Needles himself enters bullet time in a non-combat situation, thus directly triggering the chip alarm, otherwise, low-intensity physical conflicts will no longer have a chance to enter the upper level's field of vision.

Idrien did not report it to his superiors, perhaps he did not know how to report it. As soon as this thought came to mind, Hesta denied it. She remembered that Idrien once mentioned that he had experience in cooperating with Mercury Needle. In this case, he must be familiar with Mercury Needle's internal discipline. Then, the reason for his silence could only come from Arevalo.

What particularly concerned her was what Arevalo had done - such a small disturbance made him immediately lower his status and flatter the mercury needle beside him. There must be some bloody past behind such a reaction.

...The assassin's identity is really useful. Hesta thought so many times.

On the other hand, since entering District 2, Hesta has indeed felt a kind of freedom he has never had before, and this feeling is particularly prominent when compared with his life experience in District . Even though there are people like Ximoya in District who try to stare at her, Ximoya's mission does not come from the unquestionable Office . She is just an extension of Kende's will, so she is not to be feared.

However, Hesta really wanted to know whether all this was because the chaos in District 12 had prevented the higher-ups from paying attention, or whether even within the Mercury Needle, there were always some people who could get more freedom than others.

These thoughts lingered in Hesta's mind, making her restless for a long time. She felt like a mollusk that had been in its shell for a long time, slowly extending its tentacles out of the dark sea.

She didn't quite know where she was yet, but she knew that predators and food were all in this surging ocean current.

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In a blink of an eye, Eucalyptus has completed nearly a month of theoretical study at the flight center.

From the first day of school, she was looking forward to entering the cockpit to experience flying. However, all she got was a full-color textbook about four centimeters thick and some photocopied materials, which covered the principles of flight, aircraft structure, mechanical and parts description, meteorology, complex map recognition methods, etc.

She stared blankly at the materials, feeling that even if she worked hard for a year, she might not be able to finish this tough bone.

However, the teacher in charge of teaching theoretical knowledge told everyone that the theoretical examination would be held in one and a half months. When they have completed all the theoretical studies, the instructors of the flight center can issue them a letter of recommendation to take the theoretical examination. The examination involves 12 modules in total, with a full score of 40 and a passing score of . Everyone has passed the physical examination, so as long as they pass the theoretical examination, they can officially start flight training. When the accumulated flight time exceeds hours, they can apply for the flight test, and they can get the license after passing it.

Yujiali didn't have time to listen to the second half. The theoretical exam part was enough to make her jaw drop:

  A month and a half?

Finish this book as thick as a brick in one and a half months?

However, other students in the class did not seem to be surprised, as if everyone was confident that they could complete this stage of study... This gave Yujiali a second shock. But then, she calmed down again. If these people did not think this matter was so difficult, then she must have misunderstood something. Yujiali asked herself, she could fail anywhere, but she could not fail on a paper test.

Sure enough, once she started the theory course, she immediately felt back in her comfort zone. Yujiali once again realized that as a person from District 14 who had taken exams many times, she should have sufficient confidence in this regard.

The teacher will briefly introduce the basic knowledge and theoretical framework, and then it is time to practice questions. The theoretical course is divided into two parts: offline and online, totaling 60 hours. For many people, the real difficulty is not only the huge amount of memorized text, but also some flight details require careful calculations on the spot. However, these are all easy for Eucalyptus. She always completes them quickly and well, which repeatedly amazes the teachers and students at the center.

One day before class, the teacher checked the accuracy of Eucalyptus's exercises on the computer. She laughed as she read them and finally said to Eucalyptus, "You have such a good brain, maybe you are a natural pilot!"

Eucalyptus was about to say that these were all things on paper and didn't mean anything, but she gritted her teeth and didn't let the words come out.

"Really?" Eucalyptus said, "I thought these things were very simple."

The teacher laughed: "You are smart and hardworking, of course these things are easy for you!"

On the way back, Eucalyptus thought about this sentence and burst into tears.

The most complex knowledge she used at the flight center was just at the high school level. These things were neither complicated nor obscure, but required patience and concentration. She thought of her sisters and some friends from similar families. They had also gone to high school like her and had good grades. If they were here, they would also be praised as "smart and hardworking"... But where are they now? What are they doing? Do they still have the opportunity to hear others say to them, "You are a natural pilot"?

Before returning to the apartment, Eucalyptus wiped away her tears, and an inexplicable sense of responsibility fell on her shoulders. She felt that she was a lucky person who was randomly favored by fate, and this kind of luck, once it fell on anyone, could change their fate.

I must grasp it, I must grasp it tightly, Eucalyptus thought. She suddenly felt that her existence was a possibility, and as long as she kept moving forward, everyone who saw her would realize that something that had never happened was possible.

Eucalyptus opened the door, and the light from the living room fell on her like a river. At that moment, she suddenly felt full of strength.

"I'm back." Eucalyptus said loudly.

Rico, who was lying on the sofa reading a book, and Hesta, who was writing an email at the table, turned around and said, "You're back."