Muisrui accompanied Lu Yuanyuan, bringing snacks to share with her. "Yuanyuan, have something to eat," she offered.
The food on the star network was virtual and had no effect on the real world, but the taste remained the same. Because of this, many girls in this era enjoyed eating snacks on the star network, as they could eat as much as they wanted without worrying about gaining weight.
Lu Yuanyuan turned to look at Muisrui, then silently took the snacks. She ate while waiting for the competition results to be announced.
***
In the executive office, Mu Sijie led Lu Wanqing directly to his office. He had Lu Wanqing sit on the virtual sofa and asked with a smile, "Nervous?"
"Nervous!" Lu Wanqing didn't lie and immediately replied.
Even though she knew the chances of winning were slim, this was her and Mu Lan's debut work. How could she not be nervous?
Mu Sijie smiled and then said, "Congratulations. Your and Mu Lan's work has won the Special Potential Award."
What?
Lu Wanqing was stunned and turned to look at Mu Sijie.
Mu Sijie smiled and said, "The staff downstairs showed me the list yesterday. Although your and Mu Lan's work is simple, considering you are a team where one is only four years old and the other has only been studying mechas for a month, the fact that you could design such a work as a partnership is very special. Therefore, the judging panel unanimously decided to nominate your work for the Special Potential Award."
"This... could there be some inside story?" Lu Wanqing hesitated for a moment before she couldn't help but look at Mu Sijie suspiciously.
Mu Sijie chuckled at her words and shook his head. "No, I can guarantee that I absolutely did not interfere with this matter."
"Then could it be that the people below wanted to please you and deliberately let us win?" Lu Wanqing couldn't help but say.
Mu Sijie genuinely laughed this time. The sound of his laughter was pleasant, clear, and melodious. "Are you that lacking in confidence?"
Lu Wanqing paused at his words, then her eyes lit up. "You also think that Mu Lan's and my work deserves to win?"
Mu Sijie looked at her amusedly and said directly, "Wanqing, you truly have an incredible talent for mechas. If you are willing to persist, perhaps you can become as capable as I am in the future."
To be able to design a mecha after only studying for one month, even if it was the simplest model, was enough to prove that Lu Wanqing possessed a talent for mecha design far exceeding that of ordinary people.
Lu Wanqing was no longer calm. She stood up excitedly, her eyes shining, and her smile couldn't be contained. After a moment, she sat back down with a foolish grin.
"Hehe." Lu Wanqing touched her nose and grinned foolishly, happy.
Mu Sijie found her demeanor amusing. She was truly adorable.
***
Downstairs, everyone waited for a long time before the Mu Corporation finally announced the results of the competition.
Everyone's wrist-worn star brain terminals reacted. Some received a vibration alert, while others received a ringing alert. In any case, the moment the results were announced, almost all participants received messages from the Mu Corporation.
"Ahhh, I got in! I got in! I'm ranked nine hundred and fifty-sixth!" someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, extremely excited.
Nine hundred and fifty-sixth place, within the top one thousand, meant he could sign with the Mu Corporation. He had succeeded!
People around were also checking their messages. Some saw their rankings and excitedly shared them with those nearby.
Although not everyone could make it into the top one thousand, this ranking was an acknowledgment of their strength. Even if they were ranked below one thousand, a higher ranking indicated greater prowess. Even if they sought employment at other companies in the future, this ranking would serve as a very impressive addition to their resume, proving their capabilities!
In the employee lounge, Muisrui and Lu Yuanyuan also quickly received news of the ranking announcement. Lu Yuanyuan immediately lowered her head and opened her optical computer to check her terminal.
Muisrui was extremely curious. She really wanted to know Lu Yuanyuan's rank and instinctively leaned over to look.
Lu Yuanyuan's optical computer terminal was set to privacy mode, so no one but Lu Yuanyuan herself could see the information on the terminal. Although Muisrui leaned closer, she couldn't see and felt a little anxious.
"How is it? Yuanyuan, what's your rank?" Muisrui asked excitedly.
Lu Yuanyuan looked down at the information on her terminal. Her expression had become extremely unpleasant.
"Impossible!" The next moment, Lu Yuanyuan suddenly looked up, her expression contorted with anger as she glared around.
Muisrui was startled and instinctively dodged slightly, cautiously protecting herself and not daring to approach Lu Yuanyuan.
Lu Yuanyuan couldn't believe it. She lowered her head to look at the information on the terminal again. However, the more she looked, the uglier her expression became.
Muisrui, seeing Lu Yuanyuan's expression, knew something was wrong. She couldn't help but worry, "Yuanyuan, what's wrong?"
Could it be that her ranking was too low and she couldn't sign with the Mu Corporation, so Yuanyuan was unhappy?
The more Muisrui thought about it, the more convinced she became. However, she felt that for such a difficult competition, it was normal for Yuanyuan, who had only been studying for a month, not to rank high.
"Yuanyuan, don't be sad. It's normal if you can't rank high, you've only been studying for a month," Muisrui couldn't help but comfort her.
"What do you know!" Lu Yuanyuan turned her head, her cold gaze fixed on Muisrui, and cursed.
Muisrui suddenly froze. Her face turned ugly, and she looked at Lu Yuanyuan in disbelief. How could Lu Yuanyuan be like this? Why was she taking her anger out on her?
After cursing, Lu Yuanyuan looked at Muisrui's reaction and suddenly realized that she had lost control and forgotten to maintain her facade in front of Muisrui. She suddenly felt a bit panicked and subconsciously opened her mouth, wanting to explain, wanting to salvage something. But when she opened her mouth, she found she didn't want to explain anything at all.
Why was her purchase of the design drawings discovered?
How did the Mu Corporation find out?
Lu Yuanyuan's face was now ugly, and her heart was filled with panic, unease, and a sense of indescribable shame and indignation.
"Ruirui, I have something to do. I'm going offline now. I'll find you to play next time." Thinking this, Lu Yuanyuan was anxious to go offline. She didn't want to stay here any longer. The fact that her purchase of the design drawings had been discovered, and even explicitly revealed in a message, made her face burn with embarrassment.
Muisrui looked at Lu Yuanyuan, then saw her transform into a streak of light and disappear. She had gone offline right there.
Muisrui felt very puzzled. However, she soon remembered that Lu Wanqing and Mu Lan had also participated in the competition, and she couldn't help but happily run upstairs.
After spending some time together, Muisrui found that Lu Wanqing was actually a very good person, and she quite liked Lu Wanqing. Therefore, she was now eager to know the rankings of Lu Wanqing and Mu Lan in this competition.