Ember Base Open-Air Training Grounds
The morning sunlight filtered through the clouds and spilled across the training grounds, over the Starborn who were relentlessly training, sweat pouring down like rain.
Some of them were tempering their bodies, some were honing their combat skills, while others sat cross-legged in meditation, refining their Star Energy.
Yet among all these diligent Starborn, one figure seemed utterly out of place.
Beneath the shade of a tree at the edge of the training grounds, Jing Liuli wore a cute pale-purple pajama set, hugged a fluffy pillow, and slept soundly.
Her sleep was so deep that she did not even notice the glistening drool at the corner of her mouth. Every now and then, she smacked her little lips. Who knew what pleasant thing she was dreaming about? She even let out a couple of silly giggles.
Watching Liuli blatantly slack off on the surveillance screen, Yun Meng helplessly rubbed her forehead.
"Doctor, are you sure we do not need to do something about Liuli?"
As the chief instructor of the Starborn, she should have held every one of them to strict standards. Yet whenever she faced Little Liuli, her heart always softened.
It was like catching her own daughter secretly sleeping during class—she wanted to haul her up and lecture her, but could not bring herself to be too harsh.
Hearing Yun Meng, the Doctor, who sat on the sofa quietly reviewing data analyses on his Tactical Tablet, answered without even looking up, "It's fine. Just let her be."
"But..."
Yun Meng, who knew the full details of the Star Project, did not want Jing Liuli to fall behind.
Hearing the hesitation in Yun Meng's voice, the Doctor put down his Tactical Tablet and looked up at her.
"Yun Meng, sometimes change does not necessarily