Becoming the Strongest in the Stars, Starting as a Dorm Supervisor

Zhao Lu had always seen piloting mechs as her destiny, until the day she took her mental power test at age six.

The result, E, changed her life. For the next twenty years, she lived in darkness.

Reborn in a new life, her E-rank mental power is already set in stone, but she still wants to change the future.

Even if she can't enter the Mech Department through the usual channels, she'll find another way forward.

And so the struggling Lighthouse Military Academy welcomes a young dorm supervisor.

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Principal: "A dorm supervisor's main job is to keep the dorms clean and tidy, with no trash."

The next day, the modified robot vacuum Zhao Lu had improved swept up the trash and the school's troublemakers alike, flinging them into a recycling bin.

Principal: "???"

Zhao Lu: "Just tell me, is there still any trash?"

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Exploiting a loophole in the rules, Zhao Lu reorganizes the school team under the guise of a dorm supervisor and leads the academy into the league, pulling it back from the brink of closure.

Before the competition, the overjoyed principal gives an encouraging speech: "Don't panic, everyone! The league is all about taking part. Just learn from the details of each battle!"

In a one-on-one match, Zhao Lu pulls out a screwdriver and takes her opponent's mech apart in a couple of quick moves, leaving nothing intact.

Principal: "???"

Zhao Lu: "Just tell me, was that precise or not?"

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Midway through the league, the committee sends the schools on a deep-space expedition trial. When star beasts suddenly attack, the principal frets: "Zhao Lu, we might run into a 3S star beast this time. You can't take one on with E-rank mental power. If you see one, run!"

Zhao Lu agrees readily. But when a 3S star beast appears and takes one of her teammates hostage, she turns around, charges back, and wipes out the enemy, sending the beast fleeing in terror.

Principal: "???"

Zhao Lu: "Just tell me, did I run or not?"

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What's it like to have E-rank mental power?

Zhao Lu, who led the academy at the bottom of the rankings to a league championship, answers: "From the lowest valley to the summit, as long as you keep moving forward without hesitation, the view will be the best there is.

Even the dimmest lighthouse will one day illuminate the entire galaxy."

Tips: Rebirth and growth, with a romance plot. My take on mechs.

The male lead's original surname is Dao, pronounced like "mu" in the fourth tone.

Theme: Keep working hard and pursue your dreams.