"Hmm? But why can't I find my name on the admission interface? And why is the admission information blank?"

Bai Yunpeng smiled and said, "It's completely normal that you can't find or check it. Open the website for the Tiangong Military Division."

It was already displayed in front of Chen Gu.

"Look at the top right corner, at the very edge. There's a link to the Huai Shan Branch School; click on it."

Chen Gu did as instructed, and a subpage popped up. However, this subpage was completely different in style from the rest of the Tiangong Military Division website—pale gray without much content, just a few sparse options:

[Instructors]

[Curriculum]

[Students]

Bai Yunpeng continued, "Click on the [Students] option."

Chen Gu clicked and found an even more detailed choice: [New Students].

He clicked into it and then let out a long sigh of relief. "Found it."

It was immediately clear that there were only about a dozen new students this year, with Chen Gu listed first.

Bai Yunpeng chuckled and advised, "I have a suggestion for you: when you enroll and choose an instructor, pick Zhong Yuanbei."

Then Bai Yunpeng didn't explain further and directly hung up the call, leaving Chen Gu utterly baffled. He then explored the Huai Shan Branch School a bit more and found that it couldn't be located anywhere on the interstellar network—as if the Tiangong Military Division didn't have a Huai Shan Branch School at all.

Chen Gu also noticed that even on the Tiangong Military Division's website, the subpage for the Huai Shan Branch School was very "inconspicuous," with a design seemingly intended to make people overlook that such a button even existed on the site.

Then he further examined the page for the Huai Shan Branch School.

Oddly, the school's curriculum lasted only three years, with a clear delineation: a year and a half of classroom learning and a year and a half of practical lessons.

Under the [Instructors] page, only about seven or eight names were listed, including Zhong Yuanbei, as expected, but again, there was no further information.

Independent from the normal recruitment of the Tiangong Military Division and with unsearchable admission information... quite mysterious.

Chen Gu speculated, A school specifically targeting professionals?

Regardless, he had at least avoided failing admission, and he heaved another sigh of relief.

「...」

Chen Gu couldn't stay on Empire River Star during the long summer vacation. Dr. Meng Ji had been incessantly urging him to return to Capital Star, almost to the point of cursing.

Before leaving, Chen Gu tried to call Chen Jixian, but surprisingly, no one picked up! He had no choice but to call Chen Zili, who, to his surprise, answered with a chuckle, "Heh, I got admitted to the Tiangong Military Division."

The admission scores were generally lower this year, and Chen Zili had just scraped in at the bottom of the list.

Chen Gu asked, "What about your dad?"

"He went on a business trip before my college entrance exams. Didn't he tell you?"

Chen Gu's heart suddenly sank. "He still hasn't come back?"

"Nope. Probably some secret mission; his phone is unreachable too." Chen Zili had grown up with Chen Jixian frequently undertaking secret missions, so he didn't think much of it. But it occurred to Chen Gu. Chen Jixian might be off for a promotion! This current one will likely be incredibly perilous. He hadn't told me, most likely to prevent me from worrying and to avoid affecting my exams.

"Sigh—" Chen Gu exhaled deeply and silently ended the call.

"Hello? Hello..." Chen Zili curled his lips. "What's with elders, huh? Just because they're older, they think they can hang up on people whenever they want? No manners! It's just bad people who've grown old!"

Qing Ruyan booked tickets for Chen Gu. He gathered his colleagues from the team to say their farewells, and then quietly left Empire River Star with Qing Ruyan on a starship.

As he stood on the starship looking back at Empire River Star, a notification chimed on his Bureau of Mystic Security account. Chen Gu opened it and was stunned; a considerable sum of contribution points had been credited to his account.

Mei Lixue had repaid her debt.

「...」

Sitting in her office, Mei Lixue felt a sharp pain in her wallet.

Sigh, I really didn't want to pay him back. Wait, has Marcus paid him yet? Definitely not. That guy switched to administrative work, so he'll have even fewer contribution points now; he definitely can't pay it back. If he can default, so can I! Sigh, sigh, sigh, I regret it so much, my heart aches...

Amidst her lamentations, she opened the day's official assignments and then paused. "Why are they all up for promotion?"

Joseph, Dora, and Boluo had all submitted promotion applications.

She thought for a moment and realized Melincha and Selena were also close to being promoted. The only one still pending was Silver Eagle Charles.

"Approve them."

「...」

Hours later, the starship landed on the bustling Capital Star.

When disembarking, Qing Ruyan started to rattle off instructions to Chen Gu, "I'll take you to the apartment arranged for you by the Bureau first..."

"No need. Let's head to this place," Chen Gu gave her an address; it was the house Qiao Shuangmu had initially promised him.

Qing Ruyan, a native of Capital Star, was stunned when she saw the location. "This place... the rent for houses here is very expensive."

Chen Gu just smiled and said nothing.

Qing Ruyan grumbled, "Lucky dog." Then, carrying her own luggage, she looked at Chen Gu, miffed. "Aren't you going to help? Not very gentlemanly of you."

Chen Gu rolled his eyes at her. Miss, you're a professional; can't you even handle your own luggage? We're all ancient foxes here, why play the fragile damsel with me?

Seeing Chen Gu unmoved, Qing Ruyan resigned herself to her fate and, with one hand, hefted her large suitcase onto her shoulder.

Chen Gu smiled. Much better.

"When will my car be delivered?" These matters were all handled by the Bureau.

"It will likely take a few more days. Today, a car was arranged by the Bureau."

As it turned out, they got into the car, and just as they were halfway there, Chen Gu received a call from Dr. Meng Ji. "You've arrived? Great, come over right now!"

Chen Gu gave a wry smile. "I need to settle in first..."

"What's there for a young man like you, with no family to drag along, to settle? Don't waste my time! Come over now, and I promise to be gentle with you."

Chen Gu verbally agreed but didn't change their route. The Bureau's maglev car took them to Chen Gu's villa.

Qing Ruyan was completely flabbergasted. "Why?! I'm gorgeous, I work my tail off, I have a Capital Star residence permit, and I still only live in an apartment! Yet you, fresh out of high school, get such a huge house!"

The villa Qiao Shuangmu had given him certainly wasn't the most expensive in Capital Star. However, in this era, such a detached house was already very rare, especially in a place like Capital Star. It wasn't simply a matter of having money to buy one.

The house's security system had already been taken care of by Qiao Shuangmu's people, and the homeowner's name had been changed to Chen Gu. He could move in right away.

During this process, Dr. Meng Ji called dozens of times, all of which Chen Gu declined. Eventually, he outright blocked the doctor.

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