Chen Gu's heart stirred; he sensed there might be a reason behind it. He decided to give it a try. "Of course, that's possible. But what is the Qiao Family willing to offer in exchange?"

Qiao Shuangyi curled his lip. "Just like my big bro, always talking business."

Chen Gu smiled silently. Qiao Shuangyi had no choice. "What do you want?"

"Actually, it's quite simple for you. Arrange for me to visit Maoshi Star soon."

Qiao Shuangyi didn't understand why Chen Gu would make such a request, but it was indeed no problem for the Qiao Family. He was about to casually agree when he suddenly received a message. After reading it, he grinned. "All right, no need for the Qiao Family to arrange anything. You'll be able to visit Maoshi Star very soon."

Amidst Chen Gu's confusion, Qiao Shuangyi continued, "The location for this new student military training is Maoshi Star."

The Qiao Family had received the news in advance and immediately informed Qiao Shuangyi.

Chen Gu was somewhat surprised. This little fatty really had no schemes compared to Qiao Shuangmu. If it had been Qiao Shuangmu, he probably wouldn't have told Chen Gu. Instead, he would have pretended to agree. Then, when the location of the new student military training was announced, he would have claimed the Qiao Family had used considerable influence to change the training location just to satisfy Chen Gu's request.

Honestly, although Qiao Shuangyi always made people feel pleasantly warm when interacting with him, Chen Gu preferred dealing with this Qiao Shuangyi, who, though blunt in speech and sometimes impulsive in action, was more straightforward.

Chen Gu patted Qiao Shuangyi's shoulder. "For this new student military training, you stick with me."

As for after the military training, well, that can be discussed later.

Qiao Shuangyi was elated. "Alright!"

Chen Gu ignored him and resumed his workout. He still had one set of warm-up squats left, so he added more weight and completed it.

Qiao Shuangyi watched with twitching eyelids. The gravity field was set to six times normal gravity, and Chen Gu's squat weight was eight hundred kilograms!

That was equivalent to Chen Gu shouldering nearly five tons.

The little fatty glanced over and saw Chen Gu performing the exercise with ease, his breathing stable, his ascent and descent perfectly even.

He swallowed and couldn't help but ask, "What Energy Level are you?"

"Second Energy Level," Chen Gu answered while warming up.

The little fatty blurted out, "Impossible! The Third Energy Level professionals in my family don't have your kind of strength. Don't try to fool me! I know Radiation Missionaries are all about explosive power, not raw strength."

Chen Gu was indifferent. "Believe it or not, I'm at the Second Energy Level. And this is just my warm-up weight."

The little fatty was dumbstruck. He turned, went out, and immediately called his cousin. "That guy... he's not human!"

He quickly recounted his recent experience. Qiao Shuangmu also quietly heaved a sigh of relief upon learning that Chen Gu would be looking after his cousin during the new student military training. If his cousin really hadn't been able to get Chen Gu to take him under his wing, he would have had to step in; he knew this military training might be more dangerous than previous ones.

Then, he told his cousin, "He's not lying to you; he really is only at the Second Energy Level. But... that guy is a bit special. We can't interfere with the Bureau of Mystic Security's affairs, but I did manage to gather some information. He has a new position there: Senior Advisor. Do you know what that position means? Gong Shuxu, who is at the Sixth Energy Level, also holds that position."

If it were someone more calculating, they would surely be silently alarmed and deeply contemplating this. But the little fatty, capable only of simple arithmetic, exclaimed excitedly, "Doesn't that mean Chen Gu is on par with a top expert of the Sixth Energy Level? Hahaha, I have a super bodyguard with Sixth Energy Level strength! This new student military training is going to be a breeze!"

Qiao Shuangmu shook his head and said helplessly, "Alright, just make sure you get along well with him."

...

In the Training Hall, Chen Gu practiced alone, a hint of doubt rising in his heart. Why Maoshi Star? Could there be some connection behind this that I don't know about?

...

By evening, most of the new students had arrived. Qiao Shuangyi pulled Chen Gu out of the Training Hall. "Come on, let's go eat! My treat."

"I've heard that Huai Shan Branch School has the best food of all the colleges. I've been wanting to try it for ages."

"Credits here are incredibly precious. Throughout your entire time at college, if you can't earn fifty credits, you can't graduate, no matter whose son you are. This is a rule personally set by that old monster... I mean, the old principal."

"You've seen it too; the students here are all professionals. The cafeteria food is said to be highly beneficial for professionals, and every dish is considered a rarity on the outside."

Qiao Shuangyi rambled on, telling Chen Gu all about Huai Shan Branch School. Even when Chen Gu was taking a shower, he leaned against the bathroom door, still talking, which left Chen Gu quite speechless.

I do want to know everything about Huai Shan Branch School, but it isn't *that* urgent.

After Chen Gu got ready, the two headed to the cafeteria. Chen Gu asked, "Why was Huai Shan Branch School established? And where do its professional graduates ultimately end up?"

Qiao Shuangyi shook his head. "I don't know why this school was established. Supposedly, it was the result of discussions between the... principal and the leaders of the Elders' Council."

"As for where the graduates here end up, I do know a bit about that."

"A portion go abroad. You understand... under various identities, certainly not as professionals."

Chen Gu silently nodded. High-level spies.

"Others... a small number of individuals with extremely strong personal combat abilities become guards for the leaders of the Elders' Council. Another portion joins the military."

"In short, graduates from here generally don't re-enter civilian society."

Chen Gu, keeping his composure, asked, "Then why did you come here? With your family background, there was absolutely no need for you to attend this place."

Qiao Shuangyi, completely unguarded, replied, "Because my old man cares about face! This was the only way I could get into the Tiangong Military Division based on my own abilities. This way, my old man can boast at his gatherings, 'My son got into the Tiangong Military Division!'"

Chen Gu was surprised. "The entry scores here are lower than for other specializations at the Tiangong Military Division?"

"Of course. As long as you have an average of over 810 in two subjects, you might be admitted. Naturally, they investigate applicants beforehand; only professionals are accepted."

Qiao Shuangyi continued, "Once you're in here, your future path is pretty much set, so the entry scores aren't very high."

A wave of displeasure washed over Chen Gu. Have I been tricked?

However, he was somewhat skeptical of Qiao Shuangyi's words. It wasn't that he suspected Qiao Shuangyi of deceiving him; rather, he guessed Qiao Shuangyi's own understanding of Huai Shan Branch School wasn't very deep. Given the Qiao Family's status, he couldn't believe that a prominent figure in the family would send his own son to such a place merely to have something to boast about. The real reasons were probably never shared with Qiao Shuangyi. Qiao Shuangmu might know, but there's no need for me to go out of my way to ask.

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