Chapter 1060: Chapter 1060: Star Era Guide (10)
The corridor quieted down.
At the corner Chuzheng hadn’t seen, a man sat there, holding a wine bottle in his arms, his fingers stained with blood, motionless.
After an indeterminate amount of time, the man moved slightly.
He staggered to his feet, walked out of the shadows, and slowly approached the dead body.
He kicked it lightly.
The body remained motionless, and the man staggered downstairs.
Shortly after he left, a group of people rushed up.
“Dead?”
“Dead.”
“Ah, what a pity. If he were alive, we could’ve gotten some information out of him. Take care of it first, don’t alert anyone.”
“How many is this now? Who’s bored enough to hunt down these vicious fugitives?”
“The fifth one, right?”
“This is the sixth one.”
“Stop chatting and speed it up.”
The group quickly cleaned the surrounding area thoroughly.
The corridor soon returned to its pristine state, without even a trace of blood scent.
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Master Yin Er contacted Chuzheng the next day, saying it was settled, and asked her to go to Empire Academy and mention Jing Lan’s name, also sending over a card.
Xiao Jiu had seen this card before; security had given it to the person in the car last time.
“Boss, isn’t Empire Academy known for not allowing backdoor entries? Could that… could that person be a scammer as well?” Xiao Jiu, having been burned before, was cautious.
“What are you afraid of? I have RN6.”
Chuzheng picked up a coat, casually draped it over her shoulder: “Let’s go.”
Xiao Jiu: “…”
The security guard was the same as before, having a strong impression of Xiao Jiu, especially since Professor Wei had instructed him before.
Upon her appearance, the security guard felt a jolt and immediately contacted Professor Wei before coming out to greet them.
“Excuse me, which one of you is Chuzheng?”
The security guard’s overly courteous manner shocked Xiao Jiu.
“I am.”
“Hello, hello. You’re here for the assessment, right?” the security guard said, “Please wait for a moment…”
Xiao Jiu: “…”
This Master Yin Er really has some skills?
Chuzheng maintained a cold face: “Looking for Jing Lan.” She concluded by handing over the card from Master Yin Er to the security guard.
The security guard hesitated for a moment before accepting the card and pressed it against his wrist.
—Jing Lan’s Visitor Card.
Jing…
Jing, Jing Lan?!!
Isn’t this the person Professor Wei is looking for?
Why are they looking for Jing Lan again?
The security guard was uncertain, but considering they were inside the academy, he decided to direct Chuzheng.
Having truly entered the academy, Xiao Jiu finally came to his senses: “I didn’t expect that Master Yin Er could actually pull it off. But, Boss, don’t you think the security guard’s attitude was a bit strange?”
On the first visit, Xiao Jiu had experienced this security guard’s demeanor.
This time, he approached them with a good attitude right off the bat.
Key here is when he asked them, they hadn’t handed over the card yet, proving that the card’s owner hadn’t briefed him.
“Speak less.”
“…Oh.” Xiao Jiu immediately shut up, his head turning to observe the surroundings.
The academy has doors at various places, requiring a card to enter.
The door will display the direction she should take; if she goes the wrong way, the card won’t grant entry.
After walking some distance inside, they could see buildings and a large field.
At this moment, there were quite a few students on the field.
There were also mechas parked on the field, along with some chaotic machines, and even some messy projections in mid-air.
Chuzheng followed the visitor card, entering a building.
The building was guarded, and Chuzheng handed over the visitor card. A robot escorted them upstairs.
The robot brought them to a metal door, pressed the bell beside it: “Teacher Jing Lan, you have visitors.”
Without waiting for a response from inside, the robot turned and walked away.
Chuzheng and Xiao Jiu stood outside waiting for a few minutes, with no movement from the metal door.
Chuzheng directly reached out to press.
No response.
Forget it.
Time to use RN6.
As Chuzheng turned to leave, the bastard’s annoying voice echoed.
[Hidden Task: Please obtain a Good Person Card from Jing Lan, saving the blackened Good Person Card.]
Chuzheng: “…”
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[…] Why don’t you smile!
Chuzheng exuded coldness, pressing five times before the metal door slowly opened.
The room inside the metal door was extremely messy, with various metal objects and machines scattered haphazardly in the room, giving an impression of having nowhere to step…
Besides these machines, there were several shelves displaying various specimens.
Inside, there was a row of white metal tables.
At this time, a person was lying on one of the tables.
“Boss, that’s the latest tracking device.” Xiao Jiu suddenly became excited: “And there’s also…”
Chuzheng gave her a cold glare.
Xiao Jiu quieted down immediately.
The boss doesn’t like noise.
Her eyes shined as she looked around; although chaotic, there were items here unseen on the market.
Chuzheng ‘struggled’ to move further inside.
The person lying on the metal table showed no signs of movement, with an item of clothing covering his face, revealing a touch of chestnut-colored hair.
An arm was raised, resting on the forehead, another one casually lying beside the table.
There were some buttons there, possibly pressed to open the door, with no time to retract the hand.
“Hello?”
Xiao Jiu attempted to call out.
“Hello, we are here for the assessment.”
“…”
Silence.
Dead silence.
“Hello.” Xiao Jiu raised her volume.
The person on the table suddenly sat up, the clothing sliding away, revealing a man’s face.
The man’s skin was pale, his features well-defined, the outlines perfectly curved, and his handsome face carried a hint of sharpness.
The impatience between his eyebrows almost oozed out; his narrow eyes squinted slightly as he slowly turned his head.
His focus settled on Xiao Jiu.
Seeing his appearance clearly, Xiao Jiu only thought how good-looking he was, feeling a sudden chill inexplicably, unable to focus on his appearance anymore.
Xiao Jiu stumbled over her words: “Hel-hello, we are here for the assessment.”
“Assessment?” The man scoffed, his eyes opening a little, revealing deep blue pupils with impatience: “Why come to me for the assessment.”
Xiao Jiu: “Um… Master Yin Er sent us, you see.”
The man picked his ear, as if he hadn’t heard clearly: “Who?”
Xiao Jiu swallowed: “Master Yin Er.”
“Don’t know him.” The man pointed at the door, impatiently said: “Leave.”
Xiao Jiu: “…” Deceived again!
Chuzheng: “…” This Good Person Card has quite a temper.
He tells me to leave and I should just leave?
Do I not need face?!
I won’t leave!
Chuzheng contacted Master Yin Er.
This frivolous young master hadn’t gotten up yet, he lay in bed feigning sickness, upon seeing it was Chuzheng, he suddenly sat up, then jerked the blanket to cover his lower half.
“Did you get to the academy? When can you sell me the Cloud-Patterned Crystal?”
“He said he doesn’t know you.” Chuzheng’s face remained expressionless.
“…”
The frivolous young master had Chuzheng aim at the man.
“Jing Lan, Jing Lan!!” The frivolous young master’s voice rang out like a haunting echo.
The man was irritated: “What do you want.”
“I told you yesterday, and you promised me you’d let them into the academy. Quickly get them assessed!”
The man supported himself on the table, his deep blue eyes squinted slightly: “When did I promise you?”