"As you expected, Qi Yuan has already arrived in Shen City."
A file was placed on the desk, with Qi Yuan's portrait in the top right corner of the first page.
The densely packed words on the document looked like Qi Yuan's information, yet also unlike him.
[...] Suspected of being adopted... Real name ominous... Strength S-level or above...
[...] Member of the pillar project... Suspected member of the Dark Nine Seats... Has close interactions with the Patrol Team, speculated to be an official...
[...] Once investigated experimental field C-005 of the fusion realm... Terminated the experiment subject coded B-0079...
The person sitting behind the desk clasped his hands on the table and asked in a deep voice.
"Has his family background still not been investigated?"
"Very regretfully, it has not."
"Put it aside for now. Investigating one more person on our side makes no difference. Don't take action rashly without knowing the enemy's details."
"Yes."
...
An old man with half-white hair sat next to the filing cabinet, flipping through something.
Hearing footsteps behind him, he asked the newcomer:
"Why can't I find Qi Yuan's information? Has his information been sealed?"
Due to some monsters still being able to connect to the network, important personnel's information was kept in paper form in an archival room with heavy security.
"Who is this Qi Yuan? When did he become a member of our pillar project?"
The newcomer carefully recalled the name Qi Yuan, confirming he had never heard it before.
"He's not a member of our pillar project? Then how did he say he was..."
The old man was somewhat puzzled.
The newcomer pushed up his glasses and calmly analyzed: "He probably found it inconvenient to disclose information so he reported our name instead."
The old man suddenly realized, recalling the legendary Dark Nine Seats that lurked in the dark to guard Dragon Country's peace.
Good thing, even he was able to hide it so tightly from his old buddy, putting on an act of sighing and groaning these past couple days.
He had probed quite a few times but didn't say anything, Oscar wouldn't give it to his old buddy, truly wasting his superb acting skills.
No wonder he dared to boldly initiate the plan, he had already prepared his contingency.
...
Qi Yuan just scared that sunshine man and left. Whether or not to release an announcement didn't matter much to him. If he really cared, he wouldn't have let the sunshine man end the livestream.
Releasing it would just be an explanation to the deceived audience.
Although everyone spends years online, they basically all know there's a script anyway, just looking for some fun.
Not releasing anything wouldn't be a big deal either, purely getting splashed for the enjoyment of messing around feels really nice.
"Today the procedures have been basically handled, if you have any other issues afterwards feel free to message me or give me a call."
A uniformed woman said to Qi Yuan with a smile.
Although this staff member's figure and looks only reached a delicate standard, her smile was exceptionally amiable when she did.
"Alright, thank you for your trouble today." Qi Yuan politely thanked the other party.
"You're welcome."
The staff member bowed slightly, taking out a letter of invitation from her folder and handing it to Qi Yuan.
"There will be a Shen City top paranormal exchange meeting in a couple days, please feel free to take a look if you're interested."
"Ok."
Qi Yuan took the invitation and stuffed it in his pocket before leaving the paranormal association.
Things had been handled even faster than he imagined.
Perhaps considering the formation of combat teams by A-level paranormals, the houses prepared for them were all quite decent.
Therefore, with just three family members, Qi Yuan's options for houses were limited. Picking one far exceeding their population would not only make cleaning difficult, but also easily allow infiltration by unknown organisms.
After starting university, he wouldn't be home all the time, so his mother and brother's safety was paramount.
Since it was still early, he decided to take a look at the environment of Shen City University along the way.
He opened his phone and navigated to Shen City University.
Unlike high school and below, universities had a large number of combat-focused students and teachers, so their establishment no longer needed to consider student safety.
Shen City University was located at the edge of the city, with school districts and battlefields adding up to tens of thousands of acres. In fact, if not for the small student body unable to guarantee logistical staff survival, the school districts could have been built even wider.
In ranges beyond the Patrol Team's reach, land was the least valuable thing.
Following the navigation, Qi Yuan stood at the entrance of the East Campus.
The grand and magnificent gate had Shen City University's name engraved in gold on the large standing stone on the ground.
There was an obvious sign at the entrance stating that dangers lay ahead on campus and regular humans were prohibited from entering.
The campus security guard paid no attention to Qi Yuan since his job was to immediately notify the Patrol Team if any monsters crossed over the perimeter.
Qi Yuan entered campus along the spacious tree-lined path with few passersby, while those he did see also walked hurriedly.
Full of questions, he arrived at a place with buildings.
At a glance, packed outdoor training grounds and indoor training gyms dotted with a few high-rise structures.
University students were currently training vigorously here.
With final exams imminent, the grounds contained students from freshman to junior year, except seniors who were interning.
Upon entering the indoor training gym, he saw a man on stage whose fist crackled with lightning as he punched his opponent, sending them flying off the platform.
The man stood towering over his opponent on stage, slowly opening his mouth: "You...have become weaker again."
His opponent struggled to prop up his upper body, leaning against the wall, silently saying: "It's you who got stronger, you're not young either, stop chuunibyou-ing."
"You don't understand my convictions, they spur me onwards."
The man on stage gazed solemnly at his fist, his expression grave and serious without any joking.
"Oh, then go pick fights with the top ten of our grade, I'll support your brave climb upwards."
The man on stage instantly changed expressions: "I'm not balding yet, not strong enough."
His opponent didn't buy it, flipping him off: "Piss off, stop showing off in front of me. The top ten haven't gone bald either."
"But exams are just around the corner, wouldn't fighting them now equal destroying their confidence?"
"So... you're finding confidence on me instead? How f*cking despicable."
The man on stage grinned, conceding to the labeling without further selling his cuteness for hate.
He looked towards Qi Yuan: "Are you a senior upperclassman?"
Qi Yuan took one look at his face brimming with stories and deeply felt he wasn't up for the heavy responsibility of being a senior yet.
"I'm an incoming freshman this year, just came earlier to take a look around campus."
The man on stage smiled even wider, a gossipy look on his face.
"Oh I see, so you're from the Liu Family? Or the Liao Family? Or the Gao Family?"
His opponent resting on the floor retorted: "Probably not the Gao Family right? The difference in strength is too big."
"Oh right, there's also that gun-nut speedster who's pretty sick, a speed ability user able to rank first among Shen City High School's combat students is indeed rare."
When the man on stage uttered his last sentence, he gave a big thumbs up.
For a speed ability user to reach this level was truly remarkable.
Speed conquers all under heaven after all. Indeed...
Speed ability users don't have strong offensive output and most can't even break through defenses, only able to deal scratch damage. After happily messing around for a bit, they typically get one-shot by the opponent's counterattack.
Qi Yuan said: "You mentioned Shen City students, I'm from out of town."
The man on stage was surprised: "From out of town? This early?"
The college entrance exam results had barely been out for long. This guy was practically rushing over to Shen City as soon as he saw his results.
Hotels in Shen City weren't cheap. Living there for two months until school starts would rack up quite the bill.
He and his companion leaning on the wall covertly exchanged a glance.
Damn! He's definitely a filthy rich second generation!