Mu Fan spaced out for two minutes before the beeping sound once again brought his attention back.
"Big Barbarian Bear, so annoying, you're driving this miss mad!! I'll be arriving on Blue Capital Star a bit late today with Chuchu, the company will arrange a special pick-up, so don't worry. See you tomorrow morning when we register! I don't want to deal with you now, hmph!!"
The last "hmph" came with two exclamation points, and even just by looking at the screen Mu Fan could feel Wang Nuonuo's fury.
"Black, did I say something wrong just now?"
"No, it's just that the thought processes of women are quite incomprehensible," Black stated righteously.
"Oh..."
Something felt off, but Mu Fan couldn't quite put his finger on it.
So he decided to dial up the Fat Brother's Sky Communication again.
"Beep, beep..."
It rang seven or eight times before connecting, the normal voice mode, and then came a particularly quiet voice: "Hello~~ Mu Fan?!"
"Why are you speaking so softly?"
"Shh~ my old man took me to the Gaoling Family residence, and right now I'm sneaking away to answer the Sky Communication. Where have you been these past few days? I asked Wang Nuonuo and she said you were on a mission training, and here it is almost time for school to start and you're still not done training!"
Gaoling Family? Mu Fan immediately thought of Gaoling Ze, that young man with a somewhat cold look in his eyes.
"I was in closed training before, so I couldn't use Sky Communication, but it just ended."
"That explains it. Sigh, it would have been good if you'd been around earlier. What's with this Gaoling Family, no one has shown a friendly face since I arrived. And there's this Gaoling Ze guy who looks at me as if I'm his enemy; does he have a problem or what! It's like he's got some big grudge against Fat Brother. The only person I knew, Shelly, has already gone to the Capital Star for orientation, she's starting school too."
Fat Brother vented his grievances once he got going.
Then Mu Fan began to reflect on the purpose of making this Sky Communication call; if he could turn back time, he surely wouldn't have made the call.
"Do you know the process for reporting in at school tomorrow?"
"What? Damn it, school starts tomorrow!"
Mu Fan looked at the Sky Communication with speechlessness; Fat Brother indeed had a nature that could never change.
"I was so preoccupied with the state of affairs here at the Gaoling Family that I almost forgot about it. My old man brought me here to register, not to talk business, ahahaha, so embarrassing."
"I'm at the Special Training Base right now, so here's the plan: I'll rest a bit tonight, and we can meet at some point tomorrow."
"Okay, Uncle Wu is also here, he's going to drive me over tomorrow, so let's meet at the academy gate at 8 o'clock. I've got to go back now, Ah, I can't stand that moron, I, Fat Brother, must take back the scene!"
"Which gate are you talking about?"
"Beep..."
With a desolate sigh, Mu Fan felt worried as Fat Brother rushed off, eager to contend with Gaoling Ze – this situation somehow seemed all wrong.
Now that things were clear, White Hair still hadn't returned; to someone who was a super-rich tycoon, going out to buy a completely new set of clothes to wear was probably the way to go.
Staring blankly at the ceiling lights, Mu Fan thudded back onto the bed and fell asleep with a snore.
In the morning, get a good meal, report in...
The next morning, Mu Fan woke up early because the atmosphere outside was just too lively.
Only they, the reserve officer candidates, had the privilege to come and go from the Special Training Base, and Lin Hao had already told them they could come over to train normally, but they would need credits to operate some special equipment in the future.
Like the eight times gravity training room: activating it would require the entire underlying energy ring to enter operational mode.
Unless the academy was organizing a large-scale event, which could be free.
Mu Fan left his room and saw about a dozen people happily discussing something; they too had changed into fresh clothes and were carrying their luggage cases.
In front of them, a massive screen was cycling through some content, occasionally drawing viewers closer.
[New Student Reminder: Registration procedures will take place at Dingwu Main Gate No. 2, electronic navigation can sync data by approaching this screen with your Sky Communication. Registration time: 9 am—5 pm. Please check your assigned department on your identity card and report to the respective area. You all performed very well during the special training period, and we hope you continue to do so in your campus life. See you. —Lin Hao]
"Major Lin was said to have been overfed by Instructor Ruan yesterday, he was still knocked out when he was put on the transport."
"How pitiful, now we see our instructor is really the tough one."
"Indeed, the big boss always comes out last!"
Glancing at the group of youths engaged in discussion, they must be civilian students from the third Administrative Star Region, Mu Fan felt a touch of regret for not having a chance to say goodbye to Lin Hao.
He guessed that anyone who didn't see this notice must be feeling clueless right now. Mu Fan took out his campus identity card and connected it to Sky Communication.
The information indeed synchronized.
[Student: Mu Fan, assigned department: Mecha Department, please register within the stipulated time.]
Mecha Department!?
Seeing these three words, Mu Fan suddenly felt extremely pleased, because he had estimated that the most likely possibility was the Fighting Department, given that Ruan Xiongfei was a Fighting Instructor and had also singled him out during the recruitment process.
Unexpectedly they gave him a pleasant surprise, saving him the trouble of finding another way to get into the Mecha Department.
With this thought, Mu Fan was filled with motivation and started making his way after syncing the navigation.
Dressed in his understated yet luxurious handmade suit, carrying a suitcase, Mu Fan's figure disappeared into the underground railway.
Appearing again at Triumphal Gate number seven, the place was now more than five times more crowded than a month ago!
Mu Fan, suitcase in hand, was instantly engulfed in the vast sea of people.
Surrounded by energetic peers bustling past, and seeing those bright smiles made Mu Fan, who had just been dealing with Zeg and Star Thieves the day before, feel a bit out of place.
"Black, plan the route to Dingwu Main Gate number two."
"Done. The distance is 6.2 kilometers, and given the current density of people on campus, I suggest you take the campus vehicle, the next one is 500 meters behind you."
One minute later, Mu Fan, carrying his suitcase, sat among a bunch of exuberant peers and some parents, with seats facing each other so that everyone could easily see one another.
A few girls were secretly glancing at Mu Fan, even covertly taking side profile photos of him with Sky Communication.
However, Mu Fan's eyes were fixedly staring ahead, unmoved, which made those few girls inwardly exclaim that they had discovered an aloof prince.
...
Dingchuan Academy's second Dingwu Gate was the official entrance of the academy, ten times larger in scale than Triumphal Arch number seven! Aside from one massive main gate, there were twelve subsidiary gates.
But at this moment, it was a scene of a sea of people.
Two girls wearing oversized toad sunglasses stood dumbfounded at the entrance to the academy, not daring to move forward.
"Chuchu, are there always this many people reporting today?"
"Nuonuo, it's my first time reporting too."
"How are we supposed to squeeze in there? I've bought so many local products."
The girl on the left, with a pair of fair and long legs, pouted as she looked at two massive suitcases at her feet.
What was she thinking, letting the company's staff return so early?
"Nuonuo, you're clearly carrying food... and yet you insist it's local products! I've had enough of you. Right, why don't you call Mu Fan? In this situation, it would be unbearable not to summon such an awesome porter."
"Eh! Right, Big Barbarian Bear, watch me summon him. Humph, he didn't even reply to my message yesterday, so unreasonable."
Wang Nuonuo's eyes sparkled as she promptly took out her Sky Communication and tapped on Mu Fan's profile.
The two small girls, like daisies, unwittingly attracted many gazes. Wang Nuonuo and her companion were unaware that several senior students were already eager to approach them for conversation.
At that moment, an imposing and luxurious deep-brown Floating Car stopped at the VIP passage tens of meters away, with two men in black suits, white shirts, and ties wearing sunglasses standing to the left and right of the door. Then they opened the side door of the Floating Car.
The entrance of this car instantly drew the attention of new students nearby.
"Which major family is this person from?"
"Don't know. There have always been hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the academy."
"Look at the license plate, it's from Blue Capital Star."
"Seems like they're from one of the seven major families!"
Then a young man with neatly combed hair and a smile on his face came out.
"Young Master An, we've arrived at the academy, Young Master Wu has ordered us to accompany you to complete the registration formalities."
"No need, you guys go back and report to my brother. I should enjoy campus life properly. I've heard that there are many beauties in this batch, tsk tsk." He waved his hand nonchalantly, his interest piqued as he looked around.
Hmm? Those fair and long legs caught the young man's eyes, an immediate sparkle in his gaze.