’He didn’t turn on his camera?’
If it had been Fang Xiu, not turning on his camera would have been perfectly fine.
But for it to be Ye Fan, that was a little strange.
After all, he didn’t seem like the type to defy orders.
Yet this was the person who, during that entire time, never turned on his camera.
Very strange.
"Mm, we’ll look into what you’ve told us."
Li Mu nodded slightly.
Although there didn’t seem to be any evidence for what Fang Xiu had said, it was still a lead they could follow.
"Mm-hm."
Fang Xiu gave a slight nod.
In reality, he had only mentioned a few points that struck him as odd.
As for what happened next, Fang Xiu couldn’t care less.
After all, it had nothing to do with him.
At least he hadn’t come to any harm during this collaboration.
Most importantly, Fang Xiu didn’t really trust Li Mu either.
If he had to choose between Li Mu and Ye Fan, Fang Xiu would trust Ye Fan more.
At the very least, Fang Xiu didn’t believe that Li Mu would tell a newcomer like him everything.
So Li Mu was definitely hiding something.
It was just that none of this mattered to Fang Xiu.
He just wanted to get home.
"Do you have anything else to add?"
Li Mu asked, looking at Fang Xiu.
Fang Xiu shook his head. "No, that’s about all I found suspicious. After all, if I’d discovered anything major, I wouldn’t have spent four days traveling with him."
On this point, Fang Xiu wasn’t lying.
If Li Mu hadn’t brought it up, Fang Xiu truly wouldn’t have thought there was anything suspicious about Ye Fan.
But now that Li Mu had mentioned it, it did seem that way.
However, Fang Xiu wouldn’t say anything more.
"Mm, thank you!"
Li Mu nodded slightly.
She didn’t ask any more questions.
Fang Xiu didn’t say anything either, just fiddling with his phone.
He wasn’t worried, though.
Kajimi was right outside. She had just slipped in using her Invisibility, completely unnoticed.
Although her Invisibility had duration and cooldown limits, that wasn’t a problem for Kajimi.
After all, she was incredibly fast.
It was no issue for her to find an empty or unmonitored spot to wait.
Once the cooldown was over, she could use her Invisibility again.
This way, Fang Xiu’s safety was completely assured.
After all, Kajimi’s Invisibility could even conceal another person.
Even if there were Awakened here stronger than Kajimi, Fang Xiu had a way to escape.
"By the way, Fang Xiu, your university is about to start classes soon. Want to go check it out?"
Just then, Li Mu suddenly spoke up.
Fang Xiu froze.
He had almost forgotten that he was a high school graduate about to become a college freshman.
He’d gotten so used to training on his own recently that he’d completely forgotten about all that.
But now, whether or not he went to university wasn’t that important to him anymore.
After all, his power had long surpassed the graduation standard for most universities.
A regular university only required students to reach Level 15 before graduation.
At that point, they could leave or have the university arrange a job for them.
The university Fang Xiu was heading to, however, was a top-tier one, requiring students to reach Level 25 to graduate.
Of course, this university also recruited those with strong Talents and high initial Levels upon their Awakening.
So, reaching Level 25 after studying there for four years was still quite simple for them.
But Fang Xiu’s current power was already Level 26.
By that standard, he was already qualified to graduate.
Moreover, the Gate Worlds Fang Xiu had visited were all bona fide, dangerous ones.
They weren’t the sanitized Gate Worlds used by the university, and he had no teachers protecting him.
He’d even been to a Special Gate World, a place with Level 100 Demon Beasts.
Fang Xiu had been to a place like that.
’If I still go to university after all that, won’t people laugh at me?’
’Besides, it feels like a waste of time.’
"I think I..."
Fang Xiu was about to politely refuse.
But just then, Li Mu spoke again. "I know that with your current Power Level and Talent, you’ve already met the graduation requirements. But I still hope you’ll go take a look."
"This... All right."
Fang Xiu nodded slightly.
He didn’t know what Li Mu was planning.
But he agreed nonetheless.
"According to your file, you applied to Zongheng University and were accepted," Li Mu told Fang Xiu.
"Thanks for telling me.".
Fang Xiu nodded slightly.
He actually hadn’t known he’d been accepted yet.
"Once the semester starts, you’ll be my junior. I graduated from Zongheng University too," Li Mu said with a smile.
Fang Xiu just nodded, saying nothing.
Then Li Mu spoke again. "Why did you apply to Zongheng University? Because the name sounds imposing?"
"Nope."
Fang Xiu shook his head.
"Then why?"
Li Mu paused what she was doing and asked.
"Because it’s close to home."
Fang Xiu said offhandedly.
And once again, he wasn’t lying.
Fang Xiu had chosen to apply to this university specifically because it was close to his home.
After all, there was a Gate World in his house.
Naturally, Fang Xiu needed to be able to get home easily.
Otherwise, if something were to go wrong with that Gate World, he would be held responsible.
And since his house was in the city, if something were to emerge from it and harm ordinary city-dwellers, that wasn’t a scenario Fang Xiu wanted to see.
"I see... Such a homebody!".
Li Mu said with a hint of resignation.
Fang Xiu remained silent.
He followed Li Mu out of the office.
Then he got in her car, and they headed for Zongheng University.
Sometime after Fang Xiu left, the base’s alarms began to blare once again.
This time, however, Li Mu was unaware.
By then, she was already on a plane with Fang Xiu.
They were a great distance from Fang Xiu’s city.
Fang Xiu wasn’t sure why Li Mu had suddenly decided to take him to his future university.
’Did she really travel this far just to see the school on a whim?’
’Maybe she’s just giving me a ride back.’
As for the medal, Fang Xiu didn’t say a word.
He figured its only use was to enter Gate Worlds anyway.
Right now, Fang Xiu planned to take a good, long rest and had no desire to enter any Gate Worlds.
On the way, Li Mu told Fang Xiu a lot about Zongheng University.
But Fang Xiu wasn’t particularly interested.
When their plane landed, he saw a red figure in the distance.
It was... Kajimi.
Even though they had taken a plane, Kajimi’s speed was clearly faster.
When she saw Fang Xiu, Kajimi broke into a happy smile.
Even though they had only been apart for four days, Kajimi had missed him terribly, worrying about his safety the entire time.
Thankfully, Kajimi followed his orders.
Otherwise, she would have charged into the Special Gate World to find him long ago.
Fang Xiu gave Kajimi a slight nod.
"Fang Xiu, let’s go!"
Li Mu called out to him.
Fang Xiu ambled over.
The moment he sat down in Li Mu’s car, Kajimi vanished.
Li Mu leaned out to take a look before starting the car.
"Run into someone you know?" Li Mu asked suddenly.
Fang Xiu flinched. ’This woman is sharp,’ he thought, but he still shook his head. "Nope."
"Oh."
Li Mu didn’t press the issue.
She had just noticed Fang Xiu’s subtle movement in the rearview mirror.
She had glanced over curiously, but saw nothing.
She had to let it go.
Soon, the car reached the entrance of Zongheng University, and Li Mu drove straight in.
"So your status is pretty impressive, huh, being able to drive straight onto a campus like this," Fang Xiu suddenly commented.
Li Mu smiled. "Of course. This university has a very good relationship with the Awakening Hall. They regularly send their Awakened to us. As the Vice Hall Master, I can naturally come and go as I please."
"You’re not hiding it anymore?" Fang Xiu asked. That wasn’t what she’d said before.
"It’s not that I wanted to hide it," Li Mu explained. "I just have many roles. I use whichever one is appropriate for the situation."
Fang Xiu nodded slightly. "And getting through the university gates required your Vice Hall Master identity."
After that, Li Mu led Fang Xiu directly into the main administration building.
Fang Xiu wasn’t very interested, but just then, the System’s voice suddenly rang out!

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