Exotic Battlefield: I Can Activate Dual Talents
Chapter 43 - 41, City Guard meeting appointment

Chapter 43: 41, City Guard meeting appointment

Tongyuan, at the City Lord’s office.

Secretary Hou gently knocked twice and, after hearing "Come in," carefully entered.

"City Lord."

"This is the data for this year’s graduating high school seniors who have undergone their Awakening. Please take a look."

Secretary Hou spoke respectfully, sending a file from his Personal Terminal to the City Lord seated before him.

The Tongyuan Governor, Song Qianjun.

He stood nine feet tall, with a fair, beardless complexion and a robust physique, dressed in simple practice clothes.

Upon receiving the file from Secretary Hou, Song Qianjun opened it and began to read swiftly.

Gradually, a smile touched Song Qianjun’s lips.

"Not bad, not bad at all."

"I didn’t expect that the Awakening rate of our Tongyuan high school students this year would actually exceed 20%. Reward the Ministry of Education, and reward all the various schools."

"Also, report this year’s Awakening data to the Prefecture Governor."

"Yes, sir."

Secretary Hou agreed, watching as Song Qianjun rose from the cushions. This City Lord had originally been a general in the Alien Star Guard Troops but had retired due to injuries. Years of work as City Lord seemed to have tempered his once fiercely resolute and decisive aura with a touch of peace and mellowness. Consequently, Secretary Hou no longer felt as intimidated by Song Qianjun as he had when they first met.

Seeing that the City Lord appeared to be in a good mood, Secretary Hou opened his mouth, looking as if he wanted to speak but then hesitated.

"If you have something to say, say it. Isn’t it uncomfortable holding back?"

"Yes, sir."

Secretary Hou then said, "City Lord, General Zuo from the City Defense Army just called me..."

"Zuo Zhenyu?"

Song Qianjun frowned and asked casually, "Why isn’t that fellow focusing on his cultivation in the City Defense Army instead of calling you?"

"It’s like this: the quality of students at our Tongyuan Juvenile Military Academy has declined for various reasons. Many graduates who have undergone their Awakening are unable to immediately comprehend Star Skills."

"Unable to comprehend Star Skills?"

"Have the Ministry of Education contact the Astrology Guidance Teachers Association. I don’t want to hear about this kind of situation again."

"Yes, sir."

Secretary Hou hurriedly agreed. "City Lord, General Zuo just called to say that someone has already helped solve this problem. This year, among the nineteen students who underwent Awakening at the Military Academy, eighteen successfully comprehended Star Skills, and two of them even comprehended Double Star Skills."

"Oh?"

Song Qianjun’s interest was piqued. "I heard Master Jiang Yueming, ranked 11th in the Top 100, has arrived. Was it him who went?"

"Well... not entirely."

"Not entirely?"

Song Qianjun chuckled. "Either it was or it wasn’t. What do you mean, ’not entirely’?"

Secretary Hou quickly offered an apologetic smile. "It was Master Jiang’s disciple, Lu Lin."

Song Qianjun seemed to have a vague recollection of the name Lu Lin. After a moment’s thought, he said, "Is that the young man who voluntarily helped during the recent robbery? He only just underwent his Awakening, yet he can already guide others in Star Skills?"

"Yes, sir."

"What did he want with you?"

"Lu Lin said he’s currently in a phase where his Star Skill Guidance ability is rapidly improving, and he wants to take this opportunity to help students from other schools in Tongyuan... comprehend Star Skills."

"Oh? I think he’s pretending to help others, but what he really wants is to practice."

Song Qianjun chuckled, then suddenly recalled, "That’s right, Lu Lin... he isn’t a certified Star Skill Instructor yet, is he?"

"Not yet."

"In that case, arrange for the Astrology Guidance Teachers Association, the Ministry of Education, the principals of the schools needing Star Skill Guidance, and Lu Lin to come to my office tomorrow."

"City Lord, you mean...?"

"Let the Astrology Guidance Teachers Association also lend Tongyuan a hand, striving to ensure every graduate with an awakened Talent can comprehend Star Skills."

"Also, Lu Lin hasn’t received the title of Star Skill Instructor yet, correct? Have him come for a test as well."

"But..."

Secretary Hou hadn’t expected that such a small matter would prompt such a significant action from the City Lord.

Moreover, the Instructor test was held at a fixed time each year.

Ordinarily, no one would enter the Awakening Base, so there was no one for the Novice Instructors to practice on.

"’But’ what?" Song Qianjun said dismissively.

"You’ve already reached Level 3 Peak, haven’t you? Since you speak so highly of this Lu Lin, why don’t you personally test him?"

"Furthermore..."

Song Qianjun stared intently at Secretary Hou.

"My transfer orders have come through. I’ll be reporting back to my original unit at the beginning of next month. You will accompany me."

"Use this time to settle your personal affairs quickly."

"Alright, you may leave."

"Yes, sir."

Secretary Hou dared not say more and slowly exited the City Lord’s office.

After closing the door, Secretary Hou’s face was grim.

He didn’t want to go to Alien Star. Nor did he want to return to his original unit with Song Qianjun. Secretary Hou truly couldn’t understand why, just by coming in to mention Lu Lin’s situation, he himself had ended up getting dragged into it. Actually, it wasn’t just him. The Ministry of Education, the Astrology Guidance Teachers Association—none were spared. No wonder Song Qianjun suddenly had the courage to make such a bold move and dare to make demands of the Astrology Guidance Teachers Association. He was about to leave Tongyuan anyway, so what was there to fear? Once he returned to the Alien Star Guard Troops, Song Qianjun’s authority would be even greater, and Tongyuan wouldn’t dare try any clever tricks or engage in duplicity then. With this move, Song Qianjun could be said to have sacrificed one Secretary Hou to benefit thousands of graduating high school students.

When Jiang Yueming and Cao Xiaoming emerged, Zuo Zhenyu had also just received a call from Secretary Hou.

"Lu Lin, I’ll take you to the Governor’s Mansion tomorrow. The City Lord has personally taken an interest in this matter."

"Mm, alright."

Although Lu Lin didn’t know the full story, he could only nod in agreement; there wasn’t much else he could do.

After Jiang Yueming learned about the situation, he said he would also take Cao Xiaoming along to see what was happening.

At a critical moment, with him standing behind Lu Lin, at least nothing too serious would occur.

With everyone in agreement, Jiang Yueming and Cao Xiaoming departed first.

Zuo Zhenyu said he would come to pick up Lu Lin the next day and then left with Zuo Yiming.

"Master Lu, do you need me to arrange a car to take you back?" Liang Liang asked, noticing Lu Lin was the only one left.

The Youth Military School was in a remote location, and hailing a taxi would take some time. Since Lu Lin had done the military school such a significant favor, arranging a car to take him back was a small courtesy.

"I’ll leave in a bit."

"Instructor Liang, where does Shao Feihong live? I’d like to go talk to him."

The reason Lu Lin was the last to leave was that he wanted to find Shao Feihong.

He had guided nineteen students today, and Shao Feihong was the only one for whom the guidance had failed.

Never mind Shao Feihong’s feelings; Lu Lin himself felt quite bad about it.

Going to find Shao Feihong now, Lu Lin also wanted to understand the fundamental reason why he couldn’t comprehend Star Skills.

"Shao Feihong is in Building 3 Dormitory. I’ll take you there."

"However, Master Lu, I must offer a word of caution. Star Skill Instructors do have a chance of failure when guiding Star Skills. Perhaps this is just Shao Feihong’s fate. Don’t take it too much to heart."

Liang Liang also felt sorry for Shao Feihong.

But it wasn’t a major issue. It was just one failed attempt at comprehending Star Skills; it didn’t mean he would never be able to comprehend them.

It was simply that he was unlucky this time; eighteen out of nineteen students had succeeded, leaving only Shao Feihong unable to comprehend.

Thinking about it, it really was rather upsetting.

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