The recruitment director hesitated for a moment, then still spoke up. "George is missing. Central Star isn't planning to look for him."
The high-ranking members were startled, then remembered the second-generation troublemaker who had been bouncing around the association, and grimaced. "Good riddance. He slipped away fast."
The son of a Zerg spy—anyone who saw him would beat him. Even if they beat him to death, it didn't matter.
Edwood, cloaked in black, said coldly, "If Central Star says to let it go, then let it go."
The recruitment director relaxed. "Okay."
With a father as treacherous as that, who knew what trouble the son would cause.
After the Chu Ran incident, he had learned not to underestimate anyone, no matter how hopeless their Spiritual Power looked.
Third Training Institute.
After Chu Ran uploaded her basic trial pass certificate, her mental consciousness exited StarNet.
She got up and left the login capsule, then went into the bathroom to shower.
When she came out drying her hair with a towel, she heard the sound of a door closing outside.
She opened the bedroom door and saw a female student completely naked from the waist up.
Bang.
Chu Ran stepped back and closed the door again.
Even if they were the same gender, she didn't like seeing others naked.
In the living room, Jian hurriedly pulled on her jacket, her face bright red, and stammered, "S-sorry! I didn't know you were coming today!"
She had lived alone for years and prioritized comfort above all else.
Let alone topless—she often wandered around the house completely naked.
"It's fine. Call me when you're dressed." Chu Ran was extremely calm.
"I'm, I'm dressed." Jian zipped up and frantically tousled her hair.
Ahhh, why did she make such a mistake on her first meeting with her new roommate!
She didn't want to go to class with a reputation as an exhibitionist again!
Chu Ran came out and saw a girl with a mess of hair staring at her in despair.
Jian's features were very youthful: round face, big eyes, small nose and mouth, fair skin—she looked utterly harmless, if you ignored her very prominent muscles. But wrapped in loose clothes, her figure appeared slender with no trace of training.
My ideal look, Chu Ran silently admired.
I forgive her.
Jian's tone was on the verge of collapse, like a trembling, fluffy ball. She bowed frantically. "Sorry, sorry! I really didn't know you were coming today. I locked my Light Brain in the locker during training and completely missed the instructor's message!"
She looked around anxiously, finally spotting something to offer as an apology. She grabbed an unopened sweet drink, bowed again, and handed it to Chu Ran with both hands. "An apology gift."
Chu Ran took the drink and laughed. "You don't have to be so nervous. We're both girls. If anything, I'm the one who got the better deal."
Jian finally breathed a sigh of relief. Tears in her eyes, she said, "Thank you. You're so nice."
"No wonder you're the heroine who saved the Seventh Sub-Star."
Cough.
Chu Ran nearly sprayed the drink out.
She stood up, looked at her new roommate, and after confirming the other wasn't being sarcastic, said calmly, "It was the soldiers on the starship who delivered the fatal blow to the S-class Zerg. They are the true saviors of the Seventh Sub-Star."
And also the ones who saved me.
Chu Ran thought of the latest names engraved on the monument. The top row was all the names of the star fleet's members.
For the greater good of humanity, they abandoned their survival instincts and unhesitatingly drove their starship into the S-class Zerg, dying without intact bodies.
Jian's eyes widened. After a long silence, she touched her hair. "They are... and so are you."
"You deserve the title of hero."