Chapter 10: Visiting Student

Visiting Student

"All permissions have been transferred, does Guide Fu Guang have any other requests?" The uniformed man wiped sweat, his hand trembling; Fu Guang's demands were at the highest limit he could accept, making his heart pound.

Fu Guang walked down the stairs, smiling, and answered, looking in good spirits, "For now there's no problem."

"Trouble, Deputy Li."

Hearing this, the uniformed man repeatedly said "no, no," quickly boarded the hovercar and fled, as if a strange beast were chasing him from behind.

The smile at Fu Guang's lips deepened; she turned to face Yun Xiao behind her and said, "It's also lunchtime—do you have time to eat together?"

The girl wanted to agree and also wanted to refuse; though she had come to accompany Fu Guang in the handover, she had played no role, really having no face to eat together, but to refuse—who could refuse the gentle-smiling blond guide facing you?

Fu Guang walked toward the spotless kitchen and said, "Come help me with the prep, how about that?"

The small robot beside her powered on, took the ingredients Fu Guang needed from the storage room, and sorted them properly.

Though said to be helping, there was actually nothing for Yun Xiao to do; she stood somewhat awkwardly at Fu Guang's side.

Fu Guang took out some homemade seasonings from her space; there were many interstellar seasonings of various flavors, but she hadn't had time to try them, didn't know what they'd taste like mixed together, and they were still not as good as the familiar ones she knew.

She skillfully flipped the greens, and waves of fragrance drifted over.

Fu Guang found a topic to chat with Yun Xiao.

"I don't know what the guides all like."

"Everyone is too enthusiastic, always thinking about what gift to return."

The small robot carried a steaming plate to the coffee table in the living room; Yun Xiao followed closely, she collected herself and replied, "I have a form I made myself here; I'll send you a copy shortly."

After speaking, Yun Xiao felt her reply was too cold, wondering if she had rebuffed Fu Guang's kindness, after all this information was publicly transparent online.

"Thank you, that couldn't be better." The blond girl's smile was like the brightest sunshine; she lowered her head and took a bite of vegetables.

Crisp on entry, delicious.

Yun Xiao was a bit surprised; among the guides, someone actually had such culinary skill.

She silently quickened her eating pace; in the era when nutrient solutions were prevalent, meals were something only the leisured wealthy could enjoy—nutrient solutions contained everything, robots could do anything, and few people cooked by hand.

After the meal, Fu Guang saw Yun Xiao off.

She held a black card in her hand and went upstairs.

Alliance University Visiting Student Card

Name: Fu Guang

Permissions: D-rank

Her fingertips hovered between mecha operation and individual combat; she ultimately chose only individual combat, wanting to concoct potions, restore her mental power, lacking much energy, with a chance to learn mecha later.

As far as she knew, there were also quite a few guides who could pilot mecha.

After all, mecha only require mental power and can be manually operated.

A screen popped up on her light brain: "Select individual combat (D-rank)?"

Yes

She curled up in the soft sofa, opened the academy network, the screen refreshed extremely fast—before she could see clearly, it whooshed by.

Shock! A guide actually moved into the chief residence!

Shock! Guide……

A long list of guides occupied the campus network's homepage, all highlighted in red, their popularity gradually rising.

Bai Gao was browsing the campus network, looking at the updates; if it weren't for the captain insisting on finding him, he would now be accompanying the guide.

He lifted his gaze; Li Shao was retracting his spear, the fire lion dancing beside him fading away, on the nearby field lay a sentinel grimacing and wailing.

Li Shao turned and left without a glance at his defeated subordinate; the red at the corners of his eyes grew even more vivid as he rose to S-rank.

Long strides carried him to the side of the training field, "Did you go harass the guide?" He looked down at Bai Gao from above, the battle intent in his red eyes not yet faded, scorching and pressing.

"Brother Li, I was just going to help the guide—don't believe me? Ask the guide." Bai Gao sat on the railing, knowing Li Shao didn't want to contact the guide, hence this remark, also a way to disgust the captain a little.

Li Shao glanced at him, unable to deny.

"Fine, fine, but I did see the guide."

"A very special girl, like an angel." Bai Gao recalled, not hiding his admiration.

"You'll have a chance to say that to the guide." Li Shao ignored the teammate who was acting up; this guy was enthusiastic about everything for three minutes, found everything fresh, and now he'd taken a liking to the new guide.

As long as he didn't cause a big mess, he couldn't be bothered to manage it.

"Let's practice a bit later, see if you've gotten rusty lately."

Bai Gao gradually approached Li Shao under his increasingly dangerous gaze, "Captain, that's a guide, you know."

"A delicious, living, flesh-and-blood, pulsing guide still on a planet."

His silver eyes jumped excitedly; Li Shao realized this kid was due for another bout of his condition.

A long spear appeared in his hand and lashed out sideways in an instant.

Bai Gao flipped to dodge, a silver long blade appeared in his left hand—clang, clang, clang—they clashed, red and silver light intertwining, sparks flying.

A green-eyed man appeared silently, glanced at the battlefield, then lost interest and turned to his light brain.

Fu Guang applied to join individual combat (D-rank); approve?

He opened Fu Guang's personal profile, finding it blank except for the note "visiting student."

He recalled that the name Fu Guang sounded familiar; he remembered the new guide was called that, so it was probably just a namesake.

Which young lady or young master from a noble family came just to gild their résumé? Alliance University's visiting student slots are extremely hard to get—there might not be one in a thirty-year cycle; sentinels respect strength above all, and have always looked down on those who use heretical, deviant methods.

His fingertips danced on the light brain—(D-rank) isn't that a waste of talent? Better to go for (S-rank), befitting its status.

Let them teach it well what makes an excellent sentinel, what qualities an excellent sentinel should have.

Over there, the two fighters grew fiercer; many sentinels who had come to the training field or were about to leave sat on the ground to watch or comment.

"They're fighting really well."

"Li Shao kid doesn't know what damn luck he had, going to the Dark Forest once made him S-rank." A man couldn't hide his jealousy; obviously they were of the same batch, their statuses about the same, yet this kid always overshadowed him.

"Really S-rank? He's only twenty-three." The person beside him said.

"What's that? This kid who fought him is only seventeen, intermediate A-rank." Someone nibbling melon seeds glanced at him and said.

"At differentiation it's just B-rank." Seeing the gazes of those around him subtly turning toward him, he raised his eyebrows and continued.

"The last person who differentiated into B-rank is now the SS-rank individual."

"Everyone immediately realized who he was referring to: a mainstay of the military today, the commander of the third legion."

"I heard… cough… that person is in a coma." A few people leaning together said, "The White Tower's S-rank healing guides are all on the front lines; recalling them is difficult."

"Wasn't Lord Qing Feng just back not long ago?"

"It's precisely for this matter; otherwise how would he have come back?"

"Can't you see the legion commander's spiritual form? Who could overshadow him? If the guide can't suppress him, then it's basically being helpless."

"Someone stood up and left, no longer participating in their discussion."

"Li Shao no longer played with Bai Gao; flames jumped on his gun, the domain of endless fire sea unfolded, and Bai Gao was instantly defeated."

"The youth knelt on one knee, supporting his long blade, his face deathly pale, yet a trace of bright red blood hung at the corner of his mouth."

"Li Shao faced Bai Gao, his voice clear and ringing like a bell striking Bai Gao's head."

"According to the Federal White Tower's first law, sentinels must not cause death or injury to guides; violators are handed over to the military department, their five senses and six perceptions erased, becoming 'Undying'."

"As Li Shao's words fell, the entire training field fell silent to the point where a dropped pin could be heard."

"Undying beings are existences harder to accept than death, they are beasts, they are weapons, and the only thing they cannot be called is human."