Chapter 21

Although the technology is already quite mature, and it can indeed be considered from the direction of reducing costs and accelerating mass production, the Star Gate remains a functional architectural construct of sufficient massive scale.

The energy power it activates is extremely great, so it inevitably affects the surrounding environment, which is usually abnormal climate, and the term in source-energy terminology is elemental disorder.

A massive high-energy particle stream swirls in the sky, often occurring every half hour, or even every fifteen minutes, destined to require frequent climate monitoring and abnormal weather warnings near the Star Gate.

Installing devices to constrain the particle stream, or arranging elemental magic patterns, can effectively weaken the intensity and scope of the abnormal weather.

The Star Gate in the Boundary Gate Area is such a 'deluxe' configuration, usually accompanied only by light rain rather than hurricanes or blizzards, which is already enough to make Star Gate regulars like interstellar mercenaries feel immensely moved.

Especially, this light rain is not long-lasting, because when the Star Gate is fully activated, it not only truly displays the form and structure of a 'gate,' but also causes the smoothly linked trans‑temporal transmission network node to overflow with even more spiritual energy fluctuations—or rather high‑energy particle streams—to impact the abnormal weather previously formed by the activation.

Thus the weather near the Star Gate is called abnormal climate.

And it is still abnormal weather that needs frequent monitoring.

Just like now.

Everyone in the Boundary Gate Area looking toward the northern Star Gate can see that pillar of light breaking through and dispersing the clouds, shooting up to the heavens.

Another batch of guys left the Boundary Gate Area or came to the Boundary Gate Area—such a realization will also arise in the witnesses' hearts.

This also includes the Central Torasen Academy in the western district, where the weather is clear.

In the director's office, the petite director Thus we output: Thus we output: QiuChuan Míshēng stood by the window, able at a glance to see the Star Gate flung open, the pillar of light shooting to the heavens—a magnificent sight she loved and often recommended others to come view.

Each time she gazes upon that crystallization of human wisdom displaying its mighty power that scorns nature, and that utter transformation into light‑like extreme speed, it is enough to make this director, who has long since faded her own achievements and nature as a horse girl, and who wholeheartedly runs Central Torasen, Thus we output: Thus we output: QiuChuan director feel her heart ease.

But this time she could not fully immerse herself in admiring the magnificent view; in fact, she was precisely because her heart held some gloom that she thought of glancing at the Heaven Gate Airport to shift her mood.

But this shift obviously failed; her heart's gloom and irritability did not lessen much.

It is not common for this optimistic, generous director, whose temperament matches her youthful appearance, to develop negative emotions, but these past days have been exactly such a situation.

First, on the 8th of this month on television she saw a high‑school exam candidate who left a deep impression; then, while chatting with members of the student union, she mentioned it, and everyone shared some expectation; even the Sirius symbol that had just returned to Earth not long ago also had some words that could be seen as praise for that candidate.

As the director of Central Torasen, Thus we output: Thus we output: QiuChuan Míshēng naturally hopes that excellent horse girls and trainers in the academy will be ever more numerous, and she also looked forward to that candidate applying for the trainer major and, in the future, coming here to accomplish something—this thought made her happy the next day.

MeiPu BoFang and XiYe Hua, this pair of roommates from the Ritto dorm, posted on Torasen's internal gossip board; although they received no interviews at the exam site, the tabloids obviously wouldn't care about that, and some netizens who had taken photos spread it via rumor, which then entered Torasen Academy's online community and was even placed before her.

She, who has always been open‑minded, naturally didn't care about this; after all, it violated no school rules and involved no radical actions—those two merely happened to be there.

Nevertheless, curiosity still brought those two to her, and it also drew out the student union, which similarly asked them about the circumstances.

Also summoned were two people who, although they hadn't been caught by public opinion, the fact that they returned together was impossible to hide—Ailisuzhi and Mancheng Chazuo.

Asked about the reason, although the two sides differed somewhat, their expectation of that candidate was clearly the same.

Especially according to Ailisuzhi's statement, that candidate definitely has a problem (original words), certainly pays considerable attentive care to horse girls (a beautified way of speaking), and is somewhat capable (original words)—

——These words, instead, made the director, who had merely thought the candidate might someday come to Torasen as a trainer, seriously consider this possibility.

After all, a student, a student still taking the college entrance exam, having invested unusual effort in horse‑girl competitions, must surely be a young person who admires and longs for horse girls; the director will not stint on praising a young person who has devoted heart and blood to horse girls.

Even if the results of those four were that they didn't wait for the other party to appear, thus making one of them very unhappy, but the director is an adult! (trembling voice), adults won't let such a small matter spoil their mood or overturn their original conclusion!

The director fully understands that the young person probably encountered or ran into some accident, which is why they didn't meet with those four; as proof, it's enough to bet on filling out the volunteer application after the college entrance exam ends!

A young person who has poured so much heart and blood into horse girls will surely apply for the trainer major!

As the ultimate destination for a trainer's position, the director of Central Torasen Academy, Thus we output: Thus we output: QiuChuan Míshēng, has sufficient authority to review the student lists and volunteer applicant lists for the trainer major at all schools.

So......

「Torn! JiangSheng, still haven't found that youth? 」

Not knowing the name, only the appearance, looking it up is extremely troublesome; even in the comment sections of those gossip news reports, discussions involving doxxing and other personal attacks have been regulated.

Staring at too many ID photos also makes horse girls fatigued and dizzy-eyed; even the experienced, accomplished director's secretary Miss JunChuan JiangSheng is no exception.

When she heard the director's voice lacking some of its former vigor, she also felt a bit sad, but even feeling sad, JunChuan JiangSheng had to rub her sore eyes and then respond, facing and respecting the facts:

「Director, I have confirmed the trainer volunteer registers of the four universities in the Boundary Gate Area twice. 」

This is a terribly eye‑straining job, especially since some students' ID photos are really... weird.

「There is no youth from that day's interview. 」

「Lucky! What if it's outside the Boundary Gate Area? 」

The spirit‑lifting director, pushing up her hat with her closed folding fan, her blue eyes that should be clear and bright still held a pleading expectation, making it hard to believe that a young person who could see MeiPu BoFang's true advantage and who held hope for the doubting Ailisuzhi really had no intention of becoming a trainer.

How could he so betray the time he has put in and the love that anyone can see?!

「Outside the Boundary Gate Area... 」 JunChuan JiangSheng felt her eyes sour and numb; hearing this, she felt a subtle thought, 'You really don't care about me,' but having followed the director for years, she could also understand the other's feelings.

If it's merely a slim chance, then holding onto it is also acceptable.

Although she thinks that even if the young person truly loves horse girls, they might still not pursue this career due to family factors or the like——

——Such things always happen.

As the director's secretary, JunChuan JiangSheng is also a socially experienced person; the biggest difference between JunChuan JiangSheng and Thus we output: Thus we output: QiuChuan Míshēng is that she too has gone through some truly irresistible real‑world factors, and she often thinks that the world indeed has some imperfect stories.

Although not pessimistic, she focuses on reality.

But a more important difference between them is that the director does not care whether that young person has encountered some real‑world obstacle.

Rather, she pays attention to that young person precisely to shatter any possible real‑world obstacle.

The strong will to support all horse girls, sometimes even sacrificing her own property to do so, deeply respected and thanked by the students, devoting all her energy to fulfilling the students' dreams—this is Torasen's director Thus we output: Thus we output: QiuChuan Míshēng.

It's just that her appearance looks overly young and petite, seriously hindering her radiant image.

But this is merely an outsider's impression; the director Thus we output: Thus we output: QiuChuan, who couldn't care less, continues walking the path of putting ideals into practice.

To fulfill the students' dreams, she does not hesitate to bring under protection those trainers who likewise can fulfill the students' dreams.

JunChuan JiangSheng believes that even if the young person has some undisclosed economic difficulties, as long as the director can find him, the director will also help him resolve the economic problems, as long as he still holds his passion for horse girls.

But that would only work if it were really that simple... a problem that can be solved with money is, in a sense, the simplest problem.

But reality often has more complex factors.

But no matter what, the secretary saw the boss's pitiful state, even the cat on the boss's hat drooping its head, so she could only lift her neck to glance at the ceiling, then prepared to browse the off‑area schools on the light screen—but was again called out by the boss.

「Stop! JiangSheng, take a break first. 」

Here comes it, the director's caring side for subordinates has finally shown itself, but JunChuan JiangSheng feels little relief; she merely looks toward the speaking director, who now 'Pa—' opens her folding fan, covering half her face.

Guess! Maybe it's just that the other party's student ID photo was taken early, their appearance has changed somewhat from now, making it inconvenient to recognize them; I'll wait until I turn around, use my connections to ask others to inquire, at least to find out their name.

Ha ha! Really troubling, it's already the next day, yet that youth can really sit still.

Looking at the Chairman covering their face with a fan and forcing a smile, JunChuan JiangSheng merely smiled and responded with a couple of words, sighing inwardly.

This might be the first time the Chairman has felt this upset recently.

Can we blame that youth? But what fault does that youth have? Nobody knows that youth's situation, nor whether he truly faces any predicament.

Even saying that those words might just be something that youth heard somewhere, spoken only to attract attention.

Young people may indeed have this vanity; although that is wrong, it's also unavoidable.

I only hope that my mood will pass in a few days, just like those few horse girls.

The Jidong Area Derby is imminent, and there's also tomorrow's Oak Tree Race, but there's no spare time to let them be distracted by this little incident.