A Pleasant Surprise
After tidying up the upper level of the library, Xia Fei took the two keys and headed to the basement.
There were two rooms in the basement. The room on the left contained a rare book on robot coding, which Xia Fei already knew, but what was in the room on the right was still a mystery.
The value of the book was immeasurable, and Qin Mangs decision to let Xia Fei clean these two rooms meant that he had already developed trust in Xia Fei, or else he would not have given such an important key to Xia Fei.
Xia Fei first opened the room on the left and carefully cleaned it. It was the same as before, with a huge glass cabinet in the middle of the room, and inside it was the thick book.
After closing the door, Xia Fei went to the room on the right. This room was about the same size as the one that contained the robot coding theory, except that it was a lot messier. There were many old tables and chairs, as well as some other random things.
Xia Fei was a little disappointed. He thought that there would be some valuable book in this room, but it turned out to be just an ordinary storage room.
He cleaned the room as fast as he could and tidied up the junk before grabbing the vacuum cleaner and preparing to leave.
All of a sudden, a thought flashed through Xia Fei's mind, and he froze on the spot.
Why are you in a daze? Phantom asked.
Xia Fei did not answer him. Instead, he walked around the room, carefully measuring the size of the room with his feet.
"What's wrong?" Gui Ying was puzzled.
Xia Fei furrowed his eyebrows. The size of these two rooms doesn't seem right.
Walking out the door, Xia Fei measured the length of the corridor with his feet, and his expression became even weirder.
The length of the corridor is 67 steps, but the length of these two rooms is only 45 steps, which is about 22 meters short, Xia Fei said in a deep voice.
Phantom suddenly realized that the length of this corridor was far longer than these two rooms. Could there be another room in the basement that had not been discovered?
Placing his palm on the wall, Xia Fei observed and stroked the wall, hoping to find the reason.
The wall was smooth and clean, and it did not look like there was a secret door. Furthermore, the paint on the wall was the same color, so it was obvious that it had been done in one go.
After going back and forth twice, Xia Fei gave up on his search and returned to the upper level of the library with a stomach full of questions. He put away his tools and went to Qin Mangs side to pour himself a cup of tea to rest.
Is Potter doing well in the warship graveyard? Qin Mangs asked.
Uncle Potter said he had something to do and has already left the Warship Graveyard. His factory has also been sold, so I don't think he will return.
Xia Fei briefly explained Porter's situation, but he did not mention that Porter had left him an ultra-long-range receiver.
This ultra-long-range receiver was one-way, which meant that only Porter could contact Xia Feis, while Xia Feis had no way of contacting him.
Oh. Qin Mang nodded, looking a little regretful.
Right, I forgot to inform you that you'll be entering the internal division on the first of next month, Qin Mangs suddenly said.
Xia Fei was drinking a cup of Da Hong Pao, and he nearly spat it out when he heard this.
"Sir, you said I want to enter the Inner Division?"
"Yes."
"I've never applied for the Inner Division, and I haven't even taken part in any assessment, so how did I get selected?"
Xia Fei was at a complete loss, unable to make heads or tails of this matter. It was said that it was extremely difficult to get into the internal division, yet he had managed to get in without doing anything at all. What was this all about? Could the sun really have risen from the west?
"Who told you that you need to apply or take a test to enter the Inner Division? Do you think this is a competition where whoever wins gets into the Inner Division? " Qin Mang rolled his eyes at Xia Fei. "If you don't want to enter the Inner Division, Little Shanzi and I — no, I mean, we just drank without saying a word.
Returning to his dormitory, Xia Fei indeed received a notice from the training camp's internal email system that he would be entering the Inner Division on the first of next month. The notice simply told Xia Fei where he needed to go through the procedures after entering the Inner Division, but it did not mention anything else.
After escaping death in the space station, chasing after the insectoid warship, and the series of shocking events in the Wild Star Region, Xia Fei's life had finally returned to normal.
Every day, he would go to the library to clean up, do some reading, chat with Avrils at night, and finally attend his routine training. His days were simple and fulfilling.
The only regret was that Chen Dong and Moon Song had already been recruited into the Inner Division, so there were only Xia Fei, Manjun, and Beihai at mealtimes. Without the eccentric Moon Song, it felt a little lonely.
Time flew, and in the blink of an eye, it was time for Xia Fei to report to the Inner Division. This day, Xia Fei woke up early and packed all his belongings into his spatial ring. He then used his speed ability and ran all the way to the Inner Division.
From afar, he could see a lady standing on the white stone arch bridge of the Inner Division, spitting into the river. He watched as the white spittle flowed down the river. She was holding a thick cucumber in her right hand, taking a big bite from it from time to time.
Xia Fei smiled as he walked over. "Moon Song, what are you doing?"
Moon Song turned around and looked at Xia Fei coldly. "What does it have to do with you? Im not waiting for you anyway."
Lady Moon Song had not changed at all. She still had that fierce look on her face. Xia Fei did not mind and continued walking.
When Moon Song saw that Xia Fei was ignoring her, she angrily stomped her feet and walked side by side with Xia Fei, neither of them saying a word.
In the distance, a group of Inner Division cadets were gathering in an open space. There were about fifty of them, and many of them were even carrying weapons. It was unknown what they were up to.
"What are these people doing?" Xia Fei curiously asked.
"Oh, theyre going to explore C-grade ancient ruins," Moon Song answered.
"Ancient ruins?"
"That's right. Being able to explore ancient ruins is one of the special privileges of the Inner Division. Soon, it will be the turn of this year's new cadets. I reckon youll have a chance, too," Moon Song casually said.
Xia Fei was slightly surprised. He did not expect the Inner Division to have such preferential treatment.
Ancient ruins referred to the ruins left behind by early human civilizations. These ruins contained many valuable items from the ancient civilization, which made them very valuable to explore. For example, Xia Fei's Ancient Killer Machine (Golden Cicada) was excavated from an ancient ruin.
These ancient ruins were divided into different grades according to their size and the number of times they had been explored, ranging from A-grade to E-grade.
In short, A-grade ruins were the most dangerous, but they also had the highest chance of finding valuable items from the ancient civilization. E-grade ruins were the safest, but they also had the least rewards.
These ruins in the Alliance were mostly controlled by powerful countries and organizations like the Adjudicator Union. Normal people had no chance of going in and taking a look.
However, the huge profits of ancient ruins still attracted many unscrupulous thieves. In order to find valuable items from the ruins, they did not hesitate to take risks, using all sorts of methods to sneak into the ruins in an attempt to strike it rich overnight.
These cadets from the Inner Division were about to explore C-grade ruins. Though it was not the highest grade, there was still a high chance of finding some valuable items. If they could find one or two high-grade weapons, they would strike it rich.
After all, the technological level of the ancient civilization far surpassed that of the present. Be it weapons or martial arts techniques, they were all much stronger than the present.
"These fellows sure are lucky. Did you just say that we also have a chance to explore the ruins?" Xia Fei asked Moon Song.
Moon Song nodded. "Everyone in the Inner Division will have a chance to explore the ancient ruins. First-year cadets can go to E-grade ruins once, second and third year cadets can go to D-grade ruins once, and they are fourth and fifth year cadets, so they can go to C-grade ruins."
"Do you know what's the most tempting part of all of this?" Moon Song asked slyly.
Xia Fei shook his head. This was the first time he had heard of the Inner Division having a chance to explore ancient ruins, so he knew nothing else.
"These ruins are all exclusive to the Adjudicator Union, and no one has ever conducted a thorough search. In other words, they are all private lands."
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