Chapter 517 - 7: Star of the Future

Chapter 517: Chapter 7: Star of the Future

Lin Yu arrived at the Future Star Building first thing in the morning.

He had originally thought the Star of the Future was a secret organization, since he couldn’t find any information about it online.

But when he followed the address on the invitation, he discovered the Star of the Future’s headquarters was sitting brazenly in the most central district of Emperor Star.

Gazing at the skyscraper piercing the clouds before him, Lin Yu felt his own perspective had been too narrow.

"So this is what they mean by ’the best place to hide is in plain sight,’ huh?"

After showing his invitation, Lin Yu was guided by a staff member to the registration hall on the third floor.

At the counter in the registration hall, Lin Yu was stunned to find that the person processing his registration was none other than Liu Wan’Er, the woman who had brought him to Emperor Star just yesterday.

Behind her, an older staff member was guiding her through the procedures.

’What a small world...’

"Sir, how can I help you?"

"I’d like to register for a membership."

"Is this your first time registering?"

"Yes!"

"Understood. Please present your invitation."

After receiving Lin Yu’s invitation, Liu Wan’Er quickly began to process his registration.

Lin Yu, meanwhile, sat quietly in a chair and started reading a booklet titled "Star of the Future Member Introduction."

...

"Mr. Lin, your membership registration is complete. Please download our Star of the Future application. You can now use it to manage your account."

Lin Yu had already downloaded the Star of the Future app while reading the introduction. He tapped to log in on his device, saw his information, and after confirming it was all correct, he gave Liu Wan’Er a five-star review.

"By the way, where can I file my entry record?"

"You can do that right here, sir!"

"Then please help me file my entry record as well."

"Of course, sir!"

The previous night, Lin Yu had wanted to check into a hotel, but without an entry record, he couldn’t use his identification properly. Left with no other choice, he had changed back into a tabby cat and spent the night in a park.

Fortunately, he had discovered from the "Star of the Future Member Introduction" that because members undertook a wide variety of missions, they often entered and left Emperor Star through unofficial channels.

Therefore, the Star of the Future provided a service to retroactively file entry records. For just one hundred Nano Points, a member could obtain a legal entry record.

This was considered a special perk for Star of the Future members. After all, anyone who could join had already passed multiple layers of screening, possessed a clean background, and was loyal to the Empire.

After filing his entry record, Lin Yu left the registration hall and headed for the mission hall on the second floor.

"Lin Yu!"

As he stepped out of the elevator at the entrance to the mission hall, Lin Yu heard a familiar voice.

"Lieutenant General Levin! What are you doing here?" Lin Yu was pleasantly surprised to see his backup plan, Levin Zack, appear right before his eyes.

"I was the one who gave you the invitation, and I was your referrer. Of course I knew you’d come to register!"

"I’m surprised you came so early! I thought you’d wait a while longer!"

Levin Zack looked at Lin Yu with satisfaction. ’Now that his registration is complete, my major performance bonus for the year is in the bag.’

"Ah, Legion Commander, I had no choice but to come. Someone on Cuiwei Star is bullying me, so I had to get here, take on some missions, and prove my worth, you know?"

"Hm? What happened? Come on, let’s go talk about it."

Levin Zack pulled Lin Yu toward the elevator.

...

Future Star Building, 13th Floor, Dining Area.

Lin Yu told Levin Zack everything that had happened on Cuiwei Star.

"Leant Bates? A mere security department head is acting that arrogantly?"

"It seems the Lord’s Legion is in need of a thorough house-cleaning!"

"To think he’d do all this behind my back!!!"

After hearing Lin Yu’s story, Levin Zack was furious. He immediately made a call on his cross-Star Realm communicator and proceeded to chew someone out.

After several minutes of cursing and shouting, Levin Zack ended the call.

"Sorry about that. I got a little worked up."

"Your family’s fine now. Leant Bates’s Kuang Tie Company has been dissolved."

"The land he bought will soon go to judicial auction. If you want to eliminate any future trouble, you can bid on it yourself."

"Huh? They seemed so powerful. It’s all been resolved, just like that?"

Lin Yu felt an unexpected surge of delight.

"Of course. Leant Bates could only throw his weight around because of his connection to the Legion. The various departments on Cuiwei Star only gave him face because he was a Legion member."

It dawned on Lin Yu.

"You’ve never had to navigate bureaucracy, so it’s normal that you don’t understand these things."

"If you run into any similar trouble on Cuiwei Star in the future, just let me know. I’ll have your back."

"Thank you, Legion Commander!"

...

Now that the matter with Kuang Tie Company was resolved, Lin Yu treated Levin Zack to a grand meal.

During the meal, Lin Yu listened as Levin Zack revealed quite a bit about the Star of the Future. Now that he was a registered member, sharing these details no longer counted as leaking secrets.

What interested Lin Yu the most were the various treasures in the Star of the Future’s vault.

...

That afternoon, Lin Yu returned to the mission hall. Since the issue on Cuiwei Star was resolved, he was no longer in a hurry and slowly browsed the various missions offered by the Star of the Future.

At the very top of the list were several permanent acquisition missions.

"High price paid for spatiotemporal materials such as Space Stones and Time Sand."

"High price paid for life-extending treasures!"

"High price paid for technical data on non-Imperial technology."