Atlas of Heaven and Man

Time flowed, and in the blink of an eye, it was April.

Chen Chuan stood by the floor-to-ceiling window of his dormitory, watching the continuous rain outside.

It had been almost a month since he submitted his application for the Unlimited Defense Certificate in early March.

Logically speaking, he should have received a reply within a month, but he was still waiting.

Although he met all the requirements for applying for the Unlimited Defense Certificate and far exceeded the standard measurements, the final decision-making power was in the hands of the upper review group, so it was possible that it would be delayed until the second year.

This was actually not in his favor, because as time went on, the news of his application might leak, and the Foreign Affairs Bureau's evaluation could only be concealed for a year.

By then, some people would not wait for him to obtain the Unlimited Defense Certificate before dealing with him, but would try to do so in advance, so he still had to take some precautions.

He had already considered it. One way was to stay in school and focus on training. As long as he entered the Second Limit, the drugs available would be different from before, so he could still hold on for a while.

However, this was a rather passive approach and not conducive to future development, so Cheng Zitong told him that there was another way: to arrange for him to go to another branch or a foreign school for exchange, which would avoid various troubles.

However, this was only a last resort. It would be best if he could pass the application.

In the past month, he had handled five more commissions, three of which, again, had no clients or strange tales because the time interval was too long.

The remaining two were deliberately chosen to be easier to handle, so the process was not complicated. Even ordinary people who knew the methods could solve them, so nothing was left behind.

He also discovered that only those strange tales that lasted for a long time or appeared more often in public were more likely to leave something behind, and it was also these kinds of strange tales that could give more stimulation to the Alienation Organization.

Currently, it seemed that among the commissions that the company had obtained from the Political Affairs Hall, only one met this standard, but that place was in Zhang Mountain, and he had always avoided going there because the cause of death of the predecessor was unknown.

Also, this strange tale was not on the files he had seen, and he needed to come up with a solution himself, so he did not plan to go until he was fully prepared.

At this moment, the phone in the living room suddenly rang.

He looked back, walked over, picked up the receiver, and Cheng Zitong's voice came from inside: "Xiao Chuan, come to my office, right now."

Chen Chuan's heart stirred, and he calmly said, "Okay."

He took an umbrella from the shoe cabinet and pushed the door out. At this moment, he happened to see Zhuang Zhi and the others returning from outside, still drenched.

Their eyes met, and as usual, they ignored each other.

Chen Chuan had seen them go out many times these days, and they gradually exuded a sharp aura. They must have been out on assigned missions.

For first-year students, this was not easy. The Mutual Aid Society should be pushing it from behind. However, for the Mutual Aid Society, this was like maintaining swords. If they wanted to use them, they had to sharpen these tools first, so they would definitely not be stingy with investment in this area, but what they gave today would require more returns tomorrow.

When Chen Chuan walked to the entrance of the dormitory building, he saw that the rain was getting heavier and heavier. A gust of wind blew, and the air with cool raindrops made his mind clear. He took a breath of the refreshing air, opened his umbrella, and stepped into the rain curtain.

Along the runway of Spring and Autumn Lake, he arrived at the administrative office building, put away his umbrella, placed it in the placement box on the side, stomped his feet, went straight to the fifth floor, and went to the logistics office. He knocked on the door, "Teacher, I'm here."

"Come in."

Chen Chuan walked in, closed the door behind him, and walked to the desk.

Cheng Zitong held down a form on the table and slowly pushed it in front of him, "Xiao Chuan, your application has been approved."

Chen Chuan's eyes fell, and he picked up the form.

It stated the review and approval of him. The comment was that after reviewing all aspects of him, they felt that he fully met the application conditions, so he was allowed to participate in this year's Unlimited Defense Certificate exam, and he had to complete the assessment before September. If he failed to do so, he would be deemed to have automatically given up, and he would not be allowed to take the exam again for life unless there was a special pardon.

Seeing this, he felt a slight relief in his heart.

He had finally waited.

Cheng Zitong said: "Your cousin's analysis was correct. With the recommendation of the three political departments, even without the Handling Bureau, you have enough qualifications to pass the application."

This time, when the application was finally submitted, the teacher and student thought twice and finally did not ask for the internal recommendation of the Handling Bureau.

Because everyone above knew what was going on with this thing, and not getting it was not the same as not being able to get it, it was dispensable. Moreover, it was easy to expose his application, and now it could cover him for a while.

After Chen Chuan finished reading, he put down the form and asked, "Teacher, what is the content of the assessment?"

Cheng Zitong said: "This is what I want to talk to you about later. The content of the Unlimited Defense Certificate exam is different every year. The C certificate is easier to say, and the students will be notified in advance. For example, I have already received a notice about the relevant matters for the C certificate assessment, and someone will notify you later."

However, the specific content of the Rank B certification exam is not announced beforehand. Instead, it is delivered to you either by mail or in person. That's why I had you fill out your home phone number and address earlier. Now that the approval has been returned, I think the results will be available within the next day or two at most. So, you can stay at home for these next two days to prevent the news from leaking to the school."

Most of these legends have traces of strange tales, or are derived from strange tales. Someone like him, who understands strange tales, can easily see some valuable things behind them. Therefore, he reads this book very slowly, pondering it carefully each time. After a month, he has read less than half of it.

Around three o'clock in the afternoon, the phone suddenly rang outside the room. Whoever was calling at this time, and knew this phone number, probably wasn't looking for the Nian Fuli family.

Realizing what it might be, he put away the book, walked to the living room, picked up the phone receiver, and said, "Hello, this is Chen Chuan. Who are you looking for?"

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A serious voice came from the other end: "Trainee Chen Chuan, I have arrived at the entrance of the alley where you live. Please come out to collect something."

Chen Chuan said, "Okay."

He put down the phone, took an umbrella, and walked out. He came to the entrance of the alley and saw a black, imposing car parked there. Three people in black trench coats were standing in front of it. He noticed that one of them was holding a black briefcase. He walked up and slowly came to the front of these people.

The man in the middle with a square face sized him up, then took out a name card, showed it to him, and said, "I am a messenger from the Review Committee, Trainee Chen Chuan. Please show me your trainee card and weapon permit to prove your identity."

Chen Chuan nodded. He took out his trainee card and weapon permit, and the man took them, checked them, signaled the people next to him to step aside, and took a few photos of them. Then, he handed the cards back to him and gave him a delivery slip, "Sign your name here."

Chen Chuan took it, glanced at it, and signed his name below. The man tore off a receipt for him to keep, and then took the black briefcase from the hand of the person next to him. He didn't take anything out of it, but handed the entire bag directly to him.

After Chen Chuan took it, the man's expression softened a little. He reached out and shook his hand, saying, "Trainee Chen Chuan, please carefully read the exam content and requirements inside. I wish you a successful exam."

Chen Chuan said thank you and watched the group get into the car and leave. Then, he took the bag back to the residence.

In the moving car, the man gave the name card in his hand to the person next to him, who respectfully accepted it and asked, "Specialist Cao, is it worth it for you to personally make a trip for just one trainee?"

Specialist Cao said, "I just wanted to see what a commoner trainee who can get recommendations from three departments and obtain a weapon permit in his first year is like."

"That is indeed very rare."

Specialist Cao said, "What's rare isn't this, but that he clearly knows what he should do, dares to do it, and has actually done it."

"It seems like a good seed."

"I think so, but he has to get through the hurdle he has to face. No one else can help him. Let's wait and see."

As the conversation ended, the vehicle gradually disappeared into the rain.

On the other side, Chen Chuan returned to the residence, opened the briefcase, and took out a file bag from it. After opening it, he pulled out a stack of papers, which contained a description of the exam location, a route map showing how to get there, and a large map. There was also an exam card that looked like a name card.

Just as Cheng Zitong said, this time he was required to take the exam in another location, the intention of which was to minimize the interference of local forces on the exam.

He picked up the map and the contents and looked at them. Judging by the situation, the exam seemed to be taking place in the wilderness.

Although the exam period gave a maximum time limit of half a year, after seeing the specific content marked on it, he felt that it probably couldn't be delayed for too long.

However, in about half a month at most, he could try to enter the Second Limit. After he was initially familiar with the strength techniques and skills of the Second Limit, he could take the exam.

After all, even after graduating as an elite trainee, they usually only reached this level. And if he added his Second Self, that would be enough to cope with this exam.

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