The Gentleman at the End

Chapter 46: Chapter 45 Gentleman Hall

[Fetal Heart Church]

In Professor George Chamberlain’s office within the White Eagle W.O.

A tentative sparring session was underway,

with the White Feathered Owl standing in the corner, watching the battle intently.

The sparring did not last long, a total of 1 minute and 37 seconds… but for the participants, it was an astonishingly long time.

Ha ha ha!

Chamberlain’s usually stern and rigid demeanor was thrown aside as he laughed carelessly.

The owl seemed to sense its master’s joy, hooting incessantly.

Having reached a certain age, he had not laughed like this in a long time.

“I knew it, you were bound to inherit such a special, unique physique from Zede… This broadens your future further.

Looking over the whole of Zion, aside from Zede, only you possess such traits related to physique.

I look forward to the day you reach the Multi-attribute Extreme.”

“Thank you, Professor.”

“Your timing is also quite good~ only the last ten days are left in your six-month period. Are you prepared for the task?”

“As soon as I leave here, I’ll immediately head to the Gentleman Hall in Zion.”

“Hmm! I’ll remind you again, though.

While the academy doesn’t require specifics about what tasks you complete or their difficulty,

you need to maintain a high standard for yourself. @@novelbin@@

Don’t choose the easiest, safest tasks, hoping to just get by… Always opt for something a bit harder, with some risk and unknown elements.

If you can’t adapt in advance, when you venture out of the city alone and face real dangers, you’ll certainly die.”

“Understood.”

…

Clang clang~ the train was moving

This was Yi Chen’s first departure from the academy in half a year,

the scene of Eternal Night blocked by the school gates,

and when the long-missed sunlight fell on his body, Yi Chen felt as if his whole body was being awakened, possibly related to the photosynthesis of the plants within him.

It was like being reborn,

a young sapling sprouting in the palm of his hand,

Yi Chen’s lips curved into a smile, filled with expectation for the future,

“This feeling is really great.”

When the train entered the station in the ‘Street District’,

three familiar faces were already waiting outside the window.

As soon as he got off the train,

a slightly fragrant British cologne-scented arm wrapped around Yi Chen’s shoulders.

The deep blue suit pressed against Yi Chen’s black suit, their skins rubbing against each other.

Under the blonde hair,

an English face, somewhat resembling Aaron Taylor Johnson, moved closer, none other than his classmate – Edmund Mariano.

“Everyone’s been waiting for you for ages, if our delay here causes us to miss out on a suitable task, William, you’ll have to cover the expenses for the rest of the day.

I don’t mind spending a night in a luxury hotel.”

“Sorry, I was held up a bit at Professor Chamberlain’s—let’s hurry up and get going.”

“Don’t be so formal, I was just kidding.

New students at the academy with the ‘Task Assignment’ privilege can pick a task at any time, there’ll always be appropriate tasks available for us.

Come on, our destination—Gentleman Hall.”

During this half-year period, though only attending two classes per week,

thanks to Edmund’s persistence, their relationship had grown somewhat closer.

Occasionally, Yi Chen would also discuss physical development with Dagbert, who also specialized in physique.

The reason for forming a team,

was because Edmund had guessed the significance of this six-month milestone and took the initiative to invite Yi Chen during a recent Pathology class.

This time, unlike in Green Lake Town, Yi Chen did not refuse,

firstly because the six months spent together had helped him better understand Edmund and others.

Secondly, he now felt competent enough to team up with the elite trained from childhood like Edmund, without worrying about exposing a ‘newbie’ trait.

Within half a year, Edmund’s team had successfully completed five missions.

For Yi Chen, who had never undertaken a mission before, his involvement would undoubtedly provide some experiential assistance.

Fourth, and most importantly,

Zion had a clear requirement, that gentlemen like Yi Chen, who were still students, must undertake missions in teams to reduce the fatality rate.

Thus,

Edmund’s team welcomed a new member, expanding its size to four people.

…

[Gentleman Hall]

One of the important buildings within Zion City, located in the central street district, a Gothic structure spanning lower, middle, and upper floors.

Taking the elevator to the “street district-lower level”

Through winding alleys.

With their chests and backs nearly against the damp walls, squeezing through a narrow alley, they successfully arrived at a relatively elevated, spacious triangular intersection.

A massive building, far surpassing the surrounding structures in terms of standards, refinement, and aura, stood at the intersection,

[The-Gentleman-Hall, Gentleman Hall]

A tall black metal plate with various patterns spanned the middle of the building,

With a large number of flying buttress structures on both sides of the building, not only beautiful and magnificent, but also emphasizing the towering nature of the building, giving an impression of soaring straight into the sky.

The top of the building also had a prominent round window with a wheel-like window mullion structure, the center of which displayed the organization’s emblem—G & D.

“William, this must be your first visit here, right?”

Although Gentleman Hall is classified as a[Public Area], it fundamentally serves as a department with a high degree of intelligence, even involving core secrets.

There is strict division of areas and management of people’s flow inside.

As newcomers, we have access to very little and our mobility is restricted to the lower level.

We’ll talk about the details of task assignments when we get today’s task list.”

“Yes.”

As they walked through the main entrance,

A nearly two-meter tall gentleman wearing a black mask and mechanical glasses looked down, checking everyone’s physical condition.

Click~ As the circles on the mechanical glasses turned, passed the check!

The guard immediately made a very polite gesture to invite them in.

The lower level hall was structured like a ring, with numerous individual counters, each manned by staff behind thick glass, very similar to a bank’s setup.

Yi Chen, visiting for the first time, looked around and saw no stairs or elevators leading to the upper levels.

“Can’t we go directly upstairs from the lower level?”

“We can… as long as our[Rank]is sufficient. By making a request to the staff here, they can guide us to the middle or even upper levels to undertake missions of higher secrecy and difficulty,

but let’s talk about that later.”

The four approached a nearby counter.

With an experienced air, Edmund pointed to Yi Chen behind him, “Our team would like to add an additional member; can we process that right here?”

“Show me the relevant documents.”

Yi Chen standing behind immediately handed over his student identification issued by the academy.

This document had two noteworthy facets,

1. A stamp of deferred tasks for a maximum period of six months.

2. A stamp from the “First Gentleman” indicating acceptance

The staff member couldn’t help but look up carefully at this unique new gentleman.

“Please wait, the ‘Comprehensive Index’ of the team with the extra member will need to be redrawn… It will take about ten minutes to give you a task list fitting the team’s standards.”

Having said that,

The staff member hung up a[Service Suspended]sign and got up to go to the higher levels to explain the situation,

such a special student ID soon caught the attention of a certain manager.

“Hmm?

A rare ‘First Gentleman’ acceptee, being a promising newcomer, why was there a need to spend half a year recuperating at school? Moreover, the deferral request came from that ‘White Eagle.’

Additionally,

This team also consists of three top students, the completion of the first five missions was very high, all rated as excellent.

Well then~ according to three times the newcomer gentleman index, incorporate him into the team.

And assign them some more unique tasks.”

“Yes.”