The boy, of course, was not completely unscathed. One boy had both legs completely broken and was about to be devoured by a mutant beast when someone saved him.

Who saved him? That doesn't matter. What matters is that he also withdrew from the internship.

However, his family's resources were limited, and they had painstakingly gathered the internship fees, hiring two guardians.

One guardian was C-level, the other was B-level. The B-level wasn't just there for the money; aside from the opportunity, he also wanted to make a good impression on a promising talent.

As it turned out, one was seriously injured and the other slightly injured, essentially a complete wipeout. The slightly injured C-level no longer qualified to continue.

The students, especially, were well aware that the boy with the broken legs probably couldn't even scrape together the money for limb regeneration.

Once the pride of the heavens, just one internship knocked him down to dust, which was indeed lamentable.

Gao Zhuang stated that classmates were organizing a donation for the boy, but it probably wouldn't be much help.

Donations weren't common in the Imperial society, where the general belief was that everyone should take responsibility for their choices.

Moreover, how much could a group of students donate? Even if they came from decent families, they didn't earn money themselves.

Not to mention that this boy was merely the worst off; truthfully, there were two other injured students.

They are all classmates; if donations are to be made, they can't favor one over the others, right?

Just as they were saying this, a rumbling sound approached from a distance, with flashing lights drawing near in the far-off sky.

Soon, the lights came even closer, revealing itself to be a sizable warship.

There were still students dining on the rooftop, who took a glance but weren't particularly concerned.

The tall girl's voice came out carelessly, "I wonder which academy's students are being delivered straight in... cowards."

"Probably from the Outer Star Realm," Petis countered sarcastically, "only students from our Star Realm qualify to come in step by step."

All their arduous trek in the previous days was indeed special treatment for students of our Star Realm, albeit encountering many dangers.

Qu Jianlei was a bit dazed: he wondered if the students from Green Water and the Engineering College would also come here?

Thinking he almost became an accompanying teacher, he couldn't help but sigh: Truly, life is unpredictable.

Aunt Han had been quietly observing and asked in a soft voice, "Anyone from your academy?"

She had mentioned something about a confidential project.

"Hehe," Qu Jianlei grimaced with a smile, his face full of complex emotions.

In the following days, students from Xingluo Academy continued to arrive one after another.

Other warships also landed and took off, bringing in or taking away students from other academies.

Luo Hanshuang, after resting for two days, felt recovered and sought out Qu Jianlei, wanting to explore the nearby mountains for opportunities.

The tall girl Daniela, upon hearing this, also wished to join in the fun.

Qu Jianlei felt quite speechless about this; here, countless students came every year, and they're looking for opportunities nearby?

Forget about opportunities, even encountering a decent mutant beast would be a rare find.

However, Luo Hanshuang couldn't sit idle and somewhat resisted teaming up with Daniela.

She hadn't forgotten when she teamed up with Petis, how the latter would look on with envious eyes whenever she got an opportunity.

Daniela's two guardians, like Qu Jianlei, were also full of helplessness.

But in the end, the two did team up and went out hunting and searching for opportunities together.

Four guardians followed them, showing no interest — they treated it as accompanying children for fun.

As it turned out, many students shared similar thoughts.

Most of these students were directly delivered by warships, having not experienced trekking or combat, hoping to find something around.

Once, Qu Jianlei really met students from Green Water.

The other group, with seven to eight people, greeted him from afar and didn't say much after that.

Qu Jianlei didn't even change his expression; since they parted ways, it was best to do it cleanly. Tying himself up with emotions would only court trouble.

Soon, a few more days passed, and Luo Hanshuang and Daniela had wandered further. Remarkably, they actually managed to take down some mutant beasts.

But that was about it; the beasts they hunted weren't even enough for the six of them to eat their fill.

However, the guardians didn't share in the spoils of their hunt — you two can take it home as a memento.

On the twenty-fifth day in the Mist Mansion, four groups of Xingluo Academy students had yet to arrive, prompting the teachers to go out to meet them.

A day later, all the students were brought back. One student was too seriously injured and had to forgo the remainder of the internship.

Another two students were simply tired and hungry, needing just a day or two of rest to recover.

On the twenty-seventh day, Xingluo Academy's students finally moved on to the next stage of their internship.

This internship took place at the end of the plains, at the foot of the main peak.

A door of seven to eight meters in height and over six meters in width cracked open on the main peak.

After entering the door and walking over three hundred meters down a corridor, they suddenly emerged into a vast hall covering ten thousand square meters.

The hall was illuminated by lights on all sides, shining brightly on every detail around.

Yet there was a restriction on cultivation level here; it was said that only B-level peak combat power could be used.

Qu Jianlei felt the flow of his Inner Breath indeed wasn't very smooth, though his agility wasn't much impacted.

Luo Hanshuang spoke softly, "They say it's Imperial technology, to prevent damage here, hehe..."

Qu Jianlei and Aunt Han shook their heads indifferently, clearly not endorsing such a view.

Aunt Han hesitated for a moment and directly stated, "Those Awakened prisons, haven't heard of such technology."

Qu Jianlei quietly observed the hall and surroundings, speaking only after a while.

"This hall feels very substantial, and unlike something built by the Imperial... though the lighting seems added later."

Amidst everyone's discussions, someone shouted, "Xingluo Academy students, gather around..."

The students and Guardians quickly came together, moving into a circle made of red stones.

Then, with a flash of white light, it was so bright that they couldn't open their eyes.

Opening their eyes again, everyone found themselves in a white vast space.

Around the space were doors in varying sizes of gray and white, seemingly numbering over a hundred.

The teachers explained on the side, "The white doors have people inside; you can choose any gray door to enter."

"We aren't sure what each door represents. If you aren't satisfied with any door, you can wait outside the white doors."

"Repeating once... after entering the door, your Cultivation Level will be suppressed to C-level."

Luo Hanshuang looked at Qu Jianlei and Aunt Han, "Which one should we choose?"

"I don't understand this," Aunt Han shook her head straightforwardly and then looked at Qu Jianlei, "Do you have any suggestions?"

Qu Jianlei glanced at Xiaobai Sweet, smiling as he asked, "Why not take a gamble on your luck?"

Luo Hanshuang raised her eyebrows at this, appearing somewhat eager, yet after hesitating, she still expressed.

"If the seniors have suggestions, I'm certainly willing to listen, gambling on luck... my luck has never been great."

Qu Jianlei frowned slightly upon hearing this and silently summoned, "Xiao Lake, do you sense anything?"

The Big Head Butterfly circled twice and responded, "No, feels a bit suppressed, take out Baofeng."

Normally chatty, Xiao Lake, still knew the proper decorum in formal occasions, not demanding for Vortex or Anti-Smuggling Terminal.

Qu Jianlei took out Baofeng, a personal terminal, which was considered quite lavish even at Celestial Hook.

Luo Hanshuang, true to her wealthy family background, actually recognized this terminal.

She spoke in surprise, "So rich, Baofeng... does it need such a big computational load?"

Qu Jianlei glanced at her, still offering the standard answer, "Sometimes need to run data, I have Vortex too."

"Vortex?" Luo Hanshuang's eyes lit up even more, "Can I have a look? I haven't seen it yet."

Qu Jianlei smiled faintly, "With so many classmates around, feels a bit like showing off."

Luo Hanshuang pouted in disappointment, "Alright then."

Xiao Lake used Baofeng to sense, expressing surprisingly, "There's actually an internal network... but no difference felt from the doors."

Qu Jianlei glanced at Xiaobai Sweet, "Alright, choose a door by intuition."

Luo Hanshuang, hearing this, took out a censer and lit three sticks of incense.

Then she clasped her hands, bowed three times, and mumbled softly with closed eyes.

Qu Jianlei listened and understood that she was praying to her ancestors, hoping for blessings.

Such acts weren't considered strange among students; others had various ways of praying too.

Qu Jianlei smiled watching this, with the Imperial's advanced technology, so many still behave like this?

Could it be that at the end of science truly lies mysticism?

Of course, there were those who didn't believe in such things, picking a door randomly and leaving.

Luo Hanshuang finished praying and began spinning in place with eyes closed.

After a few spins, she raised her hand to point, then slowly opened her eyes, "This door then!"

Qu Jianlei and Aunt Han exchanged a glance, smiling and shaking their heads as they followed her to the door.

A wave of water splashed open, and the three disappeared without a trace. Moments later, the door returned to calm, but had already turned white.

Crossing the door, there was a winding path paved with bluestone bricks, about two meters wide, the end unseen.

On both sides of the path was a misty haze; within two to three meters, the plants on the ground were still visible, but beyond that was unclear.

Qu Jianlei sensed his Inner Breath, and as expected, it became more stagnant; the means of suppressing cultivation were indeed amazing.

Luo Hanshuang spoke up, "Do not leave the bluestone path lightly; there are various Restrictions and Fierce Beasts on both sides."

However, this Mist Mansion was interesting for this reason, as there were hidden opportunities on each side of the path.

These opportunities mostly consisted of plants, but also rare Mutant Beasts and precious ores containing various energies.

Some even found Magical Treasures, though such cases were extremely rare.

Simply put, whoever is willing can take a gamble that there may be treasure in a certain section, risking it by leaving the path.

But leaving is easy, returning safely is another matter entirely.

Even if one can dodge Restrictions, they must still consider the attack of Fierce Beasts.

Luo Hanshuang commented seriously, "You might encounter Supreme level Fierce Beasts... even groups of beasts."

"Should we take the adventure to try our luck or prioritize simply moving forward?"

The next moment, both women's gazes fell on Qu Jianlei.

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