Chapter 72 A Day in the Life of the Transcendent (Part 2)
The next day, the sunshine was brilliant.
The next day, it turned from cloudy to clear.
The next day, Chen Yu was awakened by a series of intense knocks on the door, feeling irritable, he covered his head with a pillow.
"Bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang—"
But the knocking didn't stop for a moment.
The door was almost smashed in.
"Who is it!" Chen Yu sat up abruptly, bellowing in anger.
"Sir, it's time for you to report," came the slightly trembling voice of a man outside: "The... the experts have been waiting for a long time…"
"Can I go tomorrow instead of today?"
"You... said the same thing yesterday."
"Today I'm not in a good mood!"
"Sir..." The voice outside took on a whining tone: "Please don't make it hard for us..."
"...Fuck."
Chen Yu got out of bed irritably, his face gloomy as he went into the bathroom: "Let me wash up. Stop knocking."
"Yes..."
Turning on the faucet, Chen Yu submerged his head under it, letting the icy jets of water soothe his scalp.
His heated emotions slowly began to abate.
He had been preoccupied since last night, having failed to copy Li Yao's skills.
He was also becoming increasingly aware of his emotional instability.
"..."
He grabbed a towel to dry off the water.
Chen Yu stared at his reflection in the mirror, his expression stern.
'When did it all start...'
"..."
"Swish—"
Casually throwing the towel aside, Chen Yu left the bathroom and quickly found a set of clothes to put on. Then he went to the door and opened it.
Outside, four men in suits were standing.
All of them were so anxious that they were sweating.
"Sir!" Upon seeing Chen Yu emerge, the lead suit-clad man was immediately overjoyed.
"Let's go," Chen Yu frowned and waved his hand.
"Right away! This way, please..."
Leading Chen Yu out of the hotel, they got into a stretch business limousine.
The driver immediately floored the gas pedal, heading for the Alliance Academy at the heart of the Transcendent District.
"How did you find me... Never mind, I just asked a pointless question." Chen Yu reclined in the back seat, looking out the window while asking, "How long will the identity registration take?"
"It will be quick, sir."
"It won't delay my return to sleep, will it?"
"At most two hours." The suit-clad man raised two fingers: "And once you're officially registered, the state will allocate a property to you."
"Oh."
Clearly, the driver was in a hurry.
All the way, he slammed on the accelerator, paying no attention to whether the lights were red at the intersections ahead.
Even in a congested stretch of road, the driver simply made a phone call, and within moments, ten police cars arrived, followed by an excavator.
They bulldozed and flipped the vehicles ahead out of the way, "cutting" through a shiny, clear path...
Chen Yu watched in shock.
The drivers and passengers of the cars overturned by the excavator climbed out, daring not to voice their anger, simply watching Chen Yu's motorcade drive off.
"Aren't you afraid of inciting public anger?" Chen Yu couldn't help but ask from inside the car.
"That's why we need to hurry," the suit-clad man nodded: "The academy is indeed in a rush."
"I'm talking about them," Chen Yu pointed outside the window.
The suit-clad man looked in the direction Chen Yu pointed, scratching his head in confusion: "They were blocking your path, sir, why should they be angry? It's quite nice of you not to lose your temper."
Chen Yu: "..."
Half an hour later.
The motorcade stopped.
They had arrived at the majestic gates of Supernatural Academy.
"Sir, we're here. Vehicles aren't allowed inside the academy, so let's walk," the suit-clad man got out of the car and respectfully opened the door for Chen Yu.
Chen Yu stepped out of the car, looked up, and around.
He saw that above the academy's metallic gates, there hung a plaque carved from jade.
The inscription read: "Humanity as the foundation, maintenance of civilization; Selfless dedication, building greatness together!"
"Impressive!" Chen Yu exclaimed.
"It was personally inscribed by the Great Emperor," the suit-clad man puffed up his chest: "Impressive, right?"
"What I meant was, everyone watching gets angry. In other words, 'impressive'."
The suit-clad man: "… You... don't talk nonsense..."
"Let's go."
Waving his hand, Chen Yu walked ahead into the academy gates.
Upon entering the campus, led by the suit-clad man, they zigzagged through the grounds, arriving at a small western-style building.
Outside, several people were waiting. Seeing Chen Yu, they instantly became excited.
"Here we are!"
"You must be Mr. Chen Yu, right? Please come inside."
"The professors have been anxiously waiting."
"Right this way, right this way…"
Following the crowd through the ground floor of the small western-style building, he entered the backyard.
There he saw five elderly men in various attire sitting around a conference table, whispering to each other.
Upon seeing Chen Yu appear, the old men immediately adjusted their posture to face him directly.
"You've arrived," said the leading old man in a robe, nodding at Chen Yu.
"Sorry, there was a bit of traffic on the way," Chen Yu casually prevaricated and took a seat opposite the five, "Let's begin the registration. What do I need to do?"
"First, we need to confirm your identity,"
the robed old man said.
The old man on the right immediately took over the conversation and respectfully said to Chen Yu, "Please state your full name."
Chen Yu: "Chen Yu."
"Chen as in 'ear knife', Yu as in 'eaves'?"
"Correct," Chen Yu nodded.
"And your age?"
"21."
"Alright." The old man on the right nodded his head and began to write on the document.
(Name: Chen Yu)
(Age: 21)
(Gender: )
As he got to this point, the old man on the right looked up at the title above Chen Yu's head.
(Gender: Female)
(Estimated Height: …)
(Registration Date: …)
"All set, it's recorded," the old man on the right carefully put the document away and then took out another form, looking to the robed old man, "Your Honor, shall we begin?"
"Hmm," clearly also a Transcendent, the robed old man nodded indifferently, then said to Chen Yu, "As for your awakened superpower, we've already learned a bit. Now, can you demonstrate it once more?"
"No problem."
Chen Yu activated his power, then pinched his own cheek and pulled hard outward...
"Squeak, squeak, squeak—"
His skin stretched out twenty centimeters.
"Elasticity and softening of the skin, eh?" the robed old man squinted.
The old man on the right immediately took notes, his pen moving non-stop, "Mr. Chen Yu, what did you name your power?"
Chen Yu: "Shameless."
"…" The old man on the right paused in his writing and looked up, "Umm... that name... It's not very appropriate. Strange names can't be used."
"Then call it the Lala Fruit," Chen Yu changed his reply. Continue your journey on empire
"Lala Fruit…" Both the old man on the right and the robed old man exchanged glances, hesitating, "This power doesn't quite relate to a 'fruit'. How about just 'Lala'?"n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Chen Yu: "…"
"Mr. Chen Yu, is that acceptable?" the old man on the right asked cautiously.
Chen Yu crossed his legs in a leisurely fashion, "If you're not afraid it won't pass the review, go ahead and write it."
"Alright." The old man on the right wrote down the word "Lala" in the power column on the form.
The form was quite lengthy.
"The professors" asked a host of questions about Chen Yu's power.
It took nearly twenty minutes.
Only then did they finish completing the detailed information about Chen Yu's "Lala" power.
"Your Honor, please take a look," the old man on the right passed the form to the robed old man.
The robed old man took it and scanned it from top to bottom.
After some deliberation, he said, "Mr. Chen Yu, according to your description and our team's analysis, I have decided to rank your power as F-. Do you have any objections?"
"None," Chen Yu waved his hand, "Just rank it however you like."
"I must emphasize, the rank of your power will determine your status and living treatment at the academy in the future," the robed old man looked straight at Chen Yu, "Are you sure you have no objections? If you feel your power has some other outstanding aspect, now is the time to show it."
"Hmm…" Upon hearing this, Chen Yu pondered, "It only affects my status and living treatment at the academy, right?"
"Yes," the robed old man nodded, "If a newly awakened Transcendent's power reaches B level or above, they can start learning advanced secret techniques right from the start. However, in your case, it's far from reaching B level."
"Then I have no objections," Chen Yu shrugged, "Let's go with F-."
"Are you sure?"
"Yep."
"Okay." The robed old man looked down and wrote a big F- on the form.
"Registration complete." The robed old man stood up, smiling at Chen Yu, "The arrangement of your lodging and school enrollment will be handled by professional staff. Our task here is finished."
As he spoke, the old man extended his hand to Chen Yu, "Welcome to the Transcendent family. Believe me, this is the beginning of a brand new life."
"Yep," Chen Yu shook hands with him.
Suddenly he asked, "Excuse me for troubling you, but I want to ask, there was a fat guy recently, whose power grows stronger with anger. What's his power rating?"
"Oh, you mean him, I remember," the robed old man looked up in recollection, "His power rating is C-. Very impressive. What did he name his power again... Oh!"
"It's called 'Never Forget Chen Yu, the Vile Oppressor'!"
Chen Yu: "…"
"…" the robed old man, belatedly realizing, "He was referring to you?"
Chen Yu: "…"
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