CHAPTER 322: CHAPTER 321: GOLDEN THIGH IN THE EYES OF OTHERS (1)

"After I was chosen by the Battle Fire Club, my dad was very happy. He’s been trying to buy some medicaments lately, hoping to improve my physical fitness and ensure I can have better development after joining the club."

"But the medicament specifically for giant beast partners is so expensive—it’s killing us. My dad pulled several strings and finally found one, but it’s priced at eight million Starshields."

"We do have some money at home, but we’re only a bit better off than the average person. Eight million Starshields would wipe us out."

"My mom opposes what my dad is doing. She even wants me to just go to university. She says so many people are chosen every year, but how many of them really make it big?"

"But my dad won’t agree. It was his dream when he was young. He’s determined to support me, even if he has to sell everything. He’s been contacting people to sell off some assets these past few days. My mom has argued with him several times..."

Mao Yisheng sighed, "I’m really lacking confidence right now. If my dad invests everything to support me, but I don’t succeed in the end... Sigh!"

Chen Gu didn’t know how to comfort him, so he could only pat his shoulder and join him in the silence.

...

At ten o’clock in the evening, Chen Gu returned to his deserted residence. He thought for a moment and decided to call Bai Yunpeng first.

Bai Yunpeng sounded a bit drunk, making Chen Gu silently shake his head in disapproval.

After listening to him, Bai Yunpeng laughed heartily. "Military academy special admission? No problem! Xiao Chen, which school do you want to go to? Let me tell you, I don’t even need to intervene. Just based on your status as the Director of the 745 Research Institute, you could get into the Tiangong Military Division as a specially admitted graduate student. But I bet the Tiangong Military Division would have you teach a tactical course or two to the undergraduates, hahaha..."

Chen Gu said, "It’s not for me; it’s for a classmate. His grades are... well, quite ordinary."

"Oh, I see," Bai Yunpeng muttered, then asked, "What about you? Don’t you want to attend a military academy?"

"I do," Chen Gu replied. "I want to test into the Tiangong Military Division."

"Test in?" Bai Yunpeng hesitated. "Your grades... Let me tell you, for special admission, it’s best to contact them in advance..."

Clearly, the military had also investigated Chen Gu and knew his grades weren’t great.

Chen Gu couldn’t be bothered to waste words. "I know what I’m doing. Regarding what I just mentioned, does Marshal Bai have a solution?"

"There’s definitely a way, but if his grades are just average, even if I get him in, he won’t be able to keep up. Then, even if he graduates, it’ll be hard for him to establish himself in the military."

Chen Gu knew this too. "No one knows what the future holds. I just want to give him a chance."

"Alright, since you’re the one asking, of course, it’s no problem. Tell him to wait for news."

"Okay, thank you, Marshal Bai."

After hanging up with Bai Yunpeng, Chen Gu searched online for the Battle Fire Club. The first news item that popped up made his heart sink:

The Battle Fire Club had actually changed owners.

An obscure investment company had acquired the struggling Battle Fire Club.

Discussions about this on the forum were quite heated. As Chen Gu read more, his brow gradually furrowed. Mao Yisheng’s situation is indeed not looking good.

This investment company was obscure because it had only just been established—to be precise, it was formed specifically for this acquisition.

However, there were many resourceful people on the forum, and they had already dug up information on the ultimate boss behind this investment company: a top wealthy second-generation heir, Shangguan Jiuyi, who was famous throughout the Confederation.

His father had single-handedly founded the Zhendan Group, with a market value exceeding one hundred trillion Starshields. Shangguan Jiuyi was the third child in the family, with an older brother and an older sister. There was no way the group’s leadership would fall to him, so he had always cultivated the image of a maverick with wide-ranging interests. He’d wanted to buy a Giant Beast League club for a long time but hadn’t found the right opportunity.

Now that he had bought the Battle Fire Club, rumors were flying everywhere. Several star players were said to be connected to them. It was now certain that before the new season began, the Battle Fire Club would acquire at least two star players.

This wealthy heir lacked the patience to slowly cultivate new talent himself. Having acquired the Battle Fire Club, it was like getting a new toy; he wanted to see results as soon as possible.

So, what was his solution? Throw money at it, of course.

Mao Yisheng’s future prospects at the club don’t look too good.

Even Chen Gu felt powerless to help in this situation and could only decide to wait and see how things unfolded.

However, I might be able to find a way to spare Mao Yisheng’s father from having to sell everything he owns.

He called a few old buddies. Unexpectedly, it was Gorilla who had the right connections this time.

"Which kind do you want? The cheapest I can get you costs one hundred thousand Starshields per dose, but that medicament is barely better than nothing. Good ones go for five hundred thousand, one million one hundred thousand, or even two million Starshields. Anything more expensive than that can’t be solved simply by spending money," Gorilla said.

Chen Gu thought for a moment and said, "Hold on a second."

He called Mao Yisheng again. "Which medicament is your dad trying to buy?"

Mao Yisheng didn’t know what Chen Gu was up to, but he still answered, "The Linker II from Changed Destiny Medicament Laboratory."

Chen Gu hung up and asked Gorilla, "How much for the Linker II?"

"Five hundred thousand Starshields. It’s somewhat effective."

"What about the two million Starshield one?"

"The Linker IV."

Chen Gu thought for a bit, then called Mao Yisheng back. "The Linker IV for two million Starshields. Do you want it?"

Mao Yisheng was clearly stunned. "Really?"

"Absolutely certain."

Mao Yisheng immediately went to discuss it with his father. Two million Starshields wouldn’t require selling off their assets; the family could manage it if they really tightened their belts.

"Yes, we’ll take it! Thank you, Brother Chen!"

Chen Gu got the contact information from Gorilla and gave it to Mao Yisheng, letting them contact each other directly.

After he hung up, Mao Yisheng’s mother looked worried. "Ah Sheng, this classmate of yours... is he reliable? Your dad pulled so many strings and called in so many favors, and the Linker II still costs eight million Starshields. This is the Linker IV, and it’s only two million? Don’t get scammed!"

Mao Yisheng was a little upset. "Mom, why do you always assume the worst of people?"

Mao Yisheng’s mother glared. "How am I assuming the worst? Isn’t your classmate also just a high school student? Does his family have some powerful background? Why else would someone sell it to *him* so cheaply? That’s two million Starshields! What if we get scammed?"

Hearing this, Mao Yisheng’s father also grew apprehensive. "Maybe we should go take a look tomorrow. If it doesn’t work out, we’ll forget it. We can still buy the one my friend recommended..."

"That one is eight million Starshields," Mao Yisheng’s mother grumbled, clearly dissatisfied. However, she didn’t want to argue about it again; things at home had been too exhausting lately.

Mao Yisheng remained silent. What kind of background does Chen Gu’s family have? I don’t know. But he could sense that Chen Gu was different from everyone else. And he believed Chen Gu wouldn’t deceive him.

He was still young, after all. Sometimes he couldn’t understand the wariness of adults, who had been battered by life. In his eyes, Chen Gu was proactively offering to help him, and his mother’s suspicion made him very uncomfortable.