In the Time Traveler Academy dormitory.

Jiang Xue went to the academy to complete her employment procedures.

Li Tongyun quickly took Shinguji Maki, Nangeng Chen, and Liu Dezhu out of the dormitory, walking through the long maze-like corridors.

Logically, they should have been assigned to 8-person or 4-person dormitories; however, due to Daybreak’s preferential treatment, everyone had a double room.

Li Tongyun complained as she walked, “Maki and I are both people! We should be in one room, why would they put my mom and me together? Making Maki and me share a bed, how can I have any freedom?!”

Nangeng Chen chuckled, “Be content. If they put you in a primary school dormitory with so many people, you might be even more uncomfortable. This is pretty good… By the way, where are you taking us?”

“You’ll know when we get there,” Li Tongyun said.

The dormitory corridor was like a hotel, with doors lining the hallway, and soft carpets on the floor. Wall lights emitted a soft glow.

At one point, they felt like they were on a tourist trip rather than attending school.

Ten minutes later, Li Tongyun accurately found the bar at the end of the corridor.

University students sat scattered in the bar, the large floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the blue sea; seagulls could be seen soaring and landing.

Li Tongyun smiled and approached the counter, glancing at the menu. “Hey? Everything is free? Let’s have a Long Island Iced Tea each!”

Li Tongyun had already taken out her wallet, but upon seeing this, she was instantly delighted.

The dormitory area of the Time Traveler Academy was unlike the Outer World school’s monotonous atmosphere. Here, there were internet cafes, bars, billiard halls, tennis courts, badminton courts, basketball courts, soccer fields, table tennis rooms, indoor ski resorts, concert halls, practice rooms, board game bars.

Basically, everything imaginable was here.

However, the bartender laughed, “Little sister, Long Island Iced Tea contains alcohol. While drinks here are free, you need an ID to order. Students under 18 are not allowed to drink here, and even adults can only have a maximum of three drinks per day.”

Li Tongyun was stunned, her mouth drooping.

She had sneaked out today to secretly buy some alcohol, but it wasn’t being sold to her!

The beautiful world had shut her out.

At this moment, some university students saw her and Maki, and laughed, “You’re so young and already buying alcohol? Where are your parents? No one cares about you?”

Li Tongyun turned around expressionlessly, surveying her surroundings.

That inexplicable aura suddenly silenced the entire bar.

Liu Dezhu and Nangeng Chen looked at the ceiling. They had long experienced this aura, not knowing what was wrong with this little girl, ever since her time travel, her aura had grown stronger and stronger.

After surveying the surroundings, Li Tongyun sneered, “In this Academy, are there still people who dare to mock Daybreak members? Are you so proud to be able to drink here?”

Only then did the university students suddenly recognize that these were the people from the Daybreak organization in the news!

Everyone didn’t know how to respond.

Li Tongyun pulled Maki away; she said angrily to Nangeng Chen, “Kindness invites bullying. In this school, Daybreak can’t be bullied. Why didn’t you two speak up just now?”

Nangeng Chen stammered for a long time…

“Forget it, I don’t expect anything from you two,” Li Tongyun said in an old-fashioned manner. “Once I establish a boy scout troop in this Academy, in a few years, the future of the entire Time Traveler Academy will be ours, Daybreak’s.”

Liu Dezhu had a toothache. Who knows what this little girl was planning to do.

If she really integrated the entire primary school group of Time Travelers, the future might truly belong to Li Tongyun.

Li Tongyun turned back to the two of them, “You two secretly order two drinks. I want a Long Island Iced Tea.”

Liu Dezhu was helpless, “Nangeng Chen and I aren’t of age…”

Li Tongyun sighed, “If only Qing Chen was here, he would definitely have a way to steal some alcohol.”

“Speaking of which, it’s about time, Qing Chen should be arriving soon,” Nangeng Chen said, “Should we go to the island to pick him up?”

Li Tongyun glared at him, “Are you an idiot? Qing Chen said he wants to come in anonymously; if you go to pick him up, the whole school will know that he is Qing Chen!”

“Oh, right…”

Li Tongyun sighed, “I’m really worried about the future of Daybreak…”

Nangeng Chen: “…”

But at this moment, Shinguji Maki suddenly turned around and looked behind her.

For some reason, she heard someone calling her in the void, in a warm and low voice.

At one point, the little girl could even hear the powerful sound of breathing in the air.

It wasn’t human-like; it was more like some extremely majestic being.

The breathing sound rose and fell with the sound of the waves, as if it were breathing with the island.

The corridor behind her was empty, but she wasn’t afraid, because the voice was not malicious.

…

…

Zheng City, Kunlun Bookstore.

The seemingly small bookstore had three floors. The first floor was for bestsellers, the second floor for teaching materials, and the third floor was a small café.

However, it was very quiet; there weren’t many people.

Lu Yuan sat behind the counter at the entrance, legs crossed, playing the League of Legends mobile game. Several Kunlun members were busy cleaning.

A young man stood at the entrance, looking at all this. Lu Yuan only glanced up before continuing to focus on his game.

The young man smiled and approached the counter, saying, “Shanhe Wuyang.”

Lu Yuan’s eyes lit up, “You’re finally here, bro! But your disguise is truly amazing. How did you do it? You can’t tell it’s a disguise at all.”

Qing Chen’s only condition for coming to school was that he had to come anonymously.

And Shanhe Wuyang was the code Zheng Yuandong gave him. After confirming the code, Lu Yuan would naturally help him handle everything.

Lu Yuan looked at Qing Chen curiously, “Why do you insist on being anonymous? There are many fans waiting for you in school.”

Qing Chen asked in return, “You also sent Qing Yuan an admission letter, right? Has he reported for duty?”

Lu Yuan shrugged, “Kunlun doesn’t get involved in your Qing family’s grievances. Anyone who causes trouble in the academy will be punished.”

“It’s fine, I was just asking,” Qing Chen smiled. “I’m more curious about what the school is like. Online, people say it’s the Eastern Hogwarts, with all sorts of strange things happening.”

“You’ll know when you go. This Academy cost Zheng Boss countless efforts, it won’t disappoint you,” Lu Yuan said. “Even for a Time Traveler like you, there’s something there that will attract you.”

Qing Chen asked, “The bar? I’m curious, are the bar staff Time Travelers?”

“No, they are ordinary people,” Lu Yuan smiled mysteriously. “They’re original inhabitants of the Inner World. Life there is too hard, they volunteered to come to the Outer World and settle on the island. The boss promised them formal work, and as long as they work hard, they can build their own homes on the island.”

“Wait!” Qing Chen was stunned, “Inner World people!?”

This means that Zheng Yuandong took people from the Inner World and housed them on Whale Island.

And this Whale Island is also a Forbidden Artifact that can bring living people from the Inner World, among all known methods!

If this is the case, even if Zheng Yuandong wanted to bring a Class A Airship from the Inner World, it’s not impossible!

Does the Whale Island shrink after being contained?!

Lu Yuan smiled, “I know what you’re thinking, Zheng Boss thought about it too. But there’s one thing I can tell you, those who travel through the worlds using Whale Island can never leave this island; they can only live under the island’s rules. We call the people who come to the Outer World together from the island ‘stowaways,’ and the items are ‘smuggled goods,’ which are not allowed in the Outer World and will vanish if they leave the island.”

Lu Yuan smiled, “You should guess it’s Whale Island. It has many secrets, and there’s more to attract you on the island.”

Qing Chen pondered, “True Sight Eye, and the Observer organization’s archives?”

Lu Yuan smiled meaningfully, “You’ll know when the time is right.”

Qing Chen asked, “I’m curious, the Forbidden Artifact ACE-004 True Sight Eye can open any door…”

Lu Yuan corrected, “Not any door, it’s called Key Gate, which is the true name left by the wizards’ inheritance.”

“Okay, Key Gate, it opens to the place the holder most wants to go, can it travel between two worlds?” Qing Chen asked.

“No, at least the known True Sight Eyes can’t,” Lu Yuan glanced at Qing Chen. “I know what you’re thinking, we don’t have the ability to freely travel between the two worlds yet. Time Traveler Academy is on the high seas, but no one can find it.”

“Another thing I’m wondering is, there are a total of five reporting locations nationwide, so five people need to set their ‘most desired location’ to the Academy. How was this done?” Qing Chen asked in confusion.

After all, Key Gate follows human subconsciousness. It’s not that you verbally say where you want to go, and the door will open there.

It’s not up to you.

But Kunlun is very powerful; they opened five Key Gates, all to the island.

At this time, Lu Yuan chuckled, “It’s not that difficult. Zheng Boss told Little Eagle and others that their year-end bonuses must be collected on the Academy island, otherwise, there won’t be any. So, the Key Gates opened by these kids all opened to the island.”

Qing Chen couldn’t help but laugh. The principle was so simple.

As they spoke, a mother and son suddenly walked into the bookstore. They were pulling a suitcase and asked bluntly, “Is this where you report for Time Traveler Academy?”

Lu Yuan smiled, “Madam, yes, it is.”

The woman nodded and looked at the bookstore. “Your school is too simple, like a training class.”

Lu Yuan laughed, “The real school isn’t here.”

Having said that, he led Qing Chen to the iron door and said, “Just go through this door.”

Qing Chen tried to reach out, it was clearly an iron door, but his hand passed through without any obstruction, only causing a circle of transparent ripples on the iron door.

The woman was surprised, “It’s quite magical, let’s go, son.”

As she spoke, she was about to take her fifteen- or sixteen-year-old son inside.

Lu Yuan stopped her, “Sorry, ma’am, the guardian can’t go in.”

“Why not?” the woman raised her eyebrows. “Who goes to school without a guardian to send them? I have to make his bed and tidy up the dormitory.”

Lu Yuan politely said, “This really won’t work, ma’am. Can you make his bed at school, can you make his bed in the Inner World? He should learn to be independent.”

“Which unit are you from? Who is the leader? I’ll call them,” the woman said.

Lu Yuan was stunned; his expression slowly turned solemn. “This won’t work no matter who you talk to. Kunlun brings students together to study to cultivate their survival abilities. Without self-reliance, they will eventually die in the Inner World.”

The woman got angry, “How can you talk like that? Are you cursing my son?”

The student next to the woman suddenly said, “Do you know who my father is?”

Qing Chen thought for a moment. “Why are you asking us? Didn’t your mother tell you? Ma’am, children like this won’t survive long in the Inner World, tell him any secrets quickly.”

Student: “???

Having said that, he turned around and walked into the Key Gate, leaving Lu Yuan to clean up the mess in the bookstore.

They could even hear the woman’s roar from behind the door.

Qing Chen nodded; it seems that both ends of the Key Gate are fully connected, even sound can be transmitted.

Test complete.