Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 974: 610, Gold Medal Gigolo, Chen Sui!

The scent of the ocean brought by the waves lingered in the air.

In the distance, white seagulls floated in the sky, as if in a paradise beyond the mundane world.

At this moment, an ocean freighter was slowly passing by more than twenty kilometers away, with the words “Hu’s Transportation Group” written on its hull, but the people on the ship seemed completely unaware of the island.

Qing Chen stood at the entrance of the Key of Gate, silently observing the place. He glanced at the position of the sun and quietly calculated the time zone and distance.

The child he had just told off also walked out from the door but didn’t dare to say anything to Qing Chen, heading straight towards the dormitory area.

Qing Chen looked up at the sun, then visually estimated the angle of the shadow on the ground.

It seemed the location of Whale Island in the Pacific was different from what Jiang Xue described.

Therefore, this Whale Island certainly kept moving.

“Are you calculating its position? How is it? The scenery here isn’t bad, right?” someone said.

Qing Chen turned around and saw Zheng Yuandong and He Jinqiu standing on the edge of the cliff not far behind him.

Boss Zheng was still in his Zhongshan suit, while He Jinqiu smiled faintly, his hand never leaving his Black Scepter.

Qing Chen smiled and asked, “Is that Black Scepter a Taboo? But it doesn’t seem to be listed on the Inside World Federation records?”

He Jinqiu smiled nonchalantly, “Our friends in North America were too kind. They insisted on giving this to me. I said I didn’t want it, so in a fit of anger, they gave me their life and the scepter together.”

“That’s really generous,” Qing Chen remarked, “I wish I had friends like that.”

“Many, but you have to find them yourself,” He Jinqiu laughed.

Qing Chen said, “Now that Boss He has been elected as Executive Director of Hu’s Information Agency, congratulations.”

He Jinqiu shook his head: “Even though I’m Executive Director and manage all operations, there’s still an independent director to oversee me, so I can’t do as I please. I plan to help Miss Li Changqing become the independent director of the agency. What do you think?”

“Why ask me? You should ask her,” Qing Chen replied.

At that moment, Qing Chen became serious: “During the rescue mission, you two assisted Li Changqing in battle, for which I thank you. One is a neutral Observer leader, and the other is a neutral Executive Director of Hu’s Information Agency, making such a clear decision is not easy; Daytime is grateful.”

Zheng Yuandong shook his head: “Actually, He Jinqiu and I have always had only one stance, which is to protect our Chinese Time Traveler compatriots in the Outer World. You’re certainly within our scope of protection.”

Qing Chen suddenly asked, “Are you two the earliest ‘players’ to enter the Inner World? I want to ask if you know why the crossing events occur and why there are Time Travelers?”

He Jinqiu pondered for a moment: “No definitive conclusion yet. Currently, there are two speculations: one is that the Inner World is so stagnant that it needs external forces to break this balance.”

Zheng Yuandong said, “Another possibility is that the Taboo Land is about to cover the entire Federation, and someone is preparing to move the people of the Inner World to the Outer World. Of course, our guesses might not be right.”

Qing Chen didn’t ask more questions. What he really wanted to ask was, who exactly was the person who orchestrated the crossing events in the first place? Given that Zheng Yuandong and He Jinqiu were Internal Test Players, they must know who this person was.

But asking this would mean he knew their internal test identities.

The ones who know internal test players, aside from Qing’s shadow and people like the Family Head at the top of power, are likely internal test players themselves.

In this way, Zheng Yuandong and He Jinqiu would also guess that he wasn’t from the Outer World.

Zheng Yuandong asked, “Want to try the Key of Gate?”

Qing Chen was a bit puzzled: “Kunlun has always wanted me to study here and even offered the ‘Eye of Truth’ when enrolling. What’s the intention behind this?”

Zheng Yuandong laughed heartily, “No need to be so cautious. Don’t rush, take your time. Go report; the Daytime members are already there. One thing to remind you, even at Daytime, you are just a student here, equal to other students.”

Qing Chen pondered, perhaps a Daytime member caused some trouble?

“This sign only shows the direction to the dormitories. Where’s the teaching building?” Qing Chen looked around and only saw a dormitory area like the Milky Way but didn’t see the teaching area. Could it be on the other side of the island?

This island was as large as a city, and one could not see the end at a glance.

On the other end of the island, Qing Chen clearly saw a verdant, dense forest… it seems like a Taboo Land.

Qing Chen bid farewell to Zheng Yuandong and He Jinqiu and headed towards the hotel-like dormitory.

He Jinqiu softly asked, “This time you set up a school and wanted to run it in the Northwest, but they refused. What was the reason for the refusal?”

Zheng Yuandong said, “The reason was that Time Travelers are too unstable and have a tendency towards violent crime. They didn’t want to add this unstable factor.”

He Jinqiu chuckled, “You really had a tough time finding Whale Island, or else there wouldn’t even be a place to run a school. Bringing Whale Island from the Inner World must have been a huge price. You see, Time Travelers are people, too, they are compatriots, but not all ordinary people will accept them.”

“What are you trying to say? Do you want to create a place solely for Time Travelers?” Zheng Yuandong looked into the distance and asked.

He Jinqiu smiled, pausing with his Black Scepter, “You know what I want to say, and I will do it. Last month, a grassroots member of Kyushu was ambushed by seven ordinary people during a mission, who took his mechanical limbs from him; another Kyushu member was blamed when a neighbor’s house accidentally caught fire due to aging wiring because they knew he was a Time Traveler, so they said it was his fault and asked for compensation; yet another Kyushu member was complained about by neighbors saying his mechanical limbs emitted too much radiation, causing headaches in the elderly… Old Squad Leader, there aren’t only smart, rational people in this world; there are also those who fear radiation from telecom base stations, and some who envy and reject Time Travelers.”

Zheng Yuandong remained silent. Kunlun members had also encountered such situations before.

He Jinqiu said, “I won’t let these things happen to Kyushu members anymore, and you wouldn’t want such things happening to Kunlun members either.”

Saying this, he stepped into the Key of Gate and returned to the Kunlun Bookstore.

At this time, in the Kunlun Bookstore, Lu Yuan was directing Kunlun members: “Come on, take the iron gate down.”

A few Kunlun members took the iron gate off the wall, and it wasn’t until this moment that He Jinqiu realized that the iron gate used to open the Key of Gate was actually movable…

The Key of Gate opens on the iron gate, wherever the iron gate is, the dimensional portal will be there.

So, naturally, there’s no need to fix the position of the iron gate.

It’s unknown where Kunlun intends to hide the iron gate.

He Jinqiu suddenly thought of the phrase ‘escape through the gate’, if someone took the iron gate away, who knows what would happen…

Wait a minute, the Key of Gate could completely serve as a mobile exit for deploying forces, and Whale Island is like a natural forward base.

What enemy would expect tens of thousands of people to suddenly appear from a dismantled iron gate?

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In the dormitory, Chen Sui was whispering to a roommate: “Even though we’ve come to the academy, the development of the Matrix organization can’t stop. I asked someone from the academy, and not only can we rent server rooms on this island, but we can also rent laboratories. I’ve already submitted a purchase list to Kunlun, and they’ll transport the equipment we need.”

This was a high school dormitory area, with four people in a room, furnished with two sets of bunk beds, relatively simple.

There were only three people in the room, one calmly lying on the bed reading news on his phone, while Chen Sui chatted with another Matix member roommate named ‘Tang Wei’.

Tang Wei exclaimed, “I thought coming to the island meant living a fully enclosed life, but it turns out it’s even more comfortable than at home. At home, someone is always supervising, and we have to turn off the lights and go to bed by midnight. Here, I can play as late as I want, and no one cares. Yesterday, I had my cousin take me to the billiards room, and there were even experts there.”

Most students from China are like this; during middle and high school, they’re under high-pressure study, with parents forbidding this and that.

No early dating, no playing games, no going out to have fun.

As a result, many students indulge themselves and eagerly seek girlfriends after going far away for college.

It’s as if the reason they couldn’t find a girlfriend before was because their parents wouldn’t allow it.

Chen Sui glanced at him and said, “Even though no one is supervising, you still have to attend classes during the day, so it’s better to show some restraint.”

Tang Wei whispered, “Boss, aren’t you the well-known gigolo from City No. 22? I think you look just like him.”

Chen Sui’s face darkened: “It’s definitely not me. Haven’t I always been in City No. 7? How would I have the time to go to City No. 22? Besides, that’s Jindai territory. We’d be low caste there. Why would I go there for no reason?”

“That’s true, but the resemblance is uncanny, and the name is the same… I heard a famous actress paid two million for your, I mean, that gigolo’s first night.”

“Stop mentioning it!” Chen Sui’s expression changed, “I already said it’s not me.”

“We’re still missing one roommate, and we don’t know what kind of person they are since they aren’t here yet,” Tang Wei said.

Just as he finished speaking, the dormitory door opened.

Qing Chen looked at Chen Sui inside and paused for a moment, feeling a sudden sense of familiarity.

Looking at Chen Sui now was like seeing himself in City No. 22, how could he not feel familiar?

“Hello everyone,” Qing Chen said with a cheerful smile, “Are you my roommates? Nice to meet you, my name is Chen Nian.”

Chen Sui stood up to shake hands: “Hello, Matrix, Chen Sui.”

Qing Chen’s eyes lit up: “Hey, aren’t you the well-known gigolo from City No. 22? Wow, seeing you here is such a delight. Can you sign an autograph for me? I heard you even drank with the famous actress Qiao Yu!”

Chen Sui: “…That’s not me.”

“How could it not be? I’ve seen the photos!” Qing Chen chuckled gleefully.

“It’s really not me!” Chen Sui said anxiously.

Qing Chen stopped paying attention to him and instead looked at Tang Wei: “Hello.”

“My name is Tang Wei.”

Qing Chen then looked at the roommate lying on the bed, who lifted his gaze to him: “Red Leaves organization, Liu Ning.”

Tang Wei tried to lighten the mood: “I heard the academy is going to be sorted into houses, like Hogwarts.”

“It’s different,” Chen Sui said calmly, “Hogwarts uses the Sorting Hat to determine each person’s character and conduct. Here, the sorting distinguishes elites from failures. Elites have to learn more skills, while failures learn how to survive.”

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There will be another chapter before 11 o’clock.