In fact, when Yu Mian was holding the recommendation letter and searching for the military headquarters building, he could already feel a distinctly different atmosphere.
If the corporate groups like Huanyu and Xingqiong, located in the central CBD area, gave off a bustling commercial vibe of a modern interstellar city, then the Federal Government area in the Central East District had a more solemn and calm air.
However, the towering and solemn military headquarters building was still bustling with people coming and going.
After all, many of the military-related tasks were handled here, such as paperwork for retired soldiers, the exchange of military achievements and service points for active-duty soldiers, etc. Most of these needed to be processed at the military district headquarters.
“Hello, may I ask if the internship recommendation letter is submitted here?”
Even so, when Yu Mian handed over the recommendation letter, everyone in the hall all looked over.
To be honest, among this group of 1.8 meter or even 2 meter-tall rough guys in military uniforms, Yu Mian, who was wearing a camel-colored coat and carrying a white backpack, looking harmless, really stood out.
His skin under the chestnut-colored hair was so fair it seemed to be glowing.
Not to mention that when Yu Mian spoke as he handed the letter to the guide at the counter, his voice somehow made many of the young soldiers around them feel relaxed, almost as if their mental power had soothed.
They couldn’t help but glance over again, curious about what the speaker looked like.
“Yes, this is the right place, but we need to verify the authenticity of the recommender’s authority. Could you please wait a moment?”
Even the guide spoke in a gentler tone when he looked at Yu Mian.
However, when the guide smiled and opened the letter to see the name of the person who had signed it, his eyes widened slightly.
“?”
Yu Mian suddenly felt a little nervous.
“Is there a problem with the recommendation letter?”
‘Could it be fake? Or something else…?’
“No, no, no, there’s no issue. I’ll verify it right away and get back to you. Would you like to wait in the lounge for a moment?”
The guide quickly shook his head and explained, taking the letter to verify with his superior. Yu Mian was then escorted to the lounge, where he was even handed a cup of warm water.
“Thank you!”
Yu Mian couldn’t help but smile and thank the young soldier who had handed him the water.
“You’re too polite.”
The young soldier immediately became a little embarrassed and scratched his head, but couldn’t help but glance at Yu Mian a few more times.
‘Who was this person to General Huo Ting?’
After all, he didn’t look like anyone related to him.
The recommendation letter actually had General Huo Ting’s personal seal on it!
Just as Yu Mian was starting to feel a little embarrassed by being stared at, voices finally came from outside!
“No need, no need, I’ll come to take him myself…”
When he heard the familiar voice of Secretary Hals, Yu Mian lit up with excitement and even subconsciously waved his hand at him.
“Secretary Hals?!”
“Haha, we meet again. I thought you weren’t going to use that recommendation letter after all.”
When Secretary Hals saw Yu Mian, he couldn’t help but smile, which made the people behind him look at Yu Mian with even more curiosity.
Could it be that he was really some young member of the Huo family coming to intern at the military?
Otherwise, why would Secretary Hals personally come to pick him up?
It was known that if one wanted to meet Secretary Hals, they would typically only have a chance during military meetings, where he would occasionally attend alongside others.
Not to mention, General Huo Ting’s First Legion held a very special position within the military.
“Ah, I just suddenly wanted to give it a try. I didn’t expect it to actually work. Why did you come in person?”
Yu Mian started a casual chat with Secretary Hals as usual. After all, every time they met, Secretary Hals had always been quite friendly, so it was difficult for Yu Mian to feel the kind of awe that ordinary people would experience.
“Of course, someone with your special talents coming to intern at our military department deserves to be treated properly.”
In response to Yu Mian’s question, Secretary Hals gave a light laugh. He couldn’t exactly say that General Huo Ting had specifically sent him to check on him, could he?
How had he never noticed before that his boss was such a contradictory character?
However, thanks to Secretary Hals, Yu Mian’s internship process had been significantly streamlined, though a few routine tests were still unavoidable.
After all, this was still related to whether he qualified to smoothly begin his internship.
But when Yu Mian was led to the mental power test, some rather strange surprises occurred.
“Don’t be nervous. Just place your hand on the device and relax your mind.”
“The main test here is to assess the strength of your mental power. This will help us assign you to a suitable position. After all, many tasks in the military require sufficient mental power to be handled properly.”
The tester standing nearby explained gently, and curious, Yu Mian placed his hand on the transparent crystal ball.
Why did this feel something like testing spiritual roots in fantasy novels?
And it turned out that soldiers in the military had to regularly check their mental power like this.
Just from a simple job application, Yu Mian couldn’t help but feel like he was mentally jotting down material for his third book.
There were so many details he had never known before, until he saw them firsthand.
But just as Yu Mian was in a relaxed state, accepting the mental power test, the light from the device gradually grew brighter, and the numbers on the nearby monitor started to rise rapidly.
At first, when the value was still under 300, people simply thought it was good.
But as the value climbed to 500, some people began to glance at Secretary Hals with subtle expressions.
Oddly enough, Secretary Hals himself seemed rather surprised.
It wasn’t until the number neared 700 that someone couldn’t help but exclaim:
“My god, what’s going on!?”
“Huh?”
Startled by the sudden interruption, Yu Mian subconsciously looked at the staff member who had exclaimed, causing the data to slow its upward climb and finally stop at 705.
“Is there a problem…?”
Yu Mian nervously glanced at the number and then at Secretary Hals, who stood nearby.
“Uh, how should I put it? You really are a special talent, to be honest.”
Even Secretary Hals looked puzzled and complicated.
He couldn’t believe Young Master Huo Yan’s luck was this good—he had just picked some random person to help out with a parent-teacher meeting, and now this person’s mental power had exceeded 700.
Secretary Hals even wondered if the number would have been higher if Yu Mian hadn’t been interrupted.
But, as it stood, 705 was an incredibly perfect result.
It was a top-tier level within the military, yet it wasn’t too unusual or exceptional.
“But what a shame. Your mental power doesn’t have any offensive traits?!”
At this moment, the tester looked at the detailed report excitedly, only to find that although this young intern ‘s mental power was indeed top-tier, it lacked any offensive capabilities.
“Is it really that incredible? You can even see the attributes?”
Yu Mian, however, wasn’t disappointed at all. In fact, he was more curious and took the data report to read it.
[It’s good that you were interrupted… Your mental power now surpasses that of most ordinary people in the Federation, and even many high-ranking officers can’t compare to you.]
The little system couldn’t help but explain.
“It’s alright. This is actually perfect for administrative work in the military.”
Secretary Hals explained, trying to reassure him.
In fact, in some ways, this unique attribute to his mental power might allow him to do things that many with high mental power couldn’t.
For example… it wouldn’t trigger a violent, incompatible state when interacting with high-level mental powers, and instead, it would make people feel he was very comfortable and approachable.
“I actually think this is pretty good,” Yu Mian replied.
After all, he was just a homebody with no combat abilities—what would he do in an interstellar war?
However, as Yu Mian was escorted to his workstation, he realized that just a short distance away was Secretary Hals’s office.
Could it be that Huo Ting would also appear here?
“Someone will come by later to assign you some simple onboarding tasks. Don’t worry, this is just a basic internship position set up by the Federation government. Though the pay isn’t high, the work isn’t difficult.”
“You just need to come in for about three half-days a week. If anything comes up, feel free to contact me. And if you need to eat, this temporary work card will give you access to the cafeteria and serve as an identity verification.”
Secretary Hals explained with a smile, making Yu Mian, who was starting his first job in the interstellar world, feel motivated and excited.
“Okay! I’ll definitely get the job done!”
In fact, once Yu Mian really started working at the military department, he quickly got a solid understanding of the vast structure of the interstellar era, and the preparation progress for his third book surged.
Moreover, since Yu Mian was good at writing, many soldiers who struggled with drafting speeches or official documents were able to get help from this new intern, turning their work into something polished and refined.
After just a few weeks of interning, Yu Mian had become the office’s darling!
After all, who could resist someone so good looking, with such a lovely personality, and who was so eager to help others? [Tears of overwhelming emotion]
In fact, Yu Mian was simply happy because every time he chatted with the soldiers in the military, he was able to collect a lot of interesting stories or writing material from the military.
As for helping revise drafts, it was no big deal. He wrote thousands or even tens of thousands of words every day, so revising a few documents was nothing.
With this mutual benefit, things were harmonious!
However, in the few weeks since he had arrived, he hadn’t seen Huo Ting much at all. Even Secretary Hals had been rarely seen. It seemed they had been assigned a sudden task to a neighboring star system.
Was this guy always this busy?
Every time Yu Mian passed by the closed office door with some materials, he couldn’t help but wonder where Huo Ting had gone.
Although he was usually afraid of bumping into him when he was in his study, not seeing him for a while actually made him feel a bit uncomfortable?
“Sir, why don’t we just let Yu Mian stay in the military office? Otherwise, I can’t even imagine how sad we’ll be when he leaves.”
That day, a howl of emotion and joy was heard in the office, and then the office door suddenly opened without warning.
“Stay in the military office?”
Looking at Huo Ting, who seemed confused, everyone couldn’t help but stand up immediately and salute. They felt embarrassed and didn’t want to say that Yu Mian had helped them a lot with their documents during this period of time.
Secretary Hals also appeared behind Huo Ting with a smile and glanced at Yu Mian not far away.
‘I didn’t expect this little writer to have adapted so well.’
With Huo Ting present, those who usually competed to invite Yu Mian to meals nervously bid him farewell, leaving only Yu Mian, who had been absorbed in his draft and had only just looked up to find everyone gone.
“Would you like to eat together?”
Huo Ting looked at Yu Mian and realized it had been a while since they last met.
“Sure! You’re back?”
Yu Mian looked at Huo Ting in front of him but he was not nervous at all. Instead, felt as if he had seen a gold mine, so he agreed without hesitation.
After all, he had already gotten familiar with most of the basic processes, and now all that was left was to interview a big shot like Huo Ting, right?
“…?”
Huo Ting was somewhat taken aback by the bright look in Yu Mian’s eyes.
Secretary Hals also noticed with hesitation that, after some time apart, this little writer seemed to have become bolder.
“So, do your soldiers often go to the battlefields in other star systems? Or do they mostly stay in the military for training?”
“What kind of performance qualifies someone for a promotion? How much merit is needed? What are the ways to accumulate military achievements…”
Yu Mian couldn’t help but “interview” Huo Ting with a lot of questions during their walk. Huo Ting, unusually, patiently answered them one by one.
