As luck would have it, the first class the next morning was taught by Old Man Luo, the 'Iron-faced Yama'. Qiao Shuangyi and Lin Xiaochen, still hungover and looking listless, were caught red-handed by him and punished with two additional essays.

Old Man Luo was surprised to see a newcomer in the class and gave Chen Gu special attention. He posed several difficult questions, but Chen Gu even managed to answer some that were beyond the scope of the course.

Realizing something, Old Man Luo suddenly asked, "You're Chen Gu?"

"Yes, Teacher, it's me."

The teachers at the Huai Shan Branch School all had significant backgrounds, and word about multi-professionals had already spread among the higher-ups. Old Man Luo immediately understood that this fellow was cheating using his Brain Domain Hacker ability and waved him off, no longer paying him any attention.

"Alright, from now on, if you indeed have matters to attend to, you don't need to come to class anymore."

Qiao Shuangyi and Lin Xiaochen, still in a bit of a daze, were left with their mouths hanging open. Is this still the Iron-faced Yama?

"Thank you for your understanding, Teacher."

After class, a bunch of classmates crowded around, "Chen Gu, we need tickets!"

"I heard you've got a box. We're classmates, after all. You can't expect us to sit in the regular seats and cheer for you, can you?"

This week was a rare one for Chen Gu with two matches: one tomorrow night and another over the weekend.

Chen Gu waved his hand grandly, "No problem."

Although there were a few classmates he wasn't too fond of, they were his classmates nonetheless, and he agreed cheerfully, "Everyone come tomorrow night!"

Bai Zhijin hesitated for a moment but ultimately did not refuse.

He wanted to appear to have more "principle," but as a fervent fan of the Behemoth Alliance, he'd never attended a match in person in his life and simply couldn't resist the temptation.

Capital Star, you truly do corrupt and degrade my will at every turn! Bai Zhijin wailed inwardly. But then… there was no 'then.' Once he entered the box and experienced the atmosphere, so utterly different from watching a broadcast, all he could think was how delightful it truly was.

For the past few days, Chen Gu hadn't needed to go to the Bureau of Mystic Security. Marcus and his team were mainly familiarizing themselves with the Headquarters' various facilities, while Charles and his crew focused on their promotions.

Qing Ruyan had told him that a task from the Director-General was temporarily on hold until everyone had completed their promotions.

Before the match the next day, Chen Gu met Bai Yunpeng. Marshal Bai was quite frustrated. Pulling Chen Gu aside into a corner, he lowered his voice and complained, "How can Aviloya tolerate such things? Is she really Ninth Power Level? Her temper is so good!"

Last time, Marshal Bai helped Chen Gu by urgently calling up reinforcements, clearly hoping that the Bureau of Mystic Security would punish Chen Gu, forcing the young man to leave and join his ranks.

But to his surprise, Aviloya didn't show any reaction to the matter, and it just passed by like that!

Even when 'punishing' Chen Gu by removing his title of "Senior Special Consultant," it was done under the guise of forming a special operations squad, in a very covert and low-key manner.

It was a "considerate" way of protecting Chen Gu's "face."

Chen Gu was actually quite puzzled too. Why was Aviloya being so magnanimous this time, thinking so much for his sake, and even transferring Marcus and his team to Capital Star?

Behind the two of them, Qing Ruyan's voice rang out, "I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I just happened to hear."

Turning around, Qing Ruyan raised her hands innocently. With the keen hearing of a Professional, you couldn't blame her, could you?

She glanced at Chen Gu. "You underestimate yourself too much. You are the first multi-professional in history and have already reached the Fourth Energy Level. The Director-General has one great quality: when it comes to official matters, she considers them purely from a professional standpoint. In this regard, she can set aside her personal likes and dislikes to the greatest extent."

"With a top talent like you, she would never let Marshal Bai get his way and poach you for the military. So, Marshal Bai... I think you can give up on that idea."

Bai Yunpeng frowned in dissatisfaction but finally understood the difficulty of this matter. Meanwhile, Chen Gu's own doubts were also cleared up.

The highlight of tonight's matches wasn't Chen Gu. His opponent was a mediocre player whose performance this year had been poor, resulting in a low ranking.

Hence, their match was scheduled as the sixth one.

The main event tonight was a match between Boraruz, the Alliance's current number one player, and the former 'number one,' Zhuge Wojian, also known as the 'Beast God'!

In his prime, Zhuge Wojian was not only the Confederation's number one but also the strongest in the entire Star Sea's Behemoth Alliance.

He participated in ten iterations of the 'Beast Emperor's Decision,' spending the first three years only in team events and earning two overall championships.

In the following seven years, he competed in both team and individual events every year, nabbing four more team championships and three individual overall championships!

His era was the golden age of the Confederation's Behemoth Alliance.

However, he announced his retirement four years ago. Boraruz began to emerge towards the end of Zhuge Wojian's career and only gradually became the Alliance's number one player after the 'Beast God' retired.

But compared to Zhuge Wojian's dominance, Boraruz, despite reigning supreme within the Confederation, delivered performances at the 'Beast Emperor's Decision' that could hardly be called 'remarkable,' let alone 'dominant'.

The reasons for Zhuge Wojian's retirement were numerous and varied. His own explanation was "weariness"; having no more goals to conquer, he wanted to rest and spend time with his family.

But the internet was rife with conspiracy theories.

For instance, one theory was that the Behemoth Alliances of the other three major Star Nations couldn't beat Zhuge Wojian, so they joined forces to pressure the Confederation, forcing his retirement.

Another theory was that Zhuge Wojian had repeatedly refused demands from gambling syndicates to fix matches. This supposedly infuriated them, leading to threats against his family, leaving the 'Beast God' no choice but to retire, unwilling to be complicit in their corruption.

And so on.

Yet, just six days ago, Zhuge Wojian suddenly announced his comeback, causing a great sensation. The Alliance responded at once with a warm welcome!

They immediately made special arrangements for Zhuge Wojian to "jump the queue," allowing him to join the individual competition directly. As for team events, Zhuge Wojian stated that since this was his first year back, he would start with the relatively less demanding individual competitions to regain his form and would not join any clubs for the time being.

Thus, his very first match back was set to be this confrontation between the new and old 'number ones'!

Even Boraruz's most loyal fans thought this match would be a tough one to win.

The current Boraruz still had a noticeable gap compared to Zhuge Wojian at his peak, so the outcome of this match depended not on Boraruz, but on how much of his form Zhuge Wojian had regained.

In this era of advanced technology, athletes generally enjoy long careers. Competitors in the Behemoth Alliance, for instance, often compete for several decades.

Zhuge Wojian's retirement after just over a decade was certainly uncommon.

Because this match was arranged at the last minute, Bai Zhijin and the others hadn't expected to witness such an emotionally charged highlight today.