Full-Time Public Enemy-Chapter 612 - 480 Perilous Situation

The next day, in the old man's so-called "vault," Chen Gu saw the meager collection of mysterious substances. Among them, the most precious were the two items the old man had taken to apologize to the principal. He couldn't help but turn and glare at the old man. "Is this all?"

Even the thick-skinned old man looked a bit embarrassed. "Well, I'll compensate you with some other assets. How about the Surging Electric Power Company?"

"The Big Red Stone Power Plant is one of the properties under this company. In addition, there are fourteen other power plants."

As he spoke, the old man transferred all the information about the Surging Electric Power Company to Chen Gu.

"You're a Radiation Missionary; you'll always find a use for it in the future."

Chen Gu carefully reviewed the company's information. These fourteen power plants were all located on densely populated, developed colonial planets with enormous energy demands.

The company had a three-hundred-year contract with the Confederation's civilian power grid. Simply put, as long as the factories operated, they would generate profit.

This was a far simpler enterprise than Chen Biotech. After all, Chen Biotech involved operational risks, whereas the Surging Electric Power Company had virtually zero short-term risk.

And, as the old man had said, these were all nuclear power plants. Being a Radiation Missionary, Chen Gu would surely find them useful.

He gritted his teeth, feigning deep dissatisfaction. "Alright then."

Then, he packed up and took the old man's pathetically few mysterious substances. The old man also very smoothly signed the transfer documents, and now the Surging Electric Power Company belonged to Chen Gu.

Chen Gu went straight to the headquarters building and found Qing Ruyan. "Help me apply for a promotion ceremony."

Qing Ruyan's eyes lit up. "That was fast!"

Chen Gu had initially thought the promotion was his concern alone, but to his surprise, Aviloya, Rainbow, and Dr. Meng Ji all showed up this time.

"You are the first multi-professional," one of them said. "Every promotion must be handled with utmost care. Any failure would be a significant loss for all professionals across the Star Sea."

"Moreover," another added, "each of your promotions will be a new exploration! I need to meticulously record every single piece of data!"

The three of them spoke in turn, and Chen Gu could only comply with their arrangements.

The only consolation was that Chen Gu didn't need to worry about resources for this promotion, as the Bureau covered almost all the costs. Any shortfall could be made up by the old man's mysterious substances.

This was probably the most relaxed Chen Gu had ever been in preparing for a promotion since becoming a professional.

Once everything was arranged, Chen Gu set off from the headquarters building early one morning with Aviloya, Rainbow, and Dr. Meng Ji.

A convoy of six cars took them to a military spaceport, where they boarded a spaceship bound for a military base.

This promotion ceremony would utilize a military-grade generator. After four hours of interstellar travel, they landed on a barren planet. A convoy of twelve heavy magnetic levitation armored vehicles then transported them to an underground base.

This high level of protocol was entirely due to Aviloya. Although the armed escort likely couldn't withstand a single strike from her sword, her status demanded such a significant display of respect.

Inside the base, all preparations were complete. Dr. Meng Ji was eager to begin, and Chen Gu didn't want to delay any further. "Let's start!"

Military personnel moved quickly, hoisting and transporting precious materials into the generator. Once the four dedicated energy lines were checked, Chen Gu straightened his clothes, took a deep breath, and walked into the generator.

Then, the generator's heavy door descended, sealing the interior completely.

Dr. Meng Ji's voice came through the broadcast system, "Are you ready?"

"Begin!" Chen Gu replied steadily.

Dr. Meng Ji gently pressed the button.

A massive surge of energy flowed through the four energy lines. Chen Gu watched the surrounding promotion resources slowly dissolve into fundamental particles, feeling a power within him awaken like an ancient beast from slumber…

Outside the generator, everyone stared nervously at the monitoring equipment.

Dr. Meng Ji barked at his researchers, "Everyone, focus! Not a single piece of data can be missed. Record everything completely! If I get back and find any data missing, your careers are over!"

Various readings on the monitors soared rapidly, approaching the red limit but fortunately remaining just below it.

Inside the generator, Chen Gu suddenly felt an intense wave of pain.

He couldn't pinpoint its origin; it felt as if every cell in his body was groaning in agony, on the verge of complete failure.

Chen Gu struggled against the pain, quickly becoming exhausted. In a daze, he sensed his body sinking heavily into an endless expanse of darkness, something seemingly approaching him from within it.

Outside the generator, an urgent alarm blared. "Invasion from the Endless Realm detected!"

Rainbow and Aviloya tensed up, their hands unconsciously clasping tightly together.

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All of Chen Gu's previous promotions had gone smoothly, and he had expected this one to be no different. But reality once again proved to him that the path of a professional is arduous; the various "challenges" along the way are distributed fairly to everyone.