The Empire's research into the Celestial Hook Mystic Mansion had never stopped, but the threshold for entry was extremely high.
The military led the research. Even members of the Divine Script Society had to undergo strict screening before they could participate in certain parts of it.
Other than military authorization, there was only one way to enter the Mystic Mansion: student trials organized by major Higher Education Institutions.
When the trials first began, students were not even allowed to bring bodyguards.
It was only because the Mystic Mansion proved a little too dangerous and student casualty rates remained high that this exception was later permitted.
The military's invitation to Digital Phantom this time was also a rather rare gesture of goodwill.
However, in Fourth Boss's view, the military had probably noticed that the Experimental Platform had remained in Tianfeng all this time and could not quite figure out their intentions.
As a declining Habitable Star, Tianfeng had nothing worth mentioning apart from the Celestial Hook Mystic Mansion.
So this was a gesture of goodwill, but likely also a probe. The military simply could not appear directly, so they had Bai Jinhan convey the message.
Having realized this, Fourth Boss said that the team's main force was not currently in Tianfeng and they had no plans to enter the Mystic Mansion anytime soon.
When Bai Jinhan heard that the main force was away, he could only take his leave for the time being.
However, he and Nelson did not hurry away. Instead, they took up residence near the military district.
More than a month later, Qu Jianlei and the others returned. For secrecy, they had originally teleported directly back to the Experimental Platform.
After hearing about the military's invitation, they flew the Battalion-Class Ship back instead.
Once Bai Jinhan and Nelson