"I've assigned you to the Earthly Fierce Squad. Your captain is called... well, he calls himself Wang Meng."
"In any case, you can go to the Earthly Department's barracks behind the base later and look for him to complete your registration. He'll arrange your assignments."
Bai Shaotang took two identity cards from inside his coat and handed them to Luo Yan and Bai?: "These are your identification documents. They'll let you enter and leave the Strategic Affairs Department freely. Remember not to lose them. Without them, you won't be able to get in."
"They're also needed to enter certain places."
"For example, you need to swipe your card to enter the library, archives, mech warehouse, and so on."
"But because of access restrictions, there are some places you won't be able to enter."
"Like the Tianji Department. With your current clearance, you can't enter it."
Luo Yan and Bai? carefully committed everything he said to memory.
Bai? stuck out her tongue and whispered, "The Strategic Affairs Department is huge. I'm really afraid I'll get lost."
Bai Shaotang laughed. "Don't worry. There are guide signs throughout the Strategic Affairs Department, as well as robots that provide all kinds of convenient services. Just show them your identity cards, and they'll take you wherever you want to go."
"Of course, that's assuming you have the clearance."
He coughed twice and said, "Bai? Student, I'd like to speak with Luo Yan alone. Could you wait outside for a while?"
"Turn left outside the Command Headquarters, and you'll find a rest area. There are all kinds of complimentary snacks and drinks there, as well as magazines and books. You can pass the time there."
Bai? hurriedly rose and agreed before saying to Luo Yan, "I'll wait for you outside."
After Bai? left, Bai Shaotang covered