Hope of Solidifying the "Dragon Pearl"
Among the six students who had been admitted to the Star Palace, Yun Lai had always been the most mysterious.
He had not even been admitted through the usual process; he had been specially recruited into Wanxiang Star Palace. And after entering, he had been the Star Palace student who kept in touch with Liang Ji and the others the least.
Liang Ji, Zhang Liangpu, Cao Chanyue, and the others would occasionally chat in their Star Net group, exchange news, and make some trades.
They also each had their own social circles outside the group. Liang Ji and Peng Yue, for instance, often spent time together, while Cao Chanyue and Lan Yingying were also in frequent contact.
Only Yun Lai, despite keeping in touch with Liang Ji and the others and joining their group chat, had always said little and seldom contacted any of them.
Even Peng Yue, who was in the same Wanxiang Star Palace as him, rarely saw him, let alone managed to get in touch.
At first, Liang Ji and the others had assumed he came from a high-rank Star Lord family and held quite a bit of status in Wanxiang Star Palace, so he looked down on them.
Now, hearing Yun Lai say that he worked in the Star Alliance's intelligence department, they finally understood.
As a cultivator in an intelligence department focused on secrecy, he naturally kept everything under wraps and seemed rather mysterious.
"Yun Lai, you've really kept this well hidden."
Cao Chanyue chuckled lightly, then asked with concern:
"But is it all right for you to tell us about your work and show us the 'star chart' your intelligence department surveyed?"
"It's fine," Yun Lai said with a smile. "Since I'm telling you this, it means the