Arriving at the Branch

The staff member at the counter looked at Qi Tian, who had stepped forward to inquire, with a smile and spoke.

"Please provide your identification information, sir."

"Qi Tian."

Seeing the other party immediately lower their head to search, it was clear they were accustomed to receiving members like Qi Tian who had joined the Virtual Universe Company.

A few seconds later, the staff member found Qi Tian's information and promptly notified the internal staff.

"Mr. Qi, please take a seat and wait here for a moment; a staff member will be here to collect you shortly."

"Thank you."

After thanking them, Qi Tian walked over to a sofa beside the service desk and scanned the platform.

Listening to their conversations, many of these people are in finance, and some are here seeking investment.

Qi Tian could not understand their professional jargon, but hearing people whose strength was at the Domain Lord or even Universe level casually speak of hundreds or thousands of Hunyuan Units, he could not help but feel surprised.

After waiting for a short while, a metal disc surrounded by a ring of white light traveled from the depths of the passage, equipped with a semi-circular sofa on top.

A powerhouse wearing silver battle armor and revealing gray skin stepped down and walked toward the counter.

The staff member who had previously received Qi Tian immediately stepped out from behind the counter, bowed respectfully to the approaching powerhouse, and then pointed toward where Qi Tian was sitting.

Seeing the man look at him, Qi Tian knew this was the person coming to collect him.

Qi Tian could sense the aura of a Domain Lord-level powerhouse, yet he could not discern the true depth of the person before him at all; he must be a powerhouse at the World Lord level or higher, so he immediately stood up and bowed slightly.

Those staying here also cast looks of respect toward the newcomer, which meant the man was not only powerful but also held a high status.

After all, the net worth of an average World Lord-level powerhouse was only about 10 Hunyuan Units.

To these financial stockbrokers who spoke of sums over a hundred Hunyuan Units, they did not possess much of a deterrent effect.

"You are Qi Tian?"

The World Lord-level powerhouse of the Virtual Universe Company in silver battle armor walked toward Qi Tian and asked with a smile.

Qi Tian nodded, bowed slightly, and replied, "Yes, my lord."

"My name is Jianos, an instructor at the Beihua Branch of the Virtual Universe Company. This time, Lord Tegages arranged for me to come and pick you up along with another member."

Since Jianos could be personally arranged by Tegages to pick someone up, he clearly knew of Qi Tian's talent, and his attitude toward Qi Tian was quite mild.

"Follow me."

"Yes, Lord Jianos."

Qi Tian followed behind Jianos and sat on the metal disc. After the white light ring surrounding the disc flickered, it sped toward the depths of the passage at an extreme speed.

Despite the lack of a spaceship's gravity control system, under the shroud of the light ring, the disc traveled at high speed without Qi Tian feeling a single vibration.

"Lord Tegages has spoken highly of you, calling you a true elite recruited by our Beihua Branch."

Jianos sat on the curved sofa, looking at Qi Tian with a smile. To be valued by Tegages meant that in the future, he would at least achieve the World Lord level, making him worthy of his serious attention.

"Lord Tegages is too kind."

Qi Tian replied with feigned humility, yet he did not deny it; as far as the Beihua Branch was concerned, he was confident he could be the strongest among his peers.

Even among all the members of the Noah Universe Kingdom branch, he was certain he could obtain a spot to challenge the "Doomsday Secret Realm," and perhaps even defeat some of the people within it.

Especially with the improvement of his innate secret technique, Indestructible Golden Body, he felt even more confident.

Hearing Qi Tian's words, the smile on Jianos's face did not fade; he had been the same way back in his day.

The two rode the disc through the passage for several minutes before entering a massive space.

Qi Tian looked at the suddenly expansive interior of the planet, which had been developed into a vast grassland with blue skies, white clouds, and lush greenery.

Looking into the distance, it felt as if he were on a green planet, completely different from the metal planet style of the outside world.

Qi Tian looked up at the sky; the azure sky was bright with sunshine and drifting white clouds.

However, he could clearly distinguish that it was projected by technology; after all, this was inside a planet, so how could such an open-air landscape exist?

The two moved forward, entered the grassland, and after crossing a hill, saw ten massive arenas surrounded by a ring of buildings.

"That is the elite training ground of the Beihua Branch, which includes a dormitory area, a public area, and a combat area."

"However, although you are a special elite of the Beihua Branch, you are actually representing the Beihua Branch to head to the Noah Universe Kingdom branch; your level is higher than theirs."

Qi Tian nodded upon hearing this; he was aware of this fact.

In reality, the Virtual Universe Company elites here all believed that the Noah Universe Kingdom side was the headquarters, while the Beihua side was a branch.

In truth, the real Virtual Universe Company headquarters for the entire universe was located on an incredibly vast continent floating in the starry sky.

It was just that their qualifications made it almost impossible for them to reach that place, so for them, the headquarters was the place that gathered all the geniuses within the Noah Universe Kingdom.

As for the Four Great Secret Realms and the true headquarters, they simply referred to them as "that place."

Soon, the flying disc arrived at the location of the dormitory area. Jianos brought Qi Tian to an independent villa courtyard, and they both stepped off the disc.

"This is your temporary residence. The public area is not far from here; feel free to visit it whenever you like."

"Additionally, in the combat zone, besides the arenas, there are service points operated in cooperation with the Universe Mercenary Alliance. They have World Lord worlds specifically arranged for elite special training."

"Judging by your strength, those World Lord worlds pose almost no danger, but you can still go take a look if you get bored."

Qi Tian's eyes lit up at these words. The standard World Lord mission worlds indeed posed little threat to him, but he hadn't even registered his mercenary status yet.

Since there was a Universe Mercenary Alliance service point here, perhaps he could clear a few mission worlds to raise his mercenary rank and save himself some time.

After all, in the outside world, most World Lord mission worlds were remnants left behind after a World Lord's death, scattered across various locations at varying distances.

But here, several had been centralized as practical training worlds, which would save him the time of traveling between them.

"Thank you for the trouble, Lord Jianos," Qi Tian said to Jianos with a smile.

"It is my duty," Jianos replied with a slight nod. "The original plan was to depart for the Noah Universe Kingdom training base in nine months, but it seems the other member, Chi Xin, is also arriving soon."

"Because of this, the gathering time for the other group of Star-level elites scheduled to travel to the training base will need to be adjusted."

Qi Tian had not expected that his and Chi Xin's early arrival would affect the gathering time of the other elites, so he spoke up immediately.

"Lord Jianos, will this cause you any trouble?"

Jianos shook his head and smiled. "This trip was intended to pick you up in the first place; taking them along is just a convenience. Under normal circumstances, those Star-level elites would not require me to personally escort them."

"I shall take my leave. We are expected to depart for the Noah Universe Kingdom training base in one month; the specific time will be notified in advance."

"Understood, thank you for the trouble, Lord Jianos." Qi Tian bowed slightly to express his gratitude.