Reporting to School

Due to the aftereffects of increasing his attributes, Link didn't leave his room until the next morning. He even had room service deliver his meals. However, the results were equally gratifying.

Link could feel that after his attributes reached 15 points, some stage-based changes occurred. Physical fitness was difficult to test, but his strength was indeed greatly enhanced. At the same time, his five senses became sharper, and his brain became more agile.

Of course, during this time, Link didn't forget to pay attention to relevant news. So far, he hadn't found any reports about that incident.

If the murder case were discovered, it would definitely become a sensational major case. The fire Link set might cover up some evidence, but human bones wouldn't completely burn away.

With so many deaths, it could even make the news on the Three Major TV Stations, and it wasn't something the police could simply cover up.

But now there was no movement from the media, which indicated that the matter hadn't been discovered, or it had been discovered but was privately suppressed. It was also possible that the forces behind those people didn't call the police but handled it privately.

Link guessed that the latter possibility was not small. In that case, they would at most use private means to search for Link.

In fact, it wasn't difficult to understand why the other party chose this. After all, if the police investigated thoroughly, they might discover what these people were doing before. Even if these people were dead, it wouldn't be a good thing for the families or forces behind them.

This was definitely a good thing for Link. Such a large case would even attract elite FBI personnel and a large amount of resources. But if it was investigated privately, even if they hired experts, Link believed they wouldn't be able to freely mobilize a large amount of public resources, which would greatly reduce efficiency.

Moreover, Link had carefully replayed the events several times along the way, repeatedly confirming that no clues were left behind.

It was only the nineties now, and many advanced forensic science methods hadn't appeared yet. Under the big fire, these people wouldn't find anything.

Of course, this didn't mean everything was fine. After all, some unintentional details might expose him, which made Link even more eager to improve his strength.

Improving his strength involved two aspects: first, his basic attributes and various abilities, and second, earning enough money.

The effects of the former go without saying. If Link were now a billionaire, with bodyguards accompanying him and riding in a bulletproof car, living in a private villa with strict security measures he set up himself, his safety would also be greatly improved.

Even if the matter were exposed and the police came knocking, in the absence of clues, Link could hire elite lawyers to help him stay out of it. The forces behind those people would also need to carefully consider before seeking revenge, and Link could even directly eliminate the root cause.

In short, this incident added a sense of urgency to Link, who had originally planned to live a more leisurely life. He was preparing to formulate a new entrepreneurial plan and advance it to his college years.

And now, Link still needed to go to school to register first.

As is well known, American universities adopt the principle of easy entry and strict exit, while top private universities are strict entry and strict exit. California Institute of Technology is the most prominent among them.

It only enrolls about 800 undergraduate students each year, but only over 600 can obtain a bachelor's degree. On average, about 200 students are eliminated each year, including outstanding students from various countries around the world.

Graduate and doctoral students also have similar strict elimination rates. The academic burden here is heavy, the learning pace is tight, and the amount of material is large, which few other universities can match.

California Institute of Technology's teaching does not adopt either of the common American semester or quarter systems, but is somewhere in between.

The fall semester of each academic year begins in late September and runs until mid-December, the winter semester is from January to late March, and the spring semester is from April to mid-June. The summer vacation is for rest.

Each student at the school takes an average of 5 courses per semester, for a total of 15 courses in 3 semesters per year. Most people even take more than this.

Although Link received a full scholarship, it didn't mean he could rest easy for the next few years. He needed to achieve a certain standard in his grades each academic year to receive the scholarship for the next academic year.

As a top private high school, Link had already started being taught some college courses last year, and Link himself would also self-study some courses.

Therefore, Link had already learned more than half of the core courses he needed to complete in his freshman and sophomore years in advance.

The school also required proficiency in a foreign language, which was even simpler for Link. In addition to Chinese, Link had also taken French and German electives in the past two years.

Not to mention Chinese, with his excellent intelligence, he could also achieve daily listening, speaking, reading, and writing in French and German without any problems.

Because he had prepared in advance, Link's mindset could be slightly more relaxed at this time.

These few days were the registration period, and the campus was very lively. However, the campus as a whole was not large, and the parking spaces on campus were limited, so they could only be provided to faculty and staff, and even general faculty members couldn't apply for them.

Just like in The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon and Howard once argued over a parking spot, which shows that parking spaces are indeed a scarce resource.

Therefore, Link could only park his car a little further away and then walk into the California Institute of Technology campus.

The overall architectural style here didn't hold much interest for Link. He spent about half an hour walking around the campus.

Because he had a full scholarship covering tuition and accommodation, Link's registration process was very simple. Much of the information had already been filled out beforehand; he just needed to sign a few documents now.

After finishing the registration, Link went to the dormitory and found his assigned room.

University dormitories in the United States are co-ed, unlike universities in China where male and female dorm buildings are separate.

The undergraduate dorms at California Institute of Technology are standard double rooms. Link took out his key, opened the door, and found that his roommate hadn't arrived yet.

The dorm room was a decent size, about twenty-five or twenty-six square meters. It had two single beds, two desks by the window, and storage space between the two desks, which was currently empty.

There was a built-in wardrobe at the head of each bed. The room had a small bathroom with 24-hour hot water.

These dorm conditions were much better than the dorm conditions Link had experienced when he attended university in China. Of course, the tuition and accommodation fees here were also not cheap.

The dorm room was currently empty and you could see everything at a glance, so there wasn't much to look at. Link opened his travel bag and put away the books and clothes he had brought.

Since he had driven his own car, Link had brought two large travel bags and had most of the essential items. He didn't need to buy much from the supermarket later. He quickly organized his space.

After doing all this, Link called home to let Robert and Lisa know he was safe. He dialed the number Peggy had given him before he left. After a brief call, he left the dorm and headed to the apartment where they were currently staying.

Linda ultimately couldn't bear to leave Peggy alone. Even though the school had arranged a host family, she decided to stay in California with Peggy until she graduated from her undergraduate program. California Institute of Technology also provided Linda with a job.

The apartment was about a fifteen-minute drive from California Institute of Technology. Link drove there according to the address. He took a little extra time finding the apartment because he wasn't very familiar with the roads.

Following the address Peggy had given him, he quickly found the room and knocked on the door.

"Coming!" In just a few seconds, the door was opened. It was Peggy. When she saw it was Link, she immediately came over and took his hand, saying, "Mom, Link is here."

Link followed Peggy inside. The first thing he saw was a living room, with an open kitchen next to it, where Linda was busy.

"Hello, Aunt Linda."

"Link, please have a seat. Lunch will be ready soon. Peggy has been talking about you arriving since yesterday. I think if you hadn't called today, she would have driven me crazy."

Link smiled. "I was delayed a bit on the road. I arrived last night, and since it was late, I didn't want to disturb you. I found a place to stay and came over after finishing registration this morning."

Linda said, "You don't need to be so polite. Even if it was late, you could have come here first. Staying in a hotel costs a lot of money."

Link didn't respond. Then Peggy pulled Link to look around. The layout of the apartment was somewhat similar to the apartment where Sheldon and Leonard lived in The Big Bang Theory.

Perhaps it had been tidied up, as the entire apartment looked very neat. The two bedrooms were only a little over ten square meters each, and the living room wasn't large either, about thirty square meters including the kitchen. The total area was a little over sixty square meters.