A few more years passed, and he turned eighteen.
He had earned all his credits ahead of schedule. Shortly before graduation, he signed up for the Luofu's Six Commissions recruitment exams, intending to join the Divination Commission.
Guan Liang asked, "What do you think we should do if he doesn't pass?"
Guan Liang wasn't the only one feeling uncertain. Hua was, too.
His competitors weren't just from the Luofu; there were applicants from other Xianzhou ships and subsidiary planets as well.
The ratio of vacancies to applicants was staggering.
Beyond the initial written exam, he would have to pass multiple assessments and interviews.
One of those stages even involved drawing questions at random!
With his luck... he probably wouldn't make it.
After much deliberation, Hua said, "Let him take the exams himself. So what if he fails? Doesn't he still have tens of billions of Strales?"
She claimed not to care, but the day before the results were made public, she couldn't help contacting the Luofu and asking for the Six Commissions' hiring lists.
Hua and Guan Liang held their breath as they searched the Divination Commission's list from beginning to end. At last, they found his identification number.
Both let out a long breath.
Next came the Academy's graduation ceremony and coming-of-age ceremony.
Guan Liang didn't bring it up, and neither did Hua.
Without a word, he cleared her schedule for that day.
When the day arrived, Guan Liang ruffled Hua's hair and said, "Go to the Luofu."
In the centuries since his death-nearly a thousand years-you've never celebrated your birthday.
I know you want to see him.
So go see him.
A rare trace of helplessness appeared on Hua's face.
Since officially becoming the Xianzhou Marshal, she had seldom shown such an expression in front of others.
Guan