Freshmen Start University

Huaqing University, Capital!

Today was the first day of freshman registration.

"Jiang Fan, look! It's so beautiful!"

Chu Ruoxi pointed at the white swan in the lake as she spoke.

The entire Huaqing University campus was practically a park, exceptionally beautiful. After walking around it, Chu Ruoxi loved it!

As Chu Ruoxi's new boyfriend, Jiang Fan fulfilled his duties as a boyfriend.

He pulled Chu Ruoxi's pink suitcase and carried a backpack as they walked along the lush, tree-lined campus paths.

Chu Ruoxi had heard before that Huaqing University had a beautiful campus, and seeing it today proved it true!

She was glad she had chosen Huaqing University. Studying and living here for four years would surely be a delight!

Along the way, Chu Ruoxi was like a child visiting the city for the first time, endlessly curious about everything!

She tugged Jiang Fan along, looking at this one moment and that the next. They actually spent an hour walking the less than 500 meters back to her dorm!

But both of them enjoyed every moment.

Jiang Fan took Chu Ruoxi to her dorm, and then they had Chu Ruoxi's first lunch at Huaqing University together!

That afternoon, Jiang Fan said goodbye to Chu Ruoxi and returned to Dragon University of Science and Technology!

Two days earlier, he had contacted Elder Long to tell him he had chosen Dragon University of Science and Technology, which had made Elder Long extremely happy.

Elder Long was also deeply gratified. Contacting Jiang Fan's parents every day for the past month had finally paid off; he hadn't wasted his breath!

If Elder Long had known that Jiang Fan's parents hadn't mentioned Dragon University of Science and Technology to Jiang Fan at all, but had instead supported his attending Huaqing University, he would probably have coughed up blood!

Elder Long had told Jiang Fan to call him when he came to register at Dragon University of Science and Technology. He would arrange Jiang Fan's enrollment and accommodations!

Jiang Fan walked to Dragon University of Science and Technology and saw the six large characters above the main entrance, written with the soaring flourish of dragons and phoenixes: Dragon Country University of Science and Technology.

An inexplicable sense of belonging welled up within him!

Before long, a sprightly old man walked out through the university gates!

When he saw Jiang Fan, his face immediately lit up with a smile, and he grasped Jiang Fan's hand.

"Jiang Fan, welcome to Dragon University of Science and Technology! Come, I'll take you to your accommodations first!"

Jiang Fan followed Elder Long into Dragon University of Science and Technology.

Although its campus wasn't as beautiful as Huaqing University's, the teaching buildings here had a distinctly high-tech design.

After leading Jiang Fan past several distinctive buildings, Elder Long stopped at a faculty apartment building and went inside!

Room 302 on the third floor. Elder Long opened the door to reveal two bedrooms and a living room!

Elder Long showed him around and asked,

"What do you think, Jiang Fan? Satisfied?"

"Grandpa Long, it's great. I'm not too particular about where I live," Jiang Fan said!

"All right, this will be your place from now on. Here's the key!"

Jiang Fan didn't stand on ceremony and took the key.

He was now the chief engineer of the Northern Base and still had to send Zhou Huaide materials he compiled every day. These were all classified documents, so living in a dorm wouldn't be suitable either.

"By the way, Jiang Fan, I'm already over sixty. I'd like to find a successor before I retire. Would you be willing to become my student?"

Jiang Fan thought it over seriously for a while before saying, "I would!"

Because Jiang Fan knew very well that, with his Technology System, he didn't have to worry about research technology. What he lacked now were scientific connections and funding.

And as one of Dragon Country's elder statesmen, Elder Long had no shortage of connections or funding.

So taking Elder Long as his teacher would be very helpful in giving him room to spread his wings!

"Good! Hahaha..."

Elder Long's anxious heart finally settled. He had genuinely feared Jiang Fan would refuse.

Then Elder Long and Jiang Fan sat on the sofa and began chatting!

"Jiang Fan, what major are you planning to study?"

"I want to study space science!" Jiang Fan answered!

"Space science?"

Elder Long clearly hadn't expected Jiang Fan to choose such a niche discipline.

Space science covered an extremely broad range of subjects, but because humanity knew so little about space, and it was an emerging discipline, its body of knowledge was still extremely limited!

Moreover, graduates in this discipline had a hard time finding related research work. Even the country placed very little importance on research in this area!

"Jiang Fan, have you looked into space science? I suggest you give other disciplines some serious consideration! Materials science, artificial intelligence, information engineering, and so on are all good majors."

Elder Long said this because, given the talent Jiang Fan had shown in developing controlled nuclear fusion, he believed Jiang Fan could achieve good results in any one of these majors!

Besides, with his own in-depth research into materials and energy, he could offer more guidance!

"Yes, I've made up my mind!"

Jiang Fan spoke firmly. He wanted to explore the mysterious universe and come into contact with advanced civilizations. Space science was the discipline most closely related to his dream!

Elder Long wanted to say more, but ultimately held back. After all, this was Jiang Fan's own choice, and he couldn't interfere too much!

It was only a major, anyway. It wouldn't prevent him from teaching Jiang Fan about other fields in the future!

"You can decide on your major yourself! Military training starts in a couple of days, but don't participate. I'm currently working on a mecha project. Starting tomorrow, you'll be my assistant and learn and research alongside me!"

The moment Elder Long finished speaking, the system's voice rang out in Jiang Fan's mind!

[System]: "Option one: accept Elder Long's invitation to become his assistant and receive a set of blueprints for a combat mecha from one hundred years in Blue Star's future!

Option two: decline Elder Long's invitation and receive no reward!"

Jiang Fan chose option one without hesitation!

[System]: The host has chosen to accept Elder Long's invitation and received a set of combat mecha blueprints from one hundred years in the future!

He gave the mecha blueprints a cursory look and discovered that this combat mecha was incredibly powerful. It was practically a superman!

Jiang Fan forcibly suppressed his excitement. He found the Technology System truly incredible, casually handing him a combat mecha from one hundred years in the future.

He really didn't know whether it might directly reward him with time machine blueprints someday!

However, Jiang Fan knew very well that this was impossible for now. Even if the system gave him time machine blueprints, humanity's other technologies wouldn't be able to keep up, and he would have no way to build it!

So he deduced that the technologies the system rewarded him with should all be things that could be manufactured using Blue Star's current level of technology.

At this thought, Jiang Fan realized that the system was far more intelligent than he had imagined!

Jiang Fan accepted Elder Long's invitation, and the two briefly discussed some other scientific research topics. Then Elder Long received a phone call and left!

Elder Long had already instructed others to handle Jiang Fan's enrollment registration!

With nothing to do now, Jiang Fan decided to stroll around the Dragon University of Science and Technology campus.

After walking around, he came to a square and noticed a large crowd of freshmen gathered around something.

He walked over curiously. After asking around, he learned that this was an annual freshman tradition at Dragon University of Science and Technology: the Freshman Math Problem Challenge!

Just as Jiang Fan stepped forward to take a look,

The system suddenly sounded in his mind!

[System]: "Ding! Mission issued: participate in the Freshman Math Challenge. Take first place to receive a set of fighter jet blueprints from one hundred years in Blue Star's future!"