Border Entry and Exit Management Office, Satellite City of the Principality of Ryan.

It was still noisy and bustling with people coming and going.

Zhang Fan approached the plump woman who resembled a cafeteria worker again, handed her an application form, and attached supporting documentation from Ryan's military headquarters.

Zhang Fan now understands that it's not that the Principality of Ryan's office efficiency is so poor, nor that the border entry and exit management office's technological level is so low.

Rather, the other party simply looked down on "outsiders," believing that if they used high-tech electronic forms, the "country bumpkins" might not understand them, so it would be better to use paper forms, which are simpler and more direct.

The plump woman took the documents Zhang Fan handed over. She remembered this "outsider" somewhat, and after glancing at the form impatiently, she wanted him to go and queue up.

But the next second, the plump woman's eyes widened in shock.

Then, the plump woman carefully flipped through the stack of documents Zhang Fan handed her, page by page, with her short, stubby fingers. By the end, her eyes were practically popping out of their sockets.

After looking through it once, the plump aunt was still not satisfied, so she started looking through it again.

After reading it, if you're still not satisfied, go through it again...

After several attempts, Zhang Fan was getting a little impatient waiting downstairs.

"Sir, please wait a moment." The plump woman forced a professional smile. "I'll go find our department head."

Zhang Fan looked around to make sure the plump woman was talking to him. When did the service at the border crossing become so good?

The plump woman placed a "Service Suspended" sign on the table and hurriedly ran to the back office to find their department head.

"Director! Director!" The plump woman burst into the director's office, panting, "An 'outsider' has applied for citizenship in Ryan, using combat points!"

"Then process it for him. As long as the paperwork is complete, he doesn't need my approval." The director of the Border Entry and Exit Administration Office of the Principality of Ryan sat behind his desk, somewhat displeased with the fat woman's intrusion. "Also, remember to knock before you come in next time."

“No, Director,” the plump woman said, catching her breath. “That ‘outsider’ outside is alive!”

"Alive?" The section chief was taken aback.

"Yes! Alive!"

"Give me the documents!" The section chief took the stack of documents and looked at them several times.

Finally, the section chief placed the certificate bearing the seal of Ryan's military department into the laser electronic scanner of the administrative office system.

The green light is on.

The scan results showed that the seal of Ryan's military headquarters was genuine. Upon seeing this result, the director's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"I'll go take a look!" The section chief picked up the document and walked out of the office.

"Sir, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." The plump woman returned to the counter and said to Zhang Fan with a smile, "This is our director."

The section chief looked at the photo in the document, then at Zhang Fan, and finally personally signed his name on the application form, affixed his seal, and handed it back to Zhang Fan with both hands.

"Sir, you can go to the household registration office next door to complete the citizenship procedures now."

"Welcome, Ryan!"

"Thanks." Zhang Fan took back the documents.

Such good service? Why didn't you do this sooner?

As Zhang Fan left the service hall, he noticed that the staff around him were secretly glancing at him as if he were a rare animal, and even pointing and whispering about him behind his back.

Zhang Fan felt baffled, but decided to ignore it and go through the citizenship application process first.

Zhang Fan was unaware that although the Border Entry and Exit Administration of the Principality of Ryan processed more than a dozen "outsiders" who gained citizenship through combat points every year, he was the only one who arrived alive and "standing"; the others all arrived "lying down."

"Outsiders" who have made outstanding contributions to the Principality of Lane are granted honorary citizenship after their death.

For that plump woman, Zhang Fan was the first "outsider" she had ever seen in her decades of work to have accumulated a full combat score and stand up while processing his citizenship application.

Zhang Fan came out of the household registration office with a small card in his hand that looked like an ID card.

This granted him citizenship in the Duchy of Ryan.

The ID card can be used as a bank card and contains 10,000 gold coins, which is equivalent to 10,000 RMB. This is Zhang Fan's retirement pension.

Because of his status as an "outsider" and a mercenary, Zhang Fan was not subject to the minimum three-year service period requirement of the Ryan National Army. For mercenaries, participating in each battle was a business transaction; once the deal was done, they could leave at any time.

Therefore, this 10,000 gold coins is equivalent to the money earned by risking one's life.

It has to be said that Ryan is really stingy with "outsiders". He risked his life for you in ten battles, and he's only worth ten thousand dollars?

But Zhang Fan probably didn't expect that no one in Ryan had ever taken this money, and the people in the Veterans Affairs Department were completely clueless at the time.

In theory, a Ryan soldier who serves for three years is entitled to a pension of 100,000 gold Ryan coins upon discharge. Lieutenant-level officers receive additional subsidies upon discharge, bringing the total to approximately 200,000 gold Ryan coins.

However, Zhang Fan's situation was too special. He had served for less than half a year, so they simply gave him 10,000 yuan, no more and no less, to get by.

The first thing Zhang Fan did after receiving the money was to buy an economy class ticket to the capital planet of Ryan. One thousand gold coins were gone just like that.

On the passenger spaceship bound for the capital planet, Zhang Fan took out the pendant and glanced at it; the "stardust" was glittering.

The increasingly bright flashes indicate that the "star nucleus" is getting closer.

If we were to guess where the "Star Core" is currently located in the Principality of Ryan, the capital city would undoubtedly be the prime suspect. Now that it has finally obtained citizenship, it can freely move around the capital star.

But Zhang Fan's first task was to report to his new job.

His new profession is "teacher". The military only gave him an address and told him to report to this place, without specifying whether he would be a math teacher, a language arts teacher or some other kind of teacher.

But it doesn't matter. Work isn't important. He's not here to teach and educate people. Besides, schools usually have staff dormitories, so at least he doesn't have to find a place to stay.

After leaving the satellite city, the passenger spaceship began entering the atmosphere of Ryan's capital planet. Zhang Fan looked out the window; it was the first time he had seen this planet up close.

It looks so much like Earth.

If it weren't for the different outline of the mainland, Zhang Fan would have thought he had returned to Earth.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the passenger spacecraft is about to land at the Capital Airport..."

...

Today is the spring semester homecoming day for the Royal Military Command Academy of the Duchy of Ryan. It's an important day for the city of Manchester.

The city has completely changed. The streets are decorated with lanterns and flowers, and even the slums are much cleaner than usual.

The war between the two countries of Laine and Fas has added a special meaning to this year's spring back-to-school day, with all the fourth-year students heading to the front lines, adding a touch of bleakness to the campus.

Recent news reports that the Milan Defense Force Reserve 5th Company, composed of fourth-year students from the National University of Singapore, in cooperation with the "Shadow Fang" Special Operations Brigade, successfully destroyed the Fas Khan Army's Milan General Logistics Command deep behind enemy lines, has further fueled the excitement of first, second, and third-year students.

This fourth-year reserve force was awarded a collective first-class merit after the battle, all soldiers were promoted one rank, and they were absorbed into the "Shadowfang" training camp. It can be said that this fourth-year team has already...

He became the most prominent figure besides Huangfu Qingyi.

Above the gate of the Royal Military Command Academy of the Duchy of Laine, eight enormous banners embroidered with the "Shadowfang" flame emblem hang down, a truly breathtaking sight.

Huangfu Qingyi graduated from Ryan Royal Academy and is now the pride of the academy and the city of Manchester.

Its long history has earned the Royal Court of Ryan the title of "Cradle of Generals," and it is regarded by the people of Ryan as a symbol of the Duchy's military strength. Generation after generation of young talents enter here, receive training, go to the battlefield, and even enter the core of the Duchy's power. Their every move is the focus of attention.

Today's back-to-school day was more lively than in previous years, with parents and onlookers crowding both sides of the college gate to send their children off to school.

"Excuse me, is this No. 1 Jinpu Road?"

"Yes." The returning student frowned as he looked at the stranger in front of him, his face full of suspicion and wariness.

Is there anyone in the Principality of Ryan who doesn't know No. 1 Jinpu Road?

Zhang Fan scratched his head.

Damn it!

They just gave me an address, without saying I was coming to be a teacher at a military academy. Seriously?