The night was already deep, but Yuan Hashichen, who was lying on the bed, did not fall asleep. He tossed and turned and kept thinking about the matter of the IEA organization.

"Does the Interstellar Exploration Alliance really exist?"

"No matter what, you will know if you have the chance to go and have a look. If it is a prank, you must beat the birdman in black to death."

"Is the IEA organization really as mysterious as the information says, and has such great energy?"

"Isn't there a moment of slackness in studying these years just to realize the dream of exploring the interstellar world?"

"But mine hasn't obtained a doctorate degree yet, and there is also research on the Neichen meteorite..."

Yuan Shichen thought for a long time but still couldn't make the final decision.

The next morning, it was another sunny day.

Yuan Shichen received a call from Dean Li early in the morning, asking him to go to the dean's office immediately.

"Hello, can you come in?" Yuan Shichen knocked on the office door.

"It's Weichen, come in, sit, sit." Dean Li put down the work in his hand and signaled.

"Thank you, Dean, are you so anxious to find me? "

"Tell you good news." Dean Li continued after taking a sip of tea, "Now our school has an opportunity to study for doctoral exchange students at the University of Cambridge, so you can think about it."

If he had heard of this news a few days ago, Yuan Shichen would have agreed without hesitation.

But now, he was a little embarrassed when he thought of the weird invitation from the IEA organization.

"Oh, I don't want to go." Dean Li seemed to notice Yuan Shichen's hesitation, "Do you know how many people dream of this opportunity?"

After some thought, Yuan Shichen decided to ask tentatively: "Director, have you ever heard of the IEA organization?"

With a "clang" sound, the teacup in Li Huiqun's hand almost fell on the desk.

Li Huiqun stared at Yuan Shichen with her eyes, her face full of incredible expressions.

After a long time, Li Huiqun said slowly: "No wonder you don't want to go to Cambridge."

"So, Dean, do you know the Interstellar Exploration Alliance? Does this weird organization really exist?" Yuan Shichen was worried that he didn't know how to make a decision. Unexpectedly, Dean Li knew the Interstellar Exploration Alliance. Now it's fine.

"Well, I also accepted the invitation from the Interstellar Exploration Alliance when I was young." Li Huiqun seemed to recall the past when I was young.

"Then did you refuse? Otherwise, why..." Yuan Shichen was a little surprised and confused. Could this organization be fun for young people?

"Well, you already know about the Interstellar Exploration Alliance, and what I said is not considered a violation of the confidentiality regulations." Li Huiqun continued solemnly.

"I guess you have read the introduction materials of the Interstellar Exploration Alliance. Only a few top scientists and government leaders in the world know about the top secret organization of the Interstellar Exploration Alliance."

"But you must have thought that the so-called few top scientists are just a group of candidates who have been eliminated by the Interstellar Exploration Alliance, such as me." Li Huiqun said helplessly.

"Isn't this possible joining the Interstellar Exploration Alliance after invitation?" Yuan Shichen looked puzzled. He didn't expect that this organization would actually exist, and he rejected a great god like Dean Li.

"Qianchen, the Interstellar Exploration Alliance is not as simple as you think." Li Huiqun continued while changing a cup of tea.

"Receiving an invitation is only the first step. The invited candidates will be trained and tested in the Interstellar Exploration Alliance for a year. Only those who finally pass the test will truly stay in the alliance and become core members."

"Director, have you not passed the test?"

"If I pass, how could I be the dean of the Astronomy Academy?" Li Huiqun said with regret and looked up and drank a whole cup of tea.

"Director, do you think I should accept the invitation from the Interstellar Exploration Alliance?" Yuan Shichen asked after a moment of silence, and he was still a little confused.

"Xichen, do you remember our conversation when you first entered school?" Li Huiqun did not answer, but asked Yuan Qichen.

"You once said that if you want to achieve something in a career, you must love her and then spend your whole life chasing her!" Of course, Hatsuki-chen remembered the passage that Dean Li said to him with deep affection at that time.

Li Huiqun looked at Yuan Shichen with a loving look on his face, smiling without saying a word.

"Thank you, Dean, I have made a decision." After getting a positive answer, Yuan Shichen immediately said goodbye to Li Huiqun and stood up and left.

Looking at Yuan Shichen's back as he left, Li Huiqun sighed with emotion: "I hope you can fulfill my unfulfilled dream..."

............

The three-day appointment arrived soon.

It is still a quiet night, and the night wind blows the leaves of the sycamore trees.

Next to the open-air stadium of the Astronomy Academy, on the boulevard.

Yuan Shichen sat quietly on the cold stone bench beside the road.

After a long time, there was no other action, just looking up at the starry sky through the gaps between the branches of the sycamore tree.

"You're finally here?"

Suddenly, Yuan Shichen turned his head and looked at the darkness not far away, and then sneered.

"It's incredible, you've discovered it again." The man in black slowly walked out of the night.

“Are you so mysterious when you invite newcomers?”

"That doesn't necessarily depend on your mood." The man in black replied with a smile, "How is it, have you considered it?"

"When will we set off?" Yuan Shichen asked back.

"It seems you have made an informed decision. In addition, I would like to remind you that joining the Star Discovery Alliance means you can never live a normal life again."

"Ha, but the life of ordinary people is not a life of inhumanity." Yuan Shichen couldn't help but complain in his heart, "This organization is not a cult that engages in interstellar worship."

"Anyway, I hope you will like it."

"Can you give me a week to prepare?"

"It's still three days. After three days, I'll find me here. Here I will tell you what to do." After that, another small black package flew over.

"SHI~T, come again!" Yuan Shichen cursed in his heart.

With a "bang", Yuan Hashichen, who was sitting on the stone bench, just raised his hand lightly and easily took the package.

"It's really interesting..." The man in black disappeared into the dark night again.

............

The next day, the School of Astronomy announced that Shin-chan will study at the University of Cambridge, England as a doctoral exchange student at Tsinghua University for one year.

Of course, only Harashi Chen and Li Huiqun knew that this was just a cover for the interstellar exploration alliance's one-year training and testing period.

Follow the Beijing-Tibet Expressway and exit the downtown area of ​​Beijing, all the way north, there is a wilderness.

After getting off the car, Yuan Naichen held the GPS positioning equipment and followed the coordinates given by the man in black and walked alone along a path towards the inside of the wilderness.

Yuan Shichen walked in the wilderness in the north, with endless weeds under his feet.

Occasionally, trees stand alone in the wasteland, and the yellow leaves shivered in the wind.

I walked about five kilometers and saw a slightly raised hill at the entrance.

There is a natural platform on the hillside, where a light black military helicopter has been waiting.

"You're finally here, let's go."

The man in black jumped out of the helicopter, waved his hand at Yuan Shichen, waved his head and signaled.

“Where to go?”

"Pacific Ocean."
Chapter completed!