I can travel to the past and the future

Qiao Yuan took out the flat, dark blue iron box with a pale gold pattern of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix embroidered on its surface. He had wiped away the bloodstains on the iron box two days ago, so it seemed to be waterproof and well-sealed.

Yan Baobao is on the phone.

Hu Tu and Qin Xue then discussed where to stay for the night.

Click.

As he slowly pried open the tin box, he finally saw the contents: a folded piece of white paper and a photograph.

The photo shows a young couple. The woman has fair skin, is gentle and sweet, and is always smiling, holding a chubby baby in her arms. The man is handsome and dashing, with eyes full of doting love.

Behind the couple stood a middle-aged man with a high jaw and a hooked nose. His hair was jet black and shiny, and he was very well-maintained, looking like a well-dressed tycoon.

The middle-aged man looked very similar to the young man; he was probably the other man's father.

Confused, Qiao Yuan took out the folded piece of white paper again and then unfolded it completely.

The words on the white paper suddenly made his expression falter, and he couldn't help but feel his heart race.

[By the time you read this letter, you will have already set foot on the soil of the main city. This was my advice to Teacher Xu back then.]

[I feel ashamed and guilty. Your mother passed away shortly after giving birth to you, and I have severed ties with my family. Now I am seriously ill and unable to take care of you, who is frail. Fortunately, Teacher Xu has promised to raise you to adulthood. He was your mother's teacher, and the two had a very good relationship.]

[Our Qiao family enjoys great prestige in the main city and belongs to the new aristocracy, but I dislike the family system. Your grandfather is extremely controlling and stubborn, and your two uncles and aunt are all ambitious and ruthless schemers who will stop at nothing to gain profit, devoid of any emotion.]

[I met your mother at a banquet hosted by the Twilight Group, at the artificial shallow sea resort hotel in Haitang District. But she was from outside the city, and for love, I resolutely gave up my family identity and settled in the artificial shallow sea.]

[I was rebellious, but in my final years, I found true happiness, which made me feel that I wasn't just a tool for family marriages.]

[You may not understand, but I love your mother very much, so much. She's like an angel who brought me new life, allowing me to truly live.]

[I had instructed Teacher Xu not to mention the past until you were able to go to the main city, because often, ignorance is bliss, and what we cannot give you, even if we knew, would only bring trouble.]

[When you were born, your grandfather came to hold you and took this family photo. He then asked me to return to the family, but I refused. We never had any contact again, and our father-son relationship was completely severed because I didn't want you to repeat my life. Although you would be wealthy, you wouldn't have freedom.]

[Our Qiao family is very wealthy, with interests in real estate and the military industry, but I don't want you to come home, because that's not really home. When you can personally set foot in the main city, it means you're already very independent and have great potential. You can start your own life without depending on anyone.]

[Of course, if you encounter an insurmountable crisis in the main city, this family photo is enough to get your family to step in for you, even though that old man is very stubborn.]

[This is the only thing I can do for you.]

Now, I'm going to reunite with your mother. I'm sorry, my son.

[December 12th, 3163.]

[Written by: Qiao Shu]

"..." Qiao Yuan's mind was reeling as he read, and his hands holding the white paper felt slightly cold.

What's this?

Although he could sense the apology in the handwriting of this father he had never met, to be honest, he didn't feel much emotional reaction; he even felt a little like laughing.

The reason he was surprised was simply that he realized he not only had parents, but also a family.

Haha, that's so dramatic.

So, after all this time, he and Charles are the same kind of people? Well, not really. His mother wasn't a noblewoman; he only has some noble blood.

But I'm not interested.

His father was right about one thing: he couldn't go back. As for money, with the ability to travel to the past and future, becoming rich would be a piece of cake.

In addition, the affection from Yan Baobao and the friendship from Hu Tu are equally abundant in my emotions.

The date on the signature is December 3163, which is 14 years ago. His birthday was December 12th, when he was not even three years old.

No wonder he had no memory of his parents when he was a child; it all makes sense now.

He instinctively wanted to tear the white paper to shreds and throw it away, but he held back. He decided to keep it as a talisman, thinking he would use it someday. This was a habit he had developed in the orphanage since childhood, always making the most of everything.

Clearly, the father's love for the mother far exceeded his own. Oh well, it's all in the past.

No wonder when he was in the orphanage, the old lady always refused when wealthy families wanted to adopt him.

No wonder the old lady at the orphanage always took extra care of him and often gave him extra meals.

Now Qiao Yuan finally understood why Grandma Xu had always smiled at him since he was a child.

Even if he ends up in a bloody mess, the other party will personally hand over the iron box to him.

It turned out to be like this...

At the same time, the baby hung up the phone and said to him with a pursed mouth, "Let's go, come back to report at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Did you get through?" Qiao Yuan put the letter and photos back into the tin box and put them in his pocket.

"Well, they said there's a big case tonight, so we'll have to wait and they might not be able to attend to it right now."

Qiao Yuan nodded: "Then let's find a hotel nearby, it'll be close to go tomorrow morning."

"I'm going to Galaxy University at 9 a.m. tomorrow to register and take the assessment for class placement. It just so happens to be on my way there."

Yan Baobao agreed very readily.

On the ethereal vehicle, the female captain of the third squad, appearing as a holographic projection, smiled and said, "Get some sleep. The vehicle won't be going back for now. We'll complete the handover procedures for you tomorrow morning before heading back."

Hu Tu chuckled and said, "Let's go, let's go, I'll pay for the hotel, we'll book the best one."

"I remember Yao Guang University is not far away, right? The entire western fourth ring of the third main city seems to be a cluster of top universities, with more than a dozen interstellar universities."

Qin Xue raised her hand to smooth her hair: "Yes, the Sunset District seems to be called the Third University City as well."

The four of them chatted and laughed as they returned to the floating vehicle. On the floating building diagonally opposite, Hutu finally found a five-star resort hotel.

Qiao Yuan remembered that the female PhD student had taken this route when she left.

That's just right.

Otherwise, he would definitely change his mind.

"Is this the Paradise Hotel?"

Qin Xue blinked, looking at him with a hint of surprise.

Hu Tu said with great interest, "That's right, it's Paradise, one of the top ten interstellar giants of the Apocalypse Federation, on par with Fajia Heavy Industry, Twilight Group, and Supernova Armed Forces. It holds a leading position in industries such as interstellar tourism, interstellar exploration, hotels, exotic cuisine, space cities, and colonial resorts."

"There aren't even any amusement park hotels outside the city."

"But I've heard that the true core of Paradise is an eternal dimensional kingdom."

"A dimensional heaven?" Qiao Yuan asked curiously.

"Yes, it's said that they developed a time-overlapping mechanism, creating a special dimension that exists between two universes, but no one has ever seen it." Hu Tu introduced with great interest: "Some people also say that Paradise made a deal with other cosmic gods and is an emissary of higher gods. Anyway, it's very mysterious."

Qin Xue couldn't help but twitch her lips as she listened: "I knew it. These giant corporations are all so secretive. When I go to the Federal Parliament, I'll impeach them severely."

"Really? Take it easy, Xue." Hu Tu's eyes showed a hint of worry.

"What? Are you afraid I'll get revenge?"

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Besides, that's several years from now. By then, I might already be a strong person."

Qiao Yuan watched quietly from the side, and it seemed that Qin Xue and Hu Tu were talking more and more.

The Paradise Hotel also has a credit score threshold of 550 points, but thanks to their enrollment this year, they are not restricted for a month.

Qiao Yuan was secretly amazed when he realized that some of the guests here had four-figure credit cards!

That's way too high!

No, he suddenly burst into laughter.

He forgot a crucial factor: he and Yan Baobao came from outside the city, so they started from a very low point and it would take a lot of time to improve their credit.

However, most people in the main city are locals who have built up their credit from birth, which is not surprising given the long-term accumulation of this credit.

He then discovered that the amusement park hotel was not a five-star hotel, but a nine-star hotel.

The highest level in Silvermoon City is eight stars. In the first main city, a five-star city can only be considered a secondary flagship.

Even though it's only a five-star hotel, the luxurious atmosphere and technology here far surpass those at the artificial shallow sea resort in Haitang District.

There are many suspended sofas about 20 centimeters off the ground near the lobby, which are suitable for tired guests. They can sit down directly and be delivered to their room number automatically.

Hu Tu chose two presidential suites across from each other, which cost a total of 30,000 yuan per night.

The room comes standard with a sunroom, which consists of an artificial sun panoramic light and a cyberpunk space, allowing you to enjoy a beach sunbath anytime, anywhere.

In addition to the sunroom, the suite also has a medical diagnostic room where various bodily data can be monitored in real time and disease analysis can be performed to provide immediate medication or bandage wounds.

He was just thinking about taking precautions, but now it's all right. Although the amusement park hotel is expensive, its security is also excellent.

The entire exterior of the hotel is covered by an energy barrier system, which can effectively prevent risks such as car accidents or theft involving the floating vehicles. It's really cool.

It really feels like a country bumpkin coming to the city.

Just ten minutes later, he arrived at the panoramic floor-to-ceiling window balcony and looked to the right opposite. The Tiandu Branch Office was just a hundred meters away.

Amidst the dense and dazzling neon lights of the night, a figure moved with incredible speed and landed at the entrance of the branch office. It was none other than the symbiotic female doctor who had been being chased.

The other party smugly raised the middle finger again towards the back and sneered, "Mere nano-mist, humph, I just let you follow on purpose, a bunch of idiots."

"Handsome men deserve to die. I'm telling you, kill them all!"

Although they were a hundred meters apart, the woman's voice was sharp and frantic. With another leap, she grazed past the outside of the Paradise Hotel.

[Anchor point: The whereabouts of the symbiotic female PhD student.]

[Time: Ten minutes later.]

Qiao Yuan acted decisively. This time, he was determined to do it. As time passed, he gradually arrived at a slaughterhouse with a strong smell of blood.

He frowned slightly as he noticed that the slaughterhouse was very large, filled with automated machines. There were windows on the left wall, offering views of the magnificent and bustling blue-purple neon nightscape.

That's truly a case of great skill and daring.

However, there doesn't seem to be a door here.

Only then did he get a clear look at the other person's appearance. Beneath the long black hair was a beautiful Eastern face, with a face like a jade plate, willow-leaf eyebrows, almond eyes, and skin like solidified cream. She was about twenty years old.

He had seen plenty of beautiful girls. Having lived with Yan Baobao since childhood, he was never interested in pretty women. However, the gloom on her face and the hatred in her eyes aroused his curiosity.

Qiao Yuan still remembered that the passersby had said that it was love turned to hate, which led the other party to hate the young and handsome man and repeatedly vent his hatred by killing.

How much hatred must one have to go to commit such a massacre? And why repeatedly provoke and mock Ember?

Perhaps the other party has already given up entirely.

At that moment, the female doctor suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Qiao Yuan pondered that it was probably because the symbiotic mist beast had been injured over there.

It seemed this wasn't the first time the other person had done this. Panting, they quickly took out cleaning tools and wiped the blood clean, carefully erasing any traces.

The female doctor then took out a blue injection from her pocket and injected it into her left arm.

Qiao Yuan's eyes were bright as he noticed that the female PhD student's skin was visibly turning pale, and even her body temperature was gradually dropping.

He watched as the other person quickened their pace, skillfully made their way to the depths of the slaughterhouse, performed a facial scan, and pushed open a 20-centimeter-thick black iron door.

"Is this a cold storage room?"

He thought Caesar was already insane, but this symbiotic female doctor was even more insane...

Sleeping directly in a cold storage room—who would have thought? That's ruthless; this person is truly vicious.

He clicked his tongue in amazement, then searched around the slaughterhouse but found nothing.

But this hidden stronghold in the city is certain. It may not look concealed, but it is actually very difficult to find, and you would never think it is in a cold storage.

He activated his jetpack, flew to the window, and discovered that the floating megastructure was called Donglin Fresh Market. It occupied two hundred floors from bottom to top and, according to GPS, was located on the southern edge of the Sunset District, bordering Yunxi District of the Third Main City's South Fourth Ring Road.

The slaughterhouse was on the 39th floor of the Donglin Market, and he memorized all the door numbers.

Qiao Yuan looked around for a while before returning to reality, back to the balcony of the presidential suite at the Paradise Hotel.

Immediately, a series of new messages popped up in front of him.

[Having learned the female doctor's hiding place and gained absolute initiative, I accelerated the digestion of the Pioneer Potion, officially advancing to the first-tier Celestial Pioneer [Lone Wolf]]

[The term "going it alone" signifies someone who excels in their current position and is adept at portraying their role.]

[First-tier Pioneer Ability, Photographic Memory Evolution: Gain memory visualization.]

[Effect: Briefly presents memories in front of the eyes like a holographic projection, allowing for a clearer understanding of details.]

[To advance to the first-tier Celestial Pioneer [Overlord], four more Pioneer Breakthroughs are required, each of which will allow the ability to visualize memories to evolve further.]

[Promoted to Tier 1 Lone Ranger, Credit Score +10, current score 110.]