Starry Sky Professional Directory 14
Chapter 14: Abilities (Please Collect!)
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Fang Xing opened the express box and took out the drones and surveillance equipment inside.
A round, sweet voice rang out, then fell silent.
At Fang Xing’s request, all the drones were shaped like various realistic birds, and the surveillance equipment also had camouflage functions.
“My wallet…”
He silently mourned for his wallet for three seconds, then got ready to begin the traversal!
A flash of silver light.
Another world.
Temporary camp.
The camp had been camouflaged, shrouded in a layer of camouflage netting. From a high altitude, it was indistinguishable from the surrounding jungle.
This was because Fang Xing had been startled by a flying monster earlier and had hastily upgraded the camp’s camouflage.
‘After all, it’s just a temporary camp, not safe enough…’
‘I need to consider setting up a permanent camp. I can choose a cave in a rock wall or dig underground… the deeper the better.’
For Fang Xing, there was nothing like being blocked and unable to leave.
Therefore, the deeper the cave, the more escape time he could buy himself—three seconds was enough for him to be safe!
‘Wait! Doesn’t that mean… I’m going to become a mole?’
‘No, a hamster seems cuter…’
Fang Xing muttered to himself, looking at the monitor screen.
“Hmm?”
After scanning it a few times, his eyes lit up.
According to the route taken by the group of four, he sent drones to scout in the direction they came from, east, and he found something.
“Human settlements have been found a hundred miles to the east!”
Fang Xing looked at a photo that showed the outline of rice paddies.
Around the paddies were houses made of wood and straw, and people seemed to be farming in the fields.
“Farmland?”
“Looks like these surveillance devices will come in handy.”
“These farming peasants, even if they are martial artists, are all seventy or eighty years old, with insufficient Qi and Blood, possibly deaf and blind… they’re unlikely to immediately discover the surveillance. I can deploy the simulation bird drones, disguising the monitors as rocks, beetles, etc…”
According to Fang Xing’s estimation, only the leader of the group of four he met earlier, the Jadeite Level martial artist, would have a chance of discovering the surveillance equipment.
After all, most Jadeite Level martial artists possess innate spiritual awareness and are adept at detecting hostile gazes.
Although the surveillance equipment is more like inanimate objects, there is still a certain probability of being discovered.
‘If it were a Jadeite Level martial artist from the Blue Star Federation, the probability of discovery would be even higher…’
‘The indigenous martial artists here probably don’t understand technology, nor do they have interference and reconnaissance equipment. The probability of discovery is lower… Let’s do it!’
Fang Xing set the program and ordered the simulation birds to take off.
If you looked closely, you would also find that these simulation birds were carrying small things like stones and beetles in their claws.
These simulation birds would fly over a hundred miles to the farmland area and then drop the small stone and beetle monitors.
Then… they would silently collect data…
…
Ten days later.
Yucai High School.
Fang Xing silently stood in his stance, his consciousness focused on his attribute panel:
【First Realm: Flesh (Refine Skin: 99/100)】
【Military Boxing Twelve Styles: 9/100 (Proficient)】
【Great Dragon Stake: 29/100 (Proficient)】
“Just a little more, and I can perfect Refining Skin!”
Looking at his Martial Dao level, Fang Xing was very satisfied: “It’s just that the Great Dragon Stake hasn’t reached the next level, the third stage that Teacher Xia Long mentioned. It’s highly likely that I will only achieve Copper Skin… Fortunately, both skin and flesh are in the first realm. After Refining Flesh, if the Great Dragon Stake reaches the third stage, it will also silently refine the skin membrane, transforming Copper Skin into Jade Skin.”
At that moment, he glanced and saw a pair of eyes filled with undisguised hatred.
The eyes were bloodshot, belonging to a tall white young man.
“Cole…”
Fang Xing smiled slightly: “What, do you want another spar?”
“No, let’s wait until the final exam.”
Cole looked away and replied politely.
This restraint made Fang Xing think highly of him, raising a slight sense of vigilance in his heart.
“Axing, be careful. This Cole is reportedly from a wealthy family. After losing to you last time, he hired a personal trainer and spent a lot of money buying Qi Blood enhancing medicines…”
Liu Wei came to Fang Xing’s side and whispered a warning.
Martial arts training is about taking things one step at a time; sudden breakthroughs and instant increases in power don’t exist.
Even with a good teacher and sufficient resources, it still takes time to see results!
Fang Xing could even feel that Cole’s strength was in a period of rapid growth.
By the time of the final exam, he might surprise everyone!
“Don’t worry, in the face of absolute strength, any schemes are useless.”
Fang Xing answered confidently.
He had an entire other world as his resource base, possessing a cultivation environment like a cosmic secret realm, his rate of improvement would only be faster than Cole’s!
After all, Cole’s family background was just that, probably not even as good as Gu Yun’s!
If Cole really challenged him at the final exam, Fang Xing wouldn’t mind letting him experience despair!
“Axing, you’ve changed a lot.”
Liu Wei fell silent.
“People change.”
Fang Xing replied.
“Yeah… people change. I hope I can also become stronger… I don’t have resources, and my talent is not as good as Axing’s. Now I can only pray that one day I’ll suddenly awaken and become an ability user.”
Liu Wei said, as if joking.
“Ability user? That evolutionary path isn’t very good…”
Fang Xing shook his head.
The so-called ‘ability users’ can also be called ‘mutants’, their origins are somewhat mysterious.
Although most scientific research shows that the abilities of ‘ability users’ are strange and varied, mostly coming from gene mutations—a highly random process.
It is undeniable that the appearance of ability users wasn’t after humanity entered the space age, but after the ‘Great Disaster Day’!
Although gene mutations are naturally possible, humanity’s contact with the vast universe and the subsequent initiation of its evolution are also reasonable, but according to the Blue Star Federation’s projections, this slow genetic evolution should be measured in tens of thousands of years.
But after the Great Disaster Day, this ‘process’ seems to have been accelerated by a certain existence a thousand or a hundred times.
Some sects also claim that ability users are the darlings of extraterrestrial gods, the ‘new humans’!
Because of this, finding that extraterrestrial Evil God who seems to possess the authority over ‘abilities’ is one of the Blue Star Federation’s key strategic goals.
“Because the origin of ability users is unclear… suddenly awakening an ability may not necessarily be a good thing.”
Fang Xing continued.
“I think abilities have nothing to do with extraterrestrial evil gods; it’s just a normal result of gene mutation, and the probability is too small, it’s just talk… Besides, wasn’t last year’s top scorer from Aquila Star an ability user? They weren’t subjected to any control or discrimination…”
Liu Wei looked unconvinced, but his heart was filled with complicated emotions.
He thought of a certain black-robed cultist who suddenly visited him, offering him the chance to join the sect, promising him an awakening of a blood and flesh-type ability!
Whether it’s ‘Steel Body’ or ‘Super Regeneration,’ even the lowest-level ‘Strength Amplification,’ would be a huge benefit for a martial artist!
Once obtained, the speed of martial arts training could be incredibly fast!
After all, even a low-level ability like ‘Strength Amplification’ would be considered ‘innate divine strength’ in ancient times, equivalent to a martial arts prodigy with exceptional talent!
He was indeed hesitant…
After all, compared to naturally awakening an ability, this kind of actively induced awakening is one hundred percent inseparable from the extraterrestrial Evil God.
Once involved, it’s a fall into the abyss!
‘But… if I can’t awaken an ability, how can I surpass Axing?’
‘If I can’t even surpass Axing, how can I succeed in the college entrance examination? How can I escape the Blood Cage Fighting Arena? How can I… make Lianyin take me seriously?’
Liu Wei secretly clenched his fists.
“Why are you suddenly mentioning this? Could it be… you’ve awakened?”
Fang Xing suddenly looked at Liu Wei, somewhat suspicious.
“If only I had…”
Liu Wei answered frankly.
He was still in a state of hesitation and had not yet received the ‘gift,’ so he was quite open.
Even if he went to the medical office for a genetic test, nothing would be detected.
“Yeah… Although spontaneously awakening an ability is dangerous, for people like us, if we want to succeed, we have to take a gamble…”
“Even being an ability user is better than being cannon fodder.”
“Besides, maybe the appearance of ability users is a natural law, and the Federation is overthinking things.”
Fang Xing thought this classmate might have really awakened some ability, and he changed the subject, offering a bit of comfort.
It was this kind of comfort that stung Liu Wei’s pride.
“Yeah… if only I had.”
Liu Wei mumbled.
He was still hesitant, but seeing his classmates making rapid progress, especially Fang Xing, who came from a similar background, had finally made up his mind!
‘Even if I fall into the abyss, I must see the momentary light!’
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