Starry Sky Professional Directory 3
Chapter 3: The Worker and Buying a House (Please collect, recommend, and vote for monthly tickets!)
June 29, 2024
Chapter 3: The Worker and Buying a House (Please collect, recommend, and vote for monthly tickets!)
The sun set in the west, at the school gate.
Liu Wei held two bottles of salty soda: “Hey… what are you spacing out about?”
“Oh, thanks.”
Fang Xing took the soda and casually took a sip. The special soda refracted a rainbow of light in the sunlight, surprisingly containing various different flavors. The exquisite bubbles burst on his tongue, bringing a hint of coolness, incredibly refreshing. Yet, the persistent faint salty taste kept urging him to open his mouth and drink large gulps: “Refreshing…”
Drinking the salty soda, Fang Xing and Liu Wei went home together.
The house they rented was nearby, not far from the school.
A small river meandered through, the water crystal clear, and the embankment snow-white.
“I must get into university!”
Suddenly, Liu Wei threw away his soda bottle, watching the splashing water, and suddenly spoke.
“Huh?”
Fang Xing, while calculating his own finances and thinking about enjoying the era’s food and entertainment, and incidentally researching the newly appeared ‘Gate of All Heavens’, turned his head to look at Liu Wei upon hearing this.
“I must get into university, transfer to another department, preferably the mecha department. Practicing martial arts is a dead end,” Liu Wei said seriously.
Martial Artist is merely a professional prefix. According to the established convention of the Blue Star Federation, a Martial Artist only becomes a true 【Martial Daoist】 upon reaching the fourth realm—the Brave Warrior Realm!
Of course, after becoming a Martial Daoist, one can continue their studies to become a 【Martial Mecha Master】 or something similar.
Even in ancient times, the combat power of armored martial artists and unarmored martial artists was vastly different, let alone mechas.
According to the original owner’s knowledge, even the lowest-level military exoskeleton could instantly give an ordinary person the strength to rival a Brave Warrior Realm Martial Daoist!
‘Sigh… it’s just that resources are insufficient, otherwise everyone could happily operate mechas.’
He sighed inwardly.
Why did the Blue Star Federation vigorously develop the martial arts system and create a bunch of bio-humans? Wasn’t it because the front lines lacked cannon fodder, mecha masters, and resources?
There were rumors that high-level officials had proposed opening up gene-modification technology and reducing the bio-human external cultivation period from ten months to three months or even shorter, but many people refuted this, believing that doing so would truly lose the potential and infinite possibilities of being human.
With current technology, gene modification would greatly increase the probability of bio-humans advancing to the fourth realm of Martial Dao, but the possibility of becoming an Eight-Realm Martial Saint or Nine-Realm Martial God would significantly decrease.
‘But when the Blue Star Federation suffers a major defeat and resources become even more scarce, it might be different.’
‘After all, cannon fodder is cannon fodder, you can’t expect too much… and Martial Saints and Martial Gods aren’t particularly strong either. The destructive power of top-tier mecha masters, psionics, sword masters, and other professions far surpasses them…’
‘Of course, various professions are not mutually isolated… for example, martial artists need to wear special exoskeletons or custom-made mechas to exert their maximum combat power!’
“Hmm, add oil!” (加油 – a common cheer meaning “go for it” or “do your best”)
After a thousand thoughts whirled in his mind, Fang Xing only uttered these three words.
After parting ways, Fang Xing returned to his home.
It’s called a ‘home’, but it’s practically an apartment. As soon as you enter, you see the living room, along with a kitchen and bedroom. The space is quite large.
“The current price of apartments in the Happy Home Garden community seems to be around 10,000 Star Coins per square meter…”
Fang Xing looked around, a thought arising in his mind.
“Even the rent isn’t cheap. If it weren’t for the Federation’s student loan, it would indeed be difficult to afford…”
He took out his phone, skillfully opened an application, and saw his wallet.
【Balance: 14231.9 Star Coins】
“Just enough to buy a little over one square meter, and this is only the result of my actively working during my spare time…”
Fang Xing thought of the original owner’s dream, which wasn’t to get into university, but to buy a house!
Not on Aquila Star, but on Capital Star, the origin of the Blue Star Federation—Blue Star!
“The housing prices on Blue Star, the immigration requirements, plus the spaceship ticket… my savings are not even a drop in the ocean…”
“Probably only those bigwigs among Professionals can afford it?”
Fang Xing calculated and was somewhat speechless. This dream was much bigger than Liu Wei’s!
‘You need to survive before you can consider buying a house.’
Having experienced the pressure of a modern mortgage in his previous life, Fang Xing now scoffed at the original owner’s wish: “With this little money, I should enjoy myself first… the entertainment in the Star Age is so diverse…”
“Although it’s just an ordinary educational planet, there’s still a lot of fun…”
Recalling the basic information here, Fang Xing couldn’t help but be amazed by the Blue Star Federation’s grand scale.
Aquila Star, located in the Black Mountain star system, has nitrogen and oxygen as the main components of its atmosphere, consisting of 44.6% land, islands, and 55.4% oceans and water bodies, with standard gravity 1.2 times that of Blue Star.
As an educational planet, its main industry is various schools and cultivation centers.
It can be said that the entire planet is an industrial cluster built around this industry.
This is why Liu Wei felt hopeless—unless he gained the ability for interstellar travel, he couldn’t escape this planet.
For those bio-humans who overthink, Aquila Star is a huge cage, with the sky and universe feeling oppressive.
But for Fang Xing…
“Uh… how big does your heart have to be to think that a whole planet can’t contain a little bit of personal freedom?”
He thought for a moment and opened a food delivery app on his phone.
Soon, the sound of a propeller came from the balcony.
A flying vehicle landed on the balcony, carrying steaming takeout bags.
“Order confirmed. Please leave a good review, dear!”
A cute loli voice sounded, and the flying vehicle immediately took off.
“A very primitive delivery method…”
Fang Xing commented, opening the food container. A strange aroma wafted out.
Upon closer inspection, he found the lunchbox filled with rice. The grains were the size of a little fingertip, each plump and translucent, like red jade.
“Hmm, this is ‘Blood Tooth Rice’, it’s said to be a great tonic for Qi and blood.”
“Besides, there’s Sharro beast cutlet… uh, this gravy…”
He picked up a piece of cutlet with his chopsticks, looked at the crystal-like meat, and put it in his mouth. A strong meaty fragrance filled his mouth. The Sharro meat, after being processed, melted in his mouth, not getting stuck in his teeth at all. Each chew released bursts of gravy, and paired with vegetables and fragrant rice, it was simply amazing…
“Delicious!”
Unknowingly, Fang Xing looked at the empty food container, a look of lingering satisfaction on his face: “Although it costs over a hundred, it’s worth it. Let’s have a post-meal milk tea… this leisurely life is great. Forget buying a house! Just lie flat and enjoy life!”
As for going to the army after graduating from high school in three years, Fang Xing had selectively forgotten it.
After finishing, he threw the takeout box into the trash can and took out a pair of futuristic-looking glasses from the drawer.
After putting them on, a virtual world instantly appeared.
(Note: The line “无一错一首一发一内一容一在一6一9一书一吧一看!” is likely a spam or advertisement and is omitted from the translation as it doesn’t contribute to the story.)
“Hmm? This world’s virtual reality game doesn’t have an 18+ rating? I give it a thumbs up!”
The next moment, Fang Xing seemed to have discovered a new continent, and unknowingly became immersed in it.
…
The next day.
In the bedroom.
Fang Xing’s face was flushed, he was panting heavily, and sweating profusely.
He stood like a bow, his spine like a dragon, clearly practicing the Great Dragon Stake!
Although he had a lot of fun playing games yesterday, he was still an adult and knew moderation. He went to bed on time before twelve o’clock, and after a good night’s sleep, he started practicing his skills.
Half an hour later, Fang Xing panted heavily, his consciousness focused on the attribute panel:
【Name: Fang Xing】
【Age: 16】
【Profession: Martial Artist】
【First Realm: Skin and Flesh (Refine Skin: 21/100)】
【Military Boxing Twelve Styles: 56/100 (Beginner)】
【Great Dragon Stake: 67/100 (Beginner)】
【Gate of All Heavens: 2/100 (Locating)】
“The Great Dragon Stake and Military Boxing Twelve Styles haven’t changed. I guess one day is not enough for a qualitative change from quantitative change?”
“But the Gate of All Heavens…”
Fang Xing shifted his consciousness to the mirror-like symbol, and some inexplicable information immediately flooded his mind: “It increased by 1% in one day?”
“At this rate, in just 98 days, I’ll be able to open the Gate of All Heavens and go to another world?”
He was quite excited.
Another world!
This might be a new transmigration, or perhaps… maybe he could return to his original Earth!
Although, going back would mean continuing to be a wage slave, still unable to afford a toilet in the imperial capital, uh…
“Compared to that, transmigration with powerful cheats, maybe a life change isn’t so bad…”
Fang Xing’s lips curled slightly: “The key is, I have a fallback!”
Even if he fails the college entrance examination in three years and has to forcibly serve in the military, he can go to another world and avoid going to the battlefield.
“However, transmigration to another world? I must prepare well.”
His expression turned serious, and he opened the mobile phone shopping mall to look for equipment he needed.
The simplest air detection device, food-grade toxin test strips, unmanned aerial vehicles, and even protective gear and weapons…
After all, the other world might be extremely dangerous, so he must make full preparations.
Fortunately, there’s still enough time.
“Regarding protective gear, the Federation has many good products, such as the primary nano protective suit, which can generate a face mask and provide all-round protection without blind spots. Even a Third Realm Martial Artist couldn’t break through the defense of an ordinary person wearing it…”
“It’s the same for protective gear, but the Federation restricts weapons… hmm?”
Fang Xing saw the most expensive weapon in the mall, his eyes suddenly lit up.
At the top of the product page, there was a display of a firearm, its silver-white body looking very futuristic, and the smooth lines indicated that it would be very comfortable to hold.
【’Swift Dragon’ Class Laser Gun (Civilian Version), Price: 200,000 Star Coins】
“Swift Dragon is a giant in the Federation’s military industry. The laser beams fired by this laser gun would kill even a Fourth Realm Brave Warrior Realm Martial Daoist instantly. It’s a pity it’s a civilian version…”
Fang Xing felt a little regretful. The so-called ‘civilian version’ naturally had a program lock inside, preventing it from attacking humanoids.
“If I transmigrate to a monster world, it would still be very useful, but… I can’t afford it…”
“It seems that I’ll have to start grinding again for the next three months.”
“Could this… be the fate of a worker?”
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