Starry Sky Professional Directory 7
Chapter 7: Cannon Fist Minor Accomplishment (Requesting Monthly Tickets)
“Bai classmate?”
Fang Xing politely greeted, knowing this Bai classmate was looking for the two of them.
“I… I’m sorry, I hit too hard just now.”
Bai Liany’s eyes were gentle, her voice trembling slightly, like a little girl who had done something wrong.
Coupled with her temperament, it inexplicably made even Liu Wei feel a sense of pity and bewilderment.
Was she the one he had seen at the Huiguang Jiang Mansion before?
“Not at all, in a sparring match, there will certainly be injuries…”
Liu Wei quickly said, “How could I blame you, classmate?”
“That’s great.”
Bai Liany took out an old frog wallet from her bosom, pulling out a campus card: “Please be sure to put this treatment fee on my account…”
The warm sunlight filtered through the tree shade, falling on the girl’s face, carrying a hint of firmness and sanctity.
…
“You think… we might have misjudged her?”
Coming out of the infirmary, Liu Wei’s expression became somewhat bewildered: “I secretly glanced at it just now, Bai classmate doesn’t have much Star Coin on her card…”
‘Young man, your level is too low…’
Fang Xing mentally scoffed, then said seriously, “Regardless, it has nothing to do with us, we didn’t spread rumors…”
“Yeah, thankfully.”
Liu Wei carefully put away the campus card: “This has to be returned to her quickly…”
He could already imagine Bai classmate working part-time to make ends meet, not even having enough money for food.
Seeing this scene, Fang Xing felt particularly speechless.
‘This youthful aura… even if it’s foolish, even if it’s awkward… it’s still… youth.’
‘Anyway, Liu Wei doesn’t meet her conditions, whatever…’
He instinctively felt that Bai Liany’s visit was harmless, just a performance.
Returning to the Happiness Garden community, he received several more deliveries.
“Hmm, not bad…”
Fang Xing looked at a selfie stick in his hand and the drone beside it, nodding in satisfaction.
With these preparations complete, plus the air detection device and weapons, he could basically assemble a crude version of otherworldly exploration equipment.
‘And gravity detection and other devices… the school training room has them, let’s see if I can borrow them, saving a lot of money…’
Because they were cultivating interstellar warriors who needed to face the harsh environments of different planets, Yucai High School had specific extraterrestrial combat courses.
Fang Xing felt that even in another world, following the textbook procedures should be fine.
…
Several days later.
Happiness Garden Community.
Training Room.
Fang Xing, wearing casual clothes, assumed the stance of the Great Dragon Stake, sweating profusely.
“59 minutes…”
“60 minutes!”
“Time’s up!”
Fang Xing sat down heavily on the ground, panting heavily: “Sure enough, one hour of Great Dragon Stake a day is about my limit? But… limits are meant to be broken.”
During this period, he repeatedly challenged his limits, finally able to change two separate 30-minute stances into one 60-minute stance.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t go longer, but it would clearly damage his body, doing more harm than good.
“Teacher Xia Long’s judgment is accurate, for most students, one hour of stake practice a day is the limit…”
Although he could challenge his limits, Fang Xing was clearly unwilling to do so at the cost of damaging his body.
He panted for a while before standing up and going to the bathroom to wash up.
After changing into a dry set of clothes, he practically collapsed onto a chair, assuming the most comfortable posture, his consciousness examining his attribute panel:
【Name: Fang Xing】
【Age: 16】
【Occupation: Martial Artist】
【First Realm: Skin and Flesh (Refine Skin: 23/100)】
【Military Boxing Twelve Styles: 60/100 (Beginner)】
【Great Dragon Stake: 70/100 (Beginner)】
【Gate of All Heavens: 9/100 (Locating)】
…
“Nine days since the crossing…”
“According to observations, without Teacher Xia Long’s guidance or external assistance, relying solely on self-cultivation, it takes about three days to increase the proficiency of the Great Dragon Stake by one point…”
“As for martial arts like Military Boxing, having guidance makes a difference; progress will be faster.”
“The refinement of skin and flesh will accelerate with the progress of the Great Dragon Stake, but with my current progress, I can’t form an amplification…”
“At this rate, in more than three months, I can at most raise the Great Dragon Stake and Military Boxing to the next level, but I won’t be able to break through the Martial Artist realm… even within the Skin and Flesh realm, I’ll only remain at the rudimentary stage of refining skin, not flesh!”
If only refining skin, he wouldn’t be much different from ordinary people.
Fang Xing thought for a moment, feeling a little frustrated.
‘Damn it…’
‘Why am I working so hard?’
‘Wouldn’t it be nice to be a lazy bum? At least I can get through high school…’
‘The other world is too dangerous, why am I taking the risk?’
Some chaotic thoughts emerged, pondered by Fang Xing.
‘Having just crossed over, do I still have negative emotions like confusion and fear?’
After secretly analyzing his psychology, he put on his holographic glasses.
Don’t panic when encountering problems, first play a couple of games.
“Damn, can’t you dodge?”
“Are you a primary school kid?”
“What a broken mechanism, I might as well play something rated 18+…”
…
After venting, Fang Xing felt relaxed, until he received a text message reminder:
【Dear Mr. Fang Xing, your current account balance is 754.23 Star Coin.】
“Damn… not enough money.”
Fang Xing’s face instantly became very serious.
Buying the primary nano protective suit, drone, and other products had further depleted his already meager wallet.
“Work, I’m still forced to work…”
“I was forced to work in my past life, and I’m still forced to work after crossing over, didn’t I cross over for nothing?”
At this moment, a communication request came in.
“Axing, we have a client, get to work!”
Liu Wei’s holographic image appeared.
“Okay, I’ll be there soon.”
Fang Xing, clutching a piece of bread, rushed out the door.
…
Green Water Manor.
“I can take on ten!”
An eleven or twelve-year-old brat shouted arrogantly.
“Yeah, Wenwen is the best.”
Next to him, a mother with average looks but a gentle expression was smiling encouragingly.
‘So envious…’
Liu Wei gave Fang Xing a wink.
‘The father is not home often, can’t train the child… this is our chance.’
Fang Xing, however, had a sudden thought and gestured.
Then, the two confronted the brat.
“Look at my Light Wave Fist!”
The brat threw a punch, not even reaching the Mingjin stage (a level in martial arts).
Seeing this, Fang Xing and Liu Wei were relieved, knowing they had found a good client.
At least, not as troublesome as that Gu Yun last time.
“Ah!”
Fang Xing took a punch first, then screamed and flew backward.
Liu Wei immediately pounced, fighting with the brat back and forth…
Two hours later, the two left arm in arm, with a hint of joy on their faces: “This young master is easy to serve… sure enough, the last one was a scammer!”
Liu Wei still had a deep impression of Gu Yun from last time.
If all the clients were like this, he would have quit a long time ago.
Then, he rubbed his shoulders, suddenly looking doubtful: “Axing… why do I feel like you’re more relaxed than me?”
“Simple, because I wore a protective suit… a child can’t tell the difference.”
Fang Xing answered solemnly.
“Damn, you cheated… no, you actually bought a protective suit, are you living beyond your means?”
Liu Wei’s eyes widened, then said earnestly: “You’re not thinking of taking shortcuts, are you? City hunters and bounty hunters, without the strength of three realms, are all going to die…”
“What are you talking about?”
Fang Xing didn’t want to talk about this, instead changing the subject: “But you, you’ve been getting close to that Bai Liany recently, what’s going on?”
“I… we’re just ordinary classmates.”
Liu Wei immediately replied, his eyes clear, his expression frank.
“Is that so? That Bai classmate isn’t simple, don’t forget what we saw before…” Fang Xing reminded him.
“I’m sure she’s not… Besides, for us bio-humans, seizing every opportunity to move up is instinct.” Liu Wei waved his hand: “…it’s not a big deal.”
In the interstellar era, a chaotic private life wasn’t really a big problem.
Fang Xing stared at Liu Wei for a few more moments, confirming that he didn’t seem to be lovesick, and felt a little strange.
‘Something seems off… if it’s not Bai Liany, the problem is even bigger, Liu Wei getting close to her might not be a good thing.’
‘I should remind him more in the future.’
Of course, given their current friendship, that was all he could do. Fang Xing certainly wouldn’t secretly investigate Bai Liany for Liu Wei; he was too busy with his own affairs.
‘Next, I should focus on cultivation…’
Fang Xing made up his mind.
…
As an educational planet, Aquila Star wasn’t completely safe, but the public order was quite good.
Plus, Fang Xing was just an ordinary high school student before, with very simple relationships.
He was also always low-key, didn’t cause trouble, so the probability of trouble finding him was very low.
In a flash, a month passed quietly.
Yucai High School.
Fang Xing swung his right arm and suddenly punched.
Boom!
A sound like a cannonball echoed in the void, startling the students around him.
“This… this is… a priceless cannon sound?”
A classmate exclaimed, “Fang Xing, have you mastered the Bow Stance Cannon Fist?”
“It was just a chance to enter the state…”
Fang Xing closed his eyes, seeming to want to grasp this feeling.
In fact, he knew that once he achieved it, he could always achieve it again, he had truly perfected the ‘Cannon Fist’ this time, and the next time he would be able to do it as well! Closing his eyes now was just to focus his attention on his attribute panel.
The other students, initially slightly surprised, quickly found reasons to convince themselves. They had seen Fang Xing’s performance; he was making progress every day, and this ‘Bow Stance Cannon Fist’ was his main focus. Now that he had finally achieved minor mastery, it seemed reasonable… right?
(End of Chapter)
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