Starry Sky Professional

“What a long night it was...”

Standing by the window of his apartment, Fang Xing sighed as he looked at the bustling neighborhood and the first light of dawn.

He only wanted to grow quietly, yet he always seemed to encounter so many issues.

‘Ding!’

Just then, a message from Jing Xia arrived, containing a file package labeled 'Destroy After Reading.'

Clearly, it was a one-time document, designed to self-destruct after being read.

‘Even the most surface-level information has such a high level of confidentiality?’

Fang Xing nodded. Just as he was about to take a look, a second message from Jing Xia popped up: “Guo Peipei was silenced during transport!”

“Silenced?”

Fang Xing's pupils contracted slightly, and he unconsciously echoed Jing Xia’s usual expression: “Is the Prevention Bureau completely useless? How could they let someone be silenced? Or has it already been corrupted from within?”

He paused for a moment, finally beginning to go through the documents Jing Xia provided:

“Astrology Society, worshippers of the extraterrestrial evil god 'Star-Eater Kraggtorem'... Ridiculous, even deceased dominators have followers?”

Fang Xing shook his head incredulously and continued reading: “They believe the great Kraggtorem isn’t dead but merely slumbering in some special form, and seek various means to ‘awaken’ it...”

“Starry Association, suspected branch of the Astrology Society, whose believers often appear as amateur astronomers...”

“Blood Descent School, masters of various blood magic and human modification, as well as biochemical viruses... Believe blood to be the source of life, worship an evil god code-named ‘Endless Blood Sea,’ thinking life originally emerged from the blood sea...”

“Chaos Association, worships an evil god named ‘Lord of Entropy,’ believing order is temporary but chaos eternal, fond of instigating disorder...”

“Gate School, follows an evil god associated with the concept of ‘The Gate,’ code-named ‘Void Gate.’ Members act mysteriously and enjoy developing followers among biochemically modified humans... They preach that the ‘Void Gate’ possesses a thousand faces, and research indicates the other two evil gods ‘The Mysterious Gate’ and ‘The Mysterious Lord’ are suspected to be a trinity with the ‘Void Gate’...”

...

The information Jing Xia provided was brief but encompassed dozens of sinister god organizations, each shrouded in mystery.

"There are even many hidden ones, so elusive that the Federation can't catch a trace of them..."

"Among these extraterrestrial evil gods, who knows which one spurred the massive awakening of human abilities? Or perhaps it wasn’t them, but another unknown entity... or maybe it’s just a regular cosmic phenomenon?"

After pondering these thoughts silently for a moment, Fang Xing made himself breakfast, ate calmly, and got ready for school.

Despite having just dismantled a cult base last night, he was still a high school student and needed to attend classes.

Moreover, with the increasing tension in the air, there was no need for him to go to Qinglin Market anymore.

People love some excitement, provided it's not at their own expense!

The area around the market is bound to be in chaos for a while, and surely someone will try to track down the person who killed Chen Yi, eager to see what secrets were gleaned from him.

Therefore, Fang Xing decided to lay low for a while. He had already managed to stock up on supplies for his cultivation needs before fleeing.

On the riverside path, Fang Xing did not encounter Jing Xia this time.

Given the serious event of a detainee being silenced, she was likely very busy.

At the school gate, Fang Xing ran into Liu Wei: "Ah Wei... coming for classes?"

He greeted him politely.

"Yes, it was quite chaotic around your apartment block last night..."

Liu Wei replied absentmindedly.

"Yeah, they caught a cultist..."

Fang Xing nodded, and the two entered the school together.

Once inside, Xia Long approached them head-on: "You two arrived just in time, the principal wants to see you!"

"Hmm?"

Fang Xing's eyes lit up: "Could it be that the scholarship has finally been awarded?"

“That's right, not just the two of you, but also Guo Yun and Bai Lianyi from the first year. Follow me.”

夏龙挥挥手, waving his hand, Xia Long led the way ahead of the two.

方星跟着夏龙,一路来到校长办公室.

Following Xia Long, Fang Xing made his way to the principal's office.

To be honest, even after being a student for two years, this was his first time entering this office.

‘In my previous life, they said that university professors were the highest level you could interact with… Seems like that wasn't wrong.’

‘In this otherworld, even high school principals are significant figures…’

Fang Xing mused, recalling the principal’s information.

On the star of Chuying, education was a major focus. The principals of each high school formed the highest joint conference, directing the policies and direction of the entire planet.

Yucai High School’s principal, Lu Guangming, was a sixth-level martial artist, a 'Martial Core' level expert!

Lu Guangming appeared to be just an ordinary middle-aged man, even with a bit of balding. Seeing Xia Long and Fang Xing, he immediately gave a small smile: “Teacher Xia Long, please step outside for now. Let me get to know our top students better... Come in, Liu, Fang, please sit.”

Despite being a martial arts expert, this principal had none of the airs of a strongman, instead embodying more of an educator’s manner.

Sitting on the office sofa were two others, Guo Yun and Bai Lianyi.

Fang Xing and Liu Wei expressed their thanks and took seats beside them.

Lu Guangming looked at the four of them, speaking earnestly: “This time, the school will award you a special scholarship of one million star credits per semester. We hope you will continue to strive and bring glory to the school...”

‘One million per semester? Can’t even buy a black market laser gun with that…’

Fang Xing thought inwardly, though he also knew it was a significant amount of money, enough to barely buy a house in the Happiness Garden Community.

‘But the college admission rate at Yucai High is somewhat dismal… Wait, with Guo Yun being a recruited top student not counted, there are only three college seeds in the second year, all in class 2-2. Isn't that too conspicuous?’

A certain possibility dawned on Fang Xing, and he couldn’t help but feel a chill down his spine.

He looked up, meeting Lu Guangming's gentle eyes.

The other party gave him a slight, friendly smile.

However, Fang Xing's heart stirred: 'Is this an examination? Is it being carried out directly by a martial arts Jindan master?'

But since he wasn't a heretical god's follower, he naturally remained upright and guiltless.

"Alright, if you encounter any issues in your studies or life from now on, feel free to come to me..."

Following a cordial conversation with the four students, Lu Guangming began to usher them out.

Fang Xing and the others politely took their leave, closing the office door behind them.

Lu Guangming then sat back in his leather swivel chair, holding a thermos filled with goji berry tea: "Ah, one must yield to age in the end... Watching these young folks makes me feel like I've aged another year. Time flies, beauty fades... Oh, right, but I can live for five hundred years, so no worries..."

A partial holographic projection suddenly appeared on the desk, depicting a stylish woman: "Lu Guangming... What are the results of the examination?"

As the conversation turned serious, Lu Guangming's expression grew stern.

He put down his thermos cup, pondered briefly, and replied gravely: "Xiao Yun, whom I personally recruited, is absolutely fine... Besides that, the three from Class 2 of Year 2 also seem to pose no major issues..."

"Seem to?"

The female voice sounded dissatisfied with Lu Guangming's tone.

"Sigh, I'm merely a modest martial arts Jindan, not a Martial Saint or God... How can I guarantee I won't overlook something?"

Lu Guangming exhaled a long breath: "To be honest, Liu Wei might be the biggest concern... After all, we both know that so-called natural evolution of abilities is bogus; the emergence of ability users is definitely related to some extraterrestrial evil god!"

"But we have to adhere to federal law; we can't just arrest someone for awakening an ability... Such actions would dishearten our own people," the woman retorted.

"That's why I'll keep an eye on them... Besides, isn't your Prevention Bureau also monitoring them here?"

Lu Guangming took another sip from his thermos, settling into a leisurely and comfortable posture: "With you around, I, old Lu, can afford to slack off occasionally..."

...

"Unexpectedly, this time it's a special scholarship..."

Bai Lianyi was the first to speak as they stepped out of the office.

“Yeah, with this, we won't have to worry about living expenses or nutrition fees for the next semester.”

Fang Xing, though cursing the Federation’s stinginess in his heart, outwardly appeared quite happy.

“Yeah... I was almost at the point where I'd have to start underground fighting just to scrape by.”

Liu Wei chimed in as well.

The breakthrough for martial artists naturally happened much faster than for cultivators.

Even a Qi Refining stage cultivator, through years of hard practice, often only managed to advance a single level of their foundational technique.

Sometimes, they could be stuck for years in the initial to mid-Qi Refining stage, or even longer at a major bottleneck between mid and late stages...

In comparison, martial artists advanced much more swiftly.

At least half of the students at Yucai High School achieved the second level of martial arts by graduation!

And if they got into university, their chances of becoming certified professionals were nearly guaranteed!

With enough resources, their progress was unstoppable, not even worth mentioning.

Hearing Liu Wei had hit rock bottom to the point of considering underground fights, Fang Xing couldn't help but glance sideways at this childhood friend.

“If you're really strapped for cash, how about becoming my sparring partner?”

Guo Yun looked at Liu Wei with a spark of battle intent.

She had never expected the two random targets she had chosen in the past to turn out to be students with such excellent talent.

No, Liu Wei was just lucky, his rise solely because of his awakened abilities.

But Fang Xing, who had mastered the Ghost God Blade on his own, was the true genius.

Thinking of this, she looked at Fang Xing with a bit of eagerness in her eyes.

“I'm off to class then... also, don't forget about the internship!”

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