Chapter 001: The Rich Second-Generation Heir Who Refused to Enlist

  （0001）

  The vast starry sky is quiet and desolate, with countless stars shining brightly.

  On March 1, 2011, a medium-sized Zorvathian spaceship departed from Egret Star and flew at a steady speed towards the Minlao military base. The Zorvathian spaceship was loaded with new recruits who joined the Federal Army this year on Egret Star, totaling 550 people.

  Xia Xingxiao is one of them.

  He, who had just turned eighteen last month, received a conscription notice in a very sudden situation. Due to the lack of mental preparation, Xia Xingxiao has been silent and depressed since leaving home, like a walking corpse.

  Xia Xingxiao actually strongly resisted joining the army. Because, he was originally a rich second generation, his father owned assets worth hundreds of millions of star coins. He had a comfortable and leisurely life, every day dressed in finery, eating fine food, drinking fine wine, and enjoying beautiful women, not knowing how much pleasure he got from this kind of life.

  Join the army? How could he have thought that he would actually join the army?

  But everything changed with the appearance of a woman.

  This woman is Xiu Zhilei, the head of the Military Law Department of the Starlight Federation's Minluo Military Base.

  Xia Xingxiao was caught by this beautiful and cold military officer. At that time, he was hiding in his own home, but was brought out by her and taken away by force. In the face of her majesty, everyone loved to help but could not do so.

  At this moment, she was sitting opposite all the new recruits, staring at them intentionally or unintentionally. Perhaps due to Yu Zilei's excessive beauty and coldness, none of the new recruits dared to look her straight in the eye. Xia Xingxiao was the only exception.

  Xia Xingxiao attributed his misfortune entirely to Yu Zile. He was convinced that Yu Zile was his greatest enemy, and it was her arrival that disrupted his life. Since she was an enemy, there was no need for courtesy.

  He gazed at Yu Jier's eyes, with an undisguised hint of obscenity. His gaze fell nakedly on her chest. It had to be said that this woman still had some capital in terms of figure and appearance. No wonder she was so arrogant. In his heart, he couldn't wait to push this woman down and ravage her fiercely.

  Unfortunately, this idea is just a fantasy for now.

  Trying to forcefully push down Yu Zhirui is not a trivial matter in terms of difficulty.

  The power of military judges is a rather terrifying existence within the army.

  For now, it seems like the only thing he can curse is this damn world.

  The Starlight Federation implements a mandatory military service system, where every year the computer system randomly selects young people of suitable age. If selected, they must serve for twenty years. Otherwise, they will be subject to military law. The random selection by the computer system cannot be intervened by anyone.

  Every year when the computer randomly selects conscripts, all media are watching, even the President, Speaker of Parliament, Minister of Defense, and Chief of Staff have no right to intervene. This means that even if you are a rich second generation, official second generation, or military second generation, it doesn't matter, you can't escape. If you're selected, you must come and serve.

  If cheating is found in the conscription process, it will be a good show. The Federal Supreme Court has nine independent judges who do not sell anyone's account and make judgments based on their own understanding of the law. Their judgment is the final judgment. Even if the President and the Speaker come forward to plead, they will be rejected.

  Fortunately, the Starlight Federation has a population of 800 billion people, and young people of suitable age account for about 5%. To be specific, it is approximately 40 billion people. This is a very large number. And the annual recruitment quota of the federal army is only around 40 million. This means that among 10,000 young people of suitable age, only one person will be selected by the computer. Such odds are acceptable to everyone. One in ten thousand, what else do you want?

  Xia Xing didn't know why he was so unlucky. Among a large group of young people hanging out together, only he was randomly selected by the computer. A one-in-a-million chance, and yet he got picked! It's simply too unlucky. When buying Starry Sky lottery tickets, why didn't he have such good luck? That's a 5 billion star coin reward!

  When he suddenly received the enlistment notice, not only him but also his family felt extremely unexpected. Whether in the past life or this life, Xia Xingxiao had never thought that he would actually serve in the military! The army was really too far away from him!

  Actually, Xia Xingxiao had another identity. An identity that only he himself knew about. He wasn't a person from this world. He came from Earth, from ancient Earth tens of thousands of years ago. On ancient Earth, he was also a rich second-generation kid. About two years ago, while he was holding a beautiful woman and watching the meteor shower, he was hit by a strange meteorite and ended up in this world, and inexplicably gained another identity.

  Starry Sky World - Xia Xing Xiao didn't know what this world should be called, so let's just call it Starry Sky World for now - is a world where technological civilization and martial arts civilization coexist. The two civilizations have progressed simultaneously and have almost reached their peak.

  The technological level of this world is very high, with spacecraft, space battleships, space fighters, mechs, electromagnetic guns, orbital cannons, neutron guns, particle guns, and space jumps... everything is available. Before he crossed over, there had already been twenty-three Star Wars.

  Each time the starry sky wars, there are a large number of warships, fighter jets and mechs on the move. They unfold their killings in the vast starry sky, bringing huge trauma to the starry world. The dense asteroid belts in the starry sky, as well as space storms, numerous dead stars, black holes, white dwarfs, and neutron stars are all remnants left by the previous starry wars.

  The martial arts training in this world is also excellent.

  If we say that technological civilization is to develop all external abilities of the human body to their peak, then martial arts civilization is to develop all internal abilities of the human body to their peak. The competition between the two civilizations is almost without distinction of high and low.

  Each time the Starry Sky War takes place, a large number of cultivators participate. The abilities of the cultivators are many times stronger than those of ordinary people. High-level cultivators can withstand fighter jets and warships, and even if they encounter various starry sky cannons, they will be unscathed. Even those exceptionally powerful cultivators can shatter a large warship with just one punch.

  To put it simply, cultivators are a group of people who become exceptionally powerful through the practice of various martial arts. They absorb the primordial energy of heaven and earth or other forms of energy, transform it into internal true qi, and use it to perform various powerful martial skills, severely injuring their enemies.

  In ancient times, cultivators were wandering knights who preferred a solitary life. Riding horses and wielding swords, they lived by their own rules. However, in the Starry Sky world, cultivators are organized into strict groups.

  Because the practitioners' abilities are too powerful, they can inadvertently cause serious harm to others. In order to ensure the safety and security of the Starry Sky world, all practitioners are basically confined within the military sphere. Various powerful martial skills are also prohibited from spreading among civilians. In other words, if one wants to practice superior martial arts, there is only one way: join the army.

  Of course, there is an exception to everything.

  Only those exceptions, ordinary people can't do it.

  Xia Xingxiao had no interest in joining the military, nor did he have any interest in becoming a cultivator. In fact, he didn't have any life goals and liked to spend his days idly, without a care in the world. And as it happened, with his current rich second-generation identity, he could easily muddle along, eat and drink to his heart's content, and live a comfortable life without any problems.

  Joining the army is such a dangerous thing.

  The Starry Sky World is not a peaceful Earth in the 21st century. This world is full of dangers and traps everywhere, if you're not careful, you'll fall into one and that's it for this life. Think about it, the Starry Sky War that spans the entire galaxy has already broken out 23 times, let alone other small-scale conflicts and wars?

  In fact, the Starlight Federation has never stopped waging war since its establishment. Especially in areas close to the border, the clashes between the federal army and space monsters, cyborgs, biochemical people, and non-human high-intelligence life have never stopped. The number of casualties among the federal army's officers and soldiers each year is even more than 200,000.

  This is only the data released by the federal army. Some people suspect that the number of casualties in the federal army each year is at least over 500,000. Because when the federal army counts the casualties of its officers and soldiers, it always excludes missing personnel. And in the starry sky, the number of missing personnel is extremely large. For missing personnel, very few can survive, most have died in battle, they just can't confirm the body.

  Xia Xingxiao's family, after receiving the enlistment notice, used various connections to try to exempt him from military service, but all failed. His parents helplessly told him that if he wanted to leave the army and go home to live a carefree life, he had to think of a way himself. However, deserting was not an option. The consequences of desertion would be severe.

  "What method can I use to leave the army properly without having to bear serious consequences?" This was a question that Xia Xingxiao had been thinking about all along, but unfortunately, no matter how long he thought about it, there was no answer.

  ……

  About an hour after the flight, the Zhuo Ka spaceship suddenly began to decelerate and tilted sharply to the left, as if it was dodging something. In fact, the vast starry sky is three-dimensional, with no distinction between up and down or left and right. However, based on Xia Xingxiao's knowledge, he could only judge that it was the left side. He completely used his own body as a reference to make judgments.

  The spaceship shook violently once after deceleration, apparently it had been hit by something. The new recruits were all in a state of panic and disarray. Someone let out a low, terrified scream, as if it was the end of the world. And someone accidentally vomited, looking quite wretched.

  Only Yu Zhirui and the cultivators who followed her did not react at all, as if they didn't know what had happened.

  The holographic image on the Zorvath's console suddenly opened, projecting a scene outside the ship in front of the new recruits. Xia Xing Xiao subconsciously raised his head to look at the holographic image and found that several massive objects had appeared in front of the Zorvath's spaceship. Their shapes were somewhat like geckos, but also somewhat like spiders.

  "Tarantula monster!"

  "Space Monster!"

  A low cry of surprise came from the new recruits.

  Those enormous creatures were none other than the space monster Tarantula Beasts.

  Toad Spiders are monsters born from the crossbreeding of toads and spiders. They were exposed to various cosmic rays, constantly undergoing mutations until they became what they are today. Their lethal weapon is a dark green venom. With their massive bodies, they contain a large amount of venom, and with just one spray, they can shoot out strings of "bombs".

  Just now, it was the bombs they sprayed out that hit the outer shell of the Zorgon spaceship, causing a violent shock to the Zorgon ship. This bomb has strong adhesion and corrosiveness, and once it is stained, there is almost no possibility of washing it off. What's even more frightening is that its toxicity can remain unchanged for decades or even hundreds of years. Even after being diluted tens of millions of times, it still has a lethal harmful force to the human body.

  At this moment, outside the Zhuo Ka spaceship, everywhere was filled with drifting dark green mist, like a dark green rain curtain. The toxic fog spread out in the void without dispersing. If someone accidentally came into contact with it, their life would be in danger. Even cultivators, if they weren't careful and got stained by these toxins, wouldn't have an easy time either.

  The bomb just now, fortunately hit the outer shell of the Zorvath spaceship and was deflected back by the ship's energy shield. If it had hit the crowd, these hundreds of new recruits would have been gone in an instant. Under such intense corrosion, I estimate that not even a bit of residue would be left behind.

  Although many people feel very uncomfortable and depressed, they have to admit that a single tarantula monster can easily kill hundreds of them. And such a tarantula monster is only the lowest level, with no combat power in the space monsters.

  In fact, in the vast starry sky, there are too many dangers. Bio-people, synthetic people, mechanical people, space monsters, humanoid creatures, non-human high-intelligence beings, cosmic rays, cosmic storms, black holes, white dwarfs, neutron stars, supernovae, etc., all pose a serious threat to human safety. Among them, space monsters are the most common. Encountering space monsters during interstellar travel is not unexpected at all.

  The Zhuo Ka flying ship itself has no attack system, only a defense system. In fact, for agile space monsters, weapons such as laser guns, particle guns, and electromagnetic guns have too low a hit rate, but the energy required to consume is too much, completely without cost-effectiveness. Dealing with space monsters can be done by cultivators themselves.

  "Hah!"

  Suddenly, a flash of knife light burst out and tore through the starry sky.

  Wherever the sword light passed, four-headed spider monsters were immediately killed.

  Their bodies disintegrated in space, constantly decomposing, dark green toxic liquids drifting everywhere, further expanding the scope of the poisonous fog.

  Because space is airless, the battle process feels no sound at all. The new recruits only see a silent picture from the holographic image. But that sharp knife light is forever etched in their minds.

  It was Xia Xingxiao who was also severely stimulated this time. Damn, that one knife was too powerful. He roughly calculated that the distance of the knife light just now was at least 4-5 thousand kilometers away. Being able to slash out a knife light of 4-5 thousand kilometers was indeed too overbearing. No wonder so many space beasts were unable to stop humanity's expansion into the depths of the universe. The combat strength of cultivators was truly too powerful.

  The other toads found it ominous and dispersed in all directions.

  Don't look at their huge body, but the speed of movement in space is quite fast, at least exceeding 500 kilometers per second. This is already a speed that a first-class spacecraft can achieve. In a short while, all the monsters were gone.

  The cultivator who had struck and killed the toad spirit did not continue his pursuit, but instead turned around and returned to the Zhuo Ka flying ship. This cultivator wore a lieutenant colonel's insignia, was probably in his fifties, with a square face, deep-set eyes, and a solemn expression. Just by looking at him, one could tell that he was a man of few words. On his back, a slender curved knife was inserted, its exterior very simple.

  "Zhang Feng, your Wind Blade technique has improved again! That last strike was incredibly powerful! However, it seems like a waste of your exceptional skill to take them down personally. Any junior officer could have handled them easily." Yu Zile said with a smile.

  The one who killed those spider monsters was Major Zhang Feng from the Min Luo military base. He was in charge of protecting the safety of this Zuo Ka flying ship. The martial arts skills he practiced were exactly what Tian Bo Guang, a master of ancient Earth, was best at - the Crazy Wind Knife Method. This knife method was known as the fastest knife in the Federation Army, and many people had learned it. Zhang Feng had been immersed in this knife method for over 30 years and had made great achievements.

  That one knife just now was just Zhang Feng's casual swing. If the Crazy Wind Knife Method is fully unleashed, what Xia Xingxiao and others see will definitely be a sky full of knife lights. The starry sky within hundreds of kilometers will be shrouded in sharp knife lights. To say nothing of a dozen or so Spider Demons, even tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, as long as they are shrouded in knife light, there is only one dead end.

  Zhang Feng sat down and said in a low voice, "These toad monsters are just the vanguard. I estimate that behind them will come Buddha's hand monsters, snail monsters, whirlwind monsters and so on. Their lair is on Black Tiger Star, they always move together. It's possible that even mantis knife riders, mantis bow riders and other big guys will follow. Fortunately, we'll arrive at the base soon."

  Yu Zile's face changed slightly, and she said with a worried tone: "This route was originally very safe, I went back and forth many times last month without encountering any space monsters. Now... it seems we need to organize people to clear the road again! But didn't we just do a large-scale cleanup last year? How can this happen so quickly..."

  Zhang Feng let out a soft sigh and said slowly, "According to the Federal Research Institute's announcement, the past thirty years have been the active period of WST rays. This is not good news for us! Who knows what will happen in thirty years?"

  Yu Zilei nodded silently, her heart growing even more worried. The Space Beast's strength lay in its ability to absorb the power of the stars. And within WST rays, the star power contained was the purest and most concentrated. The Space Beast could almost directly obtain a large amount of star power from WST rays without needing any transformation, thereby enhancing its own abilities.

  Thirty years of W-ray activity means that in the next thirty years, space monsters will become more active, stronger and harder to deal with. Even if some super-large monsters appear, it's not impossible. In the depths of the universe, it's even possible for prehistoric monsters to emerge. Humans may face another severe challenge.

  But that's not the most lethal. No matter how powerful the Space Monster is, it cannot pose a mortal threat to all of humanity. The intelligence of the Space Monster is simply no match for humans. What's most lethal is that humanity's main competitors, those non-human high-intelligence beings, may also benefit from WST rays and thus pose an even greater threat to humans.

  For example, the predators of the Harylan Empire can absorb the energy within WST rays to enhance their own abilities. The Harylan Empire, like the Dekar Empire, is one of the most unstable factors in the Starry Sky world. Almost every Starry Sky War was initiated by them first. With the activity of WST rays, it's likely that the predators are brewing a new Starry Sky War again.

  Apart from the Harrylan Empire, other non-human intelligent forces such as the Mital Empire, the Shanreite Empire, the Makutta Dynasty and the Samoa Dynasty may also gain great benefits from WST rays. Once their strength is enhanced, a war in space will be inevitable.

  No matter in what era, in what place, no matter what level of technology, what kind of civilization system, the struggle for resources is always constant. Everyone wants to get more resources, everyone wants to get a larger living space.

  Who can predict what the final outcome will be if another Star War breaks out?

  ……

  This small episode had a great impact on the new recruits on the spaceship. It was estimated that the vast majority of new recruits saw cultivators in action for the first time, felt the super strength of cultivators with their own eyes for the first time, and thought that their future would be bright and promising for the first time.

  They joined the army, their greatest wish was to become cultivators. Joining the army was indeed dangerous and tiring, but cultivators were truly powerful! After the excitement, they discussed the situation of cultivators in twos and threes.

  Cultivators are the most powerful beings in human existence. They are the last guardians of humanity. Their ranking is based on power and speed as the main measurement standards. As long as the power or speed reaches a certain fixed value, the rank is considered to be upgraded. This basis for dividing ranks also applies to other starry sky creatures.

  Generally, cultivators are directly represented by their level. For example, a first-level cultivator, a tenth-level cultivator, a twentieth-level cultivator, and so on.

  As for other creatures in the starry sky, if they are space demons, they are directly referred to as first-level demons, tenth-level demons, twentieth-level demons and so on.

  If it's not a You Beast, but other high-intelligence creatures, the title is different. The usual title is added after their name in the level. Such as First-class Samoan, Tenth-class Sakuto person, Twentieth-class Dejia tribe person and so on.

  As most of the practitioners are in military service, their ranks are often tied to military ranks. Therefore, their ranks are often replaced with military ranks.

  The Starlight Federation Army, to which Xia Xingxiao belongs, has a total of six ranks and twenty-three grades, corresponding to cultivators from first grade to twenty-third grade. As long as the rank is mentioned, the level of the cultivator can be judged.

  To be specific, the lowest first-level cultivator has a military rank of private in the army. The second-level cultivator has a military rank of third-class soldier. The 22nd level cultivator has a military rank of marshal. The 23rd level cultivator has a military rank of grand marshal.

  It is said that the cultivator's level does not stop at the 20th and 3rd levels. Above the 20th and 3rd levels, there are even higher levels. It's just that ordinary people don't care about it anymore. It's too far away.

  The entry standard for a first-class cultivator is to have an explosive force of 200 kilograms or a speed of 20 meters per second. Obviously, it's not difficult to reach this standard. Most people can basically achieve it after practicing hard for a period of time.

  The standard for a second-level cultivator is to have explosive power of 500 kilograms or speed of 50 meters per second. This is quite challenging and requires some time and talent to achieve.

  The standard for a third-level cultivator is to have explosive power of 1,000 kilograms or speed of 100 meters per second. Obviously, this standard is still quite high. For ordinary people, it would take several years of hard work and cultivation to reach this level.

  The further back it goes, the higher the standard, and the more time it takes.

  For example, Zhang Feng, who just made a move, has cultivated for at least thirty years or more.

  According to the correspondence regulations between cultivator levels and military ranks, to be awarded the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, one must reach the standard of a 13th-level cultivator. This standard, to be precise, is either an explosive power of 2,000 tons or a speed exceeding 200 kilometers per second.

  Zhang Feng's cultivation was mainly based on strength, so his explosive power had long exceeded 2,000 tons. Clearly, this was a terrifying value.

  The body of the giant spider, even if it's stronger than a human, can't withstand such a heavy blow. A full 2,000 tons of force, enough to send them flying directly.

  Moreover, the curved moon blade used by Zhang Feng was a special product of the Federal Army, with doubled lethality. With one slash, the toad monsters were naturally killed and injured in large numbers, fleeing in disarray.

  As for Yu Zhilei, she is a non-combat military personnel and not a cultivator, so the rules of cultivators do not apply to her. The rank and badge she wears are also different. In the federal army, cultivators and non-combat military personnel belong to two separate systems. They complement each other in terms of power and responsibility, while also checking and balancing each other to maintain stability within the army.

  I think many new recruits are secretly admiring him at this moment. I wonder if I can become a master like Captain Zhang Feng? If so, then this life is not lived in vain.

  Xia Xingxiao was the only one who didn't feel anything.

  He was extremely resistant to the army, thinking of an effective way to leave the army without causing serious consequences. The magical knife of Major Zhang Feng left only a faint impression in his mind and soon forgot about it.

  ……

  About two hours later, the Zhōu Kǎ spaceship began to slow down and slowly drove into the Mian Luo military base. The new recruits had arrived at their destination.

  Mian Luo Military Base is one of the key strongholds defending Bai Yue Xing. It was established on a satellite that orbits in tandem with Bai Yue Xing, named "Ai Ye", also known as Ai Ye Satellite. The Federal Army has stationed a large battalion here, consisting of over 5,000 federal soldiers, mostly cultivators, led by a major general named Chen Duo Hai.

  On the other side of Aylee Way, there was also a Mechanized Infantry Battalion stationed, with about fifty mechs. However, the mech troops did not belong to the jurisdiction of the Mullen Military Base and had their own command system. They would only coordinate with the cultivators during battles when necessary. Generally speaking, outside of joint exercises, both sides didn't have much contact.

  In a sense, the cultivator and mecha, unmanned combat aircraft, space warships and other troops are mutually restrictive. The federal army is composed of several mutually coordinated but also mutually restrictive troops. No type of troop has the opportunity to dominate alone.

  On the Zorvath spaceship, Xia Xingxiao carefully read through the data related to Ailuowei. Ailuowei was named for its shape resembling a leaf of wormwood. Its volume is roughly similar to that of the Moon, but its mass and gravity far surpass those of the Moon. In fact, its mass is roughly similar to that of Earth. The surface gravity is about five times that of Earth.

  Due to the excessive surface gravity of Aylee Ved, ordinary people generally find it difficult to survive. The Mino military base is equipped with a gravitational balancing device, which allows for the free existence of civilian personnel like Yu Zilei. Otherwise, they would have been crushed by the five-fold gravity long ago.

  As for the cultivators, they were originally tempered through arduous cultivation and resistance to various abnormal environments. Therefore, five times gravity was their first test. As long as they left the Miao Luo military base and went to other places in A Ye Wei, they had to face this test.

  Xia Xingxiao and the other new recruits got off the Zhuo Ka spaceship and were immediately sent to eat, take a bath, change clothes, and arrange their dormitories. Information about them had naturally been transmitted to the base early on, and the base had also prepared everything in advance, so everything was just right.

  After completing all relevant enlistment procedures, they lined up and entered the testing building for new recruit qualification tests.

  The so-called new recruit aptitude test is actually a test to see if you have the innate talent for martial arts. If you do, what level will you reach and what achievements can you make in the future. The content of the aptitude test includes many aspects such as soul strength, bone density, meridian openness, etc. Some special martial arts also require testing various components of blood.

  In the vast starry sky, the level of human technological development is actually inferior to that of alien civilizations. Humans who set out from Earth have not yet broken out of the Milky Way galaxy after expanding for several eras and are still turning around inside it. Meanwhile, other alien civilizations have already arrived in the Milky Way from other galaxies. The gap in technology between them can be imagined.

  In today's starry sky world, the technological development of non-human high-intelligence life is almost surpassing that of humans by a whole level. For example, the Deke Empire, which has the most advanced technology, has researched mechanical people to the point of being divine. The mechanical warriors of the Deke Empire are the strongest fighting individuals in the starry sky world, and humans can't even compare to them.

  If it were simply a matter of warships, fighter jets and mechs clashing, humanity would have almost no hope of victory. In every Star War, humanity's warships, fighter jets and mechs have been almost completely suppressed in terms of combat effectiveness. In the era of giant cannons and battleships, human armies have almost never defeated alien civilizations.

  Fortunately, humanity still has its last trump card: cultivators.

  In fact, if there were no cultivators, humans might have been exterminated many times already.

  Becoming a cultivator, protecting the safety of humanity, is the dream of countless passionate young people. Unfortunately, Xia Xingxiao's heart doesn't think that way. Because his mind isn't on the military at all. Everything that happens here seems to have nothing to do with him.

  When others were tested, Xia Xing didn't pay attention at all, feeling like a wooden person. When it was his turn to take the test, he sat down on the chair mechanically, motionless, no matter how his brain struggled.

  The world of Starry Sky, all martial arts are transmitted directly into the brain through information. The instrument responsible for this is commonly known as a Light Brain. All Light Brains have strict control programs and can only be activated in specific areas. This is done to prevent martial arts information from leaking into civilian society and being learned by people with ulterior motives.

  Of course, these are official statements. In fact, in many remote or dark corners, there are always people secretly selling chips related to various martial arts. If ordinary people get these chips, they can also practice in secret.

  The chip is actually a kind of light brain. Its function is equivalent to that of a U disk in the ancient earth era. It's just that the information recorded by the chip is much less than that of the light brain. Generally speaking, a chip only records one skill.

  A yellow-green light slowly descended, enveloping Xia Xingxiao's entire body. In an instant, Xia Xingxiao felt that his whole body, every meridian, every cell, every pore, and every drop of blood seemed to be exposed in front of the light. Even his thoughts seemed to be about to be scrutinized by the light.

  Of course, this is just an illusion. Even if the starry sky world has been prosperous for several epochs, there is still no thorough understanding of the human brain, a complex organ. As for human thoughts, it is definitely impossible to spy on them. The secrets of the human brain are forever a mystery.

  In fact, all countries in the galaxy have similar bans, prohibiting any behavior that peeks into others' minds. Otherwise, they will be subject to double punishment of morality and law. After all, thoughts can be said to be the last privacy of humanity, and no one wants this last privacy to be exposed.

  The light brain calculates different cultivation indices based on different test items. The normal natural person's cultivation index should be one point. After that, every additional point, the cultivator's cultivation speed will basically double. Adding two points, the cultivation speed is four times faster. However, it is not easy to obtain a cultivation index of more than one point.

  This time, more than 550 new recruits have been tested, and Xia Xingxiao is the last one. In the previous test, only three people had a cultivation index of over 3 points, and there were only two people. One was called Song Haicheng, and the other was Ye Sifu. Those who reached a cultivation index of 2 points were less than twenty people. The rest were all at the entry level with a cultivation index of 1 point.

  Xia Xingxiao estimated that he was just a bit of fate. He didn't want to stand out too much at all. His ambition was to leave the army, and if he stood out too much, this ambition would not be achievable. Therefore, during the test, he was completely relaxed and not nervous at all. In his opinion, this qualification test should end quickly. The previous people were all finished very quickly.

  But something abnormal happened.

  A yellow-green light flickered repeatedly on Xiaoxiao's body, never giving out a cultivation index. The numbers displayed by the Light Brain changed constantly, from one to nine, in a jumbled mess. Occasionally, the screen would go completely blank, only to display another string of garbled code later.

  If the light brain were human, its reaction could be understood as being indecisive and unsure of how many points to give Xia Xingxiao. In a more serious scenario, it could also be interpreted that the internal testing program of the light brain was disrupted by some kind of strong external interference, causing it to fall into a state of disorder and unable to operate normally.

  "What's going on? Old Gao, Old Gao! Come and take a look quickly! Your machine seems to have a problem!" Yu Zile exclaimed, being the first to notice something was amiss.

  At that time, she happened to be standing opposite the light brain, responsible for recording each person's cultivation index, and just discovered the abnormality of the light brain. In fact, all test data are networked, and she can view them at any time. She was just used to writing personally.

  While waiting for the technician, Yu Zile walked to the side of Guangnao and carefully checked each test program of Guangnao, but found nothing abnormal. Then she looked at Xia Xinxiao again, and still didn't find anything abnormal. However, from the chaotic numbers displayed on the screen, Guangnao indeed had an exception. The test program of Guangnao was completely disordered.

  If the guess is correct, the light brain should be its own program that has been severely interfered with and cannot run normally. But how can there be something in the test building that strongly interferes with the light brain?

  Xia Xingxiao's appearance looked as if he had fallen asleep. During the test, his connection with the outside world was temporarily interrupted. Therefore, he didn't know anything about what was happening in the outside world. Time, for him, also seemed to have stopped temporarily.

  Soon, the relevant technicians arrived. They checked the test program and did not find any problems. They also checked around the test building and did not find any sources of interference. They then shut down the light brain, restarted it, and re-conducted the test.

  However, strangely, Xia Xingxiao's cultivation index was still fluctuating. Sometimes it was the lowest score of zero, sometimes it was the highest score of nine, sometimes it was a blank space, or some program codes that even technicians couldn't understand. After tossing for half an hour, Guang Brain still didn't give out a stable data.

  "Reporting to Commander... Testing Optic Brain..."

  This strange situation, at the Mino Military Base, was also a first. The relevant report quickly arrived at the base commander Chen Duo Hai's place. He immediately opened the holographic image and conducted a comprehensive study of Xia Xing Xiao.

  He believed that the test of the light brain was no problem, and the problem must be with this new soldier called Xia Xingxiao. The question now is, what's wrong with this new soldier? A deeper question is, what kind of abnormality can't be detected by the light brain?

  The new recruits on the scene also slowly discovered that something was wrong. They looked at each other in dismay, whispering to each other in hushed tones. Was this Xiaoxiao a monster in disguise? Was he a bioengineered human or some kind of cyborg?

  In the Starry Sky world, Bio-people and Merged people are natural enemies of human beings. The Stellaluna Federation has a clear law that for bio-people and merged people, they must be dealt with seriously. If Xia Xing Xiao is not a natural person, what awaits him will definitely be the result of being arrested and exiled immediately.

  Yu Zile obviously had such concerns. She had already called the base's military police to be on high alert around them. Once it was proven that Xia Xingxiao was a bio-person or a synthetic person, he would be ruthlessly exiled into outer space, left to fend for himself.

  However, subsequent data showed that Xia Xingxiao's body did not retain any biochemical agents, nor was there any detection of demonic beast blood components. Therefore, it can be concluded that he is not a biochemical person or a synthetic person, but 100% natural human being.

  The two tests that led to the serious anomaly in the data were the soul perception and the expansion coefficient of the meridians. These two items are the most important qualifications for cultivators. The data showed that the results of these two tests were all question marks.

  Soul perception, looking mysterious, can be understood in a popular way as wit, talent, and innate ability. For the knowledge transmitted by the light brain, how much can be received, how much can be understood, and how much can be digested are all related to this soul perception.

  If the soul's perceptivity is too low, it cannot fully accept, understand or absorb the knowledge transmitted from the light brain, and various errors will occur in the cultivation process, resulting in a significant discount on the cultivation effect.

  In addition, the perception of the soul is also related to the space of the sea of recognition. The information contained in the light brain is too much, and after being transmitted to the human brain, it needs to be stored in a place called the sea of recognition for digestion and absorption.

  The size of the sea of knowledge determines how much knowledge can be stored. The larger the sea of knowledge, the more knowledge that can be stored, and naturally, the more martial skills that can be cultivated. The more martial skills that are cultivated, the deeper the understanding of martial arts will be, which is beneficial for enhancing combat effectiveness.

  The expansion coefficient of the meridian, however, is related to the specific cultivation speed. The operation of internal breath requires passing through the meridians. Absorbing the primordial energy of heaven and earth also requires passing through the meridians. Displaying various martial skills and releasing powerful energy instantly also requires passing through the meridians. It can be said that the meridian is the basic channel for cultivators to communicate with the energy between heaven and earth.

  The more the meridians expand, the smoother they are, and the better the cultivation effect will be. When displaying martial arts skills, the power will also be greater. On the contrary, if the meridians are blocked and scarce, the cultivation effect will naturally be dismal.

  In the tests of these two items, the answers given by Guang Brain are all question marks. Obviously, Guang Brain cannot judge the scores of these two projects. Since even the most important two indicator items cannot be tested, the final cultivation index naturally cannot be formed.

  Chen Duo Hai asked through the communicator: "Dr. Gao, what's going on? There has never been a case like this before! Do you have any good suggestions?"

  Dr. Guo, the operator of the Light Brain, was unable to provide a convincing answer to this question. He and his team could only repeatedly restart the Light Brain, convinced that its detection program was not wrong. Yu Zile, on the other hand, had the constables repeatedly check the perimeter of the testing building, ensuring there were no sources of interference nearby.

  Xia Xingxiao, our protagonist, was being used as a test subject, and had been enveloped in a yellow-green light all along. Fortunately, his connection to the outside world had been temporarily severed. As a result, he had no idea what was happening outside.

  After the most tossing, Guang Brain finally gave out a stable number.

  0！

  A big zero stopped moving.

  Dr. Gao and others, you look at me, I look at you, all with a face of speechlessness.

  After messing around for half a day, it turned out that this guy's cultivation index was actually zero? No wonder the light brain was so entangled and refused to give a stable number. To be honest, such a number is indeed too weird. It must be known that since the establishment of the Mian Luo military base, no one has ever had a cultivation index of zero! The worst also have a little bit!

  This summer Xiaoxiao also set a certain record for the base.

  Unexpectedly, this time recruiting new soldiers, the Mandalay military base actually recruited such a freak.

  If other military bases knew about this, I wonder what kind of sighs they would let out. The luck of the Melo military base over the years has been pretty bad. Apart from being frequently attacked by space monsters, even space sand thieves have come to join in on the fun. Occasionally, you can still feel the presence of Capricornians and Samoans lurking in the shadows. The Melo military base is truly a never-ending source of news!

  "Ah? Zero ah!"

  "His cultivation index is actually zero?"

  "What? Zero? Isn't this the legendary super trash?"

  Looking at the last digit given by Guang Brain, the new recruits couldn't help but whisper to each other.

  This Xiaoxiao is really too ridiculous, actually managed to get a zero! It's simply unbelievable! You should at least get a score of one. What does zero mean? Zero represents trash! A complete waste that can't even cultivate!

  Facing such a bizarre result, Yu Zile was also speechless. This Xia Xingxiao was someone she had forcibly brought from home. Now it seems that she would have to kick him out again. A cultivation index of zero meant there was no prospect for improvement; what use could he be in the military? The Federal Army wasn't a place to raise useless people. If only she had known earlier, she wouldn't have brought him here.

  "Huh? Zero? Haha, this is great!" Xia Xingxiao himself was quite optimistic about it.

  Because, according to the relevant regulations, new recruits with a cultivation index of zero are not necessary to continue staying. The other new recruits were right, the federal army does not need waste. This means that his wish is about to come true. He will soon leave the army and return home to continue living a life of luxury, beautiful women and fine wine.

  Xia Xingxiao suddenly saw Yu Zile standing not far away, and immediately revealed a lewd smile without any disguise. His eyes were directly fixed on her chest, as if they had already penetrated through her military uniform and were admiring her twin peaks.

  This woman worked hard to drag herself out of the house, only to find that her martial arts training index was zero. I wonder what she would feel? If I had known earlier, I would have let myself off easily. Look, isn't this a waste of effort?

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