Chapter 117: Blue Star University (Dedicated to the Alliance Leader Zi Wu Chu Chen)
Chapter 117: Blue Star University (Dedicated to the Alliance Leader Zi Wu Chu Chen)
"Blue Star..."
At this moment, many travelers had also ventured outside, gazing at the azure planet amidst the vastness of space.
The cradle of humanity...
The origin and capital of the Blue Star Federation...
Any words of praise for it would not be an exaggeration!
Fang Xing also held great expectations for this place.
As he laid eyes on it for the first time, he was slightly taken aback: "It resembles it, yet it is not the same."
He shook his head and noticed the countless warships orbiting the blue planet, as well as... the mechanized moon.
"That is... the space fortress—'Lunaria'?"
Song Jingang exclaimed, "It is said that 'Lunaria' was built to transform the moon and is humanity's first super space fortress... They even imprisoned a part of the 'Lunar God' within it!"
Fang Xing was stunned. He quietly recalled the information he had obtained about the extradimensional evil god from the Prevention Bureau.
"'Lunar God' and 'Taiyin' refer to the same extradimensional evil god. It seems to wield authority over yin energy. This was one of the most powerful evil gods encountered by the Blue Star Federation. However, after a great battle, humanity defeated this evil god, crippling it and even dividing a part of it that was permanently sealed within 'Lunaria'..."
"Currently, the main organizations that worship the Lunar God are the 'Lunar Worshippers' and the 'Taiyin Society'. Their primary goal is to destroy the moon and reunite the imprisoned part of the Lunar God with its body. The Lunar God's minions include the 'Moon Insect Beast' and the 'Eye of the Moon', among others. It is an evil god that is extremely hostile towards humanity."
"That does sound rather tragic, being crippled like that," Fang Xing remarked, shaking his head as he gazed at the spaceship slowly approaching Lunaria, trailing behind other spaceships like a long line of ants.
Eventually, they entered the space port of Lunaria.
"We're stopping here?"
Fang Xing carried his luggage and slowly walked down the gangplank, his heart surging with emotion.
"I now have an extradimensional evil god under my feet as well?"
He purposely checked his attributes panel but didn't notice anything unusual about the Gate of Myriad Realms.
Apparently, this Gate of Myriad Realms seemed to only have an interest in 'Void Gate', that particular extradimensional evil god.
"Alright, let's go through customs and then take the Earth-Moon elevator directly to Blue Star."
Song Jingang seemed well-versed, likely having studied a guide: "By the way, have you been certified as a Level 1 Citizen? Anyone below Level 1 Citizen is not allowed to enter Blue Star, even with a tourist visa..."
"I'm a Level 2 Citizen," Fang Xing replied calmly, causing Song Jingang to immediately lose his enthusiasm: "Never mind, forget I asked..."
Typically, as long as one was a formal occupier, they could be certified as a Level 1 Citizen.
"So, most of the residents on Blue Star are occupiers?"
Fang Xing suddenly realized something: "No wonder it's the origin of humanity... But this restriction is rather strict."
"If it weren't strict, Blue Star would be overcrowded..." Song Jingang shook his head. "Ordinary foreign occupiers can't really make a living on Blue Star... They can only stay for a short period of time as tourists because without a Blue Star household registration, they can't settle down permanently..."
"Household registration for Blue Star?"
Fang Xing hadn't looked into that before.
"Yes, Blue Star implements a household registration system. Without it, you can't buy a house, so you can only get a tourist visa."
Song Jingang explained, "We're high school graduates, so we get a green light on policies and can enter without a visa... Of course, we can't stay for more than 30 days! But within 30 days, we'll definitely pass the entrance exams, and then we can get Blue Star household registration through the school. This is the dream of countless occupiers in the universe."
Following Song Jingang, Fang Xing didn't queue up for visa processing but instead headed towards the Earth-Moon elevator.
They passed through several security checkpoints along the way, all of which let them through without issue.
As he admired the surrounding scenery, Fang Xing casually asked, "Only those with Blue Star household registration can buy houses. So, what's the current housing price in Blue Star in star yuan?"
The original owner's greatest wish was to buy a house on Blue Star.
Fang Xing felt that he should try to fulfill this wish if possible.
Moreover, during his university years, he would need a private residence outside of the school as well.
"On Blue Star, only some basic supplies can be bought with star yuan. Everything else depends on merit and contribution. Once you reach a certain standard, the Federation will even proactively grant you Blue Star property."
Song Jingang shook his head.
Fang Xing immediately thought about the 3,000 contribution points he had earned previously.
Those points could indeed buy a lot of good things and had also upgraded his citizen level.
"How much contribution is required to purchase a house? And what's the contribution value for a federally rewarded property?"
After a moment of thought, Fang Xing asked.
"Prices vary depending on the location, but they're definitely in the tens of thousands, right?"
"As for contribution points? As long as you're a Level 10 Citizen, the Federation will definitely reward you with property." Song Jingang replied.
"Level 10 Citizen? That would require at least a million contribution points!"
Fang Xing did a quick search and then gave up, feeling that it would be better to honestly look into the possibility of buying a house.
"Actually, if you want to buy a house, it's relatively simple, Big Brother. You're definitely going to get into Blue Star University!"
Song Jingang said, "The credits from Blue Star University can be directly exchanged for contribution points, with one credit worth ten thousand! I heard that students of Blue Star University can accumulate around ten credits in an academic year, which is just enough to buy a house."
"Oh? So Blue Star does welcome the settlement of true geniuses?"
Fang Xing nodded, feeling that this suited him well.
"However, there are too many good things in top-notch universities that can only be obtained through credit exchange, and only credits can be exchanged for contribution points, not the other way around... Many students don't even have enough credits for themselves, so Big Brother, you should focus on improving yourself."
Song Jingang hesitated for a moment before speaking up.
"Don't worry, I know my priorities," Fang Xing assured him.
Fang Xing nodded and followed Song Jingang to the Earth-Moon elevator.
The elevator was quite spacious, capable of accommodating several hundred people at once.
Once they stepped inside, it didn't take long for the elevator to begin its descent, gradually picking up speed.
Below, the scenery of Blue Star loomed larger, delivering an unparalleled visual impact.
The people present were all professionals, unaffected by the space elevator, instead pressing against the windows to admire the view.
"I heard that the Federation has gone to war with the Saiyabor civilization again?"
"Yes... It's said that they've achieved a great victory and occupied several 'Eternal Crystal Mines', which are the main materials for creating high-level mechas..."
"Sigh, this term's Chief Executive Officer is a mecha master by origin. I feel like he's too biased towards mecha masters. When will the martial artists get their turn to shine?"
Next to Fang Xing and Song Jingang stood two burly men in tight-fitting suits and camouflage pants, openly discussing the Federation's movements.
'It seems that the closer one lives to the political core, the more they enjoy political gossip,' Fang Xing mused to himself.
Soon enough, the elevator reached the surface, and the doors opened automatically.
"Blue Star, I've arrived!"
Song Jingang raised his hands high in the air, laughing heartily.
"You weirdo!"
A girl with dirty braids all over her head and a bubble-blowing watch on her wrist rolled her eyes at him. With a tap on her wrist, metallic armor covered her body, transforming her into a set of blue and gold mecha with a sci-fi aesthetic.
The thrusters on the mecha's back spat flames as it soared into the sky.
"Do you feel like a country bumpkin entering the city?"
Song Jingang didn't call out anymore, his face falling in dismay as he asked Fang Xing.
"A little," Fang Xing admitted with a smile, nodding.
He stepped out of the elevator and into the outside world. The air of Blue Star was exceptionally fresh, and there was an indescribable feeling to it.
His spiritual energy seemed to be more lively here.
"It's said that the Blue Star Federation deliberately spent a lot of resources to transform Blue Star, making the cosmic energy here especially abundant, almost comparable to some cosmic secret realms!"
"Looks like the rumors are true, then."
Fang Xing nodded, and then, along with Song Jingang, they stood there, mouths agape, as they watched a group of people rush over.
They quickly dodged to the side of the road, and there they saw several large robots with various signs hanging on them, surrounded by a large crowd, apparently in the middle of a march.
"Oppose the Clone Legion!"
"Advocate for the rights of cyborgs!"
...
Fang Xing watched for a moment and asked, "What's going on?"
"I don't know either. I haven't been keeping up with the news lately," Song Jingang mumbled, as the two of them pulled out their communicators to check.
When they had passed through customs, their communicators had been authorized with permissions. Now, as they connected to the network, they immediately accessed many local Blue Star news sources.
"It's because the Federation recently went to war, and there's a shortage of troops at the bottom. Some members of the parliament have proposed building a clone legion!"
Song Jingang was so angry that his face turned red: "They even want to establish a clone army of ability users, how stupid and evil!"
With the Federation's technological level, they could definitely create clones.
Not just an army of clones, but even a legion of top-tier ability user clones! If the proposal went through, there might be tens of thousands of Song Jingangs running around.
So he was strongly opposed to the idea.
"This proposal won't pass unless the Federation is really desperate for troops," Fang Xing shook his head. "Clones aren't just an ethical issue, the biggest problem is the potential danger they pose, especially ability user clones!"
The Federation's consciousness infusion technology wasn't mature yet, and it was easy to exploit loopholes.
And even more terrifying was the fact that the ability users seemed to be connected to an extradimensional evil god.
If they were to collect the genes of top ability users and clone an army of tens of thousands of ability users...
It would be hard to say who this ability user legion would ultimately pledge their allegiance to. Perhaps an extradimensional evil god would directly gain a new type of minion!
"Yes... The only thing that can oppose the evil gods is the martial will of mankind. Clones don't have any martial will; they will definitely either be corrupted or harvested in droves..."
Song Jingang clenched his fists. "Only we individuals with free will are the hope for the future!"
In this regard, bioengineered humans were the same as natural humans.
Clones, once imprinted with consciousness, would essentially have their potential capped.
On the other hand, natural humans and bioengineered humans retained many possibilities for the future.
These possibilities were the most precious.
Whether it was in the martial path, scientific research, or mecha engineering!
"The development of the Federation's martial path has only reached the level of Martial Gods... Although Martial Gods are powerful, they ultimately cannot withstand the extradimensional evil gods... We need more pioneers to explore the realms beyond Martial Gods!"
Fang Xing smiled as he spoke.
"You actually have such ambition?"
Song Jingang looked at Fang Xing in surprise, even forgetting to call him 'Big Brother'.
In his impression, Fang Xing was indeed very talented, and the fact that he could almost certainly get into the top-notch Blue Star University was proof of that!
However, even in this year's college entrance examination, he only ranked seventh.
Many outstanding graduates of Blue Star University were not Martial Saints or Martial Gods yet!
For example, that 'Little Martial Saint' Wei Shentong was already one of the most outstanding alumni of Blue Star University in the past decade.
Fang Xing hadn't even enrolled yet, and he was already starting to envision realms beyond Martial God!
What a lofty ambition!
Song Jingang felt a surge of blood boiling within him, and he wanted to shout out some slogan.
But the realm beyond Martial God was something he could only dream about! He would be very satisfied if he could become like Wei Shentong after graduating.
Of course, Wei Shentong's prospects had dimmed considerably ever since he was demoted by the Federation for the incident during the last Chief Examiner's assessment.
But even so, Wei Shentong was still the goal that Song Jingang aspired to catch up to!
After the parade passed by, Fang Xing clapped his hands and said, "Alright, for now, the first thing we need to do is to find a small inn to stay in, and then check the Blue Star University website to see when the entrance exam is..."
...
Several days later.
Oceanic Administrative Region.
This place used to be the largest ocean on Blue Star, but after undergoing modifications, many floating cities were established to accommodate the ever-growing population.
Blue Star University was located in the center of the Oceanic Administrative Region, and it was itself the largest floating city.
"This is... Blue Star University?"
Fang Xing stepped out of the hovering car and looked at the entrance of Blue Star University.
The entrance of Blue Star University looked plain and unassuming, with two white stone pillars standing on either side, and a statue of a boy and a girl in the middle, holding a planet in their palms.
The admission cutoff point for this top-notch university came out yesterday—it was 1950 points.
The good news was that even with the ability user bonus points, Song Jingang's score was still far off, so he didn't need to cry himself unconscious in the toilet.
The bad news was that he couldn't accompany Fang Xing for the entrance exam and had to take the exam for the Blue Star Public Security University instead.
[Beep! You have entered the All-Knowing Brain surveillance area... Level 2 Citizen Fang Xing, Bioengineered Human Number WYX18829649... Your application has been approved, and you have obtained temporary access to Blue Star University!]
As Fang Xing walked through the school gate, a mechanical sound suddenly rang out from his communicator, causing his expression to change slightly: "This is the surveillance area of the Omniscient Brain? Their alert system indeed has a very high level..."
According to the map provided by the All-Knowing Brain, he arrived at a gymnasium and saw quite a few students who seemed to be there to take the entrance exam.
Suddenly, Fang Xing's eyes caught a glimpse of a boy with golden eyebrows, and he smiled: "Golden Brow boy, you're here too!"
"I've told you, mine is Golden! Rich Golden!"
Gu Jiantong folded his arms across his chest, his face full of disdain. "I've disliked you since the last time we met, and this time I'll definitely beat you up."
"Same old, same old..."
Fang Xing looked at Gu Jiantong and noticed that there were a few other people standing beside him.
Zhong Yuxiu, Qi Lingzhen... In addition, there was a youth in a black robe with blood-red long hair who looked very reclusive.
"Li Wei, Zhong, and Qi, it's nice to meet you!"
He walked over and curiously asked, "How many points did Gu Jiantong get on the college entrance exam? I was too lazy to check before..."
(End of Chapter)
Chapter end
Report
