005 Nethermark Humanity 20

As for whether possessing a body would cause guilt, whether it would be hated, or whether it would violate Daoism —in reality, these unrecognized Interstellar Civilization have absolutely no such concerns.

First, they haven't signed any Interstellar Treaty, and their own laws don't cover things like that.

Secondly, let alone possession, if Li Aoz were to trick a group of Magic Apprentice into selling them as slaves, even the most benevolent Hymn Civilization in the universe wouldn't feel the slightest aversion.

Because illegal civilizations are not protected, they are unrecognized civilizations, much like those on Azure Planet. Interstellar space will not recognize them as civilized beings, as beings just like themselves.

That's just how the universe works. There are too many upright-walking monkeys. If you have your own group and a little bit of technology, you can be considered a civilization. Ants and bees are probably closer to the definition of 'cosmic creatures' than some bipedal upright apes.

The universe is too vast; if you care too much about Daoism, you'll go crazy. Living in the universe, it's best to simply stick to your own principles.

The tactic of Li Aoz destroying his home planet to save the majority of his people is commonplace in the universe. Interstellar Civilization often have trillions of inhabitants; who would care about the life or death of even a fraction of them? Some might find it cruel, but the vast majority would allow them to sacrifice themselves 'voluntarily.' This isn't a philosophical question; it's a question of methods.

But this doesn't stop Li Aoz from adhering to his principles: protecting babies and toddlers from suffering.

Beneath the grand narrative, he never questions the decisions of the group, because he cannot represent the vast majority of people, but he can represent himself.

Rio's identity is very important, and this is the most convenient and quickest way. The biggest problem is not possession, but that possession cannot inherit all the memories.

This is also a flaw of the [Dominion] system; a large part of its thoughts and memories fall under the category of the [Mysterious] system.

Li Aoz really isn't good at this, because he only inherited some important matters from Rio in the last few months, such as who his family's land was sold to and who he didn't get along with.

Fortunately, Rio never took the Magic Aptitude Test. Li Aoz remembered that White Candle Star gave these laborers' descendants a full five chances. Moreover, the Magic Academy had an advantage: the general law system was open to the public and they enrolled students all year round. If you chose to go to the Magic Workshop, you could start working whenever you enrolled.

"The most urgent thing is to find a Main Class."

Most players either possess their own character to create a secondary class or use Persona Deduction to change their Main Class into a secondary class. Compared to the latter, which relies on luck, Li Aoz chose a more reliable method.

He stepped out of the Biochemical Pool, threw his main body in, set the mode, and put his main body into hibernation to slowly repair the Gene Damage.

The Biochemical Pool alone is definitely not enough to repair it, but in a place like White Candle Star where higher education institutions are concentrated, there will certainly be no shortage of special magical potions.

As a veteran player, Li Aoz has great faith in the healing abilities of the Magic Side. After all, the purpose of Potionology is to help magicians Ascend to Godhood, while the Tech Side medicine often doesn't even know how much effect a potion can achieve.

For example, nitroglycerin was initially used as an explosive, but it was later discovered that it could treat angina. Metformin can treat diabetes, but it was later found that it could also have some effect on tumors. Doctors themselves have not fully explored the full effects of a drug, yet they can use it with confidence.

But magic is different. Mature potions are specifically designed for specific conditions and will never have a special effect on your physical condition.

Because the magical potion with special effects has already exploded in the Alchemy Workshops.

The predicament that Li Aoz is currently facing is somewhat like a joke.

He needs to obtain magical qualifications in order to enter the academy to study.

—Then go take the test!

However, if he wants to pass the Magic Qualification Exam, he must learn the extraordinary knowledge published by the academy.

—Then go and learn it!

However, to learn this extraordinary knowledge, one must have sufficient intelligence.

—Then go improve your attributes!

The problem is that the [Intelligence] attribute can only be greatly improved by becoming a [Mage].

—Then go and be one!

Becoming a magician requires passing an exam.

So in the end, the problem came full circle, a complete contradiction.

Fortunately, Rio's intelligence level provided considerable assistance. With his current intelligence stat of 19 points, Li Aoz managed to find a way to break the deadlock.

"I need to raise my intelligence attribute first—if my charm is high, I can find a few secondary professions to do. The key is to gain attribute bonuses by upgrading secondary professions."

Compared to the complex exams required to advance in Main Class and the need to learn difficult extraordinary knowledge, Li Aoz was very cautious— the Crystal Tower Civilization had not signed Interstellar Treaty, so how could he know whether these mages had any control over advanced knowledge? Most likely, they did not.

He didn't want to be corrupted and eroded by society as he studied, and then become just another ordinary citizen.

After cleaning up the traces of the battle, Li Aoz did not rush back to Blue Chrysanthemum Village. He stood on the hillside, the moonlight illuminating the road ahead for him.

White Candle Star is not only home to academies and educational institutions; the planet itself contains numerous ruins of lost civilizations. As Magic Civilization, they highly value these ancient civilizations, frequently maintaining and excavating and exploring these ruins, which often uncover ancient artifacts.

Li Aoz to know about some ancient civilization ruins on White Candle Star, and one of these ruins could offer him a very good magic-based secondary profession—[Elemental Mage].

This is a very rare profession that provides bonuses to both [Charm] and [Intelligence], which perfectly suits Li Aoz's current situation and aligns with his current attribute panel.

However, this profession has a low skill ceiling, and basically no one has seen it in the later stages.

As a transitional method to level up and boost attributes, it's still worthwhile. Once it's used up, the worst that can happen is to melt down the class; the loss is only 50% experience, which doesn't bother Li Aoz at all.

"This is it. Other professions are too far away, and their effects may not be as suitable as [Elemental Mage]."

It's much better than this "Commoner" secondary profession, which offers no bonuses whatsoever. With the "Elemental Mage" providing attribute boosts, passing the Magic Aptitude Test will be a piece of cake.

However, the ruins where that profession is located are indeed a little dangerous.

Its name is [Hero of Pharassia], challenge level 95, recommended for a team of at least 15 people, with each person having at least three Combat Feat.

"The difference in level is not a big problem. In any case, the result is that I am an 80-level unowned Main Class [commoner] with no Aoneng or spell slots. Against dozens of level 95 big guys, it is obvious that the advantage is on my side."

This was nothing to Li Aoz, because he had already successfully completed the Level 0 78-hour speedrun of the Alpha Rank Nethermark Humanity.

You see, even the professor doesn't have any objections.