158 Was Living Pretty Well

The Holy Monument Religion is thriving and its influence is gradually increasing. With the help of Li Aoz's soft control over Ms. N4, the leader of the Nethermark Heavy Industries, and Isaac's flexible observation of his body, his control over the Azure Planet is becoming stronger and stronger.

The Main Quest of version 1.0 has begun, and players are currently busy fighting for their respective countries.

The Red Arrow Empire's Main Quest, "The Moment of the Blazing Sun," involves a massive crackdown on terrorists who attacked the Empire, launching the largest counter-terrorism war in history. This also serves as training for the upcoming Battle of Huameida against the Sky Ring.

The Main Quest of the Heavenly Ring Nation, "Moon Haze Thunder," places it on the opposite side of the Red Arrow. The Sky Ring sends a large number of stateless troops to infiltrate the Empire, creating panic and undermining capital confidence while constantly searching for information on the main combat forces in the Battle of Huameida.

The Main Quest of Frostplate has changed slightly. Due to Dai Weilin's early rise to power, the mission "Heart of Unyielding" that starts now focuses on construction and small-scale battles. Players must fight against domestic separatists while investing in production to build more underground shelters.

Zhengxu's Main Quest is entirely focused on development. "Standing in the Wind" requires players to collect materials from all over the place, build good relationships with Zhengxu officials, and continue to build the Electronic Immigrants city.

The comfortable and peaceful environment of the Righteous Dawn Democratic Republic is the most satisfying for businesses and governments in the Real World, and most PMC companies, corporate departments, and Electronic Immigrants zones are located here. Due to the special status of Electronic Immigrants, they do not have the "Lai Anding Medical Protocol," so players need to carefully build and protect them, and also maintain good relations with the people of Zhengxu.

The first batch of Electronic Immigrants was limited to only 5,000 people, mostly artists and researchers, with a smaller number being individuals suffering from severe depression in the real world who needed their consciousness transplanted into the electronic world to avoid physical suffering. This was also a major purpose of developing the electronic world in * Star Abyss *, as almost all mental illnesses could be resolved through Electronic Immigrants.

However, reality is not always smooth sailing.

Although the bodies generated by the Electronic Immigrants look no different from those of the Azure Planet People, they still don't quite get along with the local residents because they have been living in the communities built by the Adventists for a long time.

Li Aoz has seen several news reports of conflicts Electronic Immigrants and Indigenous people, and it seems there is still a long way to go.

On Azure Planet, Li Aoz has largely taken care of things. Alexia has basically settled back into a normal life, laid down her weapons, and begun to resume her previous work. After the ceasefire in Grant, through Dai Weilin's mediation, Grant ultimately chose to join the Frostplate Federation. Dai Weilin also provided them with the technology and loans needed for industrialization, which can be considered more than enough.

Li Aoz has been searching for Du Zexin's whereabouts, but has received no further information. His former comrade-in-arms is now hiding in the shadows, constantly producing various weapons and equipment. Li Aoz is unable to find Du Zexin's true location through these leaked devices.

[The Mechanic] is like that. With a little knowledge of industrial camouflage and a mechanical body, it's too easy for him to hide himself.

There's good news too. For example, the Imitation Human have basically been wiped out by Li Aoz's Red Arrow. Sightings of Imitation Human have started circulating among players, but most of these incidents have been seen through by the [Eye of Truth].

There's no need to worry about the serious damage caused by the Imitation Human for the time being.

Next, Li Aoz gradually shifted her focus back to her daily work and studies.

The area of Trustworthy Village has quadrupled. With the help of all players at the Alpha Rank, productivity has greatly improved. The Magic Workshop equipment introduced by Li Aoz has also provided players with basic enchantments. The speed of territorial expansion has increased significantly. After launching a heavy attack on several nearby monster lairs, the players found themselves in a situation where there were no monsters left to fight.

At this point, the dungeon crystals arranged by Li Aoz came in handy.

The Nethermark Humanity Laboratory

The Valenkov's Winter

The former requires players to spend a lot of time exploring and figuring out the game content, Final BOSS Bio-Kongou, makes players scream in pain.

The latter goes without saying; now, max-level players are obsessed with running around with knives, treating it like a completely new game.

Leaving Trustworthy Village aside for the time being, Li Aoz quickly racked up over a hundred Credits and went directly to the school to apply for the Path Level Test.

As expected, Li Aoz a solid Delta-rank, earning him 200 Credits from the school.

In this way, his Credits reached 317, and he was getting closer and closer to his classmates.

Li Aoz is not in a hurry; he's taking it one step at a time and making sure he gets through this semester smoothly.

He calculated the timeline: after this version ended, there would be a version update and maintenance, meaning players wouldn't be able to come here for at least five years. Piggy—without the players, his chance to level up quickly would be gone.

As for the Stratum Advancement Ticket, Li Aoz originally planned to use it after advancing to the Epsilon rank, as the benefits would be greater. However, the situation at the academy is getting worse, Li Aoz is worried that if he levels up too quickly, he will be conscripted by the White Candle Star's Recruitment Office.

Even for Li Aoz, with only the Zeta-rank level, he wouldn't dare say he was confident in his ability to excel on the interstellar battlefield; his very survival was a question.

War is a collective action, and there are many uncertainties at every stage. You might be the best in regular training and the champion of the entire army competition, but you could end up being killed along with the enemy disguised as civilians during a counterinsurgency operation.

If he reaches level 200, which is the Kappa-rank, then Li Aoz's chances of winning will be about 70-80%.

After careful consideration, Li Aoz decided that it would be better to start his own business as soon as possible.

He began to frequent the White Candle Star and Valkyrie Fortress in his spare time. Thanks to his close relationship with Mr. Olavier, the owner of the Heroic Spirit Bar, and his financial power, he was able to select some skilled workers, housewives, and young and middle-aged laborers from the war refugees to immigrate there.

These people became the second batch of non-player residents of Trustworthy Village.

As for the first batch...

"Long time no see, Lioz, my old friend!"

Nikita put down his bags and gave Li Aoz a warm hug. He had brought his family to Trustworthy Village. Li Aoz was a little embarrassed. "Your homes are still under construction, and we haven't built any houses for you yet."

"No place to live? No problem, we can build the houses we like!"

Julian, Nikita's son-in-law, hugged his wife Rosa, who was less than a meter tall, and said with a smile, "This is Trustworthy Village Magic Civilization. It's exactly the same as the hometown my mother described. The original ecology, the creatures cultivated with magic, and the harmonious coexistence of humans and nature."

"The wind here is so gentle, completely different from that of the Vanlenkov Autonomous State," Rosa said, reaching out her small hand to gently touch the wind.

"Some places lack technology, so it's still not very convenient," Li Aoz said. "Nikita, regarding your daughter's curse, you can go to the city to consult Spellcasters is skilled in sealing. Although it cannot be cured completely, it can at least delay it for more than ten years. I will transfer the living expenses I promised you to you every year, Ammonium Gold Dina at any time."

"Thank you so much."

Nikita said gratefully, "Without these, I really don't know what I would have done..."

"Thank you, Mr. Lioz." Julian also came over with his wife in his arms, knelt down on one knee sincerely, and performed the Elven greeting. "I have the utmost respect for your existence, and may the Evergreen Vine bless you forever."

"Alright, alright, I'm not letting you stay here for free." Li Aoz smiled. "Brother Nikita, I have a group of Alpha Rank lads here. They have good potential and a bright future, but they know nothing about combat. Please go and teach them. They'll pay for it themselves."

"Perfect timing. The old man is getting on in years and is afraid of being idle." Nikita chuckled. "I'm actually a gunsmith, but I'll probably need to familiarize myself with the firearms of Magic Civilization for a while before I can modify them."

"I can help too." Julian raised his hand and said excitedly, "As a half-elf, I know a little about elven scripture engraving, and I'm also quite good at blacksmithing and making elven swords."

Rosa's reply was even simpler and more direct, "I can cook."

"Excellent! The village is just getting started, and we need all kinds of talent."

Li Aoz encouraged everyone and then inspected the territory.

Ya Wen hasn't been in the territory lately, and no one knows what she's been up to. Li Aoz had to find a new "signboard girl" from the villagers in the neighboring villages to handle the tasks.

After circling around and finding no problems, Li Aoz returned to school.

As life grew busier, the conscription office staff came more and more frequently. Li Aoz often saw conscription personnel wearing white pointed hats and composite fiber armor coming over to inquire.

However, it seemed to have nothing to do with Li Aoz and the others. As Li Aoz gradually caught up with the progress, Hobbes and Lucite quickly pulled him over, and he would spend all day in the library.

It's impossible. They'd really conscript soldiers themselves.

"Kalwa, a third-year student, has been drafted into the army."

During lunchtime, the trio ate together as usual when Lucite suddenly said something that caught the attention of Li Aoz and Hobbes.

"Senior Kalwa?" Hobbes took a bite of peach pie, thought for a moment, and said, "I remember he was the teaching assistant for Quantitative Magic, right? He seemed to have already decided to stay on at the university. Didn't the professor try to persuade him to stay?"

"They tried to persuade him to stay, but it was no use. The soldiers just took him to the teleportation array." Lucite's tone was heavy, tinged with agitation. "It was the first time I'd ever seen a military-grade magic rifle—it looked like a marble statue, inlaid with pale blue magical crystal threads. It was completely different from the staffs we normally use. The soldiers would immediately load a magazine, five bullets per magazine. The first shot was a Focusing spell, which would expose all the enemies. The second shot was an Ignition spell, which would unleash a Fire Dragon hundreds of meters long—"

"Alright, alright, no need for such details," Hobbes complained. "But it's really strange, the teaching assistants personally selected by the mentors are basically equivalent to future senior executives of a Magic Workshop. What right do soldiers have to fight against these scholars?"