The Situation in Kasar Street Block

Once he had confirmed there were no problems, he inserted the chip into the terminal.

A virtual screen was quickly projected from the top of the terminal, and a massive amount of information appeared!

"Basic Machining: Turning and Milling" "Tolerance Analysis and Cutting Parameters" "Basic Data Modeling" "Basic Geometry and Mathematics" "..."

"..."

Looking at more than a dozen files, each containing hundreds of thousands of words, Jiang Xiao fell silent.

"I wonder if the mechanical talent granted by the Mechanist profession is useful for mathematics."

Jiang Xiao muttered helplessly, first looking toward Basic Geometry and Mathematics.

He slid across the Holographic Screen. In less than ten seconds, Jiang Xiao's expression gradually turned strange, and his fingers moved faster and faster.

Before long, he looked away and stood there in a daze.

"Holy crap, if I'd had this talent back then, I could've cosplayed Professor Lu!"

That was right. In just a few minutes, he had understood dozens of basic formulas and theorems. He even gained a considerable understanding of how to combine and apply them!

One had to know that this was textbook knowledge from a Primary Civilization. Even the weakest Primary Civilization was still a civilization that had mastered a Planetary System!

After marveling at it, Jiang Xiao immersed himself in his studies once more.

More than an hour later, he had finished reading all of Basic Geometry and Mathematics.

Before he could bring up the next file, a panel suddenly popped up!

Mechanist Specialty Knowledge · Basic Geometry and Mathematics has been fully learned

Obtained Professional Experience Points: 100

Obtained Spirit Energy Experience Points: 1,000

Basic Professional Skill acquisition unlocked: Basic Machining (1/4)

Complete "Basic Machining: Turning and Milling," "Tolerance Analysis and Cutting Parameters," and "Basic Data Modeling" to acquire it

Chapter 25: The Situation in Kasar Street Block

Professional Specialty Skill?!

Jiang Xiao froze for a moment, then was overjoyed. He had thought these functions were still loading and wondered how long it would take before he could use them. He never expected that they simply had no activation requirements!

If that was the case, did the other functions also remain locked only because their conditions had not been met?

The Profession System was the same. In the game from his previous life, he could choose an entire set of professions before the game began, but after transmigrating, he had to encounter the relevant items to unlock the corresponding professions!

Based on that, the Politician profession probably required him to hold an official position, while the Martial Artist required a martial arts inheritance. Then what about the Spellcaster?

He quickly cast aside his unnecessary thoughts and looked expectantly at the other materials.

Two hours passed quickly.

Mechanist Specialty Knowledge · "Tolerance Analysis and Cutting Parameters" completed

Obtained Professional Experience Points: 200

Obtained Spirit Energy Experience Points: 2,000

Basic Professional Skill acquisition unlocked: Basic Machining (2/4)

Just as he was about to continue reading, Jiang Xiao suddenly caught sight of the time in the lower-right corner of his peripheral vision, and his expression froze.

"It's already dark?"

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Xiao shut down the terminal and opened the Personal Panel.

Player: Jiang Xiao

Source Energy Intensity: 52 (213/1,000)

Spirit Energy Intensity: 23 (37/300)

Not long ago, the Venomous Hunter Group had contributed nearly three thousand Experience Points, raising his Spirit Energy Intensity to 23 points. As for his Source Energy Intensity, he would set it aside for now. Increasing it consumed far too much, so for the time being, he would focus on raising his Spirit Energy Intensity.

He had to increase his Origin Data as quickly as possible.

In this environment, Origin Data was his trump card.

He immediately used all three thousand Spirit Energy Experience Points. A warm current suddenly surged into his mind, and a hazy, unreal sensation gradually filled his consciousness, like he had eaten mushrooms.

Jiang Xiao instinctively braced himself against the table to keep from falling.

A few breaths later, the hazy feeling rapidly faded. He opened his eyes in a daze, and unprecedented clarity filled his mind!

Spirit Energy Intensity: 30 (937/1,000)

Research Slot (1/1): Private Electromagnetic X-21, Research Progress: 84.23% (Estimated time remaining: one day)

The Spirit Energy Intensity of a Tier 1 Elite!

He raised a fingertip, and the illusory power flowing through his consciousness immediately condensed. A faint, profound stream of characters suddenly appeared, resembling a mass of dazzling pixels.

He drew his Source Energy Battle Blades and tried injecting Origin Data into them.

In an instant, the Source Energy Circuit on the blade turned bright red, and the sharpness it radiated made his skin prickle slightly!

Satisfied, he withdrew the Origin Data.

Jiang Xiao put his gray robe back on and left the workshop with two battle blades and the terminal goggles.

He would put studying on hold for now. His safety came first. On his first day, he had to get a clear picture of the surrounding area and its dangers.

Looking at the enormous black market stretching more than a kilometer into the distance, Jiang Xiao ultimately chose to explore the area near Kasar Street Block. At the same time, he would test whether Origin Data was useful against the mechanized troops of the Sin City Council.

Wrapped in a loose gray robe, Jiang Xiao was utterly inconspicuous in the black market. Similar black- and gray-robed figures were everywhere, and there were even pink and yellow ones.

Before long, Jiang Xiao left the black market.

He stared at the colorful Holographic Screen projections and towering buildings in the distance, silently memorizing their locations. Those tallest buildings belonged directly to the Viper Gang and the Dragon Fang Gang.

Then he quietly turned around and entered the dark cluster of low buildings.

Origin Data covered his body. The datafication of the body that came with Origin Data could block life signals, Source Energy signals, and Spirit Energy signals.

It took Jiang Xiao less than ten minutes to reach the outskirts of Kasar Street Block, where he hid in the shadow of a building.

The terminal goggles magnified the image—

Kasar Street Block was brightly lit in the distance. Hundreds of powerful searchlights swept across the area, illuminating the night sky as if it were dawn.

Hundreds of reconnaissance drones flew at low altitude, constantly darting into one building after another!

What surprised Jiang Xiao most was the large number of fully armed troops on the streets.

They were arranged in groups of one hundred. Every gang member wore partially covering Precision Mech Armor, while terminal helmets covered their heads!

The rifles in their hands were long metal weapons with a caliber of fifteen millimeters. Azure circuits wound across the surfaces of the guns.

Private T-20 Electromagnetic Rifles?

Jiang Xiao recognized them. They belonged to the same rifle family as the Private X-series sniper rifles, but were a generation behind the X-21.

Even so, a single round could threaten a Tier 1 Ordinary Martial Artist. With several rifles firing continuously, they could turn a Tier 1 Elite into a sieve!

Besides that, Jiang Xiao even spotted individual Electromagnetic Cannons, small missile launch tubes, and traces of large-caliber machine-gun combat vehicles.

Although he did not know how deep the Sin City Council's foundations ran, everything had its limits. The weapons and equipment before him were definitely the Sin City Council's most advanced arms!

Any more advanced, and the Star Rail Defense Ship overhead would probably react.

Jiang Xiao stared at the enormous steel tank more than ten meters long a kilometer away, narrowing his eyes. Strictly speaking, its range might even be enough to reach the Star Rail Defense Ship in the sky.

"It doesn't look like a standard Electromagnetic Tank from a Primary Civilization. It looks more like something a Mechanist cobbled together by hand..." he muttered.

It was too crude. Even from this distance, he could clearly see the welding marks.

Jiang Xiao withdrew his gaze and looked at the several-hundred-meter-wide empty area before him. To capture that Xiguang, the Sin City Council had leveled all the buildings surrounding Kasar Street Block.

Anyone who dared step into this area would be hit by Electromagnetic Cannon shells at supersonic speeds in less than a second!

At least half of the gang forces were stationed across this empty perimeter. If Xiguang tried to break through by relying on speed, there was a high chance he would be held back. Three or four seconds would be enough for the Electromagnetic Tanks to calibrate and attack.

Sneaking through the gaps in the forces without anyone noticing was not very likely either. Jiang Xiao could guarantee that the outer empty area was covered in dense security devices!

Even kicking away a stone could trigger an alarm.

But for him, that was not enough.

Origin Data surged as Jiang Xiao calmly stepped into the open area in black clothes.

The gang forces were stationed at least a kilometer apart, with the spaces between them sealed off by long-range searchlights and security equipment.

With leisurely steps, Jiang Xiao strolled through the area as casually as if he were browsing a vegetable market.

A buried pressure-triggered alarm entered within two meters of him. Origin Data immediately invaded it, and several simple data streams materialized in his field of vision.

With a casual flick, he made the alarm ignore him completely.

As expected, the Sin Capital's data technology is utterly terrible. There won't be any overly complex data encryption or firewalls.

He crossed the several-hundred-meter empty area without incident. Aside from avoiding the searchlights, Jiang Xiao had passed straight through it!

"Twenty-one alarms, seven infrared sensors, and thirty-four vibration-sensitive mines... Good grief."

Jiang Xiao shook his head. If he had not possessed Origin Data, even an entire set of anti-detection equipment probably would not have gotten him through.

He did not continue deeper into Kasar Street Block. After determining the limits of the Sin City Council's detection capabilities, he immediately decided to return.

Technical detection methods were useless against him, but physical methods were another matter. There were too many patrol drones and surveillance devices inside, and for now, Origin Data could not affect equipment more than two meters away.

The main issue was that his hard power was insufficient. Otherwise, he would only need to block the Electromagnetic Tanks' Calibration Systems, and he could charge straight through the rest!

The weapons might have fierce firepower, but their operators still had to keep up with a powerhouse's speed. Without automatic calibration and ballistic calculations, ordinary creatures operating firearms would have difficulty hitting a strong opponent.

After returning to the vicinity of the black market, Jiang Xiao wandered around the surrounding several kilometers for a while longer. He killed around twenty alien criminals, raising both his Source Energy Intensity and Spirit Energy Intensity by one point.

Only when dawn was approaching did he return to the Mechanical Workshop.

"The harvest was pretty good. I've figured out where the alien Martial Artists frequently appear. It's just that I can't kill too many since we're too close. Otherwise, there's a high chance it'll attract a gang search." Jiang Xiao sounded regretful.

He then pulled out the network terminal and began studying the materials with complete concentration.