Awakening and Advancement

Light gradually penetrated the dark world before Su Ming's eyes.

Su Ming's consciousness gradually returned.

He opened his eyes, looked around, and then glanced at his body.

The injuries on his body were now basically all healed.

With the medical standards of the cosmic era, healing physical injuries wouldn't even take a full day to recover completely!

Moreover, Su Ming had used his last Starlight Points to protect his damaged internal organs.

However... his injuries were healed, but his body was exceptionally weak.

And his head felt like it contained a durian – swollen, throbbing, and incredibly heavy.

Su Ming couldn't help but let out a wry smile. He had been too reckless.

He had directly exchanged 100 Starlight Points to use as an offensive weapon.

When the 100 Starlight Points instantly filled his body and were released, although they caused immense damage.

The massive energy had nearly torn Su Ming's body apart.

If there had been even a few more Starlight Points, Su Ming had no doubt his body would have been completely ripped to shreds.

Exploded by the energy!

It seemed that in the future, when using Starlight Points as an offensive method, he would have to consider the maximum Energy Level his body could withstand.

But... clearly... the effect was extremely good.

This strike's power far exceeded Su Ming's expectations; it was incredibly potent.

Even a Level 5 Gene Warrior with an Energy Level of around 5000 had been instantly killed by his shot.

Just then, Su Ming heard a voice from beside him.

"You're awake?"

Su Ming turned his head to look.

"Mr. Monte?"

Monte stood up, gave Su Ming a wry smile, and then complained, "You brat, who knew you were such a powerful Gene Warrior, able to shoot down a Level 5 Gene Warrior! Who would have thought Planet Nop hid such a master?"

Su Ming gave a wry smile. "I killed him, but I almost died myself!"

Monte nodded, then walked towards the exit. "I'll go get a doctor to check on you. But you're really lucky. When you were brought in, you were barely alive. Fortunately, your internal organs weren't too severely damaged, or you probably wouldn't have made it!"

Hearing Monte's words, Su Ming inwardly chuckled wryly.

It wasn't that his internal organs weren't severely damaged.

When he fired that shot, he had felt an abnormal pain from his internal organs, likely torn apart by the energy.

If he hadn't used the System to heal his internal organs first, he probably would have truly died from that shot this time.

A short while later, Monte returned with a doctor to the hospital room. Also accompanying them was Haiman, the mercenary.

"Mr. Haiman, how are the Sea Blue Star People?"

Seeing Haiman, Su Ming asked curiously.

Haiman first confirmed that Su Ming's physical condition was fine, then smiled and said to Su Ming, "How else could they be? You shot their leader dead. The remaining soldiers are just a scattered mess."

"Besides, they were already terrified by your marksmanship. They didn't even know you had passed out and were scared to death. We easily killed them all!"

After speaking, Haiman paused for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Little Master Su Ming... I wonder... if you would be willing to join our mercenary group..."

Su Ming was stunned, then slowly shook his head.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Haiman, but I don't have any plans to join a mercenary group for now!"

Although Su Ming's current abilities could help him avoid some of the mandatory requirements of the Empire's laws.

Leaving Planet Nop would also be very easy.

But Su Ming wasn't ready to leave Planet Nop yet.

This place could provide him with plenty of opportunities for mechanical repairs. And with his current abilities, while he could snipe Level 5 Gene Warriors, it was under specific circumstances.

At that time, the Level 5 Gene Warrior had been blocked by the spaceship's energy shield.

In an actual frontal confrontation, Su Ming would be killed in one exchange, giving him no opportunity to lock on and snipe.

Leaving Planet Nop was still very dangerous.

Putting himself in danger without sufficient self-preservation abilities would be an extremely unwise act.

Hearing Su Ming's words, Haiman could only sigh regretfully.

Su Ming's value far exceeded that of anyone in the mercenary group.

Not to mention his superb sniping skills, just Su Ming's extraordinary mechanical modification abilities alone would be a massive boost to any team's overall strength and mechanical supplies if they had such a Mechanic.

Someone who could repair and fight was the most sought-after role anywhere!

Although he had a premonition of being rejected, Haiman still felt deeply regretful when Su Ming actually refused him.

A bitter smile appeared on his face, and he then spoke, mocking himself, "That's right, Little Master Su Ming is fully capable of finding a much more powerful team. I was being wishful."

Shaking his head, Haiman immediately handed a card to Su Ming. "Little Master Su Ming, this is for the modification fees. I've added a bit extra as a token of our team's gratitude. Your contact information is also on there. If you ever need anything in the future, feel free to contact me!"

Su Ming took the card and looked at Haiman, nodding slowly.

"Alright, our mission deadline is also approaching. Since we've confirmed you're alright, we'll be leaving now!"

Haiman smiled. In reality, Su Ming had been unconscious for three days.

During this time, Haiman had already ordered a complete space jump component from elsewhere and had replaced it on the spaceship.

Afterward, Haiman greeted Monte, and then left Planet Nop with his mercenary team.

Su Ming then completed his discharge procedures with Monte and returned to his dormitory.

As soon as he got back to his dorm, Su Ming eagerly opened his system panel.

Host: Su Ming
Physical Level: 410
Brain Domain Level: 570
Gene Lock Activation Level: Third-level Lower Grade
Physical Vitality: 92%
Body Tempering Level: First Level (Next Body Tempering requires Starlight Points: 100)
Owned Starlight Points: 0

Seeing that he had actually been promoted to the third-level lower grade gene level, Su Ming was not surprised at all.

During the confrontation with that Level 5 Gene Warrior, Su Ming had felt his Brain Domain Level rapidly increasing, and his Physical Level had even broken through to some extent under the stimulation of the energy flow.

It could be considered a blessing in disguise.

The significant increase in his Brain Domain Level was somewhat beyond Su Ming's expectations.

Now, his Brain Domain Level had, for the first time, completely surpassed his Physical Level, moving ahead of it.

However, what made Su Ming give a wry smile was... his Starlight Points were now zero.

Having witnessed the effect of Starlight Points, Su Ming was now eager to obtain more.

"Looks like I need to find a way to get more Starlight Points..."

Su Ming muttered to himself.