I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore

3018, Fourth Star Era.

Blue Crystal Federation, Telan Planet...

"Students, the Federation college entrance exams are over. Scores will be released in five days, so you may leave the classroom now to enjoy your vacation."

In a certain classroom, a middle-aged teacher with a slightly receding hairline casually closed the virtual screen and spoke to the students below with a smile.

"Oh!! Goodbye, Teacher Chen!!"

Accompanied by excited cheers, the classroom emptied in less than two minutes.

Teacher Chen shook his head helplessly, looked at the three students remaining in the room, and his expression gradually turned serious.

"The three of you... are you certain you want to apply to the Starship Academy?"

In the front row, Feng Xiao withdrew his gaze from the massive starport in the sky outside the window, looked at Teacher Chen, and nodded first, his eyes filled with determination.

He had transmigrated here from the 21st century eighteen years ago. Having perfectly integrated into this world, he was very clear about his choices.

Not to mention that he had been an avid adventurer in his past life; any hot-blooded youth from the 21st century who transmigrated into a vast and mysterious interstellar society would find it impossible to sit still.

The universe was so vast; naturally, he had to see it.

Unfortunately, even in an interstellar society with highly advanced technology, exploring the universe at will was no easy task.

Without the ability to protect oneself, it was simply courting death.

There were many paths to cosmic exploration, but there was only one he could choose.

Joining the military was ruled out due to family reasons, his family would never agree to him becoming a mercenary, and blindly wandering in an ordinary warship was also a death sentence.

Only by becoming a mysterious and powerful starship captain in human civilization could he support the adventurous spirit within him to explore the various mysteries of the universe.

The Starship Academy was the crucial first step.

However, before that, he had to awaken his starship captain talent, otherwise, everything else was just empty talk.

Teacher Chen said no more, signaled for Feng Xiao and the other two to follow him, and the four quickly left the classroom.

"Starships are the core factor that allowed our human civilization to go from weak to strong; they possess all kinds of mysterious and powerful capabilities! Only after awakening your captain talent can you use the special items provided by the Starship Academy to obtain a starship core from the supreme dimension and forge your exclusive starship. The chance of awakening a captain talent is less than one in ten million; out of Telan Planet's population of over three billion, only a few students awakened last year."

Teacher Chen sat in the hovercar and explained to the three of them. The other two students' faces turned pale instantly, the determination in their eyes beginning to waver.

But soon, they became firm once again.

The cost of awakening was very high, but it was the best way for the commoner class to climb into the privileged class.

Starship captains held a transcendent status and privileges throughout the entire civilization; even the power structures of various nations had to treat them with courtesy.

Students with some family assets would choose to awaken their captain talent; as for whether they could succeed, that was a matter of luck.

Feng Xiao remained indifferent to this. He had long known the data Teacher Chen mentioned, and he also knew that Telan Planet had two starship captains stationed there.

It meant nothing special, other than the fact that one of them was his father.

As for his mother...

He heard she was also a powerful starship captain, but she had disappeared shortly after he was born.

In short, as the descendant of two not-so-weak starship captains, his probability of awakening a captain talent was basically around eighty percent.

As a transmigrator, he dared to say that his starting conditions were among the best in the army of transmigrators.

Not to mention, he also had a transmigrator's cheat!

Glancing at the panel in his mind, Feng Xiao grew even more confident.

Heart of Dawn at your service.

Functions:
Detection (Unlocked upon awakening)
Lock-on (Unlocked upon awakening)
Analysis (Unlocked upon awakening)

Other functions currently unavailable

It looked very simple, but Feng Xiao would not underestimate this mysterious panel that had accompanied him since birth, especially since it was related to starships.

As for its origin...

Why ponder it? Things will work out when the time comes; as long as it's useful, that's enough.

Teacher Chen had been observing the expressions of the three students, and seeing Feng Xiao's indifferent demeanor, he felt gratified.

Feng Xiao was the top student in his class; not only was his background mysterious, but his emotional intelligence was also very high.

He had saved him a lot of trouble over the past three years, and seeing him so confident now naturally made him happy.

"We're here. Get out of the car."

Teacher Chen parked the car in front of a semi-circular building a hundred meters high and soon arrived at a hall on the top floor containing something resembling sleep pods.

Awakening Pod.

The Star Sea Human Alliance, the official governing body recognized by human civilization, only equips these for official use; private ownership is strictly prohibited.

"Several students are currently undergoing their awakening. Please wait; you are the final group for today."

The receptionist teacher scanned the group, his gaze lingering for a moment on Feng Xiao, whose tousled hair and pleasant features were quite striking, before he offered a smile.

As expected, natural good looks are the real deal. It's a good thing I resisted the temptation to get body modifications back then.

Feng Xiao thought to himself with a touch of narcissism.

Clack!

The alloy door suddenly slid open, and a dozen boys and girls walked out of the Awakening Hall with dejected expressions, an aura of defeat radiating from them.

The telltale sign of a failed awakening.

Teacher Chen and the receptionist were clearly accustomed to this, watching them leave with calm expressions.

"It's alright, stay calm."

Feng Xiao clearly felt the two classmates beside him growing tense.

He offered a reassuring smile before being the first to walk into the Awakening Hall and lie down inside the equipment.

The next moment, his vision went black. Feeling a dizzying sensation of the world spinning, Feng Xiao's consciousness was pulled directly into a space filled with clusters of colorful energy.

It worked!

"I can't move; am I just supposed to drift?"

He looked around with curiosity, a smile forming on his face. According to his father, this was the mysterious space where one obtained their personal talent.

The light clusters he could see were all talents associated with him, though their grades varied, and obtaining any specific talent was entirely random.

"Thank goodness it worked; otherwise, it would have been a real problem."

Feng Xiao completely relaxed. Although his success rate for awakening was high, it wasn't absolute.

Perhaps he could still obtain a starship even without awakening, but it wouldn't be as powerful as a life-bound starship.

"I wonder what talent I'll get."

Watching the light clusters gathering nearby, Feng Xiao began to feel a sense of trepidation.

However, the moment he was about to make contact with an energy cluster, the Heart of Dawn panel in his consciousness suddenly trembled.

Feng Xiao's consciousness snapped back into his body, and a different, special panel instantly unfolded in his mind.

[Captain: Feng Xiao

Talent: Data Corruption (Select)

Starship: None

Star Weapon: None

Level: None

Skills: None

Buffs: None]

Data Corruption?

A captain's talent was a crucial part of a starship; he had never heard of one being "corrupted." Surely there had to be at least one talent, right?

Feng Xiao didn't panic. His gaze lingered on the pale gold "Select" text for a moment, and he subconsciously whispered "Select" in his mind.

The Heart of Dawn panel instantly appeared beside the Captain panel, with all its functions shown as activated.

[Heart of Dawn (Repaired: 5%)

Scan: Target not selected

Lock: Anchor point not selected

Analysis: Talent selection in progress (Expand)

Remaining functions not yet unlocked.]

Feng Xiao's gaze focused on the Analysis option, and he curiously whispered "Expand."

Talent selection?

Wasn't it supposed to be... random?!

Feng Xiao's eyes widened abruptly, his clear, dark pupils filled with utter bewilderment.

[Analysis: Captain Talent (All talents associated with you.)

Please select your talent—

Legendary Talent ×1 (Expand)

Epic Talent ×2 (Expand)

...]

Regaining his focus, Feng Xiao did not hesitate and looked directly at the legendary talent, even though his old man hadn't told him exactly how the levels differed.

But clearly, the legendary grade was the best among them; since he could choose, he naturally had to pick the best!

Was this one of the functions of the Heart of Dawn?

It was truly worthy of being a high-level cheat.

What should he do if he suddenly didn't want to work hard anymore?

{PS: This book is unrelated to any country or politics; it is purely a work of fantasy. Please spare me if there are any similarities.}