Goddora Galaxy, a surface civilization planet, an airport terminal.
A medium-sized spaceship docked at the harbor. Several hatches opened, and gangways were lowered. People carrying large and small bags lined up in several long queues that seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see.
This is an interstellar flight to Planet Aquamarine, funded and hired by the government. The passengers are a diverse group, including wealthy people who have purchased seats, military elites, promising young people selected from the public, and others who have sold their possessions to buy a cabin seat, hoping to leave their home planet and change their fate.
Planet Aquamarine produced figures like Black Star, making it a lucky one among surface civilizations. However, in this star system, there are many more surface civilizations that are subservient to Goddora, and this planet is one of them.
For a surface civilization born under the jurisdiction of an advanced civilization, developing is incredibly difficult. While this planet's civilization isn't stagnant, it clearly lacks vitality. Even this port is the planet's only spaceport, receiving very few interstellar visitors throughout the year, a stark contrast to the prosperity of Planet Aquamarine.
News of the Black Star Army's upcoming establishment of the Super Academy also reached this place, immediately piquing the interest of the civilization's higher-ups.
A small place like theirs is certainly not qualified to invite the legion to open an academy. If they want to enroll, they can only go to the pilot planet. So the higher-ups of this civilization specially organized this flight to Planet Aquamarine, with the goal of sending military elites and promising teenagers to the superhuman academy opened by the Black Star Army for further study.
Such a limited surface civilization has virtually no chance of surpassing interstellar civilizations in terms of hard power. The technologies they treasure are worthless in the eyes of advanced civilizations. Therefore, the only path they can take is the path of superhumans—as long as they cultivate powerful individuals, they can elevate the status of the entire civilization. Planet Aquamarine is an example that countless surface civilizations envy and are jealous of.
Of course, they wouldn't even dare to dream of cultivating a cosmic giant like Black Star; their greatest hope was simply to produce a Calamity Grade powerhouse.
The civilian academies established by the Black Star Army gave them a glimmer of hope...
The academy of the Strongest in the Star Field should have a higher chance of producing Calamity Grade, right?
In the noisy long queue, a dark-skinned, thin little girl stood in the crowd, surrounded by four soldiers who pushed through the throng to protect her from being jostled and knocked over. She was clearly receiving special treatment.
"Uncle, what is Planet Aquamarine like?"
The thin, dark-skinned girl held a cloth doll in one hand and tugged at the hem of a soldier's clothes with the other, speaking timidly.
She was very young, and her features hadn't fully developed yet, but upon closer inspection, she was actually quite pretty. Her complexion was dull and made her look a bit dirty, but her large eyes sparkled with a lively light.
"Planet Aquamarine? I've never been there either, but I've heard it's a prosperous place," the soldier replied politely.
"Then, when will we be back?"
"I don't know, it depends on what the higher-ups say."
"Oh..." The dark-skinned, thin girl tightened her grip on the doll, feeling somewhat apprehensive and instinctively fearful of the unknown future.
She was an abandoned orphan who had been raised by a public orphanage. Not long ago, the government conducted a comprehensive potential assessment for all the children in the public orphanages, and some of them were selected by the government to join this advanced training program. She was one of them.
For her, her peaceful days were suddenly shattered, as if everyone was suddenly arranging her life. She was bewildered and could only accept whatever arrangements were made like a puppet. No one told her the reason. She only knew that she was about to leave the orphanage where she had been for a long time, say goodbye to her friends, and go to an unknown planet to learn something.
"Black Star Super Academy... what exactly is that place...?"
In the Black Star City Planet Aquamarine, a brand-new floating island rises above the city.
This floating island is the campus of the first Black Star Super Academy, and it is fully equipped.
With the help of an interstellar construction team, the construction speed was unimaginably fast. The productivity of the interstellar era was extremely powerful, and various building printers emerged one after another. This floating island, which was equivalent to an independent city, was built in less than half a month, including several days spent drawing up blueprints.
Since the Legion announced the establishment of the academy, the pilot areas have been flooded with people, and a large number of interstellar citizens living in the surrounding areas have flocked there.
The Black Star Army plans to establish dozens of academies in the Goddora system in its first phase, with Planet Aquamarine being the most prominent among them. This is because Planet Aquamarine Star is the Black Star's home planet, and everyone knows that it receives the most resources, making it undoubtedly the best Black Star Super Academy.
In just over ten days, the Black Star Super Academy on Planet Aquamarine received countless applications for admission. Fortunately, Han Xiao had the foresight to build a huge floating island campus that could easily accommodate millions of people and could be continuously expanded in the future.
In order to expand its influence, the academy's tuition is not expensive, and it does not follow the route of an elite school, making it very accessible.
However, the school does not provide accommodation. There are many residential communities on campus that can be rented or purchased. Han Xiao did not expect to recoup his tuition fees. He had the supporting real estate built, which was the main source of his profits.
Don't ask, it's all about school district housing.
The Black Star Army has no shortage of teaching staff. A large number of superhumans are happy to earn extra money, treating it as an employment to teach students. There are also countless ready-made Super Academy to refer to in terms of curriculum structure. The Planet Aquamarine is so prosperous that as long as you have money, you can recruit all kinds of employees, and you don't have to worry about students. Moreover, the Black Star's reputation ensures that administrative approvals are smooth and efficient, and no one dares to stand in your way.
In the interstellar era, efficiency is paramount. Therefore, the first batch of the Black Star Super Academy was fully prepared in less than a month. Taking advantage of its popularity, it recruited a large number of students and started classes on the spot.
As they Luffy the floating island in the hover school bus, many of the new students on board showed expressions of awe.
The dark-skinned, thin girl was one of them. Her experiences during this period were like a dream. She witnessed countless magnificent sights, each one of which deeply moved her.
"Country bumpkins." Another group of well-off freshmen couldn't help but look down on these ignorant classmates.
It's just a floating island, what's the big deal? Look at you all, so naive. If you met the honorary principal in person, you'd probably faint.
Hearing the sarcastic remarks, many freshmen from small towns lowered their heads in self-consciousness, suppressing their exclamations and glancing furtively out the window.
A thin, dark-skinned girl sat by the window, dressed in a simple, even plain, dress. Next to her was a gorgeously dressed freshman from Goddora, who moved away with disgust, seemingly unwilling to sit with the thin, dark-skinned girl.
Many orphans possess a keen ability to detect both good and bad intentions. Noticing the rejection from her classmates, the thin, dark-skinned girl couldn't help but pinch her skirt, causing tiny wrinkles to form at the hem.
One after another, the hover school buses arrived at the academy's floating platform. The new students got off the buses and quickly gathered into a huge crowd, waiting for the teachers to lead the way. It was noisy and bustling.
The thin, dark-skinned girl was very uncomfortable in crowded places. Clutching her luggage tightly, she stood in the crowd looking rather lost, unsure of where to go.
Just then, a commotion arose not far away. The surrounding students seemed to have discovered something and excitedly tiptoed to look over.
"That's Nero, the son of the leader of Planet Aquamarine?"
"That's right, it's him. I heard he studied under Black Star for several years and even became Black Star's godson."
"I'm so envious! I want to call Black Star' Dad' too."
"I never expected someone like him to go to school with us. Getting on his good side will definitely be beneficial."
"What a pity, he looks a bit too young, otherwise I would definitely pursue him. If I could win him over, my future would be bright."
"... Hey, leave this to us girls. You're a grown man, don't get involved."
"Hey, wait a minute, he's coming this way."
In the eyes of ordinary students, Nero was the pride of his class, a super short, rich, and handsome guy.
Listening to the conversation around her, the dark-skinned, thin girl also became a little curious.
But then, the crowd suddenly surged forward. With no one there to protect her, she was jostled about, and before she knew it, she was knocked to the ground, her luggage scattered everywhere, and her knee scraped.
"Ouch, that hurts..."
The thin, dark-skinned girl instinctively covered her head, closed her eyes, and crouched down to protect herself from being trampled by others.
But suddenly, the crowd around him seemed to disappear in the blink of an eye, and no one pushed him anymore.
She opened her eyes in confusion and saw a flying shuttle hovering above her head, forcing back the surrounding crowd.
A boy with a still-childish face but a sunny disposition walked over, looked concerned, bent down, and offered her his hand.
"My name is Nero. I saw you fall down earlier. Are you alright?"
The thin, dark-skinned girl stared blankly up at Nero. In her eyes, the boy in front of her seemed to be coated with a warm golden edge.
After staring blankly for a few seconds, the thin, dark-skinned girl snapped out of her daze, hurriedly grasped Nero's hand, stood up, and thanked him in a voice barely audible.
"Thank you... I'm not hurt..."
Nero looked down and noticed the bloodstains on her knee, and said, "You're injured."
"It's alright, it's just a minor injury, it'll be fine in a few days."
"Wait, I have healing spray."
As he spoke, Nero placed the mountain-sized mechanical hovering backpack on the ground, rummaged around for a while, took out a can of metallic spray with the Black Star logo, squatted down and carefully sprayed it around the knees of the thin, dark-skinned girl before nodding in satisfaction.
After standing up, he noticed that the girl looked flustered, her face flushed.
Seeing this, Nero couldn't help but smile. "What's there to be nervous about? By the way, I haven't asked you yet, what's your name?"
"I... I'm called Mia Moloto, this... this is the name the orphanage director gave me." The thin, dark-skinned girl nervously clutched her skirt, not daring to look Nero in the eye.
"An orphanage? You're an orphan?" Nero asked in surprise.
"Um..."
Nero scratched his head, thought for a moment, and handed the healing spray to Mia. "This is for you. Use it to heal faster if you get injured in the future."
He glanced at her and saw that Mia was dressed simply, and realized that she was an orphan and probably not in good financial condition.
Knowing that learning superpowers carries a high risk of injury, Nero simply gave the person a bottle of spray. It was just a small favor, and there were plenty of these sprays available; he himself hardly ever used them.
Mia mustered her courage and looked up at Nero. When she met Nero sincere gaze, her heart skipped a beat. Like a startled rabbit, she quickly lowered her head and carefully took the potion from Nero's hand.
"Thanks..."
Snap!
Han Xiao, who was monitoring Nero's enrollment situation, covered his face with his hands.
"It's so disgusting!!"
What the hell is this? Is this some kind of Jack performance?!
At such a young age, he's already a natural at picking up girls?!
Ni Aotian, did I ask you to do this?!
Early romantic relationships must be nipped in the bud! Otherwise, my [Perfect Mechanical Sense] might be overtaken by specialties like [Female Affinity]!
But... this Mia Molotov, why does that name sound so familiar?
Han Xiao frowned, searching his memory, and locked onto an image.
--A tall woman clad in black, tight-fitting armor, her face originally exquisite and beautiful, now disfigured, half her face transformed into a mechanical suit, a single mechanical eye gleaming with an eerie red light, making her appear ferocious and ugly. Her expression was icy, she held a jet-black metal spear, drops of blood sliding from its tip, her entire being exuding a murderous aura.
"[Conqueror] Mia Molotov, Calamity Grade martial artist, was once a Beyond Grade A Seed. Due to a battle, she lost part of her limbs, severing her path to Beyond Grade A. She was one of Hila's followers in her previous life..."
Han Xiao blinked, finding it hard to connect the image of the ruthless woman in his memory with this delicate, thin, dark-skinned girl.
Rubbing his temples, Han Xiao stared at Nero on the surveillance screen with a rather complicated expression.
This is truly the treatment of a protagonist; they casually encounter a partner with immense potential.
High-Level Lucky Halo... terrifyingly powerful!
I'm impressed!
I need to get one someday, so I can pin that little bitch Lady Luck down and ravage her a hundred times over!
Unable to bear watching Nero's boasting any longer, Han Xiao reluctantly turned off the monitor and looked at the mechanical modification workbench not far away.
After a month of hard work, not only have all the stockpiled mechanical soldiers been updated and strengthened, but the mechanical legion has also expanded to a scale of nearly 20 million. The Secondary Dimensional Factory has also taken shape. All that remains is to perfect and refine it, turning it into an armed base military factory in the Secondary Dimension.
"My efficiency remains as high as ever."
Looking at the orderly mechanical army, Han Xiao chuckled, quite satisfied.
Beep beep beep!!
Just then, Han Xiao's Quantum Network Vision suddenly issued an alarm.
The next moment, Phillip suddenly appeared, grabbed Han Xiao's fingers, his face turned pale, and white noise kept appearing on his virtual image, as if there was a connection problem.
"Massive abnormal data intrusion Detection, breaching my core data firewall! Daddy, save me!"