Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 246 - 067. Meibei is not around, luck has become better and better.

Chapter 246: 067. Meibei is not around, luck has become better and better.

As soon as Li Aozi landed, he immediately released the Overseer Form. He had maintained this mode for a full two hours and would have to wait another two hours before he could use it again.

Unfortunately, before changing professions, the ability of [Overseer Form] did not reduce the cooldown much, so he had to save it whenever possible to avoid having to rely solely on his physical body during enemy encounters.

He friendly exchanged with the villagers, taking out some confiscated bullets and medals to trade for food, just to restore his Arcane Energy. After two hours of aerial combat, Li Aozi was starving. There was nothing in the sky to replenish him, and he could only bite the iron and alloy of the aircraft.

"You call me—Bahamut?"

Li Aozi took a bite of a flatbread and gulped down a large mouthful of homemade liquor brewed by the villagers, curiously asking.

"Bahamut, in the old Grante language, means ’legendary figure.’" A villager said admiringly: "So many Frost Plated bastards’ warplanes were shot down by you. You are our Bahamut, our great hero."

[Grante Republic Favorability +300]

[Current Favorability: 567 (Respect)]

[Now, every three natural days, you can request a specific supply from the Grante Republic’s quartermaster.]

Li Aozi said nothing, feeling extremely hungry, quickly took another couple of bites, having salted vegetables, pork, and buttered bread with richly flavored beer. He ate joyously like a happy little pig.

His eating manners were a bit hard to watch, but people felt that Li Aozi’s behavior was down-to-earth and unpretentious, showing his true self, making him very likable.

"Try my bread."

"Bahamut, I’ve brought some roasted meat."

"Come to my place and try some yogurt skewers, paprika, green peppers, chicken, and onions, all grilled and sizzling with oil!"

Most Grante people were ordinary farmers, some of whom were former serfs who had just regained their freedom. They harbored deep hatred for the Frost Plated people who invaded their homeland, attempting to restore the Duchy.

They were farmers! The Frost Plated people claimed to uphold the equality rights of Grante women.

—But as soon as war broke out, they cut off their artificial light sources.

This was not the duchy government trying to restore civilization. To the simple and kind-hearted Grante people, these Frost Plated individuals simply wanted them dead.

Now, using the simplest method, Li Aozi brought down the Frost Plated’s high-flying warplanes and smashed them into the ground, piling up a hundred-meter-high "capital sight."

Burying the Frost Plated people, who worshipped snow, under the outer world’s snow.

Was there anything more satisfying?

The more Li Aozi ate, the happier the villagers became. They couldn’t fight against the Frost Plated people themselves, so they supported the blood-soaked warriors in this way.

At this point, the reactions of the villagers and Li Aozi’s genuine behavior caught the eyes of the three soldier players. Their initial complaints about Li Aozi’s repeated running around vanished immediately.

"I never thought he would be so powerful."

Walang Ke sighed:

"It seems Captain Liu’s judgment was wrong. Li Aozi is a kind-hearted warrior, someone we can trust."

"Furthermore, we have clearly underestimated Li Aozi’s prowess, or rather, the strength of the Azure Star Transcendents as a whole."

Yakos and Mohammed both recognized Li Aozi’s actions and strength.

Without saying much—just looking at the aerodynamics and design of those warplanes, their combat power couldn’t be low. They were at least aircraft capable of flying at five times the speed of sound.

What did five times the speed of sound mean? The first cosmic speed was roughly 8 kilometers per second. At that speed, one could break free from the mother planet’s gravitational field and become an artificial satellite orbiting the mother star.

And five times the speed of sound was one-fifth of the first cosmic speed.

Li Aozi could rely on his power to tear apart such warplanes one by one, bring them here, and smash them down, while remaining unscathed himself—his strength was evident.

As the villagers dispersed enthusiastically to collect scrap iron and titanium alloy, Li Aozi happily continued eating while sitting on a tree stump.

At this moment, Li Aozi noticed three Grante people in unidentifiable military uniforms walking toward him.

As they got closer, Li Aozi saw a series of randomly generated numerical IDs above their heads, and his heart skipped a beat. He immediately knew who these people were.

[Random ID, either merchant or military players.]

At this stage, it was clearly impossible for anyone to be so extravagant as to create a side account just for trading, so they must be military personnel.

Li Aozi immediately stood up straight out of respect.

Although he knew the Terra Federation had long switched to a mercenary system, with the military recruited from the Andrei Group, this did not affect the favorable impression the soldiers left on him.

In the previous life, if not for the hard work of mercenaries maintaining peace and stability, the chaos caused by players would have wiped out all the electronic immigrants.

Moreover, these mercenaries had considerable combat power and were loyal to their duties.

However, Li Aozi remembered that soldier players had their specific supply channels, including a standardized Pathway of the [Destroyer] system [Ranger].

Why would these soldiers come looking for him?

"Hello, honorable Mr. Leoz."

Walang Ke, the leader of the trio, approached Li Aozi.

"You are?" Li Aozi pretended to be confused and asked, "Aren’t you going to collect machine parts?"

"We have come a long way to follow you as Grante warriors."

Walang Ke activated [Camouflage Mode], smoothly and naturally speaking to Li Aozi:

"Thank you for making such a significant contribution to the peace of our country! Also, we wish to have the strength to protect our homeland just like you."

Li Aozi’s expression turned slightly strange.

Just as Walang Ke asked for the power, a system different from the traditional NPC command template appeared in front of him:

[Player ’Walang Ke’ is seeking the supreme Path of the Overlord from you—do you accept his request?]

Is this...the new Path System added in version 14.0?

Before crossing over, he was busy raiding dungeons and hadn’t noticed this update.

Li Aozi was slightly surprised, then suddenly realized.

[Right, I am the only Dominator System on this planet, if not me, who else would have this Path?]

Now, he was officially seated as the tutor of the Dominator System for the Azure Star.

No, even more than that.

After some operation with the Path System, Li Aozi realized that this was far more critical than he imagined.

The activation of the Path System made Li Aozi the representative of the Dominator System on the entire Azure Star.

From now on, all [Mutant] players or those pursuing the [Mutant] Path of the Azure Star people must reference his experience and path, learn from him, and imitate him.

This was not just a monopoly, but the benefits outweighed those brought by a monopoly.

Because a monopoly only impacted on a material level, the foundation of the Path directly affected people’s thoughts.

To put it simply, people would find it easier to awaken the Arcane Energy that Li Aozi possessed, and could more easily understand and master the professional skills and experience that Li Aozi imparted.

It was akin to a Path building without production capabilities but with more profound influence than a Path building.

A Path building could only influence people within a certain range, while this could influence everyone with potential in the Dominator System across the entire Azure Star.

The most direct manifestation was bringing substantial benefits to Li Aozi himself.

Under normal circumstances, if Li Aozi’s main profession as a [Mutant] reached level 80, continuing on the [Meteor Fall Master] Path, the route would be:

Advanced Profession: [Echoer]

Promotion Profession: [Bishop]

Elevation Profession: [Pope]

Final Ascension: [Meteor Fall Master]

The professional classification in the Starry Abyss was pure: if a profession was rare and powerful, it meant the Path was too niche, perhaps with the potential to ascend to godhood, but internal competition would be fiercer, and climbing would be too difficult, making it unnecessary to choose.

Popular professions were genuinely popular because they provided a clear "upward channel" to higher levels, giving even the lowest-level mortals a glimpse of the hope of godhood.

In ancient times, these upward channels were through family background, officialdom, and military exploits.

In the modern era, they were through entrepreneurship, innovation, education, and exams.

Why does the [Destroyer] system have so many players? Because it requires no special talent, wealth, or intelligence, showing a future to everyone without any threshold.

Having results through effort itself was the greatest golden finger, motivating people without needing supervision to achieve unprecedented enthusiasm.

All narrative-level civilizations were vying for the Path of the [Destroyer] system, a genuine means to win people’s hearts.

Gender? Species? Belief? Wealth?

In the face of the Path to ascension, or the opportunity to change one’s fate, none of these mattered!

With the Path System activated, Li Aozi finally had the chance to start shaping the "upward channel" for the Dominator System players.

"People are not unwilling to put in effort but fear their efforts will be unrewarded."

"The [Meteor Fall Master] Path is too narrow and obscure because it lacks a proper threshold, and people see no future in this profession."

"But I will give them the opportunity to ascend with me—I will give you the future."

Li Aozi had endured the hardships of being a [Mutant] early on, including those prison-like experiences, knowing how tough this Path was.

He didn’t want other players to suffer the same fate but wished to increase the number of those pursuing this Path—it was the only way he had a chance to attempt ascension on the [Meteor Fall Master] Path.

One could say, Li Aozi had always felt a bit guilty, as crossing over made him fearful of death, and so having the fearless players suffer alongside him felt somewhat unfair.

Now, things were different. With the official activation of the Path System, Li Aozi could truly become stronger, bringing along the followers of the Path to become stronger together.

"One clear point is that I will have more potential than in my previous life."

As the founder of the Dominator System Path on Azure Star, he would elevate his profession directly from [Echoer], distinct from those mythical NPC [Meteor Fall Master], to the cornerstone profession of the [Meteor Fall Master] Path.

—[Star Realm Echoer]