Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 42 - 033. Wandering in the Forbidden Zone (Part 1)

Chapter 42: 033. Wandering in the Forbidden Zone (Part 1)

"The off-road vehicle in front of you is customized from the Meissner Company’s AGX911 model. It features a four-wheel drive, external suspension, and strong power. It holds enough fuel to cover two thousand kilometers,"

Doctor Anna led Li Aozi and Nomi to the garage, where the maintenance crew dispersed, revealing a wildly-modified off-road vehicle in front of them.

"Wow!"

Nomi’s eyes lit up:

"I like it!"

Li Aozi tapped the headlamp, and seeing no grit in the crevices, he was sure it was assembled from parts within Mingji.

After inspecting it all around, Li Aozi opened the rear compartment and said,

"Unload some supplies here, and load up the fuel tanks."

"Are you sure? This vehicle can travel two thousand kilometers when it’s full—"

"You don’t understand," Li Aozi shook his head, "Gasoline has other uses."

Nomi glanced at him and casually opened the driver’s side door.

"Yo!"

Already there was someone in the driver’s seat, a woman in her mid-twenties tinkering with something. She turned her head and smiled at Nomi:

"You are Li Aozi? I thought you were a man."

"Hey," Nomi turned to look at Anna, "who is this woman? Didn’t you say it was just the two of us going after them?"

Anna was unconcerned:

"ZX-101, you are still in critical monitoring condition, and Mr. Leoz is also under individual isolation. Normally, you shouldn’t be allowed on field missions, but the situation now is special. We need your strength, and please cooperate with our duties. Ms. Qiu Ran will be responsible for monitoring your personal safety and health level."

The woman with red hair chuckled; she looked very naive and honest, like a simple rural woman.

"Tch!"

Nomi muttered:

"Surveillance, indeed. It sounds so grand, but who knows what happens behind the scenes."

Li Aozi didn’t mind. He stepped forward and shook hands with Ms. Qiu Ran:

"Nice to meet you, Ms. Qiu Ran, I am Li Aozi, and this is Nomi. We’ll need your assistance in the upcoming mission. Please take good care of us."

"No worries, no worries."

Qiu Ran laughed heartily and looked very straightforward. Her features were amicable and very approachable, making it hard to feel any ill will when looking into her green eyes.

[Notice: Qiu Ran has joined your team]

[Team module unlocked; you can now view team member information here]

[Name]: Qiu Ran

[Species]: Carbon-based Lifeform - New Generation Homo Sapiens - Frost Plated People

[Gender]: Female

[Age]: 24 years old

[Template]: Ordinary Neutral NPC (Health Points limit +10%)

[Faction]: Mingji Humanity

[Total Level]: lv.15

——[Main Profession]: lv.0 Civilian

——[Secondary Profession]: lv.15 [Skilled Worker]

[Health Points]: 150/150 (Healthy)

[Arcane Energy]: 120/120

[Attributes]:

Strength—9

Dexterity—7

Constitution—14

Charm—12

Will—5

[Talent]:

Racial Talent: Teamwork—New Generation Homo sapiens have a very strong team cooperation ability. When you are within a team, experience gains increase by 50%, nullified upon leaving the team. (Activated: Current benefit: 3.375)

[Specialty]:

[Skilled Worker]—You are proficient in repair and assembly, even robots would think twice before challenging you. Speed increases by 120% during mechanical assembly and repair.

[Arcane Energy]:

[Spontaneous Combustion Generation: Contact]—You have the ability to alter and generate oxidation heating to some extent.

The essence of fire is a burning phenomenon, where flammable materials are rapidly oxidized by oxygen to cause a fire, and you possess the ability to accelerate this oxidation.

Truly, no one would wish to be your enemy, as the pain of being slowly burned to death by flame surpasses other means of demise.

However, this ability doesn’t make you immune to fire damage. Fire starters often do not meet good ends, so beware.

Rating: Omicron

Range: Centered around the palm, extending forward 15 centimeters

Current Development Level: Contact Level, at this level consumption rate for Arcane Energy—100%

[Skills Possessed]:

[Mechanic Repair], [Emergency Handling], [Vehicle Enhancement], [Advanced Vehicle Mastery], [Basic Mechanics], [Rapid Disassembly]

Hierarchy: Ordinary People

"Pretty ordinary attributes. Only constitution and charm are decent, and not even a combat profession."

Li Aozi glanced at the attributes and didn’t care much.

Having no main profession essentially means no combat capabilities. The Six Major Professional Systems form the foundation towards transcendence.

"Since there’s no problem, let me talk to you about the goals and precautions for this mission..."

Anna’s facade was still very well maintained as she seriously introduced the background of the White Fang Guild, its strength, and the population, power makeup, and rules of the wandering gathering place.

However, Li Aozi, having mixed in the Outer World for two full editions, could walk from the Sila Church to Devil’s Valley with his eyes closed, then head to Ash Cemetery to loot chests for basic materials and enhance his equipment’s Light Energy Level... much like clocking in at a job.

Nomi cared even less. As a warrior of the Rose Army, she was raised by the ice blades and snow swords of the Outer World and was also daydreaming, staring at the ants on the ground.

Li Aozi’s attention was primarily focused on Qiu Ran.

The fact that she had no main profession caught his attention and made Li Aozi realize that there are some aspects, such as secondary professions and development issues, that he had indeed overlooked.