Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 623 - 238. When you don’t know what to do, just go consume Mingji Professor!

Chapter 623: 238. When you don’t know what to do, just go consume Mingji Professor!

Li Aozi conscripted Isaac as well. As a ’veteran,’ Isaac was more interested in firearms, combat, and martial arts. Besides spending time with his family, his hobbies included challenging strong opponents and honing his skills. Consequently, Li Aozi often saw him sparring with others, accumulating experience, and leveling up his skills.

Of course, there were also many snippets of daily life.

For instance, at the beginning of the month, he opened a veteran barbecue shop with some comrades. Unfortunately, due to Isaac’s poor communication skills, they lost four to fifty thousand Galun and had to close it down.

At the end of the month, he went to a concert of a rapper his blind date liked. He got beaten up by his date because he criticized the lyrics as terrible.

Another time, he rescued a wild serval that clung to him and wouldn’t leave, only to shoo it away with a meow.

Rescue a dove, rescue a crow, rescue a Yangtze alligator... and so on.

Isaac didn’t get along well with humans, often making a mess of his relationships due to his inability to communicate. However, he was very popular with small animals.

While Li Aozi was away, Isaac accumulated a lot of experience on his own. Li Aozi casually leveled up his skills and glanced at the forum content.

The invincible True General was still the record holder for a hundred consecutive wins in the arena, so major guilds and professional clubs often approached him.

Li Aozi could easily handle this by saying:

"I’m an electronic immigrant, no ID card, sorry."

With that, the professional clubs and leagues stopped bothering him, but the livestreaming platform urged him to start streaming again. He had only streamed for 20 hours this month, and the tips weren’t much.

Li Aozi felt helpless about this.

His main account required smelting gold, but it didn’t have any point ticket income. Now there was an opportunity, but facing enemies like the "Society" was very dangerous.

His alternate account, however, came with great externals like the "White Obelisk" Protector, "Sovereign" mentor Li Aozi, and interstellar tycoon Leoz, and didn’t need smelting gold, but its point ticket income was steady.

"It seems I must quickly open the Azure Star-Baizhu Star channel to attract a large number of players to immigrate to Baizhu Star."

Right now, Baizhu Star was in disrepair, with its population reduced by nearly 70% due to the "Society’s" invasion. Many industries had completely died off. Asset transfer was secondary; the most crucial aspect was that for the "Crystal Tower" academic civilization, talent was more stimulating to the economy than assets.

On Baizhu Star, a large number of basic academic talents (Mages) had died. The government’s idea wasn’t to introduce new population but to disband on the spot directly. Management talents moved with workshops, leaving the planet to regress to the Industrial Era, letting it self-destruct. This approach best met the entire civilization’s interests.

Players were very suited for Baizhu Star. The resources there were enough to let them mix until the Zeta Rank, making them excellent resources for Li Aozi’s forces.

Unlike the Ajincour players Li Aozi planned to introduce, Azure Star was his stronghold. To establish a dedicated server for Baizhu Star’s local populace would take at least twenty years (Starry Abyss time) and players willing to come.

"Fortunately, I’ve already ascended to Zeta Rank. When I return, I can talk to the narrative-level civilization about Lord Entropy’s plan."

Having dealt with numerous matters, Li Aozi also did some livestreaming to fill up his hours.

Unlike his real body, Isaac’s body, as a mere mortal (Alpha Stage), not only needed to eat but also to use the bathroom. These trivial matters piled up and soon exhausted him.

He quickly lay back on the sofa, feet up on the coffee table, and took a short rest.

"Speaking of which, the way I transmigrated into ’Li Aozi’s’ body aligns with some characteristics in the Lai Anding Medical Protocol. Both involve a dead body and the need to ’understand oneself’s role in society’ to activate."

While trimming his nails, Li Aozi pondered this question.

It seemed his rebirth might be related to the Lai Anding Medical Protocol as well.

The ’Lai Anding’ in the Lai Anding Medical Protocol happened to be one of the Chief Gods in the "Redemption" system. Considering the protocol content, it essentially allowed players to descend to the Starry Abyss, conscript bodies, and keep resurrecting.

As the game progressed, the Lai Anding Medical Protocol became more powerful.

Initially, players could only resurrect three times a day at fixed locations. Then it expanded to any major city or temporary respawn points, and the number of resurrections increased from four times a day to ten times a day, eventually becoming unlimited. In the end, it would likely evolve until unrestricted resurrection with no character deletion.

Not even the "Society’s" citizens could compare...

Having just dealt with those seemingly insignificant weaklings among Mashigang’s citizens of the Mechanical World, Li Aozi knew well that adding ’unlimited resurrection’ to those weaklings turned them terrifying.

It was exponential growth.

"Starry Abyss is becoming more baffling. Leoz, Lai Anding—the Chief Gods in Starry Abyss, and Qiqiao Network, no, the real world—what’s the connection? Or is this game merely a facade, and what’s important is the players’ activities upon descending here..."

Li Aozi pondered for a moment, curling his lips in a smile.

"...Interesting."

Li Aozi opened his eyes and looked at his hand.

"No matter what, I won’t let this opportunity slip by."

He clenched his fist and confidently said:

"Be it Leoz or Lai Anding, this universe will ultimately be mine!"

"Conspiracy or rebirth, it doesn’t matter to me. I’ve enjoyed so many benefits and endured so many separations and reunions. I’ve already come to see this world as my new home."

"Since it is my new home—everything here, from an unclaimed star to the entire Starry Abyss, should belong to me and accept my absolute dominion."

Li Aozi never considered himself a benevolent, selfless saint and had no intention of becoming one.

From the beginning, when he arrived on this planet to play around, to Nomi and Qiu Ran’s deaths, he had integrated into this world.

From his campus life at Baizhu Interstellar University, he had integrated into the daily life of the Starry Abyss.

Reviving Nomi, returning Qiu Ran’s inheritance, searching for Du Zexin, reuniting with Yawen, locating his classmates...

Step by step, the existence known as ’Li Aozi’ gradually became a part of this universe in the Starry Abyss.

Now, he had officially entered the Starry Abyss as a Zeta Rank, a deity on earth, loved by the planet, and respected by the civilization.

—Who would want to go back?

No wonder he kept thinking about his streaming work.

"Sigh..."

Li Aozi sighed:

"I really am a greedy person. Whenever someone loves me, I can’t help but want more love and to be cherished by everyone."

"It seems what I desire is so simple—just love."

"Love from people’s admiration, love from friends and family, love from the universe and its creatures, love from the Starry Abyss—all this makes me more real and powerful."

His love was perhaps closer to domination and monopoly but didn’t neglect human relationships. It was those interactions that differentiated love from greed.

Greed just required endless acquisition, whereas love demanded constant sacrifice.

This ’love’ was his sole motivation to move forward.

Li Aozi felt much better instantly.

A state of tranquility, a mind free of distractions—this probably described him now.

As he resolved one matter after another, his troubles gradually dissipated. Feeling better, his thoughts also became clearer.

Streaming during the day, studying Authority Magic at night—it was highly efficient.

However, the frequent singing and dancing parties held by the Red Arrow recently made Li Aozi uneasy.

"Got it..."

Ten days after returning to Azure Star, Li Aozi finally deciphered the Sequential Arcane Energy path of the Authority Magic and its combination formula.

"Just need to organize it... Done, that’s it."

Li Aozi looked at the synthesis formula on the draft paper with satisfaction:

[Sequence 13: Dark Light]

Inferred Effect: Manipulating the domains of ’Darkness’ and ’Radiance.’

Combination:

[Midday Splendor] + [Shadow Assault] + [White Phosphorus Fire] + [Shadow Sprint] + [Blessing of Goodness] + [Distortion Curse] + [Optical Distortion] + [Sequence 90 - Extreme Dark Matter]

"I didn’t expect it to be such an advanced sequence."

Li Aozi was very pleased.

Judging by its description and components, this Arcane Energy looked promising. It might be useful up until he became a Meteor Fall Master, remaining a trump card.

"Come to think of it, these Arcane Energies seem familiar..."

Except for Sequence 90, the others seemed to have been collected by some Mingji Professor from Heavenly Kingdom.

"Hmm, it looks like I need to make another trip to Mingji Humanity."

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