Chapter 1 Aboard the Spaceship

Planet Gedora Galaxy, a surface civilization planet, airport terminal.

A mid-sized passenger spaceship was docked at the spaceport. Several hatches opened, and gangplanks were lowered. People carrying large and small bags, preparing to board, formed several long queues that seemed to stretch on forever.

This was an interstellar flight to Aquamarine Star, financed by government funds. The passengers were a mixed bunch, including wealthy individuals who had purchased seats, elites sent by the military, promising youths selected from the general population, and those who had sold everything they owned to buy a berth in the lower hold, hoping to leave their home planet and change their fate.

Aquamarine Star had produced someone like Black Star, a lucky individual among surface civilizations. In this galaxy, more surface civilizations were vassals of Gedora, and this planet was one of them.

Born under the jurisdiction of an advanced civilization, developing was as difficult as ascending to the heavens. Although this planet's civilization wasn't completely stagnant, it clearly lacked dynamism. Even this port was the only spaceport on the entire planet, rarely visited by interstellar travelers throughout the year, a stark contrast to the prosperity of Aquamarine Star.

The news of the Black Star Army opening a Superpower Academy had spread here, immediately sparking ideas within the civilization's upper echelons.

Small places like theirs were certainly not qualified to invite the army to open an academy. To enroll, they could only go to the pilot planets. So, the civilization's leaders specially organized this flight to Aquamarine Star, with the aim of sending military elites and promising youths to study at the Superpower Academy established by the Black Star Army.

For these surface civilizations with limited development, surpassing a galactic civilization in terms of hard power was almost impossible. The technologies they treasured were insignificant to advanced civilizations. Therefore, the only path left for them was the path of Superpowers. As long as they cultivated powerful individual experts, they could elevate the status of the entire civilization. Aquamarine Star was an example that countless surface civilizations envied and were jealous of.

Of course, they wouldn't dare dream of producing a cosmic figure like Black Star. The civilization's greatest hope was to produce a Calamity Grade powerhouse.

The civilian academy opened by the Black Star Army ignited some hope in them…

The academy of the strongest in the Star Field, the probability of cultivating a Calamity Grade should be a bit higher, right?

In the noisy queue, a dark and skinny little girl stood among the crowd, surrounded by four soldiers who pushed back the throng, protecting her from being jostled. Clearly, she was receiving special treatment.

"Uncle, what's Aquamarine Star like?"

The dark and skinny girl hugged a cloth doll in one hand, and timidly tugged at the corner of a soldier's uniform with the other, speaking hesitantly.

She was very young, and her features had not yet fully developed. But on closer inspection, she was actually quite pretty, although her dark complexion made her look a little dirty. However, her large eyes sparkled with intelligence.

"Aquamarine Star, ah, I haven't been there either, but I heard it's a prosperous place," the soldier replied, his attitude quite good.

"Then, when will we come back?"

"I don't know, it depends on what the superiors say."

"Oh…" The dark and skinny girl tightened her grip on the doll, feeling a little apprehensive, experiencing an instinctive fear of the unknown.

She was an abandoned orphan, raised by the public orphanage. Not long ago, the government conducted a comprehensive potential assessment for all the children in the public orphanages. Some of the orphans were selected by the government and sent to this advanced studies team, and she was one of them.

For her, the peaceful days were suddenly disrupted. It was as if everyone was suddenly arranging her life. She was confused and could only accept any arrangement like a puppet. No one told her the reason. She only knew that she was about to leave the orphanage where she had stayed for a long time, say goodbye to her little friends, and go to an unknown planet to learn something.

"Black Star Superpower Academy… what kind of place is it, exactly…"

…

Black Star City, Aquamarine Star, a brand-new floating island floated in the sky above the city.

This floating island was the campus for the first Black Star Superpower Academy, fully equipped with all facilities.

With the help of an interstellar construction team, the construction speed was unimaginable. The productivity of the interstellar era was extremely powerful. Various construction printers emerged one after another. This floating island, equivalent to an independent city, only took less than half a month to build, including a few days spent drawing up the blueprints.

Since the army's announcement about opening the academy, various pilot areas had welcomed a large influx of people. Large numbers of interstellar citizens living nearby gathered.

The Black Star Army planned to open dozens of academies in the Gedora Galaxy in the first phase, and Aquamarine Star was one of the most watched because it was Black Star's home planet. Everyone knew that Aquamarine Star would definitely receive the most resources and that it would definitely be the best Black Star Superpower Academy.

In just over ten days, the Black Star Superpower Academy of Aquamarine Star received countless applications. Fortunately, Han Xiao had the foresight to build a huge floating island campus, which could accommodate millions of people without any problem, and it could be continuously expanded in the future.

In order to expand its influence, the academy's tuition fees were not expensive, not going the route of elite schools, and was very affordable.

However, the school did not provide accommodation. There were many dedicated residential areas in the campus, which could be rented or bought. Han Xiao didn't expect to make a profit from the tuition fees. He specifically had supporting real estate built, which was where the big money was.

Don't ask, it's all about school district housing.

The Black Star Army had no shortage of teachers. A large group of Supers were happy to earn extra money, treating it as a job to teach students. There were also countless existing Superpower Academies that could be used as a reference for the course structure. Aquamarine Star was so prosperous that as long as you had money, you could recruit various employees. There was no need to worry about the source of students, and Black Star's reputation allowed administrative approvals to go smoothly all the way, with no one daring to stand in the way.

In the interstellar era, the emphasis was on efficiency. So, the first batch of Black Star Superpower Academies was fully prepared in less than a month. Taking advantage of the hot influence, it directly recruited a large number of students and started classes on the spot.

Riding the hover school bus all the way to the floating island, many new students on the bus showed expressions of shock.

The dark and skinny girl was one of them. The experiences of this period were like a dream, and she saw countless spectacular scenes that shocked her heart.

"Country bumpkin." Another group of well-off new students couldn't help but despise these ignorant classmates.

It's just a floating island, what's there to be surprised about? Look at your unworldly appearances. If you saw the honorary principal himself, you'd probably faint.

Hearing the sarcasm of others, many new students from small places lowered their heads in inferiority. They could only hold back their exclamations and kept glancing at the scenery outside the window.

The dark and skinny girl sat by the window, wearing a simple and plain little dress. Next to her was a gorgeously dressed Gedora student, who disgustedly moved away, seemingly unwilling to sit with the dark and skinny girl.

Many orphans had a keen sense of observing goodwill and malice. Noticing the exclusion of the classmate next to her, the dark and skinny girl couldn't help but pinch her skirt, and the hem of the skirt was pinched into fine wrinkles.

One hover school bus after another arrived at the academy's floating platform. The new students got off the bus and soon gathered into a huge crowd, waiting for the teacher to lead the way. It was noisy, buzzing.

The dark and skinny girl was not used to crowded places. She hugged her luggage tightly, standing in the crowd, looking quite lost, not knowing where to go.

Just then, a commotion came from not far away. The surrounding students seemed to have discovered something and excitedly looked over on tiptoe.

"That's Niro, the son of Aquamarine Star's leader?"

"That's right, it's him. I heard he studied with Black Star himself for a few years and became Black Star's godson."

"I'm so envious, I also want to call Black Star daddy."

"I didn't expect such a person to go to school with us. It must be very beneficial to have a good relationship with him."

"It's a pity, he looks a little young. Otherwise, I would definitely pursue him. As long as I can win him over, the future is bright."

"… Classmate, leave this kind of thing to us girls. You're a big man, don't join in the fun."

"Hey, wait, he's coming over."

In the eyes of ordinary students, Niro was the chosen one of this year, a super-rich and handsome guy.

Listening to the discussions of the people around her, the dark and skinny girl was also a little curious.

But at this moment, the crowd suddenly surged. No one was protecting her here, and she was immediately pushed and shoved. Carelessly, she was pushed to the ground, her luggage fell all over the place, and her knee was scraped.

"Ouch, it hurts…"

The dark and skinny girl instinctively wanted to cover her head, close her eyes, and squat down to defend herself, so as not to be trampled by others.

But suddenly, the crowded crowd around her seemed to disappear in the blink of an eye. No one was pushing her anymore.

She opened her eyes in confusion, only to see a floating shuttle hovering over her head, pushing back the surrounding crowd.

A young boy with a childish face, but quite sunny, walked over, with a concerned expression, bent down, and handed his hand to her.

"My name is Niro. I saw you fall just now. Are you okay?"

The dark and skinny girl stared blankly at Niro. In her eyes, the boy in front of her seemed to be covered in a layer of warm gold.

After staring blankly for a few seconds, the dark and skinny girl woke up like a dream, hurriedly grabbed Niro's hand, stood up, and thanked him in a voice as thin as a mosquito.

"Thank you… I'm not hurt…"

Niro looked down and found the bloodstains on her knee, and couldn't help but say, "Aren't you hurt?"

"It's okay, it's just a small injury. It'll be fine in a few days."

"Wait, I have healing spray."

Saying that, Niro put his mountain-like mechanical floating schoolbag on the ground, rummaged for a while, took out a can of metal spray with the Black Star logo, squatted down, and carefully sprayed it around the dark and skinny girl's knee before nodding in satisfaction.

After standing up, he realized that the girl had a flustered expression, and her face was flushed.

Seeing this, Niro couldn't help but smile, "What are you nervous about? By the way, I haven't asked you yet, what's your name?"

"I… My name is Mia Moloto. Th-This is the name the orphanage director gave me." The dark and skinny girl nervously pinched her skirt, not daring to look Niro in the eye.

"Orphanage? Are you an orphan?" Niro asked in surprise.

"Yeah…"

Niro scratched his head, thought for a while, and handed the healing spray in his hand to Mia, "I'll give you this. If you get injured in the future, this will help you heal quickly."

He had just observed that Mia was wearing very simple clothes, and found that she was also an orphan, so she should be in a bad financial situation.

Niro knew that Superpower training had a high risk of injury, so he simply gave a bottle of spray to her. Anyway, it was just a small effort. He had as many of these sprays as he wanted, and he didn't use them much himself.

Mia mustered up the courage to look at Niro, met Niro's sincere gaze, and her heart trembled, like a frightened little rabbit, quickly lowered her head, and carefully took the potion from Niro's hand.

"Thank you…"

…

Slap!

Han Xiao, who was monitoring Niro's enrollment, covered his face with his hand.

"This is an eyesore!!"

What the hell is this, a Mary Sue scene?!

At such a young age, he can learn how to pick up girls without being taught?!

Niro, is that what I asked you to do!!

The seeds of puppy love must be nipped in the bud! Otherwise, my Perfect Mechanical Sense might be replaced by specialties like Female Affinity!

But… this Mia Moloto, why does she sound so familiar?

Han Xiao frowned, searching his memory, locking onto an image.

—A tall woman wearing a black, tight-fitting battle suit, her face originally exquisite and beautiful, but it was disfigured. Half of her face had become mechanical implants. A mechanical eyeball emitted a strange red light, looking hideous and ugly. Her expression was cold, holding a dark black metal spear in her hand, the tip of the spear dripping with drops of blood, her whole person exuding a murderous aura like a killing star.

"Conqueror Mia Moloto, a Calamity Grade Martial Artist, once a Super-A Grade seed, lost part of her limbs in a battle, cut off the path to Super-A Grade, and was one of Hela's followers in my previous life…"

Han Xiao blinked his eyes, finding it difficult to connect the image of that female killer in his memory with this soft and weak dark and skinny girl.

Rubbing his temples, Han Xiao looked at Niro in the monitoring screen, his eyes quite complicated.

This is really the treatment of a protagonist, just casually meeting a promising little partner.

High-level Lucky Aura… so terrifying!

I'm impressed!

When will I get one too, and press the Goddess of Luck under my body and ravage her a hundred times!

Unable to watch Niro's pretentious scene any longer, Han Xiao helplessly turned off the monitoring and looked at the mechanical modification workbench not far away.

With a month of hard work, not only had the mechanical soldiers in the inventory been updated and strengthened, but the mechanical legion had been expanded to nearly 20 million in size. The sub-dimensional factory had also taken shape. All that was left was to improve and refine it, turning it into an armed base and military factory in a sub-dimension.

"My efficiency is as high as ever."

Looking at the neat mechanical legion, Han Xiao grinned, quite satisfied.

Di Di Di!!

Just then, Han Xiao's quantum network vision suddenly issued an alarm.

In the next moment, Phillip suddenly appeared, grabbed Han Xiao's finger, his small face pale, and white noise constantly appeared on his virtual image, as if there was a bad connection.

"Detected a massive amount of abnormal data invading, trying to break through my core data firewall, Daddy save me omm!"