Mining Star, designated JK4176.
Xinyang District.
"Qin Jin, when will you be first in the school?"
Inside an old warehouse about a hundred meters wide, Qin Jin, who was standing on a high ladder and screwing bolts with a mechanical arm, didn't turn around, he directly replied, "Of course, after the holiday ends."
"Damn it, even with your talent, you can't challenge the throne of school first now!"
"That's because the school-wide exam is held after the holiday ends, and that's when the rankings come out."
Qin Jin stopped his movements and turned his head to look at the figure below, "Yan Yue, I told you to read fewer middle-grade web novels online; Uncle Yan always thinks I'm the one who led you astray."
The girl in a school uniform, with her hair in a ponytail, slightly clenched her fists and replied, "But this regulation is unreasonable!"
"I read in novels that those top colleges all have real-time Life Index rankings. I wonder when our school will get one too, or it's wasting your time to soar!"
Speaking seriously, she counted on her fingers, "Qin Jin, I've heard that in the entire school, including you, there are five people with a Life Index over ten."
"If you can reach a Life Index of 20 before the semester starts and break through to the Newborn Realm, claiming school first is a piece of cake."
"My dad already promised me that as long as you become first in the school, he'll use his connections to introduce you to a big shot."
"That would be a real Spiritualist, a true big figure, not a vulgar martial artist. If he takes a liking to you and invests in you, you'll soar, and I'll follow too..."
"Hey, hey, hey, Qin Jin, are you listening?"
"Yes, I am."
Qin Jin put down the mechanical arm, leaped off the ladder, and turned to look at the giant he just finished working with, nodding with satisfaction.
It was nearly a ten-meter-tall humanoid mining mecha, painted black and red, standing solemnly.
"You've been tinkering with it every day; can it help you increase your Life Index?"
Yan Yue looked exasperated, "I really don't understand you men; you just have to drive mechas, right?"
"Now the key is to focus on improving your Life Index. If one day you become a Martial Arts Grandmaster, you can apply to the Federation to have a custom mecha made for you."
"Alright, alright."
Standing by Yan Yue, Qin Jin, half a head taller, patted her head, smoothing her hair.
"I have never slackened in my cultivation."
"Don't worry, after the semester's exam, I will surely take first place."
He was about to continue when Yan Yue's communication watch on her wrist vibrated, and a light screen popped up.
She glanced down, "My dad is calling me home for dinner."
"Will you come back with me?"
"You go ahead. I have some finishing touches; I won't be having dinner at your place today."
"Then I won't save any food for you."
Leaving a word, Yan Yue turned and left the warehouse.
As the door descended and locked, the warehouse was left with just one person and one machine.
Qin Jin's gaze stayed on the mecha before him; he let out a long breath, and with a slight movement of mind, fluorescent light blossomed before him, converging into an image, information floating above.
[Name]: Qin Jin
[Age]: 16
[Profession]: [Martial Arts Family][Mecha Refitter]
His gaze focused on the Martial Arts Family section, more information emerged.
[Martial Arts Family: Unranked]
[Life Index: 16.6]
[Thunder Beast Breathing Technique: Level 3 (Perfection)]
"It's been two months since the awakening of memories."
Qin Jin silently recited in his heart.
About more than two months ago, fragments of memories began appearing in his mind, increasing continuously, resembling one's life memories.
In those memories, he was a visitor from Earth.
Upon his confirmation, it was highly likely that he was awakening the memories of his past life, also known as the so-called mystery of the womb.
As those memories gradually completed, this mysterious profession panel appeared.
Through this time, he had roughly understood the panel's information.
When he met certain basic conditions himself, new professions would be generated on the panel, showing specific growth progress.
It seemed ordinary, but after careful research, Qin Jin discovered that he could totally use the profession's growth progress to verify whether the direction he chose was correct.
Additionally, once his growth progress was recorded on the profession panel, it would be solidified, eliminating the worry of skill wasted by neglect.
Because of this, during this time, Qin Jin's Life Index grew pleasingly, turning him into a genius figure at school.
"Cultivating the Breathing Technique, refining oneself, once the Life Index reaches 20 points, the human body will undergo transformation, entering the ranked levels, elevating to [Newborn Realm]"
"As a Newborn Realm Martial Arts Family, you have the qualification to apply to star system's top colleges, using this opportunity to escape the Mining Star."
"In top colleges, the resources, connections, and Martial Arts inheritance you can access are vast, a bright path."
"The current first goal is to reach Freshman Level."
Qin Jin's eyes burned with determination.
In these two months of intertwined memories, he referred to many classics, gaining a deep understanding of the world he was currently in.
Currently, he found himself in the seventh Starfire Federation star system, Corridor Star System.
According to classics, nearly ten thousand years ago, Starfire Federation was like Earth in his memories, countries within chaotic, but during a moon landing operation, they found an unknown civilization's inheritance on the moon.
The exact content of this civilization inheritance was untraceable, except that it contained extraordinary Star Sea warp technology.
Thereafter, Starfire Federation was established, began persistent exploration and development of the vast Star Sea until today.
As of now, nearly ten thousand years have passed; humanity has set foot across various parts of the Star Sea, Starfire Federation's borders radiating far and wide, an enormous entity, as technology developed alongside, mankind also explored its evolutionary path.
Technology, martial arts, spiritual energy, esoteric Buddhism!
Four directions.
Among them, the technology side requires money, the spiritual ability series needs relevant talent awakening, while esoteric Buddhism involves mysterious cosmic divine spirits; thus martial arts became the most common choice for the masses.
Martial Artists train themselves, excavate themselves, elevate Life Energy, hone Spiritual Will, becoming Martial Arts Family!
On each Life Planet governed by Starfire Federation, schools of all sizes have specialized martial arts courses, specific scores related to martial arts are crucial in college entrance exams.
Thoughts flickering, Qin Jin stepped on the ladder, climbing onto the chest of the mining-type mecha.
The cockpit at the chest opened, he entered, the hatch closing.
In front of him initially all dark, but after a moment, there was a Light Sphere generating, suspended before him.
Qin Jin reached out his hands, touching the sphere.
In that instant, light swayed, and in the dark, Qin Jin established a connection with this mining mecha. Trying to lift the right arm, just like controlling his own body and flesh, the mecha's massive right arm simultaneously lifted, as if commanding an arm.
This was a spiritual level connection.
As Martial Arts Family elevated their Life Index, they also needed to hone the Spiritual Index, cultivating both the Divine Body, which made them excellent mecha pilots.
Rumored that the Federation's top combat mechas had even closer connection with Martial Arts Family, boasting the terrifying Blast Star Level combat power.
Such existence could cross the Star Sea alone, facing cosmic divine spirits, their pilots also being the ultimate evolutionary bodies, Martial Arts Celestial Beings, transcending the mundane.
After a spiritual connection, Qin Jin's vision linked with the mecha, he tried moving around, information appeared within the cockpit.
Name: Deep Driller
Model: Federation Standard Mk-17
Height: 9.7M
Support Module: [Basic Collection Ray][Hongtu Seventh Generation Deep Drilling Drill Head][Optical Camouflage][Basic Scanner]
Combat Module: [Fire God II Type Machine Cannon][Energy Shield]
Spiritual Index Requirement: 5
[Details Expand...]
This mining mecha named [Deep Driller] was one of the relics left by his parents.
Starfire Federation's exploration of the vast universe has always been ongoing, with official federation explorations and individual faction exploration teams constantly delving into the Star Sea, exploring the unknown.
Qin Jin's parents were members of an exploration team under a private group.
When he was ten years old, an accident happened to his parents, lost during Star Sea exploration, leaving behind nothing but death benefits for him.
Since then, Qin Jin lived alone, only close to Yan Yue's family.
Yan Yue's father, named Yan Gaoyuan, was a friend of his parents, took great care of Qin Jin after losing touch with them.
Because of this, Qin Jin and Yan Yue have a very good relationship.
Controlling the Deep Driller, Qin Jin familiarized himself briefly, with a slight mental move, the profession panel reappeared in the cockpit space.
He skimmed over the top of the profession information, looked towards the very bottom of the panel.
There, was a palm-sized bronze gate-shaped icon, flashing brilliantly.
This was the second function of the profession panel.
This Bronze Gate connected to a mysterious unknown world!