12: Section 12

"Fine!" Kaisha leisurely patted her bright red King's Leggings before countering with a condition of her own: "However, the final Star God Gene must have enough room reserved for upgrades!"

Ah, this...

Hexi was stunned, and then she nearly boiled over with anger.

How could she not understand by now?

In her moment of concern, she had been played by that tomboy Kaisha once again!

"This is what you really wanted all along!" Hexi gritted her teeth.

"That's not important."

Kaisha waved her hand with a light chuckle; the old sprite was still as entertaining as ever.

However.

It was better to stop while she was ahead.

This old sprite was about to start biting!

"Don't just focus on what we're giving; look at what we can gain! Genes can be upgraded sequentially, friendship can be nurtured slowly, and ideologies can seek common ground while respecting differences!"

"Compared to the consumption of resources, what I care about more is that when the new era officially sets sail, the Angels at least don't fall behind!"

Hexi fell silent.

For the first time, Hexi realized that her best friend wasn't as confident as she used to be.

But upon second thought, she found the answer.

The great ship heading toward the new era was no longer steered by Angels; the existence leading it was a child not even born in this universe!

More importantly.

If this kid wasn't happy, he could completely abandon the entire Known Universe and just walk away!

Yes.

He had the ability to do it!

And the entire universe would be powerless to stop him!

As for the idea of 'if I can't have it, I'll destroy it'... sorry, while Angels might be a bit chuunibyou, they certainly weren't stupid!

In the thirteen-plus billion years of the Known Universe, they had finally lucked into such a miracle. Forget destruction—if conditions allowed, the Angels would love nothing more than to kidnap this treasure and bring him back to the Angel Nebula!

Besides.

With Su Ming's ability to travel freely between different worlds, could he be easily destroyed?

Who would dare to gamble?

The Angels certainly wouldn't!

"According to you, the Angels must be deeply bound to that kid?"

Hexi was somewhat unwilling, but Kaisha accepted it quite well:

"Isn't that even better! Given Su Ming's potential and character, I have full confidence in his future! Think about it from another perspective: being deeply bound to him means there's a high probability we can travel through worlds with him! Different worlds, different civilizations, different paths of development..."

"Don't tell me you can't see that kind of future."

Watch your status!

You are the Angel Queen, not a pimp specifically for that little brat!

But...

That kind of future... I really am craving it!

With a light cough, Hexi said helplessly:

"Fine, fine, you talk a lot, you have the final say! So, what metrics should Phase One of the Star God Project reach?"

"Let's start from the first-generation super gene. Oh, and remember to give him the full spec!"

"What about gene expression?"

"No need, that child has his own path! His ability to interfere with the physical world is concept-level! Just stack computing power for him!"

"Fair enough. No matter how strange the nature of the power is, one would never complain about having too much computing power."

"That's what I thought. By the way, Hexi, do you want to go to Feireze personally?"

"Me?"

Hexi was a bit eager to try, but she felt it might not be necessary to give it that much importance yet. What if she scared the little kid?

Kaisha, however, said helplessly:

"You should still find a time to go. Zhixin is still too young."

Alright.

Mainly, Kaisha was a bit worried that if Zhixin wasn't careful, she might accidentally sell herself off...

Chapter 14: A Sudden Sub-Class! Creation Scholar

The next day.

As Goldshire gradually woke up, Su Ming also woke up feeling refreshed.

He didn't have the habit of being unable to sleep in a new bed.

The air quality in the world of Azeroth was beyond words.

So much so that Su Ming was enjoying himself so much he almost forgot his home, and the thought of settling down in Azeroth arose once again.

Of course.

Such a dangerous thought.

As a delicious breakfast went down, his IQ reclaimed the high ground, and Su Ming immediately threw the idea to the back of his mind.

Just kidding.

This was Azeroth, where world-ending crises happened at the drop of a hat!

It was a brutal world where even being a King was a high-risk profession!

Leaving the Lion's Pride Inn, Su Ming began to wander around Goldshire like a loafer.

This wandering lasted for a full half-day!

If it weren't for the Alliance Medal of Friendship hanging on his chest, Su Ming's blatant behavior would have made it no injustice if he were arrested as a spy!

Don't misunderstand.

His time wasn't so abundant that he could waste it at will.

In the tailor shop, Su Ming spent one gold coin to successfully purchase a series of introductory books!

In the jewelry store, he spent two gold coins to successfully acquire a large crate of professional texts, with a basic set of jewelry grinding tools thrown in.

In the Gnome Joke Shop, for the price of five gold coins, he bought out a bookcase of Engineering tomes plus a large number of basic Engineering blueprints!

In the Magic Hut, for a mere three gold coins, he made that enchanter—who was so poor he was practically eating dirt—willingly offer up his entire set of ancestral techniques!

At the Magic Caravan run by High Elves, Su Ming used two tons of high-purity iron ore as payment to successfully trade for a complete set of Alchemy texts passed down from ancient times! Of course, this included basic Alchemy recipes, forty-three in total!

...

Back at the inn.

He nonchalantly ate a luxurious lunch.

He left the table elegantly.

He paced upstairs.

Returning to his room, the moment he closed the door, the expression on Su Ming's face could no longer be held back.

A smile of satisfaction that was almost manic appeared on Su Ming's face.

He took out the complete set of Tailoring introductory books and, with a heart full of anticipation, flipped through them rapidly. Three hours later, the moment Su Ming closed the last book.

A massive amount of knowledge turned into a flood of information, pouring into Su Ming's brain and engraving itself into the deepest parts of his memory.

[Ding!—]

[Player is in contact with relevant class elements, Tailoring knowledge is being recorded...]

[Congratulations, you have learned: Skill · Tailoring L1!]

The value of the digitized panel was still soaring!

As long as it was extraordinary knowledge that the Gatherer class already possessed, or that advanced classes built upon the Gatherer class would have, and which was related to this series.

It would all be treated as using a skill book.

Yesterday.

Su Ming had verified the reliability of this hidden mechanism by rapidly learning the Blacksmithing skill.

Similar to Blacksmithing.

The Tailoring skill was also enhanced by the Comprehensive Network.

The difference was that the Tailoring skill increased dynamic vision by 10%.

He didn't rush into practice.

Another stack of books was taken out, followed by another round of devouring-style quantum speed reading...

Finally.

[Ding!—]

[Player is in contact with relevant class elements, Jewelcrafting knowledge is being recorded...]

[Congratulations, you have learned: Skill · Jewelcrafting L1!]

In the period that followed.

Similar system prompts would arrive every few hours.

To avoid unnecessary suspicion, Su Ming also took the time to have a hearty dinner in the middle of it, and after finishing, continued to fall into the sea of knowledge.

The night grew deeper.

Su Ming breathed a sigh of satisfaction.

Blacksmithing!

Jewelcrafting!

Engineering!

Enchanting!

Alchemy!

Tailoring!

The six major Creation Skills were all present!

With the milestone achievement reached, Su Ming was secretly delighted.

But just then.

A system prompt arrived unexpectedly!

[Ding!—]

[Because the player has learned a large number of Creation-type classes, the special class · Creation Scholar has been successfully attained!]

[Due to the influence of the Creation Scholar, relevant Creation Skills are being integrated...]

[Integration complete!]

[Congratulations, you have obtained: Skill · Creation L1!]

[Ding!—]

[Influenced by the class trait · Inclusive Compatibility, your sub-class actions will no longer result in sub-class penalties...]

Su Ming: "..."