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The teacher reminded everyone that the method involving the fruit would only be effective for half an hour, so they needed to keep urging it to grow!
After two days of travel, they finally arrived at the examination transfer planet, Cloud Sky Star. Their pre-exam gathering also took place on this planet.
Once the candidates disembarked from the military starship, the first thing they did was retrieve their spatial storage devices and light brains that had been stored here previously.
After getting his light brain, Meng Xingchen eagerly sought out familiar faces to add to his communication contacts.
"Come on, add me, add me!"
Meng Xingchen's cheerful and lively personality made him quite likable. Those who had collaborated with him twice were especially accommodating and added him without hesitation, including Yao Beiluo and Wang Jincheng.
Lin Yao, as Meng Xingchen's team leader, was not spared either.
"Boss, add me too. I'll create a group for our light team."
However, Lin Yao, hailing from the Light Star System, found herself at a disadvantage. Most of the technology in her home system had been destroyed after her birth, so she wasn't very adept with light brains. It was only after rummaging through the original owner's memories that she managed to clumsily add him to her contacts.
Seeing Meng Xingchen's enthusiastic expression, Lin Yao felt unable to voice her intention not to create the group anymore. Even though they might scatter to different places in the future, it was important to nurture the youthful enthusiasm among them.
"Alright, Boss. You’ve added them; share their contacts with me too, and I’ll add them as well."
At that moment, the teacher from her elementary school was urging her to hurry up, so she quickly bid farewell.
The Yunmeng Star System wasn't large; it consisted of just over a hundred planets. They were categorized into different levels based on their habitability.
These levels included: Class A habitable planets, Class B safe planets, Class C resource-rich planets, Class D adventure planets, Class E wilderness planets, and Class F barren planets.
Class A planets had superior environments and suitable climates; their conditions were highly conducive for human habitation with a high safety rating and minimal danger.
Class B planets were slightly inferior to Class A in various aspects but still posed no significant threats. Generally speaking, Class D planets would have formal names rather than just numbers.
Class C resource-rich planets, as the name suggests, were devoid of danger and boasted abundant resources.
The discovered planets, still under exploration, are the primary locations for many adventurers and mercenary groups to operate and survive.
Wild planets are rarely ventured by humans; they are classified as high-risk and remain undeveloped. Desolate planets, on the other hand, have no resources and lack any potential for terraforming. The planet they were tested on is a typical resource-rich planet, while the transit planet, Cloud Sky, is classified as a safe planet.
The Yunmeng Star System has been developed for thousands of years. Excluding those planets with environments that are truly difficult to terraform or those occupied by alien beasts, habitable planets account for only one-third of all planets. Among these, only a handful offer truly comfortable and safe environments. This has led to a population exceeding one hundred billion in the Yunmeng Star System, with about seventy to eighty percent of the population concentrated on just a few dozen planets.
Lin Yao lives on Yunmeng Star, the capital of the Yunmeng Star System and the administrative center of the galaxy. Its level of congestion surpasses that of other planets. Otherwise, her uncle would not have moved into a villa immediately after her father’s death.
Due to this congestion, the cost of living on Yunmeng Star is particularly high. When Lin Yao looked at her original account balance of just under ten thousand star coins, she felt overwhelmed at the thought of renting a place in Yunmeng Star. Was worrying about money going to be her first concern in this new life?
Yunmeng Star is farther from Cloud Sky than Cloud Sky is from its neighboring planets, but thanks to the high-speed transport routes built in the central area, it only takes about a day to reach it.
This time she was aboard a passenger starship, which offered better conditions than the military starships that had only dormitory-style accommodations. Each person had their own small room. In addition to improved living conditions, the starship was equipped with comprehensive entertainment facilities, various restaurants, and shopping malls.
Feeling restless about her financial situation, Lin Yao couldn't stay in her cabin any longer and decided to explore the starship. Unexpectedly, she encountered Zhang Feng and Bai Zhenzhen.
Zhang Feng was from a remote planet, almost worlds apart from Yunmeng Star. Bai Zhenzhen lived on White Dew Star, which was not far from Yunmeng Star; there were direct starships connecting Cloud Sky and White Dew Star.
Logically speaking, neither of them should have been on this starship. "How did you end up on this ship?" Lin Yao asked. After all, it was just a temporary team-up for the exam, and now that it was over, she didn’t really care about them.
However, considering they were both only sixteen or seventeen years old, she decided to ask more. "Aren't I supposed to be going to school on Yunmeng Star next? I can't be bothered," Bai Zhenzhen shrugged indifferently. "Besides, my family doesn’t really want me around anyway; I’m too lazy to fight with them like a bunch of cackling hens."
Bai Zhenzhen's situation in the Bai family was not much better than Lin Yao's in the Lin family, and she could only express her understanding of it.
As for Zhang Feng, before Lin Yao could ask, he took the initiative to say, "Captain, I plan to work part-time on Yunmeng Star to earn some living expenses." The top special schools were all located on Yunmeng Star, including the First Academy that Zhang Feng intended to apply for and the Ability Academy that Bai Zhenzhen was preparing for.
"You’re not even eighteen yet; what kind of job can you find?" Lin Yao asked.
In the Yunmeng star system, non-cultivators generally had a lifespan of about one hundred and fifty years, while cultivators' lifespans varied from one hundred and fifty to three hundred years depending on their cultivation level. Considering the differences between cultivators and non-cultivators, Yunmeng's laws stipulated that the ages of eighteen to twenty-two were considered a pre-adult period, with full adulthood recognized only after twenty-two.
Zhang Feng was only eighteen, so legitimate companies would not hire him.
"I applied for a social practice position at a secondary school," Zhang Feng replied.
"How much can you earn from social practice? It probably won't even cover your expenses," Bai Zhenzhen remarked without exaggeration.
Originally, social practice programs were established to help young students pass their extra time, but they gradually evolved into a means of utilizing cheap labor from young adults. Generally, these positions were given to those who did labor-intensive work for little pay. For instance, helping with cargo on freight starships, slaughtering exotic beasts at breeding farms, or working as security.
"It's fine; I can live anywhere and eat cheap food. Special schools waive tuition fees, so living expenses are still quite high. My family has a heavy burden; I don’t want to add any extra pressure on them," Zhang Feng said. He came from a remote star and had a difficult family background. When he spoke these words, there was no sorrow or worry in his tone—only a firm determination to improve himself.
Such an ambitious young man made Lin Yao admire him even more.
"Since that's the case, why don't you rent a place with me? I also don't plan to go home. If it's too expensive, we can rent a one-bedroom apartment; you can pay less rent and stay in the living room."
"You guys are making it too complicated; why not just stay at my place? My mom left me an apartment near the campus. Living alone can be quite lonely; having both of you around would be nice."
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