94: Chapter 94 Mentor Murphy

The luxury of Heaven Character Number One Villa did not keep Wang Pingan immersed for too long.

His current goal was clear—make money, earn credits!

Then use pay-to-win points to pull his "unbalanced" body back onto the right track.

He opened the [Task Center] with practiced ease, and that vast three-dimensional star map unfolded before his eyes once again.

With his experience from last time, Wang Pingan didn't even bother looking at those flashy [Combat] and [Exploration] tasks.

He knew very well that his greatest advantage right now was not his Fourth Grade Mid-Stage blood energy, but his terrifying spirit, which had already reached the threshold of the Fifth Grade at 500 points, along with the matching [Eye of Truth] and "Phantom Gods Eye".

Going head-to-head in combat was something only reckless fools did.

Wang Pingan was a new-era youth with ideals, culture, and a love for using his brain.

He was going to take the technical route.

His gaze locked directly onto the [Research] and [Logistics] categories, which were relatively niche.

Like an experienced hunter, he patiently flipped through the task list, looking for the "prey" best suited for him.

"【Task Name: Groom the fur of a sophomore's 'Fire Cloud Beast'】, reward 20 credits... Hmm, this one is not bad, the work isn't tiring, and I can get close to a senior student, but unfortunately, the reward is too low, PASS."

"【Task Name: Assist the Pharmacy Mentor in processing a batch of 'Rotten Man-Eating Flowers'】, reward 100 credits... This is a bit disgusting, PASS."

Wang Pingan silently complained to himself while looking.

The task system of Xuanyuan University was truly diverse, with all sorts of bizarre tasks.

After flipping through for a long time, he found that most technical tasks generally had low rewards and required relevant professional knowledge.

This made him somewhat disappointed.

Could it be that his "dragon-slaying skills" could only be used to groom a senior student's pet in the end?

Just as he was about to give up and turn to look at those violent combat tasks, an inconspicuous, also gray-marked task jumped into his eyes again.

【Task Name: Calibrate 'Deep Space Signal Receiving Array - 03'】

【Task Type: Logistics / Special】

【Task Description: Go to the academy's 'Sky Observation Station' to perform sensitivity calibration and energy core maintenance on the Deep Space Signal Receiving Array numbered 03. Because this array receives complex signals from deep space all year round, its internal energy circuits have been eroded by high-intensity cosmic rays and are extremely unstable.】

【Task Difficulty: Four Stars (Special)】

【Task Time Limit: 72 hours】

【Task Reward: 8000 credits.】

【Note: This task requires extremely high precision in spirit manipulation, as well as the ability to analyze complex energy circuits. Three logistics department mentors have previously attempted maintenance and failed due to energy overload. Non-professionals are advised not to attempt this!】

Another one of these "high-risk, high-reward, with warnings" tasks!

Wang Pingan's eyes lit up instantly.

A four-star difficulty logistics task with a reward as high as eight thousand credits!

The cost-performance ratio was even higher than his previous task of repairing the star map fragment!

And the keywords in the task description were practically tailor-made for him.

"spirit manipulation precision?"

Are you kidding? With his 500 points of spirit, relying on the Eye of Truth, the spirit threads he condensed could carve at the atomic level!

"Complex energy circuit analysis ability?"

In front of his [Eye of Truth], even the most complex energy circuits were just data streams that could be easily parsed!

"This... isn't this just sending money to me?"

Wang Pingan was overjoyed.

Without hesitation, he reached out and tapped on that task.

【Are you sure you want to accept this high-risk task?】

The familiar prompt box popped up again.

"Confirmed, and certain!"

【Task accepted.】

【Please proceed to the 'Sky Observation Station' within one hour to report to the station master, Mentor Murphy.】

Done and dusted!

Wang Pingan exited the Campus Star Network with satisfaction and leaped off the sofa, full of energy.

He put on a clean student uniform and strode out of the Heaven Character Number One Villa.

This time, he didn't stroll leisurely.

Instead, he summoned an unmanned hovering car within the campus, set the destination, and headed straight for the "Sky Observation Station".

The Sky Observation Station was built on the top of the highest floating mountain in the entire freshman training base.

When Wang Pingan got off the hovering car, he was immediately stunned by the magnificent sight before him.

He saw a huge, silver-white disc-shaped building with a diameter of over a thousand meters, standing quietly on the peak of the mountain like a shield left behind by an ancient god.

The surface of the disc-shaped building was covered with countless small receivers that were slowly rotating; they were like countless compound eyes, greedily peeking at the deep universe above.

And in the very center of the building, a thick energy antenna that pierced the clouds was emitting heart-palpitating energy fluctuations.

"Man, this is a huge undertaking."

Wang Pingan sighed while walking towards the gate of the observation station.

The guards at the gate let him pass directly after checking his task information.

He walked into the internal lobby of the observation station and found that it looked more like a huge scientific research center.

Countless staff members in white research uniforms were rushing back and forth between various precision instruments.

On the huge holographic screen in the center of the lobby, various complex astronomical data and star maps that he couldn't understand were being displayed.

The entire lobby was filled with a tense and efficient academic atmosphere.

Following the instructions, Wang Pingan soon found the station master named "Murphy" in an independent control room.

That was a short, old man with gray hair who looked at least seventy or eighty years old.

He was hunched over a pile of complex blueprints, writing and drawing with a pen, and muttering to himself.

"Hello Mentor, I am the student Wang Pingan, here to accept the maintenance task for the 'Deep Space Signal Receiving Array - 03'."

Wang Pingan walked behind him and spoke respectfully.

Mentor Murphy's movements paused for a moment.

He slowly raised his head and looked Wang Pingan up and down.

"Hmm? Wang Pingan?"

He seemed to have an impression of this name, and a trace of doubt flashed in his cloudy eyes.

"The one who... repaired the 07 star map fragment, that freshman?"

"Yes, Mentor."

"Oh..."

Mentor Murphy nodded, then looked back down at his blueprints and said casually.

"The blueprints are on the table, the tools are in the corner, and the 03 array is in the A-7 area on the top floor."

"Go take a look yourself, don't bother me."

After speaking, he ignored Wang Pingan and continued to immerse himself in his own world.

That attitude was even colder and more perfunctory than that Instructor Hera from last time.

It was as if in his eyes, Wang Pingan was just a piece of dispensable air.