1: Chapter 1 Starry Sky Professionals

Starry Calendar Year 4001, June 20th.

Milky Way, Sagittarius Arm, Yunmeng Star.

Yunmeng Star is situated within a small binary star system, and two suns hang in the azure sky all year round.

One large and one small, resembling two scorching golden spheres of light, pouring endless heat onto the earth.

On the playground of No. 4 High School in Linglan City, all the senior students lined up neatly.

The scorching heat failed to wilt the spirit and Qi of these youths. They craned their necks to look at the high platform in front of the playground, and on each immature face, their expressions varied.

There was anticipation, as well as apprehension and tension.

Upon the high platform, a middle-aged man wearing a white-robed gown with gold patterns stood holding a staff, his black hair tied behind his head, and his expression calm.

Suspended before him was an arm-length crystal hexagonal prism, refracting fine shards of light in the sunlight.

A short-haired youth stepped forward, pressing his palm onto the crystal pillar with a tense expression.

A flash of white light occurred, and an abstract projection symbol emerged above the hexagonal prism.

The middle-aged man glanced at it, his voice as calm as still water: "Li Yang, Farmer."

Li Yang's eyes instantly dimmed, and he silently turned and walked down the high platform.

The students below the stage and the surrounding teachers had little reaction.

This was too normal.

The probability of Awakening a livelihood class far exceeded that of a combat class.

Among the more than six thousand senior students in No. 4 High School, the Awakened ones of just the Farmer class probably wouldn't be fewer than two hundred.

"Next one, Gao Changshun."

An honest-looking youth hurried forward and extended his hand to press on the hexagonal prism.

"Gao Changshun, Mechanic."

As the words fell, a slight commotion finally stirred below.

Mechanics could be considered quite a good tier among livelihood classes, capable of researching and manufacturing machinery.

From flying cars as small as anything to starry sky fortresses as large as anything, none could do without the participation of mechanics.

The treatment was generous, and their social status was not low, earning respect wherever they went.

A trace of undisguised excitement immediately appeared on the honest youth's face.

With just the difference of a class, the trajectory of future life would be worlds apart.

Down the stage, Lu Yang watched this scene, his heartbeat gradually accelerating.

He was a person undergoing Transmigration, having come to this world for a full eighteen years.

This world was completely different from the Blue Star of his past life, resembling more of a future world that would only appear in sci-fi movies.

According to historical records, about four thousand years ago, the entire Blue Star experienced an inexplicable datatized upheaval.

A large number of monsters emerged out of thin air in the wilderness and oceans, and Secret Realm dungeons began to appear everywhere.

And all humans, upon reaching eighteen years of age, could undergo Awakening for a class.

Professionals possessed abilities surpassing the mortal realm by virtue of skills.

Even the most ordinary farmer could make the crops in the fields grow wildly and mature at several times the speed.

The civilization process of Blue Star thus surged wildly all the way.

All kinds of high technologies sprang up like bamboo shoots after a rain, and since then humans embarked on the journey of interstellar exploration.

However, during exploration, humans discovered a startling fact.

In the Universe, there was not only the intelligent race of humans, but also the existence of other civilizations!

Moreover, other intelligent civilizations had likewise been datatized.

In the vast sea of stars, humans had interacted with numerous civilizations.

Cooperation naturally existed, and similarly, there were also wars.

The cultural chasm between different civilizations was bottomless, let alone that the resources of the Universe were just that much; wanting to develop one's own civilization naturally could not do without the resources in the Universe.

This was a struggle for the survival of civilization.

Initially, humans inside also occasionally engaged in infighting due to issues such as race and religion, until after experiencing several tragic wars that nearly wiped out the clan, Blue Star humans finally laid aside their prejudices and established the Blue Star Alliance.

With the Blue Star humans united as one and countless outstanding people following one another, the strength of human civilization ultimately grew stronger and stronger.

Up to now, Blue Star humans were already one of the four top factions of the Milky Way, firmly occupying the Sagittarius Arm, one of the four spiral arms!

Although looking across the entire Universe, humans were still insignificant.

But in this corner of the Milky Way, humans could be considered to have truly gained a foothold.

Looking across the entire history of human civilization's development, between the lines, it was steeped in blood and wind.

And in this magnificent course, professionals were the core of the core and the key of the key!

Among professionals, the most powerful were combat classes.

Unlike livelihood classes, combat classes could increase their Rank by hunting datatized monsters.

The higher the Rank, the stronger the combat power.

Advanced-level combat professionals could destroy planets and even stars with the power of a single person!

High-tech weapons could certainly achieve this point as well, but in terms of flexibility, functionality, and endurance, warships and spaceships simply could not be compared to combat professionals.

In civilization wars, an Advanced-level combat professional could completely sway the course of battle!

Precisely because of this, combat classes held a lofty social status and were revered wherever they went.

Admittedly, the road of ranking up was fraught with danger, and one could lose their life in battle at any time.

But eighteen-year-old Awakened ones were in the prime of their high-spirited youth; who did not yearn to possess powerful strength?

Who did not yearn for higher status and greater reverence?

Everyone felt they were the protagonist of the era, unless they were battered and bruised by reality.

Lu Yang was no exception.

As someone undergoing Transmigration, his thirst for power was only deep, not shallow.

Having managed to come to this great era where ten thousand races vied for supremacy and the river of stars shone brightly, he incomparably hoped to bloom with his own radiance, become a Prodigy of a generation, and leave behind his own legend in history.

But the problem was that class Awakening was random.

Only when combat professionals existed among blood relatives would the probability of Awakening a combat class significantly increase.

However, Lu Yang's parents were both livelihood classes.

What he feared most right now was that what he awakened was a livelihood class.

Currently, the territory of the Blue Star Alliance was huge, and the internal environment was still considered safe.

Livelihood classes did not require fighting, their lives were comfortable, and their days were spent securely.

This was naturally a good thing.

But if Lu Yang were to choose, he still wanted that kind of power strong enough to control his own destiny.

"Shen Qingci, Mage."

The middle-aged man's slightly raised voice pulled Lu Yang's thoughts back to reality.

The entire playground instantly erupted in an uproar.

"Shen Qingci really did Awaken a combat class, and it's even a type with astonishing destructive power like a Mage!"

"As expected, the Shen Family is a famous combat class family."

"A winner in life... Good family background, pretty appearance, and now she even Awakened a combat class. In the future, she might really become a powerhouse crossing the starry sky. So envious."

Lu Yang looked up, gazing toward the high platform.

A young girl wearing loose blue-and-white school uniforms stood quietly there, wearing a sweet smile.

The girl's black hair was tied into a high ponytail, without makeup, her skin was white, tender, and delicate, and her facial features were incomparably pure.

Lu Yang of course had heard of Shen Qingci's name.

Ever since she first entered high school, she had been a prominent figure in the campus. Not only was her appearance outstanding, but her family background was also extremely superior.

It was said that her personality was also very good, polite and thorough in her dealings with people.

She could be said to be the white moonlight of countless boys in No. 4 High School.

Lu Yang was also a normal man, liked looking at beauties, and occasionally had fantasies about Shen Qingci.

However, Lu Yang and she were not in the same class, and they had never intersected.

Descendants coming from such combat families naturally had a high Awakening probability, so Shen Qingci Awakening a combat class was not much of a surprise to all the teachers and students of the school.

The middle-aged mage took out a set of novice equipment and handed it to Shen Qingci.

This was the Alliance welfare; once Awakened as a combat class, one could obtain a full set of basic equipment.

The equipment could not be considered very good, being merely of white ordinary quality.

But for civilian professionals, it was already quite good.

At the very least, they didn't have to spend their own money to buy it.

Shen Qingci received the equipment with both hands, politely greeted the middle-aged mage, and then walked down the high platform.

Afterwards, the Awakening ceremony continued.

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"Fang Nan, Warrior!"

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"Anthony, Priest!"

...

Following Shen Qingci, several more students successively Awakened combat classes.

Lu Yang's heartbeat grew faster and faster.

The Awakening ceremony proceeded according to student ID order, and it was soon about to be his turn.

Very soon, Annie, who was lined up in front of him, walked down from the high platform.

What she Awakened was a Beautician, belonging to the most ordinary of livelihood classes.

Her complexion did not look too good, her head was hanging low, and her face was full of disappointment.

"Next one, Lu Yang."

Lu Yang's heart suddenly contracted, and all the sounds around him seemed to have been pressed with the mute button at this moment.

He took a deep breath, and under the gaze of all the teachers and students of the senior grade, he took strides and walked toward the high platform.