Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'

"Ugh—"

Li Aozi held the trash can, vomited for a while, and only then did he start to recuperate, his mouth full of a rusty taste which left him a bit confused.

"Phew... This Mother Tigress gets a bit emotional..."

Li Aozi wiped the filth from the corner of his mouth, felt a flutter, and lifted his left hand— the monitoring bracelet fixed on his wrist vibrated for a moment, and the green light blinked three times consecutively.

Li Aozi glanced at Head Nurse Nodley at the finish line, who was bent over writing something, and he thoughtfully kept silent.

"The patient underwent a ten-kilometer sprint, 200 high jumps, and 50 rounds on the horizontal bar. According to the health monitor: heart rate normal without fluctuations, consciousness sober, all data within the range of a normal person, there is nothing superhuman..."

Nodley recorded the data and grew more puzzled:

"Clearly there are no special mutations in his body, but in a frenzied state, he was able to stealthily penetrate deep into the back area of the Shelter and even knock me down with a single blow... Could a Level Five Ersha Infected individual really be that miraculous?"

She started to believe the professor's viewpoint. Up till now, the patient showed no obvious extraordinary abilities, yet everywhere there seemed inconsistencies.

Last night, Li Aozi's temperature continued to soar to 75.9°C, lasting a full 40 minutes, even reaching a peak of 100.2°C!

The human body simply cannot withstand such high temperatures, let alone for several minutes. His blood should have boiled, but instead, just by injecting 500cc of saline, his body began to self-heal.

By this morning, he even appeared to be at the level of a normal person?

Nodley found it hard to believe.

If this really was caused by the Ersha Virus— could any virus withstand such high temperatures?

This temperature could even ignite alcohol; ordinary viruses die at 56 degrees, and most microorganisms should be destroyed at 100 degrees, his clothes even showed tendencies to catch fire.

"Could he have awakened Arcane Energy?"

Nodley considered this possibility, then dismissed it:

"No, if he had awakened Arcane Energy, according to Ersha Infection Theory, the professor would have placed him with the Level Four Infected; the professor knows better... but who can be sure?"

"I'll have someone take him for a psychological test this afternoon— might as well do an intelligence test too."

She was somewhat conflicted.

So far, all studies related to Ersha Theory are actually still speculative, after all, no one has the capability to collect those red-black cloudy substances from the upper atmosphere of space...

Is that really a virus? If it is, who released it? Or is it, in fact, a pollution phenomenon caused by nuclear tests from the old era?

Without verification of Ersha Theory, the professor should be the most anxious, if she knowingly kept treating Li Aozi as an infected without reasons...

Nodley had just begun to trust the professor, but then started to question her theories again.

She did not notice at all, that her mumbling and changes in expression were all observed by Li Aozi.

His stealth basics were excellent; peeping, eavesdropping, tailing, stalking are instincts ingrained in the DNA of a seasoned player.

He pretended to continue vomiting in dejection, but in reality, he saw Nodley's expressions and behaviors clearly.

[Interesting...]

Li Aozi's gaze carried a hint of amusement.

"It seems the so-called internal discrepancies should be about the dispute over Ersha Theory, and different factions might have already split off."

"Let me guess… The Professor firmly believes in the 'Ersha Virus Infection Theory', while Head Nurse Nodley and others are skeptical about the unverified 'Ersha Virus', suspecting it might just be the Professor's way of clinging to power through manipulative rhetoric."

The situation was becoming interesting, but Li Aozi didn't consider himself a clever person; he didn't think he could play mind games with a professor who had been a leader for decades.

The kind of person who greeted everyone with a smile at first meeting, who had controlled Mingji for years, whose subordinates' physicians' combat abilities were no less than a regular army's, who controlled so many people's fates, was surely not as simple and kind as she appeared on the surface,

and being a scientist gave Li Aozi every reason to suspect that her main attribute was "Intelligence."

"'Intelligence' is the only main attribute of the Precision System. It is unlikely to be a Mage or Architect of Azure Star due to the lack of succession, so if there is no main profession, it must be either a Mechanic or a Biochemist. Either of those… are not easy to handle."

Li Aozi's core attribute was "Charm," which was not merely enhancing arcane energy but most importantly, it could directly increase his affinity with others.

Comparatively, the "Intelligence" attribute more directly strengthens a person's IQ, logical thinking ability, spatial perception, and short- and long-term memory.

Fools can't be part of the "Precision System," which is the only profession system that doesn't rely on talent but can suppress others in the same field by working through problems.

Li Aozi didn't want to compete in his weak areas against others' strengths.

Moreover, his 15 points in Charm, along with the 30% main attribute boost from "Perpetual Love Hunting," meant his "Charm" effectively displayed as: 15*1.3=19.5; rounded up, considered as 20 points.

With such high "Charm," why would he engage in mind games instead of dealing with people, chatting, trading?

It would be like not comparing education with Ding Zhen, but choosing to compare who smokes more.

Both Li Aozi's and his brain would sigh: it's really a pity.

As for the professor, Li Aozi didn't want to make any moves, but others might.

Like Head Nurse Nodley.

Despite his negative favorability with Nodley, with someone of lower "Charm," the conversation might quickly turn physical.

Previously, Li Aozi had deliberately probed, partly to trigger a task and partly to test Nodley's reaction.

And when he clearly hit a sore spot with Nodley, she still forcefully restrained herself from beating him up, which was very intriguing.

"Was it a signal from the Professor? No, according to the guide, it was clearly stated: ZX-102 is a triggering keyword for Head Nurse Nodley, crucial to what extent? If the front line can't hold aggro, just shout ZX-102, Nodley can immediately turn back, rage full, entering a berserk state."

Li Aozi didn't believe the unilateral claims of the writer of the guide, but he certainly trusted the teary-eyed performance of the frontline players.

"I just shouted one phrase… and she turned around and delivered twenty-four Skull Smashes to me!"

The professor's influence was limited to Nodley, who was already doubtful of her, but ZX-102 was not.

"It seems that really it was my Charm that worked… that sounds a bit weird."

With "Perpetual Love Hunting" bolstering his "Charm," his performance in interactions with script characters was truly remarkable.

"With specialty in hand, it feels good."