Forty years old, awakening attribute panel

Chapter 294 Extra 018
About half an hour later, a streamlined train slowly pulled into the platform, the pneumatic door slid open silently, and the miners boarded the train in an orderly manner. With a slight tremor, the train set off again, carrying a full car of passengers, passing through the city a thousand meters away, and rushing towards its destination.

In the ordinary carriage of the train, the miners who had worked hard all day began to discuss their plans for relaxing in the evening, while Jiang Sheng and Liu Yier talked in low voices, planning how to use this unexpected fortune. They originally had more than 8000 Chinese yuan in savings, and with today's gains, the total amount has exceeded 200 yuan. In their view, this is undoubtedly a considerable fortune, enough to buy a small apartment on the edge of the city and escape the poor living environment of the slums. The housing price there is about yuan per square meter, but for them, this is still a decision that needs to be carefully considered.

However, what worries them more is Xiaoxiao's education. Xiaoxiao is already eight years old, and it is time for her to choose a school. A good school can not only provide high-quality educational resources, but also increase her chances of awakening, which is crucial for the future. However, the price of quality education is also high. The initial registration fee is 5000 yuan, and the tuition fee is 1000 yuan per quarter thereafter, not including additional expenses such as food and books. These figures may not be worth mentioning for wealthy families or awakened families, but for Jiang Sheng and Liu Yier, this almost exhausted all their savings.

After a heated discussion, the two brothers finally reached a consensus: no matter what, they must strive for the best educational resources for Xiaoxiao. Although this means that they will face huge financial pressure and may even need to work harder for a longer time, they believe that education is the key to changing their destiny and the ladder to a better life.

In this context, Jiang Sheng and Liu Yier both knew that they had missed the best time to awaken, and the possibilities for the future seemed to have been limited. The best outcome they could expect was to accumulate wealth through diligence, but even so, it was difficult to escape the reality of being dependent on the awakened class. Therefore, they placed all their hopes on their younger sister Xiaoxiao, hoping that she would one day become an awakener, thereby changing the fate of the entire family, freeing the family from the quagmire at the bottom and achieving a true counterattack.

"Okay, it's decided then!" Jiang Sheng's tone revealed unquestionable determination. This determination was not only for himself, but also for the common future of the three brothers and sisters.

Liu Yier stood up and said he was going to the bathroom. Jiang Sheng nodded and watched him leave. While Liu Yier was away, Jiang Sheng casually picked up the water cup on the table and took a sip. Suddenly, he felt a discomfort in his thigh. He curiously reached into his trouser pocket and took out the inconspicuous silver-gray pebble. This accidental discovery became the most extraordinary turning point of the night.

Jiang Sheng carefully examined the pebble in his hand, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt it was different. First, the density of this stone was unusually high, twice as heavy as ordinary spiritual stones, and almost close to the texture of pure iron. Secondly, according to common sense, even if the spiritual stone is not as warm as jade, it should transmit a moderate temperature in the hand, but this stone always remains cold, as if it is not affected by the heat from the outside world. What is even more confusing is that whenever he stares at this stone for too long, his vision will be slightly distorted, as if an invisible force is interfering with his vision.

At first, Jiang Sheng thought that his long hours of work in the mine had caused eyesight fatigue, but when he closed his eyes for a while to adjust himself and then opened them again, he witnessed an even more bizarre phenomenon - the pebble was actually melting slowly, like flowing mercury, slowly overflowing and finally flowing into his palm.

This scene horrified Jiang Sheng. He instinctively wanted to shake off the unknown liquid, but it clung to his skin like a living thing and even began to penetrate into his body. Fear and helplessness instantly enveloped him. He could only watch all this happen, powerless.

At this moment, a cold and emotionless mechanical voice sounded in Jiang Sheng's mind: "[Super Fusion Program Started...]". This sudden information shocked Jiang Sheng unprecedentedly. He realized that this seemingly accidental discovery might be another window quietly opened after fate closed a door to him. In the unknown and fear, Jiang Sheng was ready to face everything. No matter what was waiting for him ahead, he decided to face it bravely. Jiang Sheng's mind seemed to be dragged into another dimension by this sudden strange scene. The data jumping on the blue screen was like a code from another world, indicating that some kind of transformation beyond common sense was taking place. The prompt sound of [10%...30%...50%...100%, program startup completed] seemed to be an echo from the depths of the universe, making his heart beat faster involuntarily. Then, [Program self-checking...Program self-checking completed], a series of reports on the automation process, made him feel more and more as if he had become part of a grand experiment.

[Detecting a suitable carrier, starting binding...] This sentence was like a heavy hammer, hitting his heart. Jiang Sheng screamed in his heart, trying to reject this unauthorized binding, but his resistance seemed so weak, like a candle in the wind, and soon annihilated in the established trajectory of the program. The two minutes of waiting seemed as long as a century, until the four words [Binding Completed] came into view, he realized that everything had been settled.

The blue screen in front of him disappeared like a dream, replaced by a deep starry sky. It was a brand new interface, showing his various data, clear and specific. From [Fusion Master: [Jiang Sheng]] to [Wealth: [10219.28 Chinese Currency]], to [Strength: [100kg]], every data was accurate, even his poverty and ordinariness were recorded in digital form by the system. Especially the [Talent: [None]] column, it poked at his deep inferiority complex, but it was also this blank that made him full of curiosity and anticipation for the upcoming changes.

This little Loli is naturally the "Xiaoxiao" in the mouths of the two people.

Xiaoxiao has a very domineering name, called "Whampoa Military Academy"... His surname is Huangpu, and his given name is Junxiao, so together they are called Huangpu Junxiao!

Xiaoxiao was picked up from a garbage dump by Jiang Sheng and Liu Yier. He was still in swaddling clothes at the time, and had nothing on him except a small jade plate with the words "Huangpu" engraved on it.

Under [Fusion Talent], there are several lines of mysterious information, like a philosophical poem, both unfathomable and slightly playful. [Ah... the brilliant starry sky, the boundless universe, all things wither and revive, light accompanies darkness, only fusion evolution remains unchanged. For more usage methods of this program, please explore it yourself.] This paragraph made Jiang Sheng laugh and cry. He didn't expect that this so-called "super fusion program" would have such an artistic opening, which made it difficult for people to adapt for a while.

What surprised him even more was the list of tasks that followed, which were both absurd and challenging. The setting of the [Main Mission] was like a satire on self-perception, which made people have to admit some truth in it while smiling bitterly. The [Side Mission] was more like a double test of body and mind, the adventure of [Kill 10 bloodthirsty silver wolves], the challenge of [10 kilometers of cross-country with weight], each task was full of unknowns and excitement, and the rewards were unknown, but obviously proportional to the efforts, which stimulated his fighting spirit and desire deep in his heart.

(End of this chapter)