It was constructed from the thoughts and emotions of countless intelligent beings and the infinite energy at the center of the Galaxy, forming a super-dimensional space.
The natural laws of the Star Realm are utterly different from the physical laws of the actual universe. It is filled with a kind of magical energy that affects both the micro-world and the mental world and has characteristics of idealism. Scientists use a term discarded by physics in the 20th century to refer to this energy—ether!
Ether is the source of all supernatural powers.
It can open the Star Gates to the Star Realm, stimulate life evolution, grasp great powers, and forge the extraordinary.
At the same time, ether also renders all electronic devices, firearms, and nuclear weapons ineffective in the Star Realm. Any weapons and tools that depend on physical rules and chemical reactions cannot be used in the Star Realm.
This is the iron law of the Star Realm!
Even the oldest and most powerful civilizations in the Milky Way must follow this rule!
Without firearms, Mutants lose most of their long-range attack methods, especially the Low Rank Mutants, who can almost only engage in melee combat in the Star Realm.
Therefore, long-range attack capabilities are particularly precious in the Star Realm.
And Rangers can meet this need.
The construction of the Ranger's Professional Template is centered around the "shooting" ability, primarily using bows and arrows as the main weapon, with respectable melee combat strength.
More crucially, when Rangers leave the Star Realm and return to Earth, replacing their bows and arrows with firearms, their strength will skyrocket by several levels.
On Earth, the strength of general Mutants tends to decrease.
Only Rangers and very few other Professional Templates actually see an increase in strength on Earth, and the boost for Rangers is the greatest.
Whether serving as a sniper on the battlefield or assassinating targets in the city, Rangers are a chilling presence, with a deterrent power far surpassing other professions.
The Professional Template of Rangers also has great potential, with many subsequent advancement directions.
However, Ji Xinghuo's choice of Ranger was not solely because of employment and potential. A bigger reason was that Ranger matched exceptionally well with the Wanxiang Star Pupil.
The Professional Template of Ranger includes five Abilities.
They are "Thousand Spirit Skillful Hand," "Flash Step," "Intuitive Reflex," "Precision," and "Balance."
The Wanxiang Star Pupil can replace "Intuitive Reflex" and "Precision," and its functions are stronger than these two Abilities. It also has additional effects such as Eagle Eye, Infrared Vision, and Subtle Perception, which are also related to eyesight. Together, they are enough to endow Rangers with incredible perception abilities!
As long as he obtained "Thousand Spirit Skillful Hand," his Professional Template would be nearly complete.
Having mastered three Abilities upon becoming a Mutant, he was two steps ahead of others.
But Ji Xinghuo's plans did not stop there.
Next, he needed to find a way to earn enough money to buy cultivation resources and services, aiming to undergo life evolution again within a year or two, advancing to an Intermediate Mutant, which would allow fusion with another Alien Species.
In the meantime, it would be ideal to acquire another "Expanding Wonder" to fuse with an additional Alien Species.
If everything went well, he would be able to control five Abilities when he was an Intermediate Mutant, with a fully formed Professional Template, his strength far surpassing fellow Mutants of the same rank!
Plans are always beautiful.
Ji Xinghuo was somewhat immersed in the wonderful future he envisioned, to the point that he became a little distracted, until his cell phone vibrated lightly, receiving a notification.
That's when a female voice came over, "Mr. Ji, your application has been approved, and you can now receive the Alien Species."
Ji Xinghuo's spirits lifted, and he immediately got to his feet.
Ji Xinghuo followed the staff member to the fifth floor and entered one of the quiet, white rooms. This was the Ability Fusion Room of the service center.
To prevent false claims or resale of Alien Species, the Star Realm Department had laid down a rule that any Alien Species obtained through application must not be taken out of the service center but must be fused on the spot. If one feels that their physical condition is not good, they can also postpone but not for more than a month.
Ji Xinghuo naturally chose to fuse with the Alien Species immediately.
The female doctor responsible for fusing Ji Xinghuo's Alien Species was wearing a white lab coat, approximately fifty years old, with a peaceful countenance. After verifying Ji Xinghuo's identity once more, she said softly, "Please take a seat, Mr. Ji. There's no need to be nervous; the Alien Species will be ready shortly."
"All right." Ji Xinghuo nodded lightly.
The smile of the female doctor was infectious, making him feel even more relaxed.
Soon, a staff member came in carrying a metal case, which he handed to the female doctor.
She opened the case in front of Ji Xinghuo and took out a cryogenically preserved test tube containing a transparent solution, within which a light grey mass bobbed and floated.
Ji Xinghuo's eyes lit up; this was the Alien Species for Thousand Spirit Skillful Hand!
The physical form of the Thousand Spirit Skillful Hand's Alien Species was a tangled mass of roots, having multiple sources, most related to Star Realm plants.
Such a tiny thing was worth 1.6 million Ya Yuan.
The female doctor used tweezers to take out the Alien Species and gently placed it into another test tube.
The test tube contained a freshly prepared potion, and as the root-like Alien Species fell into it, it immediately writhed and struggled like a living thing, resembling a worm gasping for air.
Gradually, the form of the Alien Species loosened and became fainter, completely dissolving into the potion after several minutes.
The female doctor gently shook the test tube, nodding in satisfaction.
"Please take off your shirt."
Ji Xinghuo did as he was instructed, already aware that the fusion method for Thousand Spirit Skillful Hand was an injection, so he was not surprised.
The female doctor drew the liquid into the syringe, wiped the areas around Ji Xinghuo's collarbones with alcohol cotton, and reassured, "It might hurt a bit. Just grit your teeth and bear it, and try not to move."