Chapter 2

A night of brick-laying had already left Shu Xiaobai exhausted.

It wasn't until the sky began to brighten, and the beast attack on the city ended.

Shu Xiaobai's brick-laying also came to an end. He had moved 120 boxes in one night.

He gained 7 points in stamina, and he still had 50 points of Imagination Power left.

At the same time, he earned 1200 White Crystal Coins, which was the currency of this world.

Shu Xiaobai also discovered that White Crystal Coins could absorb Imagination Power.

However, they didn't absorb as much as Blue Crystals. 1200 White Crystal Coins could only absorb 12 points of Imagination Power.

Moreover, after absorption, the White Crystal Coins would be directly annihilated.

Shu Xiaobai still needed to live, so he didn't plan to use White Crystal Coins to exchange for Imagination Power.

Unless he became truly wealthy in the future, then he would consider it.

Brick-laying was considered a high-income job in this world.

Of course, it was also a high-risk job.

The big man, dragging his tired body, came up and patted Shu Xiaobai on the shoulder: "Xiaobai, let's go, I'll take you home."

The big man threw a motorcycle helmet to Shu Xiaobai.

Shu Xiaobai's residence was a 16 square meter basement.

The big man was his roommate, named Lin Tai.

For a shut-in, the requirements for living conditions were actually very low.

This basement, though simple, already met most of Shu Xiaobai's living needs.

Having an independent bathroom was enough.

After Shu Xiaobai washed up and lay down on the bed, multiple mission windows popped up in his mind.

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Ding—

Main Quest: Laboratory.

Obtain a laboratory with relatively complete equipment.

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Ding—

Main Quest: Research.

Initiate a basic system research project.

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Ding—

Main Quest: Evolution.

Transform your body once, or cultivate a power system of your choice.

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Three main quests, and all of them were mandatory.

Main quests were like that; if you didn't complete them, the plot couldn't progress.

Fortunately, these three main quests had no time limit.

Although these three quests were triggered simultaneously, they still had a sequence. If you didn't complete the first quest, you couldn't proceed to the second one.

If you didn't complete the second quest, you couldn't proceed to the third one.

In the following days, Shu Xiaobai began to understand this world.

It was quite complex. This was a human colony planet called Baiqiong Star.

Given that they could colonize other planets, the technological level should have been quite high.

In reality, due to a coup on the home planet, Baiqiong Star had not received any technological or material support from the home planet for a hundred years.

This led to an imbalanced technological level on Baiqiong Star.

Some technologies were still quite backward, while others were very advanced.

The first generation of colonists, to survive on this planet, engaged in fierce battles with the native creatures of Baiqiong Star, the beasts.

Especially in biotechnology, it could even be said to be more advanced than the home planet a hundred years ago.

The first generation of colonists were all injected with gene mutation agents.

In the subsequent generations, the gene mutations combined and reproduced, resulting in various complex gene combinations.

This led to an extremely diverse range of special constitutions, with over a million recorded types.

Shu Xiaobai looked at his identity card, which also recorded his constitution.

Sacred White Constitution! It sounded impressive at first.

Throughout the history of Baiqiong Star, there had been only three cases of Sacred White Constitution.

In fact, Sacred White Constitution had a more common name: Blank Constitution.

It had no special traits, no unique constitution, and no outstanding aspects.

The three historical owners of the Blank Constitution lived their lives peacefully.

Shu Xiaobai believed that as long as he worked hard, he could also live his life peacefully like those three predecessors.

He planned to save enough for the rest of his life by the age of thirty.

Then, he would trick a beautiful girl into marrying him and have children.

Then, on a certain day at the age of seventy, he would leave the world with a smile.

No turmoil, no intrigue, no love or hate.

He wanted a simple and ordinary life.

To live a life of mediocrity!

This was Shu Xiaobai's wish.

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Recently, Shu Xiaobai worked at night and performed quests during the day.

His stamina had already been increased to 50 points.

He had no other skills, just boundless energy.

Shu Xiaobai felt that stamina was the best attribute, period.

Especially after marriage, the advantage of this attribute would become apparent.

At least Shu Xiaobai was very optimistic about his post-marriage life.

Strength and speed had not been increased at all.

They were still at the base level of 10 points.

Imagination Power was always maintained at 500 points, kept in reserve.

The biological science in this world was very advanced, and even some amateur scientists could create all sorts of things.

Any small roadside shop dared to perform human modifications.

Shu Xiaobai arrived at the scrap collection station.

The owner was a small old man with a goatee.

Seeing Shu Xiaobai arrive, he immediately came forward with enthusiasm.

"Brother, you must be an amateur scientist. You look like a cultured person. Come, come, come, take a look at my high-end products."

"What do you have?" Shu Xiaobai asked casually.

At such times, it was necessary to act as if he knew a lot.

"Take a look at this centrifuge. It can spin at 100,000 revolutions per minute, separating any substance."

The old man with the goatee pointed to a rusty instrument.

"Don't be fooled by its appearance. Its technology is the most advanced in the world today. A brand new one costs over 100,000 White Crystals. I won't charge you too much, 80,000 White Crystals, and it's yours."

"Here's 100 White Crystals, no need to give change. My address is 303 Ninglu Street, basement level three. Please deliver it."

"Wait, brother, you might have heard wrong, it's..."

"I understand."

"You don't understand a thing. 100 White Crystals isn't even enough for delivery."

"Oh, then please pack it for me, I'll carry it back myself."

"No... I mean, you don't even have enough to buy the parts."

"Not enough?"

"Not enough." The old man with the goatee confirmed.

"Then I'll take a look."

"Come back, give me a reasonable price."

"110."

"79,990."

Shu Xiaobai and the old man with the goatee haggled for two hours, finally settling on 1,500 White Crystals, with delivery included.

The old man with the goatee was exhausted, having done business all his life.

He had seen all sorts of people and encountered haggling experts.

But he had never seen anyone so patient.

"Take a look around, I'll rest for a while."

The old man with the goatee slumped into a broken recliner.

After an unknown amount of time, the old man was woken by a metallic sound.

He then saw Shu Xiaobai pulling his beloved cart out, loaded with various instruments.

"What are you doing?"

"These are what I want."

"Why didn't you wake me up?"

"I saw you sleeping soundly and didn't have the heart to wake you."

"You're stealing. How can it be stealing when it's for science? This is delayed payment."

The old man with the goatee looked at the cart: "A fair price, a total of 1,000,000 White Crystals."

"Do I look like someone who can afford 1,000,000 White Crystals?"

"No."

"10,000 White Crystals, plus this broken cart."

"You're talking nonsense. These are all high-tech instruments, each worth a fortune. Look at this cell synthesis device, you can't even take a part without 200,000 White Crystals. Look at this chromosome analyzer..."

"I'm just an amateur scientist, I don't understand these. I only know that these things, by weight, don't even cost 1,000 White Crystals."

"These are high-tech instruments!!" The old man with the goatee corrected Shu Xiaobai, frowning and glaring.

"All the equipment on this cart, if any of it can be started and work properly, I'll call you the greatest scrap king."

"Um... these... just need a little repair to work."

"10,000 White Crystals, no more."

"I'm not selling." The old man with the goatee said angrily.

"Old man, how about this, I'll give you a free body modification. What kind of modification do you want?"

The old man looked at Shu Xiaobai: "Do you have the technology?"

"Of course, I'm a representative of amateur science."

"I want to be younger."

"Me too."

"Can you do it?"

"Not yet, choose another."

"I have cataracts in one eye, give me a new one."

"I do modifications, not organ replacements. Go to the hospital for that."

"Then add 10 cm here."

"Old man, I didn't expect you to have a restless heart."

"Are you taking the job or not?"

"I'm a serious amateur scientist."

"Then you don't want these things." The old man grabbed the cart handle.

"Wait, wait, let me build my lab first, we can talk then."

Shu Xiaobai looked at the old man. Since you want to be my first guinea pig, I can only accept you with a smile.

"Give me a time."

"Within a year, within a year, I'll add 10 cm for you, but you have to deliver this batch of equipment."

"Can you be any more stingy?"

"I'm an amateur scientist, I don't have a rich backer. How much money do you think I have?"