Facing Tang Shun's words, Li Mo smiled silently. Lu Sheng, on the other hand, was immersed in the ever-increasing proficiency of basic bionic maintenance before him, and naturally did not hear Tang Shun's words.
Seeing that neither of them intended to converse, Tang Shun didn't say much more. He simply transferred a portion of Federation points from his personal terminal to Li Mo and then left.
"This is your reward!"
Li Mo suddenly said to Lu Sheng, waking him up from the captions.
Lu Sheng glanced at his personal terminal and was stunned to find Li Mo had transferred seven thousand Federation points to him.
"This is..."
Lu Sheng looked at Li Mo in front of him with some surprise, somewhat puzzled.
Li Mo smiled and said, "To be honest, I didn't expect your talent in mechanical repair to be so high. You've only just begun to learn bionic maintenance knowledge and were able to successfully repair a first-level bionic under my guidance."
"From now on, any bionic maintenance orders will be handled mainly by you. I'll be beside you to provide guidance, and we'll split the reward evenly. These seven thousand Federation points are the payment from Tang Shun for this recent order."
Listening to Li Mo's words, Lu Sheng's eyes lit up.
It seemed he was the one working the hardest, whereas Li Mo only occasionally corrected his mistakes and appeared quite relaxed.
But for Lu Sheng, it was precisely Li Mo's guidance that caused his proficiency in basic bionic maintenance to soar.
Being able to earn money while increasing his proficiency, Lu Sheng didn't mind much.
"Honestly, you have such talent with machinery, you should consider becoming a Mechanical Transformer. Even if your family background isn't adequate, with your talent, finding your own path wouldn't be too difficult. Have you thought about trying this path?"
Li Mo asked, curious.
Lu Sheng heard this, paused for a moment, then shook his head: "Forget it, I'll stick with being a Martial Artist."
Although Mechanical Transformers and Cultivators hold much higher status than Martial Artists, for Lu Sheng, mechanical prosthetics wouldn't help him increase his proficiency.
With the system panel's existence, following the path of a Martial Artist was clearly the best choice. Why make things harder?
As for mechanical repair... using it to earn martial arts resources was also a good option. There was no need to forcibly take the path of a Mechanical Transformer.
Besides... he seemed to lack significant talent in spiritual power.
"Sir, has that person left? I heard him talk about black market fighting. What's that all about?"
Lu Sheng seemed to have suddenly thought of something and looked at Li Mo.
Li Mo's face immediately became solemn upon hearing Lu Sheng's question, but he explained: "The black market that Tang Shun mentioned is a very special entity within the Human Federation. The Human Federation consists of tens of thousands of planets, and almost every planet has a black market."
"From a certain perspective, the black market is a special place created to maintain the fragile balance among Transcendents, and every black market has the shadow of the Human Federation behind it."
"So, you should understand, right?"
Lu Sheng nodded knowingly.
Li Mo continued, "As for the black market on Tianqi Star, it's called Polestar Black Market. It exists not only in our city but in all three hundred cities of Tianqi Star. Moreover, there are influences from outside Tianqi Star behind it."
"Put it this way, if Tianqi Heavy Industry is the most powerful force on Tianqi Star on the surface, then Polestar Black Market is the underground emperor of Tianqi Star!"
"Our Tianqi Star is extremely rich in mineral resources, and once discovered, most of these minerals are controlled by Polestar Black Market. This has resulted in the astonishing wealth behind Polestar Black Market."
"As for the fighting Tang Shun mentioned... it's a ring in Polestar Black Market, specially set up for some big figures, and the fighters inside are essentially toys in the eyes of those big figures."
"Once you enter the black market ring, it's either live or die. Tang Shun is considered one of the outstanding first-level Transcendents in the black market ring. I hope he can survive this last match!"
Thinking of Tang Shun who had left, Li Mo sighed regretfully, as he was an old acquaintance.
After the sigh, Li Mo's tone changed to a serious one as he looked at Lu Sheng: "The black market ring isn't easy to get into. You have great talent, and there's no need to go to the black market for money."
Due to his familiarity with Tang Shun, Li Mo had a deep understanding of the black market ring. He didn't want Lu Sheng, who had immense talent in mechanics, to go to such a filthy place.
Lu Sheng nodded: "Don't worry, sir, I won't go to such a place."
Lu Sheng naturally wouldn't go. He had the channel of repairing bionics to earn money, so there was no need to risk his life in the black market ring for more martial arts resources.
Moreover, his strength was steadily improving, without major difficulties. Only a fool would choose to go to the black market ring.
He just asked out of curiosity.
Seeing that Lu Sheng agreed, Li Mo nodded in satisfaction.
"Sir, help me get a bottle of first-level Qi Blood Pill!"
Lu Sheng looked at Li Mo. Previously repairing heavy equipment, as he only had the whole weekend, it wasn't until now that he had accumulated enough Federation points for a bottle of first-level Qi Blood Pill, even with some points left over.
With money, Lu Sheng naturally wanted to invest in his martial arts. After all, he knew very well that as his strength increased, he could earn more resources.
This would create a virtuous cycle, so there's no need to hoard Federation points. Only wealth spent on oneself is good wealth.
Li Mo held multiple positions, so he had the channels. He took twenty thousand Federation points from Lu Sheng and placed an order for him.
Before Lu Sheng could leave work, someone had already delivered a bottle of first-level Qi Blood Pill.
Li Mo handed the Qi Blood Pill to Lu Sheng and said, "If you have time in the evenings, come to the workshop. I don't have much to do in the evenings and can guide your Longevity Posture."
Li Mo said this not only because he saw Lu Sheng's talent but also because he was considering Lu Sheng's presence that made him resume bionic repair work. Just by providing occasional guidance, he could earn quite a lot of Federation points.
Moreover...
Li Mo looked at Lu Sheng, his face suddenly showing a complex expression that quickly disappeared.
"After all... I won't be able to guide you for much longer."