Lu Sheng fell silent.
He was just a high school student. Even though he had become a Transcendent, he was still a Transcendent yet to grow fully.
This identity as a high school student meant that no matter how many times Tianqi Star conducted recruitments, Lu Sheng wouldn't be significantly affected.
Unless it was after his college entrance exams, when he graduated from school, that he would gradually come into contact with such matters.
But Li Mo was different. Li Mo had long passed his growth phase and was nearing the end of his life, making his probability of being recruited naturally higher.
Additionally, as Li Mo was a skilled personnel and had benefitted from Tianqi Heavy Industry's training for so many years, he ultimately could not escape the upcoming recruitments.
"However, this matter isn't that difficult, recruitment can be exempted."
Just as Lu Sheng was silent, Li Mo spoke with a smile.
"Hmm?"
Lu Sheng was puzzled.
Recruitment was a federal directive, even Tianqi Heavy Industry could not refuse it. How could it be exempted as Li Mo described?
Perhaps seeing through Lu Sheng's confusion, Li Mo explained, "For people like me, recruitment is naturally something we don't want to go through. But for those promising, ambitious Transcendents, they are eager to go."
"Although the frontlines are dangerous, danger often comes with opportunities. The simplest way is to spend money to hire someone to replace you, thereby exempting yourself from recruitment."
"There are plenty of ambitious Transcendents who, seeing the opportunity to earn some resources before heading to the frontlines, are willing. That is exactly why I've managed to exempt myself from several recruitments."
Li Mo spoke with a smile at this moment.
Hearing this, Lu Sheng finally understood why Li Mo took on so many jobs at once—it was to earn enough federal points to hire others to replace him for recruitment on the frontlines.
"But if that's possible, then why..."
Lu Sheng was still somewhat confused about Li Mo's expression, given this method was available.
Li Mo's smile slowly faded, his tone carried a hint of heaviness: "Those previous recruitments were of ordinary levels, I could hire others to replace me, but..."
"I've been with Tianqi Heavy Industry for so long, I've learned quite a bit about the frontlines. It seems the frontlines of the Human Federation are not doing well lately, leading to a series of upcoming recruitments."
"And these types of recruitments are of a higher level than the previous ones, making hiring replacements no longer viable."
Upon hearing this, Lu Sheng finally understood the whole story.
"So... has something special happened on the frontlines to cause this chain of recruitments?"
Lu Sheng was somewhat surprised.
It's known...
Even if the Human Federation doesn't dominate the universe, with three Galactic Life Forms stationed and numerous humanoid alliances, such a strong foundation shouldn't warrant continuous recruitments.
It shows...
how brutal the war on the frontlines has become.
"Alright, my old self just had a lot on my mind, and here you are, a youngster, worrying about me!"
As Lu Sheng was contemplating, Li Mo waved his hand with a relaxed expression and a smile.
"No matter how brutal the frontlines are, in the next month or two, at least, I shouldn't be chosen."
"If my luck goes bad and I do get chosen, so what? I've lived all these years and never left Tianqi Star, it would be a chance to see the galaxy."
Li Mo feigned casualness and smiled at Lu Sheng, "Alright, get to work! If you don't finish today's tasks, don't think about clocking out."
Seeing Li Mo like this, Lu Sheng knew he couldn't intervene in this matter. The only thing he could do was to keep Li Mo company before he got selected.
Subsequently, Lu Sheng put the matter out of his mind and began working seriously.
In the following period, nothing else significant occurred, and Lu Sheng returned to his busy part-time job and cultivation routine.
Soon, a week passed.
During this week, besides his part-time job, Lu Sheng continued to alternately receive guidance from Old Li and Gao Feng, constantly training in Longevity Posture and Five Elements Fist.
The progress of Longevity Posture was relatively fast, but the growth of his Qi Blood remained slow.
...
On the weekend, in Gao Feng's office.
After completing a full set of Longevity Posture, a warm flow surged through his body, stimulating every muscle cell.
He let out a long breath, although drenched in sweat, his eyes were extremely excited.
In front of him, the system interface gently appeared.
[Name: Lu Sheng]
[Occupation: Martial Artist]
[Realm: Qi Blood Realm (70/100)]
[Longevity Posture: (30/100) Level 4]
[Five Elements Fist: (98/100) Level 2]
[Basic Mechanical Prosthetic Maintenance: (53/100) Level 5]
A week had passed, and although Lu Sheng's Qi Blood growth was slow, it remained incredibly stable. His Qi Blood had now reached 70 Kcal.
70 Kcal of Qi Blood was nearly the limit of Yang Meng before. If Yang Meng hadn't used a Secret Technique to exploit his potential, his Qi Blood limit would have been around 70, definitely not reaching 80 Kcal.
And with such Qi Blood, within all Qi Blood Martial Artists on Tianqi Star, Lu Sheng could indeed be considered quite remarkable.
"Currently, my Longevity Posture has reached Level 4, and Li Mo's guidance no longer offers significant improvement."
"However, after reaching Level 4 in Longevity Posture, it has slightly increased the speed of my Qi Blood enhancement, which is not bad!"
Looking at the system interface, Lu Sheng smiled.
"But... after reaching Level 4, even Gao Feng's instructions have become less effective. Achieving Level 5 Perfection might take quite a while."
Feeling the decrease in progress after reaching Level 4, Lu Sheng sighed softly.
"I wonder if Teacher Gao has any suggestions to solve this issue."
After a brief thought, Lu Sheng shared his concern with Gao Feng.
Sitting in his chair, Gao Feng pondered for a moment, realizing the slowdown in Lu Sheng's Longevity Posture progress.
After a brief pause, Gao Feng spoke slowly, "This kind of situation arises for two reasons: first, your understanding of Longevity Posture has deepened, naturally making further progress harder."
"Secondly... the root cause might lie in the Five Elements Fist."