From star gatherer to leader of humanity

"The Shattered Star Sea was actually a battle between a Supreme Elder of an Immortal Sect and a Supreme Powerhouse of an Alien Race. They shattered a black hole, triggering disordered gravity that attracted and crushed all celestial bodies within a radius of nearly ten thousand light-years."

"No wonder it's called the Shattered Star Sea. It covers thousands of light-years, and the various races haven't even fully explored its outer perimeter yet."

"Iron Ore, Heavy Star Stone, Crimson Flame Refined Iron, Crimson Sun Crystal, Spirit Wood Charcoal, Moonstone..."

"There are 38 common types of spirit ores and over 100 types of rare spirit ores."

"Within the Shattered Star Sea, due to the effects of disordered reuse, once inside, only light waves and information can be transmitted over short distances. In case of emergencies, it is impossible to call for help."

Only after Xu Bai bought the spaceship did he obtain the most detailed information about the Shattered Star Sea. Before that, he only knew that this was the place where he would mine in the future.

The dormitory door opened, and a tall, muscular man walked in. He looked up and saw the light and shadow projected from Xu Bai's terminal, and an envious expression appeared on his face.

"Brother Xu, you should be among the first to graduate, right? The sooner you join the Star Gathering Team, the sooner you can earn spiritual energy to pay off your loan." The tall, strong young man had a square face, giving off an impression of honesty and reliability.

"You're almost there too. In the spiritual energy room, I saw that you were about to complete your ninth form. If you put in a little more effort, you'll be able to advance to the Qi Refining stage within half a month." Xu Bai glanced at Cui Gang.

"That was all achieved by expending too much spiritual energy," Cui Gang said, a look of heartache on his face.

"There's still more than a month left, so there's no need to rush." ​​Xu Bai continued looking at the information on the screen.

"Brother Xu, when are you leaving? Which star-collecting team have you been assigned to?"

Cui Gang took a box from his cabinet and went to Xu Bai's bedside.

"What does it mean that I'm leaving tomorrow?"

Upon seeing the box, Xu Bai turned off the terminal screen and his expression became serious.

"Brother Xu, I'm not good with words and don't know what to say. You are a capable person, and I, Cui Gang, really want to be your friend."

"My mother is an alchemist. Before she left, she gave me several bottles of spirit vein pills suitable for cultivation, saying that I should give them to my friends."

Cui Gang chuckled and opened the box. Inside was a small jade bottle, from which a faint, elixir-like fragrance wafted.

"I'm so sorry, I don't have anything to give you back either." Xu Bai scratched his head, looking at the bottle of pills in the box.

"This is for Brother Xu, no need to return the gift. I hope to keep in touch with Brother Xu more often in the Caixing team in the future."

Cui Gang closed the box and placed it on the table next to Xu Bai's bed.

"Okay, I'll consider you my friend from now on." Xu Bai nodded solemnly.

The next morning.

Xu Bai, carrying a large bag, boarded a small spaceship bound for the spaceport.

There were also hundreds of other new members on the spaceship who had graduated early, just like him.

"Brothers, those who can graduate early are all the best of the best. Are you interested in joining the Tianyu Gang of the 78th Team of Caixing? If you come, we'll only take 25% of your share." A strong young man said.

As a result, none of the new members present responded.

Most of these new members have already been recruited, and it has already been decided which star-collecting team or gang they will join.

When Xu Bai graduated, he received numerous offers from various gangs within the mining team. However, after Xu Bai learned that joining these gangs would require them to work together and divide up mining areas, he realized that he would have to work together.

This made Xu Bai instantly lose interest. The reason was simple: he didn't want to be restricted. As he gained more and more additional attributes, he would become less and less suitable to operate with other mining ships.

The small spaceship arrived at the spaceport, and Xu Bai found his own mining spaceship.

The hatch opened automatically, and a mechanical voice sounded.

"Welcome, Master~"

Xu Bai entered the cramped control room and began to start the spaceship.

Looking at the instrument display showing only 2% energy remaining, Xu Bai couldn't help but purse his lips.

"Master, information on the Colossus-class transport spaceship's cabin has been detected. Do you wish to automatically navigate to the Colossus-class transport spaceship's cabin? The spaceship is scheduled to depart in two hours," the voice of the assisted pilot AI sounded again.

Let's navigate here~

Xu Bai placed one hand on the joystick, his heart pounding faster than usual.

Previously, he had always controlled the spaceship from a virtual control room, but now it was real, which made Xu Bai excited.

As Xu Bai pulled the lever, the spaceship deftly left the spaceport bay and flew towards a massive transport ship that was tens of thousands of meters long in the distance.

The primary mission of this colossal transport ship is to retrieve the refined spirit ore from various star-mining teams; transporting new members and the ship is merely a secondary task.

The mining spaceship slowly entered the hatch of the giant elephant transport ship, like an ant crawling into the elephant's mouth.

Following the signs, Xu Bai found his designated mining spaceship and slowly docked.

"Team 185 of the Stars has only been established for 3 years. Although there are gangs, it also allows the existence of lone wolves."

"I hope there will be less trouble over there, so I can focus on my work," Xu Bai thought to himself as he gently stroked the watch face with both hands.

If he hadn't been cheated, he would definitely have honestly joined a gang and slowly earned spiritual energy to cultivate.

But now that he's been eliminated, Xu Bai has many different thoughts. Those previously unattainable realms are no longer just a mirage.

"intelligent."

"Master, I'm here~"

How about I change your name?

"Please rename it, Master~"

"From now on, your name will be Hakimi." Xu Bai's lips curled up slightly.

"Hakimi reporting for duty!"

The mechanical voice that used to be soothing now sounded gentle to Xu Bai.

"I'll upgrade your intelligence once I've accumulated enough spiritual energy."

The massive, elephant-like spaceship trembled slightly, and Xu Bai began another journey.

Two days later, the giant-class spaceship traversed three wormholes and, after docking with the previous 184 star-gathering teams, finally arrived at Star-Gathering Team 185.

An industrial-style space machine city stands in the universe. Under the light cast by distant stars, Xu Bai felt a cold, sci-fi atmosphere.

"No one would have guessed that this is actually a world of cultivation."

Xu Bai piloted the Hummingbird-class single-person mining spaceship out of the Mammoth-class transport ship and flew towards the distant Star Mining Team 185 space city.

The spaceship stopped at the agreed-upon small spaceport, and Xu Bai, who had put on his spacesuit in advance, stepped off the spaceship.

Not far from the spaceport, a dozen people in spacesuits were waiting for Xu Bai. Their eyes were like those of wolves, as if they were just waiting for Xu Bai, this little white lamb, to be devoured.

Even though Xu Bai was confident, he couldn't help but feel a chill in this situation.

"Hey buddy, come find me for a place to rent. We have year-round temperature control, large dormitory rooms, small single rooms, suites, large apartments, detached mansions, even spiritual cave dwellings. We have all kinds of styles, and the prices are reasonable!" A hand grabbed Xu Bai's shoulder.

"Hey buddy, I'm bringing you the best price on spaceship energy blocks!" This was from the other hand.

"Spaceship repair, intelligent upgrades, and parts processing can enable your mining spaceship to operate at 200% energy efficiency."

"Spiritual energy room, training room, spell instruction and sparring..."

More than a dozen hands were placed on Xu Bai, because only in this way could spiritual energy be used to transmit sound, and whether he listened or not, he had to listen.