The male supporting character was actually myself.

But after that, no one was willing to work with him anymore. Lin Fan, ostracized by everyone, lost the factory job he had worked so hard for and could only go to the desert to pick up trash...

In countless nightmares, he would relive that moment, the moment when he should have fought back and saved his father.

But each time he fled in panic, the screams of his father echoing in his ears, and he would wake up in fear!

Before he could even raise his gun, Lin Fan hadn't even been able to stand for five seconds. By the time the terrifying creatures rushed over, he had completely fainted and collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

No matter how many reminders the system gave, Lin Fan remained unresponsive.

When he regained consciousness, he was surrounded by the pitch-black expanse of space and had no idea where he was.

"The last fool fainted as soon as the trial began, so you'd better be prepared. I won't sign a contract with the weak," Ye Misha reminded her before opening the trial arena.

Jiang Chen selected a pair of horn-shaped scimitars from the entire wall of weapons.

Holding a one-meter-long, semi-circular curved blade in his hand, Jiang Chen walked deeper into the tunnel.

"hiss……"

A chilling, gloomy hissing sound rang out from the pitch black. Jiang Chen froze, his gaze fixed on the three-meter-tall figure in a black cloak. He narrowed his eyes. "Is he facing the fear in his heart?"

Ah, an interesting trial.

In the pupils, the black-cloaked shadow gripped a struggling figure, draining it of its life force in a very short time before carelessly tossing it to the ground…

"Kill!" Influenced by the illusion, a hint of rage involuntarily appeared in Jiang Chen's eyes. With a roar, the curved blade in his hand rang out as he slashed straight at the shadow!

Their movements were swift and deadly, and the layered army of shadows almost buried him completely. Little White curled up in a ball, holding his head in his two little paws, not daring to even look at him.

However, no matter how fierce the shadow was, it could never get within a meter of Jiang Chen's body under his twin blades!

Chapter Seventeen: After all, original works that aren't fanfiction or involve transformations will fare very badly...

"Well, as expected of the captain chosen by Amy, he is indeed a handsome and talented person." Nightsha rested her chin on the back of her hand, looking intently at the images on the many screens.

Her beautiful almond-shaped eyes narrowed slightly, and a beauty mark under her right eye gave her a unique charm with every smile and frown. "A black cloaked shadow? Is it a unique species in this galaxy?"

It seems like it's going to be very difficult to handle.

Agility and courage—he passed the test! Looks like I'll have to learn more from the captain in the future, otherwise encountering this kind of creature will be too troublesome..."

Jiang Chen, blinded by rage, had lost all sense of time.

He had no idea how much time had passed or how many Soul Eaters he had killed. Only when the endless army suddenly vanished, the lights gradually came on, and the scimitar in his hand disappeared did he raise his head in a daze.

"Well, congratulations on passing the test." Ye Misha, with her clear and authoritative voice, stood opposite her.

She was slightly taller than Amy, with slightly tousled long golden hair that shimmered with a soft sheen; she wore a crown; and a white court-style gown with lace and elaborate trim.

The long dress splits at the waist, with a long train trailing behind, revealing her long, beautiful legs; a pair of white ribbon high heels on her small, fair feet add to her imposing presence.

Holding a golden scepter in her right hand and a uniquely designed large gun in her left, Ye Misha stepped forward and said seriously, "Well, before you take off your interstellar suit and form a contract with me, you must agree to one condition!"

"Tell me about it." Jiang Chen had calmed down and was looking at the domineering ship girl through his goggles with a bit of curiosity in his heart.

“Amy should have told you that we have seven sisters.” Night Misa stared at him with her beautiful phoenix eyes and said, word by word, “After the contract is formed, you must do your best to search for the whereabouts of the other sisters, and I will do my best to help you.”

Their resting places are all treacherous dens of dragons and tigers, do you dare to venture in?

Jiang Chen turned off the oxygen valve, opened his helmet, shook his hair, and laughed, "So this is what you mean."

Don't worry, I already promised Amy the same thing. If I didn't want to help her find her sisters, I wouldn't be here.

Therefore... as long as there is a clue, I will spare no effort to awaken all the sleeping ship girls.

"Click!"

With a soft click, the greatsword in Ye Misha's hand vanished. She smiled slightly, the beauty mark under her eye adding a unique charm. "Let's make a contract, Captain!"

………………

Finally... am I going to die again?

Lin Fan was floating in space, with no planets or spaceships nearby. Without a stroke of luck, he would die here once his oxygen ran out.

After suffering a severe blow in the training ground, he was listless and his eyes were glazed over. The days since his rebirth flashed through his mind.

"I'm not reconciled!" Lin Fan suddenly roared, then burst into tears, "Xia Jiangchen mocked me for not knowing how to shoot!"

How could I possibly be?

In my last life, which lasted for decades, I never even touched a decent gun!

He has a wonderful grandmother who taught him to read and write and told him about the basics of interstellar life; what do I have? I have nothing!

Even wanting to try the strawberry-flavored nutritional supplement meant risking her father's life...

His maternal grandmother was so amazing; she always protected him and gave him the best living conditions, which is why he grew up strong and confident.

And me?

Do you know how tough it is to live with three siblings who are constantly fighting and competing with each other?

After my father died, everyone made things difficult for me!

Is it wrong for me to be timid and afraid?

They wouldn't give me a job; they wouldn't let me into their house, so I could only hide in the cellar during the day and sneak out at night to collect garbage.

Xia Jiangchen was born into a better life than me; he was just born into a different family. What right does he have to laugh at me? What right does he have to laugh at me?

If I put him in my position, he'd definitely be worse off than me…

After a long silence, the system reminded users in a emotionless, mechanical voice: [Scan the life trajectories of Xia Jiangchen and Lin Fan in their previous lives.]

Xia Jiangchen's mother was frail and sickly, and passed away when he was three years old. His maternal grandmother was old and frail, and relied on her knowledge and experience to raise him.

Xia Jiangchen was physically weak from childhood, and his strong physique is the result of years of unremitting physical exercise.

In contrast, you were the youngest child and were pampered by the whole family from birth. Your father had a stable job and brought you to the factory to prepare you to take over his position.

You have had more resources than 70% of the inhabitants of the Wasteland Star since childhood.

When you were eight, a neighbor moved in—a disabled soldier who had survived a spaceship crash. To make a living, he charged tuition to teach you literacy and survival skills.

Your father paid ten nutritional supplements to send you to study, hoping that one day you could leave the desolate planet and use this knowledge to make a better life.

You taught for half a day, made other children cry, humiliated the disabled teacher, and then forcibly took back all the nutritional supplements meant for tuition, which you then used to trade for strawberry candy at a smuggling point...

"Shut up!" Lin Fan shouted angrily, "You're my system, you're here to serve me, not to laugh at me!" Hearing the unbearable memories being revealed, Lin Fan was furious and embarrassed.

Tell me what to do now?

I don't want to die like this again after being given a second chance at life!

What Xia Jiangchen has, why can't I have?! I even have a system, and I'm still not as successful as him!

Advice 1: Don't blame others or fate;

Second piece of advice: Be realistic. Without the results of Xia Jiangchen's years of hard work, don't fantasize about following his path and becoming another Xia Jiangchen.

The system's unresponsive reply immediately deflated Lin Fan's spirits.

After a long while, he asked reluctantly, "What should I do?"

A commercial spacecraft will be passing through here tomorrow.

You can board it and find a job. Diligently complete basic tasks to earn points, which can be exchanged for knowledge, physical fitness, and even various talents.

Choose one to strive for development.

With patience and dedication, you can grow into an outstanding talent in three years at most. You can apply to upgrade to a Level 3 chip, travel to a Level 3 planet, and take exams to obtain professional certificates.

Whether you choose to be a doctor, teacher, dancer, soldier, professor, or inventor, any profession you desire, I will assist you in becoming a top figure in the entire galaxy!

"Three years?" Lin Fan exclaimed after hearing this. "I have no savings and no other skills. Am I going to have to start from picking up trash again?"

No, not even for three years, I don't want to live like that for even a minute longer!

He patted the groove containing the nutrient solution and said resentfully, "I want to become a superior person right now, to eat delicious food instead of this kind of garbage nutrient solution; to enjoy the privileges that others can't get!"

The system was silent for a moment before replying: "For the second route, use a spare oxygen tank as power to move to the left and forward. I will help you accelerate."

We may encounter a military spaceship early tomorrow morning.

Those are General Mu's elite troops. They will conduct a basic check on you after you enter the spaceship.

You can exchange all your points for telekinetic talents.

If you are detected to have telekinesis, you can be exceptionally admitted to a military base for further study.

Accumulate enough points to improve your physical attributes, which will allow you to better pilot your mechs. When the interstellar war breaks out, you will naturally be able to make a name for yourself.

From a rational perspective, I do not recommend this option.

Your points are far too few. Even if you use your loan privileges to overdraft your points and exchange them all for psychic talent, you can only reach level A at most.

The psychic talent can only be redeemed once, so it's better to save up points for two more years to redeem the highest SSS-level talent!

"Could it be... that we really can't try to steal Xia Jiangchen's ship girls again?" Lin Fan asked unwillingly, "Even if we only manage to steal one, just one is enough! I've been reborn with a system, and I can't even do this much?"

Chapter Eighteen: They're about to crash!

"At present, the chances seem slim." The system rationally analyzed: "You have too few points. And most of them are spent on unnecessary things."

For example: searching for Xia Jiangchen's weaknesses; locating his position; searching for Tang Xiaoqi's situation, location, and forging bank cards to steal chips, etc.

Actually, if you just follow the basic tasks posted and start completing them from the rebirth stage, you can easily exchange your points for upgradable chips...

"What's the point of saying all this now? Can you give me another chance to be reborn? If not, don't offer hindsight advice." Lin Fan thought to himself for a moment, then impatiently asked, "Which direction is the military spaceship in? Send me a beacon!"

After seeing the red arrow indicating the direction and approximate time in his field of vision, he took down the spare oxygen cylinder, adjusted the valve, and used the force to float towards that direction...

"It's been so long, why hasn't the boss come back yet?" Tang Xiaoqi leaned against the window, looking at the vast, desolate land of death, and asked, "Amy, have you received any news from the boss today?"

Amy, dressed in a dark blue uniform, smiled gently. "Ah, not yet. But the message I received yesterday said everything is progressing smoothly and we don't need to worry."

"Yesterday..." Tang Xiaoqi grimaced and said dejectedly, "The boss originally wanted to buy a mecha, but unfortunately, to buy a mecha, you have to go to the main planet. You have to upgrade the chip and report the spaceship, which takes too much time."

Otherwise, I could be of help with the mecha!

It's better than just waiting around...

"Mechs? Ah, no need to rush. As long as Captain successfully finds Nightmisa, she has many powerful mechs. If Captain agrees, you can have one..."