Chapter 31 Star Force Level Up

Star Power leveling up from Star Gatherer stage Lv.2 to Lv.3 didn't actually bring any qualitative improvement, and even the quantitative increase was minimal.

Within Jiang Xiao's "Big Dipper" Star Map, the segment connecting the two shining star slots remained as thin as stardust.

However, this was good news for Jiang Xiao. Did he absorb a lot of star beads?

A lot!

So he didn't lack Star Power.

But why was his Star Power always at the Star Gatherer stage? Why always at Lv.2? It was all due to his fragile body.

Now, the Star Power level had increased, although only by a small level, but this also proved that in these short 7 days, Jiang Xiao's physical fitness had improved to a certain extent, and his body strength had increased.

So Jiang Xiao could become a larger bucket, carrying more Star Power.

The increase in the total amount of Star Power meant that Jiang Xiao had more "magic" and could use star techniques more in a short period of time.

At Star Gatherer stage Lv.2, Jiang Xiao would empty his full Star Power after using Blessing nine times in a row.

Now, Jiang Xiao should be able to last longer, right?

A meteoric rise, Jiang Xiao would certainly be ecstatic.

But this kind of steady, step-by-step, small-scale improvement made Jiang Xiao feel more grounded.

Under the protection of the two great gods, Jiang Xiao was not short of star beads, and if possible, his total Star Power would have soared long ago.

Jiang Xiao was so diligent in these 7 days of training, regular, persistent, paying a lot of sweat and energy, working hard to exercise his body and improve his body strength.

Finally seeing a glimmer of results, this feeling really made Jiang Xiao feel comfortable.

...

At the dining table, there were only Jiang Xiao and Xia Shanhai. Coach Lei Jin and Aunt Zhou tactfully did not join in.

Jiang Xiao devoured his food while listening to Xia Shanhai talk about his parents' story.

Xia Shanhai's face was relatively serious, but he was fairly kind to Jiang Xiao. Perhaps because he was talking about his former close friend, his words were also more sincere. Jiang Xiao could feel his true feelings for his parents.

And Jiang Xiao also heard the term "Dragon Cave" for the first time from Xia Shanhai.

Not the famous Chinese scenic spot, the Longmen Grottoes, but a border town standing in the east of the Bei'jiang land, bordering Russia, in the deep mountains on the border between the two countries.

Han Jiangxue's father, Han Cheng, and mother, Jiang Hongye, disappeared in the so-called "Dragon Cave".

Xia Shanhai didn't elaborate on the specific situation inside this other-dimensional world, and it had already become an other-dimensional space point jointly guarded by the Chinese and Russian troops stationed there.

It was definitely not like the Snow Plains space point in Jiannan Village. The "Dragon Cave" was not open to the public. Even military bases had been built in the deep mountains outside that border town, and that area was completely blocked off.

Jiang Xiao benefited a lot from this meal, and he heard a new term: "Trailblazer."

And his parents, Han Cheng and Jiang Hongye, were members of the Trailblazer team.

The so-called "Trailblazer" is a unique profession in this world.

Because on this planet, other-dimensional space doors often open, and behind each space door, there is a bizarre and colorful world.

The Trailblazer team is responsible for investigating the newly opened other-dimensional space as soon as possible, assessing its danger level, organizing and summarizing the spatial overview, and classifying the creatures inside.

Does mankind have the ability to develop this newly opened other-dimensional space?

What kind of resources exist inside? Are the various substances and organisms beneficial to humans?

Are the creatures inside too ferocious? Have they exceeded the range that humans can bear? Should it be completely destroyed, or should the surrounding people be evacuated as soon as possible?

Just like the Snow Plains of Jiannan Village, that stronghold is said to have opened in the last century. The Trailblazer team has gone through one trailblazing journey after another, paying countless sweat, blood, and even lives to understand this other-dimensional space clearly.

This is why there was official development and opening to the outside world later.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Trailblazer team is the most dangerous team and also the greatest team.

The members of this team are generally very low-key. After all, to join this team requires lofty beliefs and a sense of mission, as well as organization and discipline.

The Trailblazer team is basically a military force. Even if some of the strong are not soldiers, they are "naturalized" foreign aid, and they will abide by the organization's regulations in their social life.

They silently dedicate everything to this country, and even to all mankind, just like firefighters, they are well-deserved heroes.

Jiang Xiao really didn't expect Xia Shanhai to tell him this information, but now that his parents were gone, and Xia Shanhai had also retired from the Trailblazer team due to injuries, they could talk about it.

Xia Shanhai looked at Jiang Xiao's gradually brightening eyes and nodded secretly in his heart.

He knew how attractive a sense of honor was to a young boy, and of course he knew how deeply the image of a role model, especially a father, would affect a boy.

The regular training for a full 7 days without seeing the light of day gave Xia Shanhai a new understanding of Jiang Xiao, and he even held a glimmer of expectation.

If he could use the great image of his parents to make this child more determined about the road ahead, Xia Shanhai would also be doing a good deed and would be worthy of his former close friend.

Looking at Jiang Xiao's eyes, Xia Shanhai's heart was also a little touched. In the past few years, due to the departure of his parents, the child has been neglected in discipline. This child is indeed a bit of a bastard, but he seems to have really changed now. After all, he is slowly growing up, isn't he?

Xia Shanhai told Jiang Xiao not to spread the conversation between the two of them, and then brought up his own family's affairs.

After all, Xia Shanhai is Xia Yan's father, and he is naturally concerned about his own child.

"Yan'yan is too strict with you. Cultivation should also be moderate." Xia Shanhai skillfully changed the subject.

"Xia Yan is indeed very good to me, and this kind of training is also very good. After all, with the existence of Star Power, our bodies can withstand high-intensity training." Jiang Xiao hurriedly explained.

Xia Yan had helped him so much, even if he was naughty, he couldn't possibly slander Xia Yan in front of her father.

Jiang Xiao is, after all, an adult and knows when he can joke and when he should be serious.

"Oh? It seems you really think she's good. I don't communicate much with Yan'yan. Girls, there's a generation gap between fathers and daughters, alas..." Xia Shanhai sighed pretentiously and said, "It's a bit sad to say that we basically have no communication, and I can only care about her updates online."

Before Jiang Xiao could respond, Xia Shanhai continued, "I think she has a very good impression of you. She replied to your Weibo posts as soon as you posted them these past few days."

Jiang Xiao scratched his head, "Ah?"

Xia Shanhai didn't see Jiang Xiao's embarrassment, nor was he able to teach Jiang Xiao to respect himself, rein himself in, or even say words to let Jiang Xiao focus on training or even his studies, because he found that Jiang Xiao was already stunned.

Jiang Xiao scratched his head: "I fall asleep on the floor every day after training. Where do I have the energy to play on my phone?"

Xia Shanhai was stunned for a moment and asked suspiciously, "That Jiang Xiao Pipi something isn't you?"

You've liked my daughter for 8 days, I've come, and you don't recognize it?

Chickening out?

Jiang Xiao: "It's me, Jiang Xiao Pipi is not naughty."

Xia Shanhai almost laughed out of anger, looking at his child who was pretending to be stupid and quibbling: "These past few days, all that love and stuff, wasn't that you posting?"

Jiang Xiao habitually scratched his head: "My phone was confiscated by Xia Yan a long time ago. It was taken away from me the first day I got here."

Xia Shanhai: ???