"Lu Jiang, let's break up."
On the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, a girl in a white dress looked down at the boy before her.
Her words were icy cold.
The boy, called Lu Jiang, looked up at the girl who resembled a porcelain doll.
He was utterly calm, simply nodding silently.
Ning Rongrong's face showed disbelief.
She had thought ending this relationship would be troublesome; Lu Jiang would cling to her desperately to protect his position.
Now it seemed he was quite sensible, saving her a lot of trouble.
Ning Rongrong snorted coldly, saying disdainfully to Lu Jiang,
"At least you're sensible enough not to make things too difficult for us."
"You know yourself there's no future between us."
"With your talent, it will be difficult for you to even stay in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School as a servant."
"If people discover our relationship, you won't have an easy time."
"That's it."
Ning Rongrong sighed, then turned and left.
Under the cold moonlight, only Lu Jiang remained standing in the pavilion atop the mountain.
He simply watched Ning Rongrong's departing figure and sighed helplessly.
Is this the world where the strong are respected? The weak without strength are simply discarded like trash.
Lu Jiang had been in the world of Douluo Continent for over a decade.
At first, he couldn't quite believe he had actually transmigrated into this ancient web novel.
Although he had forgotten most of the plot, he still recognized the general power structures.
Not long after his transmigration, he learned that he had been reborn as an outer disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
That's right, the same family as Ning Rongrong, one of the Shrek Seven Devils in the original story.
And, he was actually Ning Rongrong's boyfriend?
He and Ning Rongrong were childhood sweethearts, inseparable since they were little.
Although she was the sect leader's darling and he was just an outer disciple,
Ning Rongrong didn't care. They even made a vow to marry each other when they grew up.
However, this beautiful fantasy changed after Ning Rongrong went to Shrek Academy.
Since entering Shrek Academy, Ning Rongrong had been deliberately avoiding him.
Every time she came back from vacation, she would mention that he hadn't reached level ten soul power yet.
She even said that her third brother had been born with full soul power since awakening, and that he and Lu Jiang were from completely different worlds.
Lu Jiang shook his head and left.
He was never a sissy who cried and whined at the slightest thing.
Since they had broken up, he wouldn't think about it anymore.
That young lady was ultimately someone he couldn't afford to be with.
After returning to his residence, Lu Jiang carefully closed all the doors and windows.
Just to be safe, he even checked them again.
The reason he was so careful was because what he was about to do was a secret he absolutely could not reveal.
Lu Jiang stretched out his hand and summoned a panel in front of him.
[Ding! Star Train Expansion System at your service!]
That's right, he wasn't a transmigrator, but someone with a system!
Lu Jiang knew the saying, "A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime."
In this dog-eat-dog world, the path of survival of the fittest is invincible.
Therefore, when he discovered he had a system, he didn't tell anyone.
Instead, he secretly cultivated it.
However, his system was rather special.
It didn't directly help him cultivate; instead, it was bound to a gacha system from a game he played in his previous life—Honkai Impact: Star Train.
After meeting certain conditions, he could summon characters from the game.
Lu Jiang opened the system panel.
[Honkai Impact: Star Train Gacha System]
[Character Slots: 0/3]
[Unlocked Characters: None]
[Slot Value: 99.9%]
Lu Jiang stared at the bottom of the panel, at the 99% card slot value.
Reaching 100% would grant a chance to draw a card.
The draw could be any character in the entire Collapsed Iron universe.
This meant that anyone from the little girl Hook to the Star Gods was possible.
Star Gods represented the pinnacle of power in the Collapsed Iron universe.
Each Star God was born with a unique destiny, possessing combat power almost equivalent to a concept god.
If they could be summoned to Douluo Continent, they could easily crush not only the Douluo world but even the God Realm with a single finger!
Even if a Star God couldn't be summoned, summoning a Commander would be good.
Commanders were agents chosen by the Star Gods. Because the Star Gods were high-dimensional deities, interfering in mortal affairs was inconvenient.
Therefore, they distributed their power to a select few, allowing them to exercise the Star God's power under their influence.
Each Commander possessed star-destroying combat power.
In the Douluo world, they would be invincible.
Unfortunately, the conditions for accumulating this card slot value were extremely demanding.
He either had to use rare soul bones, soul rings, or rare treasures to nourish it,or he had to use his own cultivated soul power.
This was why his soul power hadn't broken through level ten for so many years.
All the soul power he cultivated had been used to fill the card slots.
And according to his calculations, today was the first time it would be full.
Lu Jiang felt that long-lost sense of anticipation before drawing a card.
He wondered what kind of character he would draw on his first draw.
Lu Jiang's emotions were hard to calm down.
But soon, he adjusted his breathing.
Then he continuously poured his soul power into the system.
At this moment, the energy in the light sphere on the panel was increasing little by little.
Finally, under Lu Jiang's gaze, the number on it changed from ninety-nine to one hundred.
Finally!
Lu Jiang's breathing became rapid.
Then, he saw a huge train pass by him and finally come to a steady stop in front of him.
The doors loosened, releasing a cloud of steam.
Finally, the entire carriage shimmered with golden light.
Wow! Golden Legend!
The moment the car door opened, a pale green figure appeared before him.
Liu Ying!!.
Upon seeing the girl on the screen, Lu Jiang's breath hitched.
Wasn't this the Pioneer's girlfriend?
A girl who simultaneously satisfied a man's romantic and gentle desires.
The most popular female character in the entire game, the officially designated wife!
Lu Jiang opened Liu Ying's interface.
[Name: Liu Ying]
[Description: Former Grammer Knight AR-26710, current Star Core Hunter member, a girl wearing the mechanical armor "Sam."I will ignite the sea!]
Summon?
Lu Jiang didn't hesitate and clicked confirm.
The next moment, yellow-green fluorescence filled the entire room.
A holographic girl slowly appeared before him.
As the girl's image gradually materialized, Lu Jiang even smelled a faint oak scent.
Her gray-white hair was as pure and flawless as moonlight.
She wore a neat green skirt and a headband made from cloth torn from a tattered flag.
Although she appeared gentle and charming on the surface, one could sense a girl's unwavering resolve within her.
Liu Ying slowly opened her eyes, her expression unreadable, a mixture of joy and sorrow. Tears welled in her eyes like fireflies as they fell.
Then, she spoke softly to Lu Jiang,
"Pioneer, I've finally found you."
(End of Chapter)