Chapter 1 Stargazing Ceremony, Star Official’s Blessing
Summer afternoon.
The bright sunshine shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows on a young man and woman in the coffee shop.
"What's your zodiac sign?" The young lady asked with a hint of politeness in her formality.
Jiang Zhao subconsciously blurted out: "Scorpio."
When it comes to blind dates, zodiac signs are indeed a good way to open up the topic. As a senior astronomy and astrology enthusiast, this topic is right up his alley.
I was about to show off my knowledge of astronomy and astrology to the little sister, but I saw that the little sister suddenly changed her attitude.
"Scumbag constellation, we are not suitable!"
After saying that, he picked up his bag and walked away without looking back.
"Is this... okay?"
Jiang Zhao was confused for a long time. It was obvious that the constellations in his eyes and the constellations in the young lady's eyes were completely different concepts.
Several waiters saw everything, covering their mouths, laughing and whispering.
Jiang Zhao could only smile awkwardly and motioned to the waiter to pay the bill.
The moment I walked out of the coffee shop, the sky suddenly became overcast, and there was a commotion in the bustling neighborhood of the city center. Passers-by were in groups, pointing at the dark sky.
In the sky, a fireball with a tail of light was piercing the sky.
"Damn it, meteorite!"
Jiang Zhao's eyes lit up and he took out his mobile phone to record this rare moment, sighing that his professional equipment was not with him.
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Star Soul World.
Jiang Zhao lay on the balcony, staring at the stars absentmindedly.
It has been eighteen years since I was reincarnated into this world, and the scene of that meteorite falling is still vivid in my mind. Who would have thought that the power of that meteorite would be so terrifying.
Fortunately, in this life, he is no longer a Scorpio, but a high school graduate with the sign of Taurus.
However, it seems that there is no concept of twelve constellations in this world.
Although the star soul masters in this world also observe the starry sky, the astronomy and astrology of Blue Star in their previous life are completely different.
Star soul masters observe and sense the starry sky, connect different stars, and condense into star soul cards to fight for themselves against the strange forces invading from the depths of the starry sky.
Tomorrow is the day when Jiang Zhao graduates from high school and has his first stargazing ceremony.
Only by condensing an excellent natal star soul card can one become a star soul master and a human master. Otherwise, he can only become an unknown screw at the bottom of society.
In this life, he has been educated in star soul science since childhood and is full of expectations for tomorrow's stargazing ceremony.
"I hope it will be as I imagined."
Jiang Zhao's eyes flashed with anticipation and anxiety.
Over the years, he has been observing the starry sky of this world, and he can still vaguely observe some stars in the memory of his previous life.
"You brat, get some rest quickly. There's a stargazing ceremony tomorrow, so you have to be energetic!"
My mother's urging voice came from inside the house.
"knew."
Under his mother's complaining eyes, Jiang Zhao obediently returned to his room and fell asleep.
In this life, he was a single-parent family. His mother, Jiang Xinmei, was a hard-working ordinary star soul master. She had a natal star soul card in the form of a cake. Although she had no combat ability or auxiliary ability, she could help her make delicious cakes.
Taking advantage of the advantages of Cake Star Soul, running a cake shop can still make a good income, which is better than the previous ones.
At least it's much better than those ordinary people who have no star soul at all.
Therefore, strictly speaking, Jiang Zhao is also a person with the bloodline of "Star Soul Master", but this bloodline does not mean much.
Those true second-generation stars not only possess excellent soul power cultivation qualifications, but also have family inheritance in the [Star Chart].
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Early the next morning, his mother called him to get up on time.
Jiang Zhao hurriedly got up, prepared his documents, and rushed out of the room in high spirits.
"Why are you so anxious!" Jiang Xinmei stopped him angrily and brought him a piece of exquisite cake decorated with starry sky patterns. "This is a cake that Mom carefully made for you to win the stargazing. If you eat it, I promise to give it to you." Bring good luck!"
"Thank you, mom."
Although Jiang Zhao resisted a little, he still accepted his mother's intention.
Just as children who grew up in fruit shops generally don't like to eat fruit, Jiang Zhao had already vomited after eating cakes when he was seven or eight years old.
"Oh, by the way, this is for Yunyun."
With that said, my mother brought another exquisite blessing cake.
No matter the shape or size, it is much better than his one.
"Mom, I'm starting to doubt our mother-son relationship!" Jiang Zhao couldn't laugh or cry about this.
"Have any objections?" Jiang Xinmei snorted and smiled, "That girl Yunyun is a loyal customer of our cake shop. To put it bluntly, at least one-third of this guy was brought up by Yunyun."
"Okay, okay, how many times have you said this."
Jiang Zhao shook his head helplessly, packed up the two cakes silently, and strode away.
Take the bus to Fanxing City No. 1 High School, the best high school in the city.
Jiang Zhao was able to enter this place back then, thanks to his mother's half-goddaughter and the cake shop's loyal customer, the God of Wealth, Ruan Yunyun.
On the playground, preparations for the annual graduation stargazing ceremony have been completed, and the boys and girls who are about to graduate are arriving one after another, with expectations and anxiety for the future shining in their eyes.
"Jiang Zhao, here~here~!"
From a distance, he saw a beautiful girl wearing a white dress waving to him. She was lively, cheerful and full of youth.
Jiang Zhao walked towards the girl with a smile and presented the cake, "Hey, my mother prepared this for you."
"Hehe, thank Auntie for me." Ruan Yunyun took the cake excitedly and enjoyed it, her eyes filled with happiness, "As expected of Auntie Jiang, it's delicious~!"
Jiang Zhao was speechless. After so many years, this girl still didn't get tired of it.
Then he silently opened his own cake and served it as today's breakfast.
Don't tell me, the taste is really different from usual.
"Is that the observatory?"
While Jiang Zhao was holding the cake in his hand, he was curiously observing the high platform full of cool figures on the playground.
"Yes," Ruan Yunyun shook her little head happily under the nourishment of delicious food, "and it is the highest-standard star observatory, and the testers are all senior star soul masters of the Star Soul Association."
Jiang Zhao clicked his tongue and nodded. He could only say that the treatment in provincial key high schools was different.
In my impression, Ruan Yunyun's father seemed to be from the Star Soul Master Association. He could easily insert an unrelated person into the admission list of Fanxing City's No. 1 High School, and his position would definitely not be lower.
After a while, the graduates were all in place, and the stargazing ceremony officially began.
The Star Soul Master in charge of stargazing is a handsome man in his thirties, wearing the robe of the Star Soul Master Association. He calls the students on stage one by one for stargazing. An assistant next to him is responsible for recording the students' information. The principal and school leaders are there. People on the side looked forward to it.
Soon, the first student nervously took the stage and started stargazing under the guidance of the Star Soul Master.
The students in the audience were whispering and curious.
"Bai Feng's grades have always been very good. He should be able to sense and condense a powerful Star Soul Card, right?"
"It's definitely not bad!"
"Tch~ What's the use of having good grades? Without family education, just relying on the basic star map knowledge taught in school and being able to sense a usable star soul card is not bad." A discordant voice came from the crowd. He was sarcastic and did not forget to cast a contemptuous look at Jiang Zhao after he finished speaking.
This person's name is Luo Changfeng, a classmate of Jiang Zhao and Ruan Yunyun.
A child of the Luo family in Fanxing City, he is a typical second-generation star from a well-known family. He possesses the attributes of being a master and has always looked down upon "children from a poor family" like Jiang Zhao.
Jiang Zhao was unmoved by this at all. He was already over forty years old in his two lifetimes, so naturally he would not be as knowledgeable as a kid like this.
But from a certain perspective, what Luo Changfeng said is also true.
The profession of star soul master requires too much knowledge of star maps. The stars in the sky are vast and endless. It is difficult for people without family education to know the relationship between different stars and what kind of star soul can be condensed when those stars are connected together.
To put it bluntly, the first stargazing ceremony for a child from a poor family depends purely on spirituality and luck.
With a ray of starlight falling from the observatory, classmate Bai Feng opened his eyes in a panic and confusion. A crystal card with the color of the deep night sky slowly condensed in front of his eyes.
The front is flashing with the star pattern he sensed and connected, and the back is inlaid with a strange star-shaped gem.
"Only one star?" The star soul master in charge of the ceremony glanced at the principal, "Principal Huang, it seems that this year is a bit of a bad start?"
The principal and school leaders were embarrassed for a while.
Classmate Bai Feng looked dejected, but still summoned his first star soul as usual.
A silly little leopard.
"A summoning card in leopard form? That's barely usable."
The Star Soul Master in charge of the ceremony nodded calmly, turned around and began to name the next tester.
The students in the audience were not stupid either. The result was obviously exactly what Luo Changfeng said, and the mood of many students from poor families plummeted instantly.
"I've said it all, no matter how good your grades are, it doesn't matter. Garbage is destined to be garbage from the beginning!" Luo Changfeng proudly enjoyed the attention of everyone and glanced at Jiang Zhao by the way.
Afterwards, students came on stage one after another, and the stargazing results were either one star or one and a half stars, and many of them failed directly.
Those second-generation stars with a bit of family inheritance condensed two two-star star soul cards.
"Next, Jiang Zhao."
"The third stage of central soul power."
Luo Changfeng immediately cast a mocking look, "We're here, classmate Jiang Zhao. I have a star map here that is a family secret. Do you want to see it?"
Jiang Zhao gave him a "what the hell" look in his eyes and calmly walked up to the observatory.
"I don't know what's wrong." Luo Changfeng was not angry at all, and continued to maintain his arrogant attitude. He turned to look at Ruan Yunyun with interest, "Classmate Ruan Yunyun, what level of Star Soul Card do you think he can condense?"
"none of your business."
Ruan Yunyun didn't even bother to look at him.
Luo Changfeng frowned secretly. To be honest, he never understood why Ruan Yunyun would be so close to a low-class person like Jiang Zhao?
Logically speaking, he and Ruan Yunyun are the same kind of people.
"Stand in the center of the star observatory, use your soul and mental power to observe and sense the starry sky through the stargazing mirror. I wish you good luck." There was a hint of disappointment and numbness in the voice of the star soul master in charge of the ceremony.
After all, until now, there hasn't been a Star Soul card that made him shine.
Jiang Zhao nodded slightly, turned around and stood in the center of the observatory, slowly closing his eyes.
Injecting soul power and mental power into the strange-shaped stargazing mirror, a bright, vast and clear starry sky appeared in his mind.
"Good boy, are you so awesome?"
This observation effect is much better than those of his astronomical telescopes.
The whole person seems to be in the starry sky, and with a slight movement of his mind, he can swim freely in the endless starry sky.
"Here! Here! Here! Everyone is here!"
Jiang Zhao kept looking for the figure in his astrological memory. All the stars were basically there, and even their positions were quite different.
"It feels so mysterious. It seems that every star has a subtle connection with the soul."
Then he searched for the star with the strongest sensation among the endless stars, and finally stopped in a familiar star field.
Among them, the one that shines brightest and has the strongest resonance is his natal star, which only appears when stargazing for the first time. With the power of his natal star, he can condense a star soul card for free without spending any materials.
"Alcyon? Is it really Taurus?"
"No, Alcyone also belongs to the Pleiades among the twenty-eight constellations."
After hesitating for a long time, Jiang Zhao decided to start with the Pleiades chicken. After all, in his impression, the big rooster in Journey to the West was still very powerful.
Take a deep breath, use the power of your natal star, and use your soul power to light up the other six stars in the Pleiades in sequence.
"The name is Pleiades Chicken——!"
With Jiang Zhao's inner shouting, the seven Pleiades instantly connected together, draining out the soul and mental power.
At the same time, a majestic voice sounded in Jiang Zhao's mind.
“The Pleiades return to their throne, and the star officials give blessings!
Jiang Zhao felt dizzy, and seven stars lit up in the empty sea of spiritual consciousness, feeling mysterious and unusual.
Open your eyes.
The entire audience was filled with exclamations and surprises, and a brilliant starlight fell from the sky, projected on Jiang Zhao, condensed into a star soul card, and fell into Jiang Zhao's hands.
The front is shining with the familiar star pattern, with thirteen dark stars as a foil, while the back is inlaid with two star-shaped gems and a dim star-shaped gem.
Feeling the seven stars in the sea of consciousness, the detailed information of this star soul card clearly appeared in my mind.
【Pleiades Star Official】
Type: Summoning card
Race: Star Officer (Immortal)
Genus: Chunyang
Grade: ★★☆
Divinity: 75
Talent skill: Si Chenxiao
Soul compatibility: 50% (the natal star soul card comes with 50% soul compatibility)
From this moment on, Jiang Zhao clearly realized that he would become a distinguished astrological card maker.
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