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" What a beautiful child ! " , a woman exclaimed.

This was nothing new to Tang Xuan .

He sat in his cabin calmly , he thought it was , but a 12 yr old child sitting and acting like an adult really poked the heart of old mother mentality people with a cupid arrow.

It took only five hour of time to reach Planet Vera . The nearest planet near the Vulcan Imperial Academy.

The reason for coming here , Of course , to get the things he missed in the past .

He currently have only 3000 credits left after the travel , a method to make money is necessary right now , and a safe one that could keep his identity hidden at that.

When they reached destination , he picked his small bag full and walked out . Picking an old hoodie from his bag and lowering the hood to hide his appearance as much as possible , he directly walked to the west .

Money is necessary , and so is a residence. There are two months before academy starts.

It might sound great , but it's more of a scam .

Everyone's initial mental strength is 0 , but potential of each person is different .

He walked towards a hotel , booked a room and slept . Too many things needed to be done before he give things a final push .

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When he woke up , it was morning already . He sat cross legged and tried the mental training method.

A cube formed in his conciousness with his thought , than more and more complex forms started to appear out of the cube . It changed from one form to another. All he had to do was keep observing until he could find the pattern .

Only in 15 minutes , he was already in cold sweat . But his sea of conciousness was significantly stronger , he could feel it. The walls around his mental sea were sturdier than before.

He picked up the old clothes he had worn before . Well , He was a poor orphan who had nothing or he wouldn't be bullied by his peers during his Academy time.

Covering himself tightly , he wore a mask covering his mouth and nose that only his eyes were visible. Walking along , he found the small alley .

Planet Vera was also known as planet of traders. A well deserved name.

Walking through the alley came a wider road , this was the actual market . Anything that you demand can be given through an appropriate price. Although it wasn't as prosperous and unscurplous as black market , it still is the best place the students of Vulcan imperial academy could go .

He soon found a stall that was selling various energy stones , another one selling special herbs , a stall selling various parts , etc.

Just when he thought of bypassing a stall and go to his actual destination , he stopped . His gaze involuntarily falling on a bundle of blue colored grass with a small bead of white on its tip .

What shocked him was the price marked . 10 credits per bundle. He wanted to shake the seller picking him up from his collar ' Are you toying with me ?'.

" Uncle , How much is this grass ? " , he asked the man politely .

" Oh kid ! You study in Academy here. Look this one is a new variety , we don't know what it's use is , but you kjow harvesting takes time kid . See , 10 credit per bundle , reasonable right . " , the man was a skilled businessman . He talked too much nonsense but the price was still the same.

" Uncle , My pet eats this kind of grass, I tried to find but I couldn't find much . Can you provide me with more of it ? " , Such a polite , sensible and cute child , who would suspect him of lying .

Dalton , that was the name of shopkeeper , he readily agreed.

Tang Xuan also put 3 more types of grass on order . His expenditure totalled upto 1700 credits , but would he care.

Forgetting the actual destination , he almost ran back to the rental room . When he removed his hood and mask , the grin on his face was so stupid that it felt wierd .

Pearl grass. The most important ingredient of Phantom potion .

How could he not be excited. This was an important herb but common on some planets . In later stage when phantom potion was developed , Major families involved in pharmaceuticals completely monopolized the herb before anyone realized it .

Now the same money making machine was right in front of him .

He wanted to wait until school starts to increase his mental power , but now he felt greedy . Calming himself down , he put all the things in subspace initial island. Lucky thing , The things that he externally puts have time frozen in space , he still doesn't know the reason and principle.

When Dalton brought all the materials to the rental room , he told him to keep it there and paid the bill , sending him back . Putting it all in subspace , he walked towards the starnet cafe .

This is what it is .

The log in cabin needs a user id to log into starnet . A person will have only one id for lifetime.

Entering the starnet virtual platform , there were multiple options , he made changes to his appearance turning his black hairs white , his grey eyes red and his skin tone closer to tanned .

Even if he meets an aquiantance later, no one would recignize him unless he sells himself out .

Walking towards a modification shop , he knocked . The user , looking at his recruitment badge , let him in . After the interview , both parties were satisfied . The shopkeeper was satisfied to have a helper and he was satisfied to get money .

Each time he modifies a mecha , that would be added to his bonus as commision and his salary is 5000 credits per week .

Don't look how easy it is to make money , if it wasn't for his memories of future , no way would he have gotten this job .

Taking a look at his virtual contract , he logged out and went back to his rental room .

What a wonderful day .

At the end of the day , jumping under covers , this was his only thought .