MegaC

Avery Asteria was far from having anyone's dream job. Family circumstances had him drop out of school and flying around the expanse of space looking for treasure among the discarded trash in an old ship his father had been restoring. It was far from glamorous work, but it was all he could do to earn the money he needed. 

He was not the only one looking for fortune among the stars, though. One day a score that looked too good to be true led to a run in with a band of pirates. With some quick wits and a bit of luck, Avery managed to escape the worst, but he ended up missing out on collecting the valuable salvage he had his sights on.

Having lost a large chunk of his gear in his flight from the pirates, Avery seemed to be truly at the end of his rope. However, a twist of fate led him to discovering an experimental vessel that had been lost to the far reaches of space.

With this new ship in his possession, his prospects were looking up. It had everything and more than what any spacefarer could want. And Avery was going to use it to become the leader of the greatest band of mercenaries in the galaxy.

Path to Becoming the Greatest Space Mercenary

Not long after Avery finished up the first urban simulation program, he was already gearing up for the next one.

The easy floating ring targets were now going to be a thing of the past. He would be fighting AR enemies that could fire back going forward.

'Okay, it looks like the virtual personal shield generator is functioning properly.'

Starting from the next round, Avery would be treated as having a shield around him that could soak up a certain amount of enemy fire.

He had thought about actually purchasing a personal shield generator for this competition, but he had been unable to find one with better specs than the models already offered by the program.

Since he would definitely want something stronger in the future, he saw no reason to purchase something he would be planning on replacing.

Chapter 77 Shootout (2)