Chapter 1: Fang Xing

Starry Sky Calendar, year 717.

Hatchling Star, Maple Leaf City Yucai High School, Class 2, Grade 1.

"In the first year of the Starry Sky Calendar, humanity entered the interstellar era. The first light-speed starship, 'Explorer', discovered 'Thundercloud Star', confirming the existence of extraterrestrial intelligent life. The Third Kind of Contact began..."

History teacher Lan Fei wore a small black suit on her upper body, and her long legs were clad in silk stockings. The deep curve at her chest revealed a large expanse of snow-white, smooth skin, causing many boys to swallow their saliva involuntarily.

Even Fang Xing, who was slacking off and daydreaming, had to admit that she was a stunner—the kind of stunner who hit the "sweet spot" in the hearts of most teenage boys.

For most boys whose hearts were just beginning to stir, a mature woman was clearly more popular than a loli.

Lan Fei's voice was mellow, yet seemed to carry a hint of heaviness as she continued: "The Great Interstellar Discovery Era set sail because of this. In the same year, the Blue Star Federation was established, and humanity ushered in its most glorious and brilliant era, until..."

Her eyes rippled, and she called out, "Student Fang Xing, please tell everyone about the 'Great Catastrophe Day'."

Fang Xing gave a start and stood up: "Yes, teacher."

He looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old, with a medium-thin build. Wearing the Yucai High School white shirt uniform, he had the youthful vigor and freshness typical of a young man, though his eyes held a trace of suspicion and unease.

'I... transmigrated...'

Fang Xing's heart was like a raging sea. He had originally been an ordinary corporate slave on Earth, running himself ragged in heavy work every day. His only hobby was reading novels. He never expected that after falling asleep from exhaustion, he would wake up sitting in a classroom.

The realistic environment around him, combined with the extra set of memories in his mind, made him feel very conflicted.

However, he was born with a big heart. He had kept his face calm, merely observing and digesting the memories, but he hadn't expected to be caught by the teacher.

'I thought the zoning-out techniques I mastered in college had reached their peak, but I still got caught by a future teacher... Blue Star Federation? Is this the future of Earth? Did I transmigrate to another world? Or did I transmigrate to the future?'

Fang Xing had doubts in his heart, but immediately, the boy next to him poked him, causing him to collect his thoughts and answer according to the knowledge in his memories:

"The Great Catastrophe Day originated in the 112th year of the Starry Sky Calendar. At that time, the Blue Star Federation had already discovered hundreds of life-bearing planets. Interstellar exploration became the most popular activity. Every interstellar explorer was a household name, successful and famous. Humanity enjoyed the fruits of interstellar exploration to the fullest, and all kinds of technology exploded... Everything was like a golden age, until November 1st, when interstellar explorer 'Kelin' discovered 'Quanrong Star'. The Quanrong people there were addicted to war and abnormally crazy. They slaughtered the entire fleet and cracked the Blue Star coordinates in the ship's smart brain, launching a war against the Blue Star Federation..."

"In the 119th year, the Blue Star Federation army pushed back to Quanrong Star, and the Quanrong people were defeated... But it wasn't until the army cleared their sacrificial temples that we discovered that these bloody, crazy, yet high-tech-wielding, abnormally contradictory beings were actually just servants of another interstellar race—the 'Ross race'. And above the Ross race, there were even more terrifying existences!"

"Humanity faced an even crueler test. The Federation directly entered a war era that lasted for hundreds of years. Later, after a Federation citizen vote, the 'Omniscient Brain' passed a resolution to designate November 1st as the Great Catastrophe Day..."

Fang Xing spoke eloquently.

"Very good, student, please sit..."

Lan Fei gave Fang Xing a look that said 'you passed', her voice becoming very heavy: "Originally, we thought the mainstream races in the universe were civilized, just like the 'Giant Rock race' and 'Wood God Star people' discovered before. But after the Great Catastrophe Day, we learned that in the dark cosmic jungle, madness is the mainstream. The Quanrong race and the existences behind them are the true cancer of the universe!"

"After hundreds of years of war, our Blue Star Federation has paid an extremely painful price. Even so, our civilization has never yielded to those extraterrestrial evil gods!"

After Fang Xing sat down, his consciousness remained somewhat dazed.

He looked at the textbook in his hand. It seemed to be ordinary paper, yet it had no weight at all, carrying a sense of sci-fi; it was clearly a projection product.

And on the cover, a line of text was written—"Illustrated Guide to Alien Races"!

He flipped through it and found the page for the Quanrong race, discovering that the illustration was very blurry, as if it had been intentionally processed. The outline looked somewhat like a dog-headed man.

And behind it, there was a label—Lower Servant Rank!

A few pages after the Quanrong race, there was a figure like a mass of black mist, labeled as the Ross race, Upper Retainer Rank!

"Extraterrestrial Xieshen Retainers..."

Fang Xing murmured in his heart.

In the deep universe, there are 'Extraterrestrial Evil Gods' who stand above many alien retainers, lurking in deep dimensions, accompanied by terror and madness!

They are incomparably terrifying and incomparably powerful, the mortal enemies of the Blue Star Federation and other high-level alien civilizations!

Even just some of their retainers and servants possess the power to destroy a primary cosmic civilization!

However, these 'Extraterrestrial Evil Gods' are not completely invincible, otherwise the Blue Star Federation would have been extinct long ago.

Fang Xing flipped the "Illustrated Guide to Alien Races" to the last page, and a star that looked like it had already extinguished appeared before his eyes.

In the description next to it, it was clearly recorded—

【Star Swallower · Kegtulrem, the main body is a star, the first 'Extraterrestrial Extraterrestrial Xieshen' killed by the Blue Star Federation, Rank—Lower Dominator!】

'Lower? Are there ranks among Extraterrestrial Evil Gods? The Federation putting Him in the textbook must be to boost morale, but this 'extinguished star' is definitely not His true appearance. It is said that the vast majority of these Extraterrestrial Evil Gods have an 'unviewable' attribute; if humans look at them, their sanity will collapse... Even their subordinate retainers have similar memes that spread madness. According to scientific speculation, this kind of 'blind and foolish' domain or authority manifestation might be related to them having the same source or worship... But this speculation is very desperate, meaning that above the 'Extraterrestrial Evil Gods', there is an even higher-level existence, similar to a 'Creator'...'

Fang Xing pondered secretly.

Just then, the bell for the end of class rang.

"That's all for today's lesson, goodbye students..."

On the podium, the hot-bodied teacher Lan Fei waved her hand with a smile, her figure turning illusory and disappearing.

"Sigh, another projection..."

Lin Wei next to him let out a wail.

Fang Xing saw the textbook in his hand dissipate as well and couldn't help but nod secretly.

The Federation's current teachers and teaching tools all use projection modes, but the realism far exceeds so-called 3D.

Lin Wei was the same age as him, the seatmate and friend of the former Fang Xing, with a slightly high hairline and some acne on his face.

He looked at Fang Xing and complained: "I don't understand, didn't the Federation announce that 'learning devices' that directly instill knowledge were developed long ago? Why do we still have to come to school, delaying our work? I still want to pay off my loans early and buy the house I'm living in now..."

Fang Xing sighed: "It's mainly because the subsequent 'Martial Way class' requires practical teaching; even projected real people won't work. After all, the ethereal 'Martial Way Will' is a problem that current technology can hardly solve. The human heart is more complex than any science... And there are safety and moral issues with instilling ordinary knowledge through consciousness. If evil cultists with bad intentions tamper with the teaching materials, the disaster would be huge..."

"Morality, heh... what morality is there to speak of for 'androids' like us?"

Lin Wei spread his hands, looking very speechless.

Fang Xing recalled the life experience of this predecessor who shared his name and couldn't help but fall into silence.

Along with technological development, human concepts of reproduction were also constantly changing.

Coupled with the pressure of war, the problems of population aging and low birth rates became prominent... After the Great Catastrophe Day, the Blue Star Federation passed a series of bills, calling on citizens to donate eggs and sperm, which were then randomly paired by the state, gestated to maturity in cultivation chambers, and raised uniformly.

Such people were called 'androids', while those born after ten months of pregnancy according to ancient customs were 'natural humans'.

'So, I just followed the crowd and ended up an orphan?'

When Fang Xing scanned this memory, his heart was full of complaints.

'But fortunately, it's just equivalent to a test-tube baby, gestated outside the body for ten months... The Federation still has a bit of conscience; they didn't do clones or genetic modification. Thinking about it carefully, the predecessor's parents might still be alive, maybe even holding high positions in the Federation...'

Why hold high positions?

Naturally, because the better the genes, the more worth cultivating!

Those who did artificial insemination in his previous life would surely hope to choose the excellent genes of Nobel Prize winners or even Olympic champions if they could.

What Fang Xing truly felt sad about for himself was that he owed the Federation a large sum of 'upbringing fees' the moment he was born, equivalent to carrying a loan from birth. If he hadn't paid it off after becoming an adult, he would be forcibly assigned work to pay off the debt, most likely going to the front line to be a soldier...

Just as he was complaining, the classroom environment changed drastically!

Teaching tools like textbooks, paper, and pens disappeared directly, and the desks and stools automatically sank into the floor, revealing a clean floor.

Not long after, a tall, thirty-year-old yellow-skinned male with bulging muscles all over his body, wearing a military-green sweat-wicking thin shirt, strode into the classroom.

Fang Xing met his gaze and suddenly felt a chill on his body.

'This person is definitely not a projection; he is a real living person, and a very powerful martial artist... Hmm, is this Fang Xing's Martial Way teacher, Xia Long? I wonder what realm of martial artist he is?'

'In this world, the ancient martial arts on Blue Star radiated a different kind of vitality after coming into contact with high-level interstellar technology, becoming one of the most common evolutionary paths for humanity. "Martial Artist" also became the most popular "profession"...'

Fang Xing lowered his eyelids, but a hint of anticipation emerged in his heart. ===== CHAPTER 2 =====