I chose the safe house, and the Human Alliance regretted it.

Wang Wei frowned slightly.

The First Empire, facing the threat of the Star Beasts, has consistently failed to contact him.

Qi has now made arrangements for a backup plan, but he hasn't told him directly.

Could it be that both of them excluded him because of some imperial will?

But after a moment's thought, Wang Wei realized it was impossible.

The First Empire may have been driven by imperial will.

But Qi never directly asked him to save the world.

After all, Qi hadn't tried to coerce him with the idea of ​​"all living beings under heaven."

What Qi is saying is—"Whether you manage it or not is up to you, but if you don't have the ability to manage it, that's a different situation altogether."

Wang Wei shook his head.

Forget it

When the calamity comes, everything will become clear.

He stopped wasting his energy thinking about these things and turned to look at his room.

Although I haven't lived here for a long time, the house is still very clean.

It's obvious that someone takes care of it regularly.

In the nearly two months he spent in the First Empire, two or three years had passed here.

The buildings on the ground in Jiangnan City have been completely restored to their former appearance, and are even more prosperous than before.

The streets are wider, the streetlights have been replaced with new models, and even the roadside trash cans have been replaced with smart models that automatically sort trash.

The ruins outside the city have long been cleared away, replaced by large tracts of farmland and several newly built energy towers.

His safe house domain already covered the entire planet.

Everything that happens in this world is clearly visible to him—if he wants, he can "see" ants moving house in any corner of the six bases at the same time.

Ordinary people returned to normal life, while those with superpowers hunted strange beasts in the wild. The two groups had a clear division of labor and each stayed in their place.

Under the order left by Wang Wei, the strange beasts would not approach the city on their own initiative and posed no threat to ordinary people.

As Wang Wei scanned the six bases, he discovered something new.

Each base has established a university specializing in superpowers.

Humans developed gene-enhancing drugs through the dissection and study of exotic animals.

If injected before the age of sixteen, there is a certain probability of awakening supernatural abilities.

Nowadays, in addition to regular academic classes, physical training is given equal importance to the two main subjects of Chinese and mathematics.

The stronger one's physical abilities, the higher the level of superpowers awakened upon the first injection of the gene potion.

Wang Wei frowned.

This is good news, but there are also concerns.

Physical training means adequate nutrition—expensive supplements, specially formulated energy meals, and personal trainer programs all cost money.

The gap between children from ordinary families and children from wealthy families is widened from the very beginning.

If this continues, a new "dominant and powerful" situation will emerge.

However, Wang Wei's brows quickly relaxed.

There is no absolute fairness in the world.

As long as everyone has a way out, they can keep going.

Moreover, the Dragon Kingdom Parliament had obviously considered this point as well—they introduced a safety net policy.

As long as you participate in urban construction, regardless of your position, your children's schooling will be completely free, you will receive a house directly, and your medical care will be completely free.

The houses are issued directly, without any mortgage.

We went directly to the school, and the cafeteria was free.

When you're sick and hospitalized, you just register and leave after your visit.

Although class differences still exist, the upper limit of life for those at the bottom has been raised.

Wang Wei withdrew his senses, a slight smile playing on his lips.

It's not perfect. But it's much better than before.

He turned and went into the bedroom.

The blankets on the bed were neatly folded, and the pillows still had a faint smell of laundry detergent.

Wang Wei woke up early the next morning.

He originally planned to leave directly, but found that the Jiangnan City Superpower University was conducting its annual awakening test.

The playground was surrounded by layers of parents, all eagerly waiting.

Wang Wei immediately became interested.

He quickly concealed himself and appeared directly at the edge of the playground of Jiangnan City Superpower University.

No one in the crowd noticed him—everyone was staring at the huge silver instrument in the center of the playground.

Those maintaining order used megaphones to shout back and forth:

"Line up, one at a time!"

"Those ranked S or above will enter the Superpower University!"

"Those below grade S, you should obediently go to Tsinghua or Peking University!"

"Did you hear me? Don't push!"

At the front of the student line, a slender girl stepped forward and extended her arm.

The staff injected her with a vial of pale blue gene serum, and the silver instrument began to hum.

A few seconds later, a series of rapidly rotating air currents suddenly surged from the girl's body, swirling up fallen leaves on the ground and sending them spinning in the air.

The instrument emitted a cold, electronic voice: "Rank A, Wind-based Ability."

The registration teacher looked up at her, then shook his head regretfully: "Liu Yue, Grade A, Wind type. Doesn't meet the requirements for entering the Superpower University."

He paused, then wrote two words on the registration form: "Tsinghua and Peking Universities."

Liu Yue's eyes immediately welled up with tears: "Go to Tsinghua or Peking University? How embarrassing!"

Several students around couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The registration teacher sighed and didn't say anything.

The world has really changed.

A few years ago, Tsinghua and Peking Universities were places that top students across the country would fight tooth and nail to get into.

Apart from third-rate students from Beijing and abroad, only the top scorers and the top few in each province are eligible for admission.

But now, Tsinghua and Peking Universities have become "backup options for those who didn't get into the superpower university," an indelible shame on the faces of students below S-level.

Wang Wei watched as the girl walked off the stage with red eyes, her mother hugging her and whispering words of comfort, and couldn't help but shake his head.

The pace at which times change can sometimes be so fast that people don't have time to adapt.

Another testing device suddenly emitted a blinding blue light.

"SS-rank, lightning-type ability!"

"It's Liu Qiang!"

"He's actually SS-rank!"

"Wow—he could get into a university for people with superpowers!"

The students in line were in an uproar, their voices filled with envy.

The registration teacher was so excited that she jumped up from her chair and rushed to Liu Qiang, exclaiming, "On behalf of Jiangnan Superpower University, I welcome you!"

Liu Qiang glanced at him, put his hands in his pockets, and raised his chin slightly: "Tch, I'm not going to this lousy school."

The entire room fell silent instantly.

Even Liu Yue, who was crying, forgot to shed tears and stared at him blankly.

Liu Qiang casually added, "I'm going to the Beijing University of Superpowers."

The registration teacher's smile froze on her face; her lips twitched twice, but she still forced a professional smile: "Yes, SS-rank students have the right to freely choose their schools."

Some people in the crowd muttered a few sour remarks, but no one could stop the decision of an SS-level genius.

Just then, another student at the back of the group suddenly shouted, "Liu Qiang, our Dragon Kingdom's savior comes from Jiangnan City!"

Liu Qiang turned around and scoffed, "Tch, so what? A savior doesn't represent this lousy school."

The student opened his mouth, but after a long pause, he couldn't come up with a rebuttal.

Liu Qiang is right—when Wang Wei left, the Jiangnan City Superpower University had not yet been built.

A savior emerged in Jiangnan City, but this university did not.

Wang Wei, standing at the edge of the crowd, heard this conversation and couldn't help but chuckle.

The awakening test continues.

Most students were below grade S and were dejectedly assigned to Tsinghua and Peking Universities.

Those few who broke through to S-level walked into the gates of the Superpower University with their heads held high, their backs radiating the smugness unique to young people.

Wang Wei watched for a moment, then his figure disappeared silently from the spot.

The First Empire, the Star Frontier.

"Coordinates: BJ01382, an anomaly detected!"

In the Third Fleet's communications channel, the early warning signal from the forward reconnaissance ship suddenly sounded, sharp and piercing.

"Prepare for battle!"

An order was instantly issued to all frontline warships.

Countless naval guns turned simultaneously, and the energy chambers began to store energy.

Millions of warships stretched out across the starry sky, as far as the eye could see.

Even so, they could not contain the billions of soldiers of the First Empire.

Many more people floated in the void in battle formations, like a black steel forest pressing down on the starry sky.

The Third Fleet's "0134 Squadron" has four warships that have completed power charging, with their cannons aimed at the dark and deep starry sky ahead.

Inside the ship's cabin, several operators stared intently at the screens, their foreheads beaded with sweat.

At the edge of the horizon, the darkness was writhing, expanding, and deforming—something was surging in from the depths.

A second before the silence was broken, one of them suddenly spoke, his voice hoarse like sandpaper scraping against sheet metal:

"Um... will the shop owner intervene?"