1: Chapter 1 Prologue and Unidentified Objects

Prologue

An unknown cosmic dimension.

The center of an unknown galaxy.

In the orbit of a massive crimson star, an unimaginably huge artificial structure floated in the pitch-black space. The occasional solar material ejected by solar prominences was intercepted by a circular, transparent light shield above the structure, causing not the slightest ripple.

At the very top of the artificial structure sat a humanoid creature, tightly encased in full black-brown armor, its face impossible to discern.

In front of it stood countless humanoid creatures, similarly clad in black-brown armor. They stood silently and motionless, like statues.

Further away were various artificial objects of different shapes, equally massive and densely covering the entire space.

Another solar flare erupted, the light released by the high-heat material instantly illuminating the grim fleet hidden in the darkness.

The eyes of the humanoid creature at the highest point suddenly lit up, as if another sun had appeared in the universe.

Waves of inexplicable fluctuations began to emerge.

"This universe has already begun to die..."

"Our technology can no longer expand..."

"Has the theoretical structure of the universe been completed?"

"The unknown coefficient is too high; it cannot be inferred..."

"There is no time... There is no time..."

There was no sound, but the communication was far from over.

"The fragments can no longer be retrieved."

"The theoretical rules have begun to fail."

"The collapse of the universe has begun..."

"There is no time..."

"The plan must be executed immediately..."

The communication paused for a moment.

"The theory is not yet mature; it cannot be executed..."

"There is no time..."

"We cannot accept the price of forcibly opening the passage..."

"It will accelerate the collapse of the universe..."

"We cannot take everything with us..."

"Cannot avoid... Cannot..."

"We must be fast..."

"Make a decision."

"Immediately... Execute."

A moment later, as the black-brown figure began to act, the star, still in its prime, suddenly extinguished, just like a light bulb turned off by someone. Simultaneously, every star in the entire surrounding galaxy went out as well.

With the stars extinguished, the planets that had previously been operating normally suddenly became like orphans. They broke away from their orbits, scurrying around in the pitch-black space. From time to time, planets would collide, erupting in a dim light, then immediately cooling down to become fragments, or continuing to wander in strange, embedded postures...

"We need a calibration point..."

"Use life as the baseline to determine the calibration point..."

"I hope it can arrive safely... in another universe..."

A sigh echoed through the pitch-black space.

"Name."

"Wang Shuo."

"Gender."

"Male."

"Age?"

"Eighteen."

"Ethnicity?"

"Han."

"Address?"

"Huazhong University of Science and Technology dormitory building."

"Are you a student at Huazhong University of Science and Technology?"

"Yes."

"Place of household registration."

"I am from Lantian County, Xi'an, Shaanxi."

"Do you know why we called you here?"

"I know."

"Explain what happened."

"Officer, I really didn't hit anyone. I was acting out of righteousness."

Wang Shuo felt he was very unlucky, truly very unlucky.

Walking along perfectly fine, getting hit in the head by an unknown object falling from the sky was bad enough, but he also ended up being used as a human shield by a girl from who knows where. Well, he was a man; if a girl asked for help, he couldn't just ignore it, right?

But weren't these two hooligans a bit too substandard?

Did he even make a move?

He didn't even say a word, okay?

What was up with the two of them lying right in front of him? Even for extortion, this wasn't how you did it, right?

Without a doubt, Wang Shuo's actions landed him in the police station.

"Whether it was acting out of righteousness is something we need to investigate to know." The younger of the two police officers sitting in front of Wang Shuo said, "Do you know this girl?"

"No." Wang Shuo shook his head.

The young officer nodded, wrote something in the notebook in front of him, and continued, "Student Wang Shuo, we need you to stay here to assist with our investigation. We will help you notify your family."

"Officer, I can't stay here. I have to attend the school ceremony this afternoon."

"Ceremony?" The young officer frowned. "Are you a freshman this year?"

"Yes." Wang Shuo nodded quickly. "I just arrived to report yesterday, and today I'm already in the police station."

"Then you really are something." The young officer said noncommittally. "However, the girl you mentioned is currently still in the Hospital and hasn't regained consciousness, so you can't leave yet."

What kind of situation was this!

Wang Shuo scratched his head in frustration, feeling like every unlucky thing happened to him.

When a homebody meets society, it's an unsolvable problem.

Just as Wang Shuo was wracking his brain on how to solve this problem, a phone rang.

"Hello, yes. Okay, I understand." The young police officer on the phone looked at Wang Shuo and slowly put his phone into his pocket. "You can go."

"I can go?" Wang Shuo looked up in surprise.

"Miss Chen has woken up, and the matter has been cleared up. You can go to your ceremony now." The young officer closed the notebook and opened the door to the interrogation room.

"Thank you, Officer." Wang Shuo quickly picked up his backpack and ran out of the police station in a flash.

The cause of the matter was actually very simple.

As mentioned before, Wang Shuo, male, likes women, has no bad habits. His only flaw is that he is a bit of a homebody. However, while others stay at home watching movies, anime, novels, and all things 2D... Wang Shuo only had one thing to do at home—read.

Compared to his peers, student Wang Shuo could really be called a good student. His exam scores were always among the best in the class. Although he never surpassed the top few, he was at least in the first tier of the class.

It was precisely because of his excellent academic performance that he was able to get into Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

It wasn't that Wang Shuo hadn't thought about applying to other schools, but who told him to have a soft spot for W City? The moment he thought about attending university in W City, Wang Shuo was one hundred percent willing.

As for the reason... cough cough, everyone understands. A man's first love is always the most unforgettable, and Wang Shuo was an out-and-out homebody, so he had even less resistance to goddesses.

On the first day of arriving at school, Comrade Wang Shuo, the homebody, discovered that he was actually the last to arrive. He had already been assigned a class, a dormitory, and even a bed—only one bed was left.

Wang Shuo could only helplessly accept this bed in the position closest to the balcony. The reason was simple: no one wanted to sleep by the bathroom door... That's right, this student dormitory came with a bathroom and even a shower, though showering was fine, he had to get hot water himself.

Well, Wang Shuo's first thought was—what a rip-off!!

However, showering and such was never something a homebody should consider, so Wang Shuo just sucked it up—anyway, he wouldn't be showering often.

His roommates looked like old hands. They met and were like brothers separated for years. Within a few hours, they were already arm-in-arm, and they gave Wang Shuo a pretty good ranking—Number Two.

Wang Shuo was very satisfied with this.

The four brothers sat together and discussed. They felt that their temperaments were compatible, and it was not easy to meet in university after finishing over a decade of schooling. Therefore, they decided to make the first day of school the "dormitory day" and agreed to go out for a meal at noon to celebrate.

No one objected to this.

So, the first dormitory gathering of university ended in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.

And the incident happened on the way back to school alone after Wang Shuo left the main group.

"So unlucky." Wang Shuo checked the time on his phone; it was already 1:40 PM, twenty minutes until the opening ceremony.

"I didn't expect the first time I entered a police station in my life to be because of something like this." Wang Shuo tried to complain, while trying hard to recall what exactly happened at that time.

He only remembered that when he was passing through a small alley, he ran into two hooligans molesting a girl he didn't know. And the girl's reaction, in Wang Shuo's opinion, was truly quick-witted—the moment she saw him, she used him as a human shield!

Come on, was Wang Shuo such a casual person? This kind of thing where he became someone else's boyfriend so casually was simply unreasonable, okay? Besides, the two hooligans in front of him also looked very difficult to mess with.

Just as Wang Shuo was preparing to say a few pleading words, the back of his head was hit by something, and in the time it took him to turn around, that girl and the few hooligans were all lying on the ground.

Student Wang Shuo, who had never known what fighting was from childhood to adulthood, was stunned by the supernatural event before his eyes. He instinctively chose to call the police; after all, the police would still give people a sense of security.

And the police officer was clearly not thinking the same way he was, so Wang Shuo was taken back to the police station on the grounds of intentionally causing injury...

So that led to the scene at the beginning.

Wang Shuo thought about the course of events and suddenly felt a headache. He had been used as a human shield but didn't even know the name of the main person involved, and even her appearance was remembered vaguely. What was even more hateful was that he had been knocked out but didn't even see who did it.

Headache, headache. Wang Shuo rubbed the back of his head, feeling that this day was absolutely terrible.