Don't think for a second that just because we're in the space age, Earth is all messed up. Sure, wartime caused some damage, but both sides deliberately avoided the forests—after all, they're humanity's shared mother. Even at the height of war, they held back from using nukes or anti-matter weapons. Afterward, they did a solid job with urban greenery too.
Green high-tech cities were pretty pleasant to look at. At least Li Feng thought they were better than the old world in movies, with way more green space. Riding the city tram out to the suburbs, whenever something bothered him, he liked to head outside and breathe in the fresh air—it felt amazing.
Lying on the artificial grass, taking in the smell of soil mixed with grass, Li Feng just couldn't calm down today. A soldier who doesn't want to be a general isn't a good soldier, and Li Feng had his dreams too. In the short term, getting into military academy was his biggest goal—not to mention he had other reasons he had to make it in too. ... But why did it have to be a test? Even if there had to be exams, they should offer more variety, give people who aren't good at theory a chance.
No way, he had to give it a real shot. If he didn't try, there was zero chance. Trying at least gave him a one percent chance. Life only gives you so many chances to go wild—go for it！
Getting fired up by those thoughts, Li Feng could almost see himself as a glorious mecha pilot. He suddenly stood up, struck a cool pose with one finger pointing at the sky, and yelled, "I'm number one, heaven's number two！"
Man, yelling it out felt good... What's that？
Right after his shout, Li Feng noticed a strange ripple in the sky, and then a meteor appeared out of nowhere.
Could it be that the heavens weren't sleeping? Not only did he chuckle bitterly, he made a very indecent gesture and kept roaring： "Man will conquer nature, come on, fire at me if you dare！"
He even beckoned with his fingers while roaring; after all, shooting stars look close but are actually far away. But just as he finished the gesture, a bizarre scene unfolded—the meteor really did come roaring toward him, getting closer and closer.
Li Feng froze, then sprinted away. Holy crap, is this for real? This is way too freaky！
But before he could run more than a few steps, an enormous pressure bore down on him from above. Amidst a rumbling boom, he lost consciousness, and in a daze, he muttered angrily： "I hate flying rocks！"
Evening News： A student from Konghang AP High School was hit by a meteor in the suburbs after school and has been sent to the hospital. According to preliminary checks, the student is out of danger. This is an extremely rare astronomical phenomenon, with odds of one in a hundred billion. Everyone is advised to enjoy their outings safely.
Ma Ka, who was eating, couldn't help but spew his rice. It was someone from his own school! This guy's luck is incredible—hitting odds of one in a hundred billion. He should go buy a lottery ticket right away.
Just then, the Skycom on his wrist rang, and a small virtual video window popped up. A graceful female voice said： "Call incoming, call incoming."
"Hey, Li Feng! Haha, did you hear? Some unlucky guy from our school just got hit by a meteor. I really want to meet this dude—and send him a wreath."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the call.
"Hey, say something! I'm eating here!"
A hoarse voice came from the other end of the Skycom: "Ma Ka, that unlucky guy is me！"
Pfft...
Ma Ka quickly looked up and saw that Li Feng on the Skycom was lying on a snow-white hospital bed. He was instantly speechless.
"Alright, classmate Li Feng, you need to rest now." The young nurse beside him said with a straight face. Li Feng had no choice but to shut off his communicator. Fine, just close his eyes and relax. From the side, he could hear the two nurses giggling.
"This guy's so funny, actually getting hit by a meteor."
"Yeah, aside from a bit of a shock to his body, he doesn't have a single scratch. What a lucky guy, hehe."
Li Feng buried his face in his pillow. What a shame all the way to Mars! Something this extreme actually happened to him. His luck was really "good"!
A wave of drowsiness washed over him, and soon he drifted off to sleep. After all, no normal person could get hit by a meteor and come out completely unscathed.
Zzzzz...
A barely visible golden light spread over Li Feng's body, and the surrounding instruments dimmed instantly.
"Self-check, three, two, one."
Beep, beep, beep, beep...
Check report： database damage 69%, 32% recoverable; self-damage 91%, recoverable.
Information scan: successfully crossed parallel universe. Current coordinates: cannot return, unable to receive any signals. Target location: abundant energy, usability 15%, medium-level civilization.
Suddenly, the light flickered urgently... Master's presence, master, master...
Warning： insufficient energy, insufficient energy. Entering self-repair sleep in three seconds. Three, two, one...
The golden light slowly receded back into Li Feng's body, and the surrounding machines returned to normal operation. Li Feng slept soundly, dreaming of the principals of the five major human military academies kneeling in a row before him, begging him to attend their schools. Li Feng couldn't help but grin silently.
Daydreaming in his sleep was a pretty happy thing too.
Feeling refreshed all over, Li Feng woke up. Opening his eyes, he saw his best buddy Maka. The moment he saw Li Feng awake, Maka pounced on him.
“Holy shit, you finally woke up. I thought you’d turned into a vegetable！”
“Bullshit, jinx. I’m built like a tank, just crashed for a bit！”
“Just crashed? You know you’ve been out for three days and three nights? You think you’re a grizzly bear hibernating?”
Dazed, Li Feng instinctively touched his face. Just crashed for a bit—was it really that dramatic? Then he suddenly remembered a serious issue. “You didn”t tell my mom and dad, did you?”
“Duh, when you called, I knew what you meant. No way I’d say anything. But if you hadn’t woken up, I would’ve. I told your mom you were at my place for special training.”
“Haha, you’re solid！”
This kind of thing happened often. Ma Ka’s family was pretty well-off, and the key thing was they had a gravity device at home. Li Feng often stayed there to train his physical reflexes, and his family was used to it. Of course, Ma Ka had zero interest in working out. At first, he thought anti-gravity weightlessness was fun, but after a while, he got bored, and it became Li Feng’s exclusive setup. Not for weightlessness, though—Li Feng trained in hyper-gravity.
“Excuse me, sir, we need to examine the patient.”
Ma Ka immediately sidestepped, tossing Li Feng aside, and fixed his eyes on the nurse, gleaming like gold. Thirty-five, what a gem, nice, nice. “Nurse sister, my buddy here’s got a little quirk—he loves getting shots. If you get the chance, don’t hold back. Stick him hard.”