Chapter 1: Crossing Over, System!

"I think you all watched the news last night."

"The Arachnis insectoid species once again attacked Earth with meteors, but they were intercepted by our advanced planetary defense spacecraft."

"Today, I will explain why the insectoids are able to use meteor attacks on Earth."

"First, let me introduce Krendasu, a planet with a diameter of over 130,000 kilometers and the home planet of the Arachnis insectoids."

"Krendasu has a powerful gravitational force that attracts countless small celestial bodies, forming an asteroid belt."

"These small celestial bodies are what you understand as the insectoid meteors, and the reason they can break free from gravity and head towards Earth..."

"Oh my god!"

The teacher on the podium spoke eloquently, but Zhou Yuan, sitting in his seat, felt restless.

He had transmigrated!

Five minutes ago, he opened his eyes and found himself in this world.

At first, he thought it was a dream, but after sitting still and awakening for a moment, he realized that it was too real to be a dream.

With the intention of figuring out the situation first, he behaved low-key and pretended to read a book.

After understanding, he realized that he had transmigrated into a science fiction world.

Star Fleet!

In this world, humans were united, or rather, the civil war had long ended.

Two hundred years ago, humanity initiated a global nuclear war.

Under the nuclear war, human civilization suffered heavy losses, and even Earth was left with numerous scars.

The population, which was originally nearly 10 billion, was reduced to less than 3 billion after that war.

There were no winners; everyone lost.

So, countries reached an agreement and formed the Peace Federation.

They temporarily ended the war and focused on recovery.

Perhaps because the nuclear war created new elements and directions, human technology entered a period of rapid development after the war, breaking through numerous constraints.

Controlled nuclear fusion devices, controlled energy weapons, controlled antimatter, and more.

Because of the emergence of these technologies, humans completely freed themselves from the constraints of Earth and entered the era of interstellar travel.

The opening of the interstellar era meant the beginning of a new round of resource wars, and relations between countries became tense again.

Until ten years ago.

When the relationship between the Federation was about to collapse, something unexpected happened.

The Arachnis insectoids appeared.

The Arachnis insectoids lived on Krendasu, a planet in the GJ1 galaxy next to the Solar System, which was nearly 1,200 times the size of Earth.

Not only was it large in size, but it was also a habitable planet, with conditions similar to Earth's, like an oversized, premium version of Earth.

Who could resist that?

So, each country sent out exploration fleets, ready to explore and exploit the value of Krendasu before other countries.

Soon, accidents occurred.

No matter which country or fleet it was.

Once they landed on Krendasu, they would lose contact on the same day.

Afterward, ordinary people couldn't find out any more information; they only knew that those fleets never returned, and relations between countries entered a honeymoon period again.

Zhou Yuan knew that those exploration fleets were forever stranded on Krendasu, and at this point, only ship debris that the insects didn't eat remained.

The Arachnis insectoids' greatest strength was their reproductive ability.

Going to their lair to explore?

It was like delivering takeout!

... ...

Five minutes later, the bell rang, interrupting Zhou Yuan's thoughts.

"The remaining content will be continued this afternoon. Class dismissed."

"By the way, your test scores are out. Go downstairs to check them."

"Also, pick up a form for your future plans. Graduating students must fill it out and hand it to me this afternoon."

As the teacher announced the end of class, the students immediately erupted into chatter, grouping together to discuss what they would do later.

"Hey, Zhou!"

"I feel that my telepathic abilities have improved again. Do you want to test it together?"

Just as Zhou Yuan was about to leave the classroom, someone tapped his shoulder.

Turning around, he saw Carl Jenkins calling him.

Carl was the classmate and best friend of the protagonist, Johnny Rico, and became a senior officer due to his strong telepathic abilities.

"Next time, definitely next time."

"I'm feeling a bit unwell in my stomach and was just about to go to the restroom."

Zhou Yuan smiled and politely declined.

In his memories, he had a close relationship with Carl because he also possessed telepathic abilities and often practiced with Carl.

Carl tilted his head slightly, looking helpless, and said, "Buddy, you forgot one thing. Our telepathic abilities can sense if the other person is lying."

"Well, I admit it."

"I've encountered a little trouble and don't want to bother you."

Zhou Yuan shrugged. Until he sorted out the situation of the system, he couldn't muster any interest in anything.

"Now is the time."

"Go take care of it. Call me if you need anything."

Carl smiled and turned to find Rico.

... ...

Carrying his small backpack, Zhou Yuan entered the public restroom.

Looking at his familiar face in the mirror, a natural smile finally appeared on Zhou Yuan's face.

He was still himself, but the world had changed.

He was like a replacement for his counterpart in this world, yet also awakened the memories of his past life.

All in all, it wasn't bad. After all, he knew the future direction of this world, and he could live a peaceful life by enduring a bit.

Just then...

A cold mechanical voice abruptly sounded in his mind.

[Host's mental stability detected. Soul Exchange System loading...]

[Soul system loaded successfully. Congratulations, host, on successful binding.]

[Congratulations, host, on receiving the binding gift package. Would you like to open it?]