Chapter 1

"Ocean Blue Star, 4.5 billion years old, with a radius of 6,378.2 kilometers. 71% of its surface is covered by water, the rest being land, making it a planet that appears entirely sea blue. It rotates on its axis every 24 hours and orbits its star, Xuan Yang Star, in a one-year cycle. Its moon, Yue Shen Star, orbits Ocean Blue Star every 27.32 days..."

Lina finished playing the short video introducing Ocean Blue Star. Her gaze swept over the group of children below, and she noticed a pair of eyes fixed intently on her. She followed the gaze.

The child had short, black, messy hair, and his eyes were also black. He was slightly thinner than his peers. His eyes revealed a hint of confusion, but his focus was clearly not on the 3D projection behind her, but on her. This made her frown slightly.

Lina had always been confident in her disguise. The role of a quiet and reserved planetary science teacher was the least challenging in her career of impersonation. She pursed her lips; if it weren't for the fact that this woman's boyfriend was the transporter of the Federation government's cargo, she wouldn't have had to disguise herself as this woman who never let her chest breathe. Fortunately, she had already obtained the item, and the mission was complete. As long as she finished this class, she could leave this low-level civilization planet without any slip-ups.

But the boy's gaze made her a bit uneasy. "Could he have noticed something?"

Thinking about this, she looked down at the teaching guidance screen in front of her, tapping the seat number displayed on the desk. The boy's information quickly appeared.

Name: Gu Ding

Gender: Male

Age: 15

Gene Level: Tier 1

Special Ability: Unawakened

Cellular Index: 10

Mental Power: 9.8

Combat Talent: B+

Insight: A

Special Event: Publicly stated at the opening ceremony of the new school year that he hopes to "become the man with the highest bounty in the entire universe."

Evaluation: Strengths: Possesses extraordinary insight and combat talent.

Weaknesses: Strong personality, difficult to discipline.

Lina was somewhat surprised after reading the boy's information. "He doesn't have any detection-type special abilities, so it's impossible for him to have discovered my disguise. The cellular index of an adult with Tier 1 genes is usually only 1, so it's not strange for it to reach the limit of 10 after training. But such high mental power is not easily improved through practice... He even publicly stated at the Federation's military training base that he hopes to become a space pirate, interesting..."

A slight smile appeared on her lips, and she decided to toy with him. "Gu Ding, can you tell us the current percentage of native inhabitants on Ocean Blue Star?"

Gu Ding was taken aback for a moment, then stood up calmly. "The current percentage of native inhabitants on Ocean Blue Star is 18.1%, with a population of about 340 million."

Lina glanced at the answer on the screen and then asked the second question, "The second question: How many immigrant races are there on Ocean Blue Star besides the native inhabitants?"

"There are 117 recorded immigrant races, with a population of about 1.53 billion," Gu Ding answered without hesitation.

Lina looked down at the data, finding no errors. She narrowed her eyes and fell silent for a moment before continuing, "Please briefly describe the event of the sharp decline in the population of Ocean Blue Star."

This topic was actually something that happened before the New Era and was a dark history. The educational materials were vague and avoided the details. Lina's question was clearly intended to make things difficult for Gu Ding.

Gu Ding raised an eyebrow and continued, "In the year 7,842,359 of the Federation Era, which is 2112 AD on the Ocean Blue Star calendar, a meteorite carrying a highly contagious unknown virus fell into the Atlantic Ocean of Ocean Blue Star. The virus spread rapidly, causing massive deaths, and the corpses were controlled by the virus to attack the surviving organisms. In just eight years, the population of 7 billion was reduced to 300 million, and the survival rate of other species was less than one in a thousand. The Galactic Federation government sent troops to preserve the civilization of this planet, and it took seven months to completely eliminate the virus. They then rebuilt and annexed Ocean Blue Star, which officially became a member planet of the Federation government. It was also renamed from Earth to Ocean Blue Star..."

The embarrassment on Lina's face flashed by, and her gaze shifted slightly to the left of the boy, where a blonde boy was lying down, almost asleep. She glanced at the name on the teaching guidance screen, "Gu Ding, you can sit down. Reed, please answer..."

The day's class ended quickly. As Gu Ding was about to leave, Reed called out to him, lowering his voice, "Hey, didn't you notice that Ms. Ellie today was a bit different from before?"

"Yes, she was different. What's up?" Gu Ding had also noticed some abnormalities.

"I think the woman who taught us today is an imposter," Reed raised an eyebrow.

"An imposter?!" Gu Ding was taken aback. He had only sensed a change in Ms. Ellie intuitively, but Reed's speculations were usually well-founded.

"This woman made many mistakes. First, when she touched the teaching screen, she used her left hand at first, indicating she is left-handed. Later, she seemed to realize this and switched to her right hand. Ms. Ellie is right-handed, which everyone knows."

"Second, the last question she asked you about the dark history of planetary science is something the Federation government prohibits from being recorded in educational materials and does not allow teachers to discuss publicly. With Ms. Ellie's conservative personality, she would never touch on such content."

"These are the main two mistakes. There are also many other details where she was off. She didn't know our names, and she didn't know the answers to the two questions she asked you, so she had to look at the seat names and the teaching guidance. During the half-hour class, she spoke for less than seven minutes in total, while the real Ms. Ellie always spends about 18 minutes explaining the teaching materials. Do you need more?"

"I'm leaving." Gu Ding was busy packing his things and hadn't heard Reed's reasoning.

"Don't you want to know where the real Ms. Ellie went, who this woman is, and what her purpose is for impersonating Ms. Ellie?" Reed seemed to want to continue his reasoning.

"Ms. Ellie has probably been taken out. The location of her body is something the Federation military needs to worry about. As for the identity of that woman, it's also something the Federation military should be concerned with. I have to go work for Aunt 'Rou Si.' See you, chatterbox!" Gu Ding interrupted Reed's incessant talk.

"Damn it, I'm not done. The probability of Ms. Ellie being taken out is only 91%, and there's a 9% chance she's still alive! The probability that the woman's identity is... more than 60%..." Reed cursed and continued to boast about his powerful and terrifying reasoning skills.

Leaving the school, Gu Ding rode his hover motorcycle toward the western part of the city.

The western part of the city was a backward and noisy area. Garbage was piled up everywhere, emitting a nauseating stench, and the alarm sirens went off countless times a day, making people's ears ring. It was the source of evil and a paradise for criminals.

This area also had another name—Red Light District. Traditionally, a red light district referred to a place of vice, but this Red Light District was different. The red light symbolized an alarm, and the Red Light District symbolized a place where alarms sounded non-stop every day.

Because of the mix of people, this area had become a temporary haven for many space pirates. Although Ocean Blue Star was a newly developed planet, the number of passing space pirates was increasing day by day. Gu Ding had grown up in this area, and as far back as he could remember, it had always been a haven for space pirates.

Seeing the sign of the Rose Tavern not far ahead, Gu Ding slowed his pace. His gaze inadvertently swept over a side street to the left, where he noticed a somewhat familiar figure.

"Huh, why would she come to the Red Light District?" Gu Ding felt a bit puzzled, but the figure disappeared quickly. After a moment's hesitation, he couldn't resist his curiosity and quietly followed.

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