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Chapter 1: The Wormhole Descends

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The protagonist of this story—or rather, one of them—was named Xiao Zishan. Born in the late 1970s, Xiao Zishan was ordinary in every conceivable way: ordinary family, ordinary looks, ordinary talents, and certainly not the type to burn with ambition. His academic record reflected this perfectly. When university admissions expanded, he rode the wave and became a college student like countless oth

The protagonist of this story—or rather, one of them—was named Xiao Zishan. Born in the late 1970s, Xiao Zishan was ordinary in every conceivable way: ordinary family, ordinary looks, ordinary talents, and certainly not the type to burn with ambition. His academic record reflected this perfectly. When university admissions expanded, he rode the wave and became a college student like countless others. After graduation, he drifted between companies in the Pearl River Delta, accumulating the usual scars of working life. Unscrupulous bosses had cheated him. Unrealistic dreams had failed him.…

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