"Ha~"
Wang Yi yawned and lay on the desk in his classroom, bored, staring at the textbook in front of him.
The college entrance exam was approaching, and he was restless, not in the mood for studying at all.
Wang Yi, 18 years old, a student of class 10, grade 12 at Lanling High School.
Looks average, height average, body average, academics average, even his love life was average (actually nonexistent).
The only unusual thing about him was that he was a transmigrator.
By the characteristics of transmigrators in novels, he should have been someone extraordinary.
But unfortunately, he was no different from ordinary people, just with an extra lifetime's useless memories.
In his previous life, he was a terrible student.
In this life, he still hadn't escaped the fate of a "terrible student."
With the college entrance exam near, he adhered to the principle of last-minute studying, flipping through the textbook in front of him.
"If you don't work hard in your studies, you'll become a junior again next year..."
The college entrance exam was the day of trial by fire for all high school seniors.
Whether they could ascend to the "Upper Realm" (college) all depended on the verdict of a few godlike thunders (exam papers).
For more points on his score, Wang Yi kept reviewing the key points highlighted by his teachers.
But after looking for a long time, he found that he wasn't reviewing at all; it was more like he was previewing new content.
This point seemed unfamiliar, he didn't know what gravitational acceleration meant, and those English words were like astronomy.
Looking at them made his head ache!
"Damn it, if I had known I could transmigrate, I should have actually studied hard!"
In a fit of anger, Wang Yi stuffed all the textbooks on the desk into the drawer all at once, opting for an out-of-sight, out-of-mind approach.
He took out his phone, opened the browser, launched Baidu Tieba, and searched for the post titled "Nationwide Planet, Online Communication."
The post was bustling; various messages and comments were flying around with astonishing speed. Often, in the blink of an eye, over 10,086 unread messages would appear.
Clearly, many people like Wang Yi were following the "Nationwide Planet, Online Communication" post.
Maybe these people felt that here they could speak freely, brag, joke, criticize, and express personal opinions without worrying about others' feelings.
The only discord was that the thread's owner frequently came out to patrol.
Once inappropriate comments were spotted, they would be deleted.
In severe cases, the poster of inappropriate remarks would be banned.
This prevented them from speaking in the post.
Some said the "thread owner" was tyrannical, claiming that the post was a place for free speech and shouldn't arbitrarily ban this or that, making unilateral decisions...
Some supported the "thread owner's" approach, believing that no rules meant no order.
The post was not beyond the realm of law.
If the forum wished to exist for long, inappropriate comments must be deleted.
If not, the authorities would intervene for sure!
Of course, there were some neutral parties like Wang Yi, who neither supported nor opposed, simply being laid-back spectators.
In their words, "If it doesn't concern me, I'll stay out of it, and if I don't worry about it, all will be well!"
This was the loyal creed of laid-back netizens.
However, those who left comments on the post were not ordinary people.
As the post's title suggested, it was a thread about discussing the "Nationwide Planet," and every netizen came here to understand its existence!
Wang Yi was no exception!
His purpose for coming here was simple: to gather information about the "Nationwide Planet."
Today was his day to awaken his "planet," and learning more about "planets" couldn't hurt!
Nationwide Planet, a unique product of this world.
Everyone over the age of eighteen had a chance to awaken their planet.
Those who successfully awakened their planet were called "Planet Masters," and they would receive the "Creation Sandbox" and "Planet Energy" for evolving planets and creating various civilization systems.
As civilizations evolved, Planet Masters would gain the benefits brought by civilization.
Those who failed in planet awakening would lose the opportunity to become powerful...
The Creation Sandbox was a model for evolving civilization systems on planets, with "materialization" capabilities!
Planet Energy came in various forms.
Some people obtained "Martial Arts True Qi" as their Planet Energy, using the Creation Sandbox to create a Martial Arts Civilization, where everyone on the planet was a Martial Artist.
Some acquired "Immortal Dao True Essence" as their Planet Energy, using the Creation Sandbox to create an Immortal Dao Civilization, where everyone on the planet was a cultivator!
Some received "Fighting Energy" and created a civilization where everyone was a Fighter!
Others got "Soul Power" and created a Soul Civilization, where everyone was a Soul Master!
Some gained "Magic" and formed a Magic Civilization, where everyone was a Mage!
...
The civilization systems evolved on planets were related to the "Planet Energy" obtained by the Planet Master.
The kind of planet energy one obtained determined the kind of civilization system that evolved.
Of course, the evolution of planetary civilizations was not absolute; some people went against the grain.
For instance, some Planet Masters who acquired "Martial Arts True Qi" did not evolve a "Martial Arts World" but instead created an "Ancient Weapon War World" or a "Martial Arts World."
The imagination of a Planet Master played a crucial role in the process of planetary civilization evolution.
The size of the planet was related to the Planet Master's talent.
Some people's awakened planets were very large, tens of kilometers, even over a hundred kilometers.
Some had very small awakened planets, only a few meters, even less than a meter.
Even if the planet's diameter was too small, a Planet Master still held a higher status than those who failed to awaken.
For those who succeeded in awakening, the planet became their personal territory.
For those who failed, they had nothing.
Some unlucky ones who failed even lost their lives because of it.
But the vast majority who failed would become ordinary people, eventually serving the Planet Masters, with no opportunity to climb upward again!
For everyone, awakening day was crucial!
One step to heaven, one step to hell!
Today was crucial for Wang Yi and others who turned eighteen.
Shortly, those aged eighteen in class 10 would follow the teacher's lead and head to Building A for the "Planet Awakening."
Dragon or worm, it would be known soon.
"Hey, Dazi, did you hear?
Just now, the goddess next door, Sun Xiaoyu, successfully awakened her planet, with a diameter reaching 32 kilometers, breaking the school's record!"
"What the hell, really?!"
"Of course it's true, do you think I'd lie to you about something like this!"
"Wow, as expected of the school's genius, that talent... truly strong!"
"Exactly, no one can compare with Sun Goddess at the moment!"
"A diameter over 30 kilometers, it could definitely transform into advanced energy, maybe even nature's spiritual energy!"
"Nature's spiritual energy? It's essential for evolving an Immortality Cultivation Civilization. Could Sun Goddess be the first in our school to evolve an Immortality Cultivation Planet?!"
"That's a sure thing!"
"Sigh, when she wakes up, she starts with an 'Immortality Cultivation Planet.' I'll be satisfied if I awake and transform into Martial Arts True Qi."
"Me too..."
Hearing the discussions around him, Wang Yi also pondered his upcoming awakening:
"I should be able to awaken into a large planet!"
...
Building A.
Outside the Awakening Room.
A group of students who had turned eighteen were whispering about the "awakening" process.
For them, today was more important than the "college entrance exam."
Dragon or worm, it depended on the upcoming moment!
In any case, the waiting students had varied expressions on their faces.
Some were expectant, some excited, some envious, some nervous...
Outside the crowd, Wang Yi stood behind everyone, waiting calmly.
Living two lives gave him stronger nerves than these kids!
He had transmigrated for a month, already accustomed to the wonders of this world.
He was surprised at first, but now he was calm like still water.
Click!
The Awakening Room's door opened.
The previous group of students who went in for awakening came out in an orderly manner, led by the teacher.
Their expressions varied.
Those who succeeded were full of joy, ecstatic, as if pies had fallen from the sky.
Those who failed looked miserable, crestfallen, as if they had lost their souls.
Some of the failures cried immediately upon coming out, like children who had been beaten, extremely heartbroken.
Wang Yi glanced at them indifferently and turned to look at the teacher at the door.
He was in the next group set for awakening and waited for the teacher to announce when he would enter with others.
The teacher noticed the few crying students, furrowed his brows, and said, "Planet awakening isn't the only path. Don't be discouraged by failure.
Go back and review well. Your upcoming focus should be on the college entrance exam!"
After speaking, he looked at Wang Yi and others, loudly saying:
"Next batch for awakening, get ready. When I call your name, stand by the door in line, and I'll take you in."
The teacher paused, then said, "Han Xiaolong, Liu Yunlong, Yang Zi, Zhang Yishan, Song Zhihui, Wang Hongsheng, Wang Yi..."
As he called out, students from the crowd made their way to the door and lined up obediently.
Wang Yi was among them.
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Ps: Old author, new book launching, asking for support!