The autumn of 2157, Dragon Capital University.
Jiang Yi Hua entered Dragon Capital University with great excitement. Born during the initial resurgence of spiritual energy, he had lived through humanity's darkest decades. He was merely an ordinary primary school librarian, planning to serve until his natural end, but fate played a trick on him.
He had actually awakened an extraordinary ability.
That ancient scroll shocked everyone present. The county magistrate came, the mayor came, the governor came, and then he received his admission notice from Dragon Capital University, newly established by the state for superpowered individuals.
Everything seemed to change because of superpowers: destiny, fame, power, wealth.
Humanity was currently in the exploratory phase of superpowers and spiritual energy. Any superpowered individual was as precious as a giant panda to the nation.
Although the proportions were said to be equal among countries, how could the heavily populated Dragon Country not have an advantage?
To address the conflict between superpowered individuals and ordinary people in various countries, Dragon Country found a way to temporarily achieve social stability through legal means – the "Dragon Country Superpowered Criminal Management Regulations (Temporary)".
It significantly restricted the misuse of power by powerful superpowered individuals and imposed severe penalties for violations.
However, it still couldn't stop a large number of superpowered individuals from achieving class leaps; turning their lives around overnight was not an impossible dream.
What made Jiang Yi Hua even happier was that his best friend, Xiao Zhen, had also awakened his ability. However, due to family matters, he would report a few days later.
Although he was already approaching forty, Jiang Yi Hua believed that as long as he worked hard, he could, like the literary giant Su Xun of ancient times, secure a lifetime of wealth for himself.
His parents had died in the demon beast tide, and his only younger brother was still studying. He had awakened, and it was likely his brother would also have a chance to awaken. Therefore, he had to prepare his brother in advance.
One year after enrollment.
Jiang Yi Hua was going to test his ability today. It was said that this new type of Mind Clarity Stone, unlike the awakening stones, could allow him to know his ability more clearly and even know his "skills."
It was funny, he was almost forty, yet he was acting like these young lads around him.
Suddenly, someone cut in line. He instinctively frowned and looked at the person who cut in, finding a young man with green hair.
Jiang Yi Hua remembered him… it seemed he had awakened an ancient mythical figure.
He couldn't afford to offend him, so he would just play the invisible man.
Xiao Zhen, behind him, looked a bit displeased. Jiang Yi Hua gently patted him, signaling that it was okay.
Soon, it was the green-haired youth's turn.
Jiang Yi Hua heard his proud yet slightly arrogant voice announcing his skill – It was great. If his own ability was half as good as his, he could earn tuition for his brother.
But things didn't go as expected.
His ability had no offensive power, and even its support capabilities weren't very strong. According to the official classification, his ability should be… B-…
And Xiao Zhen was very powerful, he was S-. Jiang Yi Hua was very happy and envious.
But Jiang Yi Hua hadn't realized yet that his life was about to undergo a huge change.
First, at some point, a saying began to spread in the class: "It is a waste of national resources for those below A-rank to study here." Then, the class automatically divided into two small groups with A- as the dividing line.
But later, for some reason, a female student who awakened a B-rank ability got into conflict with the principal's daughter at Dragon Capital University – the principal was S-rank, so his daughter was naturally not bad either.
Then, that girl was beaten, her bones fractured, with no evidence or clues.
However, Jiang Yi Hua hadn't even seen a police officer investigating the case at school, or rather, there was no need for an investigation.
Because everyone knew who the culprit was. The girl had third-degree frostbite on her body, and everyone knew that the principal of Dragon Capital University had awakened the Ice Sword.
Then, an unprecedented storm unfolded within the school.
The green-haired youth who had awakened Zhuan Xu organized a "School Purification Group," which began to spontaneously promote the theory of strength supremacy and directly ostracized lower-ranked superpowered individuals around them in reality, believing they were not worthy of being called superpowered individuals.
Jiang Yi Hua suddenly suffered undeserved disaster.
To be honest, the initial intentions of these movements were understandable, but with the embellishment of those with ulterior motives, the situation gradually escalated. Conflicts between high-ranked and low-ranked superpowered individuals occurred almost every week.
Another year passed.
After sending 3,000 yuan to his brother, Jiang Yi Hua returned to school.
He went to the classroom to do his duty, starting by skillfully erasing the "School Purification Group" slogan on the blackboard.
Although some words were glaring, Jiang Yi Hua was, after all, over forty. Thinking about how his brother had also awakened his ability, he didn't feel that his half-work, half-study life was tiring.
It was just that recently, he heard that many students with low-ranked abilities had been attacked while walking alone at night. Although there were occasional attacks on high-ranked individuals, it all seemed like further ostracism by the "School Purification Group."
Many students had already withdrawn from school one after another. Now, only a handful of low-ranked superpowered individuals remained in Jiang Yi Hua's class.
But Jiang Yi Hua urgently needed the graduation certificate from Dragon Capital University – this was his trump card for finding a job after leaving school.
With only one year left until graduation, Jiang Yi Hua saw no need to let these matters affect his plans.
However, while tidying his desk, Jiang Yi Hua had an accident:
As he reached for an ancient scroll that the professor had forgotten there, his palm flashed and absorbed the scroll.
Jiang Yi Hua panicked.
Just then, the class representative for that professor – the green-haired youth – entered the classroom, intending to retrieve the scroll, and happened to witness this scene.
"What did you do?!" the green-haired youth shouted at Jiang Yi Hua, pointing at him. "Are you trying to steal the professor's belongings? Give it back quickly!"
Jiang Yi Hua tried to summon the scroll, but his own book stubbornly refused to release it. He could only watch as the scroll's characters imprinted themselves onto his book.
Having witnessed the entire event, the green-haired youth felt insulted. Angrily, he dragged Jiang Yi Hua to find the professor. No matter how much Jiang Yi Hua tried to explain, his response was always the same: "I've seen plenty of trash like you."