Chapter Summaries

Yang Bo woke in a high-tech society as an F-Rank resident whose life was tightly monitored and restricted. After a strange message appeared in his mind when he fell, he planned to find work and investigate whether he had gained an ability.

• Yang Bo reflected on his harsh previous life and learned that residents like him were confined to one city and denied many rights.
• Yang Bo wondered about the previous owner's unexplained death and decided he would try to enjoy his new life.
• When Yang Bo tried to save his goldfish, he fell and received a message reading “Swimming +1!”
• The goldfish died, and the Smart Speaker reported that Yang Bo was not responsible but recommended psychological treatment before adopting another pet.
• Yang Bo decided to look for work, buy a house to escape government surveillance, and test whether his mysterious ability was real.

Yang Bo explored the futuristic city on Pado Star, learned that his education qualified him only for low-level Cleaner work, and completed the required training. After passing his assessment, he accepted a job offer from Mr. Liu at Anzhijie Service Company, where he was set to learn more about the work over dinner.

• Yang Bo asked the Intelligent System to find him work, and it recommended a Cleaner job at the Community Service Center.
• Yang Bo traveled through Voer City and observed its advanced transportation, citizen rankings, and powerful registered weapons.
• Yang Bo went to the Community Service Center and learned that his education and résumé qualified him only for low-level Cleaner work.
• Yang Bo completed twelve hours of Cleaner training and passed his assessment the next afternoon.
• Mr. Liu offered Yang Bo a position at Anzhijie Service Company, and Yang Bo accepted the contract with a three-day probation period.

Yang Bo joined Anzhijie Service Company and began a confidential cleaning job at a wealthy estate, where killing a bat triggered a new transmigrator benefit. He left the chapter rushing to tell Wu Bing what had happened.

• Liu Zhijie explained Anzhijie’s secrecy rules, and Yang Bo accepted a job because he wanted to buy a house.
• Yang Bo struggled with his home’s constant Smart System suggestions before reporting for work the next morning.
• Liu Zhijie introduced Yang Bo to Wu Bing, who explained the company’s procedures as they prepared for a private garden-cleaning job.
• Yang Bo and Wu Bing entered a large estate, surrendered their wristwatches, and began clearing the garden under a Butler’s instructions.
• Yang Bo struck down a bat that sprang from the vines, triggering “Sonar Positioning +1!” and hurrying to find Wu Bing.

Yang Bo discovered that killing rats raised his Dynamic Vision while working a garden-cleaning job with Wu Bing. After Yang Bo finished the job and considered joining the company, Liu Zhijie and Wu Bing planned to test him with more intense work.

• Wu Bing explained that the company could handle the consequences of harming animals on clients’ estates, and Yang Bo killed a rat and gained Dynamic Vision +1.
• Yang Bo killed four more rats and several centipedes during the cleanup, while Wu Bing killed a snake; only the rats triggered Yang Bo’s ability.
• Yang Bo and Wu Bing finished clearing the garden, and Liu Zhijie offered Yang Bo 462 Credit Points for the day and described the benefits of joining the company.
• Liu Zhijie asked Wu Bing about Yang Bo after they removed their wristwatches, and Wu Bing reported that Yang Bo had killed four rats and a bat.
• Liu Zhijie told Wu Bing to take Yang Bo to a more intense job the next day to see whether he could handle it.

Yang Bo discovered that he could use Sonar Positioning, a new ability gained after transmigrating, and tested its limits before going to work. Liu Zhijie remained suspicious of Yang Bo’s composure, while Wu Bing assigned him to assist on a major mission.

• Yang Bo researched property costs and gene ranks, then saw videos demonstrating the varied abilities of Gene Evolvers.
• After the Smart Butler repeatedly monitored and advised him, Yang Bo found a Skills panel listing Swimming, Sonar Positioning, and Dynamic Vision.
• Yang Bo whistled to activate Sonar Positioning and briefly sensed a black-and-white wireframe of the dark room, but repeated use left him mentally exhausted.
• The next morning, Yang Bo avoided testing his abilities in public and returned to work, where Liu Zhijie watched him with suspicion.
• Wu Bing told Yang Bo to serve as his assistant on a major mission and instructed him to listen carefully.

Yang Bo accompanied Wu Bing to a secluded mountain compound for a strange cleaning job and learned that the world held dangers beyond human Gene Enhancers. When Wu Bing emerged from the bamboo house empty-handed and directed Yang Bo to clean the fish pond, Yang Bo’s Sonar Positioning ability detected that Wu Bing’s voice had come from the pond.

• Wu Bing told Yang Bo that his apparent F-Rank status and wristwatch did not reveal the world’s full secrets, then took him to a job at a guarded mountain compound.
• Yang Bo and Wu Bing surrendered their wristwatches, received new Identity Cards, and followed security through a mountain path to a Taoist temple and a secluded courtyard.
• Wu Bing showed Yang Bo a bronze-patterned shield and a reddish-copper short sword, warned him not to touch anything, and asked what other creatures might become like Gene Enhancers.
• Wu Bing entered the bamboo house to retrieve something but came out empty-handed and told Yang Bo to clean the fish pond.
• Yang Bo sensed that Wu Bing’s voice had come from the small fish pond, looked toward it, and whistled.

Yang Bo and Wu Bing fought a dangerous fish with illusion and camouflage abilities, and Wu Bing explained the hidden dangers and inequalities surrounding Gene Evolution. The chapter left Yang Bo processing this revelation and asking Wu Bing how strong he was.

• Yang Bo recognized that Wu Bing was an illusion, struck the fish pond with a shovel, and escaped as a monstrous black fish attacked.
• Wu Bing defeated the fish, and Yang Bo verified Wu Bing's identity before returning to the courtyard.
• Wu Bing bagged the fish and warned Yang Bo to keep secret what he was about to learn.
• Wu Bing revealed that humanity was vulnerable in the interstellar world, that evolved humans could contaminate animals, and that the fish was a D-Class creature used to make Gene Evolution Serum.
• Wu Bing explained that high-level Gene Evolvers relied on powerful serums and that Gene Evolution had achieved a one hundred percent success rate centuries earlier.
• Yang Bo asked Wu Bing what level his strength was equivalent to.

Yang Bo learned more about biochips and Wu Bing advised him to avoid checkups, buy a home, and change his wristwatch, while Yang Bo remained wary of trusting him. After Yang Bo sensed that someone was watching him, Wu Bing and Liu Zhijie discussed his possible experimental Gene Serum, and an unknown group monitoring Yang Bo noticed his unusual behavior and a long loss of signal.

• Wu Bing told Yang Bo that many powerful people avoided biochips and advised him to buy a house, avoid unnecessary checkups, and get a different wristwatch.
• Yang Bo declined to answer Wu Bing’s offer immediately, and Wu Bing explained that their mission was finished and led him back to the company.
• Yang Bo sensed that a passing middle-aged man had specifically watched him and wondered whether his Camouflage ability or his past was involved.
• Wu Bing and Liu Zhijie discussed whether Yang Bo had a hidden ability and whether he had been injected with an experimental Gene Serum.
• Yang Bo returned home, where the Smart Speaker recommended a medical examination, while an unknown monitoring team noted his abnormal reaction and recent signal loss.

Bald Head Supervisor learned that Yang Bo had joined Anzhijie Service Company and struggled to find a way to stop him without exposing their department to blame. The next day, Yang Bo questioned Wu Bing about Gene Evolution and learned that powerful people could use Gene Serum, ancient martial arts, or secret arts without Biochips.

• A golden-haired youth told Bald Head Supervisor that Yang Bo had joined Anzhijie Service Company, prompting the Supervisor to order a plan to prevent him from joining formally.
• Bald Head Supervisor noticed Yang Bo’s unusual behavior and considered arranging an accident to obtain more data, but he and the youth worried that their department would be held responsible.
• Unable to sleep, Yang Bo wondered about his new ability, Gene Evolution, and the ancient martial arts faction.
• The next day, Wu Bing offered to lend Yang Bo money for a house, and Yang Bo asked how chipless celebrities and politicians became Gene Evolvers.
• Wu Bing explained that Gene Evolvers could use Gene Serum, ancient martial arts, or secret arts, and that making Gene Serum for personal use was legal.

Yang Bo signed a full-time contract with Anzhijie Service Company after Liu Zhijie offered company training, missions, and housing. He reviewed the costs of Gene Serum and ancient martial arts and prepared to move into the company dormitory.

• Wu Bing explained that secret techniques could stimulate the body and said Yang Bo could ask the boss for a chance to become a Gene Evolver.
• Liu Zhijie offered Yang Bo company training and warned him about the risks of the work and how powerful factions selected people with promising genetic test results.
• Yang Bo agreed to sign with Anzhijie Service Company on the condition that it provide him with free housing.
• Yang Bo signed the contract, and Liu Zhijie showed him the employee points redemption list, including Gene Serum and ancient martial arts options.
• Liu Zhijie told Yang Bo he could accept missions through a wristwatch and said he would take him to the company dormitory.

Yang Bo moved into his new dormitory, tested the limits of his Camouflage ability, and researched ancient martial arts and gene activation. He decided not to experiment with the dangerous techniques he found online and focused instead on making money first.

• Liu Zhijie took Yang Bo to his new dormitory, where he received an employee card and access card, canceled his old lease, and returned his government-issued wristwatch.
• Yang Bo set up his new wristwatch with only contact and email functions, then blocked notifications from a game the original owner had played.
• Yang Bo checked his abilities and discovered that Camouflage let him alter his facial features, muscles, and hair for about twenty minutes, though he could not change his bones.
• Yang Bo researched ancient martial arts and learned that a metal fragment from another dimension had led scientists to discover acupoint stimulation and Gene Evolution techniques.
• Yang Bo decided against trying the potentially dangerous techniques online and chose to focus on making money.

Yang Bo began safety training at home after he suspected a young man was following him to steal his blood. During a simulated assessment, he struck an electric eel and unexpectedly gained swimming skills.

• Yang Bo noticed a young man watching him at the bus stop, boarded a bus in the wrong direction to evade him, and later confirmed the man was pursuing him.
• Liu Zhijie gave Yang Bo a Virtual Helmet and one month of paid onboarding training, requiring him to study safety procedures and pass an assessment.
• Yang Bo spent ten days studying dangerous plants and animals at home while the young man grew frustrated that he could not obtain a blood sample.
• Yang Bo began the simulated assessment, identified dangerous plants in a garden, and found an electric eel beneath a rockery.
• Yang Bo struck the rockery with a shovel, triggering repeated Swimming skill gains as the eel shocked the pond.

Yang Bo gained several abilities through simulated assessments and tested Light Energy Control, discovering that it made his body glow and heat water but drained his energy. He entered the final assessment with one day left in his training period, unsure whether the garden scenario was real.

• Yang Bo finished the Electric Eel assessment with a score of 85, and Liu Zhijie reviewed footage of his fast, precise shovel strike and decided to keep observing him.
• Yang Bo used simulated assessments to gain Light Energy Control, Electrical Energy Control, Sonar Positioning, and Thermal Imaging Vision, then checked his improved skill levels with one day of training remaining.
• Yang Bo tested Thermal Imaging Vision and Light Energy Control, finding that his glowing fingers could heat bathwater but that the ability was slow, weak, and exhausting.
• Liu Zhijie watched Yang Bo's training progress and worried about his violent treatment of small animals, though he was relieved Yang Bo had not reported the company.
• Yang Bo put on the Virtual Helmet and began his final assessment in a garden, where a countdown started.

After scoring 98 on his assessment, Yang Bo began his first E-Rank mission, but a suspicious encounter on the bus left a young man dead and granted Yang Bo Mecha Piloting +8. Yang Bo suspected his Electrical Energy Control had caused the death, while police discovered the victim was a C-Rank Citizen.

• Yang Bo earned 98 points on the assessment after accidentally killing a poisonous spider, and Liu Zhijie wondered if his Gene Evolution favored intelligence.
• On the way to work, a hooded young man brushed Yang Bo's hand and suddenly became confused; Yang Bo felt a jolt like static electricity.
• Liu Zhijie reassured Yang Bo about killing animals and sent him to take an E-Rank mission, which Yang Bo accepted as a basement cleanup.
• The young man collapsed in front of a bus and died, and Yang Bo received Mecha Piloting +8 while riding to his mission.
• Yang Bo recalled the strange shock and a needle mark on his hand, then suspected his electrical ability had destroyed the young man's Biochip.
• Police identified the dead young man as a C-Rank Citizen, while Yang Bo began work in the basement and wondered whether the man had targeted him.

After finishing his first solo assignment, Yang Bo learned that company training required points and discovered that a man he suspected of following him had died in an accident. He spent points training against electric eels, reached Intermediate Electricity Control, and began testing the electrical energy he could release from his body.

• Yang Bo dismantled and bagged the basement's training equipment, weapons, pelts, and carpet, then returned to Anzhijie Company.
• Liu Zhijie explained the points required for simulated training and told Yang Bo to watch the mission platform for higher-value assignments.
• Yang Bo recognized a dead C-Rank Citizen in the news as the man he had suspected of following him, and wondered whether he had electrocuted him.
• Yang Bo spent points on simulated training with electric eels and raised his Electrical Energy Control to intermediate level.
• Yang Bo released electrical energy from his palm and wondered whether he could use the electricity inside his body to charge himself.

Yang Bo tested whether electricity could strengthen his body, then earned 1,200 Credit Points cleaning a huge swimming pool. He planned to focus on farming Electrical Energy Control in E-Rank training because it seemed more worthwhile and he felt unsafe after the C-Rank Gene Evolver’s death.

• Yang Bo used a high-voltage Graphene Battery to absorb electricity, then woke the next day feeling stronger and ravenously hungry.
• Yang Bo read that Gene Evolution abilities were secret and monopolized by powerful organizations, and he remained suspicious that the C-Rank Gene Evolver had targeted him.
• Yang Bo accepted a swimming-pool cleaning job, cleaned the enormous pool, and earned 1,200 Credit Points.
• Yang Bo compared the costs and rewards of E-Rank and D-Rank training and decided to farm Electric Eels in E-Rank instead.
• Yang Bo put on his Virtual Helmet to farm Electrical Energy Control because he felt unsafe after the Gene Evolver’s death.

After failing a hand-speed test, Yang Bo trained until he earned an E-Level Pilot License in Mecha World, though he failed its combat training. He then took a well-paid Saturday garden-cleaning job and began clearing an elite client's garden, saving its fish pond for last.

• Yang Bo tried the E-Level Simulation Exam, gained only one point in Electrical Energy Control, and decided to try Mecha World instead.
• After initially failing the game's hand-speed assessment, Yang Bo practiced in simulation and earned an E-Level Pilot License.
• Yang Bo chose the Blade humanoid mecha, learned about the game's costly repair and account rules, and failed its combat training.
• Yang Bo accepted a Saturday Garden Task, attracted by the 1,600 Credit Point fee and attendance bonus.
• At the client's lakeside estate, Yang Bo spotted endangered plants and cleared the garden's flower beds before turning to the fish pond.

Yang Bo tested whether charging could restore the energy drained by his abilities, then entered a mecha game and discovered that killing birds with his mecha raised his Flight skill. He continued hunting small animals, intrigued by the possibility that the game world and its creatures were real.

• Yang Bo earned 4,200 Credit Points at work after finding colorful shrimp in a fish pond, then tested his electrical abilities and replenished his energy by touching a battery.
• Yang Bo completed beginner mecha combat training and entered a game set in a world plagued by mutants and mutated wildlife.
• Yang Bo left the Steel Fortress and tested his mecha’s speed and movements on the plain.
• Yang Bo gained three Flight skill points after cutting down a tree and killing the birds in its nest, prompting him to wonder whether the game world was real.
• Yang Bo used the mecha’s radar to find and kill more birds while nearby players criticized him for attacking small animals.

Yang Bo trained his mech skills by hunting small animals in the game and discovered that charging his body increased his strength and reactions. Meanwhile, a blond young man accepted a job targeting him and looked forward to a major event in thirty-eight days.

• Yang Bo left the game after testing his Flight skill, then charged his body and noticed he felt stronger and faster.
• Yang Bo decided to improve Dynamic Vision and used his mech to hunt rats and birds near Base 16, raising his Flight and Dynamic Vision skills.
• Other players captured Yang Bo's mech hunts and discussed him on the game forum, while he remained unaware of their attention.
• Yang Bo charged himself again, checked his improved skills, and wondered where he could find electric eels, poisonous frogs, or a cave full of bats.
• A blond young man dismissed Yang Bo's documents, accepted a job with a forty-day time limit, and anticipated the Li Duoai Federation Tour in thirty-eight days.

The Bald Head Supervisor sent Red Earl’s people to investigate Anzhi Clean Company while preparing his own organization to exploit any resulting chaos. Yang Bo experimented with burning tall grass in the game to collect abilities, but a huge creature emerged from the fire and struck his mecha, leaving him facing another costly repair.

• The Bald Head Supervisor explained that Headquarters suspected Anzhi Clean Company had killed a C-Rank Gene Enhancer, and he ordered the External Affairs Department to prepare for events in Voer City.
• Yang Bo went to work, earned 900 points plus his 500-point base pay, and worried that he could not afford the game’s costs.
• Yang Bo entered the game, surveyed a raised patch of grass, cut a firebreak, and set the dead grass alight.
• Yang Bo gained Dynamic Vision, Flight, and Infrared Vision while watching the fire, then considered burning another area.
• A massive black shadow burst from the flames and charged at Yang Bo’s mecha, and the screen went black after he aimed his Plasma Blade at it.