Chapter Summaries

Jiang Fan, a reborn researcher, had scored exactly 300 points on eight consecutive exams to unlock a system containing 500 years of future technology. When his final qualifying exam was canceled, he lost hope and was taken home by his parents.

• Jiang Fan learned that he had scored exactly 300 points on the eighth exam, leaving only one more exam to activate his Technology System.
• The homeroom teacher announced that the municipal education bureau had canceled the exam scheduled for ten days later, leaving Jiang Fan without his final chance.
• Jiang Fan protested the cancellation and warned that Dragon Country would remain dependent on Beautiful Country, while his teacher and classmates mocked him and thought he had gone mad.
• Chu Ruoxi recalled that Jiang Fan's discarded math exam had contained correct answers to every long-answer question, including the bonus question.
• Jiang Fan's parents arrived and took him home as he sat in a daze, convinced that his hope of obtaining the system had vanished.

After failing his school exams and shutting himself away, Jiang Fan regained hope when Chu Ruoxi reminded him that the college entrance exam was still ahead. He studied alongside her, and after the exam they both expressed confidence in their results.

• Li Guiqin worried over Jiang Fan, who had refused to eat or speak for two days after coming last in his school exams.
• Chu Ruoxi visited Jiang Fan and encouraged him to take the college entrance exam and prove his classmates wrong.
• Jiang Fan realized the college entrance exam could fulfill his system's test, then thanked Chu Ruoxi for inspiring him.
• Chu Ruoxi arranged to study beside Jiang Fan, and the two worked hard together until the college entrance exam arrived.
• After the final exam, Jiang Fan told Chu Ruoxi he had done perfectly, and she said she expected to score at least 700.

Jiang Fan received a score of 300 on his college entrance examination, but the result activated the Technology System and gave him the principles of controlled nuclear fusion. The system then tasked him with gaining admission to Dragon University of Science and Technology, leaving him unsure how to overcome his low score.

• Jiang Fan checked his college entrance examination results with his parents and saw that he had scored 300.
• The Technology System bound to Jiang Fan and rewarded him with the formulas and principles of controlled nuclear fusion.
• Jiang Jingguo tried to comfort Jiang Fan, while Li Guiqin worried that he had suffered another mental breakdown.
• Jiang Fan reassured Li Guiqin that he was fine, and she went to make him something to eat.
• The system assigned Jiang Fan a mission to gain admission to Dragon University of Science and Technology and promised an introduction to Blue Star Super Mathematics as a reward.
• Jiang Fan wondered how he could get into the university with his score and recognized that he needed a strong research environment.

After scoring 300 on the college entrance exam, Jiang Fan searched for a way to enter Dragon University of Science and Technology and realized his controlled nuclear fusion knowledge might help. He sent the university some formulas and data with a request to study there, while his classmates’ score list made him a target of ridicule.

• Jiang Fan posted his question on Zhihu with a 10,000-yuan bounty, then discussed his uncertain plans with Jiang Jingguo and Li Guiqin over dinner.
• Jiang Fan spotted a reply suggesting that developing a spaceship could earn admission, and he awarded the commenter 10,000 yuan.
• Jiang Fan organized some of his controlled nuclear fusion formulas and data and emailed them to Dragon University of Science and Technology, asking for a chance to study there.
• Jiang Fan saw his class’s exam results posted in the group chat: Chu Ruoxi had scored 708, while Jiang Fan’s 300 was the lowest score and made him a target of ridicule.

After Jiang Fan left his class group, Chu Ruoxi rejected her classmates’ mockery and decided to visit him. Meanwhile, reviewer Wu Zhiming discovered that Jiang Fan’s controlled nuclear fusion submission might be genuine, but Director Ma refused to hear his urgent warning, leaving Wu Zhiming alone with the burden of the discovery.

• Jiang Fan quietly left the class group, and his classmates mocked his exam score until Chu Ruoxi objected and left the chat.
• Chu Ruoxi decided to visit Jiang Fan the next day because she could not contact him on WeChat.
• Wu Zhiming opened Jiang Fan’s controlled nuclear fusion submission and compared its formulas and data against his old research notes.
• Wu Zhiming concluded the document had a high chance of being correct and could save Dragon Country years of research.
• Wu Zhiming called Director Ma twice to report the submission, but Director Ma dismissed him and turned off his phone.

Wu Zhiming bypassed Director Ma and brought a controlled nuclear fusion proposal to Dean Li, who gathered leading experts to evaluate it. By morning, most of them judged it feasible and proposed further verification with Huaqing’s supercomputer.

• Wu Zhiming called Dean Li directly because he feared Director Ma would delay or reject the proposal.
• Dean Li arrived at the Research Project Review Office and studied the proposal, becoming excited by its precise formulas and data.
• Wu Zhiming explained the formulas he understood and told Dean Li that the proposal had likely come from an individual seeking admission to Dragon University of Science and Technology.
• Dean Li assembled more than a dozen experts and professors, who reviewed the proposal and discussed its feasibility through the night.
• The experts concluded that the proposal appeared highly credible, and a professor specializing in superconductivity suggested verifying it with Huaqing’s supercomputer.

Dean Li and President Lu brought experts to Huaqing’s supercomputer facility to test a file that might advance Dragon Country’s controlled nuclear fusion research. After Zhou Huaide alerted the national authorities, Wang Hongbo received orders to stop all ongoing projects and cooperate fully.

• President Lu rushed to Huaqing after Dean Li told him the file could save Dragon Country ten years of controlled nuclear fusion research.
• The experts and professors waited for Wang Hongbo to arrive, and President Lu provided them with breakfast while they discussed the file’s source.
• Wang Hongbo let the group into the supercomputer facility after President Lu promised to take responsibility for their entry.
• Dean Li plugged in the USB drive and asked Wang Hongbo to stop all running projects and run the file, but Wang Hongbo initially said he lacked authority to do so.
• President Lu called Zhou Huaide, who reported the top-secret materials to the national authorities, and Wang Hongbo received orders to halt the other projects and cooperate.

Wu Zhiming guarded Jiang Fan’s controlled nuclear fusion document while Director Ma berated him and ordered him to clean the restrooms. President Lu and armed special police arrived to secure the computers, and Director Ma was removed as director while Wu Zhiming took his place.

• Wu Zhiming stayed beside the computer holding Jiang Fan’s document as Director Ma arrived and ordered him into his office.
• Wu Zhiming refused to leave the computer, so Director Ma insulted him and punished him by ordering him to clean the restrooms.
• President Lu arrived with a military officer and special police, who sealed Wu Zhiming’s computer and removed the office’s equipment.
• President Lu told Director Ma that Wu Zhiming would become director and that Ma would await investigation.

After scoring 300 on the college entrance exam, Jiang Fan surprised his worried parents by cheerfully playing The King of Fighters with his father. Chu Ruoxi arrived intending to comfort him, but found him in good spirits and left Jiang Fan staring at her in surprise.

• Jiang Jingguo and Li Guiqin worried that Jiang Fan was hiding his grief over his exam score, but he invited his father to play a childhood video game.
• Jiang Fan defeated Jiang Jingguo in The King of Fighters, and their lively banter delighted Li Guiqin.
• Chu Ruoxi arrived to comfort Jiang Fan, but was bewildered to find him happily gaming with his father.
• Jiang Jingguo stopped playing and pointed out Chu Ruoxi, and Jiang Fan stared at her, struck by her appearance.

Jiang Fan awkwardly hosted Chu Ruoxi while his parents tried to give them time alone, and he revealed that he expected news about his application to Dragon University of Science and Technology. Meanwhile, Zhou Huaide confirmed that Jiang Fan’s controlled nuclear fusion program was correct and began reviewing the documents under strict security.

• Li Guiqin served Chu Ruoxi watermelon and chatted with her while Jiang Fan struggled to make conversation.
• Jiang Jingguo and Li Guiqin left the house, giving Jiang Fan and Chu Ruoxi time alone, and Li Guiqin gave Jiang Fan 1,000 yuan to take her to lunch.
• Chu Ruoxi asked Jiang Fan about his plans, and he said he expected news about admission to Dragon University of Science and Technology.
• At the Huaqing supercomputer control room, Zhou Huaide saw the program marked correct and ordered everyone to surrender their phones and remain inside.
• Zhou Huaide reported the discovery to the state, received command of 5,000 special police officers and ten helicopters, and began examining Jiang Fan’s documents.

National Security Bureau officers forced Penguin vice president Gao Zhiwei to erase Jiang Fan’s account data and traces. Meanwhile, Dragon University of Science and Technology prepared to recruit Jiang Fan, and Elder Long arrived to take charge of persuading him.

• Two National Security Bureau officers demanded that Gao Zhiwei delete Jiang Fan’s data, but Gao refused until President Ma ordered him to cooperate.
• Gao led the officers to Penguin’s database, where they traced Jiang Fan’s email and erased his account and related data.
• President Lu pressed his admissions staff to prepare an admission letter for Jiang Fan while arranging a helicopter trip to Lingzhou City.
• President Lu agreed that Elder Long should help secure Jiang Fan’s enrollment at Dragon University of Science and Technology.
• Elder Long entered the president’s office, reviewed Jiang Fan’s information, and declared that he would take him.

Jiang Fan and Chu Ruoxi stayed at the mall to escape the summer heat and spent the afternoon playing games at the arcade. Chu Ruoxi celebrated a winning streak with Jiang Fan, leaving him frozen in surprise when she hugged him.

• Jiang Fan and Chu Ruoxi went to the mall's third floor after deciding the sun was too harsh to walk home.
• Jiang Fan bought 200 yuan's worth of tokens and joined Chu Ruoxi in a two-player shooting game, secretly hitting every monster with precision.
• Chu Ruoxi and Jiang Fan played a basketball machine, and Jiang Fan taught her how to score when the hoop moved.
• Chu Ruoxi followed Jiang Fan's advice, reached the game's third stage, and hugged him excitedly, leaving him rigid with surprise.

After an affectionate day together at the arcade and movies, Jiang Fan walked Chu Ruoxi back toward school. He checked the email account he had used to contact Dragon University of Science and Technology and discovered that the account did not exist.

• Chu Ruoxi hugged Jiang Fan in excitement, then teased him when she caught him looking at her as they left the arcade.
• Chu Ruoxi suggested a movie, and Jiang Fan bought tickets, popcorn, and drinks before they watched a school romance film together.
• Jiang Fan focused on glancing at Chu Ruoxi and ate most of the popcorn, buying another ticket so he could leave the theater to get more.
• After the movie, Chu Ruoxi wondered why the male lead had not pursued the female lead, and she said she would never break up with a boyfriend.
• Chu Ruoxi and Jiang Fan walked back toward school, and Jiang Fan checked his email for a reply from Dragon University of Science and Technology.
• Jiang Fan found that his email account did not exist and realized he was in trouble.

Jiang Fan and Chu Ruoxi walked around their old school, where Chu Ruoxi suggested he repeat the year so they might attend university together. After Jiang Fan refused, Teacher Wang and several classmates arrived and mocked him for his exam score.

• Jiang Fan decided his missing email account was probably due to maintenance and continued walking around school with Chu Ruoxi.
• Chu Ruoxi reminisced about their final year and suggested Jiang Fan repeat the year, but Jiang Fan firmly refused.
• Teacher Wang met Chu Ruoxi and congratulated her on placing first in the school, while Chu Ruoxi thanked him for his teaching.
• Several classmates recognized Jiang Fan after his makeover, and Teacher Wang advised him to attend a technical school.
• Jiang Fan's classmates mocked him and joked that he should study excavator operation at Sandong Lanxiang Technical School.

Chu Ruoxi defended Jiang Fan from his classmates, then took his hand and left with him, prompting speculation that they were dating. Meanwhile, armed police sealed off Happiness Residential Complex, and when Jiang Fan’s parents returned, officers surrounded them after learning they were his parents.

• Chu Ruoxi challenged Liu Zhi over his exam score and mocked him when he and his friends compared themselves to Jiang Fan.
• Chu Ruoxi took Jiang Fan by the hand and left, while Teacher Wang and the classmates wondered whether they were dating.
• Teacher Wang decided to inform Chu Ruoxi’s parents about her apparent closeness with Jiang Fan.
• Armed police sealed off Happiness Residential Complex and restricted movement around Building 3 as residents speculated about a powerful figure living there.
• Jiang Jingguo and Li Guiqin returned from shopping and found the complex surrounded by police.
• Old Zhang identified Jiang Fan’s parents to an officer, and several special police officers surrounded them, leaving them fearing something had happened to their son.

Elder Long and Qiao Shan competed to recruit Jiang Fan while waiting for his parents, Jiang Jingguo and Li Guiqin, to arrive. The two academicians followed the officer upstairs with them, still vying for a chance to approach Jiang Fan.

• An officer escorted Jiang Fan's worried parents, Jiang Jingguo and Li Guiqin, to the residential complex after confirming Jiang Fan was their son.
• Elder Long and Qiao Shan argued over which of them would recruit Jiang Fan, while representatives from other institutions hoped to benefit from their rivalry.
• A representative from Dragon Country Peking University suggested letting Jiang Fan choose, but Elder Long rebuffed him.
• Elder Long introduced himself to Jiang Jingguo and shook his hand, then Qiao Shan took Jiang Jingguo's other hand and introduced himself.
• The officer urged Elder Long and Qiao Shan to attend to business, and they followed Jiang Jingguo and Li Guiqin upstairs while the other representatives were left behind.

SWAT officers searched Jiang Fan’s home and concealed his controlled nuclear fusion research behind a cover story about solar photovoltaic materials. At school, Jiang Fan spoke with officials, spent time with Chu Ruoxi, and watched a helicopter arrive as she said she wanted to ride in one.

• SWAT officers took a computer from Jiang Fan’s home and searched the room, while the officer told Jiang Jingguo that Jiang Fan had developed a solar photovoltaic material.
• Jiang Jingguo called Jiang Fan and learned he was at school with Chu Ruoxi.
• An official told Jiang Fan not to reveal the contents of his email, to use the solar-material cover story, and to remain at school until they came to get him.
• Chu Ruoxi held Jiang Fan’s hand, then tried to catch a butterfly with him.
• The butterfly flew into the sunlight with a golden glow, and Chu Ruoxi spotted a helicopter and said she wanted to ride in one.

Principal Ma admitted Liu Zhi as a repeater despite his exam score being below the school's cutoff, then criticized Jiang Fan for his poor results. An armed SWAT force and Mayor Deng arrived at the school looking for Jiang Fan, who approached their military helicopter with Chu Ruoxi.

• Teacher Wang asked Principal Ma to make an exception for Liu Zhi, and Principal Ma admitted him so he could repeat the year and aim for Huaqing University.
• Principal Ma complained that Jiang Fan's exam score had damaged the school's results and told Teacher Wang to discourage students like him from taking the college entrance exam.
• A gatekeeper warned Principal Ma that the school had been occupied, and Principal Ma saw armed SWAT officers surround the campus as a military helicopter landed on the sports field.
• Mayor Deng arrived with a military man and asked Principal Ma where Jiang Fan was, while Principal Ma claimed Jiang Fan was no longer a student there.
• Jiang Fan walked toward the helicopter and invited Chu Ruoxi to ride with him, but Chu Ruoxi caught his hand and warned him that it was a military helicopter.

Jiang Fan tried to reach the military helicopter sent to pick him up, but Teacher Wang, Liu Zhi, and the gate guard blocked him while classmates mocked his claim. As Principal Ma learned Jing University was offering special admission and recommendation slots for Jiang Fan, Liu Zhi grabbed Chu Ruoxi, prompting Jiang Fan to demand that he let her go.

• Teacher Wang, Liu Zhi, and the gate guard stopped Jiang Fan from approaching the helicopter and mocked him when he said it had come for him.
• Chu Ruoxi stood up for Jiang Fan, and he offered to take her for a ride in the helicopter.
• Principal Ma answered a call from Jing University's admissions office and learned it would specially admit Jiang Fan and give the school two recommendation admission slots if he enrolled.
• Principal Ma hurried toward Jiang Fan as Liu Zhi grabbed Chu Ruoxi's wrist and refused to release her.
• Jiang Fan's expression turned cold, and he told Liu Zhi to let Chu Ruoxi go.

Jiang Fan protected Chu Ruoxi when Liu Zhi and his classmates threatened her, then impressed Zhou Huaide with his knowledge of controlled nuclear fusion. Zhou invited Jiang Fan to join Dragon Country’s research project and agreed to let him continue his studies and bring Chu Ruoxi on the helicopter.

• Jiang Fan’s shout brought Mayor Deng, Zhou Huaide, and armed guards to Chu Ruoxi’s aid, and Liu Zhi released her and surrendered.
• Jiang Fan reassured Chu Ruoxi while Mayor Deng reprimanded Principal Ma and Teacher Wang for allowing students to bully him.
• Zhou Huaide questioned Jiang Fan about tritium in controlled nuclear fusion, and Jiang Fan explained solutions that Zhou carefully recorded.
• Zhou Huaide invited Jiang Fan to join the research project, and Jiang Fan accepted after Zhou promised he could prioritize his studies and choose any school.
• Jiang Fan asked Zhou Huaide to let Chu Ruoxi ride in the helicopter, and Zhou agreed; Chu Ruoxi then pleaded with Zhou not to arrest Jiang Fan before he told her to board.