Night, stars twinkled.
A gentle breeze outside the window rustled the curtains.
Jiang Hao looked at the certification notice, his brows tightly furrowed.
He had just turned eighteen this year, and according to regulations, he needed to undergo identity certification.
Actually, he wasn't from this world, but had Transmigrated from another world called Earth.
This world was called Water Blue Star, commonly known as Blue Star.
In this world, people who reached eighteen years of age needed to undergo identity certification to determine their Rank of citizen, similar to an ID card in his previous life.
The citizen Rank on an ID card in this world was not fixed, but divided into four Ranks.
The first Rank was ordinary citizen, the lowest, privately called 'untouchables'. Most employers wouldn't hire them; they could only do the dirtiest and lowest-paying jobs, like maggots in a sewer.
The second Rank was Advanced citizen, a little higher than ordinary citizens. Many employees in various workplaces were Advanced citizens, enjoying considerable rights, such as free use of some public restrooms.
The third Rank was elite citizen. These people had even greater rights, enjoying all basic facilities, including a 30% discount on high-speed rail and free bus rides, among other benefits.
The fourth Rank was the highest citizen status, with an easily understandable name: privileged citizen, enjoying true privileges, almost equivalent to a modern aristocratic class.
Such people enjoyed the best social resources; they usually found jobs in large corporations after graduation, and were the dream employees of ordinary small businesses.
It wasn't because their work efficiency was better, but simply because their ID cards stated 'privileged citizen'.
Born as humans, everyone was actually the same, but everything changed in the Acquired stage.
For every young person, the moment to change their fate was between sixteen and eighteen years of age.
Starting from sixteen, they would go to the Sequence Hall for certification, with three opportunities over three years. If they failed every test, it would be very difficult to shed the 'untouchable' label for the rest of their lives.
Jiang Hao looked at the ID card next to the notice.
That was his ID card; temporary ID cards were issued starting at sixteen, and the citizen status column currently read 'pending'.
He had already undergone two Gene Sequence assessments, both resulting in ordinary citizen Rank, and in a few days, it would be his last assessment.
If he failed again, he would be the only 'untouchable' in his family. Even if his parents didn't say anything, he knew his life would be completely ruined.
Not to mention distant relatives and friends would look down on him. In the future, he would only be able to do menial work, such as unclogging sewers, being a sanitation worker, or sweeping streets.
And tragically, the body he Transmigrated into was also disabled.
Looking at his completely numb legs, Jiang Hao sighed in his heart.
Gene Sequence assessment was also very simple: Gene Sequence Ranks from one to one hundred. Below twenty Ranks meant an ordinary citizen; below fifty Ranks meant an Advanced citizen; below ninety Ranks meant an elite citizen.
Below one hundred Ranks, and above ninety Ranks, meant a privileged citizen.
Because above one hundred Ranks, one was no longer an ordinary person, but had activated their Gene Sequence, commonly known as a Gene Warrior.
All Gene Warriors were privileged citizens.
Their strength was greater, their speed faster, their body recovery quicker, and they could continue to Cultivate upwards, gradually becoming non-human.
Bang bang bang... Just then, a knock came from outside the door. It was Mother Jiang: "Chenchen, your brother is back. Come out to eat."
"Coming!" Jiang Hao turned his wheelchair. As he opened the door, he smelled a very sweet meaty aroma.
"What's that smell?" Jiang Hao wondered, his gaze falling on the table. There were several dishes, one of which looked like braised pork, and the aroma came from it.
"Little brother." A voice came from the side, and a tall, handsome young man walked over.
He smiled and reached out, picking him up from the wheelchair and placing him in front of the dining table.
Jiang Hao could smell the sweat on him.
A handsome Face, just like a male lead from a national anime, with simple short hair, wearing a clean school uniform from an Advanced academy.
This was his elder brother, Jiang Chen. They were blood relatives, and he was also a top student at Hongtian Academy, born one year before him.
His ID card indicated him as an elite citizen.
He was also the hope of the family.
Jiang Hao's family was simple: parents, an elder brother, and a younger sister who attended a boarding high school. She was sixteen years old and an Advanced citizen.
Both parents were Advanced citizens, raising a sixteen-year-old Advanced citizen and an elite citizen who might become a privileged citizen in the future. They truly had endless Face.
This also meant that his parents were actually more partial to his elder brother and younger sister, and Jiang Hao's position in the family naturally wasn't very high.
"Today is Saturday, your sister isn't coming back. Let's eat first." Father Jiang, wearing reading glasses, with a square Face, smiled as he put down his phone.
"Son! Look what this is?" Mother Jiang took off her apron and sat beside Father Jiang, smiling as she looked at her eldest son.
"This is?" Jiang Chen looked at the plate of braised pork, took a deep sniff, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he exclaimed in surprise: "Gene Meat?"
"Haha!" Father Jiang looked at his son's surprised expression with satisfaction and said: "This is what I bought for you, the belly meat of a Rank One Gene Beast. Your mother saved up her hard-earned money from working this year, all for this."
"You must strive hard, become a Gene Warrior as soon as possible, and surpass that kid from the Lin family. That old Lin fellow was showing off to me last time."
"Mom..." Jiang Chen looked at Mother Jiang with emotion, his voice trembling. As a top student at an Advanced academy, he naturally knew how expensive the flesh and blood of a Rank One Gene Beast was.
"You child, eat it while it's hot, otherwise it'll get cold and the taste won't be good." Mother Jiang smiled and put a piece in Jiang Chen's bowl.
Jiang Chen hummed, eating one piece of Gene Meat after another, oil almost dripping from the corners of his mouth, his eyes suddenly lighting up.
"Is it good? If it's good, eat more. It's all prepared for you." Mother Jiang looked at her eldest son with loving eyes.
"Delicious, it's too delicious." Jiang Chen nodded repeatedly, couldn't help but pick up another piece and put it in his mouth, eating with his mouth full of oil.
Jiang Hao sat at the farthest spot, silently watching the family of three chatting and laughing. He lowered his head, picked up the greens in front of him, put them in his bowl, and was about to eat.
A piece of meat was placed in his bowl.
Jiang Hao paused, looked up, and saw Jiang Chen smiling at him, saying: "Little brother, you eat some too. Mom's cooking is great."
Jiang Hao froze, his gaze involuntarily falling on Father Jiang and Mother Jiang.
Mother Jiang was about to say something when Father Jiang tapped her hand with his chopsticks and said with a smile: "Jiang Hao, you eat some too."
"Mm." Jiang Hao silently lowered his head, looking at the Gene Meat in his bowl without moving his chopsticks, only pushing it to the side.
The couple exchanged glances, sighing slightly in their hearts.
After dinner, Jiang Hao returned to his room. Actually, this room wasn't even his; it was his younger sister's.
Their family's financial situation was quite ordinary: a common ninety-nine square meter three-bedroom apartment, one for parents, one for Jiang Chen, and his sister shared one with him.
There were two beds in the room, but unlike his elder brother Jiang Chen, his sister always looked down on him, being more realistic, believing from the bottom of her heart that he was a good-for-nothing.
So usually, when his sister came back, Jiang Hao would sleep on the sofa; only when she wasn't home would he sleep in the room.
He pushed his wheelchair to the window, feeling the cold wind, and sighed in his heart. He raised his arm and looked at the watch on his wrist.
This was the Gene Rank detection watch.
The value displayed on it was quite low: twelve Gene Sequence points. During dinner, he had seen the value on Jiang Chen's watch.
Eighty-one points, not far from becoming a privileged citizen.
Buzz... Suddenly, a dull sound came from his mind. His brain felt as if it had been hit by a hammer, and his vision blurred for a moment.
But in an instant, a melodious and deep sound echoed through his mind.
"Infinite Talent activated..."
"Phase one: Dao of Human Limit Cultivation Talent