“Status is predetermined by heaven, conflict is encouraged, power rules by force, and criminals are hunted across the land…”
All these signs clearly indicated that this society leaned toward a dark and chaotic alignment struggle and competition were constant, yet people at the bottom were not allowed to develop any will to oppose the ruling class.
No matter how she looked at it, this society seemed to be heading toward collapse.
Wasn’t that contradictory?
They didn’t even bother trying to maintain the appearance of peace and harmony.
Schools were special places here, with a status almost comparable to politics and religion.
Qi Bai couldn’t help feeling fortunate. She had started with a fairly good identity, skipping all those bizarre entrance competitions and directly becoming a university student.
Night in this other world wasn’t much different.
Qi Bai had stayed awake until evening, yet she still felt no sleepiness.
She didn’t have a phone. Observing the people around her, she noticed that most of them wore a pair of glasses, and then remained completely still.
She guessed this must be another form of smart device.
After all, what normal person wears glasses so diligently while resting?
Qi Bai deliberately searched her clothes and finally found a pair of glasses in her right pants pocket.
Relying on her strong ability to explore unfamiliar things, she clumsily managed to power them on and began figuring out their other functions.
Once she finally understood how to use the smart glasses, Qi Bai plunged headfirst into the ocean of the internet.
But remembering her earlier close call, she didn’t use the search function. Instead, she learned about things through the recommended news feed.
After only a few hours of browsing, Qi Bai had already gained a rough understanding of this world.
This world was called “Angel Star.”
Because the landmasses were closely connected, only one relatively official political power had emerged, known as the “Proxy Government.”
The name sounded humble, but its behavior was extremely domineering.
Although it called itself a “proxy government,” every decision was made entirely by the upper class. The general public had nothing to do with it they simply had to obey to be considered good citizens.
Public enthusiasm for government news was clearly low. Comment sections usually contained only a few brief remarks.
In contrast, another official organization the Holy Light Church, representing religion was treated like a rising superstar. Fanatical believers flooded the comment sections with obsessive devotion.
One announcement read “On September 20, the Holy Light Church will hold a ‘Grace of Holy Light’ ceremony at Wind Valley Hall in the Imperial Capital.”
Within an hour of posting, the topic’s popularity had skyrocketed, topping several trending lists.
Imperial Capital University also had a high level of exposure, probably because the school year was about to begin.
Several short videos were circulating online, such as.
“Admission letter in hand see you at Imperial Capital University in September!”
“Ten years of hard study rewarded I’ve taken the top prize!”
“Is the Imperial Capital worth it? Let me review the university!”
Most were short documentary-style clips made by students who had been admitted to Imperial Capital University.
The comment sections were full of congratulations.
Perhaps because the algorithm noticed Qi Bai’s interest in Imperial Capital University, the following pages were filled with content creators explaining related information.
Imperial Capital University, often called Imperial Uni, was a prestigious institution countless students dreamed of entering.
The reason was simple: among its alumni were many nobles that ordinary people at the bottom of society would never encounter.
Yes although this country was not technically feudal, it still retained many feudal remnants.
This brought up an important topic: the citizen class system.
From lowest to highest, citizens were ranked.
White Tier Green Tier Blue Tier Orange Tier Red Tier Purple Tier.
Ordinary citizens belonged to the White Tier.
The Green Tier represented higher-level citizens intellectuals. In this society, only those who entered university could be promoted to Green Tier.
But admission to Imperial Capital University allowed one to be exceptionally promoted to Blue Tier, which was the lowest rank of nobility.
As for the higher ranks, they were almost unreachable for ordinary people. The class system here was even more rigid than Qi Bai had imagined.
Regarding class essentially status one content creator bluntly stated “In front of class rank, every other advantage is worthless.”
And clearly, this was the general consensus.
The pursuit of class status was practically the collective obsession of the entire society. Across various media platforms, people openly expressed their desire for higher status.
It was similar to how people on Earth chased wealth except here it was even more intense, even more worshipped.
Qi Bai was immersed in analyzing this society when suddenly a mechanical voice sounded in her mind.
Congratulations to the host for safely passing the first night in another world.
Daily Task Panel Activated.
Three tasks will be released or updated every day. Unfinished tasks refresh after the time limit. Tasks can accumulate.
Daily Task 1: Enter Imperial Capital University.
Remaining time: 168 hours.
Reward: Beginner Points Gift Pack.
Daily Task 2: Properly play the role of “Qi Bai.” If more than three people suspect your identity, the task fails.
Remaining time: 168 hours.
Reward: Special Shop Opening Voucher ×1.
Daily Task 3: Gather information about “Otherbloods.” Rewards will be calculated based on the usefulness of the information.
Remaining time: Unlimited.
Qi Bai glanced at the time it had just passed midnight.
It seemed daily tasks refreshed at midnight.
That was great news. It meant earning points in the future wouldn’t be too difficult.
But something about the rewards seemed strange.
Wasn’t the Beginner Gift Pack supposed to be given directly?
Meanwhile, in some unknown corner of space-time, the little book attendant was staring at the reward settings interface with a headache.
Golden light flickered around his body. No matter how he tried to modify the settings, he couldn’t remove the words “Beginner Gift Pack.”
The gift pack was indeed meant as a beginner benefit but a competent leader had to know how to allocate resources properly, especially when his own energy supply was limited.
After pondering for a moment, he finally gave up the idea of secretly deleting it.
Straightening the sleeves of his manifested robe, he waved his small hand.
Due to a system calculation error, the reward for Daily Task 1 was incorrect.
The original reward “Identity Scanner ×1” is now issued as beginner compensation.
Problem solved.
The little book attendant smiled with satisfaction.
Yes he really did have the demeanor of a capable leader.
When Qi Bai saw the system reward, she raised an eyebrow and smiled.
Unexpected good fortune.
She didn’t care whether it was compensation or a bonus smart people understood that only what you actually receive belongs to you.
She immediately retrieved the Identity Scanner from the system storage.
Items rewarded by the system were temporarily stored there. They could be taken out or stored again, but non-system items couldn’t be placed inside.
The Identity Scanner looked a bit like an air-conditioner remote control. At the front was a scanning probe, and on the body were three buttons.
Start Record Analyze.
The instructions were simple and easy to understand.
Qi Bai pointed the scanner at herself and pressed the button.
On the device’s screen, three words appeared.
Scanning…
After about thirty seconds, a system interface popped up before her eyes. It displayed a 3D model of Qi Bai’s body along with an entire page of identity information.
The data read:
Name: Qi Bai
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Height: 163 cm
Weight: 49 kg
Measurements: //**
Personality: Quiet, introverted, poor at communication, sensitive
Family: **
Ability: Ultra-sensitive intuition
Identity: Freshman of Imperial Capital University Blue Tier / Not Registered