In the distant future, humanity’s empires span the galaxy, while Earth has become a forgotten backwater. In Shanjing city, Wang Zheng’s dreams of becoming a mech pilot shatter when his college entrance exam genetic score is a dismal twenty-eight, barely above animal level. To make matters worse, rumors claim he tried to commit suicide after the campus beauty rejected him.Then, the closest thing he has to family, the elderly bookstore owner across the street, disappears, leaving behind a mysterious birthday gift.