[Liunian: Brother Rui, the environment is safe. Is there anything wrong with you?]
Tao Rui opened his eyes and looked around. He found a dormitory and sat up in bed. He felt carefully. "Nothing is wrong. Everything is normal."
[Liunian: That means... we succeeded! ]
Tao Rui immediately integrated the original owner's memories, and when he confirmed that they had arrived in the interstellar world, he smiled and breathed a sigh of relief.
Yes, fleeting time, we succeeded. We arrived in the world we wanted.
He stood up and walked to the window, looking at the strange yet advanced buildings and vehicles outside, and his mood was better than ever.
He had dedicated two lifetimes to system intelligence research, hoping to upgrade Liu Nian. Now, he was finally seeing some results.
In his previous life, in his old age, Tao Rui, after repeated experimentation, added some features to Liunian. It wouldn't be considered an upgrade, but it was definitely better than before.
The context of a self-selected world is one of them.
He realized that all the eras he had traveled through were no longer as intelligent and technologically advanced as his. He could no longer learn any knowledge in this area from those eras and could only make slow progress on his own. So he set his sights on the future.
During this time travel, the system activated this function. It was the year 3067, the era of the Interstellar Alliance. Cars no longer ran solely on the ground; most of them now roamed the air. A glance outside revealed a sky filled with cars.
This world had space hubs, like storage spaces where one could store and carry things. There were also mecha warriors, like Iron Man, with immense power. More importantly, the intelligent technology in this world far surpassed anything Tao Rui had ever seen, by more than ten times the amount.
The smart brain worn on everyone's wrist integrates ID cards, bank cards, mobile phones, tablets, laptops, and many other items, replacing them all and becoming the most important personal belongings. With a simple operation, a virtual screen appears above the smart brain, just like the virtual screen projected by the fleeting years.
This is the right era, the era that Tao Rui most wants to come to!
Tao Rui had just arrived, but he couldn't wait to thoroughly study the technology of this world.
But don't be in a hurry. Since you're new here, you still need to understand the situation here first.
If there is anything in this world that Tao Rui doesn't like, it is the so-called ABO - six genders.
Alphas are naturally strong and almost always become leaders, dominating others.
Betas are mediocre, the most common men and women, much weaker than Alphas. Because they make up the majority of the workforce, they are often led by others.
Omegas are weak in other aspects, but because of their strong reproductive function, they are very precious and more important than Betas. They are protected by law and no one can harm them.
Therefore, of the three, Betas are the most looked down upon. Alphas and Omegas have a natural sense of superiority towards them. Even if they are friendly, they rarely become true friends with Betas. This is a hierarchy of contempt created by innate talent, and strength is judged by both mental and physical aspects.
Strength levels are divided into six general levels: A, B, C, D, and F. Above these are the less common S-level, the rare SS-level, and the once-in-a-century SSS-level. It's said that only one SSS-level warrior has ever appeared in history: the first commander who unified the world and established the Interstellar Alliance.
Those above A-rank are almost all Alphas. Betas usually only reach B-rank, with a very small number reaching A-rank, and they are all elite in the military. Omegas are generally DEF-rank, with a very small number reaching B-rank, but this is not important to them. Their daily lives are very safe, they have easy jobs, and they mainly take care of their families.
Tao Rui was dressed as a C-class Beta this time, thankfully; he really didn't want to be dressed as one of the other two types. Those two types were both highly pheromone-rich, and when they released pheromones to attract each other, they couldn't even control themselves and had to combine.
Omegas also have estrus periods and automatically emit pheromones when the time comes. This is simply beyond Tao Rui's acceptance.
But it doesn't matter since he is a Beta. Coincidentally, the person he is tasked with is also a C-class Beta, so they can live a normal life like normal men and women.
The original owner is still a scumbag, yet somehow still deeply in love with another woman. It's just a serious double standard. No matter how good he is to the other person, it can't erase the harm he caused to the mission target.
The original owner had a very noble identity. He was the eldest son of the current commander-in-chief. Logically, he should be a "crown prince".
But the embarrassing thing is that he was born with everyone's anticipation, but he was a Beta. The more the people expected of the commander, the more disappointed they were when they saw him, and they even regarded him as a disgrace.
Later, the Commander's wife died of illness, and the Commander's second son, born to his new wife, turned out to be an S-rank Alpha! This greatly made the Commander proud.
From then on, without a doubt, Tao Rui's younger brother, Tao Xiu, was regarded by everyone as the next commander-in-chief, and he enjoyed noble care from a young age. However, the original owner lived in his shadow, like a shadow, and no one paid attention to him in any occasion.
Talent does play a decisive role here. The original owner worked incredibly hard to win his father's attention, but his efforts for a year weren't as good as Tao Xiu's casual one month.
Even his strength ceiling is very low, and he can't improve much even if he tries his best. But because Tao Xiu is S-level, he has unlimited possibilities in the future, and maybe he can break through to SS-level someday.
The original owner was a prince, yet his life wasn't as comfortable and happy as an ordinary person. If there was anything he had over an ordinary person, it was probably just enough material wealth. After all, no matter how much the commander disliked him, he wouldn't treat him poorly financially.
In the original owner's depressing life, the only ray of light was his roommate, Su Ya, whom he met after entering the military academy.
The roommate was an A-level Beta, pretty, kind, and sensible. She was always concerned about the quiet original owner, and the original owner gradually fell in love with her.
Their dorm was a two-bedroom apartment, each with its own ensuite bathroom and security lock. The living room was the only common area, making it very independent. So even though the original owner was a man and his roommate was a woman, they were still assigned to the same dorm because they were both Betas.
The original owner quickly fell in love with Su Ya and enjoyed going to class and eating with her. However, because Su Ya performed well in class and was a Beta that surprised everyone, she quickly caught Tao Xiu's attention and they became good friends.
The original owner fell in love with someone for the first time, and Tao Xiu snatched her away. He was extremely jealous, but he could do nothing. The only consolation he had was that Su Ya was a Beta. The commander would never allow Tao Xiu to be with a Beta, and his family had already started looking for an outstanding Omega for him.
And if he proposed to the commander to marry an A-level Beta, the commander would most likely agree immediately.
But in an accident, Suya's pheromone inhibitor was broken and failed to suppress the pheromones in time. The original owner discovered that she was actually an A-level Omega!
After the original owner's shock, he immediately obtained suppressants to help Su Ya conceal the truth, and then he tried every possible way to prevent Tao Xiu from interacting with Su Ya. He was afraid that if Tao Xiu discovered the truth, then an extremely rare A-level Omega would definitely be listed as the commander's priority for a daughter-in-law, because an S-level Alpha and an A-level Omega would definitely produce the most outstanding offspring, which is exactly what the commander needs!
The original owner was anxious, and inevitably acted a little differently than usual, which aroused Tao Xiu's suspicion and made Su Ya feel a little uncomfortable. By chance, while on a trip to the island to kill low-level Zerg and practice combat, a certain grass stimulated Su Ya, causing her to release pheromones. Tao Xiu was the only person by her side at the time.
Tao Xiu discovered the truth!
He temporarily marked Su Ya!
The two resolved the matter promptly. Although they didn't truly unite, the temporary mark allowed their mental powers to briefly merge, effectively touching each other's most private parts. Their feelings immediately grew. Tao Xiu even decided to pursue and marry her the moment he learned she was an A-level Omega.
Not only because he needs such an excellent wife, but also because he has fallen in love with her.
When two people go from flirting to romance, there's naturally a lot of overlap, and they unconsciously seek each other out and gravitate towards each other. The original owner was Su Ya's roommate, but he saw her less than half as much as Tao Xiu did. His worst fears had finally come true, and now he couldn't even snatch her away. They were in love, their physiques were compatible, and he had lost all hope, only offering his best wishes as a friend.
However, the original owner and Tao Xiu were half-sisters, with vastly different physiques, and had always disliked each other. Tao Xiu, perceptive enough to notice that the original owner was attracted to Su Ya, was displeased with the fact that they lived in the same dormitory, and demanded that Su Ya keep her distance from the original owner.
But Su Ya felt that this was the best protective color. If she went to live in the same dormitory with Tao Xiu, she would be more conspicuous. In order to appease Tao Xiu, she really kept a distance from the original owner outside, and then returned to the dormitory and privately asked the original owner to forgive her. She didn't want to quarrel with her boyfriend.
She said she was in a difficult situation, and the original owner, of course, said it was okay. After that, Su Ya and Tao Xiu would go out on dates when they were sweet, and go back to the dormitory for a cold war when they had a fight. During these cold wars, Su Ya would talk to the original owner, because she said he was a good friend who knew her secrets and was also her boyfriend's brother, like a family member.
This continued caring and closeness made the original owner unable to let go. The dormitory seemed to have become their secret base, a world of emotions unknown to outsiders, belonging only to the two of them. Although this emotion was not love, but only friendship, the original owner was satisfied.
But Tao Xiu wasn't a fool; of course he'd notice, become suspicious, and be displeased. He even deliberately troubled the original owner during mecha classes. This kind of suppression of talent always made the original owner look bad.
Su Ya will apologize to him after returning to the dormitory, but she is very embarrassed and doesn't know how to deal with it.
Outsiders just thought it was a disagreement between brothers and never thought it was a dispute over a woman. No one suspected Su Ya.
When the situation became more and more serious, the original owner found that the image of him and Tao Xiu had also changed in Su Ya's mind. Su Ya didn't say anything, but the original owner could see that Su Ya felt that he was much weaker than Tao Xiu, and occasional unintentional words and expressions could show it.
The original owner didn't want to continue like this, so he thought of a solution.
That is, he wants to have a beloved, a girlfriend whom he loves very much and has a good relationship with. In this way, Tao Xiu will no longer doubt him, and he can also say with confidence that there is no ambiguity between him and Su Ya.
So the original owner chose a C-rank Beta like himself, Ye Jia. She was beautiful, sunny, and always smiling. Her family background was ordinary and simple. She was perfect to use as a shield without getting into any trouble.
The original owner deliberately assigned to a group with the other person in some classes, and then gradually became attracted to the other person during the cooperation, and then fell in love with her and pursued her.
Sure enough, after he and Ye Jia became a couple, Tao Xiu no longer bothered him, and Su Ya became happy and no longer had to worry about him.
From then on, Ye Jia became the original owner's protective color.
The original owner secretly told Ye Jia about Tao Xiu and Su Ya's relationship, but didn't reveal the details, only that Tao Xiu had fallen in love with Su Ya, a Beta. His family wouldn't approve, so he decided to share a dorm with Su Ya to help cover up the situation. Tao Xiu's recent annoyance was deliberate, so people wouldn't suspect him of covering up for Tao Xiu, and naturally wouldn't suspect anything else.
Ye Jia easily believed it because it made sense. The dormitory was a relatively independent two-bedroom apartment, with everyone living in their own room and almost no one hanging out in the living room. She naturally assumed the original owner rarely spent time with Su Ya in the dormitory. After all, Su Ya kept her distance from the original owner in order to appease Tao Xiu.
Ye Jia also felt that the original owner was rather taciturn and distant towards others, but was only so nice to her. She felt very safe and liked the original owner more and more.
The original owner successfully resolved the problem, but deceived the girl. Later, they graduated and married, and Su Ya and Tao Xiu served on the battlefield. Su Ya repeatedly asked the original owner for help, and the original owner obliged, even lying to Ye Jia that she was helping her brother. When all the truth was revealed, Ye Jia was completely devastated!
She couldn't accept that the world she thought she had was collapsing like this. It turned out that she had been a shield from the beginning to the end.
This poor girl is Tao Rui’s mission target in this life.
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