In the outer space of the Milky Way, a spaceship with strange patterns resembling a snake's head was wobbling towards the solar system. Watching the ship's labored flight, it seemed as if it could break down at any moment.
"The power furnace is 70% damaged, energy consumption has severely depleted, less than 20% remaining. The ship's shield will stop functioning in one minute. Please find a place to land immediately. Please find a place to land..."
Inside the spaceship, several humanoid beings with snake heads fixed their gaze on the elder of the group. From the faint glow of his scales, it was clear that he was the oldest among them.
"Elder, what should we do now?" asked one of the younger snake-like beings, stepping forward.
"Warning, a B-class warship has been detected 5,000 light-years behind us. It is expected to catch up by tomorrow evening. Warning..." The electronic synthesized voice made all the snake-like beings tremble.
"These damned invaders, not only have they taken over our Snake galaxy, do they want to exterminate us all? Don't they fear the sanctions of advanced civilizations?" The elderly snake being's blood-red eyes glowed with hatred, and the scales on his exposed neck stood up, visibly displaying his anger.
"Transmit my orders, shut down the shield to conserve energy, increase flight speed, and release the detection beams. Search for any energy-rich planets nearby. The ship must land and replenish energy as soon as possible." After his outburst, the elder calmed down and gave the command with a serious face.
Soon, the spaceship's speed gradually increased as it entered the solar system in the Milky Way.
"Beep beep, the detection beam has found an energy-rich planet 1,000 light-years ahead. An energy planet detected..." The electronic voice immediately filled the ship with excitement.
"Quick, head toward the energy planet! We must reach the energy planet before the people from the Kyloan galaxy catch up with us." The elder calmly issued the order, a hint of joy in his eyes. If they could reach the energy planet first, they would be able to replenish the spaceship's severely depleted energy and escape from the Kyloan pursuit.
Space travel was no fun at all. Apart from the occasional meteor passing by the ship to break the monotony, everyone was closely watching the screen that displayed the energy fluctuations of the planet ahead.
"Warning, Kyloan ships have accelerated toward this location. Please prepare for combat as soon as possible." The mixed electronic voice interrupted their thoughts. Instantly, the scales on the beings stood up again, their eyes filled with subtle unease, seemingly worried about the Kyloan pursuit.
"D*mn Kyloan people, they've clearly discovered this place too. Let's speed up and make sure we get there first."
In 2012, Yang Wei was a graduate of a third-rate university. In a society where master's and doctoral students were everywhere, and undergraduates were as common as dogs, his modest education was useless. In fact, finding a job to get by was a constant struggle. In the end, he had to work as a waiter in a café, earning a meager salary just to scrape by.