Rewrite My Fate to Become the Daoist Ancestor

[In their eyes, I am like a "disabled person." The basic mathematics in kindergarten books, which a doctorate from a thousand years ago could barely understand, I ranked last, trailing the second last by eight hundred points.]

[My kindergarten classmates were all "genetic modifiers" without parents, or rather, orphans.]

[We were all raised by the Mother Star, and then our quality genes were judged based on our performance. After entering society, they would become "soldiers," "pilots," "doctors," "logistics workers"...]

[But everyone’s dream was to be admitted to the nearest "Galaxy University" and leave the "Mother Star." There, they would have the resources and opportunities to become "Mecha Masters," and upon graduation, they would be granted third-class citizenship by the "Pan-Human Alliance."]

[The genes of the Mother Star are too primordial, theoretically having only a lifespan limit of two hundred years. However, one of the benefits of being a third-class citizen of the "Pan-Human Alliance" is the optimization of primordial genes, allowing one to live to three thousand without disease or hardship.]

[If within three thousand years, one further advances to become a "Tier One Mecha Master," they become a first-class citizen. They have the opportunity to become a "Governor" of a planet, managing remote human planets for the "Pan-Human Alliance," with the authority to establish regional laws, military power, fiscal power, and a series of supreme authorities.]

[I have no friends, and my only hobby is flipping through some ancient "old books" in my spare time. I usually call the "Governor," who unifies three powers, a "local emperor."]

[I am a Natural Person. Although I could recite hundreds of books by the age of one and barely understood basic mathematics by three, I still seemed too ordinary compared to them.]

[My appearance is fairly decent, but my classmates—the "new humans," are all handsome and beautiful, with body proportions as perfect as the golden ratio, just looking at them is gratifying. In terms of appearance or ability, I can’t compare with them.]

[An Alien like me is inevitably discriminated against by my classmates. They have no malice, only naked indifference towards me.]

[However, I never cared about their opinions. At least, my parents love me.]

[At seven, kindergarten knowledge was too difficult, and I failed to graduate.]

[At eight, I failed to graduate, and I became a bit withdrawn.]

[At nine, I continued.]

...

[All of this came to an abrupt halt when I was twelve. That day, I finally graduated from kindergarten, only to receive a cold email and a credit card.]

[The card contained a cold three thousand credit points, enough to last me until I was fifty if I used it sparingly.]

[They left me alone on the "Mother Star," never to be heard from again.]

[I was depressed for a while, continued school, the primary courses were harder, and with my intelligence, I definitely couldn’t graduate, so I had to work twice as hard, I had no time to read "extracurricular books."]

[If I can’t graduate from primary school, I can’t survive on the Mother Star.]

[At thirteen, classmates came and went in class, only I remained as the older student stuck there, I knew my future was dark.]

[At fourteen, I began to think about how to live on the Mother Star, I didn’t ask for much, just to live until eighty and end my days.]

[Sixty is fine too.]

[I have been troubled by this since then.]

[At sixteen, something unexpected happened in my otherwise unremarkable life. A transfer student came to class, a short-haired girl with a cold demeanor, too conspicuous in class, her appearance instantly recognizable as a Natural Person without "genetic modification."]

[She was the first Natural Person in my life. While my classmates only glanced at her and ignored the short-haired girl, I stood up and invited her.]

[She didn’t refuse, her name was Jiu Yue, a Natural Person from the Surface Layer.]

[I was very surprised.]

[When learning this part of history, I learned that there’s a group of stubborn Natural Persons on the Surface Layer, and the Governor didn’t expel or kill them, but allocated them a plot of land, isolating them.]

[Monsters, forests, primal, killing, fighting, cruelty, death... That is the entirety of the record about the Surface Layer!]

[Over the next year, I gradually became friends with Jiu Yue. I taught her the common knowledge of the Mother Star and how to use its tools and invited her to live with me.]

[As a return, Jiu Yue bought a piece of meat with credit points, roasted it, sprinkled some spices, and handed it to me to taste.]

[That blackened roasted meat emitted a seductive aroma, I couldn’t wait to take a bite and was stunned on the spot.]

[She saw me try a bite of the blackened roasted meat, and my body instantly froze. On her originally cold face, a hint of "nervous" expression appeared. She carefully asked me, "This roast meat... it must taste awful, right?"]

["Awful?"]

[I was incredulous. For no other reason than that since childhood, I had eaten only the tasteless "High-Concentration Nutrient Paste," and even an injection was enough to meet all the body’s needs for three days and nights.]

[This was the best food I had ever eaten. I couldn’t imagine that there might be better-tasting food in the world.]

[I gobbled up the piece of roasted meat.]

[However, Jiu Yue said somewhat embarrassedly, "This was my first time roasting meat, and my skills are very poor. I wasted such good meat."]

[Jiu Yue’s parents were "gourmets" from the Surface Layer—a very admirable profession!]

[If there was a chance, I must try it. This was my second dream in life. I felt my life starting to become colorful.]

[Gradually, we became inseparable, forming a subtle and peculiar relationship.]

[Sometimes, I would ask Jiu Yue to make gourmet food and taste it with her. However, Natural Person’s food required credit points to purchase, which was quite an extra expense.]

[I felt the unique benefits of being a "Natural Person," gaining a bit of life motivation. To maintain this lifestyle, I started to seek an alternative path, searching for new opportunities.]

[Jiu Yue always stayed quietly by my side, and we were always studying together. We wouldn’t say more than three sentences a day, but even so, I still felt an inexplicable sense of peace.]

[Humans are ultimately social animals, and perhaps this relationship could be called a "companion"?]

[At eighteen, I put all my effort into one thing and finally obtained a "Cleaning and Maintenance Worker" professional certificate. I was overjoyed and went to school, wanting to surprise her—]

[I couldn’t find her.]

[Jiu Yue disappeared.]

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