Reborn Among the Stars: My Career in the Civil Service Exam

In 2026, Earth exposes its coordinates by launching the Deep Space probe and is targeted by the advanced civilization known as the Silver Heart Federation. In five years, Earth will be destroyed by a dimensionality-reduction attack. Zhang Kuo, who witnessed Earth’s annihilation in his previous life, is reborn in 2026 and accidentally activates the Civilization Ember System. Using “civilization points” as fuel, he unlocks the technology tree step by step, from quantum computers to curvature engines. He leads humanity in forming the Earth Escape Fleet. During their interstellar exodus, they encounter 23 alien civilizations, including low-martial, cultivation, and mechanical societies. By assimilating their technology and populations, he establishes an “interstellar civil service examination” system, allowing Earthlings who pass the tests to take up posts on alien worlds. At the same time, he awakens the consciousnesses of historical figures such as Xiang Yu, Ban Chao, and Zheng He, using thought-transmission technology to direct alien warriors from afar. In the struggle for cosmic resources and spots to ascend to a higher dimension, he ultimately leads Earth from “lambs awaiting slaughter” to “new aristocrats of the galaxy.”