When Lin Zhao was eight years old, his parents died in a lunar exploration accident. Before they died, they left a message: "It woke up."
Twenty years later, he became the chief scientist of the Torch Gate Project. The three-billion-year-old ring-shaped building was suspended on the back side of the moon, and the inner wall was covered with ancient inscriptions - every pattern was exactly the same as in his dream.
Jumen is a cosmic examination paper. Humans who opened it gained the ability to rewrite the laws of physics: controllable nuclear fusion, optical invisibility, causal weapons... With explosive leaps in technology, humans thought they had become the darling of gods.
Until the arrival of the Ember clan.
They were the candidates of the previous session and are now the invigilators of Jumen. Thirty thousand years ago, they were as ecstatic as humans, and then went to destruction due to internal divisions. The remaining tribesmen were transformed into semi-energy life forms, trapped around the star forever, and forced to massacre every newcomer.
Lin Zhao met special commander Su Wan, a woman with scars around her eyes who never gave up. He used his formula to fight against the universe, and she used her flesh and blood to protect her comrades. Side by side with brothers and entrusted by comrades in arms, they gradually get closer.
But war waits for no one.
When the main force of the Jhin clan arrived in the solar system, Lin Zhao discovered a deeper truth: Torch Gate is not the end, but just the starting point. Humanity has just passed its first exam——
Next time, there will be no invigilator.
