Three Kingdoms: Fated Star Official

In 184 CE, a meteorite fell in Yingchuan, carrying the consciousness of Su Chen, a modern doctoral researcher in astrophysics, into the Eastern Han dynasty. He found himself in the body of a low-ranking clerk. He had no System and no golden finger, only fragmented astronomical knowledge and hazy memories of history. Su Chen firmly believed that “the ways of Heaven follow constant laws” and opposed the superstitions of omens and prophecies. He used a lunar eclipse to predict danger and save the people, earning a recommendation from Huangfu Song to join the Astronomical Bureau in Luoyang. He built armillary spheres and corrected eclipse records, quickly making a name for himself. But when he refused to fabricate auspicious omens, he offended the powerful and was banished from the capital. In the chaos of war, he successively sought shelter with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Liu Biao, only to find that each warlord saw him merely as an astrologer. It was not until he assisted Zang Hong in Qingzhou that he built his first observatory and began training astronomy students. After Zang Hong was defeated, Su Chen fled to Cao Cao's camp. During the Battle of Guandu, his precise weather forecasts helped Cao Cao burn the supplies at Wuchao. After the battle, he proposed establishing an Institute of Practical Learning to promote mathematics education, but Xun Yu and others opposed him for threatening the interests of Confucian noble families. Realizing he could not achieve his ideals in Cao Cao's camp, Su Chen went south to join Liu Bei. During the Battle of Red Cliffs, his predictions of the wind helped make the fire attack a great success. After entering Shu, he won Liu Bei's support to establish the first Institute of Practical Learning in Chinese history, promoting the decimal system and basic scientific knowledge. He and Zhuge Liang were both friends and rivals: Liang spoke of yin and yang and the five elements, while Su Chen discussed the laws of physics. On the northern campaigns, Su Chen was responsible for weather forecasts and topographical surveys. At Wuzhang Plains, he observed a supernova and sensed that his life was nearing its end. Before he died, he entrusted his life's work, Treatise on Astronomy and Practical Learning, to Zhuge Liang. The book contained not a single omen or prophecy, only mathematical formulas and observational data. Zhuge Liang sighed through his tears, “You truly understood the heavens.”