Jiang Shu is reborn in 2015, just after the college entrance exams, and stares pensively at his score report: 368 points.
In his previous life, he retook the exams for three years and barely got into a third-tier college. This time, though, he remembers a secret: when the National University of Defense Technology adjusted its programs, an obscure major lowered its cutoff and admitted students with second-tier scores.
Everyone thinks he’s crazy. Even his homeroom teacher tells him to stop dreaming.
But Jiang Shu times his application perfectly. Three months later, a bright-red admission letter arrives in his village.
His snobbish uncle is struck dumb on the spot, and the classmates who mocked him fall silent.
Even more surprising, his graduating class happens to coincide with a major expansion of the military. The once-overlooked major becomes highly sought-after.
From barely making the cutoff to becoming an elite technical officer, Jiang Shu is determined to make steady progress this time around.
While others work themselves to the bone competing for first place, he uses his informational edge to make every move at just the right moment.
While his classmates are still worrying about getting into a second-tier college, he’s already in uniform. While others graduate only to find themselves unemployed, he rises through the ranks at the perfect time, benefiting from military reforms.
What if his score was low this time around?
A reborn person’s trump card is seeing the gifts the times have to offer.
