After Jiang Li died, he learned that he was merely an NPC in a game. When his consciousness awakened, he was given one chance to start over.
He went from Major Jiang Li, a decorated war hero, to Ling Mo, an orphan with nothing. He wasn't particularly bothered, and simply treated it as a fresh start.
After disguising himself as a Beta, he went to the largest trading city on Asar Star and took a solo hunting mission in a Class B contaminated zone.
"A Beta dares to enter a Class B contaminated zone? Don't go weak in the knees when you see a Class B mutant!"
The Alphas who entered the zone alongside Ling Mo looked at him with contempt and pity.
But in a life-or-death moment, the seemingly frail Beta drew his long blade and cleanly slit the throat of the mutant charging straight at him.
The slender military blade gleamed with a terrifying chill, blood dripping from its tip.
He turned to the stunned Alphas and said calmly, "It's just a Class B trash mutant. Are your knees shaking?"
The Alphas: "..." That one stung!
The Beta codenamed "Silver Sparrow" became famous after that battle. He went on to sweep through the contaminated zones across Asar Star, and his personal trading points skyrocketed, putting him at the very top of the trading city's rankings.
Admiring the strong is human nature. Gender-based oppression means nothing in the face of strength.
The Alphas who had once looked down on Betas now took pride in joining Silver Sparrow's team. When a new contaminated zone opened, everyone eagerly awaited his arrival, but Silver Sparrow himself suddenly vanished without a trace.
As people speculated about Silver Sparrow's whereabouts, Ling Mo boarded a ship bound for the capital planet, Selman, with an admission letter from the Imperial Military Academy in hand.
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Among the latest class of students at the Imperial Military Academy, a Beta named Ling Mo became famous.
Despite his mediocre genes, he didn't choose the kind of desk job other Betas did, such as logistics management or information engineering. Instead, he selected infantry combat.
The self-important Alphas looked down on Ling Mo, who came from a garbage planet, and mocked him. "The infantry combat program is all about strength. Don't run home crying to Daddy when you get beaten up."
But the supposedly weak Beta didn't look afraid at all. He calmly looked at them and said, "Close-quarters combat, long-range shooting, and practical mecha combat: there are three parts to the program placement exam. If any of you score even one point higher than me, I'll admit defeat."
The Alpha felt thoroughly provoked. "Whoever loses is the other's grandson!"
One week later, Ling Mo's name topped the rankings for the Imperial Military Academy's new students' program placement exams.
The Alphas: "..." Holy crap!
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The contaminated zones of Asar Star, the Imperial Military Academy, the Sirius Mecha League, Class S contaminated zones...
I've been given a second life. Everything I left unfinished in my last life, I'll reach the top of in this one. - Ling Mo
Theme: The strong fear nothing. Break through society's prejudices.