Awakening in the Deep Space [Interstellar]

Leng Xingye transmigrated to an unknown star system.

When she opened her eyes, she saw a steel bar piercing her chest and a handsome young man staring at her in shock, his coat draped over her.

The blood on her body had dried, but she was still alive.

She pulled out the steel bar, and her wound healed at once.

This was definitely not normal.

Eight-year-old Leng Xingye pointed the bloodstained steel bar at the boy's throat, narrowed her eyes, and warned him, "You didn't see anything. Got it?"

The universe was vast. Surely their paths would never cross again.

For the next few years, she survived by scavenging in a remote border town and learned martial arts from the village elders.

She learned to read from discarded newspapers, secretly studied by peeking through her school's windows, and trained her body in wind and snow.

She scrimped and saved until she finally got into a mecha academy that covered room and board.

But on her very first day, Leng Xingye's world came crashing down.

She got dizzy! Just looking at mechas!

The school transferred her to mecha maintenance, where tuition was twenty times higher.

Leng Xingye: I can't do this anymore.

A month later, all mechas received a full upgrade, replacing keyboard controls with body-motion controls.

All pilots began training in hand-to-hand combat.

Leng Xingye: I can do this after all!

On the training field, she moved like a sharp sword, undefeated in battle.

Teacher, excited: A genius among rare talents! What department is this student from?

Classmate, confused: I think she's from the mecha maintenance academy...

At the first stage of the mecha league, Leng Xingye took the stage to receive an award on behalf of her school.

A young officer who had made outstanding contributions presented it to her.

There was a small scar on the officer's throat.

Their eyes met, and both were stunned.

Years later, Leng Xingye stood on the shoulder of a giant mecha. When asked what the greatest obstacle on her path forward had been, she thought carefully and answered, "Tuition was too expensive. I almost had to drop out."

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This conspiracy against Earth, aimed at wiping out humanity, will end with her. She will fight to save the world and never back down.

Leng Xingye: Can you tell whether the things glittering in this brilliant universe are stars, the debris of fallen celestial bodies, or gunfire from another star system?

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Reader's guide:

1. From low orbit to deep space, humanity takes its first steps into the universe.

(Blurb written on 2025-10-28)

Theme: Never back down in the face of hardship