Chapter 1: Chapter 1: Star Jump Day! ``` December 23, 2025. The room was bright with light, it was already half past ten in the morning, and Shen Hao jolted awake from a dream. His face was pale, and he gasped for air. In his mind, it seemed as if the apocalyptic scenes from his dream still lingered. Glancing at the bedside clock, Shen Hao rubbed his temples wearily. It had been a month. His gaze inadvertently moved downward, and there, in the lower right corner, was a crisp, almost intangible light blue progress bar that had reached ninety-nine percent.