Shadow Tycoon

On the vast, resource-rich world of Bluestar—ten times Earth's size and centuries behind technologically—one young man bears a secret from another planet. Born to an ordinary Indian family on Bluestar, Aaryan Verma is anything but an ordinary boy. Hidden behind his peaceful eyes is the spirit of a reincarnated Earth genius, weighed down by memories of a past life and blessed with an unparalleled intellect. From poverty-stricken roots to ingenious childhood inventions, Aaryan has never been a spark in an otherwise dull world. Now, standing at the threshold of manhood, Aaryan enters the premium corridors of Bangalore Institute of Technology, with no idea that his fate is soon to be transformed. The geopolitics of Bluestar reflect those of Earth—a fragmented world of power play among nations such as India, China, and the United States—yet Aaryan hopes not of politics, but of revolution. As he starts his college life, making new friends and reconnecting with his genius childhood friend—the heiress and academic genius, Kiara Mahajan—Aaryan's life hangs in the balance of the extraordinary. But fate does not knock—it triggers. A secret system activates in him: an enigmatic Sign-In System that rewards with futuristic benefits for mundane tasks, everyday activities, and covert missions. What starts as a normal college life soon spirals into an action-packed mix of science, ambition, and peril. With foes spying, technology evolving, and a secret too enormous to conceal, Aaryan has to construct not only inventions—but an empire. In a world retrograde in technology but abundant in possibility, one genius will emerge from the shadows… to become a tycoon