In 2023, people seemed to have found a social structure truly suited to modern society. "One Beginning Village" was established, the "Together in Our Era" movement began, and the "Earth Community" project continued to advance. From then on, there were no more countries in the world. Released prisoners were branded with a "black mark" and could only gather in the "Black Zone," huddling together for warmth amid the cold indifference of a world that had abandoned them.
But the "Black Zone" was destined to be a savage jungle where the strong preyed on the weak. Gu Qing's development strategy failed to take root in this land where savagery and technology coexisted, and "Sandbar" fell... Lin Ran led the group in an escape. With help from the artificial human Ziyuan and Chen Zhu, a boy from Peach Blossom Spring, they began exploring this brand-new era.
They uncovered the past of Qin Chaoyan's parents, completed a revenge plot alongside Liu Feifei, and gradually revealed the truth of the world with Chen Zhu. What darkness lay buried deep in Lin Ran's heart? Was the world a blissful paradise where people lived in harmony despite their differences, or a human hell where everyone fought to the death? Only when they reached the pinnacle of human technology did they learn what kind of cycle human existence truly was. Perhaps humanity could never create a Peach Blossom Spring. Perhaps only destruction was eternal.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.