Seeds of Civilization

In 2157, humanity discovers an alien ruin billions of years old beneath the surface of Mars. When the ruin activates, 108 randomly selected "Gravekeepers" from around the world are drawn into a game called "The Flame of Civilization." Its central rule is brutal: every 72 hours, all 108 must complete a "civilizational leap" by solving puzzles, fighting, and working together to raise their civilization's level by one. If they fail, everyone's memories are wiped, and they must start over. The protagonist, Lu Zhao, is Earth's last "civilization restorer." In the game, he awakens the ability to "Retrace Civilizations," allowing him to briefly read fragments of other people's past-life civilizations. The 108 players come from different civilizational eras: primitive tribes, the age of steam, cultivation civilizations, and more. Forced to form teams, they struggle through instances such as the "Ruins Labyrinth," the "Corridor of Time," and the "Battlefield of Faith." Each leap brings civilizations into collision and fusion; each failure breaks memories apart and pieces them back together. At the brink of civilizational collapse, Lu Zhao must find a path to a leap that allows all 108 to truly coexist, because the game's end is not victory, but the chance for the flames of every civilization to bloom anew in despair.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.