Road to the Heavens: From Sanjiang Town to the Sea of Stars

The Road to Heaven: From Sanjiang Town to the Sea of Stars: A thousand-chapter epic witnessing how ordinary people build the “ladder of civilization” with their own hands

This is a sweeping epic spanning fifty-five years and reaching a century into the interstellar age. There are no transmigration powers or overpowered Systems, only an ordinary architecture graduate named Xu Lin, who begins by renovating an old house in his hometown of Sanjiang Town and gradually blazes a “road to heaven” for our era.

The story begins in 2015. With the help of an accidentally activated “Urban Builder System” and his professional dedication, Xu Lin starts with every brick and tile, every drawing and plan. He combines the military-industrial spirit of China’s Third Front construction with modern design, progressing from trendy guesthouses to cultural tourism landmarks. He revives struggling state-owned enterprises, invests in lithium battery energy, enters commercial spaceflight, and ultimately unites the strength of the nation and humanity to build the world’s first practical space elevator, the Tower to Heaven, before 2049.

The novel’s grandeur lies not only in its technological leaps, but also in its vivid cast of a hundred characters. There is Ren Xinyue, the rational partner who goes from skeptic to comrade; Zhao Wensong, who evolves from a mentor in politics to a spiritual guide; an eighth-grade master fitter who remains devoted to his craft; and a Tibetan youth whose heart is set on the stars. Every character feels alive, and together they weave a portrait of an era, from rural China to the sea of stars.

This is not science fiction, but a “hardcore future history” extrapolated from reality. It is not a solo performance by an individual hero, but a collective tale of generations striving together and civilization reaching ever-greater heights. With astonishing detail, the author depicts industrial upgrades, changing cities, technological breakthroughs, and the brilliance of human nature