A new novel is here: The Earth's Core Era: 2700. Li Mingxia never imagined that working overtime could cost him his life.
When he woke up, he was lying 120 meters underground. The only things beside him were a dead rat and a girl as thin as a nail.
The year was 2700. Earth had become a desert, and humanity huddled underground, scraping by with steam engines and gears. The various factions would kill over a single pot of clean water, and a glowing, dark-silver mark had appeared on his wrist.
“Star Chart Mark,” said Ye Ling, the girl who had saved him. “You're the last Pathfinder. Only you can activate the ancient device deep within the Earth's core and repair the planet.”
“You guys are into steampunk? I'll give you a taste of a technological revolution.”
“Gears too inefficient? I'll draw up some blueprints. You settle water by letting it stand? I'll make a filter. You communicate by shouting? I'll put together a radio.”
But when he finally reached the Earth's core and stood before the legendary Star Chart device, a truth more terrifying than the resource wars came to light:
Earth's ecological collapse was no natural disaster.
