A thousand years of eternal night, the fire will never be extinguished.
Until he saw, the tower opened its eyes.
Eternal night has shrouded the earth for more than a thousand years.
The Fire Tower is the only light in this world. It illuminates the city and dispels darkness, and is the entirety of human faith. Everyone is told from birth: the darkness outside is a curse, the light of the tower is salvation.
Lu Liben was the most respected theoretical genius in Xinhuo Academy. He can explain the underlying logic of spiritual resonance more thoroughly than a textbook, can use a tactical plan to defeat Yang Shuo, who is recognized by everyone as the strongest genius, and can make his mentor remain silent for a long time after the war and say "He reminds me of someone."
However, his spirit refused to burn fire.
Six years. He always stayed in the lowest rank. No matter how hard he tried to absorb the golden-white holy light, his body was saying no.
Late at night, in the ruins of the old city wall. He stretched out his hand towards the blue light spots at the edge of the wasteland - at that moment, the spirit trembled almost with joy. It's as if the dry land meets the rain, as if the trapped animal that has been imprisoned for many years finally sees the crack in the cage door.
He hid this secret year after year.
Until that graduation assessment.
Until he was forced to use the power of eternal night in front of everyone in order to save people.
Until the person he saved screamed and backed away, then pointed at him and said
"That monster."
Then he was judged, purified, and stripped of everything.
He was thrown into the wasteland of eternal night to die.
And when he lay in the endless darkness, clutching the black stone left behind by his adoptive father, he finally heard the first whisper of the truth: "The tower is eating people, this is not an exile, this is a way back."
