After the Gray Tide, the old nations collapsed, water sources were contaminated, and only the strong made the rules in the wasteland.
The moment Chen Wang opens his eyes, he finds himself locked in a prison wagon bound for the Blackwell Mine. A broken bridge lies ahead, a beast tide closes in behind, and the guards decide to abandon all the refugees and use their lives to hold back the monsters.
Everyone thinks it’s a dead end.
Only Chen Wang sees another way to survive.
A timid boy with perception can predict the beast tide; a girl clutching seeds can make vines grow; a silent repairman can fix abandoned equipment; even an injured enhancer can smash through the final iron gate.
Chen Wang’s ability is to kindle the fire within them.
He can nurture others and help the weak surpass their limits. The stronger those he nurtures become, the more he evolves himself.
But in the wasteland, if this ability is exposed, he’ll be more than just a person. He’ll become a strategic resource every faction wants to seize.
Some want to capture him and manufacture the strong. Others want to keep him under house arrest and force him to serve their city-states. Still others want to place him on an altar.
At first, Chen Wang only wants to survive.
Later, he realizes that running alone will never get him out of the wasteland.
No well? He’ll dig one himself. No food? He’ll grow it himself. No walls? He’ll build them himself. No order? He’ll establish it himself.
Others rule the wasteland through plunder.
He nurtures people and kindles civilization.
