During the ten chaotic years, wars raged in every corner of the world.
AI fought for dominance, nuclear weapons brought radiation, and an unusually active sun triggered frequent natural disasters.
Cities dissolved overnight, and those who survived gathered around a shared faith.
Lianshi was born in the seventh year after the chaos ended, on 2107.10.10.
She was part of an all-female community built against the mountains, with mountains behind and water nearby.
She had many mothers, and her childhood was happy, fulfilling, and full of love.
But good times did not last. Human lives were finite, and the eldest mother was getting old. The community split into two factions over her: one wanted to make her immortal, but the eldest mother did not.
Human communities that had recovered began to covet Lianshi's home, seeking to seize its resources for the sake of better reproduction.
Just sixteen, Lianshi was clever, innocent, and kind. Every beautiful word in the world could describe her. In a utopia, she studied the past.
"You won't grow up like this. We want you to stay a child forever, but we can't be with you forever," her mothers said, gently stroking her head. "Go see the world outside, then think about what kind of world you want to create. We'll always support you."
In the mad city, Lianshi glimpsed the world that once was.
In the irradiated city, Lianshi saw the world as it is now.
In the biological city, Lianshi experienced a world in development.
Desert cities... underground cities...
At last, she found the future in the city of the future.
Theme: All living beings are equal; love knows no bounds
