The massive explosion at the Frank Art Museum, the serial murder case in Zhuangping County, the wandering alchemist, the library said to contain all the world's knowledge...
If playing games can change the world, then is there something wrong with this world?
The day after the college entrance exams ended, Lu Zhixiao received a game console from a friend, and began her gaming career.
And then the world changed.
“ω-439 brought a plague. We began to disregard history, life, and science...
...We have withdrawn into this small patch of land, and for a hundred years our technology has made no major advances. Perhaps it is precisely our lost imagination of the sky that has brought our art, our science, and even our thoughts to a standstill, dragging us toward death.
We have been without the sky for too long. We must not lose the last inch of land.”
Adeline Keller, Prewar Mobilization Speech, Continental Joint Defense War, 1999
Reader notes:
1. No romance; the female lead does not follow a typical growth arc.
2. Not a typical mastermind-behind-the-scenes story; features an ensemble cast.
3. No secret-identity reveal.
Theme: Even the smallest decisions can change the world
