The Ice Age Returns (Apocalypse)

·This novel tells the story of the Viy atomic shockwave sweeping across the globe in the form of an icy blizzard at the end of 2017, bringing about the apocalypse.

·Zhao Qing is led out of the blizzard by Chen Yang and steps onto an unknown road. A group of flawed people become a family, stumble through hardship, and grow into survivors and the most important guardians of their world after obtaining artifacts from beyond their realm.

·One by one, the clues are pieced together. The “apocalypse” turns out to be the continuation of a century-old conspiracy, as well as the prelude to humanity absorbing energy from beyond their realm and undergoing special mutations.

·Life itself is hidden behind a curtain. Until history reaches its end, no one can see the full picture of what has happened.

Reader’s guide:

·Main couple: a big, goofy guy × a timid little scaredy-cat

·Includes cute pets and multiple couples

·Everyone has a personal pocket dimension.

·Looks like a farming story on the surface, but it’s secretly a progression story. All survivors develop special abilities.

·A prelude to interstellar science fiction disguised as an apocalypse novel (an interstellar sci-fi prelude, an interstellar sci-fi prelude, an interstellar sci-fi prelude!)

·The protagonists don’t know how their world is structured in advance. The curtain on the stage is slowly drawn back as they struggle to stay alive.

·More potential triggers than cute points. The characters’ personalities are absolutely going to change.

·A road story. From an omniscient viewpoint, we observe their lives, but in their world, all that matters is staying alive.

·2.04 million characters. It’s inevitable that the narrative includes commentary and reflection.

[Announcement, 2020-02-06: The novel will become a paid title on February 7. Chapters 1–68 will be moved behind the paywall.]

[First published on 2017-12-25. The main story was completed on 2020-08-05, and the full novel, including bonus stories, was completed on 2020-09-20, after 1,000 days of updates. Please forgive any parts that could have been written better. The author has started revising the novel. Thank you, everyone.]

[Stay happy, take care of your health, and may everything go well for you.]

[The full revision was completed on 2023-11-16. Updates are now being posted gradually.]

[Because it’s the Water Era, some readers have started revisiting this novel. To do my best by you, I’ve started a third revision. The revised chapters will begin replacing the old ones by February 2026 at the latest.]

Theme: Protecting the environment is everyone’s responsibility.