An unconventional post-apocalyptic story, leaning toward an infinite-flow, global-evolution, and road-trip story.
Have you ever wondered how you'd save yourself if the apocalypse really came?
Drought, earthquakes, floods, epidemics, extreme temperatures...
Perhaps only well-rounded people can adapt and survive in the apocalypse. For Chinese students, the peak of their all-around knowledge comes right after the college entrance exam.
They know classical texts and Tang poetry by heart, and are familiar with English vocabulary. They know astronomy above and geography below, remember trigonometric functions and can solve conic sections, recall climate patterns and ocean currents, and recite historical timelines...
When apocalyptic disasters suddenly descend, this knowledge becomes an invaluable resource, helping them find a way to survive before the Fifth Ice Age arrives.
How can they find a reasonable route north? How can they tell the time from the light and shadows? Who will record everything they see along the way and piece together when the zombies first appeared? Shi Yunjian skillfully draws a map of the world, then analyzes radio broadcasts to work out what has happened across the country.
How do they get a generator running? How can they build a simple stove without compromising its stability? How can they extract the edible portion from contaminated salt? Fang Lin pulls out test tubes and, with the precision of someone who's spent three years doing experiments, manages to produce salt, sulfuric acid, and... primitive black powder.
A humanities student and a science student join forces, working tirelessly as they struggle to survive.
Perhaps knowledge has no peak, and neither humanities nor sciences is superior. But at this critical moment, when humanity's survival is uncertain, can they preserve the last spark of civilization?
Reader's Note:
1. The blurb is being revised and refined.
Theme: Put the knowledge gained through higher education to use, and fight to survive with resilience in desperate circumstances.
