Science and technology are hailed as the primary productive force. We pursue this power to advance human civilization, never realizing that it is also a key that can initiate humanity's destruction.
In March 2011, nuclear fuel leaked from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in R Country. The R Country government refused to dismantle the leaking plant.
In 2020, while a pandemic spreading around the globe drew the world's attention, R Country quietly dumped nuclear wastewater into the ocean.
In 2021, with M Country's support, R Country disregarded the will of the world's people and openly accelerated its nuclear wastewater dumping. A nine-legged octopus appeared in the western Pacific.
In 2024, nuclear wastewater spread across the entire Pacific, and disaster began to sweep along its shores.
In 2070, our story begins...
We once guessed that technology would destroy the Earth. But when Pandora's box opened, it was humanity that was destroyed.
A little skit: "Long, long ago..."
"Mom, how long is long, long ago?"
"Back when your great-grandmother was young! Back then, octopuses were still a delicious kind of seafood. They had eight legs, so they were also called eight-legged fish..."
"Mom, does an octopus with nine legs get called a nine-legged fish, and one with ten legs a ten-legged fish? Why aren't we eating octopus now? Why are octopuses eating us?"
Reader's guide: An emotional work, a science "fantasy" novel. Please don't nitpick the science.
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Note: This blurb was written on April 18, 2021.
Other works by the author, recommended \(≧▽≦)/ "Eldest Daughter of the Lin Family [Dream of the Red Chamber]" Lin Daiyu's elder sister has a hard time, and being Baoyu's elder brother is no easy task. "The World's Greatest Constable [Crossover]" I'm building a legal system in the martial arts world. "Little Dragon Girl's Travels [Mythology Crossover]" The biggest troublemaker in the Six Realms, and the number-one brat! "Sword Across the World" Feng Jiuyue's legendary journey in another world. "Night of a Hundred Ghosts" The story of Tangtang (Xia Qitang) and Su Ling.
Theme: Humanity destroys humanity, and humanity saves humanity.