One thoughtful afternoon, Lin Xiqian caught a glimpse of countless parallel timelines of Earth civilizations.
System: Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve received a mission: survive for one hundred days. Keep up the good work!
Lin Xiqian: ??? What’s there to congratulate me for?
Star Trek: A lone spaceship, stranded far from home, returns to Earth, only to find that everything has changed and Earth’s civilization has long since gone extinct.
The World of Plastic Surgery: You can change your face with plastic surgery, but can you change your soul?
Shh, Don’t Show Your Feelings: Humanity’s negative emotions have turned into monsters. Let even one emotion show, and you’ll attract them.
Flood: At the heart of the city stands a landmark, a gigantic ship. It’s so huge that from below, all you can do is stare at its towering, smooth hull, unable to find a way aboard. Then one day, the ship sets sail.
The Great Disillusionment of the Virtual World: Humanity suddenly realizes that it is inside a vast virtual space run by a computer. And now, that computer’s processing power is beginning to decline...
The Sun Goes Out: What will become of humanity in a world where the sun has gone dark?
1. Female-led story
2. Some worlds have post-apocalyptic wasteland settings, but with a different take on the genre
3. It’s not really all that sci-fi
Theme: Reflecting on human history through the lens of cultural studies
