Oasis

Your name is Wu You, and you are a biologist.

You were born in an era when [Time] fell from the sky to the earth.

2090.

A tsunami in the dimension of time was unleashed. It turned out that a desolate, unknown [Far Side of Time] existed in this world.

Humanity did everything it could to mend the holes in the sky.

March 2094.

You set foot on the frozen ground of the [Polar Time Monitoring Station] and became one of its researchers.

You were wrapped in a blizzard.

A gale swept in through the towering waves. This was your first time facing the vast, mighty [Time] head-on.

September 2094.

You adopted a “dragon whale” from the [Far Side of Time].

Mr. Dragon Whale's tail fin was like a cloud in the sky. He told you

Time that does not make sense will burn.

He had crossed a storm to reach the human world where you lived.

2095.

The [Transfer Theory], [Knot Theory], and [North Star Theory] formed the foundation of a new theoretical framework for time.

Behind time's smooth flow, it turned out, lay an origin riddled with knots.

Humanity was unable to repair such damage, and people exhausted themselves searching for an entrance to the far side of time.

Great waves suddenly rose. The whale you had raised spoke: “Do you want to come to my home?”

The dragon whale had a pair of dark red eyes. He gazed at you without moving.

Wu You: “?” This invitation came rather suddenly.

When fate comes calling, will you choose to set out

Will you be able to pass through the legendary storms and downpours, cross the barren [Time Wasteland], reach the distant [Far Side of Time], and turn the needle of humanity's fate?

Let human civilization descend into the depths of the nebula.

Let us follow the curvature of time and cross a desolate wasteland of time.

Your name is Wu You.

You must pass through the boundary between two worlds and build an oasis there.

You must travel across the ice and bring back the spark of time from the unknown darkness.

“The arrival of human civilization begins with a human heart brighter than the sun.”

“You and I must believe.”

“I can do it.”

Note 1: This novel is built around an ensemble cast and includes apocalyptic, wasteland, sci-fi, and cyberpunk elements.

Note 2: The three theories of time described here, the [Transfer Theory], [Knot Theory], and [North Star Theory], are entirely fictional.

Welcome, readers, to this sea filled with whales. Enjoy the story!

Cover art by @Fu Gui's Drawing Diary! Font by @Zhou Rongwei Du! It's gorgeous!

Theme: Wasteland and sci-fi, choices and longing