This is a space opera that combines the ancient civilization of Sanxingdui with the horror of Cthulhu
"When bronze started to beat, humans realized that we were just a failed experiment of an ancient civilization."
Archaeologist Lin Xia unearthed a still-beating bronze heart at the Sanxingdui site, and what followed was a series of horrific changes that transcended cognition: her teeth spontaneously fell out, becoming the key to activating ancient devices; her mentor burned himself in green flames, and his last words pointed to "return to the ruins" deep in the universe; and under her skin, bronze blood vessels were quietly spreading...
In order to seek the truth, Lin Xia, together with the genetic mercenary Falcon and the mysterious AI "Entropy", went to the "Planet Tau Cetus" on the edge of the Milky Way, only to find that the so-called Guixu was actually a living planet composed of countless bronze figurines. Here, what the Sanxingdui civilization left behind was not a legacy, but a cruel reincarnation that lasted for millions of years——
- Flesh and Blood Sacred Tree: A giant golden tree that feeds on human spinal cord. The fruits it bears contain images of the extinction of civilization;
- Longitudinal parasitism: The wriggling bronze centipedes in the eye sockets allow the host to see the cracks in the universe and the gaze of higher-dimensional beings;
- Recursive Sacrifice: Every attempt to prevent destruction is just a repetition of the last reincarnation...
When Lin Xia was forced to choose between "becoming the center of eternal pain" and "letting reality collapse", she finally understood the whisper in the bronze:
"The so-called civilization is just a bandage used by God to wipe away blood."
Intention: philosophical thinking, discussion of human nature