Fire Era: 0713

"0713: The Age of Fire" is a post-apocalyptic hardcore science fiction novel created by HUGHCHAN. In 2187, the aftermath of a gamma burst brought the earth's magnetic field to the brink of collapse, 70% of the land sank to the bottom of the sea, and the survivors split into the "New Earth Alliance" and the "Mechanical Brotherhood." Retired mecha pilot Lu Chen accidentally activated the "Fire System" left behind by his father while scavenging in the wasteland - a set of alien technology that can decompose everything and reconstruct mechas. Along with the dog tag engraved with "0713", he discovered that he was actually the only "living quantum anchor" in the 714th cycle of civilization. In order to prevent the interstellar cleanup every 100,000 years, Lu Chen piloted the rusty mecha "Rust Iron" and traveled through radiation dust storms, the dark side of the moon, the earth's core furnace and the black hole horizon. Side by side with Brotherhood ace Qin Feng and Captain Qin Yue, they faced off against the observer civilization that calls itself the "Gardener of the Universe". When the truth about sacrifice and genes is revealed, Lu Chen must use himself as gunpowder to ignite the human will across time and space - the real fire is not technology, but our choice to reject reincarnation. The novel combines Cthulhu-style cosmic horror, hard-core mecha combat, and Eastern feelings of home and country, presenting a majestic picture of wasteland, starships, and quantum ghosts, and explores the ultimate proposition of "memory is civilization."