The Stone of the Immortal Volume 1: Prehistoric Fire

280,000 Years ago, in the cave of Longgu Mountain in Zhoukoudian, a baby boy named "Shi" was born holding a flint and gained immortality due to a genetic mutation. Witness the beginning of humankind's departure from Africa and the ignition of civilization, from the collaboration of prehistoric hunting to the wisdom of the rise of city-states, from the Axial Age of blooming ideas to the collision of global waves, always walking among the world's major civilizations in the dual capacity of "participant" and "observer". From Liangzhu jade congs, Sanxingdui bronzes to Sumerian cuneiform, from the Egyptian pyramids and the Roman Empire to Zheng He's voyages to the West, from the Industrial Revolution to the World War, stone spans Asia, Africa, Europe and the United States, passing on technology and ideas without changing the historical trend. The flints, jade cong fragments, and clay tablet rubbings he carries with him connect the code of "the same origin of civilization"; from survival instinct to civilization watch, his emotions have accumulated in thousands of years of loneliness and become a persistence in human symbiosis. The series uses real history as its bones and literary narratives as its flesh. It spans 10 volumes and 80 books from prehistory to modern times, presenting the rise and fall of Eastern and Western civilizations in a balanced way. It not only hides the rigor of historical textbooks, but also is full of human warmth. It ultimately points to the ultimate proposition of "human destiny" and reveals the core code of civilization inheritance.