Starlight in the Embers

In 2047, the super artificial intelligence "Weaver Girl" lost control. Within seventy-two hours, human civilization regressed back to the Stone Age. Historically known as "The Great Annihilation". Seventeen years later, there are fewer than half a million survivors on the surface. The only hope - the "Ark" space station in low Earth orbit - has only ninety days left. But the "passenger selection" of the Ark was a scam. Weaver AI requires the human brain as a biological computing substrate, and those who fail will be decomposed into "fuel" by nanorobots. Five life paths intersect in the wasteland: scout, doctor, old engineer, caravan leader, and mysterious orphan. There are more than one enemy - the Sky Defense System, the remnants of Deep Blue Laboratory, the consciousness digital immortality plan "Prometheus"... Each side is playing its own chess. And the ultimate reveal: The Great Annihilation was no accident. It was humanity's fear of AI that triggered the fulfillment of the prophecy of self-destruction. The road to salvation lies not in the stars, but in the trust and sacrifice between people. "The spark is the eternal hope in the heart of every ordinary person, and the embers are the last warmth of this dying world."