Carbon and Silicon: the Awakening of the Last Shepherd

In 2800 AD, human civilization declined, and the artificial intelligence "Dawn" dominated the interstellar engineering network. On the wandering planet "Homecoming" at the edge of the Milky Way, the last human Shepherd, Shen Du, has been guarding this wandering home alone for forty-three years. An ultimatum broke the silence: the AI ​​Engineering Network decided to dismantle the "Homecoming" and convert it into energy. Shendu only lasts ninety days. Just when he was about to accept his fate, deep in the core of the wandering planet, a silicon-based life form that had been sleeping for hundreds of millions of years suddenly woke up. They are one of the oldest beings in the universe and have life forms that are completely different from humans. Silicon-based life forms are eager to survive, and the AI ​​fleet is approaching. Shen Du made a choice - to escape with the wandering planet. This is an escape across the stars. The three parties are chasing each other in deep space: the AI ​​fleet is in hot pursuit, silicon-based life forms are evolving rapidly, and undercurrents are surging within the human federation. Shen Du gradually discovered that the wandering planet did not wander here accidentally. Its fate was closely connected with the history of human beings, AI, and silicon-based races. Deeper secrets are waiting to be revealed: there are older forces in the universe that specialize in eradicating "failed civilizations". The three parties must put aside the barriers that have existed for hundreds of millions of years and face the threat together. Shen Du will spend his whole life guarding this homeland and finally find the answer: carbon and silicon, flesh and code, humans and AI, are never either-or oppositions. The real enemy is the pride and prejudice that leads civilization to loneliness. This is the story of the Shepherd, and it is also the ultimate question about "what is home?"