Zhong Ming rubbed his eyes and looked at the painting in front of him with some incredulity.

In the picture, there is an overwhelming army of machines, steel soldiers, tanks, bombers, ...... It's an emotionless torrent of steel that reminds Zhong Ming of scenes from "The Terminator".

At the edge of the picture is a city in ruins, where turmoil and explosions are still taking place.

It is a painting of a high level, but because of this, it transmits a sense of despair to the viewer that lingers for a long time.

It's just that in the very center of the picture, facing the torrent of steel of the mechanical army, there is a blank space, just the outline of a figure.

Obviously, this should be the back of a man, who is the protagonist of the picture, alone in the face of the seemingly unstoppable mechanical army.

"Shouldn't I be in a hospital bed, and besides, I don't remember ever painting it!"

Zhong Ming was completely confused, not only the painting in front of him was unfamiliar, but the surrounding environment was also unfamiliar!

He found that this was not a ward anymore, but a very narrow one-bedroom apartment!

And the furnishings in the room have never been seen before, the ultra-thin LCD TV that occupies an entire wall, the simple and foldable furniture, and the high-tech hand-painted tablet in front of me......

All of this is completely foreign to Zhong Ming!

The last scene Zhong Ming can recall is lying on the hospital bed, feeling very tired and sleepy just after painting a painting, he closed his eyes and wanted to sleep for a while, but everything changed after waking up!

"Do you mean...... I'm already dead? ”

At this moment, a large number of memories suddenly poured into his mind, and Zhong Ming instantly recalled a lot of things, recalling a lot of memories that didn't belong to him originally!

Looking at this painting again, I suddenly feel no stranger, and the surrounding environment is not strange!

……

This can be seen as a parallel world, similar to the world in Zhong Ming's previous life, but the biggest difference is technology.

There have been three world wars in this world, and during the three wars, the level of science and technology has exploded, and countries have used artificial intelligence and mechanical legions to enrich their armies and improve their combat power.

But one day, the crisis of intelligence suddenly broke out, and what was originally a war between countries eventually evolved into a war between humans and machines.

The war was protracted and lasted for decades. During this long period of time, wars were frequent, the population plummeted, the bustling cities were in ruins, and humanity was in danger of extinction.

Fortunately, the human race survived tenaciously in the end, completely wiped out the army of intelligent machines, and began to rebuild on the ruins.

Fifteen years have passed since the end of that war.

After the war was completely destroyed, the Human Resistance formed a coalition government, redividing the world into 16 districts, and the survivors began to multiply, and human society prospered again.

Zhong Ming in the parallel world is 20 years old this year, born at the end of the war, his parents died in the war, because of the displacement and hunger and cold in his childhood, his health has always been bad, and then although he also tried to recuperate, but the root of the disease has not been removed, and he has been working at high intensity for the past few days, so he died suddenly.

Before that, he had planned to finish the painting and find a job at a cultural and entertainment company.

These memories should have existed in this body originally, so Zhong Ming also quickly remembered it.

"What do you mean, you mean I've crossed over, right?"

"And my body ...... My cancer, all cured? ”

Only then did Zhong Ming notice that his body was very young, although it was not healthy, but it was just weak, and there was no incurable disease like in his previous life!

Zhong Ming stood up excitedly and moved his body.

Although this body is very weak, it is still healthy!

With some excitement, he went to the narrow window and looked out, seeing a city scene that he had never seen before.

Incredibly prosperous.

More memories of this world also flooded into my mind.

Although the Great War has turned the world into ruins, after all, the level of human technology is still there. Post-war reconstruction has progressed rapidly, and in just 15 years, many large cities have regained their pre-war prosperity, and even surpassed them.

Of course, in many inaccessible areas, the desolate ruins still serve as reminders of the war's past.

Various industries are growing rapidly, especially the culture and entertainment industries.

The long war not only brought the development of the cultural and entertainment industry to a complete standstill, but also destroyed the original cultural achievements. Many works of art and cultural relics have been destroyed, and the massive amount of data stored in the cloud has been completely erased by artificial intelligence that is hostile to humans.

Some scholars even pessimistically said: The level of human art has regressed for at least a hundred years, and those broken inheritances may never be restored!

However, such an environment has also allowed the cultural and entertainment industries of the whole world to develop rapidly, meeting people's spiritual and cultural needs.

In the fifteen years after the end of World War II, the entertainment industry such as movies, TV shows, and games developed rapidly, ushering in a real golden age, and became a very popular industry.

It can be said that this is the Renaissance of the New World, which may be the worst times for some, but definitely the best times for others!

Knowing all this, Zhong Ming suddenly felt full of ambition.

The wish that could not be fulfilled in the previous life can still be fulfilled now!

And this time, Zhong Ming's goal is no longer to be a world-renowned painter, he wants to build a huge interactive entertainment empire and make his name spread all over the world!

……

"I'll help you fulfill your wishes."

Zhong Ming sat down at the workbench and picked up the hand-drawn tablet, intending to finish the painting.

Before that, he pulled out some compressed biscuits from the room to fill his stomach, although the body was basically healthy, but it was very weak, and he didn't want to die suddenly again.

As for why you eat compressed biscuits......

Although post-war reconstruction is full of opportunities and hopes, the gap between the rich and the poor will never be eliminated.

Zhong Ming, for example, as an unemployed graduate, is now living in a small and inexpensive apartment on the edge of the city, which is a small and unfriendly social housing offered by the coalition government.

The original owner is just an ordinary graduate, and he wants to rely on this painting to apply for a job and interview for the position of original artist.

This is a very valuable opportunity for him, because it is already difficult for his savings to support the interview, onboarding, and salary of the next company.

However, for Zhong Ming, it was not difficult to complete this painting, and it could even be said to be very simple.

Because this is what he was best at in his previous life!