Trist had a dream.

In his dream, he walked in the steel city full of futuristic atmosphere, but saw what should have been a scene of cars and people, but the streets were full of panicked people, and even cars that collided because they were in a hurry to escape, and helicopters that were restlessly shuttling between high-rise buildings...... Trist raised his head in response to the screams around him, and a large point of light dragged the tail flame closer and closer to the city, the calamity from above the sky caused the air to be silent for a moment, and then everything around it was wiped out in the bright light and shockwave......

Maybe it's the early morning when the sun rises, people find that the sun is a little dazzling, maybe it's the noon when the sun is scorching, people find the world around them shaking, maybe it's the night when the moon is sparse, people find that "shooting stars" fall from the sky...... Then, all of this happened, and their lives, along with the entire human civilization, came to an end in an instant.

The city in the twilight seems to be whimpering in the depths of history.

When Trist lowered his head again, the steel city had disappeared without a trace. He was surrounded by broken branches and the remains of towering trees that had grown for an unknown number of years. Some were knocked down by falling boulders, some were broken by the violently shaking earth, and some were torn apart by the figures that were scurrying around, and all things died in the trampling of this catastrophe. He saw the survivors emerge from the bomb shelters and wander the ruins of the city...... "Get out of here!" Go back! It will take two hundred years for the radiation to dissipate! The surface is dangerous now! Trist wanted to shout, to dissuade the wandering survivors, but he couldn't make any sound. At the same time, he also realized, go back, where to go? The whole world is in the midst of radiation, where is there a real sense of safety?

People think rationally in sensual dreams and will always get out of their dreams quickly.

The surrounding scenery is changing rapidly, and Trist sees that time flies, and the steel city can't withstand the erosion of time after all, and gradually decays in a hundred years. At first a thread, then a wisp, a clump, and finally a vast expanse of greenery covered the city again......

Trist woke up.

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It's an underground office in the style of a pre-nuclear war.

White walls, vintage-style glass chandeliers, a variety of framed paintings are displayed on the walls, pine cabinets, exquisite and ornate costumes, and a dazzling array of artworks. Against the wall of the inner room is a red oak desk with a classical atmosphere, a katana in the style of Toei is placed on the table as a collection, and next to the katana, a slightly formal computer, printer, and mobile phone embedded in the desk. Not far from the desk is a slightly low spruce wood coffee table, a set of chess quietly placed in a black and white chessboard on the coffee table, and in the white porcelain cup next to the chessboard, half of the coffee has already cooled. Unlike the primitive crudeness of the tribe, and unlike the simplicity and monotony of the ark, if Trist was here, he would almost mistakenly think that he had returned to his previous life.

Next to the coffee table, a stand hangs an unfinished oil painting, the owner of the office, the leader of the mountain people, President Dante Wallace, who is concentrating on finishing the painting in his hand. As if thinking of something, President Wallace stopped his brush, frowned slightly, and then his brow stretched out and added another stroke.

The content of the scroll is exactly the scene before the nuclear war described by Wallace's fathers, the steel jungle full of civilization and order, the statue holding torches, the people who have no food and clothing, and the spaceship flying into space......

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Inside the "black prison", accompanied by the rustle of charcoal and the wall, a girl intermittently talked to herself.

"I often feel the sun shining on my face in my dreams, seeing the trees surrounding me, and the breeze bringing the scent of wildflowers, so beautiful......"

"At this moment, we are trapped in space, 96 years have passed since the nuclear catastrophe that caused the death of all earthlings, leaving the Earth alone to bear the radiation, fortunately, there are survivors, 97 years ago, the nuclear war completely wiped out the surface of the earth, destroyed all civilizations, and only the 400 inhabitants who worked and lived on the 12 ISS survived. Three generations have been born in space, and the number of survivors has reached 4,000. The people on the Ark believed that the Earth's surface was still covered with strong radiation, and that they would not be able to return to Earth until another 100 years. To ensure the safety of all survivors, the 12 space stations are now connected and adapted—the massive space station is called the Ark. ”

"The land is still an ethereal dream, and the deep space black prison here is the reality."

"However, at the moment, we are in a dilemma, due to the aging of the air filtration system, the air quality inside the future Ark will deteriorate dramatically......"

"My deceased father, Jack, the Ark's chief engineer, tried all that worked, but couldn't solve it......"

"The filter chamber has been overloaded to maintain the supply of 4,000 people, and, to make matters worse, the main part of the filter chamber continues to wear out, which was exacerbated by the shock caused by the solar storm eight months ago, in addition to the fact that we ...... We don't have replacement parts...... The only way to do this is to reduce the amount of power used...... But once the power is reduced, many of the physically weak compatriots will lose their health and even their lives because they can't stand the prolonged low oxygen ......",

"According to my father's estimates, this deterioration will continue unless the power drops to 50 percent......"

"Judges and parliamentarians blocked the news for fear of causing panic......"

"The parliamentarians are also trying their best to figure it out...... But before my father's death, I felt that at this time, we should be more honest with each other, brainstorm and get through the difficulties together......"

He believes that everyone has the right to know the truth...... Whatever the future holds, it is up to the entire human survivors of the Ark to face ......"

"Dad chose to announce the news because Wells ...... Wells's betrayal, we didn't succeed, and Dad paid with his life for it......"

"Life on the ark was miserable, and supplies were so scarce that the leadership set a strict rule: whoever committed a crime, no matter how big or small, would be sentenced to death." The definition of "capital punishment" is...... Throw criminals directly from the airlock into space. "------ Clark Griffin

The young girl was talking to herself to prevent herself from having an emotional breakdown in this extremely depressing environment.

As the last sentence fell, the girl finished the final strokes of the painting on the wall.

As far as the eye can see, the walls are painted with mountains, flowing water, the tides of the sea, the clouds surging, the flowers, birds, fish and insects, the mountains, rivers and valleys, and the various ...... of the earth seen in books and imagined in my mind

Thriving and hopeful.

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Trist wakes up on a two-meter-tall boulder pile that appears to be the remains of a pre-nuclear house that is hollow and has a large space inside.

At this moment, it was still dark outside, and it could be seen that dawn had not yet arrived.

From above, the land in front of him was a mess, with craters of all sizes making it almost like the surface of the moon, and there were more than a dozen craters about the size of the nuclear bomb crater behind Trist. It can be seen that in that war, the city in front of Trist has suffered a significant blow, and it seems to be the object of attention. The ruins of the city in the twilight, like an old man who is about to die, silently tell the glory of the past.

If when he first arrived, his goal was to find useful things from the ruins and ruins, in preparation for a trip to the sea in a few weeks, but now, he suddenly wanted to take a good walk forward and take a look.