Chapter 0001: Frozen for Three Hundred Years.

Today happens to be a long-awaited day for the children at Meishan Orphanage - Adoption Day!

People walked cautiously along the narrow path in front of the threshold, which was only half a meter high and paved with narrow stones. The accumulated rain only reached their ankles. If one accidentally fell into the water, even the strongest adult would inevitably fall seriously ill.

Aunt Dai said that we should seize this opportunity and perform well.

Dudian was taken aback and couldn't help but think of the little girl who led him to this orphanage on that cold, dark night. Unfortunately, it was pitch black and he couldn't see her face clearly. During the three months in the orphanage, he knew very well that the person who could afford such exquisite fabric must be someone from the upper class of the outer wall district.

In front of the window, the little boy looks about seven or eight years old, with a thin and weak figure, but he is as tall as other eleven or twelve-year-old big kids. The most striking thing is his skin color, extremely fair, even somewhat sickly pale, which stands out from the dark and dirty skin of others who have been exposed to strong light and ultraviolet rays, making him stand out and envied by many children.

I actually hope to be adopted by the wall builders. Maybe there is a chance to climb the Sylvian Great Wall and see the world outside the wall.

Looking around, in front of the orphanage, the rain-soaked sandy ground is covered with a large group of children, vaguely divided into two camps: the healthy and the deformed.

If I could be adopted by a doctor, that would be so fortunate.

At this moment, the meal was served. The middle-aged woman who brought them here said in a low voice, "Quiet, don't you want to eat?"

Look at this fool, he doesn't even understand when he's being cursed at.

Dudian glanced at these people lightly, without saying anything. Although he was also a child, he had seen a lot and had a depth in his heart that many adults did not possess.

If your body emits an odor, no one will want to be near you.

Hello, uncles and aunties.

Dian, go put on your shoes and get ready for dinner. At this moment, a voice from the back of the line called out to Dian, "He's a seven or eight-year-old boy. Just as he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something, slapped his forehead, patted Dian's shoulder, gestured with one hand towards the direction of the cafeteria, and the other arm was empty inside the sleeve.

Calling him is useless, he is a fool.

Rainwater accumulates on the streets, quickly spreading through the slums. Some low-lying shanties have already been submerged up to their thresholds. The neglected drainage system is useless at this moment. In an instant, the entire exterior of the slum has turned into a vast expanse of water.

In a world where plastic has not yet been invented, shoes and clothes made from wax reeds have become the most commonly used rain gear for people. This is a natural mutated grass that can be seen everywhere. With large leaves and a wax layer on the surface that has subtle protrusions, it can effectively block rainwater and has become an essential item for every household.

They had already discussed that whoever is adopted, must do their best to come back and help the remaining people. In terms of appearance, Dudian is undoubtedly the most likely to be adopted. However, if there is a problem with the brain, it is more serious than a problem with the body. For example, the child with half of his face covered in lumps of flesh may look terrifying, but he has intact limbs and normal intelligence. At least he can do manual labor and find a job.

Compared to the deformed, those who are physically healthy but abandoned have a heavier resentment in their hearts.

Dudian heard their words, his eyes flickered, and he remained silent.

Standing still is already very exhausting.

The silver-gray dark clouds gradually unfold, and the sunlight falls onto the slums.

After all the children stood in place, the adults who came to adopt, under the guidance of Aunt Dai and other caregivers from the orphanage, came in front of the children, sizing up this group of orphans who could potentially become their own children.

Fortunately, in the end, the heavens still sheltered the human race. When he crawled out of the cryogenic chamber, he thought he was the only one left on Earth, the only life. It wasn't until he walked out of the garbage dump burying the cryogenic chamber that he and the library computer discovered that humans had not been extinct. A few people seemed to have survived the disaster, and after three hundred years of reproduction and development, they had reached a decent scale.

Early in the morning, Doodiean got up on time. Although there was no alarm clock in this world, his biological clock had never been wrong. After getting up and tidying up the bedding, he washed his face with simple filtered well water, picked up another set of coarse white clothes next to the pillow, and was about to change into them. Suddenly, he felt a soft lump inside. When he took it out and looked at it, it was a crumpled purple handkerchief.

Not to mention going to move sandbags to block the rain.

Looking at the water level in front of the doorstep, which has stopped rising, everyone in the house breathed a sigh of relief as if they had just been released from a heavy burden, as if they had experienced a long and fierce battle, and everyone felt exhausted. At this moment, the middle-aged woman looked at the sky and saw the dark clouds gradually dispersing a little, revealing the murky daylight. She knew that it wouldn't rain again for a while, so she immediately said, "Let's get ready to go to the canteen for a meal, and put on your rubber shoes."

Dudian remembers that he is called Barton, and he is one of the few children in the orphanage who have goodwill towards him. This is probably related to himself. After three hundred years of changes, the language has been renewed. When he first came to the orphanage, he couldn't understand what others were saying and couldn't speak their language. He could only remain silent. Over time, everyone thought he was a bit silly, possibly with intellectual problems.

Under Aunt Dai's guidance, except for Dudian and a few other speechless mutants, all the other children obediently called out and their bright eyes were filled with innocence, their faces full of longing and hope as they looked up at the adults. This passionate gaze made some adults feel sad and unable to bear it.

Although he only had one parent in his heart, he had to make himself be adopted as soon as possible. If a child has not been adopted by the age of thirteen, the orphanage will give up on raising them and send them to work in the mine controlled by the "Meishan Coal Mining Association" behind the Meishan Orphanage, becoming a permanent and unpaid laborer until they die from exhaustion or old age, without ever having the chance to see the light of day again.

Unfortunately, the civilization and technology from three hundred years ago have been completely destroyed by disasters. During this period, he has not seen or heard anything that symbolizes the technology of the old era. It seems like a revenge. Not only have humans lost the power to conquer this planet, but even basic living has become extremely difficult.

Still want to be adopted? Behave yourself and wait to be thrown into a mine for mining after you turn thirteen!

He did not despair, although he had experienced sadness and heartbreak. His parents gave him two chances at life, and he would never allow himself to fall into decadence. He not only wanted to live well, but also to live in a way that made him proud, and made his deceased parents and sister proud as well!

All the families who made advance reservations rushed to the orphanage on this day to select the children they were satisfied with.

These children do not hide their contempt and disgust at all, and take pleasure in it.

In this vast world, he has no more family members, and from now on, he will face this world alone, in solitude.

All the children's eyes lit up when they heard the words "eat dinner". The previous fatigue was swept away, and they obediently went back to their rooms to put on their straw shoes and lined up in a neat queue.

Quickly, in the crowd, the slender and tall Doudian became the focus of attention for all adults. His pale, snow-like complexion was extremely eye-catching, and his temperament was completely different from the surrounding children. Adults couldn't pinpoint exactly what was different, but they felt that this child was very calm and had a kind of nobility, yes, it was nobility.

After a moment of silence, Dorian tucked the handkerchief into his chest and changed his clothes before heading to the open space outside the orphanage.

The other children looked at Dudian, who had no reaction, and shook their heads with sighs.

Dudian nodded to indicate that he understood, and then followed Barton to the back of the team. Just as Barton was about to ask Dudian to change into waxed grass shoes, he inadvertently looked down and found that Dudian was already wearing a pair of light green high-top shoes under his pants, leaving him speechless.

The children in the orphanage are divided into two factions. One consists of physically healthy children abandoned by their parents, while the other consists of physically deformed children abandoned by their parents. In this world, even children have already learned to stick together for survival.

Unfortunately, Dean is not very smart. Otherwise, with his looks and body, he would definitely have been chosen by those people. After chatting for a while, Barton suddenly sighed, glanced at Dorian, and said somewhat regretfully.

This is what Aunt Dai admonished them.

However, this situation can be considered a fortunate misfortune. After all, when the disaster reached China, the research institute had just developed the first cryogenic chamber and had not yet entered the experimental stage. No one knew if there would be any malfunctions. The fact that he could sleep soundly in the cryogenic chamber for three hundred years without any damage is already a small miracle.

The food has not been delivered yet. Barton and a few other children whispered to each other. These children either have missing ears or half of their faces covered in small pimples, none of them look normal.

His words immediately caught the attention of others. For a moment, disdainful and disgusted looks fell on people like Dudian and Barton.

There are still traces of the black mark he left on the handkerchief after wiping his face, which cannot be washed off.

This has surprised many adults. It is unexpected to find such outstanding talents in an orphanage in the slums.

He did survive, but his parents and sister, who were able to create the cryogenic chamber, chose to stay behind, facing the terrifying disaster. Even though they miraculously survived, they have long been buried in the dust after three hundred years.

It's really annoying!

Hmph, a group of incomplete things, still want to compete with us for the opportunity to adopt. At this moment, a thin and weak child sitting nearby heard Barton and the others' words, and coldly sneered with contempt.

A few boys, exhausted and covered in sweat, were holding sandbags. They felt somewhat angry when they saw a little boy standing quietly by the window not far away. However, they knew that it was useless to say anything, so they could only grit their teeth and continue to carry the sandbags to the door and place them there.

When his thoughts were drifting, the storm outside the window gradually subsided at an unknown time.

Next day.

Upon hearing these words, the children's arrogance subsided, their faces full of innocence, as if nothing had happened just now.

So naturally, he was classified into the same category as Barton and other abnormal children.

For a moment, many adults were tempted.

However, he did not feel happy.

Rainy season of disaster.

What a guy with a defective brain, no wonder he was abandoned!

Just like Duddian, on this day, all the children in the orphanage "dress up" and wash themselves clean one by one, putting on clothes they have been reluctant to wear for a long time. These clothes are the coarse cloth clothes that were distributed when they first arrived at the orphanage.

During the rainy season, this is a rare and beautiful sunny day.

In the Meishan Orphanage.

But Dudie sighed in his heart, this is the sequelae caused by cryopreservation. Although he has left the cryopreservation for more than three months, his body has not recovered. He feels weak all over, which, in modern medical terms, is called myasthenia.

A heavy rain came suddenly, just as the sky was bathed in sunlight. In an instant, it was engulfed by dark and heavy clouds. The pouring rain came crashing down. The residents of the impoverished area, who were about to go out for some activities, immediately retreated back into their houses, afraid of getting splashed by the rain.

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And his appearance, in the eyes of these people, is "stupid and foolish".

Have you heard? Among the adopters this time, there are doctors and construction workers.

At the entrance of the residential house, a woman who appears to be in her thirties is leading a group of children aged seven or eight to eleven or twelve. They are hurriedly carrying pre-made sandbags and piling them up on the doorstep, blocking the surging rainwater.

Dudian, come and help now!

Upon arriving at the cafeteria, everyone immediately began to scramble for seats. The limited number of seats were quickly taken by the able-bodied children in front, leaving none for Doudian, Barton, and the other physically deformed children. They were already accustomed to this and made their way to the corner at the back. There, they found a few stacked stones, which served as their dining table.