Prologue

Now, it is time to take a good look...

There are many ways to silence someone, such as being sedated and then left in the Gobi Desert like this.

Warmth is the best; we immerse ourselves like infants in the embrace of our mother, enveloped by the fragrance of milk

The torrential rain ravaged this city of light, and the embankment was filled with a disheveled crowd. They clustered on the riverbank like ants, using mud, grass bags, boulders, their bodies, and even large boats to fill the terrifying breach.

The night will eventually cover the earth, and thus a multitude of stars will emerge, densely filling the sky, finally winking proudly at every observer of the heavens. The brightest star, shortly after the sun has set, gradually leaves the sight of people with the rotation of the earth. A star that rises and sets with the sun embodies its greatest sorrow.

The towering dam trembled, silently cracking open a small gap. Immediately, with a thunderous sound, a large expanse of sand and soil collapsed, and the murky river water, like a herd of frenzied wild horses, instantly tore open an even more terrifying breach. The busy crowd below the riverbank only managed to run a few steps before being engulfed by the flood

With light, the sky naturally brightens

The information brought by starlight is all cold, messages that have already perished, and can only be placed in the golden history books for us to venerate

This beam of cold light that falls into view, heaven knows what information it recorded from that year, however, for us, it is all the same, we have no way to interpret the information within it

It is unfortunate that the golden rays of the sun can never penetrate the dense layers of clouds

If we were to describe the process of death in detail, undoubtedly, coldness and death would be the most fitting adjectives

If you lie on the riverbank and look towards Tokyo along the flat riverbank, you will see the third level of the Tokyo Tower, and now, the Yellow River has breached its banks

A官 in a green robe raised his hands to the heavens and roared in anger, then leaped into the surging waves. The murky river water merely swirled once and easily engulfed this small offering

Those stale items, exuding the scent of coffins, are not suitable for a young person to appreciate

It is just that those people were a bit too hasty... After living for many years, they realized that their lives were filled with more obscurity than joy, and they hardly ever had moments to quietly appreciate the stars.

There are many kinds of suns; some formidable entities, although not called suns, always share similarities with the sun. When they begin to shine, others must fall silent.

Not to mention the poplars whose leaves have already turned yellow during the day, just the clusters of camel thorn are so lush and green that they evoke a sense of warmth in one's heart

With a sharp crack, a forked lightning struck the weeping willow by the riverbank, cleaving the entire tree in two like a sword. The few people sheltering under the tree from the rain were instantly transformed into fireballs

The once stubbornly appearing large star beside the sun becomes even more dazzling as the sun sets. Before the moon appears, it is the most powerful presence in the sky

The old boatman, seeing that the painted boat had already reached the breach, shouted loudly while gripping the trembling helm with all his strength: "Yuan Yi, Yuan Wu, smash open the hatch, hurry up—"

Two strong men turned and left, and at the urging of the old boatman, they leaped into the Yellow River. The younger of the two surfaced and shouted towards the rapidly sinking painted boat: "Father!"

The sun is warm, and the light here is properly refracted, passing by the swiftly flying Mercury, avoiding the scorching Venus, and plunging into a blue planet...

As the old boatman sank along with the painted boat, he saw his two sons surface from the water, and his tense expression finally relaxed as he waved and shouted: "Go, go..."

A massive three-story painted boat was laboriously making its way through the surging Yellow River, with an old boatman standing barefoot at the bow, his face contorted in a fierce expression as he roared various commands. More than a dozen hemp ropes, as thick as eggs, were deeply embedded in the muscles of several hundred bare-chested strong men, who were chanting low songs as they struggled to drag the boat slowly toward the breach.

Ink-black clouds shrouded the skies above Tokyo... Though it was daytime, the darkness resembled that of dusk, with heavy rain pouring down, drenching the entire world in a dampness brought on by the downpour

The stars are actually very far from us, so far that we need to use light-years to measure this distance. A light-year is naturally a unit of distance, but more often, we prefer to use it as a unit of time. Although this is not consistent with physical principles, it does not matter much. The field of physics is always evolving, and who can definitively say what is right or wrong

The Gobi Desert, washed clean by a rain, is so pristine that it captivates the heart

With the power of light, we travel through time and space

The light gradually spread across the surface of the sea, and then climbed up the high peaks of the mountains, illuminating the world!

We reject the starlight that falls into our sight, for it is too cold, too indifferent, too real, and also too ruthless in some ways

If possible, we would prefer to know what lies ahead in our destiny rather than to look back at the past. Since a mistake has already been made, it is best to freeze it in that moment. Whether it is the Five Tripods or the Ten Thousand Households, neither is particularly important; what matters is that they once existed.

The river on the ground, oh, the river on the ground

I would rather use my fervent gaze to observe the future world than allow the stars to instill the cold history into our minds. Although it is fascinating, that bone-chilling current represents the deepest harm to us

The barge laden with sand and gravel was wedged sideways in the massive breach, and the surging waves knocked everything off the deck; in an instant, the old boatman vanished without a trace

Ah! Ah! Oh heavens!

A beam of wandering light entered our view, and it is unknown how long it has drifted in the river of time. However, it is quite strange that it has not yet grown cold; instead, it carries a hint of warmth, warming our hearts and bringing us joy

The gaze naturally traces back along this warm light to its source, and the collision of light with light will inevitably produce sparks, especially since both are intense...

Lazily doing nothing, just lying on the warm stones, watching the sun set below the horizon, where a mist seems to rise, ultimately swallowing the entire red sun, another day has once again been wasted.

This is a disastrous weather event, with lightning illuminating the sky and thunder crashing overhead

Two robust middle-aged men arrived at the vacant space reserved in the bottom of the painted boat, raised their heavy hammers, and struck fiercely against the ship's bottom, which had only one last layer of wooden planks remaining. With just one blow, thick cargo boards cracked open, and murky water gushed up, while the entire cabin emitted a terrifying sound

Bags filled with sand and gravel fell into the water like raindrops, while bamboo baskets woven from thick bamboo strips were also stuffed with boulders, which the strong men on the shore pried into the turbulent breach. Gradually, the flow of water at the breach began to ease, and all the laborers and officials on the riverbank could not help but cheer loudly, their work becoming increasingly swift.

The brilliance from the stars ultimately feels somewhat cold; under the illumination of the starlight, the stones beneath are gradually growing colder, and thus, in the end, even thought is locked within the desolate radiance of the starlight

There is nothing to complain about; the principle of the victor and the vanquished has been understood for a long time.

They prefer the new, from brides to newborns