How powerful is the factor?

Zhang Yi can be regarded as a teacher......

Its power is not only reflected in its pervasive devastation...... Also included is incredibly creative.

It can be said that the factor is like the power of the gods.

It contains destruction and creation, and is a being that belongs to the essence of the world.

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When he opened his eyes, Zhang Yi found that the fog had cleared at some point.

Get up and look around, it's a desert as far as the eye can see.

Hell...... Is that what it looks like?

Zhang Yi stood up and suddenly felt that something was wrong...... It seems to be ...... here It's not the legendary hell...... It's more like a concrete and real world.

In order to prove his idea, Zhang Yi embarked on a lonely journey.

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At first, Zhang Yi walked westward, rested at noon, and continued to advance through the stars at night.

It's fine during the day, as long as you set off at sunrise and sunset, you won't get lost.

But at night, Zhang Yi noticed that the stars above his head seemed to change every day.

This strange phenomenon made Zhang Yi give up the idea of moving forward at night......

At the same time, Zhang Yi also noticed that he no longer had the feeling of hunger and thirst...... Most of the physical exhaustion comes from the mental level, and if it weren't for the boredom, he felt that he would have no problem moving forward all the time.

And on the fifth day.

When Zhang Yi woke up in the morning, he felt something strange on his face.

When he raised his hand to touch it, a fragment actually fell off his face.

It felt like touching the white ash layer off the walls of an abandoned house......

But Zhang Yi knows it's not the same situation.

There was still something wrong with his body, and this shedding was a precursor.

So Zhang Yi picked up the fragments and planned to "put them back" for himself, but such an act made another piece of his face fall off......

This frightened Zhang Yi, and he didn't dare to act rashly, so he had to collect the fragments and take them with him.

Fortunately, this kind of shedding did not make Zhang Yi feel pain, and the blood shed was very small.

Slowly, Zhang Yi got used to it......

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On the first hundred and fifty-seventh day of his lonely journey, Zhang Yi finally walked out of the desert and came to the edge of a city.

Zhang Yi was very happy when he saw the city, but at this moment, he had turned into a skinned "living corpse...... The pieces of his body that fell off were also discarded by him......

You're going to be killed if you go into the city like this, right?

So Zhang Yi waited until night before heading towards the city.

However, during the day, Zhang Yi noticed that something was wrong......

It is a large area with high-rise buildings, and there is a large area of green space on the periphery to separate the city from the desert...... But it's too quiet...... It's as quiet as a group of sculptures, at least standing a kilometer away from the city, Zhang Yi can't hear the slightest sound of it.

In the evening, Zhang Yi finally mustered up the courage to march towards the city.

As he walked through the greenery, Zhang Yi noticed that the irrigation system was still working, and he was thrilled by the sound of water flowing from the fountain.

These details, which are usually not within the scope of his attention at all, are telling Zhang Yi at this moment that he is still alive! This world ...... Still alive......

However, when Zhang Yi walked through the green space and actually arrived in the city, standing under the first high-rise building on the outskirts of the city, Zhang Yi felt that something was wrong.

It's so quiet...... Deathly quiet......

During the day, the tall buildings give a sense of solemnity, and at night, they are as eerie as a cage where countless demons are imprisoned.

Although Zhang Yi was not frightened, he was still flustered.

He is now desperate to see his own kind, to communicate with people.

However......

The city is empty......

Yes......

A city with an area of at least 200 square kilometers or more is empty!

Zhang Yi didn't give up, he spent three hundred days looking for ...... Finally convinced...... This is a strange empty city, a city that has not only been abandoned by mankind, but also forgotten by time.

After a year and a half in this world, Zhang Yi decided to leave the city and continue his journey.

But before leaving, he made the city noisy.

All kinds of music, radio are turned on.

Zhang Yi's self-talk echoed in many places......

Zhang Yi didn't know why he was doing this, but he felt that it might be more reassuring.

At least in his opinion......

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When leaving the city, Zhang Yi wrapped himself in gauze like a mummy, and then put on a windbreaker and a hat.

And this time instead of hiking, he got into the car.

A large pickup truck with a rear trailer pulled.

Sufficient supplies and beautiful music made Zhang Yi's journey much more comfortable.

But there is still one problem that torments him every night......

That is, in the past 300 days, Zhang Yi not only did not find anyone, but also did not even have a useful text and record.

Many of the rooms are unlocked, but most of the rooms are empty.

It seems that someone has erased all these records that can be shared with future generations in order to cover up something......

It's a bit of an incredible and incomprehensible thing.

The lack of humans in human cities may be due to some kind of catastrophe...... Cities have been preserved and remain spotless, perhaps because of the world's environment and the city's ability to purify itself.

But it can't be explained without a record at all.

What exactly are they trying to hide in this hypothetical scenario?

Zhang Yi didn't know, but as he passed through one empty city after another, he began to realize that the world might have really suffered some kind of disaster.

Some kind of ...... Humanity and the traces left by humans are erased...... A time-locked catastrophe......

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Five years later, Zhang Yi, who was already accustomed to living alone, stopped.

He didn't go any further, even though he knew that he was only walking on a continent at this moment, and that there might still be people alive on the other side of the ocean.

He was tired.

Exhaustion like never before.

But he also figured it out, and he decided to accept it all and adapt to it.

Although he no longer felt hungry, Zhang Yi suddenly had the idea of growing food in the soil.

He had found a large number of seeds in a city's seed museum, and now was the time to plant them, and he should do so.

The process of sowing seeds made Zhang Yi feel very reassured.

He toiled while conversing with his recordings, a schizophrenic phenomenon that was originally intended to prevent himself from losing his voice.

As it turns out, Zhang Yi does need to communicate with people...... Even if that person is himself.

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On a rainy night, thunder roared, and Zhang Yi saw a figure in his dream.

He buried his head in the deserted wasteland, and he could always hear a whisper behind him...... But when I looked back, I couldn't see anything.

Now this whisper is also in his ears.

At first, Zhang Yi thought it was an echo of a dream...... But as his subconscious mind awakened, he began to realize that the sound was real!

So he woke up suddenly.

Then I saw a figure outside the window.

At that moment, Zhang Yi felt his scalp explode, and his heartbeat accelerated sharply!

He immediately got out of bed and rushed out.

But the figure was long gone.

Zhang Yi didn't give up, he stood in the rain and shouted, "I saw you!" You're coming out!! You talk to me!! ”

There was no response, and even the heavy rain stopped.

Standing in the middle of the field in a hurry, Zhang Yi had the urge to cry for the first time.

For the first time in a long time, he was oppressed to the point of collapse by loneliness......

But when he was so restrained that he bent down and let out a low roar, he noticed a new "bud" emerging from the field!

At that moment, Zhang Yi was stunned.

His uneasiness subsided, and his heart overflowed with joy...... He slowly crouched down.

When his fingertips touched the young shoot, the real feeling made his eyes instantly hazy with tears.

"Hello...... Little one......"

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Over the next two years, Zhang Yi became a farmer.

He no longer talks to himself, but puts his spirit on the various flowers and crops he grows.

The originally humble field was expanded into a paradise by Zhang Yi in two years.

Zhang Yi, whose life was suddenly full of satisfaction, no longer thought about what had happened to the world...... Because he's found his answer.

- But......

If this is the end, it may be excellent for Zhang Yi.

But for the mission given to him by fate, it was too bad......

It was early in the morning.

Zhang Yi clearly remembers that it was the early morning of June 5 in the seventh year he came to this world.

There was a light rain the night before, and a lot of fruit fell in the orchard, Zhang Yi was very distressed, so he gave up sleeping and took advantage of the night to collect all the fruits.

When he was done, he went back to bed and fell asleep.

This sleep lasted until the early morning of June 5th.

Zhang Yi didn't know why he was so able to sleep.

Anyway, when he woke up, a day had passed.

And......

It's foggy......

A thick fog that was not part of the season completely enveloped his orchard.

This is also the first time Zhang Yi has encountered fog in more than two years.

At first, Zhang Yi just thought it was strange, but soon he remembered what he saw when he first came to this world.

Foggy...... For a long time......

Yes.

Foggy...... For a long time......

This sudden fog lasted for half a month before it disappeared.

In the past half a month, Zhang Yi could always hear people's footsteps in the fog, but he didn't dare to go far and pursue it.

The orchard became the center of his activities.

The most daring one was just tying a rope around his waist and walking out for more than 100 meters.

But still nothing...... Even on the way, Zhang Yi thought that the rope would be untied by someone, and then he could never find it back in his orchard......

So Zhang Yi hurriedly returned, and since then he has dismissed the idea of exploring.

At this time, Zhang Yi no longer cared about what was in the dense fog and what the fog represented, because for him, those answers were no longer the point.

He just wanted to spend the rest of his life in peace.

……

But......

When the fog cleared and Zhang Yi woke up.

He found a man standing in the orchard.

A man with his back to him.

At that moment, Zhang Yi was both scared and excited.

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