Living a leisurely pastoral life, walking with dinosaurs every day, and occasionally bragging and chatting with these intelligent creatures.

Of course, the ecological dome isn't just his rundown house, but also buildings constructed by Li and the others.

In that building are stored the gene samples of nearly half of the Exile Fleet's species, and the fully preserved Blue Star civilization.

Every day, newborns of the exiled species are awakened from the incubation chambers, or bewildered Blue Star humans are reconstructed with bodies.

And all these people leave the ecological dome to live in the Four Continents, never returning again.

Except for Zhang Ze.

He's the only one who stays here like a stubborn tenant, never having left once.

Looking at his own unlucky situation, Zhang Ze finally spoke after a while, "So, why don't you let me out?"

Li answered, "Because you're of great research value."

Zhang Ze, "?"

Li, "Even among Blue Star humans, your physiology is one in a million, with an exceptionally high resistance to Earth Sea.

"We're interested in your body, wanting to figure out why you're so unusual."

Zhang Ze, "So did you slice me up?"

Li, "Not yet."

Zhang Ze breathed a sigh of relief, but Li quickly added, "We just haven't gotten to that step yet."

Zhang Ze, "?"

Li climbed down from Zhang Ze's head.

"We've collected some of your genes and tried cloning and artificial cultivation, but strangely, all attempts failed."

Zhang Ze, "I think your machines are broken."

Li shook his head, "Not broken, all machines are functioning normally. We've studied for a long time, and finally, Su E and I found out that the problem lies with you."

Zhang Ze frowned slightly, seeming to think of something unpleasant, "Let me tell you, some things shouldn't be said carelessly. This amounts to slander."

Li looked at Zhang Ze sadly, with an expression that said he knew what he was thinking.

"Don't overthink it. Your bodily functions are completely normal; you're not infertile. The reason you have no offspring is that you're actually not human."

Zhang Ze, "No need to insult me, right?"

Li, "I'm not insulting you, I'm being literal. You only look identical to humans, but we don't know exactly what you are.

"Your genes can't merge with any known species from our time, not even able to be replicated.

"So, naturally, you can't have offspring or clones.

"For safety considerations, to prevent any accidents from happening to you, and to prevent unforeseen contamination to other species, Su E and I decided to keep you here."

Zhang Ze, "I'm not angry?"

Li, "No, you seem quite happy, saying that raising dinosaurs and teaching them to read The Wheel Analects is more fun than farming outside."

Zhang Ze scratched his face, unsure whether to be happy or sad.

He cleared his throat and said, "Cough, let's not talk about me first, that Four Continents..."

Li, "Don't rush, this part of the memory is spotty. I can't recall it without thinking slowly."

Saying this, Li led Zhang Ze toward the silver building on the east side of the ecological dome.

The dream accelerated continuously until at a certain moment, Li, who seemed lost in thought, called for a pause.

At that moment, the screen in the hall suddenly flickered, and a red alert illuminated Zhang Ze and Li's faces.

Remembering the situation, Li sighed.

"It's the Earth Sea, an unexpected and sudden surfacing.

"This surfacing gave Four Continents its will and abruptly halted our plans."

The screen in the hall now displayed images of the outside world.

The once clear sky turned into a color mixed with oil paint, oppressive and nauseating.

The sea and rivers began to boil, magma erupted.

In the sky, the starships, which were orbiting suspended, started to lose control, explode, and turn into meteors falling towards the Four Continents.

The earth trembled, triggering a global earthquake.

Their efforts, in the face of a disaster capable of reshaping the cosmos, seemed utterly futile.

Everything seemed destined to vanish into nothingness. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

And at this very last moment, the Four Continents acted.