Chapter 1

The red sun sets in the west, the train departs, and amidst the rumbling of the tracks, it stirs up a large swath of withered yellow leaves, carrying the chill of autumn.

Wang Xuan watches until the train gradually disappears, then he retracts his gaze, having bid farewell to a few classmates.

From this parting, they will be scattered to the ends of the earth, and it is unknown how many years will pass before they meet again, or if some will never meet again.

Around him, some people are still slowly waving, not putting their hands down for a long time, while others remain silent, deeply saddened.

Four years of university, walking together, the accumulated friendship is hard to let go.

The setting sun's afterglow slants across the falling yellow leaves, the light and shadow intertwining, evoking a sense of the passage of time.

A delicate girl turns away, secretly wiping away the tears behind her glasses.

In this special era, after graduation, they will each return to their own places, possibly never meeting again in this life.

The autumn wind blows, the yellow leaves scatter, fluttering everywhere.

In this season, some are disappointed, some are elated.

It has been four months since graduation, some have stayed in this city with a bright future, while others wait anxiously, steadfastly, and more have left with a sense of loss, returning to their hometowns.

Wang Xuan walks back, also pondering his own future.

The streets are old, and the plane trees on both sides of the road shed large amounts of leaves, covering the ground.

Someone walks beside him, indignant on his behalf: "Those who stayed didn't include you, why is that? They actually abandoned you!"

As a classmate and good friend, in Qin Cheng's view, any quota should not have bypassed Wang Xuan; he would certainly have been selected.

After the results came out, many people felt complex emotions, and Wang Xuan was unexpectedly not selected.

"Let's not talk about me, how about you? Do you have any results?" Wang Xuan asks him.

Qin Cheng tells him in a low voice that his family has pulled some strings, and he might go to New Moon.

"New Moon, on the other side of deep space, I wonder if we will ever meet again." Wang Xuan stops, his good friends are all about to leave.

He is tall and not slender, well-built and strong, and in the evening glow, there is a faint golden light on his body, his eyes clear and bright.

"I will come back, we will definitely meet again." Qin Cheng is an emotional person, reluctant to leave his homeland, especially thinking that it will be hard to see his good friend again, making him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"Call me when you come back!" Wang Xuan gives his shoulder a firm hug.

A sobbing sound comes from the wind, and Wang Xuan and Qin Cheng turn around to see a male classmate very agitated.

His face is pale, and he is crying out, shouting: "I really want to stay in this city, to wait for the last chance, I don't want to go back to my hometown like this!"

Having lived and studied here for four years, he has worked very hard, striving, competing, and planning his future, trying to find his place, but ultimately he cannot stay.

He breaks down in tears.

The autumn wind carries a chill, and some classmates follow with low spirits.

On the other side, a couple stops, looking at each other, silent, only shedding silent tears.

They will part ways, from now on separated not by thousands of miles, but by a vast expanse of space, perhaps never meeting again in this life.

Tears stream down their faces, and they embrace for the last time, then there is only silence.

This city is large but somewhat old, retaining traces of the old era, with many ancient trees along the roads, some over a hundred years old.

Relatively speaking, the entire city maintains the style of the past, preserved over the years.

In other places, some cities left from the old era have been abandoned, long uninhabited, with large areas of desolation, covered in vines and thorny bushes, gradually being reclaimed by nature.

After returning to the campus, Qin Cheng is still indignant on Wang Xuan's behalf, urging him to find out the reason why he was abandoned, to get an explanation.

Even after graduation, they are allowed to stay in the campus until the final selections are confirmed.

This opportunity is rare, those selected will stay in this city, waiting to go to the new star, where there seems to be some extraordinary discovery.

Qin Cheng was also not selected; his family's efforts only secured him a chance to enter deep space.

He will go to New Moon, the moon orbiting the new star, the most important base outside the new star.

Qin Cheng whispers, "Do you know, even with just a few rumors, it has already made those who got the inside information excited. No matter what, you must get a spot!"

Under the moonlight, the tree shadows sway, and Wang Xuan stretches out on the lawn, practicing the old era's "Scatter Technique," which is highly practical, causing a large number of yellow leaves to fly up, filling the sky.

He does not stop, moving quickly but breathing steadily, saying, "I am waiting for the final results."

Deep space is vast, the universe boundless, but it is cold and lifeless, and apart from the old earth, people have only found one other life-bearing new star.

However, many years ago, the door to migrate to the new star was closed, making it very difficult for ordinary people from the old earth to enter.

Compared to the new star, some people gradually began to call this place the old earth.

In the past, it was named Earth, the birthplace of humanity.

Perhaps it is indeed somewhat "old," with many desolate cities, overgrown with weeds, and uninhabited.

All of this is due to a war in the old era.

When technology reaches a certain level, a hot war can be extremely terrifying.

The prosperous world was destroyed, becoming incredibly desolate and bleak.

At the time, a large number of people fled into space.

In fact, human technology at that time was not as advanced as imagined, and bases were just beginning to be established on the moon.

So, the people who fled could only temporarily take refuge on the moon.

It was under these circumstances that humans suddenly achieved a great migration, discovering and entering a life-bearing new star!

The people of the old earth still find it incredible.

Many people cannot help but question the historical time point, what caused the sudden technological breakthrough?

All parties are tight-lipped.

Given the technological level at the time, whether it was stable wormholes or warp engines, such black technologies could not have been achieved in a short period.

Some people on the old earth suspect that all the answers may be on the moon!

Unfortunately, the consequences of the hot war were too severe, the land was half-destroyed, and the old earth has not recovered over the years, with technology severely regressing, making it impossible to land on the moon for a long time.

Over a hundred years have passed, and the population of the old earth has only recovered to about one billion, far from what it was in the past, with many places still desolate.

In the early development of the new star, a large number of survivors from the old earth were taken away, and a large number of talents left, which is one of the reasons for the severe regression and slow recovery of the old earth, and this great migration lasted for decades.

It was not until over a hundred years ago that the new star closed its doors.

Furthermore, after the hot war, the land was in ruins, the environment extremely harsh, and the population of the old earth was drastically reduced, making recovery extremely difficult.

Under the hazy moonlight, Wang Xuan is practicing the "Scatter Technique," his movements suddenly speeding up, and with a thud, his right hand leaves a clear imprint on a large tree, causing it to shake violently, and a cascade of yellow leaves falls like a waterfall.

Qin Cheng is very surprised: "Scatter Technique, you actually really made some progress? They will definitely regret abandoning you!"

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