Ch. 21Aliens?
Key Plot Points and Events
- Zhang Shuai, as a child, encounters two aliens who resemble humans from the Dragon Kingdom. After this encounter, he loses his memory and becomes amnesic.
- Years later, Zhang Shuai finds a flash drive containing pictures and Japanese text. The pictures include an alien corpse, a strange robe, gray stones, and parchments with martial arts techniques and cultivation methods. The Japanese text reveals that these items are related to an alien found on Mars by the Dragon Kingdom's interstellar expedition team.
- Zhang Shuai translates the Japanese text and learns that the alien's clothing is impervious to water and fire, the stones contain strange energy for cultivation, and one of the parchments records the Big Dipper Long Fist martial arts technique, while another records an immortal cultivation technique called the Small Heavenly Cycle Art.
Character Developments
- Zhang Shuai's curiosity about aliens grows over the years, leading him to investigate the contents of the flash drive.
- Zhang Shuai's memory loss and amnesia significantly impact his life, causing his parents to divorce and leading to his inability to speak or recognize characters.
Significant Themes
- The existence of aliens and their potential similarities to humans.
- The impact of memory loss on an individual's life.
- The discovery of ancient or otherworldly knowledge and its potential benefits (cultivation techniques).
Character Interactions
- Zhang Shuai's parents find him after his amnesia but eventually divorce due to the stress of caring for him.
- Zhang Shuai interacts with villagers who consider him a fool after his memory loss.
- Zhang Shuai's curiosity leads him to search the internet for information about aliens and translate the Japanese text on the flash drive.