Chapter 25

"It's exactly 5 p.m. now. All humanity suddenly disappeared, yet this Dragon Country contestant actually stayed in the library alone until now. It's unbelievable, but fortunately he didn't stay any longer, or even spend the night there."

"Good thing he came out. The danger from the zoo is far behind him now. Haha, Jiang Ye is so clever."

Everyone was guessing where Jiang Ye would go next and what he would discover.

"I hope he doesn't keep studying mathematics. Jiang Ye, do something else. You could visit a military base and study some bombs."

"Study your fucking mother. You can't wait for him to die, can you, you bastard? You little Jap, fuck your ancestors."

"If it were me, after spending all day studying and learning, wouldn't I go treat myself to a Michelin three-star meal? Then I'd sleep in a presidential suite tonight."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. True, that would be heaven. It's not like you have to pay."

"Where do you think he'll eat tonight? And what will he eat?"

"Dragon Country people are obsessed with taking advantage of things. They're always thinking about free stuff, things that cost nothing. They'll take them even if they have no use for them."

"Fuck you, you bastard. All five of your contestants have done that, and you still have the nerve to talk about us? Besides, Jiang Ye hasn't even started yet. You Westerners are disgusting."

Jiang Ye coming out of the library made him much more interesting to the viewers, but the mathematicians were disappointed and closed the livestream.

These people had no interest in anything outside mathematics!

But contrary to what everyone had expected,

Jiang Ye casually took some bread and milk from a convenience store and ate as he walked.

Quite a few people found this unbelievable.

Dragon Country viewers: "See that? This is our people: hardworking, able to endure hardship, diligent and brave. We don't covet wealth and luxury or pursue pleasure. Being safe and sound is a blessing."

Sam viewers: "That's because you're stupid and brainwashed. If you don't pursue a high-quality life, what's the point of living? Bunch of idiots. You still won't believe it when we call you monkeys!"

"Heh, now you white dogs are setting the standards. Don't you advocate cultural freedom? Don't you advocate tolerance between peoples?"

"We Westerners' way of life is the mainstream standard for the world's people, the benchmark they look up to. We're guiding them toward a better life. It has nothing to do with tolerance."

"Stop arguing with them. No matter what you say, they're always right. What's the point?"

"No, I'm furious. I'll stay up all night arguing with them if I have to. Fuck their mothers, I refuse to believe it!"

Jiang Ye made do with a casual dinner and headed toward the university where he was studying abroad.

Before long, he walked into the familiar university.

But unlike in the past, it was quiet, incomparably quiet. There wasn't a soul in sight.

No voices, no figures.

The university seemed to have died.

No, doesn't my arrival breathe life into it?

Jiang Ye thought with a faint smile as he headed toward a teaching building.

After entering the building, he first spent some time finding a camera, the kind with a removable memory card.

Then he went into a classroom and kept trying different positions and angles for the camera.

"What's he doing?"

"No idea. Let's keep watching!"

"It looks like he's going to record a video. Could he be recording a discussion of Goldbach's Conjecture?"

"If that's really it, go tell the professor!"

Amid the flurry of discussion, Jiang Ye spent some time getting the angle right, then stood at the lectern.

But facing the camera, he looked just a tiny bit unnatural.

After all, this was for the next new intelligent civilization to see.

After a moment's silence, Jiang Ye gathered his thoughts and spoke.

He said his first words since the events in his assigned backstory had begun.

"Hello, new intelligent civilization. My name is Jiang Ye. I'm from Dragon Country."

These were Jiang Ye's first words, unlike the other five contestants, who had already chattered away countless times.

His first words seemed to leave every viewer dumbstruck. Even the scrolling comments in the international livestream went completely blank at that instant.

It was Chen Danni, the livestream host, who reacted first.

Her expression was somewhat complicated as she explained Jiang Ye's purpose. "He's speaking to the next intelligent civilization."

"He's preserving the spark of our civilization, leaving traces to prove that our human civilization once existed!"

At that very instant,

everyone across the globe

stared wide-eyed in shock, and an extraordinary silence fell over the world.

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Chapter 25: The Height of His Vision Is Beyond Anyone's Reach (Begging for All Kinds of Support)

After humanity suddenly disappeared,

what would happen to civilization, and what would happen to Earth?

Given the story background set by the production team,

a video that had previously modeled such a scenario was well known to the public.

There was no need to say much about what would happen shortly after humanity disappeared.

Starting one month later, nuclear power plant reactors would spiral out of control, causing devastating harm to nearby life.

Two months later, widespread nuclear contamination would directly affect weather across the globe. Temperatures would plummet, and weeks of heavy snow would sweep the world.

One year later, plants would begin penetrating impermeable layers, and cities would revert to wilderness. The cities built by humanity would gradually erode, and predators would begin to return.

Five years later, roads across the globe would gradually be covered in greenery. Nature would exercise its power of restoration and begin reclaiming control of Earth.

Fifty years later, vehicles would be corroded and covered in rust, while skyscrapers, unable to bear the strain, would begin to collapse.