"What does 'Eastern Crossing' mean?"

Xu Fu was still somewhat confused. Although he did receive an assignment from Qin Shihuang to find people from the outside world, the location had not been determined yet.

Three thousand boys and girls, countless craftsmen and farmers, were still being selected.

There was still time for all of that.

...

The metal door of the underground shelter slowly opened, and cold light pierced in, revealing a gray world.

There were scattered corpses everywhere, both human and mutant animals.

No plants.

In such a world, plants were the most difficult to survive.

I raised my head and looked at the gray sky, and not far away, the coastline was also gray. I couldn't help but cough.

Although the protective suit had a filtration system, it was barely functional due to its dilapidated state.

In this world, which had long been ruled by oceanic nuclear monsters, humans were like past ants, hiding underground, with knowledge vanished and technology halted.

Even though we were still alive, everyone was affected by nuclear contamination.

I am twenty-five years old this year, and unless I'm killed earlier, I have at most seven or eight years left.

Xu Fu was shocked by everything before him and said, "Is this the immortal realm?"

I wanted to tell him that this wasn't an immortal realm but just the world thousands of years later, the world destroyed by nuclear contamination.

But what came out of my mouth was, "Can you show me the sea over there?"

Xu Fu happened to be traveling in a city with a sea.

Using his spatial manipulation, a refreshing and boundless blue was projected onto the gray sky before me.

I stared in amazement.

I finally understood the meaning of the phrase "the sea and sky are the same color" that I had vaguely known from old, worn-out books.

I used to have a vague understanding that the sea in the past should be blue.

But I never knew that the sky could also be blue.

"I beg the Immortal Lord to show the way and allow Xu Fu to come to your presence, seeking the method of eternal life."

Xu Fu knelt down with two boys and two girls.

I asked, "How long do you want this eternal life to be?"

"A thousand years, ten thousand years, eternal youth and immortality!" Xu Fu made his wish.

I coughed a few times, spitting out a bit of blood. After forcing it down, I said hoarsely, "Then give me a map... a sandbox, and I will point out a place for you."