
The dead sea of civilization
In a distant expanse of the sea, there was once a fleet that carried the weight of honor and purpose, yet it fell victim to the merciless vastness of the ocean. Over the course of a decade, the crew's initial optimism withered into despair. Day in and day out, they sought a path home on a solitary island, but it remained elusive.
One fateful night, a crew member named Clooffi espied an enigmatic golden radiance during his watch. The light appeared to beckon him toward home, but as it vanished, it took the last flickers of hope with it. Amidst a tempest, the sailors sang ballads of their homeland, their voices laden with a poignant yearning for return.
However, it was at this moment of desolation that fate took a surprising turn. Clooffi was rescued by an enigmatic realm known as the Kirin Kingdom. Within its borders, he embarked on a series of adventures that defied belief, including an audience with the sovereign of the Kirin Kingdom and the discovery of a mysterious conduit linking disparate worlds.
What was even more astounding was the stark contrast between time within the Kirin Kingdom and the outside world. Clooffi's brief respite in the kingdom equated to 175 years in the external world. Upon his ultimate return to his homeland, he was met with the jarring unfamiliarity of a world drastically transformed. His hometown, friends, and life as he knew it had all become alien to him.
In this transformed world, Clooffi encountered a group of equine beings who facilitated his adjustment to his new existence. He uncovered that his lineage had deep historical roots in this land and that he shared a blood connection with one of these beings. Taking up residence in the castle of this particular equine, Clooffi set out to delve into his lineage and the possibilities that lay ahead.
He now confronts not only the trepidations and uncertainties within his soul but also the enigmas shrouded within the Kirin Kingdom. How will he confront his destiny?



17 Chapters:
- prolegomena 2024-07-17 14:51:17 UTC1154
- [I] Encountering Huaxia Civilization, Embracing the Brocade of Blossoms 2024-07-17 05:38:32 UTC1247
- [II] Tour the Royal Capital, Search for the Hometown's Enigmatic Sounds 2024-07-17 05:39:29 UTC1722
- [III]The Child of the Wind Demon, Departing from the Land of the Qilin 2024-07-17 05:40:33 UTC1230
- [IV]Encountering the troubles of a ship, encountering the Twilight's shackles. 2024-07-17 14:07:10 UTC1953
- [V]Seeking the Book of Records, Clarifying My Own Place 2024-07-17 14:12:01 UTC1342
- [VI] Central Plains Lost Barrier, Encountering Twilight's Friend 2024-07-17 14:19:02 UTC2092
- [Vll] Searching for the Other Side of the Ocean, Enduring the Train Car Incident 2024-07-17 14:26:27 UTC2183
- [Vlll]Desire to Break Promise, Arriving at the Small Town Pier 2024-07-17 14:36:53 UTC1089
- [IX]Knowing the Family's Later History, Meeting Foreign Imperial Censors 2024-07-17 14:41:25 UTC1325
- [X]Boasting Leads to Misfortune, Reporting Strange Events of the Terracotta Army 2024-07-17 14:44:57 UTC1338
- [XI]Encountering the Difficulties of Evacuation, Burning Books, and Learning from Them 2024-07-24 13:34:16 UTC1141
- [Xll]To the Source of the Rainbow, the Broken Horn is Restored 2024-07-29 04:51:09 UTC1280
- [XIII]Facing the hardship of evacuation, the burning of books serves as a lesson. 2024-08-06 14:34:16 UTC1511
- [l]A bosom friend is hard to come by. 2024-08-14 02:34:51 UTC1107
- [ii]A bosom friend is hard to come by 2024-11-02 15:45:43 UTC1192
- [III]A bosom friend is hard to come by 2025-02-02 10:29:35 UTC1243