I'm not a drama god

"This... this is..." Li Qingshan stood there like a sculpture.

He knew why the flag was so big... because only a flag this big could bear the signatures of hundreds of people, allowing each of them to leave a clear mark on the oath and be clearly seen by everyone in future generations.

These words seemed to contain some kind of power, impacting Li Qingshan's heart. He didn't know who wrote them, nor did he know what they meant.

But at this moment, Li Qingshan was shocked.

Grandma, leaning on her cane, slowly moved out of the house. She stood beside the flag and pointed the tip of her cane at the wildest, dark signature in the center of the Pioneer Manifesto. She spoke tremblingly:

"My dear grandson...this is your ancestor."

Li Qingshan followed his grandmother's lead and a name caught his eye:

——Li Chengwei.

A name that couldn't be more ordinary, at this moment, seemed to have some kind of magical power, grabbing Li Qingshan's attention.

"Our ancestor... was a hero! A long time ago... he led a large group of people to build a railway, and never came back. These words were all written by him..."

As she spoke, grandma took out a very old diary from the bottom of the box and handed it to Li Qingshan.

Li Qingshan subconsciously opened it.

Judging from the first few pages, the timeline of this diary is after the catastrophe. The owner of the diary, Li Chengwei, took his family to the Red Dust Base for refuge. Most of the diary is about the environment of the base, how to settle down, and the trivial matters of psychological counseling for his wife and children...

But when Li Qingshan turned to the middle, the situation began to take a turn for the worse.

【……June 6】

【I saw a flaming meteor falling from the sky;】

[Everything happened so suddenly... When I came to my senses, we were all transferred to a strange place. They said this was a small world created by Hongchenjun. They said the base was experiencing a nuclear attack and the situation was not good.]

[I am a little confused. Didn't they say that the human civil war ended a long time ago? How can someone still launch a nuclear bomb? And, hasn't Hongchenjun already fallen asleep? ]

[I asked a few friends around me, but they didn’t know what was going on either. The staff at the base were also busy and had no time to answer my questions… I was very uneasy.]

【…】

[6 month 24 day]

[Overnight, everyone seemed to have changed... Some of them said that there was a nuclear attack outside, and the food and water were running out. Many people rushed to grab supplies like crazy. The staff was useless to maintain order. Everything was in chaos. There were even two crazy people who wanted to search our belongings. Ah Zhen and Ah Yi cried all night because of the fear.]

[But I don’t understand. If the supplies run out, everyone will starve to death here sooner or later. What’s the point of them grabbing a little food now? In the face of disaster, have their rationality been eaten by dogs?]

[It was not until the young man named Yao Qing took action that the chaotic situation was finally settled.]

[This Yao Qing is very powerful, he has means, power, and can appease people. I heard that he is also Hongchen Jun's younger brother? But it seems that they are not biological brothers... Well, I feel that the look in his eyes when he mentioned Hongchen Jun is not right. I smell the scent of gossip... I will ask when I have time. ]

【…】

[6 month 25 day]

【One good news, one bad news. 】

[The good news is that the supplies were not completely destroyed, and there is enough for us to use for a while; the bad news is that the originally laid boundary train track was blown up, and supplies from other boundaries cannot come in, and the communication tower seems to have a problem... If this continues, it is only a matter of time before we starve to death. ]

[Red Dust Base, it seems they are looking for volunteers to repair the railroad tracks, but there is nuclear radiation everywhere, and they said that once you go there, there is basically no way you can come back...]

[So, they are looking for people to volunteer to die? ]

【…】

[6 month 26 day]

【I can’t sleep.】

[It’s not cold in this little world. No one is making noise tonight. Even the guy next door who always snores is quiet for once... Are they thinking about what we talked about during the day, just like me?]

[I am afraid of death and pain. I am unwilling to risk radiation to repair railroad tracks... But my son and daughter are really cute.]

[If no one repairs the road, then everyone will just wait to die here together. In the worst case, I even suspect that they will eat each other in the end. Isn't that human nature?]

[I don’t want my son and daughter to become someone else’s food, or to eat someone else… In this case, someone has to stand up, right? ]

【…】

[6 month 27 day]

[I talked to the young man named Yao Qing, and he promised me that he would do his best to make my children live a happy life.]

[I thought about it all night yesterday. If our sacrifice can bring peace and happiness to our descendants and give them a home to rely on, then my life is actually worth it. ]

[Okay, I admit that I am still afraid, and my legs are still shaking... But we seem to have no way out. At least in front of our children, we should act like a tough guy, right?! We should let them know that their dad is a hero, a pioneer in saving the Red Dust Realm!]

[Yes, I have thought about it! ]

[We all have parents, lovers, and children; our bloodlines and wills are carried on by others, and we can protect the people we care about. If that’s the case…]

【Why should I be the one who survives? 】

The diary came to an abrupt end.

Li Qingshan looked at the last sentence and couldn't calm down for a long time.

He grew up in Liu Town and knew nothing about the Red Dust Realm or even the history of the Red Dust Base... It was only at this moment that he realized that everything they enjoyed now was earned by their ancestors with their blood and lives.

He is a descendant of pioneers.

"My dear grandson, you are so proud!" Grandma grinned, "You should know that in the future... our ancestors were heroes who defended our country! Just like the Yang Family Generals in the libretto! Very majestic!"

Li Qingshan was silent.

The withered leaves swirled in the breeze, and the man in blood-stained green clothes quietly looked at the flag on the ground that had spanned the years, motionless like a sculpture.

He looked at the three wild and determined words "Li Chengwei" and the hundreds of signatures densely packed around them, extending outwards. In a trance, figures holding high their flags and walking towards the nuclear ruins without hesitation appeared in front of Li Qingshan...

Because of their sacrifice, the Mortal Realm exists.

Li Qingshan actually doesn't like the worldly world that much. During the years he performed in Liu Town, he saw too much darkness and unspoken rules. He saw endless desires in this city, but this is his home... It is the shelter that their ancestors exchanged their lives for them!

Be it nuclear ruins or fake world, where can those who live here go if they leave?

The Wuji Realm is very strong, and the Red Dust Realm has little chance of winning. Most people can only hide to save their lives... But,

Someone has to stand up, right?

boom--

Under the distant sky, blazing flames suddenly ignited, like a sea of ​​red dragons stretching across the sky. The scorching heat and bright red dyed the distant clouds red.

Thick smoke was rising, countless lives were wailing,

That is the direction of the main city of Hongchen.

"Old gentlemen..."

Li Qingshan clenched his fists unconsciously and muttered to himself,

"Their war has come again."

……