Reboot the age of gaming

Chapter 1 Another World Line
Zhong Ming rubbed his eyes, looking at the painting in front of him in disbelief.

In the picture is an overwhelming mechanical army, steel soldiers, tanks, bombers... This is a torrent of emotionless steel, which reminds Zhong Ming of the scene in "Terminator".

At the edge of the picture is a city in ruins, where turmoil and explosions are still taking place.

This is a very high-level painting, but because of this, it conveys a sense of despair to the viewer, which lingers for a long time.

However, in the very center of the picture, facing the steel torrent of the mechanical army, there was a blank space, and only the outline of a figure was drawn.

Obviously, here should be the back of a person, he is the protagonist of the picture, facing the seemingly unstoppable mechanical army alone.

"Shouldn't I be in a hospital bed, and besides, I don't remember ever drawing this picture!"

Zhong Ming was completely stunned, not only the painting in front of him was strange, but also the surrounding environment was also strange!

He found that this place was no longer in a ward, but a very narrow one-bedroom, a dwelling!
And the furnishings in the room have never been seen before, the ultra-thin LCD TV that occupies the entire wall, the simple and foldable furniture, and the high-tech hand-painted board that has never been seen before...

Everything is completely unfamiliar to Zhong Ming!
The last scene Zhong Ming could recall was lying on the hospital bed, feeling very tired and sleepy just after finishing a painting, so he closed his eyes and wanted to sleep for a while, but everything changed after waking up!

"Could it be that... I'm dead?"

At this moment, a lot of memories suddenly flooded into his mind, Zhong Ming instantly recalled many things, and recalled many memories that did not belong to him!
Looking at this painting again, I suddenly feel familiar, and the surrounding environment is no stranger!

……

This place can be regarded as a parallel world, which is similar to the world of Zhong Ming's previous life, but the biggest difference lies in technology.

There have been three world wars in this world. During the three wars, the level of science and technology took an explosive leap. Countries have used artificial intelligence and mechanical legions to enrich their troops and enhance their combat capabilities.

But one day, the Omnic Crisis broke out suddenly. What was originally a war between countries turned into a war between humans and machines.

The war was protracted and lasted for decades.During this long period of time, the wars continued frequently, the population dropped sharply, the bustling cities were turned into ruins, and human beings faced the crisis of extinction.

Fortunately, human beings finally survived tenaciously, completely wiped out the omnic army, and began to rebuild on the ruins.

Fifteen years have passed since that war ended.

In the Omnic War, the original country was completely destroyed. After the war, the Human Resistance Army established a coalition government and re-divided the world into 16 districts. The survivors began to multiply and the human society moved towards prosperity again.

Zhong Ming in the parallel world is 20 years old this year. He was born at the end of the war. His parents died in the war. Because of the homelessness and hunger and cold in his childhood, his health has always been poor. Although he tried to recuperate afterwards, the root cause of the disease has not been completely removed. I have been working hard for the past few days, which is why I died suddenly.

Before that, he originally planned to finish the painting and apply for a job in a cultural and entertainment company.

These memories should have originally existed in this body, so Zhong Ming quickly remembered.

"What do you mean, it means that I have time-traveled?"

"And my body...my cancer is all healed?"

It was only then that Zhong Ming noticed that his body was very young. Although it was not considered healthy, it was only weak and had no incurable diseases like in his previous life!

Zhong Ming stood up excitedly and moved his body.

Although this body is very weak, it is still healthy!
Excitedly, he came to the narrow window and looked out, seeing a city scene that he had never seen before.

Incredibly prosperous.

More memories about this world also flooded into my mind.

Although the war turned the whole world into ruins, after all, the level of human technology is still there.Post-war reconstruction progressed rapidly. In just 15 years, many big cities have regained their pre-war prosperity and even surpassed it.

Of course, in many inaccessible areas, the desolate ruins still remind people of the war's past.

Various industries are developing rapidly, especially the cultural and entertainment industries.

The protracted war not only completely stagnated the development of the cultural and entertainment industries, but even destroyed the original cultural achievements.Many works of art and cultural relics have been destroyed, and the massive data stored in the cloud has also been completely erased by artificial intelligence that is hostile to humans.

Some scholars even said pessimistically: The artistic level of mankind has regressed for at least a hundred years, and those broken inheritances may never recover!

However, such an environment also enables the rapid development of the cultural and entertainment industries throughout the world, satisfying people's spiritual and cultural needs.

In the 15 years after the war, the entertainment industry such as novels, movies, TV programs, games, etc. developed rapidly, ushered in a true golden age, and became a very popular industry.

It can be said that this is the renaissance of the new world. For some people, it may be the worst of times, but for others, it is definitely the best of times!

Knowing all this, Zhong Ming suddenly felt complacent.

The wish that was not fulfilled in the previous life can still be fulfilled now!

And this time, Zhong Ming's goal is no longer enough to be a world-renowned painter. He wants to build a huge interactive entertainment empire and let his name spread all over the world!

……

"Let me help you fulfill your wish."

Zhong Ming sat down in front of the workbench, picked up the drawing board, and planned to finish the painting.

Before that, he dug out some compressed biscuits from the room to fill his stomach. Although the body was basically healthy, it was very weak, and he didn't want to die suddenly again.

As for why I ate compressed biscuits...

Although post-war reconstruction is full of opportunities and hopes, the gap between the rich and the poor will never be eliminated.

Take Zhong Ming as an example. As a graduate without a job, he can only rent a snail house on the edge of the city. This is a welfare housing launched by the coalition government. It is small in size and the environment is not good, but it is very cheap.

The original owner was just an ordinary graduate, and he wanted to use this painting to apply for a job at Light Wing Interactive Entertainment, interviewing for the position of the original painter.

For him, this is a very precious opportunity, because it is already very difficult for his savings to support the interview, entry, and salary payment of the next company.

However, for Zhong Ming, it is not difficult to complete this painting, and it can even be said to be very simple.

Because this is what he was best at in his previous life!
(End of this chapter)