One week later, South Ocean City No. 6 High School."Hey, look, is that person from our school? Why is there a cloth over his eyes?""He's wearing our school uniform, so he's definitely from here.""He's holding a white cane, looks like he's blind.""Strange, I've never seen him before.""Maybe he's a freshman?""Don't say that, the cloth over his eyes actually makes him look kind of cool.""But how does a blind person go to class? I don't think our school has any special classes for the disabled.""I don't know.""..."Sure enough, as soon as Lin Qiye stepped through the school gate, he immediately attracted a lot of attention.However, he had experienced this kind of scene so many times that he was completely indifferent. He walked nonchalantly along the Maple Leaf Avenue toward the teaching building.Thinking back to before he came here, Lin Qiye had already mentally prepared himself for the possible troublemakers. After all, like many cliché stories, in such situations, a few "school bullies" would definitely appear, mocking him and setting the stage for a future "revenge" moment.However, that kind of troublemaker didn't show up. Instead, several students approached him proactively, offering to help.This made Lin Qiye feel inexplicably disappointed.Of course, after nine years of compulsory education, most modern students weren't the type to bully someone just for the sake of it. And even if there were some small groups of troublemakers, nowadays, people cared about "brotherhood." They would help each other out when needed, but if they bullied someone with a disability, they'd be mercilessly criticized and their reputation would be ruined the next day.Lin Qiye walked up the stairs and soon found his classroom, Class 2, Grade 11. He had attended a special school for his first year of high school, and now, as a transfer student, he was considered an interloper.From what he had seen in most TV shows and novels, transfer students were usually synonymous with being ignored, isolated, and pitied. After all, in the first year of high school, various cliques had already formed, and if one didn't take the initiative, it was hard to truly integrate into the class.Lin Qiye knew that he wasn't the type to take the initiative.Even if he had been in the same class since the first year, with his aloof and distant personality, he would probably still be alone by now.But being alone wasn't necessarily a bad thing. Lin Qiye actually enjoyed it. No one disturbed him, allowing him to focus on his studies.If he had to force himself to build relationships with others, he probably wouldn't even bother.Standing at the door of the classroom, Lin Qiye took a deep breath, composed himself, and stepped inside.The moment Lin Qiye entered the classroom, the bustling noise abruptly stopped, and the air grew silent...One second, two seconds, three seconds...Just as Lin Qiye was about to say something, the class suddenly erupted!"Are you Lin Qiye? Your seat is ready, it's right there.""Lin Qiye, can you not see? Let me help you to your seat.""Classmate, walk slowly, the aisles are cluttered... hey, someone, move your bag!""..."Before Lin Qiye could react, several classmates had already come forward, carefully guiding him to his seat. A tall boy even took his backpack and slung it over his shoulder.Surrounded by so many people, Lin Qiye "safely" arrived at his seat.Lin Qiye: ...?This wasn't what he had expected at all."Lin Qiye, I'm the class monitor, Jiang Qian. If you need anything, feel free to ask." A girl with a ponytail patted her chest and said."I'm Li Yifei. If you're going to eat, let me know. I'll take you there." The tall boy who had helped carry his bag smiled."And I'm Wang Shao...""..."Many students gathered around him, enthusiastically greeting him.For a moment, Lin Qiye felt completely bewildered.Honestly, this was so different from what he had imagined."Do you... know me?" Lin Qiye asked, his expression a bit strange."The homeroom teacher told us about you." The class monitor, Jiang Qian, replied. "But what really impressed us was your aunt. She came here with a basket of boiled eggs, stood here, and asked us to take care of you..."The image of a hunched middle-aged woman holding a basket of freshly boiled eggs, earnestly pleading with the students to take care of him, suddenly flashed in Lin Qiye's mind."Students, please help out. My nephew, his eyesight isn't very good, and he's a bit cold-natured. Please look after him...""Young lady, you're really beautiful. My nephew is also quite handsome, I'm sure you'll like him...""Qiye is a good kid, just a bit aloof at first. Once you get to know him, you'll all get along just fine...""..."At some point, the black cloth wrapped around his eyes had become slightly damp."Aunt..." he murmured.Just as everyone was chattering away, a female teacher entered the room with a stack of books. After briefly comforting Lin Qiye, she introduced herself to the class and began her lecture."Everyone, turn to page 91. Today, we'll discuss the history and dilemmas of modern Great Xia."It seemed that because of Lin Qiye's presence, the teacher skipped the usual textbook reading process and jumped straight into the explanation."One hundred years ago, Earth had more than two hundred countries scattered across the seven continents and four oceans. The customs and cultures were all different. Even in those less developed times, we could still take ships to other countries and experience the cultural collisions between them...""However, on March 9th of that year, a mysterious fog suddenly appeared in Antarctica and spread at an incredible speed, engulfing nearly 98% of the Earth's surface within 24 hours.""Human-made skyscrapers, ancient forests, the deep oceans... everything was covered by this fog. Countless countries were swallowed by it and lost contact.""However, when the fog was about to engulf Great Xia's territory... it stopped.""No one knows why, but it just stopped right there.""For a hundred years, numerous theories and hypotheses have been proposed. Some say this fog is actually a living organism, and after devouring 98% of the Earth, it stopped because it was full. Others claim that Great Xia's location possesses a special magnetic field that prevents the fog from spreading further. Some even say that it's the five thousand years of accumulated strength of Great Xia that protected this land...""The composition of this fog is beyond human understanding. No matter whether it's light, sound, radio waves, or other detection methods, nothing can penetrate it. No one knows if the countries that were swallowed by the fog still exist.""Experts speculate that the chances of surviving within the fog are extremely low, because the fog, whether inhaled into the lungs or coming into contact with the skin, is fatal!""Over the past century, our country has sent numerous fully-equipped exploration teams into the fog, but none of them have ever returned.""Fifty years ago, our country successfully launched its first satellite, and the images transmitted back from space showed that the entire Earth had turned gray-white, with only Great Xia remaining as an isolated island.""Today, Great Xia is like the last surviving landmass on this planet, and we... might be the last survivors of Earth.""Therefore, the day the fog appeared, March 9th, is known as 'Survival Day'."