Li Zhendong was not wrong; humans are, after all, social beings. The gradual decrease in their kind is like the withering of leaves on a large tree, causing a similar unease among the remaining leaves.
Even Zhang Yuan would have similar thoughts, feeling abandoned by the era as he watched his friends enter hibernation one by one.
Once, while eating in the cafeteria, he suddenly realized that apart from the tireless robots, he was the only person there.
That sense of loneliness was indescribable; he could only sit there stunned for a while before putting down his utensils.
He had absolutely no appetite for anything.
When the awake population fell below 10,000, basically, all functions that could be shut down were shut down, including most of the laboratories and industrial areas, leaving only the minimal necessities for survival.
All the population was consolidated into Section A, and the merging of people brought a slight bustle to the surroundings.