Stellaris World, 8:00 p.m., Observation Deck of Jellyfish Amusement Park
Boom!
"Wow! Tiandao, Caroline, look! It's so beautiful!"
The amusement park's fireworks rose into the sky trailing pale golden flames, bursting into a dazzling scene against the night.
Pale golden sparks drifted down like shooting stars, finally vanishing into the pitch-black sky.
Bathed in the firelight, Jing Liuli held the cotton candy she had only managed to snatch back from Tiandao with great difficulty, happily pointing at the fireworks overhead.
Watching Jing Liuli, who was childish at heart—one moment shouting, "Tiandao, you big bad guy! I'm never speaking to you again!" and the next pulling them over to watch fireworks as if nothing had happened—
Caroline carefully wiped the sugar smeared at the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled. "Mm, I see them."
Tiandao stood half a step behind them. His azure eyes were not watching the dazzling fireworks, but rested instead on Caroline's gentle profile in the glow.
Because not long ago, Tiandao had taken the time to finish the storyline of "Stellaris Season 3: Starlight."
And in the original storyline of that third season, Tiandao had unexpectedly discovered Caroline's greatest "secret," one he had never known before.
Star Source Era, Year 89, Ember Base
Four years before the Star Project officially began, six years before the Final Assessment began
In a cold metal corridor, eight-year-old Caroline followed behind Doctor Dragon. Like other little girls who loved sweets, she still clutched half an unfinished strawberry cookie in her hand.
Looking at Dragon's tall, indifferent back, Caroline hesitated for a moment before softly saying, "Father, I... can I rest for one day?"
"Yesterday, when I was practicing Star Energy Manipulation, my head felt a little dizzy. I want to..."
Dragon stopped and turned around.
There was no