The Ghost Ship was strange in every way: a ship without an "identity," a starship structure that defied convention, the Core Area facilities specifically prepared for Carbon-Based Lifeforms, a highly silent starship system, and the fragmented diary left behind by a starship crew member who might have died long ago. These scattered bits of information were steadily accumulating, gradually leading us toward an answer. Yet before the final mystery was revealed, I still found it hard to imagine who had built this ship, and what exactly had happened to it during its tens of thousands of years adrift.
Warren Field's diary entries were still being discovered one after another, but since these things had been carved into walls or the surfaces of other objects, it was difficult to arrange them in order. We could only slowly piece together the experiences of this Old Empire Minion Army commander after he woke up alone aboard this refugee ship from the scattered writings.
What could now be confirmed was that the ship had indeed malfunctioned. Though it sounded unbelievable for something made by the Shilin Apostles to break down, its awakening mechanism had suffered an accident. The awakening system, which should only have activated after coming into contact with other survivors who had fled the Empire Zone, had activated for no apparent reason. Yet only one crew member had awakened. This commander, Warren Field, recorded most of what happened after he awoke: during the first few days, he remained optimistic; after more than ten days, he began to complain and develop negative emotions. However, those negative emotions did not seem to last long. From the diary he left behind, it was clear that he quickly adjusted his mindset.
The next diary entry had been carved into a pillar in the hall, followed by