Expressions of surprise, bewilderment, disbelief... along with shock and refusal to accept reality.
Every face bore a different expression.
Gaia.
The Tree of Insov.
The pioneer standing behind it all.
And more than that.
The people present had also heard many things from the man named Ye Shi that they had never heard of before—things they had never even imagined.
Within the starry sky beneath their feet, there had once existed a civilization far more prosperous than the Human Alliance, with a vastly larger territory.
After comprehending every truth of this universe, It had shattered the void and departed for another universe beyond the box. The Gaia planet at Alpha Centauri was merely one of the countless legacies It had left behind in this universe...
Those discoveries were already astonishing enough.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that they seemed to have opened the door to a new world for humanity, which had risen from the ashes.
Not to mention the well-intentioned advice It had left for newborn civilizations. At the very least, it could help young human civilization avoid decades, perhaps even centuries, of detours.
According to Its advice,
Humanity did not have to follow the same path It had taken, but it could explore its own truths along the road It had once walked.
Beyond those shocking discoveries, the young man named Ye Shi had also brought back the truth of history from a world five light-years away.
The absurd part was that the ones who had reduced the Human Alliance to ashes had never been some alien civilization hidden among the stars. From beginning to end, it had been humanity itself.
It was not even a responsibility that could be blamed on any particular organization or individual.
It was a responsibility belonging to everyone.
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