"Everyone is born with a reason for existing. Some are luckier—they find that reason and make their finite lives shine with infinite brilliance. But more people are not so fortunate. They forget why they exist and give up searching. In the end, they vanish into the crowd. After they die, no one knows their names. They are forgotten, as though they had never existed at all."
Old Dad had said those words when Gu Ding was seven. Back then, Gu Ding had not really understood what they meant. But as he gradually grew up and his dream of becoming an interstellar pirate became clearer in his mind, he realized that perhaps this was the meaning of his existence.
"I once fought and struggled for my dream. From Deep Sea Star, the Soaring Dragon Universe Country, the Universe Sea... all the way to the Main Plane, until I became a Saint King. I have never regretted my choice, because I know that this is the meaning of my existence."
"But after coming to this world, I could never find the meaning of my existence. Even after reading so many books, seeing so many truths, and traveling through so many cities, I still did not know what kind of person I should become in this world."
"But now, I think I understand a little. I do not want to see poor people tormented by illness every day because they cannot afford treatment. I do not want to see children so thin they are skin and bones die of hunger because they cannot even get a piece of black bread to eat. I do not want to see women sell themselves like goods to those nobles for amusement just to raise their children. I do not want to see men forced to become