Everyone fell silent.
They had witnessed a story of unimaginable greatness—and sorrow.
The lights inside the "Cosmic Magic Box" went out, leaving only darkness.
Only the violet glow in Liu Di's right eye and the violet glow on Little Liu's chest flickered faintly.
Then father and son spoke in unison. "Avenge you? All right."
Click.
A beam of light shone in from the entrance of the base.
Elder Kalai had switched on the flashlight Liu Di had given him. His face was filled with tension and terror.
The flashlight beam kept searching through the darkness for Liu Di.
Kalai said, "Great Liu Di, are you all right? There is truly nothing we can do. We can only use this sacred light to illuminate the road ahead for you."
Looking at Kalai clutching the flashlight tightly in both hands,
Liu Di felt an inexplicable ache in his heart.
Your "ancestors" had already illuminated the road ahead for me.
But the price had been too painful.
You once were
a Level 7 Technology Civilization.
Your people were kind wanderers of the universe!
The Utah Array had given Little Liu new life!
And now—
As Liu Di recalled everything he had seen and heard on Proxima b, he realized they had fallen so far behind that they could not even protect themselves. They had no idea what technology was, and even a basic bacterial infection could only be left to fate.
All because of one sentence from Qiu Yin—"You should not exist."
Liu Di felt as though the universe was no longer dazzling, but instead filled with twisted darkness.
He immediately turned back and grasped the second electronic eyeball on the platform.
He came before Elder Kalai, helped him to his feet, and said, "Thank you."
The instant everyone stepped out of the