What was the purpose of the collapse?
New life.
Everything would wither, and the world would fall into silence. The collapse simulated the destruction of the universe, turning all matter into energy, then causing that energy to collapse inward into an ultimate singularity.
This line of thinking.
Wasn't something anyone who had received nine years of compulsory education could come up with.
On the other hand.
After coming up with it.
Only someone with a superficial understanding of physics and a somewhat amateurish way of thinking would dare put it into practice.
Why?
It was simple.
They merely knew that such a thing existed, but had no idea how difficult it was.
They plunged headfirst into it!
Hey!
Damn it!
It was actually this difficult?
This complicated?
How the hell was anyone supposed to do this?
That left only three paths.
Rule One: If they could still back out and had grown timid, they should hurry up and retreat.
Rule Two.
They could no longer retreat, nor could they keep going.
Whether they were afraid or not.
They would end up doomed.
Not even their bones would remain.
Then someone would mock them with a single word—"Idiot!"
Rule Three.
They would grit their teeth and keep going!
They would learn as they went.
Relying on astonishing talent and heaven-defying luck, they would actually succeed in the end!
The odds were extremely low, but not nonexistent.
Once they succeeded.
They would immediately receive flowers and applause. Their past thoughts and actions that had seemed idiotic would be seen as "born fearless" and "bravely challenging the impossible"!
Were they idiots?
Of course not!
That was the path heroes walked before becoming heroes—the distinction between great idealists and you insects!
Sometimes.
Only ignorance could produce fearlessness.
That statement could not be considered entirely