The New Life on the Federation's First Day

People were tiny, so the desire to pursue eternity had been carved into the marrow of humanity by a force humans themselves had never noticed.

From the moment humans first gained intelligence in the distant past to this very moment, from ignorance to science, people had always pursued eternity.

But immortality clearly was not a realm humans could touch. They had not even conquered nature, so what right did they have to touch forces that surpassed nature?

Thus, reproduction became the way cells pursued immortality—the only way.

From a certain pseudo-scientific perspective, every blossoming of the essence of life could be seen as life once again pursuing eternity and escaping its shackles.

Most of the time, such acts of escape were meaningless. But as long as one succeeded, it became meaningful.

In truth, humanity was achieving eternity through this method. The only thing preventing people from discovering it might be that the successfully escaped cell could not carry the memories humanity already possessed.

Everything began anew. He or she forgot that they had once been part of our bodies, and had even been us.

For reasons even we ourselves did not understand, we used ethics and other such things to sever "me" from the "original self," turning them into "descendants" and the "true self."

Old Priest was a knowledgeable man. His knowledge was not used for scientific research, but leaned more toward idealistic philosophy.

He was pursuing immortality as well. When he realized that his own children could no longer be relied upon, he decided to use the little time he had left to cultivate a true successor.

He wanted to watch another version of himself grow up and live forever.

Rui Ka had no idea that he had encountered the most terrifying threat in history. He was throwing a