Under Li Xuanyu's expectant gaze, Mo Jingchun spread his hands and said with a world-weary sigh:
"Later, that asteroid, which was powerful enough to send human civilization back to the Iron Age, inexplicably broke apart. Naturally, its trajectory changed, and it was no longer a threat to Blue Star."
As he spoke, Mo Jingchun smiled faintly. "At the time, I even got a Ship Ticket from the people above. It's locked in the safe in my study."
"This... humanity was incredibly lucky."
"Of course. The emergence of any civilization is a kind of good fortune."
Li Xuanyu nodded in agreement, then asked hesitantly, "That Ship Ticket must have cost you a lot, right?"
"An exchange of equal value."
Mo Jingchun didn't say what he'd traded for it, but it had to be some kind of unreleased technology.
"Then didn't we lose out big time?"
At that, Mo Jingchun fell silent for a moment, then shook his head and said meaningfully, "The last time Qin Yuzhu came by, she reminded me again that the Ship Ticket was valid forever."
Li Xuanyu froze, then her expression changed.
"Does humanity still face danger?"
"All I can say is, nobody knows whether tomorrow or an unexpected disaster will come first. We've got the Ship Ticket now, so there's no reason to return it. Besides, having an extra safeguard is a good thing."
Listening to her brother and sister-in-law, Candy grew more and more absorbed.
Ever since watching disaster movies, Candy had been especially interested in all kinds of major crises.
Super Earthquakes, Super Volcanic Eruptions, extreme weather that lasted for ages, meteorites hitting Blue Star, alien invasions—Candy found all of them fascinating.
But with her brother's Space Shuttle now a reality, Candy understood perfectly well that ordinary disasters wouldn't wipe out humanity, especially disasters