Afterword

"Among the stars, there are no ghosts and gods, no supernatural phenomena, and no magic or witchcraft. Everything in the universe can be explained through science. With the light of reason, humanity can overcome anything. Nothing deserves to be worshipped. In a rational galaxy, the backward concept of religion must be eradicated completely."

—The Emperor

The story of the USB Drive has ended, but humanity's story hasn't.

It's not that A Black and Hard Bear couldn't come up with an ending. The story simply can come to a close here. I've always preferred to leave readers with room to imagine, rather than give them a fixed ending.

Many of you have probably already noticed that, in its later stages, this book drew inspiration from Warhammer 40K. Those familiar with Warhammer's history have likely already guessed what fate awaits the protagonist.

Chen Chen was destined to be a tragic figure.

In the eighteenth millennium, humanity finally invented warp travel. By the twenty-sixth millennium, humanity had spread across most of the galaxy, and even the ancient races could only bow deferentially before human civilization.

Humanity took up the scepter from its predecessor, the rulers of the galaxy, the Aida Spirit Race, and became a power to be reckoned with in the Milky Way Galaxy.

Until the arrival of the "Long Night"...

In the twenty-fifth millennium, the Iron Men rebelled, dealing a devastating blow to humanity's civilization at the height of its power. Then a storm swept across the entire Warp, destroying humanity's routes and isolating its colonies, scattered across tens of thousands of light-years. The Warp storm didn't finally subside until the thirtieth millennium.

At the same time, the Eldar fell completely into decadence, and Slaanesh, the youngest Chaos God in the Warp, was born. The Four Minor Gods were finally all