Just Like Magic

A group of superluminal organisms developed by the Amoeba set out from a star near the race's home star, bound for the home star system where Ming was located.

The superluminal state differed somewhat from the subluminal state. There was no stellar rainbow phenomenon, because the organisms' relative velocity had already exceeded the speed of light. They caught up to light emitted before their departure, producing an effect akin to "time reversal." To the naked eye, it looked as though the entire universe was moving away from the superluminal organisms.

This "time reversal" did not truly allow them to return to the past; it merely let them view information from the past.

The circumstances differed from subluminal travel, but one thing remained the same: while traveling, they were still effectively "blind."

Although they could see information from the past, spacetime throughout the universe was constantly expanding, distorting that information. The stars filling the sky as seen by the superluminal organisms all appeared to be "contracting." Taking the movements of celestial bodies into account as well, using past information as reference coordinates was undoubtedly extremely risky.

Just as science-fiction films depicted, the superluminal organisms abruptly appeared within the home star system by "teleporting," accompanied by ripples of spacetime.

They had not truly teleported. After exceeding the speed of light, the light emitted by the superluminal organisms themselves could no longer catch up to them, reaching their destination before that light did.

Within the home star system, Huo Gu and the others eagerly awaited the superluminal organisms' return. This experiment had sent them in groups to the nearest star system ahead, then had them return from there.

Through radar waves and the superluminal organisms' active broadcasts, Huo Gu and the others learned their location immediately.

After entering the home star system, the