November 5, 2505, Earth Calendar.
Three days after the Bosa Civilization's defeat.
Over those three days, the Academy of Sciences and Parliament held extensive discussions, trying to find another way out for Human Civilization.
But faced with the powerful Cleaners Civilization and Gardener Faction Civilization, along with the Cleaners' countless vassal civilizations, the Tailed-Off Plan proposed by Lü Yongchang remained the best option.
Ultimately, the Academy of Sciences and Parliament held a secret ballot among all their members.
The [Tailed-Off Plan] became Human Civilization's escape strategy with 71.3% of the vote.
The moment the plan was finalized, every silent [Home Ship] sprang to life.
Under Zero's control, orange-yellow lights lit up inside the Hibernation Chambers that had lain dormant for over a century.
The following excerpts were taken from the memoirs of a participant in the [Tailed-Off Plan].
"...Beep! Beep! Beep!"
At first, the beeping sounded incredibly distant, as though it were muffled behind a thick pane of frosted glass.
Who am I?
Perhaps because of the prolonged cryosleep, my mind was completely blank.
Xia Mingda.
A few seconds later, a name slowly surfaced in my mind.
Where am I? What happened?
Almost simultaneously, countless questions rose within me.
The next second, fragments of memories poured out from the depths of my mind, flashing past like a rapid montage.
As those memories flooded back, an overwhelming wave of nausea rose from my stomach.
At the same time, the once-muffled beeping rapidly became clear!
"Hah!"
Almost instinctively, I drew a deep breath.
Along with the nausea came the horrible sensation of choking on water.
Those two intense sensations swept away the memories that had only just begun to surface.
With my mind blank, I followed my body's instincts, curling up and coughing hard!
"Cough! Cough, cough!"
A heavy echo