Forever guiding human civilization toward coexistence with the cosmos, nature, and cities, it continued to write a new cultural chapter belonging to all humanity, one whose curtain would never fall. A new chapter of A Deadly Secret: coexistence through the nomadic Constellation Patterns of the Maasai Mara. At the spring equinox, the Young Heritage Vanguard Team's convoy once again drove into the Maasai Mara grasslands of Kenya, Africa—Oliya, an elder of the Maasai tribe, had sent them a third invitation, hoping they could deepen their revitalization of the tribe's "nomadic Constellation Patterns" and "livestock migration patterns." Although the team had previously designed the "Grassland Migration Steps," as civilizations around the world explored "order and coexistence" more deeply, the elder hoped they could uncover the profound wisdom of "coexistence between people, grasslands, and the starry sky" within the patterns, so that the younger generation would not merely learn to "follow the patterns to find water and pasture," but also understand the Maasai people's reverence for both grassland ecology and celestial order. Muhammad led Soka, Karen, Marco, Lucio, Kam (a boy from the Congo), Diego, Karu, Lina (a girl from the Alps), Pacha, Valeria, Isabel, and the other members across the golden grasslands to the Maasai tribe's new camp. Elder Oliya held a freshly tanned calfskin and pointed to the "Big Dipper Migration Pattern" drawn on it in red earth. "This pattern records the routes we take as we follow the Big Dipper on our migrations—changes in the stars' positions correspond to the changing seasons on the grasslands, while the cattle hoofprint patterns mark areas rich in water and pasture. Together, the two form our 'grassland survival guide.' But most children these days rely on navigation apps on their phones. They don't even know how to find their bearings by the stars anymore." Isabel stroked the Maya jade pendant she carried with her, recalling her experience of using the "Ritual Calendar Pattern" to understand cosmic order at Chichen Itza. "Perhaps we could turn the nomadic Constellation Patterns into a 'grassland astronomy classroom'? Just as we used Sacrificial Patterns to echo cosmic order, we could let everyone understand the Maasai people's nomadic wisdom by observing the stars." The suggestion made Oliya's eyes light up, and the "Maasai Mara Nomadic Astronomical Pattern Coexistence Project" officially began through the integration of experiences from different civilizations: I. Resonance between martial arts and nomadic astronomy: making the patterns "echo the grassland's starry sky." Lin Xiaowu gazed at the "Big Dipper Migration Pattern"—the paths linking its star points closely matched the "circulation of breath" in the "Heart-Cleansing Formula" of "A Deadly Secret," and also shared the "sense of order" of the Maya "Calendar Ritual Step." Combining it with the Maasai people's traditional nomadic footwork, he designed the "Astral Migration Steps": guided by the "Big Dipper Migration Pattern," the youths had to walk along the lines connecting the star points, adjusting their breathing according to the "Heart-Cleansing Formula" each time they stepped over a "cattle hoofprint pattern," while raising both hands to imitate the shape of the Big Dipper, recreating the Maasai posture of "observing the stars to find one's bearings." Oliya added from beside them, "Our ancestors drew the 'astronomical migration patterns' to tell later generations that 'the grasslands and the starry sky are one.' Every step of this footwork follows the rhythm of the stars and protects the balance of the grasslands." Karen, meanwhile, combined Great Zimbabwe's "Rock-Firm Fist" with the "livestock migration patterns" to devise the "Grassland Guardian Fist." He used charcoal to draw a "cattle migration pattern" in a clearing on the grasslands: when punching, practitioners had to keep their arms parallel to the ground, imitating the steady movement of the herd; when withdrawing their fists, they aimed at the center of the "water and pasture pattern," symbolizing "protecting the grasslands' source of life," while he explained "the connection between livestock migration and grassland ecology." Enzo, a fifteen-year-old Maasai boy, had originally thought the astronomical migration patterns were "too ancient," but while practicing the "Astral Migration Steps," he observed how the real Big Dipper overlapped with the pattern at night and suddenly understood:
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