At this point, the look of bitterness on Old Man's face became even more pronounced. He took off his glasses and wiped them before saying, “But no matter what, the governments of various countries have confirmed the existence of space migration. This means that humanity will be able to bypass the reality that the speed of light cannot be surpassed, allowing us to cross the solar system directly and reach other star systems. Even without talking about science, physics, or the exploration and understanding of the universe, just this one point means that humanity will no longer have to worry about the Earth's environment, dwindling natural resources, or increasing population. The universe is infinite—surely humanity can find planets suitable for human survival. What does that mean? It means that humanity will almost never face extinction again, because even if Earth explodes, humans living on other planets can continue to survive!”

“So, led by the United States, all the developed countries of the world contributed money, manpower, and resources. Starting from the beginning of this century, around 2004, they began building two unimaginably massive spaceships. The two ships were constructed simultaneously at different locations, but in fact, each ship alone required at least twenty years to build due to debugging and size issues—no matter how much manpower and resources were invested, the process could not be sped up. These were Noah I and Noah II, symbols of humanity’s future, the hope that even if Earth is destroyed, humanity can still continue…”

“But it failed. In 2027, Noah I conducted its trial voyage. That ship was fully loaded with thirty thousand coalition soldiers from various countries, as well as a large number of scholars and experts. Only after initiating the migration did they discover that with this kind of space migration, as the mass of the migrating object increases, the energy consumed does not increase proportionally, but rather geometrically. Their migration failed because the energy output per unit time exceeded the limit, and the reserve energy did not reach the maximum capacity. So, with a loud boom, the ship exploded in space…”

“What happened after that, you all know. After humanity’s first migration experiment, our space telescopes quickly discovered a celestial body of unimaginable mass hurtling toward the solar system at incredible speed. According to the calculations of our scientists comparing the mass and volume of this object, it was a neutron star…”

“A neutron star! Aside from the unconfirmed interiors of black holes, it’s the most massive known object in the universe—completely indivisible. Even if two neutron stars collide, they won’t shatter into pieces… And this neutron star appeared suddenly, with no prior signs at all. What does that mean? There’s only one possibility: this neutron star was migrated here—it’s an attack by extraterrestrial beings on humanity!”

At this point, Old Man's face was full of anger. He shouted loudly, “Many scientists have mentioned it before—who says aliens must be peaceful? Don’t say that the more advanced the technology, the more peaceful the society. That’s pure self-deception! Everyone knows that only war is the greatest catalyst for technological progress! This is the Dark Forest Law: the universe is a silent, pitch-black forest, and all species are beasts within it. Whoever exposes themselves first will be struck down by other beasts! Humanity is the exposed creature!”

Old Man took several deep, heavy breaths, steadied his emotions, and then said, “Sorry, I got a bit off track. Let’s get back to the spaceship… This ship is constructed the same as Noah I. After all the countries confirmed that the end of the world would come in just over two years, they sent their top scientists to begin modifying Noah II. On the basis of one nuclear reactor, they installed two additional auxiliary nuclear reactors and stocked a large amount of uranium and other radioactive materials inside. This allows the ship to perform over a hundred migrations without cargo, or to carry fifty thousand people with enough food and water for five years, and still migrate fifty times… You must remember this: for every gram of mass added inside the ship, the energy required for migration increases geometrically. There’s a set of conversion formulas in the central computer—you can have a qualified scientist calculate how many people and how much cargo you can bring.”

“Secondly, because the energy required per unit time is so enormous, some components will inevitably malfunction or burn out. This is unavoidable, because our basic engineering is nowhere near the technological level required for migration… We advanced at least a thousand years ahead to attempt space migration! It’s like a primitive man holding a gun—he has no idea how to operate it, so he ends up pointing the barrel at himself. After learning this, the governments abandoned this ship, left it idle, and turned to building small spaceships—ones that could carry a few hundred or a few thousand people. These idiots—don’t they realize? The smaller the living environment, the more likely it is to lead to catastrophic disaster…”