Nothing new under the sun.

As the ancient country used to say, "prosperity must decline", and no one can escape this law.

Britain has been in charge of the world for 200 years, the United States has been in charge of the world for 150 years, and the glory of the ancient country will eventually fade, and after standing on the top of the world for a hundred years, this long-lasting country has also ushered in challenges.

But just as no one expected the rise of an ancient nation in that millennium, and just as Britain did not expect a threat of hegemony from the Americas at its peak, the challenger this time is not from Earth, but from space.

The colonists on Mars declared their independence to the earthlings.

"Unanimous Declaration of the Martian Dome...... We believe that man is free, and how can a free man be oppressed and enslaved by others. ”

"We were born, grew up, and died in ...... We are not Americans, nor Europeans, nor inhabitants of the Middle East, nor Africans, nor East Asians, nor any region of the earth. We are the children of Mars, we live on this planet that is not oppressed, united and forging ahead......"

"We were born on this united planet, we love each other, and people treat other people's children as their own children and other people's parents as their own parents...... The torn earth is not our home, but a prison where human beings oppress and humiliate each other......"

Unlike Earth, which is overcrowded and exploding, on Mars, where survival is difficult, people often live in domes that are less than the size of a school, and in order to survive, they have to use all the resources as much as possible, and the rationing of each person's needs is strictly controlled, and more is never allowed.

In this cramped environment, which is ridiculed as a "prison" by earthlings, the Martians are optimistic.

They live in a world that requires them to be united, where every dome is a big family, where there is no rich or poor, no difference in skin color, no gender discrimination, everyone is useful, and no one is treated as superfluous and subjected to the bullying that should not be there.

In this environment, people's desire for a world free of oppression is at an all-time high.

Thus, with only 1,477 domes and a population of 170,000, this small world proudly issued a declaration of independence to the old world, which had a population of more than 70 billion.

With the help of the isolation of the vast space and the use of the division of the earth, this small world has withstood the impact of the earth several times, struggled to grow in the predicament, and finally bloomed the most beautiful flowers on the cold Mars.

A Martian nation was born that actively explored space.

The situation was reversed in 2263, when the Martian fleet defeated the Earth fleet and established the Martian spaceport on the Earth's moon.

A razor-sharp sword from the moon hangs over humanity and threatens the safety of the Earth at all times, but in the end, it is not the war between fire and earth that solves this problem, but the out-of-control war of AI......

The first AI runaway war, the second AI runaway war, the second earthfire war, the third AI runaway war......

In the war, human beings are moving forward with difficulty, and finally ......

......

"We've made a lot of mistakes. ”

In the grand square, countless holograms, and well-designed sound and light make this place feel like a dream world. Countless people gathered here, and the sky and the earth were full of people listening.

And in the core of this, which is guarded by tens of millions of people, a seventeen-year-old young girl stands in the center.

The fine fluff on her cheeks that has not yet faded proves that she is immature, her bright eyes, and her slender posture, if you put it in the old era, you would probably think that she was a star idol, but she is the head of the entire human coalition government.

This is a scene that would never have been seen in the old days, where a young girl of seventeen was the leader of a large government, but it was not impossible in this era, because she was smart enough, and her calmness, rationality, and talent were far above everyone else.

In this era, identity is no longer limited by many factors such as age and gender, and it is what an efficient government should do to let all talented people give full play to their own value as much as possible.

The young girl raised her head and announced to the whole world in a crisp voice.

"We have been bewitched by countless slogans and stirred up by countless religious gods. We kill each other, we use human swords to plunge into human flesh and blood, we vent ammunition in each other's bodies, we go to great lengths and brains to create untold weapons in order to kill our flesh and blood relatives who were born from the same origin millions of years ago. ”

"What the hell are we doing?!"

The girl said loudly.

"A hundred years ago, the king of Mars said, 'Give me enough bread to satisfy your stomach, and I will take no less, and I will not take more.'" If we say that we fight to survive, but we have enough food for us, and the most greedy snake is satisfied with only one meal, and the best cat is only to train survival skills, but our fellow citizens, why do we kill each other, and why do we oppress our relatives with the color of the skin of rich and poor men and women?"

"Humans like to reject people who are different from us, but this is derived from the most primitive animal nature, and only ignorant animals rely on instinct to act, driven by instinct!"

"What are apes to man? a ridiculous race, a disgrace. We have completed the long journey from worm to man, but in many ways we are still worms. We used to be apes, but now we are more apes than apes. ”

"Humans who claim to be intelligent and intelligent more than any other species, after millions of years of difficult evolution, are we no different from ignorant beasts?"

In front of the girl, the tens of thousands of people gathered here let out a buzzing discussion.

The girl raised her smooth and white forehead slightly, and said loudly again.

"Some people told me. Today's wars, of course, are for a longer peace, and only one country, one regime, one race, one culture, one history, one voice, one thought, can achieve true peace. If we have any stable borders with other countries, it is not peace, it is called a truce. ”

"But my reason tells me that even if the whole universe is unified, there will be only one people, one culture, one thought, and one leader in the whole universe. Civil wars will be more brutal than foreign wars. Endless wars and bombings to annihilate each other in this war will also exist, and will only become more frequent. ”

"I was comforted by the fact that if a civil war could resolve a relatively large contradiction, it should break out. If killing can deal with the problem more efficiently and in the long run, it must not be stingy with ammunition. The course of history is unstoppable, and any form of progress is necessary and inevitable. Whether the universe has gone through 10,000 years of secession wars or 1,000 years of oligarchic rule, it has eventually become stable. Of course, stability inevitably leads to turmoil, and so on spirals. ”

"But then, what is the point of what we are doing now, what is the meaning of our existence in this universe, what is the point of such endless wars, and what is the point of such an endless spiral? ”

In the midst of countless gazes, the young girl shouted to the world, to the earth, to Mars, to the moon, to the asteroids, and even to all the human beings in the stars.

"I believe that man should be rational and free, and that man should not be a slave to others, nor should he be a slave to the thoughts of others. ”

"We are united, not just for the sake of unity, but for the sake of the value of everyone's existence. Every life is so precious, and every unique will is so precious. ”

"We are human beings, human beings who claim to be noble and rational, how can the wisdom we are proud of be born to forge swords?"

"At this point, a great nation will be born, whether it is earthlings, Martians, moonmen, asteroid people, and even all human beings in the vast void, they will embrace each other and cheer for us to lay down our swords and stop fighting each other. ”

"Let us celebrate, celebrate for the peace that has come for the first time since time immemorial......"

......

A few years later, in 2457, the first intergalactic colonization ship built by the United Government of Humanity was born. It is expected that a hundred colonists, along with 100,000 human fertilized eggs, will travel at 7% of the speed of light to Ross 128b, 11 light-years away.

According to astronomers, it is very suitable for human habitation, and these colonists will sleep in freezers, and will be guided by AI to fly to the predetermined planet to help humans in space exploration.

"Jane, I've seen some ancient science fiction, do you know how it's written?"

Near the spaceport, looking at the incomparably large ship, a man asked beside the girl, who was no longer in the position of head at the moment, but went to the field of scientific research, which she was more passionate about.

"How did the ancients write it?"

The girl turned to look at him, curious.

"The ancients thought we would have traveled to other galaxies only after we had sub-light, or even faster-than-light speeds, but they seem to have underestimated how bold we were. ”

As he spoke, the man laughed.

"They seem to have forgotten that in the Intraplanetary Age, a man named Christopher Columbus dared to cross the deep sea in a boat that was almost plank. We don't have the sub-light spacecraft and faster-than-light means they imagined, but it is not the technological ability that has plagued space exploration, but the determination and faith. ”

"Think about it, in that era, with that extremely crude fuel rocket, human beings dared to go to the moon, but after nearly a hundred years, human beings never landed on the moon again. Why? Is it because of a lack of technology? Is it because of a lack of funds? The fundamental reason is that they no longer look at space, they are obsessed with divisive infighting, and they have lost that kind of motivation and faith. ”

As he spoke, he muttered as he looked at the colonial ship he had designed.

"At that time, the money burned by any real estate speculation and financial speculation was enough to go to the moon ten times, but at that time, human beings preferred to be enthusiastic about these zero-sum games...... If it weren't for the threat of persecution, I'm afraid that space exploration would still be in the planet until now, and Mars would still be barren. ”

"Threat? What threat. ”

The girl was keenly aware of the loopholes in the man's words, and couldn't help asking.

The man was visibly stunned for a moment, then laughed.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. ”

Just then, the ship was about to start, dispersing the little episode.

“......”

There was no sound in space, and the spacecraft that relied on gravitational acceleration didn't even have a light flame effect, but when the figure that was larger than a mountain left, it still shocked all the onlookers.

Humanity has been orbiting the Earth for millions of years, and in the solar system for another five hundred years, and now, the first colonial spaceship to bravely explore an alien galaxy has finally been born, and anyone who sees this scene feels an inexplicable sense of fate.

"Rejoice to the greatest power of mankind, the destiny of mankind has been revealed......

Suddenly, a vigorous voice rang out.

The girl couldn't help but look to the side, only to see the man staring at the spaceship, with a strange color in his pupils, which was a mixture of confidence and determination.

......

In the crystal sky, there was no monster with a thousand heads on the chessboard, but a vaguely humanoid figure could be seen. Its eyes were filled with curiosity and confidence, and it stretched out its hand, as if it wanted to break away from the chessboard that bound it and catch the stars beyond the sky.