A Star Map to Eden
In the morning, Xia Fei woke up early as usual. After washing up, he was ready to start his first task of the day, breakfast.
However, the sudden calls he received made him forget about his hunger. All the calls told him to log into the interplanetary internet immediately. A major event that would affect the entire Alliance had broken out.
Xia Fei turned on his microcomputer and clicked on the news website. He saw that news about Eden had once again taken over the entire front page, and it was still refreshing at a rate of dozens of pages per second.
Oh my god! This is crazy! How can you let people live so early in the morning! "Gui Ying exclaimed.
Xia Fei knitted his eyebrows. His finger quickly tapped on the screen a few times and opened a few highlighted webpages.
"This is a map to the Garden of Eden!" Phantom swallowed a mouthful of saliva and exclaimed, "According to the guidance of this star map, we can reach the legendary Garden of Eden! A peaceful sea of stars without war!
Xia Fei did not say anything. He carefully read through the dozens of reports and understood the whole story. Only then did he turn off the screen and head to the cafeteria for breakfast. Actually, it was already close to noon, so it should be lunch.
Why aren't you excited at all? With this map, you'll be able to reach a brand new sea of stars. There are humans who are exactly like us living there. Aren't you curious at all? Phantom asked.
Xia Fei replied, "I'm curious, but I still can't believe all of this. My instincts are telling me that there's something very wrong here."
Phantom curled his lips. I know you've always been a skeptic, and your instincts have always been very accurate, but the experts said that this star map is more than ninety percent reliable.
Xia Fei shrugged. "Ninety percent isn't a hundred percent. Besides, the experts aren't necessarily right. They're just using super telescopes to observe the stars and found that the coordinates on the map are real. It's not accurate to say that we'll reach the Garden of Eden this way. Besides, I've always wondered if a place like the Garden of Eden really exists. There's no war? No violence? That's the biggest joke I've ever heard in my life.
There were not many people in the huge cafeteria, and even the staff was much lesser than usual.
Xia Fei ordered a pot of coffee after breakfast. He sat on a chair and lit a cigarette as he said to Phantom, Ill analyze it for you from the very beginning, and youll understand that my worries are not baseless. Phantom nodded and said,
Actually, many people enjoyed listening to Xia Fei analyze problems because his perspective was always unique, and he would often come up with shocking ideas.
"As for this battleship from the Garden of Eden and its crew, I've already said that other than the strange shape of the battleship, there's no evidence to prove that they really came from the Garden of Eden."
"But many people claim that they do come from a place different from the Alliance. They use the most ancient language, and many of the facilities and books on the ship can prove the existence of the Garden of Eden," Phantom said.
Xia Fei smiled. Did you see it with your own eyes?
Phantom shook his head.
Xia Fei replied, "All the information we've gotten so far is just gossip, so we can't take it seriously. The Navy hasn't shown any evidence to the public, and the government's spokesperson said that they've discovered an unknown fleet outside the Alliance. All of this already shows that the government doesn't have enough evidence to prove the origins of these people. Don't you think that we're being too hasty in making such a judgment so early?"
"Besides, I still don't believe that there's no violence and war in places where humans live. These people might come from outside the Alliance, or they might really be a branch of ancient humans, but I really can't agree with what they said about the Garden of Eden. That kind of place should only appear in fairy tales or movies, not in our real lives.
"So, if someone suddenly takes out a star map and tells me that I can reach the legendary Garden of Eden by following the following route, of course I won't believe it. Of course, I don't deny that this star map might really lead us to a place where ancient humans lived, but it definitely won't be a utopia for humans."
Phantom seriously considered Xia Fei's words. In fact, Xia Fei's analysis was completely reasonable. It was just that Phantom had an unrealistic yearning like most people, so he was more willing to believe in the plot of those movies and refused to admit the bad habits of humans.
Xia Fei then said, "Besides, the appearance of this star map is too strange. Right now, these people are under the control of the Alliance Navy and are returning from somewhere outside the Alliance. These humans who claim to be from Eden haven't even had any formal contact with us, yet someone actually took out a star map. Isn't it strange?" Xia Fei continued.
"I've already checked earlier, and there were no signs at all. The entire world was filled with a star map that leads to the Garden of Eden overnight, so where did this map come from in the first place? And who posted it? How can I believe a map that's completely illusory? The person who posted it even refused to reveal their identity. Do you think they're afraid of being held accountable or have other motives? "
Phantom was completely silent. He laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "I really am not a qualified assassin. As an assassin, I can't simply believe what I don't understand. You're right; I was too blind."
That was when someone suddenly rushed into the cafeteria and yelled, "Turn on the TV! The spokesperson of the Alliance is giving an official speech on the Garden of Eden incident!"
* Whoosh! *
In just a few seconds, all the screens in the cafeteria were turned on. The Garden of Eden was currently the thing that everyone was most concerned about, so they could not wait to watch it the moment there was news.
On the screen, an old man with deep eyes stood on the podium of the Alliance press center. He cleared his throat and said in a deep voice, "Greetings, citizens of the Pan-human Alliance. I am the Alliance press officer, Nie Peiyuan. The Alliance government, the Alliance parliament, and the Alliance military have authorized me to explain to all citizens the incident that happened a few hours ago on the Garden of Eden star map."
The entire cafeteria was silent. Everyone had their eyes wide open as they listened attentively. They wanted to know if this mysterious star map could really lead humanity to the legendary Garden of Eden, the ideal space without war.
Nie Peiyuan paused for a moment before continuing. "According to the investigation conducted by the Alliance military and the Navy, this star map was originally kept in the hands of the naval task force, but due to some unknown technical malfunction, when the naval task force sent the star map back to the Navy headquarters, it was unexpectedly and shockingly transmitted to the computers of some ordinary citizens in the Fountainhead Star Region. These citizens then posted it on the interplanetary internet, causing the chaos from early morning to noon Venal time today."
"What does he mean by that?" Phantom could not understand the official cliches, so he asked.
Xia Fei said in a deep voice, "He means that this star map came from the people who claim to be from the Garden of Eden."
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