The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

In the dark and boundless space, coldness and loneliness are the eternal themes.

Against a backdrop of glittering stars, a brightly lit steel jungle passes through this star field, rotating around its own center.

The space city is cylindrical in shape.

On its inner edge, there are roads, buildings, parks, stadiums, hospitals, schools, farmland and other infrastructure, making it seem as if you have returned to Earth at first glance.

Space cities like this are just one example in this steel jungle, surrounded by many more cylindrical space cities or giant space industrial facilities.

Flying around them were massive starships.

Central Space City, Apocalypse Hibernation Hospital.

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"The hibernating individuals have awakened, their vital signs are stable, their health is good, and their life expectancy is estimated to be approximately 65 years, the same as that of a normal person."

Zhang Beihai, whose temples were already gray, sat up from his hospital bed.

What comes into view is a clean, tidy, and well-lit ward.

Looking out the window, the sun shines brightly on the grass, the showerheads are spinning and spraying water, and children are kicking balls on the grass.

"It looks like they've made this place more like Earth."

Zhang Beihai got up and got out of bed.

It was clearly the end of yet another hibernation that had lasted fifty years.

But at this moment, he looked as ordinary as if he had just gotten up early in the morning.

There weren't even any doctors or nurses in the ward.

Because this hibernation awakening technology is so advanced that it requires absolutely no manual operation, the person can be discharged directly once they wake up from hibernation.

Zhang Beihai came out to the grass, squinted, and looked at the sun above.

"The technology for artificial suns and virtual skies has also become more mature. Zhou Tak is indeed a scientific genius rarely seen in ancient and modern times."

Zhang Beihai strolled casually on the grass, observing the people and things around him.

People in the vicinity couldn't help but take a second look when they saw him.

"Hey? Honey, look at this person, he looks just like our founding father!"

"You know what, it's true! Could it really be the founding father? I heard he's also in hibernation at this hospital."

"No, didn't the history books teach us that the Founding Father's hibernation will last until we reach a new resupply planet? The Academy of Sciences says the nearest resupply planet to our current location is still twenty light-years away!"

"That person must have been wearing a mimicry mask to change their appearance."

Hearing the discussions around him, Zhang Beihai realized that he had been prematurely awakened.

"It seems an unexpected situation has occurred."

After walking for a short while, three people came onto the grass.

Compared to a thousand years ago, Miss Butterfly Zhou Lisha is more mature in appearance.

Thanks to the improvements made with new technologies, Yue Sheng's mechanical parts are no longer visible on the outside, but he looks much older than before, like a man in his fifties.

With his curly hair, unkempt appearance, stubble beard, and a cigarette dangling from his lips, Zhou Tak looked much older than before, and was starting to resemble Einstein.

Zhou Tak waved from afar.

"General Zhang, you're finally awake! How are you feeling? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? I used the latest wake-up technology on you this time, the kind that hasn't even left the laboratory yet."

Zhang Beihai gave a wry smile.

"You're using me as a human experiment."

Zhou Tak waved his hand.

"Hey, actually the technology is already quite mature. I've tested it on myself five times and only failed four times."

Zhou Lisha rolled her eyes at him.

"Thank goodness for modern medical technology. As long as you have a breath left, you can be saved. Otherwise, you would have tortured yourself to death long ago."

Yue Sheng remained composed and knelt on one knee before Zhang Beihai.

"Greetings to the Founding Father."

This behavior may seem exaggerated, but in reality, given Zhang Beihai's current status in human interstellar civilization, it is by no means an exaggeration.

What does it mean?

It's like Qin Shi Huang living in the modern era.

My fascinating ancestor is right before my eyes; how could I not admire him?

However, since Yue Sheng and his contemporaries were from the same era as Zhang Beihai, this sense of admiration was somewhat weaker.

Yue Sheng was more particular about etiquette, unlike Zhou Tak who was more casual.

Zhang Beihai helped Yue Sheng up.

"This set of empty formalities should be abolished by the cabinet through legislation. We are an interstellar civilization, but we are also a modern society. We don't need to do this."

Yue Sheng laughed.

"At least for now, it hasn't been abolished. According to the laws and regulations of the Human Starship International, anyone who sees the Founding Father must bow and maintain a solemn and dignified demeanor."

Zhou Tak strolled over and said.

"Alright, alright, let's talk about this little thing later. Father Zhang, you should have realized that you've been awakened prematurely. We haven't reached the next resupply planet yet."

Zhang Beihai nodded.

"Tell me, what happened?"

Zhou Lisha said.

"There are two important matters that I must discuss with you. After all, you are the founding father, with the highest prestige in Starship International, and are respected by people from all walks of life and political parties."

"Yes, I will consider it carefully. All these years, I've been keeping this old life afloat using hibernation technology, in order to help this spark burn brighter. Otherwise..."

To be honest, hibernation isn't pleasant. Every time you wake up, the world has changed.

Humans naturally prefer to stay in familiar environments; otherwise, they wouldn't constantly improve the space city environment, making it increasingly resemble Earth.

Getting back to the main point, Yue Sheng, an officer who still holds certain cabinet authority, spoke to Zhang Beihai.

"The first thing we discovered was the travelers."

"Oh? Is it that Traveler civilization, which became an interstellar civilization a long time ago and visited Earth?"

"It was them. Do you remember the River of Oblivion that the Federation used to control global thought and cover up certain things? It was the travelers who brought this to Earth."

"Yes, I knew that back then, but the traveler only came once, leaving behind a limited amount of Forgetful River Water. By the time Song Gua was active, the Forgetful River Water was almost used up... So the problem now is?"

"The cabinet has not yet decided whether or not to contact travelers."

The crux of the argument lies in the lack of clarity regarding the traveler's perspective.

They left the River of Oblivion for the Federation and helped the Federation modify Earth's memories, renaming Earth Blue Star.

We don't know the upper limit of this civilization, and rash contact could lead to very serious consequences if they have malicious intentions.

Zhang Beihai nodded slightly.

"Now that we've discovered the Travelers, given their technology, they must have discovered us too. Whether or not to make contact with them is probably not a decision we can make ourselves."

"Currently, the other side is not making any moves, and is even in a state of radio silence. If our optical detectors had not directly seen their flying ball, we would not have known that they were nearby."

"Hmm... what's the one more thing?"

"According to Earth's timeline, the decisive battle on Earth is fast approaching. Should we go back and help them?"