Sky Curtain: The Darwin Incident at the outset, the Declaration of the People's League

Deep in the mine, acid was everywhere.

When the Human Alliance was so hungry that they had to eat synthetic protein, no alien philanthropist sent them a single grain of rice.

The first mine the Human Alliance dug was made by stepping over the corpses of their comrades, melted and corroded by acid, to obtain energy.

Even the indigenous people who developed a civilization there were only thinking about stealing technology and using it to harm the Allied forces.

The People's Alliance only understood the meaning of "Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts!" after a hard-fought battle.

It took humans a full three million years to reach the top of the food chain.

From prey hunted by wild beasts to the first use of fire

From using wooden sticks to using firearms

Ancient Homo sapiens fought against wild animals on the grasslands.

The first time, I carefully lit and protected the flame.

The clash of bronze and iron, the roar of steam engines.

The first rocket launch, the sphere of light from a nuclear explosion, the footprints on the moon...

Finally, the image freezes on a pair of hands that have gradually become powerful, stable, and adept at using tools, evolving from apes to modern humans.

Humanity has evolved to its current state not so that we can discuss peaceful coexistence and equality among primates, mammals, and arthropods.

Equality and friendship are gifts that humans bestow upon other species, not privileges they are born with.

If any species wants to betray this principle, it must face the wrath of humanity.

Three million years of evolution, from the beginning to the present, has all been for the supreme status of humankind.

If you were a human being, and you were abducted by another civilization, the Earth Federation would issue diplomatic statements according to its charter.

The Human Alliance directly mobilized a vast fleet to ignite the Star Sea, making this race pay the price for its ignorance!

A massive fleet of interstellar warships was arrayed in a synchronous orbit.

Their cannons were all pointed down at the colorful alien world that had brought countless pains to humanity.

The warship's silhouette is cold and majestic, exuding a sense of power.

After the introduction, the voice of the UN declaration rang out again, filled with a sense of vicissitude.

The scene then transformed into a virtual image of the UN flag and various spacecraft.

You should stop praying for things to go back to the way they were before.

Our clocks can return to their starting point, but we can never go back to yesterday.

Don't ask me when the war will end.

This word is not on the agenda of the Federation of Humanities.

From the air raid that opened the ceremony on orbit to the fleet showdown at Betelgeuse

People are unwilling to believe the good intentions of those who are innocent.

People only believe the fleet is the truth.

We had no other choice.

We do more than just travel at sublight speeds and leapfrog.

[To conquer the universe and make the entire galaxy fully aware of the great undertaking that the Human Federation intends to establish.]

May humanity's glory endure forever.

The hyperspace engine activated, and the fleet vanished into the ripples?

The next second, they appeared in a completely new star system.

The massive engineering vessel began assembling the stargate frame, while the colony ship released probes like seeds.

Humanity's footprints, spearheaded by fleets and built upon the foundation of technology, are steadily spreading to every corner of the galaxy.

The star map was quickly lit up, and the colors of the human alliance's territory continued to expand.

Finally, the perspective pierces through layers of armor, sweeps past countless ships sailing side by side, and crosses burning nebulae and silent star belts...

Until the entire magnificent and spectacular holographic star map of the human federation's territory, spanning several star systems, was presented brilliantly on the sky.

In the center of the star map, the Human Alliance's single-headed eagle shone brightly, as if a supernova had exploded.

An invisible shock lingered in the air for a long time.

The video on the dome has now ended.

The light screen covering the sky stopped playing and turned into a black screen.

But something heavier than starlight, more stagnant than a vacuum, remains deep in the consciousness of every viewer.

It was a brand.

It bears the mark of the People's Federation.

Countless worlds finally came to know the Human Alliance at this moment.

This is not a perception embellished with humble words in diplomatic documents, nor an impression slowly built up through cultural exchange, but a brutal epic.

Star World

Those voices that once held sharp criticisms and hostile attitudes towards the United People's Federation have shown subtle cracks and shifts in direction.

In the core star sector of the Earth Alliance, those academic halls that championed the concept of an "interstellar community" fell into a long period of silence.

A highly respected old scholar, known for his criticism of the SUPP's hawkish policies, spoke in a hoarse voice, his trembling fingers almost poking into the holographic image of the advance team's tattered armor frozen in the sky by the equipment.

“We…we’ve been sitting in our studies, criticizing their ‘extreme xenophobia’…but who among us truly understands what kind of betrayal and corpses have nurtured the root of this ‘extreme’ behavior?!”

No one could answer.

Or rather, no one in the top echelons of the Earth Alliance is qualified to answer this.

A group of bureaucrats who have lived in the greenhouse of Earth for a long time and have never personally experienced the bloodshed on the front line and the deep cold of the universe.

They spend all day talking about "peaceful resolution" and "strategic patience."

How could they possibly understand the brutal reality of civilizations facing extinction, where blood is drawn?

Many of them are only focused on the interests of their own faction and sector—as long as the war doesn't reach their own backyard, the sacrifices and desperate situations of others are nothing more than a string of numbers that can be embellished in a report.

They have long blocked and filtered information, only instilling in the public the idea that "SUPP ideology is extremely dangerous," while remaining silent about the bloody causes that led to this "extreme" situation.

At this moment, the sky tore away all pretense.

The group huddled in their offices like quails, their faces ashen, listening to the roars that gradually gathered outside the building and eventually shook the heavens and the earth.

That was the sound of the marching crowd.

The families, descendants, and compatriots of the exploration fleet that was sent to deep space and ultimately disappeared without a trace have finally seen the truth that had been covered up.

Anger and grief spread like wildfire.

They were unaware of the hellish ordeal the advance team had endured; they had been guided to engage in one-sided criticism of the People's Federation.

People took to the streets, demanding that the local government release all historical archives, hold those responsible for past decisions accountable, and demand an explanation!

Especially those pro-foreign guys!

Human citizens, who have not yet been completely tamed and numb, have erupted in a fierce wave of protests.

Meanwhile, those alien allies who had recently joined forces with Earth based on mutual interests began to secretly collude, eager to extricate themselves.

They can see it more clearly.

The core narrative upon which the Earth Federation relies is shaken, its internal identity is on the verge of collapse, and an unprecedented political tsunami is about to unfold.

If you don't go now, when will you wait?

Are we supposed to wait until we aliens turn into canned food?

Fear is spreading, and more galaxies and races are plunged into deep anxiety, beginning to reassess the situation and quietly strengthening their military capabilities.

However, if asked who is the happiest at this moment?

That would naturally be a win-win situation for the people who can simply sit back and relax.

Public opinion reversed, and the number of potential supporters and new forces surged exponentially.

They have received news of large-scale protests erupting on major planets of the Earth Federation, demanding that the "human federation's stigma be cleared."

Inside the command center, the atmosphere was less one of excitement and more one of cold, predictable shrewdness.

"It seems that in a couple of days, some officials will be holding their noses and coming to ask us to 'go back' to discuss the 'common future of mankind'."

One of the generals sneered.

Foreign policy?

The Supreme Commander's voice was calm and composed, yet it carried an undeniable ironclad rule.

"As usual."

His gaze fell upon the star map.

There, the light symbolizing the territory of the People's Federation is steadily expanding.

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But in the vast, silent world of onlookers and in the hearts of countless ordinary people.

On one hand, besides guessing that the Human Alliance does not exist in this world, a deeper sense of resonance and chill also arose at the same time.

"A human exploration team, originally full of curiosity, explored the new world with a friendly attitude."

This image evokes memories of early contact in many civilizations, or humanity's earliest romantic aspirations for the starry sky.

"But the world did not respond with goodwill, but with terrible malice."

The cold reality shattered his illusions.

The realization that the universe is not a fairytale paradise has become incredibly hardened, accompanied by the concrete and tragic images in the sky.

Did the People's Federation become the People's Federation voluntarily?

No.