Laniakea Supercluster, central giant attractor.

The solar system, Mars.

Mars was no longer the barren land it once was.

A pale green and teardrop-like specks of blue spread evenly across Mars—thanks to the human alliance's transformation, it is now a truly habitable planet.

The University at the Center of the Universe was also built upon it.

A small shuttle broke through the air from Earth not far away, tracing a graceful arc before plunging into the Martian atmosphere.

...

"Yongchang, you've finally arrived."

Cao Liangcai looked at Lü Yongchang, who was slowly walking out of the shuttle, and laughed loudly: "I was just making a bet with the Emperor of the Empire."

"What are we betting on?"

While asking Cao Liangcai a question, Lü Yongchang nodded to the extremely tall emperor standing next to Cao Liangcai, saying, "I extend my greetings to the Empire on behalf of others."

"Chief Lu, on behalf of all the members of the Tenth Empire, I extend my greetings to you."

The emperor waved his tentacles in greeting to Lü Yongchang.

"I'll bet on when you'll arrive today," Cao Liangcai said cheerfully.

Lu Yongchang's lips twitched, and he rolled his eyes in annoyance: "So, you should have lost this time, right?"

"Hahaha!" Cao Liangcai waved his hand awkwardly, "I lost, I lost. I haven't won a single bet since I met you."

"Speaking of which..."

Lu Yongchang looked at Cao Liangcai thoughtfully: "Do you still owe me something?"

Cao Liangcai remained silent for a moment, then waved to Lü Yongchang and Su Yutong without changing his expression: "Haha, it's quite a coincidence, actually I came here with this purpose in mind."

"The University at the Center of the Universe has just been established. I heard that the chicken leg rice at the Carbon-Based No. 1 Cafeteria is delicious."

"Shall we...go and take a look together?"

Seeing Cao Liangcai's somewhat stiff expression, Lü Yongchang's eye twitched again.

If he wasn't mistaken, the old man would definitely have tried to renege on his promise if he hadn't brought it up himself.

"Then, Chief Lu, I won't disturb you any longer." The Emperor said to Lu Yongchang in his unique voice, which had a slight hollow resonance. "The ribbon-cutting ceremony will begin in a few hours. I'll go to the venue and wait."

After saying that, he gently swung his tentacles and, with the help of his personal anti-gravity device, soared into the sky.

He glided as if he were on his home planet.

...

Three hours later.

The venue for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the University at the Center of the Universe.

"...Next, please welcome Mr. Lü Yongchang, Chief Scientist of the Human Resources Federation."

The moment the sound faded, a huge shadow swept across the bright sky.

The enormous shape of the silicon ray flashed across the sky above the venue, eliciting a gasp of surprise.

Lu Yongchang looked at the diverse races and civilizations in the hall and straightened his expression.

"...I hereby declare that the University at the Center of the Universe is officially open today!"

"The first batch of student admissions will be personally supervised by Zero."

A burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted from the audience.

As the cheers gradually subsided, Lü Yongchang took a deep breath:

"Everyone."

May the glory of the People's Federation endure forever!

...

People's Federation over the years.

The Human Alliance's sphere of influence continues to expand, now covering hundreds and thousands of large and small cosmic bubbles.

As for Lü Yongchang...

He will not age after being quantized, but for the sake of the normal development of the Academy of Sciences and the Human Alliance, he has long since retired to the back line and silently guards the development of the Human Alliance.

Time is the sharpest carving knife.

Although the technology of the Human Alliance is enough to extend human lifespan to tens of thousands of years or even longer, as time goes by, there are more and more new faces in the Academy of Sciences.

The position of chief scientist has changed hands time and again, and the Human Resources Federation has successfully weathered wave after wave of crises.

but……

Things will inevitably experience some fluctuations if they remain stable for too long.

The development of civilization is no exception.

...

"Professor Lü, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has observed some cosmic bubbles exhibiting abnormal disappearance phenomena."

A young man knocked on the door and said respectfully, "We have been trying for thousands of years, but we have not been able to find the problem."

"but……"

"The cosmic bubble is disappearing at an increasingly rapid pace. If this continues, it will eventually affect the territory of the Human Alliance."

"The Academy of Sciences held a referendum on this matter, and we hope you..."

The door opened quietly.

Faint fluorescent green lights gathered at the doorway, slowly forming a human figure.

"Are you the chief scientist of this generation?"

"Yes." The young man looked at the figure in front of him, his expression becoming even more respectful.

Lu Yongchang's expression was somewhat serious: "Come in and tell me about this."

...

at the same time.

The border areas of the People's Federation territory.

A starship bearing the logo of the Human Union is slowly traveling through the fifth dimension, its destination a medium-sized cosmic bubble ahead.

"A new cosmic bubble has been discovered."

"Report this to the Academy of Sciences immediately, lest other explorers steal the credit."

"The numbering of this universe... let me check, its number should be EL."

Before the words were even finished, a violent tremor came from the ship!

"Under attack!"

"Help! Help!"

"Explorer 460IS has been attacked by an unknown source!"

"Requesting backup!!!"

The explorer starship, which was outside the cosmic bubble, crashed into the bubble amidst a violent upheaval.

Only the hyperspace membrane broadcast was left to transmit rapidly to infinity.