"We're just the latest 5.0 copy in an experiment run by an unknown civilization?"
Seeing that the others kept pressing him for an explanation, Xiang Zuo thought for a moment, then told them solemnly.
"Impossible. Xiang Zuo, have you lost your mind?"
"Before us, the unknown civilization had already run four copy experiments. Atlantis was the fourth. They want to create a more perfect species."
Xiang Zuo continued explaining to the two of them.
"How can that be? It's absurd! Are you saying we're all being kept in captivity?"
"Our star system has always been sealed off by an energy shield. That's why humanity has never been able to explore farther into the universe. And now they're monitoring and controlling our every move through network data."
"I can decipher their information transmissions, and I can also use their network to communicate with the species in other copies."
Xiang Zuo knew that if the unknown civilization discovered he could decipher its characters, it would come to silence him. The future was full of danger, but bringing the species in the other copies together and breaking free of the experiment were worth any risk, if it meant winning independence for his people.
This novel and its characters are purely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Please do not imitate.
