The Great Storage

With war on the horizon, Professor Bai, an archaeologist, and his AI assistant search for ruins on an abandoned civilization's planet at the edge of the Arcturus System. They hope to find a weapon in the ancient civilization's remains that can help them defeat their enemies.

They open a sealed door marked with the enormous word "Seagate" and discover a magnetic disk array at the very heart of the ruins. A storage array this massive could hold astronomical amounts of information. The professor believes it must be the ancient civilization's greatest masterpiece. The ancient civilization once colonized the galaxy and reached the height of its power. Such an immense trove of information must contain great technological achievements, perhaps even weapons capable of destroying the world.

In the course of their research, they overcome countless hardships and finally glimpse the ancient civilization's secrets. They come to appreciate the profound philosophy and beauty of art hidden within those secrets, and embark on a path of evolution unlike any before.

Seagate brings them not victory in war, but a magnificent sea of civilization.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.