This is a magnificent interstellar epic, starting from the ordinary daily life on earth, all the way to the game of civilization in the vast sea of stars. The story revolves around the deep space exploration of the protagonist Chen Ping and his companions. It progresses layer by layer and finally reveals the cruel truth under the order of the universe. The following is a summary of the entire story, especially the analysis of the "Star Sea Convention":
### **Main storyline**
1. **Departure and Awakening (Earth → Morning Star)**
* **Ordinary Starting Point**: Chen Ping is an ordinary office worker in Zhoucheng, living in a repetitive cycle.
* **Twist of fate**: China successfully developed the faster-than-light spacecraft "China-1" and recruited a crew to explore Proxima Centauri. In order to change his destiny and seek answers, Chen Ping resolutely signed up and passed the rigorous selection to join the mysterious "Deep Diver Project".
* **The Cruel Truth**: The Venus that "China No. 1" Arrived has an extremely harsh environment (high gravity, rich oxygen, and unknown energy), and the native creatures are as ferocious as mythical beasts. Humanity's first contact with alien ecology came at a heavy cost.
2. **Desperate situation and evolution (A star → B star)**
* **Destroyed hope**: The fleet turned to the alternative planet A, only to find that it was a world abandoned by a higher civilization (the ox-headed people), and there was an invisible spiritual corrosive body lurking - "ancient evil".
* **Life and Death Test**: The exploration team encountered a spiritual attack from "ancient evil", and team member Xiong Jiang was eroded...