A Letter from Beyond

During a school break in his youth, Bi An once hastily scribbled a story in a rough notebook. He had no writing skills, no life experience, and no knowledge to draw on. But he had a young man's grand ambitions: to showcase his talent and make his name go down in history. The moment he put pen to paper, he wrote about Star Wars! The Call of the Galaxy! The Great Age of Space Exploration! As an adult, he became a drudge hauling bricks, and quickly forgot the “hard sci-fi epic” he'd written back then. All he thought about each day was clocking in, attending meetings, writing reports, and occasionally praying for the Trisolarans to arrive. Until one day [The year 4018 AD, also known as the first year of the interstellar era. On the first day of that year, every person on Earth received a notice from the Interstellar Alliance: “Congratulations! Your civilization has met the requirements for joining the Alliance. Welcome to the Alliance family~”] Earth in the 21st century, receiving the letter: ??? * The “protagonist,” Zhu Xiu, thinks the world has been acting a little strange lately. No matter where he goes, it seems someone knows him. Bi An: … Ha. Hahaha. *Not your usual sci-fi Theme: Humanity, utterly defeated (not really)