Imitator

We never really create, we just imitate. The ultimate imitation of civilization is the universe itself. Theoretical physicist Lin Feng proposed a shocking "imitation theory": all human inventions, from airplanes to chips, are all imitations and reorganizations of natural existence. Then, the answer to exceeding the speed of light and traveling across the sea of ​​stars is not to conquer the laws of physics, but to imitate the creation of the universe - to create controllable "small universes". However, when his "small space probe" finally crossed the galaxy, what it brought back was not greetings from extraterrestrial civilizations, but the chilling truth: ✅The cold remains of countless glorious civilizations confirm the iron law of despair of the "Great Filter" - interstellar navigation is the ultimate bottleneck that all wisdom cannot overcome. ✅A stern warning from the darkness: "Just observe and don't reply again." ✅The only enthusiastic response came from a "copycat" civilization that is surprisingly similar to humans... We look up at the stars, longing for an echo. But when the echo really came, mankind understood: the universe is not a dark forest, but a silent sea full of island cemeteries. And everything we can discover is ultimately just a reflection of our own perceptions. This is a hard-core science fiction story about exploration, imitation and existence. It is also a philosophical inquiry into the ultimate destiny of civilization.