A Billion Stars of Humanity

"Humanity's late discovery of FTL travel secured its rightful place as the leaders of the galaxy. How the simple method of FTL was oversight for so long...I can only give it to God's plan for humanity." FTL is looked upon as the epitome of technology. To break the boundaries of physics and go far beyond what was meant to be. A race which harnesses this power must surely have technology far beyond anything we can imagine...right...? What if FTL was simple...so simple that a mere child could accidentally put it together in any point in time? How would things change? What if the galaxy had more intelligent creatures than humans. This is the story of humanity discovering FTL...in the year of 2070 after a rather unexpected first contact.