A Lone Star's Journey

Li Yao's journey log, year nine.

"This is the first time that Spark has detected the sign of a star inside the dark nebula. It is also the first time that I've been woken up from hibernation.

"In the state of sub-light speed, my perception of time is different from the outside world. Besides, in the hibernation state, my brain is absolutely silent. I wouldn't even have any dreams, much less sense the passage of time.

"For me, the farewell with close friends such as Professor Mo Xuan, the Fire Ant King, Fiend Blade Peng Hai, Lei Dalu, and Bai Kaixin seems to have just taken place a few days ago. It was just yesterday that Ding Lingdang was walking with me hand in hand on the Grand Desolate Plateau, and I just left my hometown on Spark this morning at the center of public attention. I feel that I merely yawned just now.