Escape this planet...
At Andy's words, Bai Jiu's heart thrummed uncontrollably.
It was a sign that a powerful, deeply-held desire had been stirred to life.
Thousands of years ago, in humanity's most primitive era, they stood on the ground and climbed mountain peaks, yet they could never touch the vast, boundless sky. For humans bound to the ground by gravity, soaring through the heavens became an unparalleled dream. Birds, flying without restraint, came to be seen as symbols of freedom.
But as human technology advanced, these upright creatures found ways to fly, eventually breaking through the atmosphere and into outer space.
The first time humanity used an astronomical telescope to observe the boundless void beyond Earth, the moment we truly understood the sheer scale of the universe, our desire for flight was utterly subverted.
