A young man with long black hair and sparkling eyes was meditating in his apartment when he felt a vibration on his wrist. He opened his eyes and saw a hologram of the alarm ringing. A smile appeared on his face, and he said, "It looks like the modification I made to the chip is working." As he shook his wrist, the hologram vanished, and he stood up and looked out the window.
Where the sun shone through the iron mesh surrounding the planet, this world is called a star by the stellar human race.
A race that has achieved the technological advancement and collective spirit that their ancestors spoke of in their stories.
The young man has the ambition to contribute to the planet's advancement and seek knowledge beyond the stars.
Today, in the Star Calendar of the year 1210, following the unification of the Stellars, he turns 21 and can submit his application to become a space explorer.
The planet is governed by the federation, where council members are elected from among the greatest contributors to society.
Assisted by five AIs, the most advanced in the civilization, each focused on a specific function, thus maintaining prosperity and justice.
A young man named Max Lavier walked over to the virtual reality machine and put on the helmet. Upon entering, he found himself in a vast world accessible to all humans.
With the advancement of technology, death occurs only for those who wish to rest. With a single thought, a massive 100-meter-long spaceship appeared. This was the ship he had designed himself to become an explorer.
The test was to create his own ship using only his knowledge. He used the old designs of jet fighters, and his main focus was on the engine, which he designed himself to run on nuclear power, using a miniature artificial sun—a technology that is outdated and no longer used as an engine, but is very economical.
After submitting the ship for approval, he waited a few minutes until he received the message…
A message appeared before him.
Dear Mr. Max Lavier, the spacecraft that was designed has passed the exploration test and received an overall grade of C. It will be prepared, and you can go to the headquarters of one of the explorer agencies to pick it up. With your Explorer badge, we thank you for choosing us and wish you a great exploration.
Max logged out of virtual reality.
Excitedly, the young man ran to the location to see the ship. Upon arriving, an attendant—tall as a pillar, with a body full of modifications—said, "Welcome to the Explorers' Center. How can I help you?" Max looked at him in awe at the extent of his modifications and said, "I'm Max Lavier, I'm a new explorer, I'm here to pick up my badge."
The large man looked at him and said, "So you're the newbie. Let me send it to your personal chip; you'll receive a chip update as a new member."
Max nodded; he rested his arm on the counter and waited. The man began adding some metallic liquids that seemed to be absorbed by Max's arm. An interface appeared on Max's retina—visible only to him—displaying the following:
Analysis system updated.
The man looked at Max and said, "The analysis system has been improved. Every explorer has a system to determine the composition of the environment. You can go to the elevator and scan your chip; it will take you to your ship."
Max thanked him and went to the indicated location. When he got on the elevator, it took him to a platform. There were several ships there—some had a standard design, while others were completely different.
He even saw a triangular-shaped one occupying 500 meters of the area; the chip showed him the way, and he found his ship, which looked like an aerodynamic bird. He arrived and connected his chip, where a robotic voice said, "Welcome, Captain Max, you're ready for the adventure."
He grabbed the controls, looked up at the sky, and said, "Yes, I am." With a smile on his face