Li Qingsong, usando a si mesmo como modelo, clonou outro de si mesmo. Então, descobriu que poderia conectar sua consciência ao cérebro do clone. A cada novo clone, ele ganhava mais um corpo e mais um
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Day 65 since losing contact with Earth.
Approximately 15 billion kilometers from the Sun, orbiting the dwarf planet Luoshen, inside the Deep Space spacecraft, Li Qingsong slumped powerlessly against his seat, staring blankly at the final message received from the human world.
Deep down, he had to admit that he would likely never be able to return to Earth.
Twelve years ago, he had traveled here aboard the Deep Space, becoming the first human in history to leave the heliosphere.
The high-energy charged particles released by the Sun blow a "giant bubble" into the interstellar medium; this bubble is the heliosphere. Because of the Sun's presence, the interstellar medium is unable to penetrate the interior of this bubble.
He had worked here in solitude for two years, successfully completing the scheduled scientific research mission on the dwarf planet. Afterward, he had finalized all preparations for the return journey, waiting only for the Earth team of the "Deep Space Scientific Research Project" to upload the return trajectory data to the ship so he could finally return to the home he had been away from for so long.
Everything had been normal until 65 days ago. But on the day the return trajectory data was supposed to be uploaded, Li Qingsong did not receive any data from the Earth team. Instead, he received only one sentence:
"Do not return! Do not come back!"
Following that, Li Qingsong lost all contact with Earth. No matter how many messages he sent, there was no respon