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Cheng Xin
An aerospace engineer whose compassion shapes human history, from the Staircase Program to the end of the universe.
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I choose love, even if it destroys us.
Luo Ji
A theorist chosen for the Wallfacer Project, whose deterrence concept reframes survival at interstellar scales.
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Deterrence is a language that must be understood.
Shi Qiang (Da Shi)
A seasoned detective whose streetwise pragmatism and human sigl‑reading prove vital amid existential puzzles.
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People are the hardest sigls to read—and the most important.
Thomas Wade
A ruthless pragmatist who believes that to lose your humanity is to lose much, but to lose your beast ture is to lose everything.
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Advance! Advance at any cost!
Wang Miao
A researcher drawn into a reality‑bending investigation linking scientific anomalies to a cosmic game.
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If reality bends, measure it twice.
Ye Wenjie
A physicist shaped by tumultuous history whose decisions at the Red Coast Base set humanity on a centuries‑spanning course.
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History writes the equations we live by.