Xingtong's fingers glided across the holographic star map at Alliance Headquarters. One hundred and eight named universes flowed across her palm like a handful of scattered stardust. The newly born Possibility Universe was nurturing life at an astonishing speed; within its transparent stellar core, the first civilization's city was growing along quantum tides, its architectural outlines simultaneously taking the form of mechanical gears and magical spires—this was the path of inclusion chosen by the universe itself.
"Lady Gear sends word that the first visitors to the Possibility Universe have arrived," Ava's voice came from the kitchen, carrying the aroma of freshly brewed starship coffee. "It's a joint delegation consisting of explorers from the steampunk universe and poets from the antimatter universe."
Xavier sat by the floor-to-ceiling window, using an old-fashioned fountain pen to draw a star map on parchment. The trajectory traced by the pen tip automatically transformed into glowing quantum runes: "They've given this universe a new name—Hector Nova, meaning the Cradle of Stars."
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