The entire universe had plunged into an unprecedented wave of colonization, with countless powers rushing to claim newly accessible planets and competing fiercely over the vast expanses of territory that no one had set foot upon for seventy million years. Everywhere, the struggle to acquire more planets and occupy greater stretches of space had become the dominant concern, yet the great powers soon began to realize that what they were so eagerly pursuing was little more than a mirage. They were desperately chasing after a delicious piece of meat that appeared to be within their reach, while an entire pack of hungry wolves was following closely behind them, pursuing the hunters themselves.
