"Your civilization underwent the first trial and sadly failed. The Faya Civilization crushed your home star, but their original intention wasn't to destroy the civilization they had sown. Rather, they aimed to expose the harshness of the cosmic environment and initiate a redemption equation."
"Redemption?" Yang Ming asked. "How can redemption be achieved?"
"It is what you referred to as a 'make-up exam.'"
The Patroller laughed,
"The flow of time within the civilization greenhouse is arbitrarily controlled by the Faya Civilization. As long as they maintain the conservation of matter and energy in the area, it won't impact the Pan-Galaxy material world too much.
"When a lower-level civilization is destroyed in the greenhouse, they adjust the time, allowing that lower-level civilization to return to a state ready for assessment.
"Your home star still exists, but your consciousness is no longer there, and your nurturer won't remember your existence as a life form.
