Further examination indicated that the ship's predicament was, in all likelihood, merely an accident.
Tom did not detect any signs of intentional damage.
Originally, this kind of accident might not have been significant. Even if the ship's intelligent system couldn't resolve it, as long as there was one conscious person providing biological intelligence, the accident could have been easily averted.
However, regretfully, everyone aboard this ship was in hibernation. With no one awake, the malfunction was left to gradually develop naturally, eventually triggering an internal explosion that caused the ship's overall failure.
Then, during the subsequent long journey, the malfunction worsened, ultimately... stopping completely.
This situation is difficult to avoid in the universe. The universe is too vast and boundless, and no one knows how many dangers and possibilities for accident are hidden within it.
