In the year 118 of the Star Dome Calendar, the communications array of the Forgefire Embryo Starship was suddenly entwined by vine-like signals. Su Yuhan tore the fluorescent data vines from the console and exclaimed, "Captain, it’s a distress signal from the Star Vine Clan! Their biological data network is being dismantled by 'Data Purifiers'!"
Chen Feng stared at the Star Vine map on the holographic screen, which was gradually fracturing; the vines, woven from genetic chains, were being sliced apart by streams of Pure Quality data. "Locate the signal source. Liu Ruyan, activate the spatial anchors of the Fog Gear fleet. Jiang Xue, prepare a bio-compatible solution of Crystal-Core Honey—the weakness of the Star Vine civilization is their vulnerability to data formatting."
As the starship crossed the star core rift, a "Star Vine Node" one hundred kilometers in diameter appeared outside the portholes. Twelve genetic vines supported a biological data network, each leaf shimmering with the genetic spectrum of a different civilization. Half the vines had already withered, and the data leaves were covered in the black code of "Pure Quality Supremacy."
Chapter 176