In the year 118 of the Star Dome Calendar, the navigation compass of the Honey Mist Gear began to spin wildly counterclockwise. Su Yuhan stared at the quantum pendulum, her fingertips tracing blurred lines through the ripples of space-time. "Captain, the flow of time in the Time-Sand galaxy is collapsing! The Pure-Essence Council has fixed the spatial folds of the Void-Bubble Clan with single-frequency anchors, and the symbiotic dial of both races... is being snapped in two!"
Chen Feng gripped the Star Cocoon Core, the glowing, firefly-like patterns on its surface resonating with the turbulent currents of space-time. "Liu Ruyan, use the mechanical vibrations of the Honey Mist Gear to simulate the flow frequency of the Time-Sand Clan. Jiang Xue, refine the Star Cocoon honey into a gelatinous state that can be carried through space-time—time requires space as a vessel, just as the Star Cocoon requires physical form and energy to dance in harmony."
As the ship broke through the space-time turbulence, the hourglass city-states of the Time-Sand Clan and the bubble fortresses of the Void-Bubble Clan came into view. The projection of a Time-Sand elder coalesced like fine sand, his voice raspy with the wear of ages. "The Void-Bubble Clan stole our symbiotic dial. The Pure-Essence Council says we must use time shackles to fix space in place!"
Chapter 188