In the 48th year of the Star Dome Calendar, the forgefire monitor of the Cold Pool Quantum Lighthouse emitted a thunderous roar at the autumn equinox midnight. Chen Feng started from his calibration work at the heart of the Star Dome Forge, and the Star Dome Forge Hammer in his hand dropped to the floor with a clang. On the monitoring screen, the Chaos Forgefire Zone of the Triangulum Galaxy was expanding at a geometric rate. Within the dark red forgefire storm, runes that were homologous yet distorted compared to those of the Primal Forge Civilization faintly emerged.
"Chen Feng! The frequency of the Chaos Forgefire is eroding the Star Dome Forge network!" Su Yuhan's voice carried static resembling metal friction. On the holographic star map, the forgefire nodes connecting various civilizations were blackening en masse. "The prophet of the String-Weaver Civilization says this is a 'forgefire out-of-control' phenomenon from the early days of the universe, a threat even older than the Eye of Entropy Annihilation..."
On Liu Ruyan's communication screen, the forgefire totem in the Interstellar Council Hall was disintegrating. "Urgent intelligence has arrived from the Primal Forge Civilization. Within the Chaos Forgefire zone, there are 'forgefire renegades'—they are a fallen branch of the universe's first artisan civilization, attempting to rewrite the laws of the universe using the Chaos Forgefire." Behind her, the image of the leader of the Primal Forge Civilization appeared…
Chapter 32