In the 53rd year of the Star Dome Calendar, the balanced Forgefire Matrix of the Forgefire Embryo Starship fell into absolute silence at high noon on the Winter Solstice. The Ancestral Forge Hammer in Chen Feng’s hand suddenly turned transparent, and the chaotic patterns on the hammerhead dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye. On the monitoring screen, at the coordinates of the primordial Void singularity, all energy frequencies dropped to zero, and even the curvature of space-time was erased, leaving only a black origin point like the unblinking eye of a nascent universe.
"Chen Feng! The Resonance Compass of the String-Weaver Civilization has melted at the singularity’s boundary," Su Yuhan said, her voice trembling. On the holographic star chart, the light point representing the Charter Civilization was shifting toward the singularity. "The Prophet says this is the 'Void Womb' that existed before the birth of the universe; any Forgefire energy entering it will be broken down into elementary particles."
In the communication feed from Liu Ruyan, the Forgefire totem in the Interstellar Council Hall was disintegrating into specks of light: "The Primal Forge Civilization has sent an emergency prophecy—the Void singularity is about to collapse into an 'Absolute Zero Forge Point.' When that happens, all the forging memories of every universe... will be sucked into the void." The image of the Primal Forge leader behind her suddenly distorted. "Your starship is the only ve…
Chapter 37