In the 56th year of the Star Dome Calendar, the recursive jump engine of the Forgefire Embryo Starship hummed at noon on the vernal equinox. Chen Feng gazed out of the porthole at the pure white space. There were no stars, no space-time, only twelve suspended crystal forges, each sealing the origin of the forgefire from a different universe—the Absolute Forgefire Origin had arrived, yet it presented a startling, shattered state. The runes on the surface of the forges were peeling off, revealing the chaotic nothingness beneath.
"Chen Feng! The frequency of the forgefire core at the origin," Su Yuhan's voice trembled, "is in exact resonance with the wave from the Cambrian explosion of life on Earth. And deep within the core... floats a 'Forgefire Embryo Progenitor Core' of the same origin as the Cold Pool Mineral Vein!"
In Liu Ruyan's communication projection, the forgefire hourglass in the Interstellar Council Hall was spinning in reverse: "The emissary of the Primal Void Ancestor sends a warning. The Absolute Forgefire Origin is being eroded by 'Forgefire Anti-Entropy Entities.' These creatures, existing in the cracks of dimensions, seek to reduce all laws of forgefire... into absolute nothingness." Behind her, the mechanical heart of mirror Chen Feng suddenly stopped beating. "Their target is your artisan memory, Chen Feng. That is the final anchor of the origin."
Chapter 40