In the 57th year of the Star Dome Calendar, the porthole of the Forgefire Embryo Starship reflected the magnificent vista of the Milky Way’s edge. Chen Feng held the Ancestral Forge Hammer; the defect-forging chains on the surface of the hammerhead suddenly began to hum, pointing toward a primitive planet erupting with purple magma below—Alpha Star of the Planet Para system. Monitoring data indicated that the carbon-based lifeforms here had just entered the Bronze Forging Age, yet they faced imminent annihilation from an impending stellar explosion.
"Chen Feng! The countdown to the star’s helium flash is 72 hours," Su Yuhan’s voice mingled with the infrasonic waves of the vibrating magma. "And the primitive artisans on the planet are currently forging their first forge using fallen meteorites." She magnified the screen; the bare-chested forgers were wrapping glowing meteorite fragments in animal hides and striking them beside a pool of magma. "Their forging frequency... it’s identical to the initial resonance wave of the Cold Pool Mineral Vein!"
Liu Ruyan’s transmission suddenly cut in through chaotic electromagnetic signals, struggling to translate a plea for help in a primitive tongue: "Fire... the star is breaking!" In the image, the leader of the forgers, his skin etched with metallic patterns, was using a meteorite shard to carve symbols into rock that were identical to those in the Forge-Fire Origin Sacred Scripture.
Chapter 41