In the 67th year of the Star Dome Calendar, the portholes of the Forgefire Embryo Starship reflected the magnificent glow at the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy. Chen Feng's grip on the Spark Core tightened abruptly, and the gear imprint on his palm resonated strangely with the forge-pattern on the red planet below—that was Beta of the Morning Light Galaxy, the home planet of the Gravel Clan, which at this moment was being dyed the color of blood by the light of an imminent red giant explosion. Across the planet's surface, countless primitive forges piled high with meteorites were spitting out unstable sparks.
"Chen Feng! The stellar explosion countdown is at 48 hours," Su Yuhan's monitoring screen flashed with red light. "Yet the forging frequency of the Gravel Clan... is an exact match for the frequency Old Zhou used when he first taught you how to grind a hammer! They are actually using stellar energy to preheat the forges!" She magnified the image: members of the Gravel Clan, their skin covered in rocky scales, were pounding meteorite hammers against the "Stellar-Core Anvil" embedded in the planet's core, every single hammer print triggering the helium flash fluctuations of the star.
Liu Ruyan's communication patched through, accompanied by a vibration wave mixed with the crackling of sparks. The projection that materialized was "Rock Hammer," the leader of the Gravel Clan wearing a meteorite crown, forge-patterned stone embedded in his chest of the same origin as the Camb…
Chapter 51