In the 76th year of the Star Dome Calendar, the portholes of the Forgefire Embryo Starship were filled with fine, shimmering quantum specks. In Chen Feng’s palm, the hive-patterned Singularity Core throbbed like a newborn’s heartbeat. Outside the window, the home planet of the "Sprout Civilization" flickered in and out of existence within a quantum state. A quantum-scale Forge, a kilometer in diameter, hovered in the stratosphere; its structure, composed of a quantum superposition of Cold Pool Water, pagoda-tree fibers, and Stardust Alloy, was marred by the eerie, calcified nodules of pure metal.
"Chen Feng! The Forge’s quantum resonance frequency is decohering," Su Yuhan reported. On her monitor, the qubits representing various elements were collapsing into a single, rigid state. "They misused the 'Pure Quality Forging-Pattern' of the String Breakers. Now, the Forge is devouring its own Symbiotic Matrix." She pointed at the tactical display. "And deep within the core, there is a 'Quantum Pure Quality Nucleus' sealed away—it’s derived from the same source as the Entropy Annihilation Core!"
Liu Ruyan’s channel crackled with a scream mixed with the sounds of clashing metal and splintering pagoda-tree wood. The holographic projection revealed the translucent quantum smith, "Bud-Heart." His body was composed of stardust particles and glowing pagoda-tree light, his chest embedded with a "Forge Core" derived from shards of Cold Abyss Ice Crystal. "We only wanted to make the Forge…
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