The Eve of Catastrophe: A World Divided by Technology
In the mid-22nd century, technological divides have torn human civilization apart. The Dome Council monopolizes antigravity and bioengineering, building colossal cities in the stratosphere, including the Sky Ring City. The nations on the surface have become resource dependencies, and billions are trapped in pollution and poverty. Council leader Ling Shuang secretly pursues the Human Optimization Project, using gene editing to create an elite class.
The Crystal-Devouring Disaster: The Powder Keg Ignited by the Council
In 2127, a probe called the Ark of Civilization, launched by the Council into outer space, accidentally brings back a group of cosmic crystal organisms known as the Crystal-Devouring Spores. The spores multiply in the atmosphere, releasing a crystal-devouring pathogen that causes the internal organs of infected people to turn to silicon and shatter. Using the crisis as an excuse, Ling Shuang launches the World-Cleansing Protocol: in the name of disease control, the surface is sealed off, and she conspires with the Mingxing civilization to release enhanced spores and purge people with low genetic value.
The Shadow of Mingxing: The Backlash of the Colonizers
The Mingxing civilization is known for its parasitic technology, transforming abducted species into symbiotic-armored warriors. After human slaves known as symbiotic-armored fighters overthrow the native insectoid race, the tyrant, the Ming Overlord, tempts Ling Shuang with longevity technology to secure her cooperation and seize Earth's rare elements. Its fleet lies in wait in the Kuiper Belt, awaiting the World-Cleansing Protocol's destruction of humanity's ability to resist.
Deep-Sea Survivors: The Silent Guardians
Shifts in the Earth's crust bring the Abyss Dwellers into the light of history: these intelligent beings evolved in the Mariana Trench and built mobile cities with quantum biotechnology*
