People Who Explore the Universe

"Stardust Age: Echoes of Civilization" Story Framework Background setting: In 2742 AD, human civilization entered the "Stardust Era". After the "Great Migration Era", humans have developed nearly a hundred colonial stars in the galaxy, but due to differences in resource distribution and ideology, three major forces have formed - the "Federal Community" with the Earth as the core, the "Interstellar Pioneer Alliance" that controls multiple resource stars, and the "Freedom Star Ring" that develops independently in the edge star fields. At the same time, "stardust ruins" (suspected artifacts of alien civilization) discovered a hundred years ago are scattered in various star fields. The unknown energy and technology they contain have become the focus of competition among all parties, and they also hide secrets that threaten the survival of civilization. Core conflict: Lin Xia, a young federal archaeologist, accidentally triggered the defense mechanism of the ruins during an inspection of the Stardust ruins, causing the energy barrier of the planet to fail, attracting the covetousness of the interstellar pirates and the Pioneer Alliance. During her escape, she met Lu Chengyu, a former federal ace pilot who was expelled due to an accident, and Kai, a mechanic from the Free Star Ring. The three discovered that this accident was no accident. The stardust ruins were "waking up" and the signals they sent were being captured by an unknown interstellar parasite, which destroyed the alien civilization that created the ruins thousands of years ago. In order to prevent mankind from repeating the same mistakes, Lin Xia's team must overcome the barriers between the three major forces, unite all forces that can be united, unlock the ultimate secret of the ruins, and find a way to fight against the parasite.