Age of Rust: Stardust Together

In the year 247 of the Galactic Era, human civilization huddled in the last galaxy fortress after the "Great Silence". Gene editing and mechanical ascension were two opposing evolutionary paths until the emergence of the young girl Lin Tong. Lin Tong, a military student struggling at the bottom, hides his identity as a "forbidden gene carrier" and drives the oldest training mecha in the academy, longing for stability away from the front line. However, a strange interstellar debris encountered during a routine patrol not only caused her mecha "Rust" to undergo uncontrollable autonomous evolution, but also unexpectedly inspired her hidden abilities - hearing the "whispers" of metal and sensing the "emotions" of machines. This ability blurs the boundaries between life and creation, making her instantly become the eye of the storm. The extremist organization "Purification Legion", which regards AI as the "cancer of civilization", issued a death order against her, firmly believing that her ability will trigger a chain awakening of biomachines, leading to the ultimate destruction of human purity. At the same time, the "Human Salvation Alliance", which seeks to dialogue with advanced mechanical civilization, regards her as the only "resonator" who can decipher the mystery of the "Great Silence" and unlock the key to peace. And in the dark deep space beyond the reach of human telescopes, those ancient mechanical creations that had brought destruction and fell into silence, their giant arrays surrounding the star ring, were quietly adjusting at a frequency that only Lin Tong could vaguely perceive, pointing to her coordinates...