[At 17 years old, the Crimson Star was destroyed, and its main forces were lost, causing the Heliobus faction to completely lose the capital to contend with the Xianzhou Alliance. It crumbled and scattered like birds and beasts.]
The Xianzhou Alliance seized this opportunity to launch a full-scale pursuit and suppression of the remaining Heliobus. The artisans of the Artisanship Commission urgently developed a special artifact called the "Cage," capable of effectively sealing Heliobus and extracting its energy for conversion into power. For a time, a wave of Heliobus hunts swept across all parts of Xianzhou. These creatures, once causing trouble everywhere, now became free charging treasures in the eyes of the Xianzhou people.
[At 18 years old, "Flint Emperor," who led the Heliobus resistance, was finally defeated by that young Xianzhou general after several major battles.]
His rampaging core was captured and locked into the strongest "Demon Suppressing Cage" built by the Xianzhou Artisanship Commission, sentenced to burn himself for all eternity to provide core power for Xianzhou Zhuming. The era of Heliobus thus came to an end.
[At 19 years old, during a carpet-style sweep targeting hidden Heliobus, you ultimately failed to escape.]
Facing a Xianzhou squad equipped with special "Cages" and detection artifacts, even with your best efforts to hide, your tracks were still discovered. After a brief pursuit, you were cornered. However, at the moment of capture, you voluntarily reined in most of your power, disguising yourself as an ordinary, low-energy little Heliobus. Although the Xianzhou artisans and soldiers responsible for identification noticed that your emerald flame seemed stronger than ordinary Heliobus, under your deliberate feigned weakness, they did not suspect much, only thinking you were a remnant soldier who had miraculously survived but with limited potential.
Ultimately, you, like tens of thousands of other ordinary Heliobus, were thrown into a Heliobus prison deep within Xianzhou Zhuming. This place was like a massive factory, with countless Heliobus confined in special compartments, their dissipated energy collected and converted into power to drive the Xianzhou's operation. Ultimately, you also became part of Xianzhou Zhuming's energy system. Day after day, year after year. Time seemed to lose meaning for an energy-based life form, but your consciousness remained clear, like an eternal observer.
Golden Threads became your only pastime. Countless invisible threads extended from the cracks of this prison, clinging to every corner of Xianzhou Zhuming, channeling all external changes into your perception.
[At 100 years old, you used Golden Threads to thoroughly understand Xianzhou's defenses and patrol routes, just waiting for an opportunity to escape.]
Unfortunately, the Xianzhou people guarded you "batteries" very strictly... for a hundred years, there was almost no opportune moment.
[At 122 years old, in Star Calendar Year 2022, Golden Threads captured an interesting piece of information.]
A spaceship from a distant star sea arrived at Xianzhou, calling itself the "Interstellar Peace Corporation." They brought novel technologies and so-called "civilized norms," and formed an alliance with Xianzhou.
A very long time passed again...
[At 900 years old, in Star Calendar Year 2600. This year, something big happened in Xianzhou! The Xianzhou people found the Arbiter!]
Afterward, a divine tree called "Jianmu" suddenly grew from the center of Luofu Xianzhou, covering the sky and sun. The Xianzhou people discovered that eating the fruits from the tree would grant immortality! The Xianzhou people instantly went crazy, feeling that they had become gods, celestials, and would never die again. You watched the people on Xianzhou celebrate immortality with Golden Threads, but sneered inwardly. Immortality? These people were happy too soon; this thing might not be good, and sooner or later, a big disaster would occur.
[At 1300 years old, as expected, a few hundred years later, Xianzhou was in complete chaos!]
This was the famous "Three Calamities Era" in Xianzhou history. First was the "Calamity of Life," there were too many people, and the ship was almost full. Then came the "Rebellion of the Brown-Clad," where the rich and powerful old-timers fought against the dirt-poor commoners, resulting in rivers of blood. Next was the "Fratricidal War," where the Xianzhou Yuanqiao people fought among themselves, and eventually the entire ship was destroyed, with billions of lives on board turning to dust. Finally, the "Rebellion of the Golden Men," where the war machines used in previous wars suddenly came to life, indiscriminately attacking people and turning Xianzhou upside down. You saw all these messy affairs clearly. You finally understood that these immortal old-timers of Xianzhou had not changed their inherent flaws at all; on the contrary, because they lived too long, they became more greedy, more selfish, and more inhumane.
[At 1700 years old, in Star Calendar Year 3400, Xianzhou had not yet fully recovered from the wounds of the "Three Calamities," when the "Calamity of Fire" swept in overwhelmingly!]
A massive army of monsters, calling themselves "Abundance-Blessed," piloted giant warships resembling beasts, aggressively charging towards Xianzhou. The various Xianzhou ships fell into an unprecedented bitter struggle. The prison area where you were also suffered severe impact.
You immediately realized: The opportunity has come!
Your Golden Threads immediately operated at high speed; all kinds of news from the battlefield and secret directives from the Xianzhou high command poured into your mind. Soon, you captured a crucial piece of information: To cope with this devastating disaster, the Xianzhou high command had decided to go all out and risk activating the powers of the imprisoned Heliobus! This even included "Flint Emperor," who had been suppressed by the Xianzhou Alliance for a millennium and served as Zhuming's core power! Moreover, they were also looking for a group of fearless Xianzhou soldiers to merge with Heliobus and become super-soldiers to die, oh no, to become a suicide squad.
"Heh, this is getting interesting!" Your Heliobus Fire even bubbled with joy.
Not long after, you saw a Xianzhou general, clad in armor and with a solemn expression, disregard the dissuasion of those around him and resolutely walk towards the deepest part of Zhuming's grand prison where "Flint Emperor" was confined. Apparently, he was going to negotiate with the strongest Heliobus.
At the same time, many Xianzhou officers also rushed into the cell block where ordinary Heliobus were held. They were going to pick some "lucky ones" from these Heliobus, who were once considered scourges, to be cannon fodder.
Then, several officers came near you...
What do you plan to do?