The planet had long since lost all signs of life.
As soon as Amalia stepped onto its surface, she could feel it.
This planet had never developed a consciousness—or if it had, it had perished along with the disasters that befell the Andarion Star System.
"We are now within the inner perimeter of the Andarion Star System. You all have only twenty-eight hours to explore freely. If you exceed this time limit, don't say we didn't warn you. The safe passage will become unstable again, and once that happens, there will be no way out. If you're lucky, you might survive long enough for the passage to reopen in a year—but surviving in the Andarion Star System for a full year is nearly impossible."
The Crimson Moon Dynasty's representative, out of consideration for their shared humanity, gave them one final warning.
"I heard that the greatest opportunities in the Andarion Star System lie even deeper within. Is that true?"
A star system envoy couldn't help but ask.
