The Fialli ships started up the moment they received the order. The first thing these experienced mining foremen, who had once dug through the entire universe, did was tear open the thick white cloud layer. The massive industrial starships opened their gravity fields and charged toward the clouds like planet-devouring monsters descending from space. The gelatinous outer shell of the clouds bulged slightly under the pull of the gravity fields before being ripped open into enormous gaps. Astonishing white gas clouds and fibrous material erupted from the cloud tops, completely engulfing the silhouettes of the industrial behemoths.
More than a dozen violently erupting gas ruptures appeared across the cloud tops, making the planet look like a leaking balloon from space. Before this, the cloud layer had been pressurized to protect the Purgatory Planet's ecosystem. The gas leakage was normal under the circumstances, but once the atmospheric pressure reached equilibrium with the planet's normal gravity, the leakage would naturally subside.
The sight of the industrial behemoths charging through the cloudstorm and into the atmosphere was breathtaking and spectacular, but as Lily watched the heavy ships tear open the cloud tops, she still felt a little regretful. "What a shame—the clouds were so beautiful, like cotton candy."
"But these clouds block out the sunlight. With them there, the planetary system can't maintain a normal energy cycle with its star." Hao Ren patted Lily's hair. "The old era is over. This protective membrane has to be removed. Nolan, let the Fialli handle the work. We're going down."
Nolan hummed in acknowledgment. Giant Turtle Rock Platform was immediately released from its hovering state and charged toward the planetary surface through one of the gaps opened in the cloud tops. As it passed through the clouds, the external monitors transmitted a breathtaking scene. The atmosphere