Evan stood suspended above a vast green lake, breathing in the scorching eighty-two-degree air composed mainly of carbon dioxide.
He looked up at the gray, ash-clouded sky, where two slightly irregular moons hung overhead—one pale blue, the other crimson.
He felt sincerely exhilarated.
Earlier, during the 182nd experiment, they had discovered this solid rocky planet with an atmosphere.
After cautiously releasing two more waves of small Eye Demon probes to investigate and confirming that there was no danger nearby, Evan could no longer wait to send an incarnation down here.
"The atmosphere consists mainly of carbon dioxide, water vapor, hydrogen, and small amounts of other gases. The crust is similar in composition to Helag Star's, but the proportions of various elements differ significantly. For example, aluminum reserves here are nowhere near as abundant as on Helag, though they are still not particularly scarce."
Beside him stood Olivia, dressed in a sapphire-blue gown and Crystal High Heels. She looked no different from a real person, but was actually manifested through Gemstone Possession.
Whoosh—!
As she spoke, a meteor ignited by the atmosphere streaked across the horizon and crashed violently to the ground over a thousand kilometers away.
Along with a powerful earthquake, it triggered a chain of volcanic eruptions. Torrents of lava and volcanic ash surged into the sky, making it even darker.
Evan withdrew his gaze and waved away the howling storm, yet a deeply satisfied smile appeared on his face.
"Although this place looks inhospitable to humans, it is an extremely young planet still undergoing rapid and profound changes. Volcanic activity is gradually easing, the atmosphere is steadily thickening, primitive oceans are slowly taking shape... The future holds limitless possibilities. In short, this is an excellent beginning—far better than I had initially imagined."
Though he had only been here