923 Ark Planet.
Unlike the desolate scene on 924 Ark Planet decades ago, 923 Ark Planet was dotted with towering buildings. All kinds of aircraft weaved through the skies, and the planet was bustling with prosperity.
Thirty-six massive shafts pierced the planet's surface. Each one was over ten thousand meters in diameter, with intricate machinery stretching from the openings deep toward the bottom.
Energy from the planet's core was transmitted to the surface through countless pipes.
In a bustling city.
Two figures stood atop a skyscraper, gazing toward a massive shaft in the distant wilderness.
"Master, the energy inside this planet can only sustain us for about three hundred years at most. After that, we'll have to find a new energy source."
The bald man with a single horn on his head looked deeply troubled.
He was burly and wore blue armor, which made him look even more imposing.
The aura of an Eighth Order powerhouse radiated from him without restraint.
Beside him stood a young man in a white robe, his hands clasped behind his back.
He looked young, but was actually over two million years old.
He was Li Qiubai, the administrator of 923 Ark Planet.
Since being appointed administrator of 923 Planet, he had strictly followed the rules set by the higher-ups of his race, leading his people to hide on 923 Ark Planet without daring to leave.
Originally, with the radiation energy supplied by the star in their system, 923 Ark Planet would never have faced an energy crisis, even after tens or hundreds of thousands of years.
But seven thousand years ago, for reasons unknown, the star's energy suddenly began to decline rapidly. In less than a century, it had become extremely weak.
It could no longer provide 923 Planet with enough energy through radiation.