As the Flatfish King continued melting the Blue Algae Pearl at the cost of its own life, more and more pale green specks appeared in the void. It seemed that, after slumbering through the long ages, they were gradually waking.
The birth of Ancient Algae was a miracle born of the changing fortunes of the Star Curtain World. It ended the Old Era and opened a new chapter, bringing unprecedented vitality to the Star Curtain World and ushering in the age of oxygen-breathing life. The once-higher anaerobic organisms were consigned to the dust of history.
But its extinction was just as much a part of history.
As oxygen levels in the Star Curtain World continued to rise, reaching their peak in ancient times, life grew to unprecedented sizes. These fragile creatures that had ushered in a new age ended up drowning in the age of oxygen they had created.
As an era rose, it was the era's pioneer. When that era reached its peak, it was forgotten.
Only when the ancient era had gradually reached its height did people make a startling discovery: the Ancient Algae, once spread throughout the Star Curtain World, had gone completely extinct. The only surviving harbinger of the new era had been sealed inside a pearl. The abundant vitality and oxygen-isolating properties within the pearl were the only things that had kept it from drowning in this increasingly oxygen-rich world.
If they obtained it, they could use hyperspace technology to create a self-sustaining new world, bringing themselves closer to becoming so-called creators of the world, rather than relying on endlessly plundering the Star Curtain World to build a parasitic box.
In some ways, Luck Bearers could even use it to create fortune for the world and themselves!
The Blue Algae Pearl was incomparably precious to