Perhaps it was a flash of inspiration, or perhaps something had simply clicked. Light looked at the glowing, energy-like gem in her chest, pulled it free, and threw it into the sky.
The gem shattered into countless fragments that rained down across the planet.
It was almost like a rainstorm.
The points of light that landed on the ground fused with metal, creating others like Light, one after another.
They sprang up from the ground like shoots after a rain.
As Light watched beings much like herself appear, the strange feeling inside her vanished.
That was how the Mechanical Lifeform Race was born.
There was much more to the story of their birth that Light left out. She remembered that Lin Feng had asked her to keep it brief.
After the others were born, Light naturally became their leader.
After all, they had been created from her unique energy.
With companions beside her, Light began building a network.
They used it to communicate with one another.
They began developing the metal planet.
Another million years passed, and metal cities covered the planet.
Technology there advanced to an unimaginable degree.
There were weapon systems powered by the entire race, analysis systems, exploration systems, maintenance systems, and more.
The race's way of life and technological progress grew ever more refined, advancing ever faster.
But then disaster struck the Mechanical Lifeform Race.
It was not caused by another person or some outside force. A problem that had always existed within the race finally came to a head.
The great gem Light had used to create others, it seemed, had been her source of energy.
Once she gave that energy away to create them, Light lost her constant supply of power.
The beings she created faced the same problem.
Throughout the next million years,