Cybrex Alpha Ring World, Delta Segment.
From aboard the ship, Xi Yan could already see the vast ruins below and the masses of wreckage floating overhead.
The personal guard piloting the ship had to slow down, carefully steering past the floating wreckage as they approached the land of the Delta Segment.
The ship rotated ninety degrees and approached the badly damaged ground from the edge.
Xi Yan closed his eyes to adjust to the sudden change in orientation. Once the ship had come to a complete stop, he stepped out onto ground covered in dust and debris.
This place had once belonged to the Cybrex Alpha civilization at the height of its power. This Ring World had witnessed its decline and fall.
Xi Yan looked around. There were none of the simulated mountains and rivers found inside Ring Worlds built for organic life, only cold steel structures. He stamped his boot against the ground, and a dull echo rose from the pitted surface, which still shone as though it were new.
"Whoa, solid all the way through. Precursor craftsmanship-still usable after tens of thousands of years. You really can't fault the quality."
Xi Yan surveyed his surroundings again. Though everything here was made of metal, it had long since fallen into utter ruin. Some areas had been completely destroyed, with pitted ground and shattered walls everywhere. He could even see a few ancient robots lying amid the ruins.
"Marshal."
A scientist in a pure white uniform had already been waiting. Seeing Xi Yan step off the ship, he came over with several researchers to greet him.
"We're the project team investigating the Cybrex War Forge. I'm Gu Zaiyun, the team leader."
"Mr. Gu Zaiyun, and all of you, thank you for your hard work." Xi Yan could barely contain his