"They called it Steel not because it was named after some person or faction."
"Rather, because an object representing its characteristics appeared at the entrance to the ruins. It became an unwritten convention. When people entered these ruins, they happened to see a piece of steel at the entrance, worn down by meteorites." Jude spoke. In just a few sentences, he had already conveyed a wealth of information.
Black silently recorded everything. Most ruins were scattered across remote, uninhabited regions, and the nearby native planets were often pitifully underdeveloped.
"So all the previous ruins were like that?" Mu Fan narrowed his eyes.
"Of course. For example, Ice six years ago, Wood nine years ago, Sword twelve years ago..." Jude now truly resembled an information broker, speaking in an exceptionally professional tone.
"Steel is a small ruin, with a certain limit on the number of people. Whoever discovers it first gets to enter first."
"How many people?" Mu Fan went straight to the heart of the matter.
"I don't know. After all, I never had the honor of making it inside. Once the limit is reached, the ruins naturally collapse and disappear."
"What about the people inside..." Mu Fan frowned.
"They won't die. When they emerge, they'll just appear randomly on nearby planets. I don't know exactly how it works either."
Hearing this, Mu Fan nodded, signaling for him to continue.
Seeing Mu Fan's focused expression, the smile in Jude's eyes deepened.
"Steel is a massive fortress built entirely of steel. That steel seems to be some unique alien alloy—extremely, extraordinarily hard, impossible to cut. It's also a maze. Only living beings can enter. If battleships, mechs, or any other non-living objects enter, they'll trigger the ruins' counterattack mechanism and be instantly sliced apart. No matter how powerful the mech or