Global Era of Star Trekking Novel – Chenxing Duchy, Golden Shark Starfield, White Tower Floating Land. Jiangyuan City, outskirts, ultra-long-range Starry Sea deployment platform. Atop the platform, where hundreds of Torch Warships were neatly parked just a moment ago, they now vanished without a trace, launched into the unknown depths of space by a kilometer-high beam of light. At the same time, thousands of miles away, in Jiangyuan City, one of the five major cities belonging to the White Tower Floating Land like Jiangyuan City.
First Torch Academy in Jiangyuan City, Male Dormitory 3, Song Chi removed his virtual helmet and logged off the White Tower network. A tense expression appeared on his face as what he’d just viewed was a live broadcast of the current graduates of the Torch Academy in Jiangyuan City deploying into the Starry Sea. The next one up was his own city, Jiangyuan, and being a graduate of the First Torch Academy there meant that his turn was fast approaching.
The thought of soon experiencing ultra-long-range Starry Sea deployment and exploring the unknown Starry Sea himself made his heart race with unease. Yet amid his nervousness, a hint of anticipation also gleamed in his eyes, for it was a rare opportunity—if seized properly, skyrocketing to tremendous heights wasn’t out of the question. This was the era of the Starry Sea. Millions of years ago, the Multiverse shattered, leaving behind Cosmic Fragments scattered throughout the void of the Starry Sea.
Since then, once the Multiverse Era had ended, a new era was born, which the remaining civilizations referred to as the Starry Sea Era. Over time, these remnants of Cosmic Fragments also came to be known as Starry Sea Floating Lands. Soon, various civilizations discovered that most of these Starry Sea Floating Lands, being the ultimate essence resulting from the shattered universes of the Multiverse Era, contained endless amounts of rare resources.
In pursuit of these resources, battles raged unyieldingly among the surviving civilizations throughout the fractured Starry Sea. For millions of years, countless civilizations perished every moment, erased by the sands of time across the vast Starry Sea, but likewise, numerous new civilizations sprung up like bamboo after rain. Torch Humanity was one of them. In the realm of Torch Civilization, every citizen was enabled by their 30th birthday to embark on star explorations via Torch Warships through ultra-long-range interstellar deployment.
Of course, thanks to advancements in genetic technology, the average lifespan of a Torch citizen had reached 140 years, making the age of 30 the new threshold of adulthood. Ever since the Source Seed of Torch was ignited over three hundred thousand years ago, it had become a rule observed by all members of Torch Humanity; every legitimate citizen above the age of 30 could attempt to awaken the Seed of Torch, bind themselves to a Warship, and commence their exploration of the Starfield.
Scouring alien Star Seas for resources, enhancing Torch Warships, and elevating life hierarchies to combat increasingly powerful Alien Civilizations neighboring the Torch Human territories. One could say that awakening the Seed of Torch and commanding a Torch Warship was the most pivotal opportunity in the life of any citizen of Torch Civilization. Upon successful awakening and acquiring their own Warship, one immediately elevated above others.
And should one manage to enhance their Torch Warship to a higher rank, it wasn’t difficult to then carve out territories in the vast Star Field, rise to the nobility of Torch Humanity, and attain a prolonged life.