In the dim glow of a flickering holographic console, Li Feng eyes snapped open. His head throbbed as fragment memories flooded in-not his own, but those of a deceased miner from the backwater planet of Terra Nova.
Transmigration? This can't be real, he muttered, sitting up in the cramped cockpit of a derelict shuttle.
The year was 3047 in the Universal Calendar, an era where humanity has barely scratched the surface of the Fractured Nebula Seas. Millennia ago, the omniverse cracked like a cosmic egg, scattering Stellar Debris chunks of worlds, realities, and powers across the void. Civilization rose from the ashes: the metallic Hive Minds of the Cyber Nexus, the ethereal Spirits Clans of the Arcane Drift, and brutal Warlords of the Adamantine Empire. Treasures like Nebula Curiosities, which could godlike abilities, drew adventurers like moth to a flame.
Li Feng checked his stats implant, a basic neural link every citizen received at birth.
[User: Li Feng]
[Rank: Ember Tier 0 - Novice Voyager]
[Ship: Rusty Glider (Damaged Shadow Glider Prototype)]
[Resources: 50 Neutron Shards, 10 Quantum Scrap]
[Special Asset: Eternal Void Emporium (Bound - Level 1)]
The Emporium? What's that?
As if responding to his thought, a ethereal portal shimmered into existence within his mind a vast marketplace floating in dimensional Limbo, accessible only to him.
Shelves lined with holographic Listing: Biotech Serums for 100 Neutron Diamonds, Augmented Armor Blueprints for 500 Quantum Alloys. Traders from across the Nebula Seas could connect, but only if invited.
This is my golden ticket, Li Feng grinned, But first, survival. His shuttle drifted near a minor Stellar Debris field, ripe for scavenging but crawling with pirate drones.
Activating the engines, he steered toward a glowing asteroid. Time to grind some resources.