Gloomy Sky Hidden God

The first star that passed away extinguished two thousand years ago.
Four hundred years later, the mysterious Calamity of Heavenly Fall destroyed the civilization of the previous era, returning thriving cultures to ignorance.
Since then, stars gradually vanished, the Firmament grew dark and dim, and a new civilization rose from the starless wilderness, flourishing once more.
Yet, what accompanied this were war, death, destruction, and hatred.
The flames once aimed at the Firmament were used to slaughter the people of enemy nations, and the raining clouds once engineered to alter deserts were turned into floods that engulfed the land.
Humans once again began to kill each other for wealth and power... but no one looked up at the sky.
They lost the Guidance of the stars Above the Sky, forgetting the awe of gazing upon the Milky Way.
They were all prisoners.
One thousand six hundred years after the Calamity of Heavenly Fall, a young child awakened memories of his past life.
He wanted to break the Cage, to throw off the shackles.
He wanted to become a star.
To return to Above the Sky.
"I don't care about how the people of this world live, whether they're well-fed or not, whether they can dress warmly or live comfortably, whether they have dreams or hopes. I don't care about their loves and hates."
"I just want to go Above the Sky."
——Ian.

Above The Sky

The main body of the Alchemical Cannon was a hollow metal cylinder, surrounded by three metal prisms as supporting braces, placed on a rotatable base resembling a millstone, and covered with densely packed, complex inscriptions.


To ordinary people, these inscriptions were like advanced math problems; just a glance at the symbols could make one's head spin and feel dizzy, as if staring at something indescribable, almost to the point of madness.


But to those who could understand them, the inscriptions on the Alchemical Cannon were actually quite simple.


"Let me see... Um, the city guard was right, there's nothing wrong with the overall structure of the cannon, the gunpowder is dry, and the crystal sand is very pure... As expected, the problem lies with the priming inscription," Ian remarked.


Chapter 78: Breaking the Balance (4 more, please follow)