A sharp, tearing pain stabbed through her mind. Xu Xiaoyou instinctively rubbed at the corner of her eye, and scattered fragments of memory flashed through her thoughts.
Under a blood-red setting sun, a streak of blue shadow flickered and vanished.
"Hm?" Chichu Chun tilted her head in puzzlement.
"I... I'm fine, I just feel like I remembered something."
Xu Xiaoyou let out a quiet sigh.
"Maybe some things from before... some not-so-good things."
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself." Chichu Chun plopped onto the pilot's seat, swinging her legs.
"You know, my mom once told me that before the Age of Stars arrived, human civilization went through some deep, brutal pain. The shadow of war loomed over that era, and a Mysterious Power restricted the development of technology, in the form of 'Core Technology.'"
"'Core Technology'...?" Xu Xiaoyou froze for a moment.
