Swallow or Be Swallowed

Having just seen the impassioned recording of the qi-trainers banishing the spacers five thousand years ago, Li Yao was truly shocked by Xiong Wuji's proposal. "What did you say?"

"Iron Plateau cannot hold on much longer."

Xiong Wuji was entirely emotionless. Every muscle on his face was as tough as steel, as he explained, "For countless years, the Iron Plateau natives have been struggling, reproducing, and expanding. The east part of the continent below our feet is almost entirely occupied by us. Our society seems to be prosperous and blooming!

"But in fact, we've reached the limit of our expansion and the peak of our development. What awaits us is a path leading straight down to the hell!

"The most critical problem is the lack of resources.