Lin Siso grew up in poverty on Dust Ring’s Wreck Village. When he was only eight, disaster struck—his father was killed and his mother gravely injured. Every coin the family had was spent trying to save her, leaving behind only crushing debt. From that day forward, the burden of survival fell on the boy’s shoulders. At thirteen, Siso managed to harvest a cache of premium mycelium and secretly sold it to a trading guild, finally earning enough to repay part of the debt. But when the village chief discovered this, his fury knew no bounds—he sent killers after the boy. Siso narrowly escaped, only to fall into the hands of the Red Storm, a notorious band of space pirates. Among three hundred thousand captives, Siso fought his way through brutal trials where only one in hundreds survived. The survivors were abandoned on a hostile red dwarf world, forced to reach designated checkpoints or die in the attempt. In the end, just two hundred and three remained. Then came the catalyst serums—drugs that granted strength at the cost of burning one’s own life. Armed with this power, Siso battled low-ranked pirates and forged bonds with five comrades who became his brothers-in-arms. For over four years, the youths were exiled to the ringed mountains, pitted month after month against the Red Storm’s forces. Of the original horde, only one hundred and twenty endured—each now a hardened warrior. Captured again and sold on the black market, Siso was torn from his companions. Yet fate was not entirely cruel: he was purchased by John, a gruff but kindhearted trader. John put Siso to work aboard his battered, E-class starliner. For the first time, the boy’s cursed destiny seemed to ease. Impressed by his resilience and loyalty, John treated Siso as his own son. When he retired, he formed a small consortium and entrusted the ship to Siso. Thus, the boy who had clawed his way out of ruin at last set foot on the interstellar stage—his true adventures only just beginning.