"Don't come back! Don't return!"

That was the last message Tom received from Earth before the signal died. Stranded 15 billion kilometers from the sun, he has enough supplies to survive alone for fifteen years.

But Tom doesn't want to die alone. He wants to conquer.
Desperate, Tom activates the ship’s biological livestock tank. He doesn't breed cattle; he clones himself. When the clone opens its eyes, Tom realizes he hasn't just created a helper, He has unlocked a Hive Mind.

One consciousness. Multiple bodies. Parallel processing.
More clone, more processing power

But power has a price. With twelve clones now awake, his fifteen-year food supply has shrunk to a death sentence: One year.
Forced into a corner, Tom must lead his clone army to the frozen, airless surface of Loshen Star. Armed only with 19th-century steam technology and sheer grit, he must ignite the fires of industry in absolute zero.

He is no longer just an astronaut. He is the Swarm. And he will turn this dead planet into a civilization of one.

Tom didn't hide his true intentions. He simply and openly sent out the message.


"You have a total of about 200,000 warships left? Your infighting creates a better battlefield environment for me, but if you unite, it will cost me more to defeat and capture you.


So what if a few more warships are destroyed? I can handle that!


I want to defeat you fair and square, and I want you to suffer in despair!


Black Mountain Civilization, you've been chasing me for thousands of years! For thousands of years, I've lived in constant fear, never having a single day of peace. Every day I'm either on the run or preparing to run away.


Havilah Civilization, we have no grudge against each other, yet you insist on intercepting me and putting me in danger time and again. If I didn't have some trump cards up my sleeve, I would have been wiped off the face of the universe long ago!


Chapter 302 - The Decision is Yours