"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.

Chief Tom, please, can you be a little gentler…?"


Inside the massive scientific research spaceship, which Tom had specially modified into a micro-gravitational lens experiment base and a high-precision gravity laboratory, thousands of clones watched the large screen with serious expressions.


Just before, Tom had conducted a high-energy laser emission test. Now, the relevant data from this test was displayed on the large screen, entering the minds of the clones and Primal, where it began to be analyzed and interpreted by Primal and millions of brain clones.


In the experimental cabin, Blue's massive pale green body trembled slightly, and the messages it sent were full of fear and pleading.


Tom sent a message, comforting it, "Just bear with it a little longer; it will be over soon. After this check, Chief Tom will let you stay in the high-pressure, high-temperature room for 6 hours, how about that?"


Chapter 319 - Warning