In the Empire's 40,000th year, the Galaxy lies under its iron heel, yet the Great Expedition's legend has crumbled into forgotten history. Su Yu awakens amidst planetary ruins, disoriented and alone. Devastation surrounds him—colossal war machines sprawled across thousands of kilometers in twisted wreckage, roaring alien beasts capable of shattering landscapes, radiation-spawned creatures whose very existence warps reality around them. Hope has been erased from this world. For three brutal years, Su Yu clawed at survival until radiation poisoning consumed him, drawing him toward despair's edge. Then his Profession Panel awakened—a gateway to infinite job transfers. "Ding!" "Prerequisites met. Accept the [Mechanic] profession?" "Complete maintenance, recovery, and assembly tasks to gain experience. Level up to enhance physical attributes with each rank..." Before him lay scattered gun components. In that moment, Su Yu's eyes blazed with possibility. Decades later, standing at the Empire's heart atop Terra's highest pinnacle—Su Yu, the Mechanic of Ruins Star, Ghost Shadow Blade of Dead Silence Wilderness, architect of the Giant God Soldier Project's resurrection, Governor of the Shattered Star Region, Sovereign of Mechanical Ascension, Supreme Ruler of the Forging World—surveyed the steel armada surging beneath him and proclaimed: [Onward to reclaim the Empire's glory!]