Having noticed his efforts, the Chronosapiens invite Ben into The Crucible. However, their visit is interrupted when a Chronian attempts to break into the Vault.
The Stardust encounters an Ophidian archaeology ship floating in orbit above Cranvius. Ben decides to help them raid an ancient tomb on the planet surface, hoping to find lost weapons from the Heaven Wars inside.
Ben is invited to visit a revolutionary new Library, the star article of which being a super-powerful AI possessing all recorded knowledge in the Milky Way Galaxy.
The true history of Petropia is brought to light when Sugilite summons Ben to help defend the planet against an army of Crystalsapiens rescued from the ancient past by MALtruant.
Unable to be beaten in combat, Ben is banished to the ancient past. Knowing what is to come, he sets about scanning as many alien races as he can to prepare for the Heaven Wars and his next fight with Timekiller.