Summary

The opening panel is a large graphic that describes the word of Technorog. The planet has “inexhaustible resources” that are being “exploited” by humans, a process that has been ongoing for centuries (3). There are some animals on the planet, but there is no interaction between them and the people. The people live in domes that mimic the atmosphere of Earth where the day-night cycles are reproduced. The people are solely focused on their work. Everything that indicated the previous occupants of the planet has been moved to the museum at Galaxity, on another planet.

Laureline and Valerian, two agents of the Spacio-Temporal Agency of Galaxity, are in a spaceship approaching the planet's asteroid belt after conducting an inspection tour on Technorog. Laureline says she is glad to be leaving. She says the workers are all “glum” (4). Valerian points out that the best engineers...