But unfortunately, many of the 'Sparks' stored in the Cradle of Twinkling Light have already been lost, even the Qing Steel Dragon failed to find any traces of them.
Ian also deeply regretted this—each Spark, in a sense, contains the civilization of an entire planet, even all of its ecological information. The rich ecology and environment of Terra today may well be the mixed product of Sparks leaked from multiple Cradles of Twinkling Light.
If one must say, the current ecology of Terra quite likely fits the conjecture of a 'Gaia Planet'... This type of planet can perfectly accommodate the ecological needs of any life form, or help any species find a suitable habitat within it.
However, there is another quite important function in the Glimmer Cradle System.
