Chapter 93 Battle in Heaven

The news that the former "prophet" Zakran was removed from the list caused a shock in the idealistic civilization.

Although this announcement was made by the "Watchmen," many true believers still found it incomprehensible.

They ignored all accusations of guilt against Zaklan and were determined to follow Zaklan who had left.

Although this group of people is small in number, they will become a considerable force when combined.

No one knows where Zacran himself went. Some speculate that he was disillusioned with the chaotic galaxy and chose to live in seclusion; others speculate that he predicted the coming crisis and decided to find a solution to the threat.

But no matter how you say it, Zaklan's departure is a fact. Even if someone tries to look for it, nothing is found in the end.

This matter, which is very important for idealistic civilization, did not cause much disturbance in materialistic civilization. However, a few students who took "Zaklan" as their graduation thesis topic were unlucky and had to temporarily change their research direction.

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What is more popular in materialistic civilization now is the big discussion about the ruthless man who transferred his consciousness into a mechanical body.

After all, the act of completely abandoning the body does sound outrageous. Even those who have replaced more than 80% of their bodies with prosthetic bodies cannot imagine this situation.

Some people think that this is definitely a great progressive method that adapts to the upgrading of civilization, but others think that the efficiency improvement brought by using prosthetics and robots is enough, and there is no need to choose this dangerous method that has a huge impact on philosophical issues.

Discussions about this matter have a faint tendency to become the most popular topic under "Awakening Empire".

"...But having said that, have you noticed that no lost empire seems to have used such a method?"

"...Indeed, if you think about it this way, even the Far Traveler still uses a prosthetic body..."

"Does this mean that this path actually doesn't work?"

"...It's hard to say, but we need to go our own way. Standing on the shoulders of giants is good, but it may also prevent us from ever getting rid of the influence of others..."

Several young people are expressing their opinions on the Internet, but in addition to these normal discussions, some conspiracy theories are also quietly growing.

People always like to think divergently and guess a chain of events that they believe.

The most popular conspiracy theory is that these are spies sent by the omnic civilization, and the purpose is to make them all use mechanical bodies, and then use a powerful virus to control everyone.

It is not yet known how many people who are afraid of machines will believe this statement.

Time passed again, and while the civilizations worked hard to improve themselves in the calm before the storm, some changes finally occurred in the two lost empires that expanded and then fell into silence.

First, their vassal civilization took the lead in issuing a declaration of war.

It may be a coincidence that both "Watchers" and "Farstriders" have exactly five client civilizations. "Farstriders" only had four at the beginning, but after absorbing the criminal enterprise "Kul Federation", the number also reached five.

indivual.

This small-scale war between vassals actually presented a strange sense of ritual, as if it had been agreed in advance, strong against strong, weak against weak, everyone's opponents seemed to be the kind who happened to be equally matched.

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Just when the civilizations were still watching these evenly matched battles and wondering what they were going to do, both the "Watchers" and the "Far Travelers" had news.

They sent an envoy to each young civilization instead of using ordinary methods such as signal broadcasts, which seemed extremely formal.

These envoys directly stated the ancient feud between them and promised generous rewards to those who joined them and severe punishment to those who opposed them.

Even though the rewards are very tempting, most civilizations are sober. Their choice is not to join either side and have no interest in the feud between the two lost empires.

However, a few civilizations thought that the opportunity had come, and each chose to join their preferred side, trying to get a share of this feud between ancient civilizations.

Even though the winner can get extremely generous rewards and may soar into the sky, the price of failure is something they cannot afford.

So the moment they joined, they were ready for all-out war.

In addition, there is a civilization that has made completely different choices from everyone else.

"You will all fall at our feet!"

When the "Watcher" messenger came to this civilization, what he heard was a choice he had never considered.

He even thought that his translator had made an error, so he deliberately changed several new translators to confirm what the "stone man" in front of him meant.

"Uh... you mean, you won't join any party?" The envoy tried to understand this civilization's choice, but the "Stone Man" emphasized again:

"No! What we mean is that you will all become our losers!"

This time the envoy was extremely sure that the translator was not wrong, and this civilization chose to declare war on the two lost empires.

The man who made an unexpected choice came from a stone civilization, a kind of silicon-based life.

This kind of life-form civilization is indeed rare in the galaxy, so many civilizations were initially full of curiosity and enthusiasm for them.

But soon these enthusiastic civilizations announced that they were cutting off ties with this "Stone Man Civilization" and proposed joint sanctions against it.

And the reason soon spread throughout the galaxy: it's because this "stone man civilization" is a bit stupid.

Or it cannot be said that it is stupidity, but a strong self-confidence, arrogance, and desire for expansion that maintain their civilized exchanges.

They are very similar to the "Pecchichiti", a race of mysticians that once raged across the galaxy, but they are not the same.

The most obvious point is that "Pecchichiti" will at least have an assessment of its own strength. If the enemy is too strong, they will not take the initiative to provoke it, and they will just indulge in lip service.

However, this "Stone Civilization" is always fearless. The most amazing move they ever made was to declare war on more than twenty civilizations at the same time, including even the lost empire of the "Silent Ones".

This absolute confidence in oneself has even become a legend in the galaxy. The "Star Ocean World Records" has recorded a world record that no one can surpass: the interstellar country with the most civilizations declaring war at the same time.

The only reason why they are still alive today is that all civilizations are looking forward to them having some fun again.

Facts have proved that this "stone man civilization" did not live up to expectations.

"...To be honest, you can actually have a better choice. I think it's good not to join any party..." The envoy actually began to persuade the stone man leader in front of him with earnest words.

As an envoy, he felt that he had seen strong winds and waves. He could understand the caution of young civilizations, and he had long expected not to join any party.

But now this unexpected choice makes him feel that this galaxy is really colorful and that he has lived for so many years.

"No need to say more! If I tell you to bow down, you will bow down!" The stone man still looked confident. Seeing this, the envoy could only sigh continuously, preparing to truthfully report the situation back to the "Watcher" territory.

Before leaving, he saw the "Farstrider" spacecraft also arriving here. It was still the preparation period for war, and even if they disliked each other as old enemies, they would not commit any attack here.

However, when he passed by the messenger of "Farstrider", the messenger of "Watcher" couldn't help but laugh out loud. He could already predict what the expression of the body man would be later.

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So it didn't take long for the galactic civilization to know that there was a "stone man civilization" who chose an unexpected choice.

"...It's no wonder it's them!" In the trading post of Corebo, Braining couldn't help but admire.

Their war with the "Swarm of Devouring Bees" came to an end temporarily due to the arrival of the Lost Empire. Even this group of bees that like to devour biomass like crazy seemed to understand that something was wrong with the situation in the galaxy, and began to stop in time. Unexpectedly,

Be the first to take the lead.

Because the trading post where Braining is located is close to the "Guardian", no swarm dares to come and harass it.

However, when he heard the choice of the "Stone Man Civilization", he still felt that it was both unexpected and reasonable.

As a "universal enterprise", they have naturally tried to do business with this group of stone people who don't know the heights of the world.

The outcome is self-evident. Ke Ruibo himself was regarded as one of the targets of war by this group of stone men. However, before they had a chance to take action, these stone men were beaten until they were left with only one home planet and no resources.

Didn't have time to grab it.

But after the admiration, there is concern about the future.

"...This group of stone men should be the last group. Judging from the current situation, it seems that all young civilizations in the galaxy have received invitations from the 'Watchers' and 'Farstriders' to participate in the war."

"Even a lost empire would need some foot soldiers to witness the end of their feud?"

"...What will be the outcome of this war? Will there be a winner or loser? Or will both sides suffer? Can we gain something?"

Braining looked at the star map that seemed to be getting darker and darker, and kept sighing. Finally, he looked at the "Mechanical Lost Empire" in the corner of the map, and said to himself with some envy:

"...It's better to lose the Empire. You don't have to do anything, just sit back and watch the galaxy surge. If only we had such strength..."

Li Wenyuan, who was still seizing the time to explore the ruins, did not expect that someone would see him this way. At this time, a long time had passed since he sent out the task of "finding the picture object", but he had not yet gained anything.

All traces of this suspected "threat" seem to have been wiped clean from the galaxy, and almost no clues related to it can be found.

However, the group of "Ancient Far Travelers" he placed in the "Infinite Lighthouse" ring world were developing rapidly at a speed that he could not understand.

The efficiency brought to them by the mechanical body is indeed unparalleled. While they are working tirelessly to restore their former home, they are also constantly assembling new companions.

They do not need to reproduce normally like living creatures. The only complexity in the process of increasing the number of siblings is the construction of the thinking network, which is what determines their "souls".

Even though their population is still far behind that of normal interstellar civilization, their superb production efficiency has allowed them to form an advanced fleet, which looks exactly like the "Far Traveler", but has something more.

Simple beauty.

The memory of knowledge is still in their minds. Given time, it may not be that long before they will replace the current "Far Travelers" and become a truly awakened empire.

"An old feud?" A leader of the ancient Far Travelers has realized what is about to happen in the galaxy, but this hatred has faded now. After being betrayed by their compatriots, they only want to follow the footsteps of the "Apocalypse".

But their fellow freshman are still curious about past history, and they still want to hear ancient stories even if those have become part of their "memory."

"That happened in the past. At that time, the Milky Way was showing signs of prosperity under the great achievements of the 'Apocalypse'."

"We call ourselves the most orthodox successors of the 'Apocalypse', and even gave ourselves a name that imitated the name of the 'Apocalypse'."

"But at that time, there was actually another group of people in the Milky Way who claimed to be the successors of the 'Apocalypse', and by coincidence, they also called themselves 'XX'. As we were still very young, we naturally did not allow this kind of transgression.

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"So the war broke out, and each of us wanted to use a war to end all wars to maintain the 'galactic paradise' left behind by the 'Apocalypse'."

"I guess they have forgotten the reason now. They only know that they are old enemies. But we still have a unique way of naming this kind of war, and that is-"

"——That's the 'War in Heaven'." Li Wenyuan explained to Gray Wind what was about to happen in the Milky Way based on the information extracted from the memory of the "Ancient Far Traveler".

At this time, in the star map, the color blocks representing the territories of "Watchers" and "Far Travelers" have quietly turned red. The hatred between the two ancient civilizations has also been officially ignited.
Chapter completed!