Chapter 544: The Difference
In the void, the two beings who are advancing at more than a hundred times the speed of light are undoubtedly the Treant Alien Beast and the Companion Ghost Clan. They didn't chase and run, the Tree Clan Alien Beast wanted to rush to the Pegasus Civilization Capital System to destroy Xiao Yu, and the associated Ghost Clan hoped to stop the Tree Clan Alien Beast. At worst, they have to come here with the Treant Beasts and join forces with their main civilization to fight against this powerful enemy. Even if it is death, it must be died together. It is better to die in a vigorous battle than to die in various inexplicable events because of luck after the destruction of the main civilization.
Under this mentality, the companion ghost clan used all their strength to follow closely behind the alien beast of the tree clan, but they did not expect that this scene was observed by this expeditionary research ship, and they came to the conclusion that they were chasing the big guy in front.
After observing these two unidentified existences, the expeditionary research ship immediately issued an early warning to the capital galaxy and reported various relevant data and images.
The expeditionary research ship only had time to give some warnings and send some rather vague images, and it was destroyed in the next moment.
It wasn't the Treant Beast that destroyed it. In fact, for such a backward and small spaceship, the Treant Alien Beast didn't bother to pay attention to it at all. At this time, the hearts of the companion ghost clan moved.
A thought began to emerge in the minds of the companion ghosts.
"The strength of the Pegasus civilization, although not as good as my main civilization, is not far behind. Kindness...... If we can win over the Pegasus civilization to the camp against the alien beasts of the Treants, then my hope of escaping with my main civilization is a little greater. I'll be a wicked person for once. ”
The companion ghost clan thought in his heart. So, the companion ghost clan did not hesitate to make a move, and his void body passed directly through the expeditionary research ship. After the departure of the companion ghosts, the expeditionary research ship completely lost its motion. All living things within it are killed. All of the ship's energy was annihilated by the unknown means of the Associated Ghosts.
It completely turned into a "zombie" spaceship.
The companion Ghost and Treant beasts continued to move on. On the way, they also encountered some creations of the Pegasus civilization, such as scientific research spacecraft, unmanned satellites and the like, and even some creations of the Pegasus civilization began to take the initiative to contact them. The Treant Beasts chose to ignore the lowly reptiles, while the associated Ghost Clan chose to pounce on them and destroy them.
Time passed bit by bit, and every second, the two were shortened by more than 30 million kilometers from the capital galaxy of the Pegasus civilization.
At this moment, reports from these expeditionary research spacecraft, unmanned bases, exploration satellites, etc., are placed on the desk of the new leader of the Pegasus civilization. After seeing this report, the face of the new leader was cloudy. He put the report down. stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the countless people who were busy building outside, silent.
"At the rate of advance of these two beings, after eight months. That's where they get there. The one in front of them is queried according to top-secret information. He should be one of the three major sixth-level alien beasts in the galaxy. And the one that followed...... No relevant information is available. It's impossible to determine exactly what it is. ”
"So, what do we do now?" The new leader's forehead wrinkled tightly, "What the hell should I do?" Our Pegasus civilization has encountered such a huge catastrophe, and it is not easy to settle down, is this hard-won stability going to be lost again? ”
"Judging by their forward trajectory. Their target is undoubtedly the Capital System. Any instrument, or ship, that attempts to make contact with them will be destroyed by them. So...... What do they want to do here? We're only a fifth-level civilization, and I don't think our Pegasus civilization can arouse the interest of a sixth-level beast. What the hell did he want to do? What the hell are you here for......
The new leader's body slid limply to the ground. A sixth-level beast, such an existence was really beyond his ability to deal with it. This is a powerful existence that cannot be countered by the combined forces of all civilizations. Not to mention that behind this sixth-level beast, there is an unknown existence that can move at the same speed as it. You must know that the sailing speed can generally reflect the strength level of an existence, and it can be inferred from this that the strength of the unknown existence that follows closely should not be far from that of the Tree Clan.
The new leader rang the bell. The assistant walked in respectfully, and the leader commanded with some weakness: "Gather the following personnel and order them to immediately go to the highest conference room for a meeting......
The assistant was a little surprised by the leader's depressed face, and he couldn't help but feel faintly worried in his heart. However, he still faithfully carried out the orders of the leader. Half an hour later, about thirty people arrived in the top conference room, and the leader, Zuihou, arrived.
"Our civilization is in trouble." "From now on, in order to prevent information from spreading, everyone here will be restricted in their personal freedom and will not be allowed to leave this building until permission is obtained," the leader said directly. ”
The participants looked at each other. From the tone of the leader, they sensed an unusual atmosphere, and the atmosphere in the conference room involuntarily began to become solemn.
"This is a report from one of our long-sailing research vessels. Prior to the meeting, I had ordered the rest of the research vessels or space instruments to confirm the information on the report, and concluded that it was true. So, I would like to ask you, what do you think? ”
The new leader presented several documents to the participants. As the documents circulated through the hands of each attendee, the leader once again asked the question: "What should we do?" ”
"Perhaps......," one of the participants hesitated, "perhaps, we should take the initiative to contact the Treant Beasts and see if we can get some relevant information." ”
"It's useless." The leader sat down in his seat weakly and replied, "There are already three expeditionary research ships, sixteen expeditionary probes, and three unmanned exploration bases trying to make contact with the Treant Beast or the unknown being immediately following the Treant Beast, and we have sent a message of goodwill, but do you know what the result is?" As a result, all of these things have lost touch with us. They were undoubtedly destroyed. ”
"A sixth-level alien beast is not something that our current military liliang can fight against." The military leader said bitterly.
"No, you're wrong." The leader's face became even more sad, "What we are facing is not just a sixth-level beast. Behind this sixth-level beast, there is an unknown existence that is suspected to be no less powerful than it. We have to face two, not one. ”
"What should we do?" The leader looked around and asked again.
"Perhaps...... We should run away. Another participant said.
"We have just issued a verdict against the previous leader, and now we have chosen to run away again...... This, this ......," the leader muttered, his expression a little dazed.
The Treant Beast has shown enough malice that the new leader does not believe that the Treant Beast will be a messenger of peace. In an unconfrontational situation, of course, the survival of the entire civilization must be paramount, so running away is a very reasonable approach. At the same time, in order to preserve the seeds of civilization, the fleeing group should also bring with them all the outstanding people, such as scientists.
Isn't it reasonable to choose the one with the highest value and the one with the lowest value when you have to make a trade-off?
"But...... But...... If I do this, what difference will I have from my previous leaders? The new leader muttered to himself, "I just announced that the previous leader had committed a crime against civilization, and now, am I going to commit this crime too?" ”
On the capital planet, there are many people, and with the current spaceship capacity of the Pegasus civilization, it is not enough to transport so many people to escape, at most, at most...... Carrying a third.
So, which third to choose?
He led the Pegasus civilization after the defeat to settle down again, and achieved a series of results, he is undoubtedly an outstanding person, let himself survive, will inevitably play a greater role than an ordinary people, so, should he also be in this third? At the same time, a scientist must be worth more than an ordinary person to civilization, so should scientists also be in the third of the third? So, what about people who have amassed a great deal of wealth in a free and competitive business society? What about government officials who stand out among their countless competitors? In order to make these outstanding people feel more at ease and serve civilization, should the relatives and friends of these outstanding people also be among the third of them?
Intellectually speaking, as the leader of a civilization, he must think about the whole civilization, and he must also act according to this criterion, that is, excellent people should survive more than ordinary people, because excellent people can contribute more to civilization.
But he was never able to make that decision. Because there was always a question circling in his mind, and in the minds of all the participants here.
This question made the conference room completely silent.
"If we really did that, what difference would we have from our previous leaders?" (To be continued......)