Research on the "resurrection of the dead" is not uncommon in the galaxy.

Before civilization could touch the stars, the world of death and afterlife has always been a serious topic for thought.

Fearing death, an elderly emperor sent people to find an elixir of life or a burial to maintain his supremacy in the world after death.

There are also crazy genius scientists who stitch up corpses to save their loved ones, and eventually create twisted creatures that I don't know if they can be called "life".

Even in the interstellar era, there are not a few literary creations about "death", and every once in a while, a master will win the annual literary supreme award of the "Galaxy Star Scroll Award" for his thinking about "death".

In addition to the philosophical nature, the scientific study of "death" has never stopped.

Just like some global companies, in order to maximize the use of employees, they have some unique insights into "re-employment after death", but they have not yet been announced.

Those idealistic civilizations are more concerned with "death", and have given birth to a unique cult that worships death, but just like "posthumous reemployment", it is very niche in the galaxy.

However, even if there is spiritual energy in this universe, it does not mean that the resurrection of the dead can occur at will.

Therefore, when the galactic civilizations discovered that those rapidly expanding were "corpse civilizations", everyone was also caught in a discussion.

In the thirteenth trading enclave of Creebo, Bryning is looking at the report from his hand, thinking seriously about this "crisis".

“…… Judging from the footage filmed, it is indeed a civilization composed of a group of 'corpses' that has emerged recently. ”

In the large screen in front of him, a "space whale carcass" was displayed that was speeding forward in the vast sea of stars.

It was indeed a corpse, as no signs of life had been detected on these space whales.

But even so, the corpses are still in a state of "activity" to some extent, as if they have been manipulated by something.

Even though they are dead, the tentacles on the corpses still swing regularly, and if you ignore the fatal wounds on the corpses, they give the impression that they are "still alive".

Space whales are space creatures that interstellar civilizations are almost certain to encounter, roaming the universe and traveling faster than light across galaxies through incomprehensible biochemical reactions.

It is unknown who first named the creature "Space Whale", and although the name has the word "whale" in it, they look completely different from some of the mammals that live in the oceans of a blue planet.

If anything, space whales look more like "space squids", except that the topmost head grows into an umbrella cover.

It is a docile space creature that, despite being the size of a large spaceship, is difficult to provoke as long as you don't attack them.

They are known to migrate from one gas giant to another in groups on the size of a "small family", with the thick surface atmosphere as their food.

After the enactment of the "Space Whale Protection Law", the killing of these docile space animals became a violation of interstellar law.

In the past, no civilization would actually hunt down this kind of space creature that basically only had biological research value, and only some newcomers to space would catch a few out of curiosity.

Originally, space whales were supposed to live a carefree life in this environment, but that all changed after the appearance of "Presorin".

Some civilizations have sensed the "Hive Lost Empire's" obsession with food, and tentatively delivered the meat of the space whale.

After discovering that this was feasible, enough interests led these civilizations to embark on the path of "killing space whales".

After all, space whales are gentle and have plenty of time to lay traps around them.

Although these space creatures go berserk and have good combat power, trappers can always easily hunt space whales by preparing in advance.

If it weren't for the solemn statement of "Presorin" that it would not accept the corpses of intelligent creatures, otherwise the act of "killing natives and taking meritorious deeds" might still be staged here.

Even now, when the "Space Whale Protection Law" has been implemented, there are still civilizations that are taking risks for the sake of this "200%" benefit, using whaling teams disguised as pirates to hunt space whales.

At this time, the corpses of these space whales in the image in front of Bryning's eyes looked like countless undead, taking revenge on the living who were active in the world.

"...... 'undead'?" Among the messages Bryning received, there was not much record of the "corpse civilization" that controlled these space creatures.

"However, some small-scale friction has already occurred in the interstellar, I think the 'Star Sea Community' will make an official announcement soon, maybe I should consider returning to the headquarters to take refuge?"

He pondered the possibility of this, but then he looked back at the star map, the "Lost Empire of the Machines" near his trading post.

“…… Forget it, I'd better stay here, maybe I'll be one of the safest places in the galaxy. ”

Compared with Blening's leisurely posture, the interior of the "Star Sea Community" is much busier.

The headquarters in the Triad system is constantly filled with ambassadors from various civilizations, gathering to discuss the situation of these "corpse civilizations" that have suddenly appeared.

Originally, they thought that these "corpse civilizations", although they looked strange, were still generally still civilizations, and they could understand each other through communication.

However, this idea ended with the departure of the diplomatic envoys sent to contact the "corpse civilization".

These "corpse civilizations" may certainly be civilizations, but they are highly likely to exist similarly to extinction regimes.

Even if there has been no firefight yet, the speed of expansion of this group of "deceased" and the reaction of the "benevolent adopters" have put a lot of pressure on the "Star Sea Community".

"Where have those 'corpses' come to now?"

"Their expansion is far faster than we expected, and even the observatory can't be updated in time, but fortunately, the star map shared by the 'benevolent recipients' has not caused a catastrophe......

Along with the conversation of a group of staff, the known star map of the entire galaxy was also displayed in the center of the conference room at this time.

A dangerous red color has taken over the star chart, spreading like a plague, and will soon encounter several civilizations head-on.

At this point, the red patch, which is likely to be the "enemy", has not yet received an exact name, but everyone understands the urgency of the matter.

"Did the 'executive fleet' sent to collect information get any results?"

“…… No, although there were some skirmishes, the enemy swooped down on the seemingly endless space creatures and we didn't have time to take the corpses......"

"So do other civilizations have a saying?"

“…… No, they had the same problem as us, which was that they didn't have time to stop. It may take a victory enough to crush the enemy before we can start researching......"

Discussions about these "corpse civilizations" are still ongoing, but in fact, the "Star Sea Community" has not been able to obtain useful information until now.

While the civilized delegates in the room were debating how to get information about the enemy, a communication from the "benevolent receiver" arrived.

However, a holographic projection of one of the representatives of the "Merciful Recipient" appeared in the center of the conference room, taking the place that originally belonged to the star map.

Only after the conference room had calmed down did the representative from the Lost Empire speak:

"Given the rapid pace of expansion of this 'Invasion of the Dead', we will now share what we already know."

"This is a group of enemies that we defeated in ancient times, and we thought they had died in the world, but we did not expect to return today."

"We call these kingdoms of the dead and corpses the 'invasion of the dead', and they will destroy all civilizations in their path, turning life into death."

"We didn't know about these threats at the time, and we paid a huge price for them – most of the belligerents became part of them, the 'undead' with them."

"This is our greatest experience, do not fight with them alone, otherwise our enemies will only grow more and more, we need to unite!"

"In those days, we finally gathered all the survivors in the galaxy, and a terrible battle broke out in the decisive galaxy that lasted for decades, and we succeeded in driving out this group of 'undead'."

"Now, I hope that all the crisis fighters can transfer the civilization position to our 'shelter', build a 'crisis fortress', and work together to resist this 'invasion of the dead'!"