Chapter 158: Post-War Galaxy
“…… Purpose and deception, greed and lust, these are the most common things in the galaxy. ”
"After all, there are only a few great causes, 'Apocalypse', if you see this scene, will you regret what you have done?"
Witnessing the end of the last lost empire that existed in the galaxy before he came, Li Wenyuan remembered the words he had heard on the side of the "Far Traveler".
All lost empires seem to be working for a "great cause", but as they say, "purpose and deceit, greed and lust" are the most common things.
How can a "great cause" with all these elements succeed?
Although the "annihilators of civilization" are rightly said, their "great cause" is full of indifference, deception, and arrogance.
In order to "accomplish great things", they did not hesitate to pull the entire galaxy to carry out an experiment that would never recover.
If they succeed, they are indeed enough to be called "great", but what if they fail?
Without understanding the situation, they explained a logical closed loop on their own, and they were convinced of it, but they didn't know that they were wrong from the beginning, which was the reason for their defeat.
No matter how glorious they once were, the current "annihilators of civilization" are just a loser in history.
Everything about them will quickly disappear by the power of time, leaving no trace. And the "annihilator of civilization" will also become synonymous with the past.
“…… So, this 'galactic crisis' is over......"
The "Civilization Annihilators" chose to commit suicide en masse at the last minute, leaving the planets of Gaia that they had modified intact.
According to the news from "Presorin", "Cordyceps" has also been suppressed by them in a galaxy, and there is no possibility of spreading.
The Queen of Presolin was thrilled to tell him that they had discovered that the Cordyceps fungus could regrow dead bodies, and that they were going to name the system "Farmland" as a food-producing system.
In this regard, Li Wenyuan did not object, but told her to take measures to prevent leakage, so as not to spread the Cordyceps fungus again.
The wanderers in the refuge area have also returned to their civilization in an orderly manner, and although the galaxy looks a little dilapidated after the crisis, everyone is full of hope and motivation to try to restore the grandeur of the past.
They brought with them what they had seen and heard in the Lost Empire, as well as speculation about the relationship between the remaining Lost Empires.
For the first time, these people have actually entered the territory of the Coordinator and have found what appears to be an isolated star cluster in the middle of the distance.
At the same time, they also reaffirmed the relationship between "guardians" and "coordinators", at least judging by the identical robots and nearly identical architectural styles, and they even wondered if the two lost empires were two forms of the same civilization.
The "hatchery" of "Presolin" was as enthusiastic as ever, and generously gave the magical gift of "air-dried Cordyceps mushroom pickled and aged space whale meat pieces", which they called "galactic delicacy".
But for these people who want to vomit at the sight of the fungus, they politely refuse this gift, which makes the "Presolin" feel sorry for a while.
The people who have returned from the realm of the nascent "Far Travelers" have brought back some sort of high-level robot lieutenant who seems to be of great help to the scientists, and is currently being put into research.
Although reconstruction is important, the future development is also planned, and this kind of high-level robot lieutenant can improve the scientific research efficiency of scientists, and the future is promising.
“…… It's almost time to go back, and the galactic civilizations have performed very well this time, and they have a chance......"
Li Wenyuan sighed, and then ordered the fleet to return to the territory of the country, while he controlled a scientific research spaceship to the "Vault" around the world.
Although the name and sound function are very similar to his own "sanctuary" around the world, this place is actually holding civilizations that are controlled by the "civilization destroyers".
The "civilization annihilators" also lived up to their new name, "destroying" these civilizations the moment they committed suicide.
However, these civilizations have long been destroyed, and the spores used by the "civilization annihilators" to control these civilized people destroy the host's consciousness at the moment of parasitism, leaving only a living "empty shell".
And in order to "embrace the truth" and achieve the goal of getting out of the "virtual world", they also let these living "empty shells" welcome death with them.
Li Wenyuan wanted to see if there were any other living people in this "shelter", but he didn't expect to meet a group of unexpected people here.
"Those are ......" His consciousness moved slightly, and then he checked the Galactic War Report all along.
What came here was a group of guys who disappeared inexplicably a long time ago, when Li Wenyuan was blocked by them and asked for money, and therefore called them "begging for food".
I thought these guys were dying in some crisis, but I didn't expect them to be alive after going through the "Battle of Heaven", "Ring Crisis", "Boundary Breaker", "Cordyceps" and "Civilization Annihilator".
And judging from the scale and order of their organization, it seems that they have grown to the point of "civilization", which is completely different from the previous situation of only begging for food.
Yes, they were the "Komplar Marauders" of that time, a bunch of nasty guys who were similar to space pirates but lived a begging life.
But now they seem to have changed a lot, they have also discovered Li Wenyuan's arrival, but they are obviously much more humble than a certain arrogant awakened empire that has died.
They were the first to signal that they were not in danger and that they were away from the Ring of the World.
After that, they continued to convey the communication to Li Wenyuan:
"Hello Dear 'Guardians', we are Space Marines under the command of 'Khan'."
"We know you know everything, but we still need to explain our actions, we are not desecrating corpses, but we are here to save the survivors who are controlled by the 'Civilization Annihilators'."
"The higher-ups of these civilizations are not stupid, they know that this kind of behavior of handing over the lives of civilization to another civilization is very dangerous, so some of them have adopted special 'tinder' plans."
"They have signed a contract with the Weaver of Life, an existence in the Void, that will ensure that some of their citizens will have extremely tenacious vitality at the cost of weakening the vitality of others."
With this pact, these people survived the spore infestation and succeeded in deceiving the "Civilization Annihilators" without dying with them. ”
"But because no one pays the price, the people who survive will die quickly, and that's what we're here for."
Saying that, these Space Marines also passed a large number of instant image files.
Li Wenyuan also saw that countless dying people were taken out of the mountain of corpses, inserted into infusion tubes, maintained their vitality from exhaustion, and then hurriedly transported to the spaceship.
And in order to dispel suspicions, these fighters did not stop the sound of explanation.
"Our 'Khan' is an extremely powerful psionic who has discovered some of the loopholes in the Shrewland's contract and found a way to save these lives."
"We have made a pact with another being in the Void to counteract the effects of the 'Weave of Life' in a manner similar to tearing down the east wall and replacing the west wall."
"It's tough, but it's the only way we've found, and if we hold on until the end of the contract, these lives can be brought back to life......
"This is a trial that belongs to our great 'Khan', if you agree, can you not interfere with the trial?"
"We swear by our honor and our lives that even if we die, these lives will never be all right!"
And Li Wenyuan also saw their method: giving their own meat to these weak people to eat. Although it may seem outrageous, it miraculously rejuvenates those who are dying.
In this regard, Li Wenyuan did not stop them.
Although he could try to go to the Void to communicate with the "Weaver of Life" and break this contract, by then these people would be cold, not to mention that he might not be able to find it.
After scanning the "Vault" around the world and finding nothing unusual, he left.
He had some interest in the people under these self-proclaimed "Khans", but it seemed that the "Khans" had not yet been born in the stars, and were still in the midst of "trials".
These "reformed" people also seem to be a force that cannot be ignored, and perhaps the galactic civilization needs to pay more attention to it.
But for him, they are still "kindergarten children", part of the "Galactic Civilization".
After he left, the Space Marines under the command of these "Khans" began to step up to rescue the survivors, and ships flew to and from the place in batches until all the survivors were accepted.
There are many corpses here, but instead of letting them go wild in the wilderness, these warriors held a simple funeral for them, paying tribute to all those who died in this galactic crisis.
It wasn't until some time later that the Tinder Alliance's spaceship hurried here, and then was surprised to find that someone had already appeased the souls of the dead here.
They tried to search the galaxy for this civilization, but found no trace, and none of them claimed responsibility for such an event that greatly contributed to their diplomatic reputation.
Eventually, the Tinder Alliance reported their findings to a giant building, the Interstellar Assembly, which is home to the rebuilt headquarters of the Star Sea Community.
And the galaxy has also opened a new chapter.
Countless people have already withdrawn from the stage, but new dancers will continue to take the stage, keeping the Galactic Stage alive.
(End of chapter)