Chapter 216: The Real "Natural Disaster"
The galaxy has probably not experienced such a chaotic interstellar situation as this one.
No one thought that there would be a situation where "two guardians" would appear at the same time.
The type of signal used by the Lost Empire is the focus of attention in the galaxy.
After all, the occasional charity of the Lost Empire is enough to save a civilization as a whole by a few decades, and it is not a shame to "lick" the Lost Empire, but it is a shame that you will not get anything after licking.
And among these lost empires, the "guardian" is the most special one.
Even though the original "Guardian" doesn't seem to be much different from other Lost Empires, the biggest difference is that he is suspected to be a "Lost Mechanical Intelligence".
However, after many crises, the ratings of the "guardians" of civilizations began to rise again and again, and the mystery that shrouded the "guardians" became thicker.
This civilization, which is classified as a "lost empire" by the galactic civilization, seems to be beyond the level of the galactic world.
The most obvious point is that the strength of civilization far exceeds that of all people, if the strength of a civilization is measured by specific numbers, the ordinary lost empire is 200,000, and the "guardians" are at least more than one million, which is only a conservative estimate.
Whether it is the "Ring Crisis" formed by the sacrifice of almost the entire "Watcher" by the "End of Samsara", or the "Civilization Annihilator Crisis" caused by the crazy "Observer", it is a major threat that can lead to the destruction of the galaxy.
However, these threats were easily solved by the "guardians", who in the eyes of the galactic civilization, handled the crisis like crushing a worm to death, and the excessive speed of dealing with them even gave them the illusion that "the galactic crisis is here".
But after actually encountering the "Boundary Breaker Crisis" and the "Cordyceps Crisis", everyone understands the destructive power of these galactic threats.
For this reason, the galactic civilizations have given these galactic threats that have experienced an apt name - natural disasters.
This is also the source of the "natural disaster designation" issue in the "Star Sea Community", and they hope to strangle natural disasters in their cradles while they are still budding.
However, can it be called a "natural disaster" that can be stifled so easily?
The real natural disasters are all sudden, destructive, unprepared, and super-threats that can destroy the galaxy on their own.
Now, for example, to everyone's surprise, the "guardian" seems to have become a natural disaster.
They receive two messages from the "Guardians", one of which appears to be a broken "Guardian" and the other is a normal "Guardian".
In order to clear their minds and find a solution, the galactic civilizations had to start thinking quickly about the context behind this matter.
“…… As it stands, it seems that there are two 'guardians' in the galaxy - or rather, a 'guardian' as we know it, and another lost mechanical intelligence ...... of the same origin as the 'guardians'."
The scientists of the Tinder Alliance were the first to react, and they gathered a team of think tanks with extremely efficient execution, relying on the clues in their hands to start speculating about the situation of this "natural disaster".
Although two completely different strings of signals were detected by them almost at the same time, there was still a slight time gap that allowed for the "first come, first served" order.
A signal with a lengthy content and a dangerous "purification" appears first, followed by another string of signals that are identical to the normal reaction of the "guardian".
“…… It looks more like the 'guardian' has reacted to the previous string of signals...... I've never seen the 'Guardians' react so violently, there must be something we don't know about it! ”
With this man's words, everyone else present quickly thought of a conjecture that had been popular in the galaxy a long time ago:
"Could that be ...... Ancient Enemy of the Guardians?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.
In the past, when the "Watchmen" and the "Far Travelers" started a great war, the galactic civilization wondered if other lost empires also had such an "ancient enemy"?
At that time, it was widely said that the "Guardian", as the mechanical intelligence that guarded the galaxy, may have had a "destroyer" mechanical intelligence that was on the opposite side of him.
However, since there has been nothing in the galaxy that can threaten the existence of the "guardian", this statement has eventually become a mere conjecture.
But now it seems that there really is such an "ancient enemy" in the "guardian".
“…… Not only that, but judging by the exact same type of signal, the 'Guardian' and the unknown enemy...... It is very likely that it was once homologous, or even a whole......"
"It's unclear what happened to cause all this, but the inference of the 'two guardians' seems plausible, except that one is the 'guardian' we know well, and the other is the broken 'guardian'......"
After a period of discussion, the Tinder Alliance, which was already grateful to the "guardians", passed their decision.
- They will have an unwavering belief in the former Guardian of the Galaxy, even if he has been spreading "ghost signals" in the galaxy before.
Two of the "ghost signals" that went viral in the galaxy a few months ago are now known, and the most destructive of them is the broken "guardian" who is currently unknown.
As for the other kind of "ghost signal" that is just infected and does nothing, it is also understood by the Tinder Alliance as something similar to "vaccination" with the blessing of the filter.
"So there are still some things that need to be discussed, such as the crisis caused by the suspected broken 'guardian', what should we call him? Guardian crisis? Lost Intelligence? ”
"I remember the signal saying that it seemed to be a backup protocol ...... 'active decontamination protocol' that was activated? Why don't you call him the 'Purifier'? ”
Everyone has a different opinion on the naming matter, but the gossip argument was finally decided by the leaders of the Tinder Alliance, who had been listening.
“…… Remember what the 'purification proclamation' says? 'Unexpected enemy' detected. ”
"At first, I thought the 'unexpected enemy' was an unknown enemy in the galaxy, or the 'guardian' itself...... But if you think about the meaning of those signals, this 'unexpected enemy' seems to be referring to us......"
The leader of the Tinder Alliance paused, and continued with a sharp gaze, "It seems that we are considered by this broken 'guardian' to be the source of the galactic damage, the moth of the galactic, and it has come to 'purify' us pests. ”
But on what basis does it define it in this way? We also went through countless hardships to finally stand on this galactic stage. ”
"He thinks we're the 'enemy of the accident', but for us, he's the real 'enemy of the accident'!"
The decisive words of the leader were approved, and at the same time aroused their enthusiasm.
Are they an "unexpected enemy"? No, the other party is!
As a result, while most galactic civilizations were still debating, the Tinder Alliance took the lead in putting forward their proposal in the "Star Sea Community".
It is not the issue of "natural disaster designation", which designates a civilization as a galactic threat, but the "galaxy focus", a major resolution that all intellect life in the galaxy should pay attention to:
"Galaxy Focus: Unexpected Enemies; Goal: Defeat the 'Active Decontamination Protocol'. ”
(End of chapter)