(Chapter 23) The Abandoned Stargate

"God?"

"It's really inexplicable......"

As he spoke, he saw Gu Fan raise his hand and take off the white mask covering his face under the hostile gaze of the other party.

It has to be said that it is strange that humans, a race that once hated gods, have now become new gods in the beliefs that outsiders have shaped.

Looking at the other party's face similar to herself, the expression on Lilim's face instantly froze together.

Hairless, smooth skin......

Black pupils as deep as the void......

Ears that are eye level, and most importantly, a light body without a tail.

At this moment, she was stunned, and she only felt like she was in a dream.

All the characteristics of the other party are so similar to the legendary gods.

"It's the Star Creator......"

Seeing that the other party called out that strange name with an incredible expression, Gu Fan only frowned slightly.

"There's no need to call me that, just call me Gu Fan."

Although the process went through some small twists and turns, in the end, Gu Fan still succeeded in coming to the conclusion that Lilim's race was derived from human genetic modification technology.

In this way, it proves that their fellow human beings did sow the seeds of civilization in the universe thousands of years ago, and according to the time calculation, they should have been threatened by blight at that time.

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In the empty staff cafeteria, Lilim was looking at the strangely colored nutrition bar in her hand, not knowing where to start.

"You mean you and your compatriots used to live in an observation post?"

While speaking, Gu Fan, who had been observing for a long time, tore open the skin of the nutrition bar in his hand, and then put it in his mouth and took a big bite.

"Yes...... Star Creator...... Oh no, that's what humans used to call that place. ”

As the words fell, the girl named Lilim began to follow suit.

According to the other party, the race she belongs to has been living in a human observation post since its birth, but this is not the thing that makes Gu Fan feel the most curious.

"I'd love to know why you call my fellow citizens Star Creators."

"Because there is a star surrounded by a steel skeleton near that galaxy, and some of the older members say that it is from humans, that it can collect and use the energy in the star, and that the outpost we live in has always relied on that energy star for energy......"

After tearing open the skin of the bar, she put it in front of her nose and sniffed it carefully, and to her surprise, there was no smell other than a slight sour smell.

Wrap the stars around and harness the energy in them?

If it's good, it should be a Dyson sphere device, and once it is fully completed, it will provide enough energy to even use a galaxy.

It's just that what Gu Fan doesn't understand is, why did those people build the Dyson ball in the living place where they have life? Obviously, this is not common sense.

Although it was a little strange, at the moment, Gu Fan was more concerned about where that place was.

After all, a galaxy with outposts and Dyson spheres doesn't need to think about it to know the great value it contains, and he doesn't want those miscellaneous races to get a head start and grab such a big gift.

Thinking of this, Gu Fan's voice couldn't help but become excited.

"Do you remember what that place was? The name of the galaxy, or the code name? ”

Disappointingly, Lilim's guy only seems to know the name of a sentry.

"Milos, that's the name of the outpost......"

Sure enough, things were far from being as simple as he thought, so he decided to start with something else.

"So how did you get to Soma Four? According to you, you and your people almost never leave the outposts left behind by humans. ”

At the mention of this, Lilim's expression suddenly became very ugly, and she didn't know if she was choking on the nutrition bar, or if she thought of something frightening.

For a moment, I heard her hesitantly say a name from her mouth.

"It's a guy who calls himself the Great Khan."

"It was a group of savage pirates, and one day their fleet appeared near the outpost without warning, and they broke through the outpost's shield defenses with their ships at low speed, and then tore through the outpost's armor with the spiked bow."

"There are so many of them that we simply don't have any strength to resist."

"After that, I was bought by a merchant and resold all the way to Wilm......"

Hearing such news, Gu Fan only responded with a little disappointment.

"Oh."

I thought there was an untouched treasure waiting to be excavated by myself, but I didn't expect it to be the first to be discovered.

"The ......"

At this moment, Lilim, who was only listening to the side, suddenly spoke.

"If you want, I can take care of the food on the ship in the future......"

As she spoke, her eyes glanced at the remaining half of the nutrition bar in Gu Fan's hand from time to time, and a look similar to sympathy gradually appeared on her face.

It was as if to say that if you could only eat this kind of thing every day, it would be too pitiful.

Lilim's words aroused Gu Fan's interest again, in fact, he was tired of eating these energy bars for a long time, and the taste of the bite was like chewing a large piece of plastic soft board.

"It is mentioned in our canon that God created us to give us the task of making the sacrament, so He gave wisdom to our ancestors and enlightened our minds."

"So every one of us has been learning the process of making communion since the day we were born."

Communion? What's that high-end thing?

Lilim's words could be said to have made Gu Fan stunned when he heard it, which couldn't help but make him curious.

"So...... What the hell is that? What is the name of a particular dish? ”

Facing Gu Fan's question, Lilim thought for a moment.

"The Lord's Supper is a complex set of sacred crafts, to be more specific......"

"There's back to the pot meat, there's egg fried rice, and ......"

The moment he heard these familiar names, Gu Fan only felt that his eyes suddenly darkened.

At this moment, he had roughly understood what kind of mood those human compatriots had created Lilim's race in the first place.

Maybe they just wanted a cat that could cook......

Obviously they have been forced to the point of nowhere by the blight, but the hearts of these people are surprisingly big, maybe this should be called happiness in suffering?

At this moment, the sound of snow wind suddenly came from the communicator worn by Gu Fan.

"An anomalous phenomenon has been detected in front of the ship."

Hearing this, Gu Fan slowly stood up, he knew that it was time to rush to the bridge.

"What kind of anomaly?"

As the voice fell, there was a slight silence on the other end of the comms.

Moments later......

"Presumably the subject is an offline stargate with insufficient energy."