Light Speed ​​War

Chapter 115: Mechanical Galaxy

"Why should we listen to him? And what kind of existence is the 'Matrix Civilization'?"

"Regardless of its form of existence, the 'Matrix Civilization' is definitely far more powerful than us now."

"Can't we run away?"

"Escape? That's probably difficult."

"Even if they escape, they will only be joining a different cosmic Great Wall camp. It seems that the Earth Empire cannot remain uninvolved."

"Those ancient civilizations are really just making trouble out of nothing. Wouldn't it be better to just let the universe develop naturally?"

"Is it all due to curiosity? But without curiosity, our empire wouldn't have crossed so many star systems to get here. Our civilizations are like lonely old men, staggering through the dark universe."

"Is the purpose of this cosmic civilization simply to wage war?"

This time, the Earth Empire seems to be completely plunged into a crisis. This crisis is not due to a lack of unity among humans, but rather to the confusion and even fear that humanity feels about the unknown future.

From the Milky Way War, the Triangulum War, the Large Magellanic Cloud War, to the Andromeda War, the Virgo Cluster War, and now, the Great Wall War, does this mean that in this universe, intelligent civilizations exist solely for the purpose of war?

It is foreseeable that if a civilization from this universe reaches another universe, will there be another war between those two universes? And then, will there be a multiverse war?

Upon reflection, humanity on Earth began to question the very meaning of civilization's existence. It's fair to say that the morale of humanity on Earth has plummeted to an all-time low.

A sense of confusion and despondency began to spread among the various races of the Earth Empire. Even the Star Luo people, who were known for their warlike and competitive nature, were unusually silent this time.

The Earth Empire's leadership began to notice the rapid spread of this negative sentiment and immediately organized a nationwide meeting.

Zhou Yuan, who seems to be the savior of humanity every time there is a crisis, has appeared before everyone again.

"Fellow countrymen, I share your feelings right now—heavy, confused, and even desperate. I am also pondering the meaning of civilization and life. I remember back in the Earth Era, Mei Fan, the Chief, and I discussed the meaning of life. Perhaps life truly is a manifestation of God's consciousness."

Since God favors us and invites us closer to Him, we have no reason to refuse His invitation. We must understand that God's invitation is not extended to every civilization. Let us consider those still living in primitive conditions, those still toiling in agriculture, the weaker civilizations oppressed and bullied by powerful ones, and the civilizations still vying for supremacy within their galaxies. In this universe, it seems that civilizations are constantly fighting. In a sense, our universe is mirrored by the dark backdrop of space itself.

If our technology were underdeveloped, we would be easily satisfied. But as we stumble and struggle across galaxies in an attempt to explore the universe, we realize how insignificant we humans are.

An ant gazing at the stars has a different perspective than we do now. This difference stems from our vast experiences. While our understanding of the universe is not yet complete, I believe that as long as every member of our Earth Empire remains steadfast in their beliefs, as confident and proud as before, and as we unite and work together, our Earth Empire will once again reveal the truth about God.

Since this universe is designed as a space for war and testing, even if we can remain uninvolved now, what about the future? If we don't take the lead, I think the fate of our Earth empire will be the same as many other civilizations that have only briefly existed in the universe—either fading into obscurity or being destroyed by other civilizations. That's the cruel reality of this universe.

Given this, what reason do we have to give up our hard-won achievements? We must understand that our current success is the result of the continuous sacrifices and contributions of hundreds of billions of lives. I know that your confusion is not your fault; if anyone is to blame, it's only that the universe is too vast and too cruel.

Fellow countrymen, if you feel confused, let's take a look at what the God who created this universe looks like. Aren't you curious? I certainly am. This God might be a cat who, one day, yawned a few times, and several universes were born.

In this universe, whether it's the Kingdom of Needles or the Great Wall of the Universe, as an intelligent civilization, what we should be most proud of is our thoughts, what we should possess most is our ideals, and what we should realize most is our dreams.

Exploring the entire universe is our dream.

Fellow compatriots, as always, I firmly believe that we will overcome difficulties and continue to move forward, remaining true to our original aspirations and creating new glories.

Although Zhou Yuan's speech did not have an immediate calming effect, many people showed significant improvement under the psychological and drug treatments provided by scientists from the Imperial Academy of Sciences.

The information contained in the "light slices" released by the "Light Child" is very rich, mainly divided into six categories. The first category is an introduction to the Cosmic Great Wall, including its origin, star regions where some Great Walls are distributed, lords, factions, etc. The second category is various tactics and techniques in the Cosmic Great Wall wars. The third category is the teaching of technologies such as communication and navigation, mainly how to achieve communication and rapid travel in the vast space. The fourth category is an introduction to all the selected intelligent civilization companions of the "Matrix Civilization", their civilization characteristics, main weapons directions, etc. The fifth category is information related to the eleven Great Walls of the "Matrix Civilization", including their star regions, Great Wall characteristics, selection criteria for intelligent civilizations, methods for repairing Great Wall errors and cleaning tools, basic standards for maintaining civilization order, etc. The sixth category is the overall mission objectives of the "Matrix" star system Great Wall faction and the current mission allocation of the Earth Empire.

Zhou Yuan and others noticed that the "slice of light" did not mention the dark forces, and they did not know whether the "Matrix Civilization" knew too little about them or for some other reason.

Here, it is necessary to explain the concepts of quadrants and star fields mentioned by the "Matrix Civilization".

The "Matrix Civilization" has mapped the distribution of 423,627 cosmic walls, discovering that these wall chains are distributed across various interfaces of an ellipsoid. If these chains were connected, they would resemble concentric circles of water ripples, all revolving around a common central point. This central point is likely the "singularity" of the Big Bang, and the various interfaces of the ellipsoid represent different light-speed planes. The cosmic ellipsoid has 108 interfaces, or 108 light-speed plane regions, each representing a star field. The closer to the center, the denser the interfaces, the fewer the cosmic walls and galaxies, and the smaller the star field. Using the center of the ellipsoid as the ecliptic center, star fields are labeled from 1 to 108, moving outwards.

To accurately identify each cosmic city, in addition to the star regions (a total of 108 star regions, or 108 light-speed planes), the concepts of quadrants (each quadrant is 5 degrees, for a total of 72 quadrants) and star sectors were introduced. Thus, each cosmic city can be identified using (quadrant, star region, star sector) coordinates; for example, (45, 69, 36) represents the 36th star sector of the 69th star region in the 45th quadrant.

The Earth Empire's first mission is to maintain the order of civilization and resolve conflicts between civilizations. This time, they are being sent to the Armenian Cosmic Wall, the birthplace of the Pandora civilization. This Cosmic Wall is next to the Cosmic Wall of Earth's own universe (the Laniakea Cosmic Wall).

The Milky Way galaxy begins its journey towards the Armenian Cosmic Wall. In a region of dark space, a bright spot disappears, only to reappear in another region, and so on.

The Great Wall of this universe (Laniakea Great Wall) began to transform into a chain of dark light, while the Armenian Great Wall ahead began to brighten, and then stars could be seen, each a supercluster of galaxies, followed by the outlines of numerous galaxies.

The Earth Empire's mission this time targets the Armenian Cosmic Great Wall's Dakole Supercluster and the Stenda Supercluster. Each of these superclusters has its own alliance and numerous advanced civilizations, many of whom are considered "disruptors of order" by the "Matrix Civilization." These "disruptors of order" are, in essence, those engaged in a war between the two supercluster alliances, constantly destroying galaxies and causing considerable trouble for the Armenian Cosmic Great Wall's "Giant Gravitational Source" system's cleanup and repair system. The Dakole and Stenda Superclusters are separated by five galaxy clusters, and the civilizations of both alliances are almost all capable of intergalactic travel. Ultimately, this mission by the Earth Empire can be considered the first major test posed by the "Matrix Civilization" to the Earth Empire.

The Milky Way galaxy began its long-distance journey through Klein space and soon appeared abruptly in the Dakota Supercluster.

After gravitational correction and appropriate adjustments to the force field generator, the Milky Way and the galaxy located at the base of the Dakole Supercluster Alliance became neighbors.

The Earth Empire had already observed this galaxy through the long-range "Gemini Sky Eye." This galaxy was a mechanized world, which the Earth Empire called the Mechanical Galaxy. This was because the galaxy was filled with giant warships and huge machines. In many places, a large number of stars were surrounded by mechanical spheres. These stars powered the huge machines, somewhat like a Dyson sphere, but instead of just one star, four or five hundred stars were surrounded.

In this mechanical galaxy, numerous warships and spaceships of various biological civilizations constantly traverse the interstellar space. Moreover, the Earth Empire has clearly detected strong hyperspace oscillations in the mechanical galaxy and some of its neighboring galaxies.

Although the Earth Empire can now simultaneously block the hyperspace of more than a thousand star systems, it has not blocked the hyperspace of the Mechanical Star System, but is simply waiting quietly for the Mechanical Star System to take action.

When the Milky Way suddenly appeared next to the Mechanical Galaxy, the Mechanical Galaxy was clearly thrown into a panic, but quickly calmed down.

The Earth Empire observed that numerous fleets were busily assembling in various galaxy clusters within the Dakota Supercluster, beginning their intergalactic journeys to reach and establish settlements in galaxies surrounding the Milky Way. Some of these intergalactic fleets were even utilizing positive energy supplied by stars, somewhat similar to the Earth Empire's stellar-scale "Halo Gardens."