Chapter 821: Lingering on the Brink! (4)
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Every name of the Empire sparkled, displayed in a dazzling array, leaving Su Chen momentarily dazzled.
Tens of thousands of Empires—what does that even mean?
In other words, in the vast expanse of the Large Galaxy once controlled by humans, there were tens of thousands of Empires, occupying a significant portion of the universe.
After searching for a while, Su Chen finally found the name of the Radiant Empire. This Empire seemed to be on the edge of the Human Frontline at that time, engaging in battles every day, explaining why its strength had grown.
"Alice, directly search for the Milky Way system on the Star Map."
Su Chen was curious about what the Empires in the Milky Way system were called before. After Alice carefully searched, to Su Chen's disbelief, she couldn't find anything!
"How is that possible!" Su Chen couldn't believe it. He searched himself and indeed found no existence of the Milky Way system.
The Milky Way system is easily recognizable—a long stretch across the Large Galaxy, unique and unparalleled.
Soon, Alice proposed an idea: "Could it be that humans later occupied other Large Galaxies, giving rise to the Milky Way system? Since we haven't found the existence of the Qiluo Civilization on this Star Map, it indicates that the Milky Way system may either be an earlier Large Galaxy taken over by cosmic races and later reclaimed by humans."
"Or it is a completely new galaxy conquered by humans in a subsequent Large Galaxy."
Su Chen considered this possibility; indeed, humans couldn't have been on the defensive forever. There must have been times when they took the initiative. Once they occupied a Large Galaxy, after a long period of propagation, that Large Galaxy would become a human territory—the Milky Way system might have originated in this way.
After examining the Star Map, is the next step gossiping?
No!
Su Chen wasn't interested in gossip, but he was very interested in a diary stored inside.
It was a diary recorded by the Commander of the initial Base, detailing many events, mainly the war between humans and cosmic races.
March 9, 1999, clear skies.
Our Empire's front line achieved great success, repelling a surprise attack from the Dark God clan. This time, the overall Commander will undoubtedly receive high-ranking rewards, and we lower-ranking Commanders will surely have our share of rewards. Finally, we can indulge a bit, haha!
August 7, 2000, overcast.
They're dead, all of them. The overall Commander, my best comrade-in-arms—they're all dead!
Damn traitor. If not for him, how could the front line collapse? Who could have thought he would be a traitor? He used to be my idol!!!
November 2, 2005, heavy snow.
How long will these days continue? I don't know. Can the Empire really win?
Even the Empire's Knight Commander has fallen. Is it sheer luck that someone like me, at the Small Galaxy level, has managed to survive until now?
The diary is intermittent, not recorded every day. There are gaps of several years between some entries, mostly recorded once or twice a year.
The diary doesn't have explicit years and eras mentioned at the beginning, which is not surprising. The time span is too vast, and most entries use common years.
As Su Chen reads on, he furrows his brow. From the diary, it's evident that the Radiant Empire collapsed due to a traitor, providing an opportunity for the enemy to exploit, possibly even breaching the heart of the Radiant Empire.
The Commander writing the diary was fortunate, managing to survive and escape to the rear, eventually becoming the Commander of this Base.
Originally, they were preparing for the upcoming battles, where survival seemed uncertain. Unexpectedly, during this critical time, they encountered a sudden, chaotic temporal region and were directly transported to the Milky Way of this era.
All the people inside disappeared during the transit, leaving only the Base and a large surrounding piece of land, fortunately preserved.
On the last page of the diary, there is a sentence: "Humanity, only lingering on the brink, we never knew how powerful the alien races truly were."
Su Chen furrows his brow; he also senses that humanity, from the tens of thousands of Empires back then, has gradually weakened, surviving now only by a thread. What's most peculiar is that it seems the high-ranking humans intentionally didn't let news of the front line spread, leaving many Empires unaware of humanity's current situation. Is this intentional, or is it unintentional?
Regarding artificial intelligence, Su Chen decides to leave it aside temporarily. With Alice around, it won't cause any trouble.
He plans to turn this piece of land into a new Milky Way Base, fully controlling the Milky Way in his hands!
"Have you checked the origin and destination of the Milky Way?" Su Chen suddenly thinks of this.
Since it's a river, it must have an origin. Su Chen can't imagine what the source of such a long river looks like.
At this moment, Libra, who hasn't spoken, wears a helpless expression. "After taking over the Milky Way crossing, Yun Ru used the Hyperspace Teleportation Device to go to the source of the Milky Way. However, she said she didn't see anything. It's as if the water of the Milky Way emerges from the void, and she couldn't find its origin. Not only the source, but she also went to the lower reaches of the Milky Way, where she didn't see the direction in which the Milky Way's water flows. The Milky Way's range neatly divides the entire Milky Way system in two."
Su Chen rubs his chin; is the Milky Way so peculiar? Surprisingly, it has no source or destination.
While many cosmic phenomena defy conventional explanation, the Milky Way, such a vast cosmic phenomenon, is probably a special case even in the universe.
Leaving the Milky Way's mystery for later, the issue of the islands resolved, it's time for Su Chen and Leng Yuwei to take a break.
While Su Chen enjoys a pleasant vacation, the Feathered Warbler Empire is engaged in a fierce battle against the Zerg, with both sides fiercely clashing.
Relatively speaking, they prefer battling Zerg in the vastness of space rather than on the surface of planets.
Zerg's combat strength on planetary surfaces is formidable, especially when adept at hiding underground or in dark places, causing significant trouble in clearing them out.
Combined with Zerg's powerful reproductive ability, if even a single Zerg egg is overlooked, it won't take long before the entire planet becomes the dominion of the Zerg.
Black Veil is assisting this Zerg with self-consciousness, gradually enhancing its strength, and the way for Zerg to improve strength is straightforward—eating.
Zerg eats everything, but even if they consume powerful entities, it can't exceed the strength of the Zerg Hive itself. This seems to be a rule that the Zerg Hive has followed all along.
"Our strength has reached its limit; the next step is to eliminate the Brood. Otherwise, if we want to continue strengthening, any abnormality will surely be detected," Black Veil muses on how to quietly take down the Zerg Hive.
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