Chapter 229 "Sacrifice"
【Hello, the area you are close to now is—Delta Shelter】
【Refugees please enter the shelter in an orderly manner from the designated area, and all hostile behavior is prohibited during the process】
【This place is protected by the "Continuor Fleet", the security alert level is: highest】
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A series of signals that are already familiar to some galactic civilizations are being played cyclically in this special galaxy.
All spaceships passing by here can receive signals with the same content, and all intellectual life except the "unexpected enemy" is also welcome here.
As early as the outbreak of the "Civilization Destroyer" crisis, the "Delta Sanctuary" appeared in front of the galactic civilization.
One of the several "refuge areas" pointed out by the "Guardian" at the time was this "Delta Shelter".
Due to the difference in the actual interstellar position, there were only a few refugees who were able to use the hyperspace engine to rush to this shelter under the threat of the "civilization destroyer".
But among all the refugees returning from the asylum, they all praised how beautiful this ring world designed for "asylum" is.
Just like the "Epsilon Shelter" that Li Wenyuan first obtained, the "Delta Shelter" was designed according to the specifications of the "Epsilon Shelter" at the beginning of its construction.
In addition to accommodating a huge population of the galaxy, this huge ring world also has various production facilities. It is not difficult to accommodate the overall life and development of civilization.
The underground of the ring world is also full of planetary fragments that have been dismantled and used to fill the base, and the resources needed for the development of early civilizations are also available.
Even the vegetation here has been specially cultivated, and the rhizomes are rich in nutrients and edible.
Even if the civilization of the ring world has degenerated to the primitive era, sufficient food sources can enable the civilization of the primitive era to progress rapidly, and rely on the facilities on the ring world to return to the interstellar again.
It can be said that the ring world is not only a powerful booster for interstellar civilization, but also the cradle of primitive civilization. It is a versatile giant building, and every civilization wishes to have as many ring worlds in their hands as possible.
However, the cost of such a huge structure like the Ring World is not cheap. In addition to the "Ring World Shell" that requires an astronomical alloy to build, it is also time-consuming to transport the planets used for filling.
Even if the theory of building a ring world has matured, not many galactic civilizations will build such a "face project".
After all, the "spectacle" takes time and effort, and the effect is not immediate.
They are more inclined to "pie in the sky", looking for unowned ring worlds in the galaxy, and then taking them as their own.
Such behavior is not without success. There was an interstellar war involving dozens of civilizations, and the cause was an almost destroyed ring world without an owner.
Most sections of that ring world have been damaged or even destroyed, only a small section still retains its original function, and even this small section is enough to attract **** storms.
However, the ring world used by the "guardians" to provide them with "refuge" is a complete ring world.
Not only that, judging from the locations of other "shelters" mentioned in the "Aid Announcement", there is more than one such ring world.
In order to ensure that civilization can be passed on even if it fails, basically all civilizations send a fire to the "Guardian"'s "Sanctuary" area.
Betting on long positions is also a compulsory course for civilizations to escape. In addition to the fire sent to the "Guardian", each civilization is also carrying out its own "fire plan".
Including secretly hiding in the underground of some ordinary planets, it is expected to live underground for at least thousands of years until it survives the crisis.
As for those who are still sticking to the civilized position, they are frantically absorbing the knowledge of the "Guardian", trying to use this to overcome the crisis, and at the same time preparing to soar into the sky after the crisis is over.
But time seems to be running out. The abnormal fleet mobilization of the "Guardian" and "Accidental Enemy" finally let them see some kind of "end".
"Emergency, the route that was frequently attacked in the past is suddenly calm! The hostile signals on the star map are also disappearing rapidly!"
"But this is not an evacuation, it seems that the 'unexpected enemy' is gathering scattered fleets, and they may have changed their war strategy!"
A large amount of information is passed across the distance of the galaxy to the decision makers of each civilization.
"Accidental Enemy" put an end to this carpet-like "purification" policy, the reason is still unknown, it may be that it is not efficient enough, or it may be to concentrate its forces to deal with someone who has been hindering it.
The feeling of the imminent war is like a time bomb surrounding the head of the galactic civilization, and the sense of tranquility before the storm is intensifying.
The civilizations once again frantically absorbed knowledge and tried to use half-baked ship technology to build their own interstellar warships.
The "Guardian Fleet" stationed in the parent galaxy stayed in the distance as if unaffected, and did not follow the fleet's mobilization. It seems that for them, stationing here is the most important thing.
Time passed day by day, and the Milky Way was calm as if there was no crisis. However, the territory of the "unexpected enemy" that was constantly reddening on the star map reminded us that we were still in crisis. Enemy" remains unresolved.
Under the increasingly dignified atmosphere, a certain purple-red mark finally appeared in the star map again.
"Report, the reappearance of the 'unexpected enemy' fleet has been detected! According to the route prediction... the target is the 'shelter'!"
After obtaining the magical anti-high mobility natural disaster weapon "Superlight Inhibitor" through the "Guardian", almost all civilizations have installed similar equipment in the galaxies under their jurisdiction to prevent "accidental enemies" Use the means of jumping to carry out "beheading operations" everywhere.
Now the "unexpected enemy" must use the "hyperspace" method if they want to approach their galaxy.
After hearing the content report, the representatives in the "Star Sea Community" felt a little strange about this information, because it was different from what they predicted.
They thought that the "unexpected enemy" would concentrate its forces to erode the galactic civilization bit by bit, and the "shelter" is currently the least likely place to be attacked.
Although the fire seeds of various civilizations are gathered here in name, in fact the population there is really limited, and some hesitant civilizations did not send the fire seeds here.
The fires gathered here in the entire galaxy are not even one-thousandth of the number of a civilized group, far less than the number of people who are still sticking to the civilized position.
"The 'Unexpected Enemy' made such a big noise, it's absolutely impossible to just attack the shelter! I don't think its real target is there. What else is there near the 'shelter'?"
"There..." A representative seemed to know the situation in the galaxy accompanying "Shelter", and then his face changed slightly:
"...In addition to the 'shelter', there is a huge super giant structure with unknown functions nearby... As far as I know, the galaxy where the giant structure is located is called the 'Central Processing Unit' by the 'Guardian'!"
Hearing this remark, not only the speaker's face changed, but all the observers unconsciously had their hearts beat a beat.
"If I remember correctly... the 'Guardian' seems to be using the incomplete 4% of computing power to coordinate the overall situation, right? If the 'Central Processing Unit' is destroyed..."
"...At best, the 'Guardian' will leave us forever, just like the cycle of life and death. At worst...he may go berserk because the processor is destroyed, using more extreme methods than 'Accidental Enemy' way to wipe out all enemies."
"—Then what about the Guardian's fleet? Obviously, the Unexpected Enemy tried to force the Guardian to fight it by destroying the central processing unit. Where did the main force of the Guardian go at this time?"
Someone was constantly wondering until the signal in the star chart changed again.
"The signal of the 'Guardian' fleet has been found! They have appeared in..."
The leader hurriedly checked the status of the star chart, and then his voice was interrupted for a while, before continuing as if he had seen something incredible:
"They are approaching the core star fields of the four 'accidental enemies'! Just as the 'accidental enemy' tried to destroy his processor to stop him, he is also planning to use a similar method to stop the 'accidental enemy'! "
Immediately, someone immediately followed up and asked: "Why did the 'Guardian' adopt such a risky method? The defensive side should always be the one that has the upper hand, shouldn't it?"
At this time, someone who had been silent from the beginning finally spoke:
“…Because there are not enough troops.”
His words attracted attention and silenced the hall.
"This time there are more 'Unexpected Enemy' fleets than we have ever seen before, so many that I even suspect that such a number of fleets is actually the trump card of the 'Unexpected Enemy'."
"Didn't you find out? The Guardian's fleet is always attrition, but we have never seen his dock. Maybe his fleet has only been so large since the beginning."
"Until now, it has been unable to contend with the 'unexpected enemy', and can only adopt risky means."
"I think, what I mean, you all understand, right?"
His eyes are extremely sharp, and he seems to see through the thoughts of everyone in the field.
At this time, the warships of the "Guardians" stationed on their respective civilization home planets still remained silent.
It seems that the crisis of the "central processing unit" is still not as good as their responsibilities. Even if this body is about to perish, it must be "protected" until the last moment.
(end of this chapter)