Chapter 918: They Started Fighting |
“The last time we saw an extreme stellar body civilization was about three hundred million years ago. It was a Level 8 extreme stellar body civilization that possessed Black Hole War Stars. Because they attempted to kill members of our music civilization, we destroyed them… However, the combat power of war-related civilizations cannot be underestimated. In that war, our music civilization also suffered very serious losses.” The music civilization continued speaking lightly beside Xiao Yu, seeming no more disturbed than if it were saying what it had eaten yesterday. “By comparison, civilizations of the space direction are much more common, and their combat power differs quite a lot from that of extreme stellar body civilizations. In this war, the warships of these space civilizations probably cannot be preserved.”
Xiao Yu’s mind immediately began surging. Hidden beneath the first half of the music civilization’s words, Xiao Yu almost did not even hear the second half. In Xiao Yu’s mind, the music civilization’s seemingly offhand words kept echoing, “Because they attempted to kill members of our music civilization, we destroyed them… Because they attempted to kill members of our music civilization, we destroyed them…”
First, Xiao Yu confirmed one thing. Only a Level 8 extreme stellar body civilization could indeed possess Black Hole War Stars. From this point of view, the extreme stellar body civilization before him was undoubtedly still at the Level 7 tier, because Xiao Yu had not discovered any black holes in this region of space. But… was the music civilization not an interest-based civilization? Interest-based civilizations also possessed such powerful combat strength? They had actually destroyed a Level 8 extreme stellar body civilization?
Xiao Yu’s first reaction was that this music civilization was boasting. Among the interest-based civilizations Xiao Yu had encountered, the microscopic civilization and the Architectural Civilization were practically useless in war. Compared to Xiao Yu, they were like infants who had only just learned to walk. Why should the music civilization be so different?
But the music civilization also seemed to have no reason to lie or boast.
“If choosing rebellion turns one into a Level 9 Civilization, then in terms of technology, there seems to be no difference in strength between a Level 8 Civilization and a Level 9 Civilization. A Level 8 Civilization is already one of the peak existences in this universe. Perhaps the music civilization truly does have some hidden method. Three hundred million years ago… the history of this music civilization really is ancient enough.” Xiao Yu thought silently. “It is just that what means would they use to wage war? That really is hard to imagine.”
As if sensing Xiao Yu’s doubt, the music civilization gave a faint sigh. “In this universe, spreading all beautiful things, love and justice, as well as peace and trust, is what we wish to do. Aside from destroying a extreme stellar body civilization that had already fallen into madness about three hundred million years ago, in the three hundred million years since then, no member of our civilization has killed any life-form again. So, Xiao Yu, you will probably not have the chance to witness our civilization’s strength in war.”
Xiao Yu smiled faintly and did not continue dwelling on this point.
At this time, Xiao Yu turned his attention once again to this region of space, to the nearly ten million warships of the Technological Civilization surrounded by those several hundred thousand extreme stellar bodies.
Xiao Yu had a very familiar feeling. The design of these warships was absolutely unlike that of any Technological Civilization warships he already knew. But in certain details, Xiao Yu still found traces of familiarity, such as in the design of some protruding gun turret, or in a certain curve on the hull…
“The warships of this civilization bear the traces of the Divine Ark Civilization and the Pegasus Civilization.” Xiao Yu thought silently. “Their style is more like a construction style that fused the strengths of the two civilizations together. This civilization must definitely have some connection with the Divine Ark Civilization or the Pegasus Civilization. But the possibility that they themselves are the Pegasus Civilization or the Divine Ark Civilization is not high.”
Within the enormous building of the Architectural Civilization, Xiao Yu had once discovered the planet he had transformed for Zhang Shengya. From this, Xiao Yu could make a judgment that the Divine Ark Civilization, the Pegasus Civilization, Zhang Shengya, and the Arrow Beast most likely had not died in the earth-shattering reversal of the entire galaxy. The existence hidden deep behind him, the one that had always been helping him, and which was inferred to most likely belong to the Spokesperson’s side, may have secretly acted and already rescued them before the entire galaxy was reversed. The importance of the Divine Ark Civilization and the Pegasus Civilization to Xiao Yu naturally needed no explanation. Now, by chance, he had once again discovered traces of those two civilizations in this Level 7 Civilization. How could Xiao Yu not be excited?
But Xiao Yu did not act rashly. Just because there were certain similarities did not mean the Divine Ark Civilization and the Pegasus Civilization had ever had benevolent contact with this current civilization, just as with Xiao Yu and the microscopic civilization. Xiao Yu had basically exterminated the microscopic civilization and integrated their technology, so if one looked carefully enough, one could in fact also find certain traces of the microscopic civilization in Xiao Yu’s warships.
“Let me first observe the situation here.” Xiao Yu thought silently. “One Neutron War Star means nothing to me, but if tens of thousands gather together, that still puts quite great pressure on me. Even if a Neutron War Star is only equivalent to one of my Star-Class battleships, I do not have tens of thousands of Star-Class battleships.”
“About one thousand years ago, you told me that you would wait for me in this galaxy. Now I have successfully broken through the restrictions of the Logic Weapon and arrived here. Can you tell me why you wanted to wait for me here?” Xiao Yu asked the music civilization beside him.
The music civilization did not directly answer this question, but instead said, “Have you grasped the mystery of how to resist a Logic Weapon?”
“Yes.” Xiao Yu replied. “At least I already know the method for resisting the third type of Logic Weapon. Since it is a logical attack, then one must seek a way to break it at the level of logic. But I do not know whether this method of breaking it has any use against the first and second types of Logic Weapon. Especially the second type of Logic Weapon, it actually has neither logic nor causality at all. How am I supposed to use logic against it?”
“The second type of Logic Weapon will not be used against you.” The music civilization spoke in a strange rhythm. “The Rebel Alliance still hopes to rely on that weapon to deal with the Guardian of the Way. Would it not be too wasteful to use it against you?”
Xiao Yu’s heart gave a slight start. This was the first time Xiao Yu had heard of the method by which the three great powers of the universe fought one another. Very clearly, what the music civilization referred to at this moment as the second type of Logic Weapon was one of the tools used by both sides in their struggle. If that was so, Xiao Yu indeed had no need to worry about encountering that most terrifying Logic Weapon. Just as an ant need never worry that one day it will be bombed with a nuclear weapon.
“As for the first type of Logic Weapon that you will encounter… with your current understanding of Logic Weapon, go find a way to deal with it yourself.” The music civilization said as if singing. “These words are only an extra gift for you. The real reason I waited for you here is only one. I accepted a commission to deliver a sentence to you. The commissioner told me that if you could break through the restrictions of logic and arrive here within the designated time, then I could tell you this sentence.”
“What sentence?” Xiao Yu’s mind suddenly tensed.
“Mm… the meaning of this sentence is very strange. It seems to employ many indirect references and substitutions. Without relevant background material, we also have no way to fully grasp its meaning. We can only repeat it to you exactly.” The music civilization said, “This sentence is as follows. Can you understand its meaning? Mm, I live at the headwaters of the Yangtze River, the king lives at the tail of the Yangtze River. Every day I think of the king but cannot see the king, yet we drink the waters of the Yangtze together…”
Xiao Yu’s entire spirit seemed to draw into a single point. Only after the music civilization had completely repeated it did Xiao Yu let out a somewhat lost sigh.
“Do you understand the meaning of this sentence?” the music civilization asked. “Is it describing love? Is the Yangtze River some river on a planet, or some sort of long, strip-like life-form? Why is this person a king? …”
“I know the meaning of this sentence.” Xiao Yu said somewhat sadly. “In this sentence, the character ‘jun’ does not mean king. It means ‘you.’”
Slowly, Xiao Yu recited the poem.
“I live at the head of the Yangtze River, you live at the tail of the Yangtze River… I only wish your heart were like mine…”
“Although we do not know what this really means, it seems to have quite a certain charm to it. I represent our civilization in deciding that our civilization will adapt this sentence into a song, because we sense that this sentence will be an excellent vehicle for spreading love.” the music civilization said.
“Who entrusted you to pass this sentence on to me?” Xiao Yu asked. “Is it the one you called… the Spokesperson?”
“Not to be spoken, not to be spoken.” the music civilization said slowly. “Aside from passing this sentence on to you, we know nothing else, and there is no need for you to ask us. If matters proceed smoothly, you should very soon know the answer. Mm, look, this extreme stellar body civilization and this space civilization have already started fighting.”