Chapter 924: Do Not Let Her Down |
Listening to the music civilization quietly singing here, Xiao Yu felt as though a blade of grass were sprouting in his heart. It gradually put forth tender pink shoots, and under the gentle spring breeze and warm sunlight, it was growing vigorously.
Xiao Yu knew the name of this blade of grass. It was called hope. It was like the music of heaven. Under the soothing comfort of this sound and intent, Xiao Yu noticed many crying voices coming through the Blue Specter Civilization’s communication channels. But this was not a bad thing. This crying was not the same as the crying of the intelligent lifeforms of the extreme stellar body civilization after being attacked by the music civilization. This was crying that vented the despair they had felt before. Once that emotion was released, the Blue Specter Civilization would recover its spirit and strive to build its tomorrow.
“According to the understanding of civilizations below Level 7, it means that the Blue Specter Civilization’s Luck Value has been reversed. The song of the music civilization had the same effect as that book in the Pegasus Civilization. An autobiography could lift the Pegasus Civilization’s spirits, and a song of hope could also give the Blue Specter Civilization the courage to keep struggling onward.” Xiao Yu pondered silently.
“The music civilization is probably already one of the most supreme existences in this universe… They have no physical bodies, and I do not even know how I would attack them. Their survivability must be extremely formidable. Although they are an interest-based civilization, they possess the ability to control hearts and minds. Intelligent life, no, it may not even be limited to intelligent lifeforms. Even non-intelligent lifeforms are very likely to be affected by them. They have already departed from the simple and brutal level, and instead grasp the fate of a civilization from a deeper level…”
“I wonder how many existences as powerful as the music civilization still exist in this universe?” Xiao Yu was thinking about this question. Xiao Yu knew that there certainly would be some.
The song of hope gradually came to an end, and the music civilization’s mood seemed to rise again. “Helping other civilizations is also very beneficial to us. That is why we hate slaughter and like peace and beautiful things.”
“We can feel the fire of hope burning in our hearts. To us, the darkness of the future no longer fills us with fear, but instead only makes us want to conquer it. Yes, just as you sang, suffering will eventually pass. Hope is quietly brewing within suffering. If we give up ahead of time ourselves, then we should not expect fate to continue standing on our side. Great music civilization, thank you.” At this moment, the Blue Specter Civilization sent out a message.
Their fleet was still battered, but Xiao Yu seemed to see some light emerging from those ruined ships. Xiao Yu knew that the Blue Specter Civilization was already different from how it had been a few minutes ago.
“Continue recuperating within this galaxy. You too will gradually grow and eventually step into higher realms. Do not worry about the matters of the Divine Ark Civilization and Pegasus Civilization. Leave them to me to resolve…” Xiao Yu said.
“I should leave as well.” Xiao Yu said. “Those matters in the Feiyuan Galaxy are still waiting for me to deal with. Will you go there with me?”
From the depths of his heart, Xiao Yu very much hoped that the music civilization could travel with him. The power of the music civilization was beyond question. With such a powerful helper, even if he had to face the second type of philosophical weapon or other powerful civilizations, Xiao Yu would still have the courage to resist. The Feiyuan Galaxy involved the struggle of the universe’s three major forces. Heaven knew how dangerous it would be there.
If the Divine Ark Civilization and Pegasus Civilization had not gone to the Feiyuan Galaxy, Xiao Yu might even have given up the idea of going there. But the Divine Ark Civilization and Pegasus Civilization had already gone, so Xiao Yu had to make this trip.
“We have our own matters. The road ahead can only be walked by you yourself.” the music civilization said. “We will not travel with you. This incident is also a test for you. We hope you will not let our civilization down, and do not let… down.”
After saying ‘we hope you will not let our civilization down,’ the music civilization seemed to say the name of another existence. But it seemed that the music civilization intentionally concealed this name, so Xiao Yu had no way of knowing who it referred to.
Xiao Yu felt somewhat puzzled, but he did not ask the music civilization any further. Because Xiao Yu knew that if the music civilization did not want to say it, then asking would be useless. Along with his puzzlement, Xiao Yu also felt somewhat disappointed. But the music civilization’s refusal to go with him was also within Xiao Yu’s expectations.
Xiao Yu replied, “Thank you for all the help you have given me along this road. You have allowed me to witness the breadth of mind and bearing that a great civilization ought to have. No matter what your choice is, I will thank you sincerely from the bottom of my heart. I am leaving now. The earlier I arrive, the less danger the Divine Ark Civilization and Pegasus Civilization will face. At the same time, since the enemy is doing everything it can to block my advance, then whether from the strategic level or the emotional level, I cannot let them succeed.”
The music civilization sighed softly. Xiao Yu sensed that the music civilization seemed to be considering a question, and this question seemed very difficult for them to decide. The music civilization remained silent, and Xiao Yu also remained silent, quietly waiting.
After a long while, the music civilization said, “There are some things that perhaps you should know now.”
Xiao Yu remained silent and said nothing, only listening quietly here.
“Among the universe’s three major forces, the rebels, the Guardian of the Way, and the Spokesperson, only the Guardian of the Way is an independent existence. In fact, we do not know whether the Guardian of the Way is an intelligent lifeform civilization or a single-entity civilization, but we do know that they are independent. They are not like the rebels and the Spokesperson, who have many constituent civilizations.”
Xiao Yu’s heart stirred slightly.
“Can you understand these things?” the music civilization said. “Which camp a civilization chooses to join is based on its own interests. If joining the Rebel Alliance will bring sufficient benefits, then they will join the rebel camp. If joining the Spokesperson camp will bring sufficient benefits, then they may betray the Rebel Alliance and join the Spokesperson camp instead. The joining of new members will indeed increase the camp’s power, but if they cannot be effectively integrated into the camp, then they will also become a drag on the camp.”
Xiao Yu nodded silently and said, “I can understand these things. You are trying to tell me that neither the Spokesperson camp nor the rebel camp is a solid monolith, right?”
“Yes.” the music civilization said. “We do not know what the internal situation of the Rebel Alliance is like. But I can reveal some of the situation within the Spokesperson camp. Within the Spokesperson camp, there are existences friendly to you, and there are also existences that would like nothing more than to see you destroyed immediately. After all, you were born from the Completion Plan of the Guardian of the Way, and the Guardian of the Way is our enemy.”
“According to normal thinking, the Spokesperson camp should destroy you by any means necessary. But the nominal highest leader of the Spokesperson camp, the Spokesperson, overruled all objections. Under enormous pressure, she vetoed the proposal to destroy you, and even used her remaining direct forces to secretly give you help. This brought a very bad influence to the entire camp. If the Spokesperson had not led our camp to turn the tables in an attack from the Guardian of the Way that was almost certainly fatal, and stabilized her position through that event, then the Spokesperson might already have been destroyed by the internal chaos within the camp.”
As the music civilization slowly recounted this, Xiao Yu felt as though a block of ice had grown inside his heart, cold to the bone.
At this moment, Xiao Yu finally understood what the so-called ‘the invigilator fell asleep’ incident while he was still in the Milky Way Galaxy, as well as the event where the spatial lifeform accepted a commission to bring him a necktie, had really been about.
Chen Mo was the Spokesperson. And because Chen Mo bore goodwill toward him within the Spokesperson camp, she endured enormous pressure inside the camp, and the power she could use to help him was very limited. But even in such circumstances, she had not forgotten him. She had not forgotten me…
The music civilization lightly said, ‘turned the tables in an attack from the Guardian of the Way that was almost certainly fatal.’ It was only a single sentence, yet Xiao Yu could imagine how much danger was hidden behind that sentence. Even Chen Mo had believed she was almost certainly going to die, so she had sent him the 90s Model Spaceship and Zhang Shengya. But in the end she turned the tables, and so she once again used what little power she had to send Xiao Yu that necktie, as well as the spatial lifeform that tried to destroy the Sweepers Civilization in order to help Xiao Yu.
“The Spokesperson had a period of living together with you. We know about this matter. And we find it hard to imagine that simply because of a relationship in a low-level civilization, it could continue for such a long time. Perhaps we still do not understand this kind of feeling deeply enough.” The music civilization sighed and said, “The Spokesperson should originally have been born in the Moluton Civilization, but for some unknown reason was born in Earth Civilization instead, and in the end met you. We are a benevolent civilization, so we have risked ourselves to tell you these things. Xiao Yu, the responsibility you bear is not only your own future. You must know that within the camp, the Spokesperson’s gaze is also fixed on you at all times. Her life is not easy. You… do not let her down.”