Chapter 930: Natural Phenomena |
[T/N: The author made a mistake in which type of logic weapon the dark star civ possesses, It’s acknowledged and corrected in a few chapters but I’ve fixed it here now.]
In his heart, Xiao Yu had always attached great importance to the Logic Weapon possessed by the Dark Star Civilization. In fact, in Xiao Yu’s strategic arrangements, most of his resources were being used to deal with this Logic Weapon, while only a comparatively small portion was used to deal with the Dark Star Civilization itself. Yes, Xiao Yu had never really regarded the Dark Star Civilization as important. What Xiao Yu truly valued was only the first type of philosophical weapon.
But Xiao Yu had truly not expected that before the war had even officially begun, he would already encounter a problem laid out for him by the Logic Weapon. The Central Black Hole was certainly here, yet no matter what he did, he could not find it. Apart from a Logic Weapon, Xiao Yu did not believe the Dark Star Civilization had the ability to produce such an effect.
“So then… how am I supposed to find the Central Black Hole?” Xiao Yu silently pondered this question.
What appeared before Xiao Yu was an empty stretch of cosmic space. The most violent phase of the explosion had already passed, and because this area had been nothing but empty space, with no stellar bodies at all, this explosive test settled down faster than any of Xiao Yu’s previous ones. Under the healing ability of the main universe itself, this place was rapidly recovering its calm. Through it, Xiao Yu once again saw the stars in the distance. The violent explosion had destroyed all matter within this region of starry sky, so after it calmed down, this place became even clearer. It was a nearly pure black darkness. Aside from the shining stars, there was nothing here at all. Yet Xiao Yu knew that the Central Black Hole was hidden somewhere in this place, and that he could not find it.
“Analyzing according to the intelligence currently available, the most likely cause of this situation is the Logic Weapon. Then I will analyze it on the assumption that the Dark Star Civilization used a Logic Weapon. At present it is known that what the Dark Star Civilization possesses is the first type of philosophical weapon, and after a result has been designated by the first type of philosophical weapon, it requires a process of realization. That requires an executor. I myself once served as the executor of a Logic Weapon. Then by what execution mechanism did the Logic Weapon achieve the goal of hiding the Central Black Hole?”
Xiao Yu tried to reconstruct the process by which the Central Black Hole disappeared. The Logic Weapon possessed by the Dark Star Civilization was, after all, not the first type of philosophical weapon. The first type of philosophical weapon could create a result without requiring a cause, but the second required a cause. If Xiao Yu found the cause, then he could use the same mechanism to find the Central Black Hole.
“There are two possibilities for this execution mechanism. One, in this event, the universe itself is the executor, which means it used certain ‘natural phenomena’ to achieve this goal. Two, the executor is some advanced civilization, and that advanced civilization used some technology I have not yet understood to achieve this goal. If it is the first possibility, then I still have hope of winning. If it is the second possibility… then I have no hope. Because natural phenomena can be reproduced, but advanced civilizations cannot be controlled.”
“But with further analysis, the possibility that the executor in this event is an advanced civilization is not great. Because this is the battlefield between the Spokesperson and the rebels. The two camps already agreed to send only one Level 8 Civilization each to participate in the war. Under such circumstances, the Rebel Alliance is unlikely to send another Level 8 Civilization to intervene in this war. The reason is simple. If they send another Level 8 Civilization to intervene, then the Spokesperson camp could do the same. Hm? I wonder whether the music civilization’s help to me counts as intervening in this war?”
“There is no definite answer to this question. The probabilities of it counting or not counting are about three to seven. That ratio is still worth me trying. I hope the executor in this event is the universe itself and not an advanced civilization…” Xiao Yu silently thought to himself.
Xiao Yu began conducting a meticulous survey of this region of space, trying to find some kind of ‘natural phenomenon’ designated by causality. According to the realization mechanism of the Logic Weapon possessed by the Dark Star Civilization, if the executor was the universe itself, then it was precisely these ‘natural phenomena’ that caused the disappearance of the Central Black Hole. Such a natural phenomenon would certainly be extremely rare, extremely scarce, because Xiao Yu had never encountered such a phenomenon in any of the many other galaxies he had passed through. Nor did Xiao Yu’s physical theory system contain any theory that permitted such a phenomenon to occur. This was the difference between this galaxy and the others, and by analyzing this difference, Xiao Yu could achieve his goal, if it truly existed.
Xiao Yu’s many detectors carried out detailed observations around the void left behind after the disappearance of the Central Black Hole, as well as around those stellar bodies on the periphery of the Central Black Hole that were still under its gravitational influence. Xiao Yu carefully measured the spatial curvature here, gravitational fluctuations, stellar luminosity, structure, whether they had been affected by some accidental influence, matter density, temperature, and so on, trying to find even a trace of a clue within this vast sea of data.
But the result disappointed Xiao Yu deeply. All the stellar bodies here, all the space here, all the data, seemed completely normal to Xiao Yu, without the slightest sign of abnormality. This once again threw Xiao Yu into confusion.
“Perhaps my direction of searching is wrong.” Xiao Yu silently thought. “The natural phenomenon I inferred may have nothing to do with these surrounding stellar bodies and space.”
After this path was blocked, Xiao Yu tried to find a solution by other means.
“Since I cannot find traces through direct observation, then perhaps finding a solution through logic may be a feasible path.” Xiao Yu thought. “Then now I need to complete a logical deduction. What sort of thing is most likely to be capable of affecting a giant with a mass of tens of billions of solar masses?”
“In other words, what thing existing in this galaxy could have the power to affect the Central Black Hole?”
This was a very simple question, and precisely because it was simple, it seemed even stranger in the current situation. The logic here was very simple. For example, if a mountain collapsed, when thinking about what could have caused the mountain to collapse, would you suspect an ant?
The power of one ant was far too small. Even one billion or ten billion ants could not cause a mountain to collapse. When thinking about this problem, you would only consider sources of force that matched the event of ‘mountain collapse,’ such as an earthquake or an asteroid impact. Simply put, the power of an ant does not match the event of a mountain collapsing.
But in all the places Xiao Yu could see, in this entire galaxy, Xiao Yu truly could not find any force that matched the event of ‘Central Black Hole disappearance.’ A supernova explosion is violent enough, right? But compared with the power of the Central Black Hole, it is hardly worth mentioning. Neutron star collisions are violent enough, right? But they too do not reach the level of affecting the Central Black Hole. A black hole devouring a star? Stellar collisions? Photodecay, or pair-instability supernovae? None of them work. None of these things work. Compared with the Central Black Hole, they are still far too weak.
Xiao Yu’s gaze carefully searched through this vast galaxy, trying to find that immense force he had inferred, the one hidden somewhere in this galaxy that could affect the Central Black Hole. But Xiao Yu was disappointed. Before his eyes were countless stars. Among these countless stars, there were certainly innumerable extreme stellar bodies hidden away, but their level of power, by comparison, was still too weak.
Xiao Yu could not find anything in this galaxy that might have been the culprit behind the event of the ‘Central Black Hole disappearance.’ Perhaps the thing that caused the Central Black Hole to disappear had always been the Central Black Hole itself. This possibility was not impossible. If that were truly the case, then this path too would be blocked for Xiao Yu.
“So this path also does not work?” Xiao Yu sighed inwardly. “Perhaps the music civilization’s help to me really does count as intervention in this war, and the thing that caused the Central Black Hole to disappear really was some Level 8 Civilization. Even if it was not an advanced civilization taking action, it might also be the influence of the Central Black Hole itself. Those are the only possibilities. Aside from these three possibilities, what else could affect something as enormous as the Central Black Hole of a galaxy?”
Xiao Yu felt as though his thinking had entered a dead end. And in the midst of this constant thinking and experimentation, several hundred years had already passed.
Under Xiao Yu’s gaze, the war between the two Level 8 Civilizations was still continuing. As always, Xiao Yu did not know the state of the situation between them, nor did he know who held the upper hand. The conditions and Rules there remained as chaotic as ever. Xiao Yu knew that if the Level 8 Civilization on the Spokesperson’s side won, then even if he failed, the overall situation would still not be affected. But Xiao Yu was unwilling to accept that. His own victory would help improve Chen Mo’s standing within the Spokesperson camp, and that was very important to Xiao Yu.
At the same time, there was another reason, and that was Xiao Yu’s pride.
“As the one and only unique lifeform in the universe, what problem could possibly defeat me? Since you have made your move, how could I possibly fail to break it?” Xiao Yu thought.
At this moment, Xiao Yu’s heart suddenly stirred. Because Xiao Yu had thought of another possibility.
“In this Feiyuan Galaxy, there really is a force hidden that is powerful enough to rival the Central Black Hole… All right, I have found you.”