Chapter 938: Pull It Back |
“At the very least, you are now facing a predicament you seem unable to solve.” Hearing Xiao Yu speak this way, the universe civilization responded in a sinister tone. “Will you beg us or not? If you beg us, we can give you a way to solve it.”
“The problem I am currently facing?” Xiao Yu replied with slight amusement. “If I have understood correctly, you are restricted by the Rules and are not permitted to influence the war of Level 7 Civilizations. If you guide me, then it is certain that the rebels, the macroscopic civilization, will also guide the Dark Star Civilization, and the situation will ultimately spiral completely out of control. So do not try to fool me with such words. Also… do you really think the current situation has stumped me?”
“I have already found a way to solve the current problem.” Xiao Yu said calmly. “No need for your concern.”
What answered Xiao Yu was a somewhat long silence. Just when Xiao Yu almost thought the universe civilization had already left, Xiao Yu received a response from the universe civilization. “Very good, very good. Your performance has exceeded our expectations. Then, Xiao Yu, carry out the mission yourself… However, there is one thing you must not forget. You have already formed enmity with our civilization. After this matter is over, be careful…”
“We will always be watching you from the shadows, Xiao Yu. Be careful. Do not let us find an opportunity and a reason to deal with you…”
This was the universe civilization’s final message. After this message, the universe civilization vanished without a trace. Perhaps they had left, or perhaps they had hidden themselves in the shadows. In any case, the technological level of the universe civilization was higher than Xiao Yu’s. If they wanted to hide, Xiao Yu had no way to find them. But that did not matter. As long as the universe civilization no longer jumped out and created obstacles for Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu was already satisfied.
“How utterly baffling…” Xiao Yu muttered to himself. “They jumped out like lunatics, then disappeared like lunatics… Aside from humiliating yourselves, what did you gain? Why even bother?”
“However, the five-hundred-year limit should be real.” Xiao Yu thought. “Destroy the Central Black Hole within five hundred years? That really is a challenge. For now, I should first resolve the current situation.”
Xiao Yu truly had already found a solution to the current problem, that is, how to destroy the Central Black Hole without entering that three-dimensional universe. During his exchange with the universe civilization, this thought had suddenly emerged in Xiao Yu’s mind. After countless rounds of testing and refinement, Xiao Yu concluded that it was feasible.
Yes, it was that simple. Merely through a shift in thinking at the level of logic, the situation suddenly became entirely different.
It was precisely because Xiao Yu was confident he had found a way to solve the problem that he dared to use such a forceful attitude toward the universe civilization, which was far stronger than himself.
But this method still had certain difficulties that needed to be overcome. For example… how was he to pull the Central Black Hole back into the current universe? How was he to prevent the Dark Star Civilization from using the Logic Weapon once again to issue something like an order forbidding the Central Black Hole from leaving its current three-dimensional universe?
“As for how to pull the Central Black Hole back into the present universe, I already have a rough outline. This method has a high success rate at the level of technology I understand. It is only a matter of how to prevent the Dark Star Civilization from using the Logic Weapon to sabotage my plan. Perhaps I can achieve my purpose through certain deception and concealment methods. That means I need to hide my true purpose so that the Dark Star Civilization does not notice it. And… constantly constructing transmission channels, doing everything possible to construct transmission channels, seems like a good cover method. Pulling the Central Black Hole back is the only feasible method I can think of. Whether it succeeds or not, I will only know by trying.” Xiao Yu silently thought.
The only way to destroy the Central Black Hole was with super high-yield chain-reaction Spatial Bombs. And in order to use this strategic weapon, the Central Black Hole had to be pulled back. In order to pull the Central Black Hole back, one first had to establish an interaction with the Central Black Hole. But under the condition that Xiao Yu could not enter that three-dimensional universe, how was he supposed to establish such an interaction?
This seemed like something very difficult and contrary to logic, but in fact it was not. One had to remember that the Central Black Hole was still using its gravity to govern this vast galaxy. In other words, the gravity of the Central Black Hole could still be transmitted into this three-dimensional universe. And with a shift in thinking, did that not also mean that the gravity in this three-dimensional universe could likewise affect the Central Black Hole in another universe?
This was a crucial matter. What Xiao Yu feared was merely the lack of a channel for interaction. Once such a channel existed, the situation became much simpler. Xiao Yu’s plan was thus smoothly formed. The plan was simple: in this three-dimensional universe, create an ultra-powerful gravitational source strong enough to affect an existence on the order of ten billion solar masses.
Creating such a powerful gravitational source posed no technological difficulty at all for Xiao Yu. It was only a gravitational source. Even a Level 4 Civilization that had mastered The Grand Unified Theory could create one. But in terms of concrete implementation, even for a Level 7 Civilization like Xiao Yu, it still presented a certain challenge. The main issue was that this powerful gravitational source had to be extraordinarily massive, and its output had to be extraordinarily strong. This would bring many difficulties in craftsmanship and detail.
For example, launching a rocket carrying a few tons of supplies into geosynchronous orbit posed no difficulty, and humans from the Earth era could do it. But what if one wanted to bring a mountain weighing several trillion tons into space? Naturally, the situation would be entirely different.
“My technological reserves are already sufficient, so now I will begin this plan. At the same time, some preliminary arrangements must also be made. First deploy the chain-reaction Spatial Bombs. The moment the Central Black Hole is pulled back, detonate them immediately. The Dark Star Civilization, having just returned to the present three-dimensional universe, presumably will still be confused about what is happening. When they are disoriented, detonate the bombs in one stroke and settle the matter once and for all. At the same time, the concealment plan must also be formally launched, and the large-scale construction of transmission channels must be put on the agenda. It is impossible for the Dark Star Civilization not to have deployed reconnaissance forces in the present three-dimensional universe. My actions will certainly be detected by them, and thus my true objective will be concealed… Very good, begin now.”
Under Xiao Yu’s control, large-scale construction activities began once more. The construction of transmission channels was extremely complicated. After all, they were bridges connecting two different universes. For an ordinary Level 7 Civilization, building even one such channel would require enormous effort. Yet at this moment, Xiao Yu simultaneously launched nearly one thousand transmission channel construction tasks. Xiao Yu had already turned this vast stretch of interstellar space into an enormous construction site. Countless warships were shuttling through it, and countless stars and planets were being transported over and then converted by instruments into construction materials or energy. For this, Xiao Yu had to commit an enormous amount of computational power.
At the same time, the Logic Weapon once again displayed its formidable might. The stars, nebulae, and all other mass-bearing matter in the Feiyuan Galaxy capable of interacting with space once again began to stir. These disturbances began in the subtlest details, hidden within transformations that looked entirely normal. Xiao Yu had no way to distinguish them from the normal evolution of the universe. Only after Xiao Yu traced the reason a certain space transmission channel had been destroyed and followed the cause back to its source could he identify which changes had influenced him.
“This cannot go on.” Xiao Yu thought with deep concern. “If, when I pull the Dark Star Civilization and the Central Black Hole back from that three-dimensional universe, the sudden detonation action fails, then I will inevitably fall into a stalemate with the Dark Star Civilization, and the Dark Star Civilization will inevitably use the Logic Weapon again. The Executor Trap will be an effective way to counter a Logic Weapon, but the prerequisite for the Executor Trap is that I must know what command the Dark Star Civilization gave to the Logic Weapon. Only then can I respond in a targeted manner.”
The changes triggered by the Logic Weapon could not be stopped. Just like now, even if Xiao Yu knew what changes had caused the space transmission channel to be destroyed, he still had no way to stop them. It was obvious that even if Xiao Yu knew where the butterfly that caused the hurricane was and killed it, new butterflies would still appear in other places Xiao Yu did not know about and bring about the hurricane. This process was chaotic, unpredictable, and impossible to block.
Xiao Yu’s goal was not to stop the result from occurring, but rather, through his powerful intelligence network and computational ability, to identify the sources that led to these results and, without interfering in their changes, determine what results they would ultimately produce. In other words, to deduce what command the Dark Star Civilization had given to the Logic Weapon. Only by knowing the command received by the Logic Weapon could Xiao Yu undertake targeted action.
“This means I need to establish an even more complete intelligence network and analyze the consequences that any change in any stellar body in the universe could produce… This task really is a heavy one.” Xiao Yu sighed.