Chapter 114: Are You Really Out There?

"At this time, he should have awakened."

"The hibernation period set by the original system is surprisingly long. Perhaps I should pay a visit to the Civilization Federation, but first, I'll have him do something more daring."

"Is the other one ready?"

Yan Xia, pinned to the floor by gravity, suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes were clear and bright, showing no signs of confusion or numbness from his prolonged captivity.

Over the years, while he had been asleep, the quarks robots within his body had been keeping track of time for him. As a result, he was well aware of the exact time, and he could even calculate the current time in the Civilization Federation.

The 'him' in his mind was called Xin.

To Yan Xia, this was a name from a distant past. In his memories, he only recalled a pair of dazzling white-lighted wings.

After the incident at Xingcheng, Yan Xia had brought all the soldiers out of the battleship to appease the Olive Branch Civilization.

At that time, there was only one life form left in the battleship, and that was Xin of the Light Wing Race. With a short lifespan, Xin had to use his time wisely to revive the Light Wing Race civilization. Therefore, he chose to hibernate for an extended period.

It was now the year 19331 AD, 7134 years after Yan Xia's first arrival at Xingcheng, and 9135 years after Xin entered hibernation.

Yan Xia remembered that this was a special number for Xin. The Light Wing Race, from the birth of their civilization to its destruction, had also lasted for exactly 9135 years. Strictly speaking, their civilization had developed faster than human civilization. It had taken them only 3000 years to progress from the Stone Age to the Industrial Age, but their technological exploration had slowed down afterward.

The story he was about to write would likely reach a climax, so from now on, he needed to stay alert and wait for the outcome.

...

"Is it moving?"

Chu was astonished. He had never paid much attention to those battleships because it was evident that they had self-destruct systems, and any attempt to forcefully disable them might cause a part of Xingcheng to disappear.

Moreover, after so many years, those battleships had shown no signs of activity, leading Chu to believe that there was nothing inside.

However, the news of the battleship's movement caught Chu off guard.

The most surprising thing was not that there was a life form controlling the battleship, but the strange way it was moving. No matter how he thought about it, was it possible for those battleships to escape?

"Intercept the battleship."

"It's best to stop that battleship. If it can't be destroyed, don't get too close, in case it's a bomb."

Having been fooled once, Chu didn't want to fall for it again.

Although the loss of a battleship was insignificant compared to the entire Xingcheng, it was still best to avoid it if possible.

A battleship was dispatched to intercept, and at the same time, within the Hengxing system, a satellite of the Olive Branch Civilization was approaching the Guanggong Number. These satellites had offensive capabilities, but they were not very powerful. Their primary purpose was to intercept.

However, an asteroid was crossing the satellite network and approaching Xingcheng from deep space. According to the satellites' scans, it was just an ordinary asteroid with no internal cavities.

The asteroid passed through the sky less than 200,000 kilometers above Xingcheng, without even attracting the attention of the Olive Branch Civilization's creatures.

This was a very normal occurrence.

...

At the Starport.

The activated spaceship was the Guanggong Number, Yan Xia's second flagship. The Hope Number had remained in the interior of Nan'er II A when facing the Purple Thorn Civilization and had turned into gas as the star collapsed.

After leaving the starport, the Guanggong Number began to accelerate crazily, reaching speeds of over 20,000 km/s. Inside, the newly awakened Xin felt like cursing.

After sleeping for nearly ten thousand years, the first thing he did upon waking up was to run away!

Could it get any more depressing than this?

After receiving the information, Xin couldn't believe it. Yan Xia had said that the Civilization Federation was fighting against a 2.4-level civilization. Wasn't this asking for trouble?

"Forget it, let's just do as Yan Xia said."

"Just hope we don't die."

Xin still had an important mission, and he valued his life more than anyone.

Moreover, after receiving the civilization's knowledge, Xin was actually very knowledgeable. The moment he received the information, he already knew what to do.

After the Guanggong Number had left Xingcheng by 14 million kilometers, Xin detected that a battleship was chasing after them and received the information sent by those battleships.

Xin transmitted a previously prepared image along with the signal.

The Olive Branch Civilization's battleship immediately transmitted the image to Chu after receiving it. When Chu saw the image, his mist-like body trembled.

"You're really out there!"

The image was of Yan Xia, who said with a smile, "Chu, thank you for your care over the past few thousand years. We should also leave now."

"The Civilization Federation is very close to the Olive Branch Civilization, and perhaps we will have a chance to communicate in the future."

Chu immediately issued an order.

"Capture him!"

However, one hour later, Chu received information showing that after the Guanggong Number had reached the theoretical speed limit, it had launched an empty missile. The missile's speed reached 56% of the speed of light and quickly flew away.

It was impossible to catch up in this situation, but Chu still wanted to use the satellites to intercept. However, the missile's defense was very strong, and at that speed, interception was almost impossible.

"Then destroy it!" Chu finally made a decision.

Dozens of tall towers rose within Xingcheng, facing the direction of the missile's departure. After the previous battleship's positioning, Chu, to ensure success, even activated the gravity weapon.

The gravity weapon instantly crossed millions of kilometers and destroyed the previous missile, which made Chu breathe a sigh of relief. Yan Xia had become a thorn in Chu's side over the years, and if he were to escape, Chu would go crazy.

After destroying the missile, Chu did not retract the gravity weapon.

"Aim the gravity weapon at the Civilization Federation's star domain."

Chu had decided to launch an attack.

Before this, Chu had planned to visit the gravity prison, but this time, he moved very quickly, reaching the position of Xingcheng's mass in just half a circle.

Chu only calmed down when he saw that Yan Xia was still there.

"He's still here and hasn't escaped. Shouldn't you be happy?"

Yan Xia's voice was like a devil's whisper, giving Chu the illusion that the Yan Xia locked up here was more informed than Chu himself.

Chu calmed down.

"Do you think your body can escape?"

Yan Xia was surprised. "According to calculations, the missile's speed should exceed one-fifth of the speed of light."

The missile was tiny, and with its high speed, it was very difficult to hit with a laser weapon.

"I used the gravity weapon."

Chu's answer made Yan Xia take a deep breath.

"You're really willing to spend so much energy."

The gravity weapon should consume a lot of energy, which was not something the Olive Branch Civilization could ignore.

Using such a powerful weapon to kill Yan Xia was like using a nuclear bomb to kill an ant.

"Later, I will use it to strike the Civilization Federation. You have angered us. If you don't know fear, similar provocations may continue."

"A small Civilization Federation society within Xingcheng is enough for us to observe."

After learning that the Yan Xia in front of him was a clone, Chu did not kill him but spoke more.

"How can I hear sadness in your voice?" Yan Xia asked.

Chu said, "Actually, I don't want to kill you. After all, you are my first friend since my birth. But unfortunately..."

"If we weren't enemies, I believe we could have talked more."

Chu was sincere when he said this.

A life form that had been facing a shared consciousness cluster for tens of thousands of years was like a child who had lived with his parents in the mountains all his life. When he went down the mountain, he longed to make friends with anyone.

"What about you? Shouldn't you feel pain for the impending destruction of the Civilization Federation?" Chu seemed to want to know Yan Xia's current mood.

Yan Xia stared at Chu, expressionless.

"As you know, I am a clone. When I was created, I had no memory of Xingcheng, and the Civilization Federation is not important to me."

"Moreover, you only sent one life form to the Civilization Federation. How can you be sure that this individual will convey accurate information to you over thousands of years?"

Chu was startled.

Chu's original plan still needed a few thousand years, so he had never thought of alerting the enemy by sending another individual to the Civilization Federation.

As long as the Olive Branch Civilization was strong enough, would the Civilization Federation dare to harm their messenger?

But now, Chu's idea had been shattered. After Yan Xia's reminder, Chu almost instantly realized it.

Yan Xia looked at Chu, who had no face, but he could easily guess Chu's mood.

The position of the manager determined that Chu was not an absolutely rational individual because the shared consciousness cluster was absolutely rational. If the manager were the same, there would be no need for the manager to exist.

That was why Yan Xia said that the manager was more prone to making mistakes and being misled than the shared consciousness cluster.

Because, except for the surface, the manager's body was actually a normal life form.

Chu had made too many mistakes.

The initiative was now completely in Yan Xia's hands.