mesbooks Chapter 279 Only Destruction
Chapter 279 Only Destruction
"The spacecraft has entered the Elbato Nebula and is activating its internal navigation system."
"Navigation landing point: Earth-3"
"Space jump ready, sending jump request..."
"3...2...1."
"Jump begin!"
Inside the cabin, a slight swaying sensation was felt as the cabin doors began to seal shut layer by layer.
The Earth Alliance has been researching this space jump technology, but the results are not perfect.
It will be a long way before it is officially put into use.
The Earth Alliance's current level of civilization and technology can only be barely considered as the mid-to-late stage of a Level 2 civilization. There is still a long way to go before it becomes a Level 3 civilization.
But the other three Earths are different. They have already entered the technological realm of a Type III civilization, and some have even remained at the Type III civilization for a very long time. They are only half a step away from becoming a Type IV civilization like the Singer.
Technology of this caliber would be enough to give them a voice even within a carbon-based federation.
"By the way, I haven't asked you yet. Why did you go through all that trouble to get me transferred from Lin Xuan's place?"
Lin Xuan turned her head and looked at Number Three, who was piloting the spaceship with his eyes closed, and asked the question that had been bothering her.
"That's a long story. Before you came, did Lin Xuan tell you about Earth One?"
Lin Xuan shook her head.
What are you introducing?
What should I let him know?
At this moment, Lin Xuan suddenly felt a little fortunate. It was fortunate that she had come with Number Three disguised as Bai Bing. If Bai Bing had come on her own, wouldn't her ignorance have been exposed?
Number Three looked at the bewildered "Bai Bing" in front of him and was speechless for a moment.
"Never mind, it seems he forgot to tell you. It's okay, we still have some time before entering the starport. I can explain it to you slowly on the way. If you have any questions, you can interrupt me at any time. After all, I don't know how much you actually know about Earth One."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan's eyes lit up.
"no problem!"
That's exactly what I've been waiting to hear!
"There are six Earths. Now, excluding Earth 4 where you are, there are three left."
"They are Earth One, Earth Two, and Earth Three, which I rule."
"These three Earths have all developed to the level of Type III civilization and have the ability to move stars. However, if they want to break through to Type IV civilization, they need to compete for the final victory in this ancient battlefield selected by the administrator."
At this point, Number Three had a thought, and the observation window on the outside of the spaceship was opened.
Through the viewing window, Lin Xuan witnessed a scene that deeply shocked him.
A black hole!
A black hole, tens of thousands of times larger than the sun, is located at the center of this space.
Around it, three planets are slowly rotating around the black hole, as if they consider it part of their star system.
Around the three planets, a dense array of facilities have been constructed.
Space station, starport, ring-shaped residential area...
If Lin Xuan previously thought that the Earth Alliance's defenses were already armed to the teeth, then now it seems that compared to these three planets, the Earth Alliance's defenses are as laughable as primitive wooden sticks and stones.
Without asking, Lin Xuan could guess that these three planets were the three Earths controlled by the three observers.
"This place, on the star map, is called the Elbato Cluster. It has about 3410 resident planets and about 17 resident stars. Our civilization was the first to arrive here. At that time, the Elbato Cluster was just an undeveloped wasteland."
With a wave of his hand, the third general displayed the photos preserved from that year remotely, and then the AI began to perform the deduction work.
"Look, this is what it was like back then."
Lin Xuan looked up at the photo on the screen.
The densely packed space stations and mining areas were covered by planets, and then, stars appeared.
This star cluster is made up of 17 completely different star systems.
"Later, Earth Two arrived. Earth Two was a civilization with extremely advanced genetic technology. When they arrived, their vanguard even collected some genetic fragments of our Earth's organisms for research."
"So, how did this black hole form?"
Lin Xuan pointed to the black hole in the middle of the photo. It was obvious that this thing only appeared when Earth II arrived here. Before they came, even though Earth III had already settled here, it did not cause much change to the ecological environment of the Elbato Cluster.
"This is caused by the guide. In order to ensure that the duel of the experiment can continue, the administrator set a setting for the guide. When the guides of two civilizations get too close, they will automatically attract each other and create a black hole that will gradually devour the surrounding star system."
As she spoke, Number Three showed Lin Xuan several comparison photos.
It is clear that the black hole was not as large as it is now when it was first created, but as time goes by, the black hole's volume is constantly expanding, forcing the three Earth civilizations to continuously shrink their living space.
"I understand, isn't this just the shrinking of the safe zone?"
Number Three: ...
"I really want to refute you, but what you said does seem quite apt."
"So, the Elbato Cluster is actually the battlefield where the administrators put your civilizations to a final showdown, and they even set up a black hole to prevent you from escaping."
Clearly, all three Earths arrived here under the guidance of the guides. Whether they entered the Elbato Cluster with their star systems like Lin Xuan, or fled here with only their home planets, once inside, the suction force of the black hole in the center would prevent any Type III civilization from breaking through its escape velocity and leaving.
Isn't this just an octagonal version of Black Domain?
"Should I have chosen to run away from the beginning and not take my home planet into the Elbato Cluster? As long as I don't participate in your final showdown, my planet will be absolutely safe."
Seemingly sensing Lin Xuan's thoughts, Number Three smiled.
"If the administrator's curse were really that easy to break, that would be great. Since this is an experiment, the first thing is naturally to prevent us lab rats from escaping on our own. In addition to guiding your planet into the Elbato Cluster, the guide also has an important function: to prevent escape."
"Do you know why Tianchen's Earth suffered a catastrophic disaster? It's because their civilization, after learning the function of the guide, tried to escape the experiment with Earth. Ultimately, the guide exposed their coordinates, leading to their extermination by a more advanced civilization!"
"The guide will continuously release a signal to help advanced civilizations locate its position. If you do not enter the Elbato Cluster at the moment of the duel, the only outcome awaiting you is destruction."