Chapter 87: The Calm Before the Storm
Chapter 87: The Calm Before the Storm
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Archenemies weren’t a rare thing in the Milky Way.
Civilizations always wanted to move up. Having a destined opponent could provide a good motivation for the people to move forward, whether it was in the economy, technology, or military.
The sense of superiority and self-confidence brought by surpassing archenemies was also an important means to improve the cohesiveness of the people.
Therefore, the civilizations in the Milky Way would more or less have one or two archenemies, even if they were just playing house and did not have any actual confrontation.
However, there were also some civilizations that were truly archenemies with each other.
Once their war broke out, there would probably be no other outcome other than the destruction of one side, just like now…
On the most important planet of the Watcher was the Temple of the Sky. Tens of billions of believers were gathered there, looking at the sky with solemn expressions.
Although their mother planet was the Heavenly Throne, in the hearts of these believers, the importance and holiness of the Temple of the Sky were obviously higher.
Most ascetics would never leave the Temple of the Sky for their entire lives. They would devote themselves to cultivation.
Compared to the citizens of the other lost empires who were always indulging in pleasure, the citizens of the Watcher still retained their physical labor.
Perhaps it was to train their psionic power, or perhaps it was a requirement of their teachings.
The Watcher with these hardworking believers seemed to be the least lost empire.
As for why so many people were gathered here, it was because their high priest had found the culprit who had defiled the Holy Land!
Every single one of them was furious about this matter, and until now, they were about to be triggered to the extreme.
The high priest was still sitting in the temple. He did not go to a place that looked like a high platform to announce this matter to the believers.
Their spiritual energy was connected to each other. He did not need to use such a method to attract attention.
After a while, he suddenly tapped the scepter in his hand.
The sky above the Temple of the Sky, which was originally normal, quickly turned pale purple. Thick Czero gas was surging in the clouds, just like the void realm planet that Li Wenyuan had seen before.
However, this was only the surface. The sacred Temple of the Sky would not be swallowed by the void realm. The seemingly massive change was just a means used by the Watcher to pry into the past.
They had once used a similar method to see the Enlightened Ones from ancient times, but it only lasted for a short moment, and the image was extremely blurry.
Even so, they had paid the price of history with the lives of many psionic masters.
But this time, the cohesiveness of all the believers was unprecedentedly high, and the tremendous psionic power that their minds had triggered allowed them to see what had happened not long ago without even needing to be deliberately mobilized.
The purple gas in the atmosphere kept rolling, but it gradually calmed down. In the end, it formed a mirror-like sky, reflecting every believer in the Temple of the Sky.
Then, a faint image gradually appeared in the mirror.
There was a gem-like planet standing in the orbit. This was the Holy Land’s pure treasure. At this moment, it had not become a poisonous planet.
An inconspicuous spaceship passed by in a hurry and left an atomic clock that looked like a large capsule.
Then, the image quickly changed to pure treasure. The explosion caused by the atomic clock had completely destroyed the surface of the planet, leaving only a mess.
The scene ended there, and the mirror-like sky slowly returned to its original state, but every believer fell silent.
Some of them did not know who the spaceship came from, but the older ones were awakened by ancient memories, which were passed down through psionic links, and finally carved into the hearts of all believers.
That was their ancient enemy, an ugly race that used machinery to taint their consciousness and flesh. And this time, they would once again ignite this ancient hatred.
The entire planet of the Temple of the Sky fell into a strange silence. However, sensing the increasingly intense spiritual fluctuations of the believers, the high priest smiled.
The more suppressed it was, the more terrifying it would be when it exploded. After signing the contract with the existence in the void realm, he believed that it was time for this civilization that had been stagnant for a long time to move to a higher position.
Thus, the expansion of the Watcher stopped. They only sent a message to the Milky Way masses: They will take revenge on the Voyager. Then, they entered a state of peace, just like before they expanded.
However, would the feud that had ignited be so easily appeased?
Although the Voyager, which was originally in a state of expansion, didn’t respond, it also stopped expanding, as if it was brewing something.
As for the criminal enterprise, the Khur Alliance, which had long joined the Voyager, they were in a state of extreme unease. They realized that something might happen, but they had no choice now.
The entire Milky Way was like the calm before the storm, suddenly becoming peaceful.
Other than the civilizations that had already started fighting, the other civilizations had all stopped testing each other.
Even if there were any changes in the country, these civilizations would still try their best to observe the situation in the Milky Way.
The Curator Interstellar City, which sold all kinds of knowledge as its main means of income, had also broken through its threshold during this period of time.
Countless civilizations had inquired about the history of the Watcher and the Voyager, but their payment only received a string of we don’t knows.
On the other hand, another archaeological civilization that was keen on excavating the past and exploring various ancient ruins had discovered something. However, they did not inform the other civilizations but began to plan a grand plan to relocate their entire race.
They didn’t want to be involved in the chaos of the galaxy.
Besides these young civilizations, there was also a lost empire that was very concerned about the Watcher and the Voyager.
“From the ancient battlefield that they had discovered, it was obvious that these two lost empires had some sort of conflict. The ancient feud seemed to have been ignited… So there will be a war that will affect the entire Milky Way?”
Li Wenyuan looked at the Administrator’s archenemy announcement with a headache and felt heavy about the calm before the storm.
He felt that his plan to explore the entire galaxy was going to be disrupted.
However, Gray Wind was not very interested in this matter. The war between other civilizations was the most boring thing for her.
However, knowing that Li Wenyuan did not want to get involved in this mess, she suddenly had a wicked idea and said, “Why don’t you move to my distant star cluster? As long as the stargate is closed, no matter how chaotic the battle outside is, it has nothing to do with us! If you were in there, maybe it wouldn’t be so boring?”
“It’s not to this extent…I’m still hoping to learn as much as I can about the history of these two lost empires.”
“Alright then…” Gray Wind calmed down, but then she had an interesting thought.
“Why don’t you announce an ancient archenemy as well? As for the target…What about me? You see, two different lost robotic empires, doesn’t it feel like fate?”
“You’re really a clever little girl. It’s a waste of your talent to let you live in the distant star cluster…” Li Wenyuan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but he knew that Gray Wind was just joking.
Time passed quietly. In the process of searching for human ruins, Li Wenyuan explored the history of the lost empires.
However, these lost empires had forgotten their origins. Trying to find information in the vast sea of stars was no different from finding a needle in a haystack.
All the clues eventually pointed to the remains of humans.
He could only pray that he could find the lost history in the ruins..