nycdaug Chapter 99 I will keep an eye on you
Chapter 99 I will keep an eye on you
Restrain the universe, annihilate civilization?
What a boastful tone...
Xu Yang was taken aback at first, but then he recalled the genetic memories he had experienced.
After a long silence, he said with a strange expression:
"That's quite a realistic description."
Leaving aside the flesh-and-blood angels, even powerful beings like the Ancients, residing in the Earth's core, can create civilizations solely through external radiation.
It died, died like a worm.
Xu Yang still can't forget that scene.
The black hole controlled by the gaunt man instantly tore apart the ancient spirit, trapped the gray-white giant that had come from the starry sky, and the entire galaxy slowly collapsed under the black hole's gravity.
Such a human civilization certainly has the right to say such things.
That's too cruel (and disgusting).
Beside him, Ma Yue continued, his eyebrows dancing with excitement:
"A little research should tell you that we are the true cosmic overlords of this era, and what are those alien civilizations compared to us?"
A former Grand Marshal of the Federation once said, "Those barbarians beyond the reach of civilization, who fear power but do not cherish virtue, shall all be killed."
Xu Yang's eyelids twitched; this sounded like a ruthless killing spree.
"Is it that extreme?"
"Where is it extreme? Those aliens never hesitate to kill. We were acting in self-defense." Ma Yue replied.
"Self-defense, oh, that's fine then. Wait a minute, what level of self-defense is it?"
It's no wonder Xu Yang realized he needed to ask another question; he knew perfectly well what was going on.
Self-defense and "justifiable defense" are not the same thing. The former refers to military action taken by the Federation based on revenge or resistance when the enemy attacks the Federation.
The latter is...
"Two of our soldiers have gone missing on the surface of your planet."
The bottom line can be very flexible.
Of course, when we extend this discussion to the interstellar realm, it becomes largely meaningless to talk about bottom lines.
Resources in the universe are finite, and conflicts between civilizations cannot be judged solely by individual good or evil.
Moreover, customs differ among civilizations. For example, the Serpent Clan belonged to a different civilization, and cannibalism was something that was accepted and worth sharing within their community.
It must be acknowledged that the minimum requirement for coexistence is having the same ideas.
Therefore, humans simply cannot coexist with civilizations like the Serpent Race in this universe, especially since the Serpent Race itself has a deep-seated blood feud with humans.
Xu Yang was just saying it.
If he were to encounter such an alien civilization, he would kill more ruthlessly than anyone else.
Beside him, Ma Yue glanced at Xu Yang and suddenly laughed, "Don't worry, the Federation isn't as scary as you think. It just has many enemies in the universe, which is why it often carries out extermination campaigns."
However, the civilizations that the Federation eradicated either had an irreconcilable hatred with humanity, or their very existence was distorted, making them the innate enemies of all intelligent life. The only way to deal with them was to exterminate them completely.
As for friendly and harmless civilizations, as long as they don't foolishly provoke the Federation, the Federation will not interfere with their development, and may not even engage in dialogue with them.
Xu Yang nodded to himself, but then frowned.
He discovered a problem.
"The Federation has only been around for a little over 20,000 years. What gives it the right to stand in such a high position? And what it just said is that it prohibits communication with other civilizations. Isn't that just closing itself off from the world?"
Does the Federation also want to become a superior nation like China?
Thinking of this, Xu Yang hurriedly asked, "Does this mean that the Federation does not interact with other civilizations and has no diplomacy at all?"
"Uh... a little, but not much. Overall, the Federation doesn't engage in much external communication."
Ma Yue paused suddenly, then added with a chuckle, "That's not quite right either. Exterminating civilizations should also be considered a form of exchange. If you include that, the Federation's frequency of external exchanges is actually quite high."
Xu Yang's face darkened for a moment upon hearing this.
Only one thought occurred to me—
Federal pills!
What does it mean to have virtually no external communication besides engaging in genocide?
Learning from history, we can know the rise and fall.
For example, the two most extensive modern history books he studied before his transmigration, especially the one about a certain fallen dynasty that wished to remain anonymous...
Now, the federal government is doing the same thing, even more extreme.
By constantly signaling the dangers of humanity to other civilizations through acts of extermination, isolationism confines human development to the confines of our own civilization.
If things continue like this, there will only be one outcome.
Xu Yang seemed to see a thousand or ten thousand years later, when the eight nations—no, the space alliance—were using space-destroying weapons that had undergone countless iterations, aiming their cannons at the Earth Source.
Considering that this is also a world where personal power belongs to oneself, even the withered-looking teacher who looks like he's about to die tomorrow can laugh and say that he can last for more than a thousand years.
So if such a battle really happens in the future, I will be the one to participate.
Xu Yang's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but ponder.
"Could it be that the federal leadership has really been replaced by aliens? This policy seems to offer no benefits whatsoever, except for creating hidden enemies and slowing down development."
Or...did something go wrong during execution?
The next second, Xu Yang suddenly realized.
Extermination campaigns coupled with isolationism are not entirely without merit.
All we need to do is intensify the extermination efforts.
Unreasonable isolationism, not communicating with others.
Rational isolationism means everyone must die.
In order to survive, they abandoned all those formalities and moral fastidiousness, and from then on, they pursued the complete extermination of civilizations until they wiped out all civilizations in the entire universe.
The crisis will naturally resolve itself.
When only one civilization remains in the entire universe, it is inherently isolationist.
Nowadays, either the policy itself is problematic, or the policy implementation is flawed.
Thinking about this, Xu Yang suddenly felt an urge to speak out, and vaguely felt that he was missing a keyboard.
He turned to Ma Gaoyue and began to speak eloquently:
"I think this policy has a big problem. No matter how strong the Federation is, it is impossible for the development potential of one civilization to compete with the development potential of other civilizations combined. Closing off external exchanges is simply digging its own grave."
Ma Yue was stunned.
Xu Yang continued speaking, raising two fingers: "If I were in the upper echelons of the Federation, I would have at least two ways to resolve this situation: one is to completely eliminate other civilizations in the universe; the other is to completely take over these civilizations, develop them into colonies, and immediately impose a technological blockade."
There was a moment of silence in the air.
Ma Yue looked at him, then suddenly blinked, as if suddenly realizing something, and said, "Are you worried that the policies adopted by the Federation will lead to a decline in its own technological strength in the future?"
"Of course! Even the former cosmic overlords can turn into an insect. What makes us humans dare to say that we can maintain our current status?"
Our competitors are countless other civilizations and races in the universe. They are exchanging ideas and learning from each other's strengths, while we are isolating ourselves and closing ourselves off—that's suicide.
Xu Yang was deeply saddened.
He had originally thought the Federation was a cosmic overlord at the height of its power, but now it seemed to be a cosmic overlord that was courting its own destruction.
To be honest, he didn't want to become an insect...
Ma Yue sat to the side, his brows furrowed in a strange expression.
He didn't know why the cosmic overlord had turned into an insect, but the Federation's future interstellar status would be replaced by other civilizations.
This is simply... a pipe dream.
He immediately retorted, "Have you forgotten about our genetic memory technology?"
Genetic memory?
Upon hearing this, Xu Yang's eyes widened in surprise.
In an instant, he realized what was happening.
The current state of isolationism, the same genetic memory as the normal universe, the restraint of the universe...
All sorts of things will soon be connected into a line.
Before he could speak, Ma Yue continued, "We have genetic memory technology. The entire universe is the Federation's laboratory. Reality doesn't interfere, but it's hard to say about memories."
If the lure is not consumed and the person does not die, then the genetic memory will persist until the night it enters the genetic memory in the real universe.
Therefore, even if another civilization masters a completely new technology, the Federation can acquire it in just one night, and then rapidly iterate upon that technology with unparalleled strength.
Upon hearing this, Xu Yang's pupils contracted sharply; at that moment, he understood everything.
Genetic memory contains a complete past universe, and countless copies can exist simultaneously, just like an archive, and it can also be opened multiple times efficiently.
By making different attempts at different points in time, no matter what other civilizations develop, the final result is that they are only doing the work for humanity's benefit.
Your skills and ideas are excellent, but after tonight, they're mine.
Thinking of this, Xu Yang's expression became somewhat complicated.
"It's too narrow-minded of me; it's my perspective that's limited."
The Federation does not rely solely on the closed-loop development of human civilization, but rather on genetic memory to achieve the continuous reopening of countless universes, accumulating a technological strength akin to that of a god.
On the surface, the Federation does not communicate with other civilizations, but in reality, these civilizations have probably been thoroughly exposed to the extent that the Federation knows everything about them.
The Federation has been watching them, forever and ever...
Upon realizing this, Xu Yang suddenly felt a little doubtful.
"Wait a minute, something's not right—"
Regardless of how this technology was obtained, how could the Federation, which possesses this technology, have left the land resources in such a terrible state?
perhaps……
Is it related to the astral plane?
With his thoughts racing, Xu Yang realized this possibility.
After all, as Ma Yue had said before, besides annihilating civilizations, the Astral Army was busy with something related to the Astral Realm, which happened to be the cause of the space storms, and the Earth Source was also being disturbed by the space storms.
However, there aren't that many perfect moments in this world.
Beside him, Ma Yue continued, "In short, don't simply view genetic memory as a way to acquire mutations. You will be going to carry out missions in the Astral Plane in the future."
For example, if you want to go to some unfamiliar planet to find something, you can use your genetic memory to go and take a look at that planet.
Xu Yang nodded.
The Federation can accomplish so much through memory, and individuals can also use it as a method to gather intelligence during missions.
"However, the genetic memories I've used all seem to be thousands of years old. If I want to use genetic memories solely as a research method, I might need to utilize something like a cryo-chamber."
Just as Xu Yang was about to ask about this, he suddenly realized something.
"Wait, if we enter the astral plane through a space storm, it's pitch black inside and there are no landmarks. How do we reach the designated planet?"
"Wanderer."
Ma Yue said with an air of matter-of-fact:
"The wanderers on different planets are different. Some planets that are frequently visited even have corresponding wanderers marked. You can carefully distinguish them and follow them to reach your destination."
Xu Yang's noodles trembled slightly, and he pursed his lips.
"The 'Wanderers' Travel Group' is actually a group tour!"
He composed himself and looked out the window again.
In the midst of a space storm.
At this moment, several more groups of wanderers appeared, and the surrounding monsters scurried away from them as if their fur had been standing on end, seemingly unwilling to stay with these wanderers.
The mummified wanderers showed no reaction, simply bowing their heads and marching in unison toward the center of the spatial storm before disappearing into it.
"Does capturing a corpse mean possessing the entire universe?"
Xu Yang couldn't help but sigh, "What genius came up with this idea of following a corpse around the universe?"
"This is the established practice. If there's no portal, this is the only way to do it. The wanderer isn't aggressive, so you can do whatever you want with him."
To make it easier to distinguish different places, some people have started tattooing homeless people with the names of planets on their backs and necks, since simple tags are easy to lose.
As Ma Yue spoke, he also showed Xu Yang a few photos.
The photo shows two homeless people who look like dried corpses.
Judging from their physical appearance, the individuals were likely human, middle-aged males, with two black names clearly visible on the yellowish-brown wrinkles on the back of their necks.
【Lalken】, 【Jinyuan】
Clearly, these are two different planets.
Xu Yang rubbed his temples.
Looking at these pictures, it's hard to determine whether this constitutes an insult to a corpse.
Strictly speaking, it shouldn't be considered homeless. The "Guide" describes the existence of homeless people as a phenomenon.
This kind of utilization is ingenious, but there is still a problem: how to return after going to other planets.
Or……
Xu Yang's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly voiced his guess.
"This homeless person has a one-way ticket, how will they get back? Are there homeless people in the same area?"
Ma Yue nodded: "Of course, not only are there some, but there are a lot of them."
Why?
"More than forty years ago, after the Great Cataclysm began, the entire Earth Source was enveloped in a spatial storm."
Xu Yang's eyes widened in surprise.
If the entire planet is in a storm, wouldn't that mean monsters are appearing all over the world at any time, sending humanity into the astral plane at any moment?
Moreover, the Great Cataclysm...
He wasn't new to the Earth Source City; he had a vague understanding of the Great Cataclysm, at least knowing that zombies were transformed from humans during that time.
Humans suddenly turn into zombies, and a space storm sweeps the globe.
Xu Yang narrowed his eyes, sensing a hint of conspiracy, and asked, "And then?"
"Of course, the federal government intervened. The result was the demarcation of the isolation zone and the safe zone. I'm not too clear on the specifics; I'm only twenty-seven, not fifty-seven, and I've never experienced anything like it."
Ma Yue shrugged. Although he looked like a 37-year-old, he was only 27. He certainly didn't have the experience of a 57-year-old.
Xu Yang nodded to himself, glancing out the window at the spatial storm area that the airship had left far behind, with monsters constantly emerging from it.
This is the isolation zone after the Red Fall ended. The space is chaotic, and all sorts of monsters can appear in this godforsaken place. It's a complete mess.
All parts of the universe converge here...
A sudden flash of inspiration struck Xu Yang.
"What if I didn't actually time travel? Perhaps I was just brought to the Earth's Source by a spatial storm, and it just so happens that I arrived before the Red Fall period."
Thinking about it this way, he quickly dismissed the idea.
Something's not right.
The sound of the spatial storm was quite loud, and various monsters lurked within it.
Xu Yang looked toward the eye of the storm, where some monsters were tearing apart the corpses of others.
He felt that although he wasn't on any must-eat list, it was clear that those monsters didn't have any bad eating habits.
But I came into this world completely unharmed.
"As expected, time travel makes more sense."
Xu Yang felt a mix of emotions; perhaps he really couldn't go back...
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