Chapter 83: Ancient Battlefield
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
There was no progress on Lilian’s mother planet. Although the interstellar civilizations were greedy for that fleet, they did not dare to deceive the lost empire.
The situation in the Milky Way was still evolving, and the strange movements of the Voyager were becoming more and more known.
Unlike the Watcher, there was a civilization nearby in the territory of the Voyager.
This civilization was called the Khur Alliance. Although it sounded very serious, the old foxes in the Milky Way preferred to call it a criminal enterprise.
Yes, this was a megacorp similar to Craybow, and the difference between them was obvious. This enterprise mainly earned income from industries in the gray area.
Every civilization more or less had some dark places. Although these places were still under the control of the government in the beginning, if criminal enterprises were involved, the situation would be different.
Criminal enterprises did not hide their actions. Through infiltration from the black and gray areas, they could directly do business in the colonies of other civilizations, or even on their mother planets, without worrying about being punished.
Because darkness could never be eliminated unless it was artificial intelligence or bees.
As for the lost empire, it was a utopian lifestyle. No one would be interested in the things of a criminal enterprise.
However, this was very disgusting for ordinary civilizations.
Due to the financial support of criminal enterprises in the gray areas, many civilizations that had been harmed by them had high crime rates. They had to spend a lot of manpower and resources, or even compromise with the criminal leaders, in exchange for temporary stability.
This was also the way for criminal enterprises to survive, and it was also the foundation for them to establish themselves in the Milky Way.
Even if some civilizations obtained temporary peace through war, the criminal industry would soon make a comeback.
Because of this, no normal civilization had a good impression of criminal enterprises. They all wanted to skin them alive.
The unusual behavior of the Voyager gave many civilizations hope. Every one of them was praying that the great lost empire would quickly expel this disgusting criminal megacorp from the Milky Way stage.
However, the board of directors of the Khur Alliance was surprisingly calm.
“I don’t think anyone has any objections.”
“Of course. We’ve been waiting for this opportunity.”
“Doing business is what megacorps love the most. We never liked war. If you can use commercial means to deal with your opponents, why do you still want to partic.i.p.ate in these b.l.o.o.d.y and cruel things?”
None of the board members had any objections. To them, they liked to see other civilizations hate them so much that they gritted their teeth but did not dare to do anything to them.
Therefore, the moment the Voyager expanded, a message from the Khur Alliance was sent over.
“Great Lost Empire, our Khur Alliance is willing to give up our sovereignty and become your va.s.sal civilization. We hope that you will have our help on your road to revival.”
Yes, they surrendered without any resistance or escape.
However, this was only a superficial phenomenon. The criminal enterprise had found a strong backer for themselves so that their business could continue as usual in the future. At least, that was what they thought.
The Voyager also gladly accepted the support of the Khur Alliance. In their eyes, whether it was a criminal enterprise or an ordinary enterprise, whether it was an ordinary civilization or an artificial intelligence civilization, they were all equally weak.
No matter what they were planning, they were unable to shake the lost empire.
Just as the civilizations of the Milky Way were looking down on the behavior of the Khur Alliance to surrender without a fight, Li Wenyuan also came to a special galaxy-a galaxy full of warship wreckage.
“This place is…”
When they first entered this place, both he and Gray Wind were surprised.
It was hard to imagine what had happened here, but the ‘corpses’ of these steel giants could almost explain the tragic battle here.
It was even difficult for his s.p.a.ceship to pa.s.s through the cracks. Even the light of the star seemed to be blocked by layers of obstacles, unable to shine at the edge of the galaxy.
The planet here had also become wreckage like these battleships.
The explosion caused by something had torn apart these planets, and there was not a single intact planet fragment in the entire galaxy.
Other than the star in the center that still showed the power of life, this place was like a cosmic graveyard, leaving only the dead.
“Are these also traces left behind by humans?” Gray Wind always thought that all strange things were related to humans, so he asked subconsciously.
However, Li Wenyuan was silent for a moment before he slowly shook his head and said, “No, this place probably has nothing to do with humans…”
He had just pa.s.sed by this galaxy, but he did not expect such a terrifying scene here. Although the reading of the detection indicator was normal, he almost subconsciously thought that this place was a human ruin.
But then, he found the wreckage of these ships familiar.
Because he had studied the fleet configuration of other Lost Empires, he knew what the warships of the few Lost Empires were like.
Even though a long time had pa.s.sed, the remains here still showed their ident.i.ty:
“This place is very likely to be the battlefield of the Watcher and the Voyager.”
Li Wenyuan recognized the drifting fragments. After simulating and a.s.sembling them, he could tell that they were all battleships of the Watcher and the Voyager.
There was nothing left here other than the wreckage of these warships. It only made sense that they had fought a great battle here.
“Was this a battlefield? Were these lost empires once opponents?” Gray Wind asked curiously. After all, she had been in the faraway stargate since she was born. Even if the outside world was in chaos, it had nothing to do with her.
“I’m not sure, but…” Li Wenyuan thought of the Holy Land’s pure treasure that was inexplicably blown up.
There had been a conspiracy theory in the Milky Way. Some people believed that the Watcher had deliberately blown up the Holy Land to find an excuse for their revival.
However, this conspiracy theory fell apart after the Voyager also made some strange moves. The lost empire did not care about the views of the outside world. They did whatever they wanted without any reason.
“From the looks of it, the Watcher and the Voyager were likely archenemies in ancient times. I don’t even dare to imagine how far they had to go to leave behind such wreckage that seemed to fill the galaxy…”
“If that’s really the case, then the pure treasure…Could it have been caused by the Voyager?”
Li Wenyuan didn’t continue to think about it, because the Watchers and the Voyagers had both begun to expand, as if they wanted to regain their former glory.
If they had always had an ancient hatred and were ancient enemies, then this time, the Milky Way might have suffered an even greater impact.
“In that case, are the Observer and the Silent the same?” He thought of the other two lost empires. One was pa.s.sionate about the outside world, while the other closed itself off.
They didn’t seem to get along well.
“What about me? Am I the same as them?” Li Wenyuan glanced at Gray Wind and finally stopped guessing.
“When did 1 become so confident… Aren’t I pretending to be the lost empire?” He tried to comfort himself, but his tone was not very confident.
After all, from all the signs, the inheritance he inherited was very likely to be the lost empire..