Rebirth of the Super Battleship

Chapter 793: Spatial Detection

Xiao Yu only stayed in the Ursa Major Dwarf Galaxy for a very short time. After picking up Zhang Shengya and the Arrow Beast Race, he once again set out on the journey toward the Milky Way Galaxy.

This would be Xiao Yu’s final return to the Milky Way. At least, within the foreseeable future, he had no plans to come back again. Although Xiao Yu still could not yet draw energy directly from space, the progress of his technology had already allowed him to break the limitation that Level 6 Civilizations could not carry out intergalactic voyages. Relying solely on the stars stored within his small universe, it was already enough for him to voyage from the Milky Way Galaxy to the Andromeda Galaxy.

After becoming a Level 7 Civilization, Xiao Yu would discard the small universe. The small universe no longer held any meaning for a Level 7 Civilization. By then, a Level 7 Civilization would have almost fully mastered the mysteries of space; doing things like containing something as vast as Mount Sumeru within a mustard seed would pose no difficulty. A Level 7 Civilization could completely build spaceships that looked extremely small on the outside but had unimaginably vast internal space.

The Ursa Major Dwarf Galaxy was one hundred thousand light years from the Milky Way Galaxy. At Xiao Yu’s current speed, crossing this distance would take less than five hundred years. During this time, Xiao Yu would complete large-scale industrial construction, building enough spaceships to completely destroy the Sweepers Civilization. The theoretical research on spatial conversion weapons had already been completed and was about to enter practical production. Xiao Yu would rely on this type of weapon to destroy the Sweepers Civilization’s most powerful instrument of war, the Neutron War Star.

“After you destroy the Sweepers Civilization, you are really going to leave the Milky Way Galaxy?” On Mars, Zhang Shengya and Xiao Yu’s projected images were sitting side by side as Zhang Shengya softly asked.

“Yes.” Xiao Yu replied.

“I do not want to go.” Gently resting her head on Xiao Yu’s projected shoulder, Zhang Shengya said softly, “I am tired of drifting. I just want to find a place where I can live quietly with you.”

“You can live on Mars forever. Here, the starry sky you see will always be this magnificent. The Sun will rise every day. There will be fixed springs, summers, autumns, and winters; there will be rain and snow. You will not feel the remoteness and loneliness of the journey.” Xiao Yu answered. “The Arrow Beast Race will also live here and keep you company.”

“It is not the same.” Zhang Shengya shook her head and said, “I want you to stay with me in the Milky Way Galaxy. After you destroy the Sweepers Civilization, you will be the strongest existence in the galaxy, and no one will be able to disturb us. That period under the control of the Taihao Civilization left me with a sense of fear toward the dark cosmic starry sky. I am afraid of the unknown and prefer stability.”

“Have you really never thought about it?” Zhang Shengya turned her head and fixed her eyes on Xiao Yu. “We are the last two remaining humans in the universe. Have you truly never thought about being with me, about revitalizing our human civilization? I can be Eve, as long as you are willing to be Adam.”Xiao Yu shook his head somewhat bitterly. “I have always regarded you as my younger sister. If you like, if you want more people to keep you company, I can at any time use biological science to create a large number of humans.”

“Do not forget, in the ancient legends of us Chinese, the ancestral creators, Nuwa and Fuxi, were also siblings.” Zhang Shengya continued. “Besides, we are not really brother and sister.”

Xiao Yu stood up. “Get some rest. Look, Lorna has already come to see you.”

Xiao Yu shut off the projection display. Zhang Shengya stared blankly at the place where Xiao Yu had disappeared. Lorna had already walked up to her side and asked with concern, “What is wrong with you?”

“I am fine.” She shook her head lightly. “I do not want to leave. I want to stay in the Milky Way Galaxy.”

“So do I.” Lorna said. “Our Arrow Beast Race feels the same. The unknown darkness of the universe makes us feel fear. We like a stable life and dislike drifting from place to place. I may dearly wish to be with Brother Xiao Yu, but I am also the leader of our race. I cannot let my personal feelings determine the future of the race.”

“Do you like your Brother Xiao Yu?” At this moment, Zhang Shengya suddenly asked.

Lorna paused slightly, then answered, “Yes, I like him.”

“What kind of like?”

Lorna smiled faintly. “Is there more than one kind of ‘like’?”

“Oh.” Zhang Shengya responded with a hint of disappointment.

The body structure of the Arrow Beasts was different from that of humans. Arrow Beasts had only one gender, so naturally, the emotion known as love did not exist within the Arrow Beast group. Lorna’s feelings for Xiao Yu naturally could not be love, because Arrow Beasts simply did not know what love was.

“My friend, do not worry. Even if Brother Xiao Yu eventually leaves, our Arrow Beast Race will stay here to keep you company. I have a very good relationship with the leader of the Pegasus Civilization. After Brother Xiao Yu leaves, the Milky Way Galaxy will be their domain. They will certainly take good care of us.” Lorna said softly, seemingly having noticed Zhang Shengya’s dejection and trying to comfort her.

Mars was utterly silent. The Sun had already set, and boundless darkness shrouded the land. The night wind rose, bringing a faint chill.

In other regions of the small universe, construction was proceeding busily. One new-type spaceship after another was being built, and modifications to the existing old-model ships were also being carried out intensely. In the coming war against the Sweepers Civilization, these ships would become the most powerful weapons.

Several hundred years passed in a flash, and Xiao Yu’s fleet had already reached the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy, once again detecting the gases leaking out from within the galaxy.

“Divine Ark Civilization, are you all right?” Xiao Yu thought silently. “Where are you?”

Now, Xiao Yu could already employ certain detection technologies that fell within the scope of a Level 7 Civilization. He planned to locate the Divine Ark Civilization first. After joining up with them, he would search for the Sweepers Civilization and ultimately destroy it.

Hundreds of thousands of extremely sensitive detectors had already been scattered throughout an empty region of space with a radius of tens of millions of kilometers. The entire space of the Milky Way Galaxy was like a colossal spiderweb, and Xiao Yu’s detectors were like spiders crouched upon it. Any minute tremor in the web would be detected by the spiders. In the same way, any slight spatial fluctuation within the scope of the Milky Way Galaxy would be detected by Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu believed that long ago, the technologies the Sweepers Civilization had used to find him were probably similar to the ones he now employed. The difference lay in the fact that the Sweepers Civilization had accomplished this by relying on relic technology left behind by a Level 7 Civilization, whereas Xiao Yu had achieved it through his own capabilities.

Vast amounts of spatial data surged into Xiao Yu’s mind like a tide. A great many spatial fluctuations with certain characteristics were instantly excluded by Xiao Yu. These discarded data were, without a doubt, all caused by natural phenomena and held no meaning for him.

After these data were eliminated, the remaining suspicious targets became far fewer. Through further analysis one by one, Xiao Yu finally locked onto one suspicious target.

“In this region, a large amount of high-speed curvature flight is occurring, and at the same time, space seems to be twisting at a strange frequency. Through this distortion, the space here is forming an effect similar to a maze. This is a Level 7 Civilization ruin. The large number of curvature flight fluctuations and other disturbances occurring in this space should be the result of a battle between two peak Level 6 Civilizations.”

“Hm? What is this fluctuation? It is actually this intense. It should be the Neutron War Star. Could it be that the Sweepers Civilization is currently fighting the Divine Ark Civilization, to the point that they have even deployed the Neutron War Star? Does that not mean the Divine Ark Civilization is in great danger right now?” Realizing this, Xiao Yu’s heart tightened. Even with him present, the Divine Ark Civilization was no match for the Sweepers Civilization. After his departure, how could they possibly stand against the Sweepers Civilization?

“The Divine Ark Civilization is in grave danger.” Xiao Yu quickly concluded. “The Divine Ark Civilization could not have taken the initiative to attack the Sweepers Civilization, so it can only be that the Sweepers Civilization is actively attacking them. And the fact that the Divine Ark Civilization has not fled must be because of that Level 7 Civilization ruin.”

Xiao Yu swiftly arrived at a hypothesis in his mind. “No, I absolutely cannot allow the Sweepers Civilization to obtain that Level 7 Civilization ruin. The Neutron War Star is already a Level 7 Civilization weapon; if they acquire this Level 7 Civilization ruin as well, there is a high chance something unexpected will happen.”

“The Divine Ark Civilization has occupied this ruin and is using it as a base to resist the Sweepers Civilization. Delay breeds change, and I cannot allow any accidents.” After confirming this, Xiao Yu did not hesitate any longer. Controlling his fleet, he rushed toward the detected target at a speed of at least one hundred eighty times the speed of light.

That location was several thousand light years away from Xiao Yu’s current position. It would take him roughly a dozen years to arrive.

Those dozen or so years flew past. During that time, Xiao Yu kept a close watch on every movement there. Fortunately, no other unusual changes occurred in that region during this period.

At last, Xiao Yu arrived. The moment he saw the situation here, he finally let out a breath of relief. “I made it in time. If I had come any later, the consequences would have been unimaginable.”

“Divine Ark Civilization, this is Xiao Yu. Do not worry. Leave the Sweepers Civilization to me…”

Staring at the Neutron War Star that hovered silently ahead, Xiao Yu calmly sent out this message.

“Neutron War Star, today is the day you are destroyed…”