Sailing calendar year 11493.
After three years of continuous sailing, the Skylark finally arrived at the target galaxy 40,000 light-years away.
Although the space around the Skylark still seems to be a dark space, it is no different from when it was in extragalactic space before.
However, judging from the information fed back by various detectors, various materials are increasing in this cosmic space.
Meteorites appear more and more frequently, meteors a few light-years away, and stars whose light can already be seen hundreds of light-years away.
It all shows that the Skylark has entered a new river system.
But because it is still on the edge of the river system, various materials are still relatively scarce.
But compared to the truly empty space outside the river, this place is already relatively rich.
Of course, compared to the real interior of the river system, this place is really barren.
Therefore, even if an intelligent race is born here, as long as the intelligent race masters the technology of curvature navigation, they will basically choose to migrate to the inner areas of the river system that are more livable.
The star system there is denser, has more resources, and is more suitable for the development of civilization.
Therefore, in the outer areas of such galaxies, unless it is some native low-level civilization that has not yet developed curvature engine technology, there will generally be no traces of intelligent life.
There will be no spaceships traveling with curvature passing by.
However, the strange thing is that the Skylark has just completed a jump of a hundred light years and is preparing for the next jump.
The hyperspace radar, which relied on the folding of space to transmit signals, reported the presence of a star more than ten light years ahead, with a large number of space bubble fluctuations caused by curvature navigation.
Further detection determined that there were a large number of spacecrafts there, conducting curvature navigation.
And that star system is obviously the intersection of curvature navigation, and countless spaceships carrying out curvature navigation either arrive there or set off from there.
Obviously, the galaxy where the star is located is the base camp of a civilization that masters curvature navigation technology.
"Is this true? Looking at the number of curvature spaceships, they should not be ordinary strongholds, but one of the main bodies of civilization. But will there be advanced civilization developing in such a remote place?" Nanzhu looked at the detector. Report, I just feel that this is really beyond common sense.
According to the standards of the Milky Way, mastering curvature navigation technology can be called an advanced civilization.
A big reason why mastering curvature navigation technology is considered an advanced civilization is because advanced civilizations can no longer be restricted by their home planet and can choose any location at will as the location for the development of the main body of civilization.
But Nan Zhu has never seen any advanced civilization that would place the main body of civilization in such a remote place.
At least on the Milky Way side, advanced civilizations are all flocking to the center of the Milky Way.
The grab for territory was also a grab for territory in the center of the Milky Way, until the disorder and filth in the center of the Milky Way later broke out.
But the civilization in front of us placed the main body of civilization in such a remote place.
Metaphorically speaking, it is probably equivalent to the fact that when ancient societies built cities, they did not choose locations with lush vegetation and dense rivers, but instead went to the Gobi Desert to build cities. This is incomprehensible.
"Baixing, change the target, let's go over and take a look." Lin Xu thought for a while and ordered.
"As ordered, human Lin Xu." Bai Xing replied and began to adjust the direction of the space jump.
The next jump point originally planned to be a hundred light years away was changed to this location more than ten light years away.
And because the distance is closer, the time required to prepare is also shortened.
In the space jump channel, the space was continuously folded. In about ten hours, the space folding spanning more than ten light years was completed.
Then the Skylark rushed into the jump channel.
When he appeared again, he had arrived at the galaxy very close to him.
At the same time, the conditions of the galaxy where this star is located were more clearly observed.
Lin Xu stood in front of the porthole. He didn't even need the data of hyperspace radar and quantum radar mapping. He could already get a rough idea with his extremely enhanced naked eyes.
"Did they turn an entire galaxy into a turtle shell?" Nan Zhu held Lin Xu's arm and widened his round eyes, looking at the situation of the galaxy in the distance with a look of incomprehension. .
"The planets are connected with iron cables. It's like Cao Cao's attitude of connecting boats with iron cables." Lu Yao on the side said with emotion.
"Do you still know about Cao Cao?" Nan Zhu said with a surprised look on his face.
"How fresh. I've played Dynasty Warriors to generation 108, and I still don't know about Cao Cao." Lu Yao felt that her previous gaming career had been insulted.
"What is the Three Kingdoms Wushuang? The wives of the three countries?" Nan Zhu asked confused.
"No, is there something wrong with your understanding of Cao Cao?" Lu Yao suddenly felt that her understanding was different from Nan Zhu's. Should she give her some popular science about the Three Kingdoms?
"Okay, I've watched Three Kingdoms, am I just kidding you?" Nan Zhu was a little depressed that Lu Yao didn't catch his joke.
In short, Lu Yao's description of the iron rope and the boat is a very vivid description of the situation of the galaxy in front of him.
I saw that in the entire galaxy, except for the star in the center, there were a total of seven planets, ranging from smaller planets close to the star to huge gaseous planets far away from the star.
The seven planets are connected by huge metal devices that look like chains from a distance.
These metal devices are connected to each other one by one, spreading among the seven planets, connecting the seven planets together.
The diameter of each chain is about tens of thousands of meters, and various lights are shining on it. It may be an energy transmission pipe, or it may be a personnel transportation channel. It is more likely that it has both functions.
At the same time, each planet is also covered with a shell, just like the turtle shell mentioned by Nanzhu.
It's not like the dome of the earth covering the sky above the earth.
Instead, it is close to the ground and covered with a shell.
Just looking at the appearance, you might think that these planets are metal battle stars.
However, after magnifying the image through the telescope, various signs can be seen that these planets are only covered with a thick layer of metal on the surface.
It's like wearing a turtle shell.
However, the tortoise shells of seven planets, coupled with the iron cables connecting the seven planets, the amount of work, even if it is not as good as building a battle star, is extremely huge.
I just don’t understand what the purpose of occupying this remote galaxy and spending so many resources to build the turtle shell is.
"Are they doing this to fight against the Cleaners?" Nan Zhu suddenly realized with a flash of inspiration.
"It's very possible." Lin Xu nodded, and he also thought of this possibility.
These facilities, whether they are turtle shells or pipes connecting planets to each other, do not look like they are designed for offense, but for ultimate defense.
Defense like a tortoise.
"So, is it possible that they hid in such remote galaxies on the outskirts of the river system to avoid the Cleaners?" Nan Zhu continued to speculate.
Indeed, there is generally no advanced civilization that would establish its main body in such a remote galaxy. If it is really to avoid the purges, then the previous doubts can be solved.
But, is this really useful?
Thinking about the fugitive fleet that the entire civilization encountered before, if it was useful, they would not have to escape with a narrow escape.
"No, if hiding here can avoid the purgers, why do they build such defense facilities? Therefore, they should also know that they can't hide, so they build such defense facilities." Lu Yao shook her head and questioned .
"Since you can't escape, why do you have to build defense facilities here? Wouldn't it be better to build them in a place with richer resources in the river system?" Nanzhu thought about it, but couldn't figure it out.
"Okay, since you can't figure it out, don't think about it. Just go and take a look and you'll find out." Lin Xu interrupted the conversation between the two and said.
So the Skylark prepared to enter the curvature navigation state and go to the nearby galaxy to check it out.
But at this moment, data from the hyperspace radar and quantum radar came in.
Looking at the scene in the galaxy not far away that was transmitted in real time, Lin Xu was stunned.
Because at this moment, Lin Xu's sight was still very normal. From time to time, spaceships took off and landed, and there were seven turtle-shell-like planets connected by iron cables.
In the real-time data transmitted by the hyperspace radar and quantum radar, it is completely broken.
The iron chain between the planets broke, and the fragments were floating in the universe, everywhere.
The wreckage of the spacecraft is everywhere, and the turtle shell on the planet has been completely broken.
There are even a few planets that seem to have been bombarded by some weapon, leaving a huge gap. The quantum radar can clearly see the magma and ground fire at the core of the burning planet.
A large number of broken planetary tissues have formed more than one asteroid belt.
This advanced civilization hiding in the remote areas on the outskirts of the river system is completely dead.
"Human Lin Xu, this is the current real-time image." Bai Xing annotated the holographic image drawn by the hyperspace radar and quantum radar.
What Lin Xu saw in his eyes, the galaxy that was still intact, was the scene of this galaxy seven days ago.
Yes, it would take seven days to reach where Lin Xu is now.
So what Lin Xu, Nan Zhu, and Lu Yao discussed before were all about how the galaxy looked seven days ago.
"This happened seven days ago?" Lin Xu asked.
"Not sure." Shirahoshi replied.
"Advance to the location where you can see the image from six days ago." Lin Xu ordered.
So the Skylark moved forward rapidly at a thousand times the speed of light, and soon stopped.
Observed again with the naked eye and optical telescope, the galaxy not far away is still intact.
So the Skylark continued to move forward until the image it saw was the image from three days ago.
Finally, we saw the moment when this advanced civilization hiding on the edge of the river system was destroyed.
First, a large number of space channels appear inside the galaxy.
Some space passages even appear directly on turtle-shell-like planets.
Then a large number of various warships appeared inside the galaxy.
And various mecha robots appear on the planet.
What followed was a one-sided massacre.
Massacre without resistance.
Lin Xu frowned slightly, watching the battle that took place three days ago.
Until the antimatter bomb is detonated, a black hole-like image swallows the light.
Lin Xu and the optical telescope were unable to continue observing.
When everything returned to normal and observations could be resumed, what Lin Xu saw was a galaxy in ruins.
A broken planet and a completely failed defense.
There are also a large number of wreckage of spacecraft that failed to escape.
And, after ending the massacre, the space channel was opened, and the suspected Cleaner fleet was preparing to leave.
"Ten hours." Nan Zhu, who was counting the time next to him, said when the fleet withdrew and the space channel was closed.
"It only took ten hours to completely destroy an advanced civilization." Lin Xu sighed.
"They also have space jump technology." Lu Yao said with a solemn expression.
"Yes." Lin Xu nodded.
Among the currently known civilizations, Lin Xu has never seen any civilization other than humans that has mastered the technology of space jump.
These purgers who claim to be the second sons of mankind are not really related to humans, are they?
So what is their purpose in doing this?
"Master Lin Xu, do you want to go over and take a look?" Nan Zhu asked weakly.
"Go ahead, we need to confirm whether these are the so-called purgers." Lin Xu said calmly.
So the Skylark moved on.
At a thousand times the speed of light, he quickly arrived inside the galaxy, which was already in ruins.
The Skylark slowly slowed down, and the wreckage of the huge battleship passed by, passing through the Skylark's port window.
The battleships decorated with patterns of different civilizations look very nice, but unfortunately only half of them are left in ruins.
The wreckage is not only the battleship, but also the planet.
The shattered gaseous planet raged in the universe, attracting the broken iron chains connecting the surrounding planets.
Various warship wreckage also fell towards the planet.
But this is only a corner of the battlefield.
On the battlefields all over the galaxy, even after three days, various subsequent chain disasters are still continuing.
But in this ruins, the Skylark did not detect any electrical signals, quantum signals, or any signal reactions.
This can only show that this civilization is indeed dead.
Not even a single living being survives.
"Is it so thorough? But didn't the previous exile fleet say that the purge was just to purge the technical level back to the planetary age?" Nanzhu looked at the empty galaxy with only the remains of the galaxy, and only felt a deep breath. of chill.
"What they say is that only by resisting the purge can we just go back to the planetary age. If we can't resist it, this will be the end." Lin Xu sighed.
"But, why is this?" Mu Xiyue didn't understand.
Although the fairy ships in the past had punished countless civilizations, they were punished because those civilizations were out of order and dirty.
And the fairy ships will not kill them all.
Even compared to what these purifiers are doing now, the fairy ship is already as kind as a holy mother.
"Who knows." Lin Xu shook his head.
Immediately, the portable space opened, and a large number of autonomous mechanical aggregates poured out and began to search throughout the galaxy.
Soon, several pieces of armor that were suspected to have been dropped by the Cleaners were found.
White Star immediately sent it back to Earth for data analysis.
The result soon came out that it was the same thing as the Purifier armor that the Exile Fleet traded to Lin Xu.
They are all the kind of nanorobots that cannot respond to human calls. They can also be said to be simplified versions of nanorobots that have lost their activity.
This also proves that the person who did all this three days ago is indeed the Cleaner, the existence who claims to be the second son of mankind.
"Is that all there is?" Lin Xu looked at the battlefield where the autonomous mechanical aggregation collected the entire galaxy, and only collected a very small number of armor fragments. Some didn't know what to say.
"Are there no destroyed Cleaner warships? Are there no killed Cleaner personnel? Or is the Cleaner fleet entirely composed of artificial intelligence?" Lin Xu continued to ask.
"Only these armor fragments, no destroyed Cleaner warships were found." Shirahoshi replied.
The destruction of an entire advanced civilization only resulted in a small amount of damage to the opponent's armor. Not even a single battleship of the Cleaner fleet was destroyed.
Should I say that the Cleaners are too strong, or that this civilization is too weak.
Lin Xu could only sigh again.
"Look for this civilization's database, whether it's on a battleship or on a planet, and try to piece together as much information as they know about the Cleaners." In the end, Lin Xu could only save the country in this way.
Since there is no way to directly obtain the wreckage of the Cleaners' battleships, there should be a lot of information about the Cleaners in this civilization's database.
Next, it is time for the autonomous mechanical aggregate to search the entire galaxy.
Because it was necessary to carefully search whether the database on each battleship wreckage was intact and whether there was still an intact database on each planet, it took a little more time.
During this period, Lin Xu had been standing in front of the porthole, staring at the ruins of the planet outside the window in a daze.
Mu Xiyue looked at Lin Xu, then at Nan Zhu, and winked at Nan Zhu.
Nanzhu immediately glanced back, why don't you go?
Mu Xiyue hesitated for a moment, then glanced back, gesturing to come together.
Nan Zhu nodded, let's do it together.
So the two of them stepped forward and leaned on Lin Xu's shoulders, one on the left and the other on the right.
"Lord Lin Xu, I think that purifier must be pretending to be the second son of a human being. I am a human dependent. I understand best. How could humans allow such a thing, right Mu Xiyue?" Nan Zhu blinked wildly at Mu Xiyue.
"Yes, although the immortal ship also kills a lot of people, it will not kill innocent people indiscriminately." Mu Xiyue nodded solemnly.
"You don't think that I will take responsibility for what the Cleaners do, do you? Don't worry, I don't have that hobby. And it's not confirmed now. Are the Cleaners really the second sons of humans they say?" Maybe they just used the name of human beings." Lin Xu smiled and shook his head.
"What's wrong with you, Mr. Lin Xu?" Nan Zhu asked curiously.
"How should I put it? It's still a bit sad to see a civilization die so easily." Lin Xu sighed again.
Lin Xu sighed more than once today.
"That's how it is in the universe. The weak eat the strong. It has never changed." Nan Zhu also sighed with emotion.
Afterwards, Nan Zhu pulled Lin Xu to lie down on the sofa, resting her thigh on her thigh, and gently pressed his temples to help him take a rest.
It also prevented him from continuing to look at the scene outside the porthole to prevent him from continuing to feel uncomfortable.
Until Shirahoshi's report sounded again.
"Lord Lin Xu, we have found a relatively intact database of the current galaxy-destroying civilization and found some information about the Cleaners. Do you want to listen to it now?"
"Tell me." Lin Xu immediately opened his eyes. Above his sight were the hills and fox ears that blocked his sight, and Nan Zhu's face could not be seen.
"According to the data records of the current civilization, the current civilization learned about the existence of the Cleaners eight hundred years ago."
"At that time, although this civilization had not just stepped out of civilization, it had just developed the curvature engine and became an advanced civilization that could truly navigate the universe. At this time, they encountered another advanced civilization. It was also that encounter. They learned about the existence of the Cleansers from another higher civilization."
"The Cleaners will not cleanse civilizations that have not yet developed a curvature engine. Only civilizations that have developed a curvature engine and become truly capable of traveling across the universe will become the targets of the Cleaners."
"That's when the current civilization began to prepare for the Cleanser crisis."
"They knew that the Cleaners would cleanse the river system every thousand years, so they started preparing eight hundred years ago."
"First they moved to a remote star system on the edge of this river system, and then built defense facilities here in an attempt to withstand the purges of the Cleaners."
"It's a pity that they failed, and everything now is the result."
Bai Xing's voice was extremely stable as he reported to Lin Xu.
Lin Xu, on the other hand, kept nodding slowly.
According to the information from the previous exile fleet, they had been sailing outside the river system for eight hundred years.
And they began their voyage two hundred years after enduring the last purge.
So thousands of years have passed, and this purge has come as scheduled.
But Lin Xu didn't expect that as soon as he arrived in the river system, he would encounter someone who was being purged.
I don’t know if it’s good luck or bad luck.
"Why did they choose to avoid the purges here?" Lin Xu asked.
"The database shows that they learned a piece of information in a certain transaction with a higher civilization. Although the Cleaners will not let go of remote galaxies, their attack on remote galaxies is generally low, so they chose this place as a resistance The location of the purge would have a greater chance of surviving the purge, but unfortunately it still failed.”
"Is this news true, or have they been deceived?" Lin Xu frowned.
If this level of cleaning intensity is only a relatively low blow, then what kind of blow should those civilizations in the river system face?
Under such circumstances, it was able to withstand a purge. Lin Xu suddenly felt that the exile fleet he encountered before was not so weak after all.
Before it was purged, it should have been a very strong civilization.
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