Chapter 842, Lost in the Vast Universe
The cosmic war came to an end, and the formerly prosperous universe suddenly became silent, and the vast void became dark and dim, without a trace of light.
The spaceships, space battleships, etc. that used to come and go have all disappeared, and their figures can no longer be seen. Only in a corner of the universe, there are still some wreckages of battleships floating quietly in the void, perhaps countless years later they will become the relics of ancient civilizations in the mouths of a certain civilization.
The hustle and bustle of the entire universe disappeared, and the remaining civilizations were hiding in the corners of the universe, licking their wounds silently, and spreading the fire of their own civilization.
The center of the universe, the Ninth Star Region, was once the most prosperous and fertile starry sky in the entire universe, and it was also the most tragic place where the cosmic war was fought. In the entire Ninth Star Region, except for the most core cosmic restricted area, it can be said that every inch of the void has been looted countless times by the power of space.
Everything was destroyed. Although the stars in other star regions were plundered by war and became fragmented, there were still some river systems that were lucky enough to be preserved, and there were still seeds of life and civilization.
But in the ninth star region, everything was dark, not even a star was left. Every inch of space had been plundered by war countless times. It was pitch black, without a trace of light, as if it was ruled and shrouded by dark demons.
In the black void like a black hole, you can't feel the existence of space, because no matter which direction you fly, darkness always surrounds you, and it seems that you can never walk out of this huge dark world.
You can't feel the passage of time either, because you will find that no matter how long it has been, you are still in the same place, the outside world is always the same, and time seems to have stopped flowing.
It seems that a long, long time has passed, and it seems that it is just a moment. Suddenly, streams of light fly from the end of the dark world, and then quickly disappear into the depths of the universe.
This world without a trace of life, this seemingly forgotten place, finally has visitors!
In the pitch-black void somewhere in the Ninth Star Region, this place is exactly the same as other places in the Ninth Star Region, with almost no difference, the same darkness, the same dead silence, no light, and no fluctuations.
Streams of light flew from the depths of the universe and descended here. The figures of space battleships appeared in the dark void. Their figures were so projected and so conspicuous. The brightly lit battleships finally brought a ray of light to this void.
A strange symbol was imprinted on each space battleship, which looked like a plant vine or a tree branch. At the same time, on these space battleships, various detectors were launched into the dark void around them without any cost.
"If our voyage had not deviated, this should be the void where the Level 8 cosmic civilization Orbital civilization is located. This Level 8 cosmic civilization Orbital civilization is one of the last few civilizations left. It is reasonable to say that it should be possible to become a Level 9 cosmic civilization."
"Now it seems that the Orbital civilization should have failed and been destroyed. It is pitch black here and the Orbital civilization cannot be found at all."
On a space battleship, Qiqis looked at the pitch-black void in front of him and couldn't help frowning. Born in the Qis civilization, he was ordered to come out this time to find the newly promoted Level 9 cosmic civilization in this cosmic war.
Originally, according to past traditions and history, a new Level 9 cosmic civilization would rise after the cosmic war. Generally speaking, this newly promoted Level 9 cosmic civilization would slowly develop on its own for a period of time, consolidate for a while, and then send people to the cosmic restricted area to contact other Level 9 cosmic civilizations.
But this time, the cosmic war has been over for millions of years. In the cosmic restricted area, the people of these Level 9 cosmic civilizations are impatient to wait, and the newly promoted Level 9 cosmic civilization has not taken the initiative to contact the Level 9 cosmic civilization in the cosmic restricted area.
This is very strange and abnormal. Although these level 9 cosmic civilizations are familiar with the situation in the entire universe and have many monitors in various places, the cosmic war is very tragic, and the attacks between high-level cosmic civilizations are very powerful. The monitors used by the level 9 cosmic civilizations to monitor the universe are basically destroyed in the cosmic war. For the situation in the entire universe, these level 9 cosmic civilizations also have a blank period, and it is unclear which civilization has won the final victory. There is no way! These level 9 cosmic civilizations in the cosmic restricted area have to take the initiative to send fleets to the universe to find the newly rising level 9 cosmic civilization, so that the newly rising level 9 cosmic civilization can enter the cosmic restricted area as soon as possible. There are cosmic sources in the cosmic restricted area, with sufficient resources and vitality, which can allow the newly rising level 9 cosmic civilization to consolidate and develop at the fastest speed, which can also reduce the pressure on the other 9 level 9 cosmic civilizations. You must know that there are 7 powerful forces in the outer universe who have been eyeing this universe. The invasion of the outer universe forces is a common occurrence, and each time it puts a lot of pressure on these level 9 cosmic civilizations.
"Have we deviated from the route again?"
Qikis looked at the surveillance footage. The probes launched by the fleet began to gather the basic information in the surrounding void. There was no trace of the Orbital civilization at all.
He couldn't help but frowned, and his handsome face, like an elf, looked sad. This task was really difficult to complete.
"The cosmic war destroyed all the stars in the universe, especially the ninth star region. There was nothing left that could be used as a reference. The route could not be corrected at all, and I didn't know where I was flying."
Qikis shook his head helplessly.
The universe is vast and boundless. In the route in the universe, everyone uses space transmission and time technology to bless. This spacecraft can't accurately control its location when flying.
Therefore, it is necessary to correct the route every certain distance, so as not to deviate from the route and get lost in the vast universe.
But now, all the stars in the universe have been destroyed in the cosmic war, and there is a very vast starry sky without any reference objects. When the fleet flies into it, it has no idea where it is flying to, and can only make rough calculations and inferences.
In this case, it is easy to have a situation where when small deviations continue to accumulate, they will be infinitely magnified, and the fleet may eventually be far away from its destination.
It is normal for Qiqis to think so, because this is not the first or second time that such a situation has occurred. Every time the fleets sent by various level 9 cosmic civilizations will deviate from their routes and cannot find their destinations.
The only way now is to send a large number of fleets, continuously spread various detectors in the universe, use these detectors as reference objects and coordinate points, and slowly spread from the cosmic restricted area to the entire universe.
Then slowly form a new network of reference objects and coordinate points. Only in this way can we not get lost in the vast universe and restore the routes one by one.
"According to our calculations, this Orbital civilization should be in the void around us. If I am correct, this Orbital civilization must have been destroyed."
Qikis carefully studied the star map. On the huge star map, large areas were dark, and only a few points slowly extended outward from the universe restricted area, forming lines that spread to the entire universe.
After careful comparison, Qiqis felt that he should not have gone wrong. This time he definitely arrived at the place where the Orbital civilization was before, and thus concluded that this time the Orbital civilization should have been destroyed.
"Will I be scolded again for reporting to the base camp? I will definitely have to fly again. So far, none of the five major civilizations, Orbital Civilization, Kamino Empire, Bess Civilization, Povana Empire, and Yanhuang Empire, have been contacted or found."
"What happened? All five civilizations failed?"
Qikis felt a headache when he thought of this. The seemingly simple task was nothing more than finding the newly rising level 9 cosmic civilization and sending an invitation to the universe restricted area.
The simple task of running errands has now become a game of hide-and-seek, and he has to take his team to search the universe again and again.
Time and again, in order to find this Orbital civilization, Qiqis has no idea how many times his fleet has flown, and each time the result is the same. In the dark void, there is no trace of Orbital civilization at all.
Every time he reports the results and his judgment, he will be criticized by the people above, asking him to be patient and continue to search.
Because the level 9 9 cosmic civilizations have sent many fleets to search the entire universe, but no civilization has been found so far, which makes the top leaders of these level 9 cosmic civilizations extremely crazy.
After the war, everything in the universe was destroyed, and the dark void seemed to be able to hide everything. Without a reference, even the level 9 cosmic civilization fleet would be lost in the vast universe, unable to figure out the direction and find its destination.
This is also the important reason why Li Fu proposed the "delay" strategy. The empire has the confidence and methods to make it difficult for these level 9 cosmic civilizations to find the empire for a while, and buy more time for the development of the empire.