Huan's Farewell

Yue Yuan nodded habitually, indicating that he understood. He didn't care whether 'Illusion' could see or understand the meaning of his nod. But that was all. Since the Awakener 'Illusion'' had said so, he didn't continue to ask endless questions.

Sure enough, 'Illusion's' voice rang out again in the air. "First, let me answer the question you most want to know. The reason I am doing this and why I am protecting you is that I am leaving. The direct reason is that this star field you are in may be affected by the aftermath of the upcoming great war. The real reason I am protecting you is that we Awakeners need a reliable partner."

"Perhaps you don't quite understand what I mean now, but that's okay. Once you embark on your own the Great Voyage and experience the journey from one galaxy to another, just like we have, you will understand what I mean by 'reliable partner'."

"Why us?" Yue Yuan couldn't help but interject, his brow furrowed.

"Because our civilization has reassessed you humans, your Racial Talent meet our requirements. As for what those talents are, you don't need to ask, and I won't tell you now. But don't worry, you will know when you reach the Level 4 Civilization."

The air in the Lyra's Command Center echoed with 'Illusion's' unhurried voice, "I said before that you are still too weak, and you are still weak now, but we have the time and patience to wait. As for why we are so friendly to you, let me put it this way: for a civilization like ours, which has already reached the ceiling in some respects, it is easy to take on a few civilizations as vassals, but it is very difficult to find a partner."

To reiterate, the Great Voyage is incredibly arduous, far beyond the capabilities of any single civilization, not even the most advanced Level Six Civilization. Therefore, in our view, being friendly and protecting you is entirely beneficial. You can think of it as us Awakeners investing in your future. This explanation might be easier for you to understand and more readily accepted than being lectured.

"Yes, I understand." Yue Yuan nodded.

Then 'Illusion' continued, "Very well, now let's answer your second question. First of all, it is true that our arrival in the Milky Way Galaxy and our encounter with you was accidental, and it was also just a matter of convenience when I brought you to this star field. As for whether I've been watching you all the time, I've only checked on you occasionally!"

Upon hearing this, most of Yue Yuan's doubts dissipated. The fact that he only glanced at things occasionally indicated that the Awakeners weren't constantly monitoring humanity like surveillance, and that humanity's experiences in this star system weren't orchestrated by the Awakeners.

Suddenly, Yue Yuan had a thought and asked, "Do you know about the Precursor?"

He asked this because he wanted to know if the Awakener 'Illusion'' knew about the Rhomboid Crystal that humanity had encountered. He simply forgot that, given the Awakeners's capabilities, the information stored by humans was practically transparent to it.

"Precursor?"

"Oh, you're quite lucky. It seems the story of the Previous Generation Voyager is true. Hmm. Now that you know about the Great Voyage, there's no need to explain too much."

After a pause, 'Illusion' continued, "Looking at it this way, the so-called Previous Generation Voyager might actually be the Precursor you mentioned. Hmm, this requires further investigation. I never expected the Previous Generation Voyager to be from the Milky Way Galaxy. It seems we've come to the right place. Not bad, not bad, you guys are quite good. Oh, sorry, I accidentally looked at your records."

After apologizing, the Awakeners seemed to stop browsing the data stored by humans. He then used a method unknown to humans to vibrate the air, making it produce a familiar human voice like a human's vocal cords. "Although we have been keeping a low profile, we have still been targeted by your so-called most powerful civilization in the Milky Way Galaxy. So I have to leave now."

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Following the train of thought of the Awakeners, Yue Yuan didn't have time to worry about whether or not he was spying. A thought struck him, "The Harvesters?"

"Right."

Is this a trip to war? Yue Yuan, in a star system thousands of light-years away from humanity, knew perfectly well that the Awakeners wanted to protect humanity in this way.

Although he did not know how far the war Level Six Civilization would spread, he believed that the Awakeners would not speak without reason.

"They're said to be the enemy of the Milky Way Galaxy, and I'm not trying to be pessimistic."

After understanding the meaning, Yue Yuan spoke with some concern, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by a voice from the air, "Hahaha, thank you for your concern, but don't worry. For your Milky Way Galaxy, the so-called Harvesters may be very strong, but for us, they are not. We have encountered their fleet, and their strength is indeed stronger than that Perseus Commonwealth, but that's about it! Hehe, I'm not exaggerating, but you won't understand our strength now. You'll know when you reach the Level 4 Civilization."

"Forehead!"

Yue Yuan was taken aback. This Awakener 'Illusion'' seemed full of confidence, and how could it be Level 4 Civilization? Could it be that the Grand Unified Theory was hiding some secret? The Awakener 'Illusion'' was unaware of his thoughts and made the air vibrate to produce a voice in human language. "The dangers of this universe are very unfriendly to Low-level Civilization. I have separated your space from the Great Universe environment. From now on, you can develop well in this starry sky. The resources of eight stars are enough for you to advance to Level 4 Civilization."

As for how to return to the Great Universe, you will naturally find out once you reach the Level 4 Civilization. Alright, it's about time, I should be going. Until we meet again, Human Civilization!

"Thank you, Huan."

The Awakener 'Illusion'' did not respond to Yue Yuan's thanks and seemed to have left after speaking.

'Illusion' never appeared as it did when it first encountered humans; it only communicated with humans through sound and explained the situation to them.

In fact, when the sound appeared, human detectors had already tried their best to search, but they did not find any trace of 'Phantom'.

Yue Yuan stood there and waited for a long time, but 'Huan's' voice still did not appear, so it seemed that she had really left.

"A war between the Awakeners and the Harvesters, huh?" Yue Yuan murmured, silently cheering on the Awakeners in his heart.

He genuinely hoped that the Awakeners could defeat the Harvesters. After all, given the Awakeners' attitude towards humanity, they were practically a powerful ally. With such a powerful figure to rely on, humanity would definitely take off in the future.

At this moment, Yue Yuan felt that humanity was incredibly lucky to have encountered such a kind-hearted Awakeners.