Global Crossing: Empire of Stars

The tablet, achieving the goal of destroying an entire interstellar civilization."

"That doesn't make sense. If their goal was to destroy civilization, why did the memetic infection spread so quickly? Wouldn't a longer incubation period allow it to infect a wider area?" Link challenged.

"Duke, according to our research, the Black Stone Tablet's memetic infection should have lain dormant for a long time before finally erupting. But something must have gone wrong in the meantime, causing the meme to change—causing the meme to change in some way." The scientist answered hesitantly:

"It seems... it seems something filtered it, causing some of the contaminating information to be lost."

"It's already impressive that you've gathered so much intelligence in such a short time," Lin Zhichen praised. "Keep at it. We need to learn the exact mechanism behind the memetic infection."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The scientist replied, then hesitantly suggested, "Your Majesty, perhaps we should try to replicate a new Black Stone Tablet. The process would deepen our understanding of how the meme spreads."

Lin Zhichen nodded. "I'll consider it."

The communication ended, and several Star Spirits stood before the Holographic Projection, lost in thought.

"Any news from the exploration team?" he asked.

"They reported finding some clues earlier, but there's been no further word yet," Link replied...

Lin Zhichen considered the matter for a moment, then ordered, "Based on the information the scientists sent back, build a Black Stone Tablet—right here in this star system."

"Understood." Link nodded and quickly relayed the order.

Building a Black Stone Tablet wasn't complicated, whether in terms of materials or construction. An Engineering Fleet brought the materials and carved it on-site, completing the entire task in just a few hours.

If this had been a low-level interstellar civilization, it would have taken much longer. Even the