Global Crossing: Empire of Stars

At the same time, as the Empire's technology continued to advance, it dealt with an ever-growing number of Cosmic Rules. Though it only touched upon certain surface phenomena, among hundreds of millions of scientists there were always geniuses ahead of their time, able to touch the truth of the universe before anyone else and glimpse certain realities.

When these extraordinary geniuses touched upon a corner of the Cosmic Rules, the sages who built civilizations could always receive a special revelation. It might not directly reveal the universe's deepest mysteries, but it offered inspiration, allowing them, even when lost,

to glimpse the path forward.

As vast quantities of divine power burned, thought raced like a supercomputer. Countless scientists' brilliant ideas became steps toward the mysteries of the universe. Their souls transcended the dimensions of space and time, glimpsing a corner of the universe's truth.

Countless fragments of information about the rules appeared from nowhere, washing over his mind and understanding. Even an ordinary mortal would have been overwhelmed by such a torrent of information, their soul bursting apart in an instant and their ability to understand themselves lost.

Fortunately, he was a saint, and the pressure was borne by his entire divine kingdom. Though countless fragments of the rules washed over him, each could be broken down, categorized, and summarized, forming a scattered system of understanding.

The saint's understanding of the universe had formed an all-encompassing network. Countless scattered fragments of the rules could not tear it apart. Instead, he absorbed fresh nourishment with every passing moment, growing toward ever broader horizons.

His gaze swept across the Milky Way Galaxy. To his relief, he saw that during the years the evil gods had remained hidden, the Empire had not been sitting idle. It had been actively building a Chaos Firewall. The