A Distress Call from Afar

After the Collectors learned the truth behind the destruction of the Bodu civilization, they compiled and digitized the information, transmitting it via stellar broadcast to their kin in other star systems.

"The destruction of the Bodu civilization came from within... What else? Was there any other useful information? Such as the location of the Hui civilization's laboratory?"

"No. Judging from the timeline, the Bodu civilization likely had nothing to do with the Hui civilization. It was a civilization that naturally evolved from a complex ecosystem. As for the Bodu homeworld, the place most likely to have left traces of the Hui civilization, it was dismantled by the Bodu civilization and used as construction material for the stellar ring."

"Then didn't we lose out?"

To the Collectors, the truth behind the Bodu civilization's destruction was of little value. It offered no inspiration in either technology or ideas, yet they had invested a great deal of resources into the archaeological work.

The Collectors had originally hoped to find remnants of the Hui civilization by searching for the Bodu civilization, but things had not gone as intended.

However, other individuals held different views.

"You can't exactly call it a loss. At least we discovered a civilization in the age of cold weapons. That's an exceptional case among the extraterrestrial civilizations we've encountered, and it has great observational and research value. As for the Hui civilization's laboratory... as long as we don't stop, we'll find it eventually."

After this message was transmitted through the channel to another Collector, both sides fell silent. It was not merely the two Collector individuals communicating; the other Collectors within the star system also lapsed into silence.

Only after some time did an individual break the silence.

"A patterned signal?!"

"It's an unfamiliar language—a new extraterrestrial species!"

"Where are