This is the first time the fleet has detected the existence of matter since entering the Mirror Sub-Universe. They have been in the Mirror Sub-Universe for hundreds of thousands of years. At first, the fleet stayed not far from the entrance, but later, in order to study this space more deeply, the fleet went deeper and deeper, and now they don't know where they are.
The simplified Reaper have all been dismantled to maintain the normal operation of the other Reaper. If they still can't get out, the only option left is to dismantle the Reaper with the Reversed State Armor.
There were no objects to reference, not even a single particle to be found. This suddenly appearing, enormous, luminous object undoubtedly put everyone on edge. Everyone tensed up, especially Chen Peng and Li Zhixiong, who had already prepared all the warship's attacks and were just one step away from firing.
The sphere of light was at least a million kilometers in diameter, but the fleet did not feel any particularly strong radiation. Judging from its appearance, it was by no means an ordinary celestial body. The sphere of light slowly approached the fleet, and its speed gradually decreased. It was obvious that this was not a natural phenomenon, but rather that it was being controlled by intelligent beings.
"Stop! Halt your advance immediately, or we will destroy you!" Chen Peng sent the message to the sphere of light.
Suddenly, the sphere of light rapidly expanded to the size of a light-year, completely engulfing the fleet. Everyone felt a blinding white light all around them, an intense white light that seemed to penetrate the thick Reversed State Armor and reach directly into the ship, making it impossible to see anything.
Chen Peng and Li Zhixiong didn't hesitate either, opening fire directly from their warships. They unleashed a barrage of attacks, but whether it was effective or not, their eyes were already filled with white light.
A dozen seconds later, everyone's vision returned to normal, and the white orb returned to its original size, seemingly unaffected by the Reaper's attack.
"I never expected it to actually be you guys." A message was transmitted, echoing directly in everyone's minds.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Chen Peng ordered the fleet to cease its attack.
"Who I am is unimportant. Who brought you into this universe? I expect you to answer my questions seriously, or I won't hesitate to make you disappear from here immediately."
"After we became Small Star Sector Civilization, we received news that there was a defense system in the Matter River, so we came here."
"Another one has been scammed. Do you know the source of this message?"
"We've been tricked!!! There's no defense system here?!" Academician Zeng exclaimed in surprise.
"What? This isn't some ruin of a technologically advanced civilization, so how come there's some kind of rubbish defense system? I really don't know how you guys even managed to grow into Small Star Sector Civilization."
"No... there wasn't any..." Academician Zeng suddenly deflated like a punctured balloon. He had worked hard for over 100,000 yuan, only to find out it was all a scam.
Not only Academician Zeng, but everyone was shocked. Chen Peng and Li Zhixiong were alright, but some academicians felt dizzy and unable to hold on. Although the ball of light in front of them did not show strong attack power, no one doubted that it was powerful. Attack and defense are always complementary. If it can easily neutralize the Reaper's attack, it must also have equally strong attack power. There is little need for such a being to deceive weak humans.
"But this message came from the Great Star Region Civilization. Why would they lie to us? It makes no sense to them."
"Originally, I didn't want to waste so much time with you, nor did I intend to send you back. However, your existence is rather interesting, so I've decided to send you back. You may address me as Ancestor. Do you know which Great Star Region Civilization first released this message?"
When everyone heard that this sphere of light named Zu was going to send them back, their mood improved slightly.
" Lord Zu, I remember now. This message was supposedly released by a Galaxy Civilization, Chen Peng. Was that what Dongdong from the Carina Civilization said?"
"They all say the same thing: your civilization probably hasn't existed for very long."
"Yes, our Human Civilization has a history of less than 100,000 years, of course, not counting the time here."
"The emergence of intelligence should have occurred around the time of the insect swarm's arrival, about two million years ago. Am I right?"
"That's true."
"I never expected you to pull this trick, yet you just won't believe me. Sigh." The ball of light seemed to sigh helplessly.
"Sir, what are you saying? Do you know the purpose of the swarm's arrival?"
"It's nothing. I didn't know the purpose of the swarm's arrival before, but now I have some clues. There are some things you are not qualified to know yet, but I can tell you very clearly that there are no defense systems here. Your real purpose in coming here is to find me."
"Sir, we still don't understand?"
"The so-called defense system is just a smokescreen. The forces behind this message actually want to confirm my existence. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have shown myself."
"Sir, who exactly is that force behind it all? We've encountered many unusual things in the vast universe, and we suspect that a Great Star Region Civilization is behind it all."
" The Great Star Region Civilization? No, not the Great Star Region Civilization. That civilization once broke into this place, and after I sensed its power, it immediately hid. It was definitely an existence that surpassed the Great Star Region Civilization."
" Chen Peng, could it be the Galaxy Civilization that organized the Great Star Region Civilization to resist the Zerg Swarm?" Li Zhixiong asked.
"We know there's only one Galaxy Civilization, and it's just a legend; we haven't received any confirmation."
"Sir, what does that Galaxy Civilization want with you? Do you have a grudge against them?"
"It's not exactly an enmity, but you could call it that. You'll understand when you become stronger."
" Lord Zu, what exactly is this universe?" Since he couldn't get any useful information, Academician Zeng began to inquire about this universe.
"Don't you already know? This universe and the larger universe were born at the same time. After the larger universe was born, particles and antiparticles were constantly being created and annihilated. But for every 100,000 antiparticles created, 100,001 positive particles were created. It was this extra positive particle that formed the larger universe we have now. This universe was the same, but it didn't have the chance to accelerate its expansion. In the end, it heat-killed, and everything except space and energy returned to Void."
"This universe was born less than a second later than the larger universe. It split off from the larger universe, and in a sense, it still belongs to the larger universe—what you call Mirror Universe."