"A gift? Ah, it's the Third Energy!!!? The Third Energy discovered by Qin Yin!" Academician Zeng suddenly realized.
"When you launched your war against the Giant General Civilization, I was right there. I asked that old stubborn fellow to keep an eye on things, so he set some hurdles for you. Luckily, you managed to save face for me. The Third Energy involves higher-level secrets of the universe, but I don't know the specifics of how it works. Right now, I'm just an energy being, and what I can do is very limited."
"And then what happened?" Wen Zhonghua continued to ask.
"Later, what later? Later, it turned out that you juniors were useless, taking so long to defeat the Giant General Civilization, only bringing shame to this old man. The Giant General Civilization hindered the development of other civilizations, and this old stubborn man had long wanted to deal with them. But in the end, you did a good job, and this old stubborn man owes me another favor."
" Sextans B is not conscious?"
"The consciousness of Sextans B was swallowed up by the Old Man over 10 billion years ago. Because it is relatively close, it has been under the Old Man's control ever since, which is why the Old Man's consciousness, as a small galaxy, appears to be quite powerful."
"Come, come, old man, drink this wine, it's good. What happened to the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy afterward?"
"Don't worry, I'll tell you everything you want to know today. Now you have the ability and the responsibility to know. And then..."
After the Snow Tribe's battle, the Deep Space Civilization, representing the Andromeda Civilization, would periodically come to the Milky Way to carry out cleanup operations. Thanks to my efforts in mediating, the Deep Space Civilization dared not attack the central black hole, but instead wiped out civilizations in the Milky Way. Countless civilizations and even ordinary life-bearing planets were annihilated by the Deep Space Civilization, and I was powerless to stop it.
However, the Deep Space Civilization hasn't come for the last two billion years. As for the reason, I don't know. I dare not go there; the powerful Andromeda Galaxy Consciousness could easily kill me.
I realized this was an opportunity. Just then, the black hole in the Milky Way regained some Black Hole Consciousness, so I arranged a large-scale seeding operation for life. As a result, civilizations in the Milky Way sprang up like mushrooms after rain. Life, and even civilizations, were born on the most barren planets.
I know that to fight against the Andromeda Civilization, we must rely on the power of civilization itself. Just as civilizations are constantly colliding and the galaxy is full of life, the Insect Race are already wandering in the fourth dimension. Although they are still far from the Milky Way, I know that the Zerg will arrive sooner or later.
So I captured some insects and tried to study their weaknesses. However, I... I'm ashamed to say that my scientific research ability is very limited. I only have some ability in the area of consciousness. So I cultivated the first human race. As you already know, Li Shun and the others have the Consciousness Field of the Insect Race race.
There are two reasons for joining the Insect Race Consciousness Field. First, their Consciousness Field will become very unpredictable, no longer afraid of ordinary Consciousness Field attacks, which will be more advantageous in fighting the Insect Race. As you know, Zerg can launch consciousness attacks. Second, I hope they can study consciousness more, as counterattacking the Zerg swarm from the consciousness level is the simplest and quickest method.
Unfortunately, my estimation was wrong. The first group of humans was full of all sorts of wicked traits: selfishness, cruelty, and hatred. I knew that if things continued to develop this way, it would definitely get out of control, so I had no choice but to give up with a heavy heart.
Just then, the swarm found the four-dimensional coordinates corresponding to the Milky Way, and an endless swarm began to descend. The Insect Emperor launched a consciousness attack on the galactic black hole, causing the Galactic Consciousness, which had just recovered a little, to fall into slumber once again.
The Milky Way civilization was still in its infancy and lacked the ability to fight the swarm. I had no choice but to go to Sextans A to ask my old friend for help, but unfortunately, even that stubborn old man couldn't do anything. When I returned, the Great Star Region Civilization in the Milky Way had already gathered together, and with their efforts, the Milky Way was barely brought back to balance.
At this time, I had some time, and so you appeared. I did not interfere too much with your growth. You even surpassed me in terms of culture. That Confucian junior is more impressive than the culture I created on a whim. I am very gratified. You have not let me down.
However, Li Shun somehow found out my intentions. He was jealous and hateful, but he didn't dare to do anything to you. I don't need to waste my breath explaining what happened to you afterwards.
Daozi said casually that although he didn't interfere too much with humanity's growth, Daozi must have done a lot of work behind the scenes. Otherwise, humanity could not have grown to its current state in just tens of thousands of years, or even a few hundred thousand years including the time in the Secondary Universe. It's even possible that this old man was there in many times of crisis, but he just didn't take action.
"Wait, old man, wasn't it you who brought together Yun San and his allies?"
"No, when I returned from Sextans A, they had already begun joint operations."
Are there other Galactic-Level Civilization in the Milky Way?
"I'm not entirely sure about this. The Consciousness Field covering the galaxy is the central black hole. My detection method is no different from yours; we have to search bit by bit. It wouldn't be surprising if some civilization escaped my notice. At least for now, this civilization seems quite impressive."
"So, the Fish Horse Star Civilization also wants to control the consciousness of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way?" Hu Yu said.
"Indeed, it seems highly likely that the Fish Horse Star Civilization was created by the Doomsday Civilization and the Knight Civilization. These two civilizations know about my relationship with the Galactic Consciousness. Moreover, the black hole has recently been attacked by the Insect Emperor's consciousness and is extremely weak. Affected by this, I have also become very tired. Once the consciousness of the central black hole dissipates, I will also perish."
"Aren't the Doomsday Civilization and the Knight Civilization Milky Way civilizations? How come the Fish Horse Star Civilization isn't Milky Way civilization?" Wen Zhonghua asked.
"Life is born in a place that gives it the Consciousness Field of that place. This is a rule of the universe, just like your previous ID cards. If the Fish Horse Star Civilization did not originate in the Milky Way, they naturally would not have the Milky Way's Consciousness Field. The previous branch originated in the Milky Way, so they are the Milky Way civilization."
"Old man, why don't you infiltrate the fortress and take out the high-ranking officials of the Fish Horse Star Civilization? It would save us a lot of time and effort for nothing."
"You think I don't want to? That's ridiculous! Since they dared to come, they've already made all sorts of preparations to target me. How can I just throw good money after bad? The black hole inside the fortress has been given a false consciousness by the Fish Horse Star Civilization. This consciousness is extremely powerful, but the Fish Horse Star Civilization doesn't dare to use it lightly; a slight mishap could cause a severe backlash."
" Fish Horse Star Civilization raising insect swarms also for this purpose?"