Voyage of the Stars.

Chapter 1490 We are lucky
The Four-Handed Serpent Civilization noted down the words of the leader of the Silver Heart Civilization, but they did not take them seriously. Instead, they were indignant. Why couldn't they take a look at a mere warship?
Therefore, with this mindset, the Four-Handed Serpent Civilization, along with more than twenty Level 6 Civilizations and a large group of probes, slowly approached the location of the humans.

The people of the Four-Handed Serpent civilization already knew that the so-called Dream Lyre was the flagship of one of the four cosmic-level civilizations, named the String Piper, and that the reason the other three civilizations were still here was to wait for that flagship to be completed.

From the fact that they built a flagship, the Four-Handed Serpent Civilization and its subordinate civilizations could roughly guess that the String Players and the other three civilizations must be newly advanced cosmic-level civilizations, otherwise they would not need to build a flagship.

Perhaps it was the discovery that the string player had tacitly approved of their watching, and the fact that the other three civilizations had also shown considerable goodwill, that emboldened the Four-Handed Serpent Civilization.

Taking advantage of this favorable atmosphere, the high-ranking leaders of the Four-Handed Serpent Civilization sent a consultation message to the Silverheart Civilization, which was willing to communicate with them.

The Galactic Heart civilization did not hide anything, not only telling them the truth about the Great Hollow's advancement to a cosmic-level civilization, but also explicitly telling them that they could not go to the Boötes Great Hollow.

When asked questions, the Four-Handed Serpent Civilization politely mentioned its journey to the Great Hollow of Boötes, which is why the Galactic Heart Civilization was aware of it.

"Why?" Taking advantage of the moment when the probe was close to the location of human civilization, the high-ranking officials of the Four-Handed Serpent Civilization were full of doubt.

After observing for so long, I felt that the Boötes Hollow was the most suitable location, but before I even got there, I encountered a cosmic civilization that said it was not feasible.

Did they run out of "promotion resources" after completing their own promotion in the Great Void of Boötes?

This idea is a case of ignorance leading to a misunderstanding of the Galactic Heart civilization and the other three civilizations.

The Galactic Heart civilization remained silent in response. They didn't want to say anything. According to their logic, this large-scale expedition led by the Four-Handed Serpent civilization was hopeless. It was better for them to go to the Boötes Great Void to die, thus saving the universe from having another group of parasites that would accelerate vacuum decay.

However, the awakener, Huan, who had been silent all along, generously told them the truth.

Upon learning that the Boötes Void had been affected by a cosmic catastrophe, the Four-Handed Serpent Civilization and its organization of over twenty Level 6 civilizations nearly collapsed.

That's right. You've gone through all that trouble to cross the galaxy, only to find that your destination no longer exists. What are you going to do?
"Great Awakener, since the Boötes Great Hollow is no longer accessible, could you tell us where we should go?" The leader of the Four-Handed Serpent Civilization was somewhat flustered, yet he still tried to find a way out for his civilization and even the entire group. To show that he still had the ability to think, he paused and then said, "I wonder if other great hollows are feasible, such as the Sculptor Great Hollow or the Hydra Great Hollow?"

"To put it simply, the Great Void in the Laniakea Supercluster region is a dead end," the Awakener patiently explained to the Four-Handed Serpent Civilization. "It's not that there are no conditions for advancement there, but a cosmic catastrophe is about to destroy the entire Laniakea Supercluster region. You won't have time to go anywhere; there's simply not enough time!"

"This"

Upon hearing this, the entire Four-Handed Serpent civilization was stunned. Every one of the Four-Handed Serpents stared in disbelief at the group of square warships on the screen. They wondered if this was fake news, but the other party was a cosmic civilization, probably having just completed its advancement from some great void. There was no reason for them to be lying.

There's no need for it. With the power of a cosmic-level civilization, there's no need to destroy itself through deception. If they wanted to destroy a group of sixth-level civilizations like themselves, they could simply use force to finish the job in one go.

If the other party did not deceive us, then where should our Four-Handed Serpent Civilization go from here?
The high-ranking officials of the Four-Handed Serpent civilization were not stupid. They realized that since the four major cosmic civilizations had not concealed the cosmic disaster and did not seem to have any ill intentions towards them, they knew that there was still hope for them.

Therefore, they proactively sought help from the four major cosmic civilizations.

“We were just about to leave the Laniakea Supercluster anyway, and since we’ve met, it must be fate. We might as well take you along,” the Awakener, Huan, gave a direct answer.

The response they received was naturally one of profuse thanks. With their survival secured, the Four-Handed Serpent civilization finally turned their attention back to their curiosity, namely, to observe the flagship of the String Piercer, as the Silverheart civilization had previously mentioned.

Just then, their probes also arrived at the location of the Lyra.

The String Piercers—just from the name, you can tell they are a powerful civilization. So what was their flagship like?

After regaining their composure, filled with curiosity and a spirit of never giving up, all the high-ranking officials, scientists, researchers, and engineers of the Four-Handed Serpent Civilization gathered together, all focusing their attention on the Dreamy Lyra that was gradually appearing on the big screen.

The same applies to all civilizations under the Great Voyage Organization led by the Four-Handed Serpent. The four cosmic-level civilizations agreed to take them out of the cosmic catastrophe zone and allowed them to freely observe the flagships, which was like a double blessing.

"I'm really looking forward to it! Since we embarked on this great voyage, we've only ever heard of the existence of cosmic civilizations, but now we're actually going to encounter them and even witness their flagship. This is something I never even dreamed of!"

Staring at the big screen, before even seeing the Dream Lyra, the four-armed snakes began to give their comments.

"Yes, the String Pluckers. What a strange name. The great Galactic Heart civilization said that they can pluck the cosmic strings. Cosmic strings, such ethereal existences, yet a civilization can manipulate them. It's hard to imagine what kind of technology that is."

"Alas, such a huge gap exists even with just one level of difference. Our Four-Handed Serpent Civilization can definitely succeed as a cosmic-level civilization."

"Yes, we will definitely succeed, but we must not forget the help these four great civilizations have given us. If we had not met them, we would have been wiped out in the cosmic catastrophe."

"That's right. It seems that the universe is more riddled with holes than we imagined. It may have reached a point where even cosmic-level civilizations can't do anything about it. Before, we wondered why we hadn't encountered any cosmic-level civilizations since they exist. Now it seems that they may be like these four cosmic-level civilizations, generally not venturing into galaxies. After all, they have mastered vacuum zero-point energy."

"Yes, thankfully they are benevolent civilizations. Otherwise, just for our attempt to advance to a cosmic-level civilization, they would have had a reason to destroy us, because of vacuum decay."

"Perhaps they see their past reflected in us."

"Perhaps. In any case, the current outcome is good. We have confirmed the existence of cosmic-level civilizations and also know that the Great Void theory is feasible. It's a pity that none of these four cosmic-level civilizations are willing to give us vacuum zero-point energy technology."

"Hehe, be content. Although they didn't say it, I can sense that there must be some rules or treaties restricting them from exporting technology to lower civilizations, especially vacuum zero-point energy technology."

"You mean that the legend from back then was true? That the Vacuum Zero Energy Non-Proliferation Treaty actually exists?"

"Is that even a question?"

"That's true. It seems these four cosmic-level civilizations are not contract-based."

"Alas, who knows? There are just too many unknowns in this universe. It seems we were too arrogant to think we could roam the stars with such dominance. We need to become a cosmic-level civilization as soon as possible."

"Alright, that's enough. The Dream Lyra has appeared."

(End of this chapter)