Abnormal crossing

Chapter 271 No Surrender
be honest.

From knowing to now.

Jin has only two labels in Gu Wei's mind:

A female driver who drives incredibly well, and
Xinghai Encyclopedia.

In the past, whenever Gu Wei asked questions, whether the content could be found on Xinghai Internet or not, Jin could almost always give accurate answers.

Occasionally, when there are situations that exceed Gu Wei's knowledge or are inconvenient to disclose, Jin will speak frankly—of course, she will still express herself relatively tactfully, without making Gu Wei feel bad, after all, Jin is just cold-hearted, not lacking in emotional intelligence.

So this was the first time Gu Wei had ever heard the words "I don't know" from Jin's mouth.

"What, you're surprised?"

Holding Nuonuo, Jin immediately guessed Gu Wei's thoughts and explained slowly, "I'm not some omniscient being. There are many things in the Star Sea that I don't know, okay?"

"The reason you have that impression is largely because you're new to Xinghai and you mostly ask relatively simple questions, which makes me seem more knowledgeable."

"Putting everything else aside, I still don't know the origin of that Fishing Man's Fury you're carrying, let alone the First Civilization—there's not much evidence about the existence of the First Civilization these days, let alone advanced topics like research motives."

Gu Wei was slightly taken aback.

What Jin said seems to make some sense.
To know.

Even today, there are still many people in the Star Ocean who believe that the First Civilization did not exist, and that the so-called First Civilization was merely a remnant of an early, low-level ancient civilization—and this view is not held by ordinary people, but also by a considerable number of scholars.

The fact that it has caused such considerable controversy in academic circles shows that the amount of information that could be collected about the early civilizations was indeed very limited.

In this situation.

To discuss deeper motivations beyond the existence of the first civilization is indeed a very forced approach.

After a moment's thought, Gu Wei decided to change the subject: "What about the timeline T2 that was sunk by the first civilization? If the Dominator's goal is to correct it back, couldn't the Star Sea, or the many ancient civilizations of the past, negotiate with the higher beings?"

The purpose of alien life forms coming to this universe is to emit sparse particles, causing the universe to become cold and desolate. The purpose of the descendant and the ruler is to destroy the civilization of the corresponding era. The essence of these actions is to correct the timeline T2 that has fallen into this universe.

In that case
Why can't we negotiate to return timeline T2 to the Dominator in exchange for living space?
do not forget.

The Dominator can appear in this universe as a descendant, which means that the two sides are at least capable of communicating to some extent.

True.

Based on the current approach, it seems that the higher civilizations also have a chance to correct the timeline back, but repeatedly wiping out entire races is obviously quite troublesome, isn't it?
"Negotiation? Do you think past civilizations never considered this?"

This time, Jin's lips curled into a mocking smile: "According to the ancient civilization data collected from the Star Sea excavation, the earliest known civilization to propose negotiations with the Dominator can be traced back to more than 25 billion years ago."

"At that time, there was a sixth-order civilization called Lugo. Upon learning of the existence of the Dominator, they immediately made negotiations—actually, they were considering surrendering."

"It's quite a coincidence that the civilization had a special photographic device that happened to record the scene at that time."

Done.

Jin waved her hand, and an image quickly appeared in front of Gu Wei.

The background of the image is a magnificent architectural complex with distinctive features, somewhat resembling an ancient Egyptian obelisk, with its spires soaring into the clouds and radiating a gentle glow.

An elderly man dressed in an elaborate and ornate robe and wearing a dazzling crystal crown is standing atop the tallest building, holding a white flag aloft.

His face was covered in wrinkles, and his eyes held a mixture of fear, humility, and a last glimmer of hope. He stretched out his arms and cried out in an ancient and mournful language.

Although he couldn't understand the language, through the residual information at the conscious level, Gu Wei clearly understood the meaning of his shout:
"Supreme Being, the Lugao Civilization, is willing to offer everything! Whether it be our knowledge, our territory, our freedom, or the timeline you care about, we only beg you to allow us to continue, even as the lowest vassal!"

However, at the very moment this tragic plea reached its climax—

The sky cracked open.

It wasn't that the clouds dispersed, but rather that a hole was torn open in the space of the universe.

From within that deep rift, an unimaginably enormous eyeball slowly emerged, filling the entire sky.

The eyeball was cold and indifferent. Facing the weeping old man, it merely blinked condescendingly, as if looking at an insignificant ant colony at its feet.

Followed by.

There was no sound, no burst of light, and no trace of an energy impact.

In that very blink of an eye.

Centered on the crowned elder, all the buildings on the scene, along with the planet itself, instantly turned into the finest cosmic dust, silently annihilating.

One second the world was filled with sorrow and pleading, the next it was nothing but absolute emptiness and deathly silence.

The image ends here.

Gu Wei's breathing also paused for a moment: "."

be honest.

This was not the first time he had witnessed the demise of a civilization—when the Tilanos Empire had evaporated, Jin had shown him a video clip.

But the way the Tilanos Empire evaporated was more like a withering away:
The planet shrank, and the people were entangled and taken away by strange things. The whole process took some time.

This civilization called Lugao was different.

It vanished in an instant, as if this civilization had never existed at all, and even the planet itself disappeared completely.

Then Gu Wei looked at Jin: "Is this the dominator's gaze?"

Jin nodded: "That's right."

"But why?" Gu Wei frowned deeply, becoming increasingly puzzled. "Let me state first that I'm not a saint or anything like that—putting everything else aside, the leaders of Lugao had already surrendered at the time. From an efficiency standpoint, there was no need to destroy them, right?"

Nuonuo, who was being held in Jin's arms, raised her hands and shouted, "I surrender! I surrender!"

"The reason is simple, to put it bluntly, it boils down to two points," Jin said calmly, pressing down Nuonuo's playful hands. "First, do you think the perspective of the higher beings is the same as that of this universe?"

A question mark appeared on Gu Wei's face: "?"

What do you mean?
“Didn’t I say this before?” Jin shrugged and explained, “The moment the ruler looks down, your life state is defined by it. Your birth and death are just a single point in its eyes.”

"This explanation can also be extended to civilization or the universe itself, that is..."

Speaking of it.

Jin turned her head and met Gu Wei's gaze:

"The span of billions of years in this universe is just a fixed point in the eyes of the ruler. The efficiency you care about simply doesn't exist."

(End of this chapter)