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Chapter 106: The Edge of War
Fang Yan was shocked by Hope's strategy. Rashly charging into Andromeda and entering the Destroyer's lair was obviously a crazy and risky move.

"And then?" Fang Yan asked. "Even if the Brilliance is a Titan originating from the Rhine Civilization and possesses formidable space weapons, I believe no one would like to fall in the same place twice."

"A long time ago, the Splendor used space weapons once to continue human civilization. As a digital lifeform with extreme computing power, the Destroyer couldn't possibly fall in the same place twice."

Hope nodded. "You're right. Digital life won't make the same mistake twice. At the same time, we won't use the same strategy or weapons twice."

Fang Yan was slightly startled, frowned and asked, "No space weapons? That's the most powerful force we have."

At this moment, Hope suddenly smiled, her smile full of calmness and confidence, as if she had already made up her mind.

"In fact, weapons don't necessarily have to be physically offensive. Artillery is a weapon, and a virus implanted in a system to destroy the enemy's computing core is also a weapon, and in many ways, it is even more powerful."

"Don't forget, we now have two digital lives. One is Xiaobei, created by you, and the other is me, created by the Rhine civilization."

"Even though billions of light years separate me from the Milky Way, and even though the Rhine Civilization has placed many restrictions on me, those restrictions are meant to prevent me from betraying or attacking humans, but they haven't stopped me from attacking my own kind."

"So, if we can successfully enter Andromeda and connect to the Destroyer's data link, Xiaobei and I can team up and attack from the inside."

"And implementing this strategy only requires three steps."

"The first step is to enter Andromeda."

"Step two, connect the data link."

"The third step is to install the quantum entanglement communication terminal. Then I can join this war without gunpowder, together with Xiaobei."

After listening to the Hope's tactics, Fang Yan fell into deep thought.

It has to be said that this tactic has a very high probability of success. After all, it is two digital lives against one. As the saying goes, two fists cannot beat four hands. When the computing power is equal, Fang Yan's chance of winning is higher.

The key is to open a passage to the abyss of Andromeda.

This is like a double-edged sword. Once the control of the channel is lost, the Destroyer can follow the abyss and reach the Milky Way unimpeded, ignoring the long and dangerous distance of 26 million light years.

think.

Long thinking.

Fang Yan thought for a long time, and finally, he slowly nodded towards Hope, as if he had made some kind of decision.

……

The Splendor shuttled silently through the interstellar space, its invisible shield covering the hull tightly, like a ghost, crossing the dead sea of stars.

Fang Yan didn't tell anyone about his plan, not even Isabella. He just said that he had some problems that he couldn't understand and needed to calm down alone for a while.

Isabella showed enough understanding and obedience, so Fang Yan set off after explaining some things in detail to Brown.

The Shenzhong star region is located between the inner and middle rings of the Milky Way. It should be the heart of trade and civilization, with prosperous colonies and space cities everywhere.

However, when Fang Yan finally arrived at the tomb of the gods, what he saw was an eerie silence.

Large areas of abandoned asteroid belts float in the darkness in chaos and disorder, like a forgotten interstellar wasteland.

There was no route guidance, no navigation beacon, and even the basic energy pulse signal was completely interrupted. The starlight was dim, as if shrouded by an invisible haze.

"Is this the tomb of the gods?" Fang Yan muttered to himself, and then activated a series of detectors, but found that all the sensors seemed to lose their sensitivity after approaching the tomb of the gods.

Gravitational waves, neutrinos, and even simple spectral scans all showed severe interference, and the data seemed to be swallowed up and turned into a blank.

Finally, the Splendor came to a stop in the shadow of a star's afterglow. This was the true core of the God's Tomb, a vast ring of wreckage suspended in the void. The ring's structure resembled a broken chain, with countless fragments floating silently in space, as if forcibly torn apart by some unknown force.

Data shows that in the center of the star ring, there is a twisted space crack that swallows up any light and matter approaching it.

Fang Yan originally thought that he would encounter a large number of armed forces from the Lord of Light in this area.

But he was wrong.

There was absolutely no alert here, and everything was extremely quiet, as if someone knew Fang Yan was coming and deliberately withdrew the fleet guarding the surroundings.

Fang Yan frowned slightly and asked Xiao Bei to control the Brilliance and enter the space crack in the center of the star ring.

What Fang Yan didn't expect was that the hull shook violently during the crossing.

You know, the Glory is a huge Titan ship with extraordinary stability.

Fang Yan stood in the center of the bridge, staring at the chaos, "Xiao Bei, hold steady."

"Adjusting the gravitational field parameters, master. Abyss No. 3 is extremely unstable, which is completely different from Abyss No. 1 and No. 2." Xiaobei's voice was still calm, but there was a hint of tension in his tone.

A moment later, the Brilliance passed through a particularly strong wave, and the scene outside the porthole changed suddenly again.

What lay before him was no longer pure chaos, but a shattered field of light. Countless cracks hung in the air, like shattered mirrors, with spots of light flickering between the fragments.

"After entering the abyss, there was not much space and I arrived directly at the passage..." Fang Yan muttered to himself, with a hint of shock and confusion in his eyes.

Xiaobei analyzed: "A large amount of energy flow was detected, but this energy is obviously bound by some rules and cannot form a stable path."

Fang Yan nodded slightly. The description of the Hope was surprisingly consistent with reality. This passage was simply unable to accommodate any entity passing through.

"Xiao Bei, you stay here, I'm going to take a rest."

After Fang Yan gave the instructions, he turned and went to the bedroom.

According to his and the Hope's plan, all they need to do now is use space weapons to open the channel, and then connect the quantum entanglement communication terminal with Xiaobei to form a combined force. Xiaobei and the Hope will face the guy who is trying to destroy humanity in a way that is unique to digital life.

Theoretically, the winning rate is very high.

So now Fang Yan needs to obtain the communication key of Hope. The quantum entanglement communicator alone is not enough. He also needs a key to establish a connection with Hope which is far away.

Fang Yan closed his eyes, his consciousness gradually became blurred, and the familiar whirlpool feeling once again dragged him into the dream.

"You're here." Hope's voice was gentle but firm.

Fang Yan stared at the Hope and said, "I've now reached Abyss No. 3, right at the edge of the passage. As you said, the passage is shattered and cannot be passed through by physical bodies, but energy or mental fluctuations can barely pass through."

Hope nodded slightly. "Very good. You're progressing faster than I expected."

"From this moment on, I will grant you the key and authority."

Fang Yan frowned: "Key and permissions?"

Hope nodded and explained, "With the key, you will be able to control my actions in the Abyss, and the authority is necessary to ensure that I can successfully access the Destroyer's data link in Andromeda."

Before he finished speaking, Fang Yan felt a warm energy penetrating his brain and accurately embedding into the blank area deep in his consciousness.

"I have implanted the key into your consciousness." Hope's voice softened. "Now, all you have to do is use your space weapons to expand and pass through the passage into Andromeda."

(End of this chapter)