Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

As soon as the words were spoken, the content in the holographic projection changed rapidly.

Once, twice, three times...

Initially, the unusual gravitational waves were concentrated near the Proxima Centauri galaxy.

Gradually, as the location of the gravitational waves moved further away from the Alpha Centauri galaxy, the frequency of the gravitational waves also increased at an extremely high rate!

The star field near Proxima Centauri is like a string being played haphazardly, sending its own sound to the entire Milky Way!

These complex and incredibly intense gravitational waves did not completely dissipate until ten years ago, in the year 2610 of the Earth calendar.

Observing gravitational waves is very difficult.

On the one hand, the distance is too great, and on the other hand, the gravitational waves of most celestial bodies are too weak.

Under normal circumstances, only extreme celestial phenomena such as the merger of black holes or neutron stars will produce sufficiently powerful gravitational waves.

But this is a rare phenomenon.

Such a spectacular scene could only be the "masterpiece" of an advanced civilization!

"Is there a war between the Cleaner Civilization and the Pastoral Civilization?"

A look of understanding appeared in Lü Yongchang's eyes, and he murmured to himself.

The next moment, an excited look appeared on his face.

Fight! It would be better if they fought!

Only when these two advanced civilizations fight each other do human civilization, which is as insignificant as an ant, have a chance to escape!

Lü Yongchang took a deep breath to calm his excitement.

"Wait, wait!"

"It's not confirmed yet. We've only detected gravitational wave data, which doesn't prove that the two civilizations went to war!" Lu Yongchang muttered to himself urgently.

suddenly.

He seemed to realize something and shouted loudly.

"zero!"

"I'm here," a synthesized electronic voice announced.

"Give me all the footage taken by optical telescopes over the past 64 years!"

Thinking of the locations where those unusual gravitational waves appeared, Lü Yongchang quickly corrected himself, "Wait, I don't want to see the observation images of the neighboring star!"

"I need observational images of the area 50 light-years around Proxima Centauri!"

"receive."

The next moment, the lights in the room automatically turned off, and the holographic image in front of him instantly expanded until it filled the entire room!

Miniature models of stars, each radiating light, filled every corner of the room.

At this moment, Lü Yongchang felt as if he were floating in the vast universe!

He gently pushed the hibernation pod in front of him, using the reaction force to slide himself to the corner of the room.

"Zero, begin playback."

"Acceleration rate... 50 times."

As soon as he finished speaking, the starry sky that filled the entire room began to change rapidly.

Even with a speedup of 500,000 times, it would still take 1.12 hours to view the entire holographic image.

Lu Yongchang did a quick mental calculation and then dragged the progress bar of the holographic image to the 33-minute mark.

About thirty seconds later, the timeline shifted to 2588.

A blinding flash of light streaked across the Proxima Centauri region.

Proxima Centauri b has been reduced to two dimensions.

Time continued to pass.

A bright white, slowly floating ripple appeared near the Proxima Centauri galaxy.

That was the first unusual gravitational wave.

Almost without any waiting, a second anomalous gravitational wave appeared in the same location.

Then, several flashes of varying intensity appeared near the Proxima Centauri galaxy!

The third bright white ripple appeared at a distance of 1.28 light-years from Proxima Centauri.

At the same time, a series of sharp flashes appeared in the area.

Time flies.

The fourth, the fifth, the sixth...

A dense array of bright white ripples appeared before Lü Yongchang—each bright white ripple represented an anomalous gravitational wave data point!

Without exception, these ripples are appearing in locations that are rapidly moving away from Proxima Centauri.

After a moment's thought, Lü Yongchang quickly realized the purpose of this action—to avoid destroying the two-dimensional Proxima Centauri b.

The bright white ripples became increasingly dense.

If we compare the three-dimensional universe to a pond, under normal circumstances, this pond should be calm and still, with no ripples on the surface.

But now, it's like being in a downpour, with every raindrop splashing up ripples of varying sizes that spread outwards!

These ripples either overlapped or canceled out, gradually spreading throughout the entire star field!

next second.

Lü Yongchang's eyes widened suddenly.

Suddenly, the brightness of a dim star increased several times over, and then countless brightly glowing substances were ejected into the surrounding area, forming a small nebula.

It exploded.

Lu Yongchang felt a slight tremor in his heart.

No more evidence is needed!

This is a war between advanced civilizations!

The explosion of this star did not signify the end, but rather truly marked the beginning of a war!

In the distance, accompanied by bright white ripples, a star seemed to be inexplicably attracted, breaking away from its original trajectory and flying straight towards the neighboring star system like a stone on a catapult.

That's Gliese 555!!

Looking at the annotation given by Zero, Lü Yongchang felt his heart skip a beat.

boom!

Two stars collided and exploded with a deafening roar!

"Gliese 555...gone?" Lü Yongchang swallowed hard, his eyes filled with boundless fear. "If...if we were still in that place..."

Even though it was very warm around him, he still felt a chill run down his spine!

He suddenly shuddered.

"Is this what war between advanced civilizations is like...?" he murmured to himself.

Seeing the bright white ripples appearing less and less frequently, Lü Yongchang breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The last bright white ripple disappeared, and the war was completely over.

A thought involuntarily surfaced in Lü Yongchang's mind:

I wonder who won this war?

Looking at the nebula that stretched for tens of light-years before him, Lü Yongchang subconsciously turned his gaze to that corner of his memory.

Perhaps it's because it's relatively close to Proxima Centauri.

The solar system remained quietly in that corner, unaffected by the war.

However, due to the Star Devourer, its brightness has already dimmed considerably.

"Phew..." Lu Yongchang breathed a slight sigh of relief, and the unease in his heart lessened a bit. "Luckily, the solar system is still around."

Swish.

The holographic image disappeared, and the room was plunged into darkness.

Lu Yongchang stood there, stunned, his heart pounding violently in his chest, unable to calm down.

Although there was no sound or any specific image, he still sensed the powerful strength of the advanced civilization!

For the first time since leaving Earth, he directly experienced the weakness of human civilization!

P.S.: Thanks to the amazing certification from the Blackfire City's Durga!