The Wallfacer: Everyone wants to break through my wall.

"We should focus on something more important: has the number of interstellar battlefields in the Milky Way decreased?" the supervisor asked.

"No, the base number hasn't changed," the listening atomic man replied.

With the implementation of Plan B, the Unified Body has discovered more and more interstellar battlefields in the Milky Way during this period.

Among them, the distinction between battlefields of high-tech and low-tech civilizations is easy to identify. Those battlefields with scattered debris floating everywhere, like nebulae, are generally battlefields of low-tech civilizations.

In the battlefield of a high-tech civilization, generally speaking, once a sophon enters, it is gone. The quantum entanglement is broken, and it is completely out of control. At the same time, the entire area is filled with various extreme dark zones, which are dark zones where the speed of light is reduced to a very low level, or even a dead zone where the speed of light is zero.

According to the unified entity's predictions, as the dominant civilizations of the Milky Way settle in and increase their control, wars within the Milky Way will become less frequent.

This isn't a reflection on some lofty sense of responsibility, but rather out of selfishness. The dominant civilization in the galaxy has the right to control the galaxy, which means that all the matter in the galaxy belongs to them. Other civilizations use this matter to fight wars or to reduce dimensions. What's the difference between this and a rich man having his house burgled and his dirty money secretly taken and spent?

It would be one thing if they lacked the technological capability to manage it, but the problem is that the dominant civilization in the galaxy has sufficient technological strength. They possess faster-than-light technology, which is something that insects, still limited by the speed of light, cannot match.

However, the current outcome is the opposite of what was predicted, which is quite intriguing.

The supervisor thought for a moment, then asked, "Were any gravitational waves from wormholes observed on the battlefield?"

The listening Atom replied, "No, it's possible that those gravitational waves are trapped in the dark zone and will not be observed for many years."

“Maintain surveillance within the Milky Way,” the supervisor said.

About 150 years later, the atomic beings noticed the civilization that had appeared in the Milky Way.

This civilization developed light-speed curvature technology, had 58 star system colonies, and was constantly expanding its territory. In the process of expansion, it absorbed one civilization and then destroyed the three civilizations it encountered afterward.

It's clear that this civilization is highly aggressive.

Such civilizations are not uncommon in the Milky Way, and they usually don't last long, quickly being wiped out by some hidden advanced civilizations.

What truly drew the attention of the atomic beings responsible for monitoring this civilization was that it had revealed its coordinates very early on.

That's right, it's the one with the UW66970HM star, the civilization that clamored to create a galactic empire. This civilization was not destroyed.

"It's a miracle that civilization is still alive," the Atom Man exclaimed.

"Still alive? They weren't hit?" one of the Atoms asked in surprise.

Atomic beings do not have the concept of forgetting because their memories are stored as data. The only thing that could cause them to have the same effect as amnesia is probably the quantum effect. However, given the stability of iron atoms, only a little over a hundred years have passed, which is not enough time for them to forget.

The observing atomic being replied, "It suffered, but that civilization survived and continues to thrive and expand."

Then another Atom Man added, "I just looked at the attacks this civilization suffered, and they were mostly light particles. The Black Forest attacks weren't just one type. They'll probably disappear in a while."

Regardless of whether they will disappear or not, the atomic beings who are monitoring them have already become interested in this civilization.

This civilization had its coordinates broadcast by the Unified Body, then miraculously survived. It then proactively exposed its coordinates, declared war on the galaxy, and suffered another attack from the Black Forest, yet still survived.

Not only did they survive, but they also fulfilled their bold promises and are now expanding and building a galactic empire that belongs solely to their race.

Regardless of the fate of this civilization, the Atomic People have become extremely interested in it, and they all want to know how this civilization will eventually perish.

Will they die a glorious death, or will they, like the unified entity, realize the terror of the universe before facing destruction and hide themselves in nothingness?

"I request that this civilization be identified and designated as a key observation target," the Atom Man said.

Chapter 358 Another Faster Than Light

Lin Feng is in a dilemma; Davis has once again presented him with a choice.

Multiple choice questions are fine, but the most troublesome problem is that this is a science fiction question where no one knows the correct answer.

Why do we call it science fiction?

It's just that it hasn't been researched yet, there's no systematic knowledge, and no specific experimental parameters for reference; it's just a concept, an idea.

This is making things difficult for me, Lin Feng!

Do you really think I'm some kind of all-knowing god?

Davis explained to Lin Feng, "There are currently two directions that can be tackled in wormhole technology. One is to create a high-energy state within a limited space to form a wormhole. The other is to further miniaturize it, shrinking the current size of the Atomic Man by a factor of 26 to become a Planck-scale size. At the Planck scale, wormholes exist naturally, appearing and disappearing every moment..."

How to do?

That all sounds so reasonable!

Can't we have them all?

You're all adults, how can you make choices like little kids?

Lin Feng remained silent, various complaints flashing through his mind. He felt helpless because this wasn't in the original work. Before, he had the original work to rely on, so he knew who to trust and how to proceed with the technology. Now, however, he was completely in the dark.

"Do we have to give up one of them?" Lin Feng asked.

Davis explained, "Temporarily abandoning one research direction can speed up the research process; we need to concentrate our resources."

After thinking it over, Lin Feng replied, "Planckianization, the wormholes created through high-energy condensation are all temporary. Each one consumes a lot of energy, lacks concealment, and consumes a huge amount of resources. All technological development should prioritize survival."

Actually, choosing the high-energy wormhole generation technology would be a safer option, since the galactic overlord civilization had already demonstrated this technology to Lin Feng.

But Lin Feng recalled the original plot and realized that the prudent people usually didn't live long, or they had committed serious crimes.

For example, the veteran aerospace engineers that Zhang Beihai killed were not against radiation-propelled spacecraft. Rather, they advocated for researching radiation-propelled spacecraft directly, arguing that if it failed, all the resources and time invested would be wasted. Therefore, they advocated for researching fusion-propelled spacecraft first, and then radiation-propelled spacecraft.

In this way, if the research on radiation-propelled spacecraft fails, humanity will at least still have fusion-propellant spacecraft to use.

Take Cheng Xin for example. This woman initially strongly supported Wade's research on light-speed warp drive spaceships, but later, for the sake of internal stability, she demanded that Wade abandon his armed forces.

Of course, Wade was also seeking stability at the time, after all, he was older and his mindset would naturally be more composed.

If Wade had known what happened later, given his personality, he might have pulled out his gun and shot Cheng Xin a few more times.

Based on his understanding of 'God', Lin Feng decided to be as radical as possible. After all, he already had a lot of infamy, so what if he made the wrong choice? He could be infamous for ten thousand years, or even more.

……

Three hundred and eighty-two years have passed since the last observation of the civilization expansion of the star UW66970HM. The listening atomic beings have watched this civilization overcome obstacles in its expansion into the Milky Way, writing one epic chapter after another.

To put it simply, it's like watching a live-action version of a large-scale TV series.

"This civilization is truly powerful."

One of the Atoms who was listening in couldn't help but sigh like this.

"What are you talking about? Their technology isn't as advanced as ours," his companion complained.

"I'm referring to the inner strength of this civilization," the Atom Man, who had previously expressed his admiration, replied. He continued, "Look at all the attacks they've suffered against the Black Forest so far. Each time, they've narrowly escaped death, clinging to a sliver of hope to survive. Even so, they've never shown any restraint or hidden themselves away..."

The other Atoms said, "They were lucky. The unlucky ones are gone. That's what survivor bias is all about."

“Anyway, they have something we lack, that’s what I think,” Atom said.

"What's missing? Luck?" one of his companions quipped.

Just as they were arguing, an unusual frequency interrupted their pointless debate.

"Wormhole activity detected? A wormhole-based attack?!"

The dominant civilization of the galaxy actually wants to personally attack such a weak civilization?

Could it be that the growth potential of this civilization has been recognized?

Thinking about this civilization that had suffered blows and survived several attacks from the Black Forest, yet still managed to survive and continue to this day, even declaring war on the galaxy and wanting to form a Galactic Empire, the Atom People felt more and more that this made sense.

This civilization is now finished. After all, the one that launched the attack was a galactic overlord-level civilization. The Atoms don't know exactly what kind of technology the other side had, but a faster-than-light technology like wormholes was definitely something they had mastered.

“Am I right? This civilization has only survived until now because of good luck. Now that their luck has run out, they naturally can’t survive anymore… Wait, it’s not a traditional ray-based attack.” One of the listeners said.

Under the observation of the sophon, the listening atomic beings saw a large number of sub-light-speed particles being released from the other end of the wormhole.

Initially, the Atomics thought these sub-light-speed particles were particles that had flowed over from the other end of the wormhole, and wondered why the galactic overlord civilization was only opening wormholes and not taking any new actions.

Only after watching the aliens they were monitoring melt away like rain and snow did they belatedly realize what those sub-light-speed particles actually were.

"Why do these particles look so much like our atomic computer?" one of the atomic beings asked, somewhat distressed.

Just as humans dislike zombies and corpses, the atomic beings feel uneasy seeing these sub-light-speed particles sent over by galactic overlord civilizations through wormholes.

Other atomic beings judged, "They are far more advanced than our atomic carriers. They can directly disintegrate macroscopic matter by ignoring molecular electromagnetic forces, just like locusts. It seems that our integrated technology still has a lot of room for improvement."

It turns out that atomization can be used in this way. With the development of this technology, there's no longer a need to influence the macroscopic world through nanotechnology...

The attack by the galactic overlord civilization was utterly indiscriminate. This tragic civilization suffered attacks on all its territories at the same time, and even the wandering seed fleet was not spared. They were all being disintegrated by atomic machinery sent through the wormhole.

Just when the atomic beings thought it was all over, the people in that civilization who were still struggling painfully from the decomposition of atoms began to expel black substances from their bodies. Each person exhaled a puff of black smoke, as if they had inhaled it before.

However, those who frequently observe the atoms of this civilization know that this is not a normal phenomenon; when people in this civilization die, they do not exhale black smoke.

It's unclear what principle it's based on, but the black smoke coalesced into a ball in the air and then rapidly expanded.

Before the Atomists could react, the sophons they were using for surveillance severed contact within the range of the black smoke.

"Tomoko's connection has dropped."

"What's going on? Shouldn't this civilization's technology be less advanced than ours? Why can't I understand what's happening?"

A weak civilization that had been attacked by a galactic overlord civilization suddenly displayed something completely incomprehensible to the atomic beings, leaving them utterly bewildered.

Could it be that all these years of behavior have been an act by that civilization?

That doesn't make sense either, does it? Who are they putting on this act for? What reason could possibly justify this civilization risking destruction by the hunters to put on such a show?

Just as the Atom People were still confused, the first one to react said, "Switch to the nearest observation station!"

The switched observation station was the hidden station that initially received the civilization neutrino signal from the star uw66970hm. After waiting for 33 years, this hidden observation station also lost contact.

In the final observation, a black curtain obscured the sky full of stars, and stars disappeared one after another at a speed visible to the naked eye.

By comparing the distances between civilizations and observatories on the star UW66970HM, it's easy to arrive at a conclusion.

Something unknown is spreading at approximately 2.2 times the speed of light!

Super light speed!

Anyone can see the hidden information behind this matter.

"We need to report this immediately!"

Chapter 359 The Unchanging Divergence

The council of ten was reviewing the messages they had overheard.

The matter of the uw66970hm star is not too serious. After all, the main body of the unified civilization has atomized and escaped to the outside of the Milky Way, and is still moving away from the Milky Way at the speed of light. So far, it has already traveled more than a thousand light-years away.