The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

2183. The last hope (Part 1)

After hearing the old man's narration, Vishal sighed and said, "We cannot place our hopes on such half-truths and half-false legends."

Shepard frowned and looked at the old man in front of him. After a long time, she raised her wrist to open the universal tool and checked the star map. "The Rafa Galaxy... is too remote there, and it is even further away from the unknown star field."

"Why, do you still want to see it? Hahahaha... Forget it, the planet Krakul is just a cage, a cage that you can never escape from... Hahahahaha!" The old man laughed loudly. .

Huang Yehao scratched his head and said: "Old man, are you crazy? Anyway, you are also the one who knows the Soul Harp, so at least there is a glimmer of hope, right?"

The old man shook his head and said: "It's impossible. The Soul Harp can never be activated. Because... the conditions for it to activate must be in the Rafa Galaxy, hahahaha! But now, look at the planet Krakul ! This place is already heading toward death. The so-called civil war is just the last act of madness before death! Hahahahaha!

"The Rafa Galaxy...?" Shepard pondered.

After everyone left the old man's residence, Huang Yehao said: "Let's report the situation here to the rear. The old man is at least right about one thing, that is, the time of the planet Krakul may indeed be numbered. The current social status here must be It’s impossible to say that they will disappear within a few years.”

"But we have also lost contact with the rear." Shepard shook his head and said, "If we return the same way, the hyperspace engine on the Normandy may not be able to support it. You know, we have already started using it on the way here. The supermatter found on the planets controlled by Mongar-Menggar is unprocessed and cannot be compared with the core element. This has overwhelmed our hyperspace engine. "

Vishal thought for a while and said: "Actually...if you just want to contact the outside world, I think it is not completely impossible..."

"Is there a way?" Huang Yehao's eyes lit up.

"But I'm afraid it's very dangerous." Vishal said in a deep voice.

"Aren't we in danger now? Following the planet Krakul to destruction, is there anything more dangerous than this?" Huang Yehao snorted coldly.

Vishal nodded and said: "I have been traveling around looking for the weaknesses of Mongal Mongal over the years. I have been to many places. In an area about 10 seconds away from the planet Krakul, there is a The planet called Ciara. In order to explore the wider universe, the civilization on this planet once built a super communication base station to strengthen communication signals through the electromagnetic field of the star. "

He smiled bitterly, looking a little vicissitudes of life, "You should know that in chaos, some civilizations may not be able to step out of their own planet until they perish. The hyperspace channels of chaos are really too complicated, so complicated that if there is no special To the extent that hyperspace travel is simply impossible.”

"In other words, if we find that super communication base station, it is possible to send a message to the rear?" Shepard said.

"But to be honest, although you are very powerful, going to Planet Ciara is still almost like committing suicide." Vishal said.

"Why?" Huang Yehao asked.

"Planet Siara has a large population and has been completely controlled by Mongal-Mongal. At the same time, I have told you before that Mongal-Mongal pays a lot of attention to the planet Krakul. In other words, we As soon as it leaves the planet, it will be discovered immediately. If it knows what we are going to do on the planet Siara, then it will undoubtedly mobilize the power of the entire planet to destroy us." Vishal said.

【Are you kidding me? team leader. Do you know what the coordinates you sent me are? ] At this time, Jeff Morrow's loud shouting came from Shepard's communicator.

Shepard frowned and said: "What I sent to you is a place called the planet Ciara. We need a super communication base station on this planet to send messages to the rear."

[I can tell you, we are going to Planet Ciara, and we can’t come back! ] Jeff Morrow said.

"Are you sure? Joker." Shepard asked.

【Of course! Do you know where the Ciara galaxy is? That galaxy is next to and orbiting a supermassive black hole. The hyperspace environment there is very complex! Although the difference is only 10 seconds, according to preliminary calculations, we will need at least 20 hyperspace jumps to get over! ] Jeff Morrow said loudly.

Vishal's illusion spread his hands and said: "So, there is a reason why the Siara people were unable to set foot in the outer universe until they perished. If we want to go there, it will be a one-way voyage."

"No, then how did you know about the situation in the Siara galaxy?" Huang Yehao asked.

"Just because the Siara people can't get out, doesn't mean we can't get in." Vishal spread his hands and said, "Some of the Korok people can use their own power to navigate hyperspace, and we are also among the few who can enter the Xiara. The foreigners on the planet Siara are also an important link for them to understand the outside world. At that time, we received the highest courtesy at the planet level on the planet Siara, and we didn’t need it at all. Worrying about supplies... Of course, if we go there now, we can also get planet-level courtesy."

"You keep saying 'we', are you planning to go on this trip? Didn't you say this is a suicide trip?" Shepard asked.

"Otherwise? Stay on the planet Krakul and wait for death?" Vishal asked.

Shepard nodded and smiled at him. It seems that this Korok is a real outlier and belongs to a small number of upright people.

"In my opinion, you are already the last hope of this planet and this civilization." Vishal said, "And the planet Siara is the last hope of this hope. It's really ironic... We actually have to place our hope on A planet completely destroyed by Mongar-Mongal to fight against Mongar-Mongal.”

Huang Yehao thought of something and asked again: "When was the planet Siara destroyed?"

"About 210 years ago, they sent a communication saying that Mongar Mongar appeared in their territory. Since then, the messages sent have been very mixed. Sometimes they say that there are more and more Mongar Mongar, and they have Uncontrollable. Sometimes they said they had achieved a decisive victory, but needed our assistance. And in the last communication, they said that Mongar-Mongal had disappeared, and the planet Ciara had become peaceful again, inviting us. Went there as a guest." Vishal said, "That was... 183 years ago."

There was a deep silence among everyone. Although there are only a few words, one can feel the despair experienced by the planet Siara during the fight against Mongal Mongal in those 20 to 30 years.

In the end, the planet did become stable and peaceful. Because...everyone has been swallowed up by Menggal-Mongal...(End of this chapter)