Abnormal crossing

Chapter 165 The Zeroing Plan (Part 2)

"Reset to zero?"

I heard Adele mention that word.

Joe Cowen frowned deeply: "Adele, are you sure this code name is real?"

“Yes, I’m sure,” Adele raised her eyelids and glanced at him, explaining, “Six months ago, Boska encountered a high-intensity gravitational tide. The royal family members moved to the bottom floor of the palace according to routine procedures. His Majesty was carrying some documents with him at the time. I saw this name on the homepage and was even scolded a few times for it.”

Qiao Kewen fell into deep thought.

The gravitational tides that Adele mentioned are quite common within the labyrinth zone, mainly due to the four neutron stars in the core region:

These four rapidly rotating neutron stars resonate at a specific angle every so often, thus entering a state of overlap.

When their pulses overlap, gravitational ripples sweep across the star field like a cosmic tsunami, tearing even the spatial structure into spiderweb-like wrinkles.

These gravitational tides have little impact on life, but equipment fixed by the anti-gravity field may be severely damaged. Therefore, whenever a gravitational tide occurs, the palace and its royal members are moved to a safe area according to relevant regulations.

At the same time, although this gravitational phenomenon has a periodicity, the exact time it takes to fall on a certain celestial body is not so precise, and it may fluctuate by several hours or even one or two days.

In this situation, it is entirely reasonable for Boko III to have inadvertently leaked some information due to unforeseen circumstances.

Think of this.

Qiao Kewen couldn't help but touch his chin again.

Zero
Say something.

This is not a good name.

Most people's first thought when they hear this word is probably the reset button on a calculator.

If you press it fast enough, it will even turn into the format "归归归归归归zero".

From a macro perspective, it means utterly destroying everything into nothingness.

To be more specific...

These are generally natural and man-made phenomena that destroy everything, such as tsunamis, earthquakes, or celestial explosions.

Then, Joe Cowen coughed lightly and turned to look at Milo and the others: "Milo, Berry, what do you guys think?"

Chestnut, mimicking the crew member 'Rachel', quickly raised her hand: "Is it possible that it's related to other civilizations within the Labyrinth Zone? For example, Boko III wanted to conquer the entire Labyrinth Zone and planned to eliminate all other civilizations, which is why it's called 'Zeroing Out'?"

“It’s possible, but the probability is low,” Jin shook her head and pulled out a map of the Aurora Maze from her crew bracelet:

"Look, the radiation range of the Maze Belt is close to that of a medium-sized star system. Civilizations capable of conquering such a territory are at least at the mid-to-high level of the sixth rank or even the seventh rank. How could a civilization at the early stage of the fourth rank possibly dream of it?"

"Even if Boko III's target is the remaining civilizations within the Tombstone Belt, it's illogical. More than half of the existing Tier 3 civilizations are on the other side of the Maze Belt, and even with warp points, it's difficult to reach their location—if all civilizations aren't wiped out, how can we talk about zeroing out?"

Chestnut thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Also.

It seems a bit far-fetched for an early-stage fourth-order civilization to want to wipe out all the civilizations within the labyrinth zone.

Considering the situation within the labyrinthine zone, even if Bosca only wanted to eliminate Mold, it would come at a cost—he could certainly win, but the post-war situation would take several years to recover.

If even a mere Molde is like this, one can only imagine how the other civilizations within the Labyrinth Zone are far behind.

Then Jin looked at Adele and asked, "Your Highness, may I ask what fields of study those scholars who were summoned are?"

"Scholars who were summoned?" Adele was slightly taken aback, but then she understood what Jin was thinking: "Although I don't have the specific list, some well-known scholars have indeed not shown up for a long time. The most representative ones are Maurice Wheeler, who studies neural symbiotes, and Eileen, who studies swarm intelligence, and..." Adele named several scholars who were well-known in Boscany, and the more Jokovic listened, the more his brows furrowed.

None of these renowned scholars' fields intersect with astrophysics; instead, there are numerous biologists and chemists, and even one archaeologist-linguist.

Therefore, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Boko III's plans should be related to biology.

But how can such a plan be related to starting from scratch?
Qiao Kewen scratched his head in frustration.

He had hoped to find something unusual about Adele this time, such as his sister being controlled or hypnotized, or that she was being used by someone around her without her knowledge.

He even prepared for the worst, that Adele might be replaced or become a carrier of information pollution.

Surprisingly, after all this comparison, it turned out that Adele actually knew a little more than they did.

To know.

There was double surveillance from both Joe Cowen and Jin on site. Even if Adele was worried about being overheard or didn't trust Joe Cowen and didn't tell the truth, they could still detect the abnormality.

The lines of the current testing equipment are as flat as the chest of a sweet chestnut, without the slightest undulation.
Qiao Kewen didn't know whether to call it a good thing or a bad thing.

“Oh, right,” then Jokowi said, looking at Adele, “what about the other members of the royal family? What about the princes and princesses who were recalled?”

Ophelia was the sixth princess of the Bosca civilization, with three princes and two princesses above her.

Of the five, only the fifth prince, Andre, was born to Boko III's wife, the fourth queen, whom he married twenty years earlier. The other four were born to the first two queens.

Meanwhile, due to the Persian civilization's monarchical system of designating successors, the next king is currently still undetermined.

The eldest prince, Andluca, born to the first queen, and the third prince, Pelu, born to the second queen, are both strong contenders for the new king.

Currently, both Andluca and Pelu oversee a planet as supervisors, with the third prince, Pelu, actually having a slightly greater advantage:
His maternal clan wielded considerable influence on the planets they governed and maintained excellent relationships with many former princes and princesses, which allowed Pelou's decrees to be implemented with considerable efficiency.

As for the maternal family of the eldest prince Andruka, they were much weaker.

His mother, Grand Princess Gwynne, was just a middle-class woman, and his father was the head lecturer of a major subject at the highest institution of learning in the Boscan civilization—a background that would undoubtedly be considered impressive in the eyes of ordinary people, but clearly not enough in the royal family.

Currently, Andluka's supporters are mainly a few military generals, and the eldest son's own moral superiority is what allows him to barely contend with Pelou.

"The recalled princes and princesses?" Adele pondered for a moment upon hearing this. "Their personalities have changed somewhat recently, but the rumors are all related to the throne—after all, the new king will be decided in the next two years, so a change in personality at such a crucial time is understandable, at least it can serve as a reason."

Adele didn't finish her sentence.

An electronic voice came from the entrance to the reception room: "Your Highness, Chief of the Interior Lynn requests a call. Chief of the Interior Lynn requests a call."

Adele paused slightly, then swallowed the rest of her sentence: "Kudi, access request."

"receive."

Swah——

next second.

The voice of the Internal Affairs Chief, Lynn, rang out from outside:

"Your Highness, His Majesty has returned to the palace and cordially requests that Governor-General Qiao Kewen come over for a chat."

(End of this chapter)