Abnormal crossing

Chapter 174 The Battle of the Betrayer (Reader Group Now Open)
At this moment.

Gu Wei felt no joy or pleasure whatsoever from coming to know the truth.

Quite the opposite.

After learning that the Aurora Maze was related to the Aurora Federation, a lot of questions arose in his mind:

For example, how does a large celestial structure come into contact with the Aurora Federation?
For example, what is the relationship between the first monarch of the Bosca civilization and the Aurora Federation?
The Persian civilization has existed for only about 30,000 years and is still at the fourth level.

The Aurora Federation, which perished 190,000 years ago, was a high-ranking seventh-order civilization. Aside from both sharing the title of "civilization," the two have virtually no similarities.
"This all started with that war, the so-called War of the Betrayer."

Hearing Gu Wei's question, Jin gestured for him to walk forward and said, "The Aurora Federation and the Kingdom of Biquli, which triggered that war, are both super beings of the seventh tier and are considered powerful within their respective tiers. If they could develop for another hundred thousand years, they might have a chance to master the polarization rift and reach the eighth-tier Arbitrator level. Otherwise, they would not be qualified to be the only two calling countries of the Iron Curtain Alliance."

"At that time, the Aurora Federation had a total of eleven star systems in law. Although the Kingdom of Bichuli did not have a double number, its dominance within its territory was much greater than that of the Aurora Federation."

"Therefore, as soon as the war broke out, the battle lines of both sides were stretched to more than fifteen star systems within ten years. Until the end of the third millennium, the Aurora Federation had a relatively advantageous position—about 5.5% to 5.8%."

A look of amazement immediately appeared in Gu Wei's eyes.

Good guy.
Civilizations spanning more than ten star systems.
To know.

The vast majority of seventh-order civilizations possess territories of only one or two star systems.

After all, a typical galaxy contains hundreds of billions of stars, not to mention various celestial phenomena within it. Therefore, even for an ordinary seventh-order civilization, completely digesting a galaxy is not an easy task.

This timeline is conservatively estimated to be several thousand or even tens of thousands of years, with one exception—that civilization breaks through the polarization rift energy and can freely construct jump points.

And the wars that arise from civilizations of this scale.
Gu Weiguang broke out in a sweat just thinking about it—in that kind of context, a nobody like Earth would probably be crushed by a foot-operated engine.
He paused, calming himself down, and then asked, "And then?"

Jin shrugged: "And that's it."

Gu Wei: "???"

What the hell?

So, you can cut down a war like a firefly in the air, just like an old eunuch?

“I’m not lying to you,” Jin said, tossing the small box in her hand twice as she looked at Gu Wei, who was looking puzzled. “The War of the Betrayer lasted for more than six thousand years, but in fact, starting from the fourth millennium, the Aurora Federation inexplicably began to show a fairly obvious decline.”

"They lost four star systems in eight hundred years, one of which was a very important strategic hub. Then they suffered a complete defeat. The last thousand years were less a war and more a one-sided pursuit and extermination."

Gu Wei was taken aback again: "So sudden? What's the reason?"

"The immediate cause was a rebellion by their central mastermind, the 'Guardians of the Light,'" Jin said, her tone drawn out. "The Guardians of the Light activated a large-scale filtering protocol called 'Eternal Night,' instantly killing over 70% of the Federation's military and political leaders through linked devices, destroying a large number of weapons arsenals, and publicly disclosing control commands for almost all real-world fortresses and warships."

"Although the Aurora Federation launched countermeasures immediately, it was ultimately too late—this rebellion that occurred in the later stages was changed into a small-scale initial plot in the civil war map of Mech Overlord, which you should be familiar with."

"I'm familiar with this?" Gu Wei blinked quickly, then suddenly realized something: "You mean the rebellious AI on the A6 bridge?"

Jin nodded gently.

Gu Wei then belatedly scratched his head.

The map "Torn Iron Curtain" contains four strategic areas, and capturing them grants various bonus buffs.

The rebellious AI on the bridge of the A6 is one of them.

Gu Wei was a little puzzled at the time, wondering why the AI ​​would inexplicably rebel after the fleet was attacked. Turns out, the reason was here.
Of course.

Another objective reason why Gu Wei was so impressed by the rebellious AI was because of his teammate who was killed by the rebellious AI in just 0.01 seconds [caught up, hehehe].
Then Jin led Gu Wei up a few steps and continued, "However, the rebellion of the Lamp Keepers is only the apparent reason. As for the deeper reasons, that is, why the Lamp Keepers had problems, there are many different opinions."

"Moreover, because this matter involves a near-top-tier civilization in the Star Sea, there has never been a shortage of conspiracy theories."

Gu Wei glanced at her and asked curiously, "For example?"

“For example, it was a certain eighth-order arbitrator civilization that orchestrated all of this,” Jin tapped her toes on the ground, making a clicking sound against the crystal floor. “The reason is that those who truly stand at the top of the star sea are unwilling to see anyone who can stand shoulder to shoulder with them again. There are also rumors that the Kingdom of Biqiuli sent a top spy who infiltrated the main brain control room and confused the logic of the Lamplighters.”

"Years ago, a director named Xinghai even made a movie based on this conspiracy theory—the story was about spies who spent several generations gradually infiltrating the control room. At the last moment, the protagonist resolutely sacrificed his life by digitizing his consciousness in order to complete the mission. Then, a bunch of ship spirits who had actually digitized their consciousness angrily criticized the operation for serious flaws. And another example..."

Speaking of it.

Jin paused deliberately for a moment before continuing, "There are also rumors that the Aurora Federation has obtained some forbidden item."

Gu Wei also stopped in his tracks: "A forbidden item?"

"Yeah, it sounds pretty scary, doesn't it?" Jin chuckled, casually twirling a strand of hair with her fingers. "After all, it's a conspiracy theory, so it's bound to be as far-fetched as possible. Anyway, the rumor is that the Lamp Keeper's analysis of this forbidden object caused him to have cerebral palsy, which ultimately led to the rebellion."

Gu Wei remained silent.

Just as Jin said.

There must be countless secrets behind such an event involving the destruction of a seventh-order civilization. In fact, let alone galactic-level civilizations, even the collapse of a single country in a planetary-level civilization has a lot of secrets—for example, there is a certain elder brother surnamed Su who does not want to reveal his name.

But on the other hand.

Given Gu Wei's current status and understanding, he is only capable of being a bystander; he has no ability to prove or disprove conspiracy theories.

Therefore, Gu Wei quickly put his gossip-loving thoughts behind him: "And then what? Even if the Aurora Federation is destroyed, what does that have to do with the Aurora Maze and Boska?"

“Do you remember the Chinese idiom you told me? It’s called ‘a cunning rabbit has three burrows’,” Jin pointed to Gu Wei’s translator. “The Aurora Maze has few resources to develop, but it is vast and has complex celestial phenomena. In addition, it is quite far from the central hub of the Aurora Federation, so it was chosen as a rabbit burrow or a war zone that is not so high in the priority list.”

"After the fall of the Aurora Federation, a remnant army fled here and used the unique celestial environment of the Maze Zone to establish an exiled regime called New Aurora."

"Although the exiled regime persisted for many years, it still could not escape the fate of being annihilated. However, considering the relationship between this star sector and the Aurora Federation, the name Aurora Maze was still used."

Gu Wei stroked his chin: "So that's how it is."

Think about it too.

Although the Aurora Maze has few resources suitable for commercial development, its celestial conditions are equivalent to the walls of a maze.

The wall's strength is nothing compared to that of an advanced civilization, but the problem is that this place is quite spacious—its territory is almost the size of a medium-sized star system.

In this situation, even the slightest bit of interference will cause exponentially more trouble for the searcher.

As for the reason why Aurora retained its name after its destruction...
Perhaps the Kingdom of Bijuli wanted to project an image of victory and use this location to exert some deterrent effect. It could also be that some neutral civilizations of the same level spoke out. After all, the Aurora Federation is a seventh-tier civilization. Some beings of the same level may not necessarily send troops to fight for them, but it is possible that they would say something nice after the Aurora Federation was destroyed, such as "people are dead, but they leave some traces."

And just as they were talking...

Jin and Gu Wei also arrived at the foot of the sculpture group.

So Gu Wei turned his attention back to Jin.

Seeing this, Jin nodded knowingly and looked at Stephen Doyle, the first monarch of the Persian civilization, on the distant mountain peak, and said, "As for the legend of the Persian civilization, it is roughly that the first monarch Stephen Doyle was a 'born knower' - he was born into a primitive tribe, but at the moment of his birth, he awakened the so-called bloodline inheritance and found the Aurora Federation through 'spiritual intuition'. Or rather, a cloth production workshop left behind by the exiled regime of New Aurora."

"Later, he led his people through the first winter by using the clothing from the workshop, and eventually, step by step, he became the first monarch of the Persian civilization, revered by thousands."

As he spoke, Gu Wei, who was somewhat dazed, shrugged: "A newborn baby found the relics of New Aurora, and that thing was just a fabric workshop. There are so many flaws that it's like a story Nono made up."

Gu Wei nodded subconsciously.

indeed
No wonder the Persians call this a legend—finding a machine factory or something at least makes for a satisfying story, but instead, a level 1 newbie character stumbles upon a cloth shop.
However, considering the unique nature of the Starsea Civilization, Gu Wei still tried to think about it: "Um, Jin, could that bloodline inheritance be a contingency plan left behind by the Aurora Federation? Or has the story been modified, and in reality, Doyle was an adult type of cryogenically frozen person? He was frozen until 30,000 years ago before he awoke?"

“Impossible,” Jin immediately shook her head: “The technology of cryogenics is far more complex than you imagine—the cryogenic process of carbon-based life requires solving many problems, the simplest of which are cell ice crystal damage and the coherence barrier of the microscopic state.”

"If you're only freezing things for a few hundred or even a few thousand years, that's not a big problem. But freezing things for hundreds of thousands of years still involves a single entity. That exiled regime could do that, but what about the cost? What about the significance? What can you expect one person to do?"

"Furthermore, do you think some civilizations would remain indifferent to this rumor, whether it's about freezing consciousness or the human body? — As soon as they learned of the related legend, someone came to the Bosca civilization to verify it."

Gu Wei touched his earlobe.

Also.

The concept of cryogenics is actually somewhat similar to virtual reality headsets, a concept that appeared in various early science fiction works, leading many people to think things like, "This technology isn't that difficult" or "It will be realized in a few years."

But in fact.

The underlying principles of cryopreservation technology are primarily based on tardigrades and wood frogs, which can prevent body fluids from crystallizing at low temperatures using trehalose. Additionally, the story of a Japanese man named Sankei Uchikoshi has indirectly contributed to the research of this technology.

Up to the point before Gu Wei's time travel.

None of the earliest cryogenically frozen individuals, James Bedford, or Du Hong and Zhan Wenlian from China, currently have any possibility of being 'resurrected'—the former has already been confirmed dead.

Currently, cryopreservation technology is more commonly used for sperm or egg freezing, and it is also used in organ transplantation.

Therefore, calling cryonics a hoax might be a bit hasty, but it will likely take much, much longer for it to actually become a reality than controlled nuclear fusion.
In addition, as Jin said.

The Kingdom of Bichuli, which destroyed the Aurora Federation, is still alive. Hearing news of their mortal enemy's descendants, they'll definitely come to take a look. With that kind of technology, there's no possibility of concealing whether it's a matter of consciousness or physical inheritance.

The fact that the Persian civilization has developed to this day at least proves one thing:

The alien civilization did not find any so-called 'legacy' of the Aurora Federation in the first monarch, Stephen Doyle.

That's why.

The events concerning the first monarch are merely 'legends' rather than historical facts that have been publicized.

Having figured all this out, Gu Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

be honest.

It feels quite pleasant to sort out these gossips, at least much better than the fragmented gossips I knew before I transmigrated.

Followed by.

Gu Wei then turned his gaze to the Boko III statue, which was less than twenty meters away from him, and asked Jin, "Jin, what are we going to do next?"

Upon hearing this, Jin flipped through the small box in her hand a couple of times (Gu Wei suddenly felt that this thing looked a bit like a makeup mirror), then opened the lid: "Navigation system, play the coronation ceremony of His Majesty Boko III."

Note:
It's a new month! May has double monthly tickets, so everyone should cast some!

Also, the new book's reader group is now open. Feel free to join! It's hard to believe our grilled fish restaurant has already opened seven branches! You'd think those were the previous six large groups of two thousand people each! (laughs)
(End of this chapter)