Humanity is missing, luckily I have billions of clones.

Chapter 379 It was you guys?!

Further investigation suggests that what happened to the spacecraft was most likely just an accident.

Li Qingsong found no trace of intentional sabotage.

Originally, this kind of accident might not have been considered a major issue. Even if the spaceship's intelligent systems couldn't resolve it, as long as there was a conscious human being who could provide biological intelligence, the accident could be easily eliminated.

Unfortunately, everyone on board the spaceship was in hibernation and no one was awake, so the malfunction could only be allowed to develop naturally, eventually triggering an explosion from the inside out, causing the entire spaceship to fail.

Then, during the long voyage that followed, the malfunction worsened and eventually... it stopped working completely.

Such a situation is difficult to avoid in the universe. The universe is too vast and boundless; no one knows how many dangers and unexpected possibilities it harbors.

Just like the ships they sent to contact the gravity creatures, a significant portion of them also got lost in space, and no one knew what kind of accident they encountered.

Looking at his compatriots, stiff as stones, Li Qingsong felt a profound loneliness. It seemed that from this moment on, he was the only person left in the entire universe.

Perhaps... this is not just a possibility, but a reality.

Li Qingsong certainly has the ability to extract genetic data from the bodies of these fellow humans and then use cloning technology to recreate some humans.

This was no challenge for Li Qingsong at all. In fact, he didn't even need the remains of these fellow humans. Relying solely on his own genetic data and making minor adjustments, Li Qingsong could create all types of humans—men and women, young and old, tall and short, fat and thin, intelligent and dull, cunning and kind.

However, Li Qingsong always believed that human civilization in his mind was a culture, a culture that has been passed down from ancient times, developed into a brilliant civilization, developed a moral system and values, and has a profound heritage, rather than just some organisms that are similar to humans in terms of genes and appearance.

Those who embody this culture are our fellow human beings. Those who do not embody this culture are merely clones, tools, not our fellow human beings.

And now... within his knowledge, the last group of his compatriots have turned into cold corpses and are presented before him.

Is it possible to find no one else in this universe...?

In this vast universe, in this boundless starry sky, am I the only human left?
After the anger and sorrow, Li Qingsong felt a profound loneliness.

If there are no more of my kind in this universe, then what can I still pursue?
As he pondered, Li Qingsong's somewhat bewildered gaze gradually cleared, and his resolve returned.

"Since there are no more of my compatriots in this universe, then... find out the truth about the extinction of humanity and avenge human civilization!"

From this moment on, revenge will be the sole purpose of my existence.

One day in the future, I may rebuild human civilization, but not now, but after I have uncovered all the truth and avenged human civilization completely.

At that time, I will revive the broken lineage of civilization. I will tell the first babies born through cloning technology that our home is on a planet called Earth, and that we are a civilization that, despite its many flaws, tirelessly pursues peace and a better future.

We will make mistakes and take detours in the process, but our heart will never change.

Then, I will let them reproduce naturally, guide them to be independent and self-reliant, and let them stand on their own in this universe..."

Li Qingsong gradually made up his mind.

He manipulated the robot to collect all his comrades, who had already turned into cold corpses, and transported them to the human-ship dwelling where his own consciousness resided.

Li Qingsong designed this habitation spaceship entirely according to human aesthetics.

It has a total of 10 floors, covering a vast continent of more than 3000 square kilometers, with everything from high mountains and snowfields to vast oceans, streams and rivers, grasslands and deserts, forests and wetlands.

Following the ancient tradition of burial for peace, Li Qingsong buried the more than 10,000 skeletons he had collected in various places, each with its own unique and beautiful scenery.

"Rest in peace amidst these green hills and clear waters, in the spaceship that belongs to our human civilization."

Before more than 10,000 tombstones, more than 10,000 clones under Li Qingsong's control bowed simultaneously to express their condolences to their compatriots.

After settling these matters, Li Qingsong once again sought out Momorans, the chieftain of the Blueprint Clan.

"Then you should go forward and contact the recorder, Wenming, and exchange our experiences over this period for some intelligence."

Following the document prepared by Li Qingsong, Momorans solemnly broadcast a message into the starry sky at a specific frequency through the long-range communication device.

"Respected Recorder Civilization, I am Momorans, the head of the Lantuk Civilization. Our civilization has some intelligence that we wish to provide to your civilization."

Since our civilization advanced to a powerful nuclear civilization, we have encountered a series of events…

He recounted some events from the past years that did not involve his own secrets, with particular emphasis on the Crimson Star Alliance and the subsequent mission undertaken by his side to detonate a supernova in the G76 star system to destroy the Purple Moon Civilization. The Purple Moon Civilization had already been infected by the Demon Eye and become the Demon Eye Civilization, ultimately helping the Crimson Star Alliance break free from its restrictions. The Space-level Demon Eye was also likely to be destroyed by the Destroyer Civilization.

Li Qingsong believes that matters involving space-level civilizations, whether it be the Destroyer Civilization, the Perseus Alliance, the Crimson Star Alliance, the Space-level Magic Eye, or the interplay and wars between these space-level civilizations, should be of higher value.

"We already knew about the war between the Destroyer Civilization and the other major civilizations, but we didn't know the details."

The details provided by your civilization are of extremely high value and fill a gap in our intelligence.

Now, may I ask, what intelligence do you wish to exchange?

Just as it had been thousands of years ago, after a brief silence, the recorder civilization returned.

Having experienced so much, Li Qingsong now has a better understanding of the different levels of civilization and the capabilities of each level.

When the Crimson Star Alliance wanted to contact him, they could only do so through the gravitational wave broadcast of the Yunluo Civilization. The Space-level Magic Eye contacted the Purple Moon Civilization through a special communication method between Magic Eye civilizations, rather than through long-distance communication technology. After this, Li Qingsong gained a deeper understanding of the Recorder Civilization's technology for long-distance communication, which seemed to be able to cover the entire galaxy at any time and place.

This technology seems to be absent from the Crimson Star Alliance and the Space-level Magic Eye, both of which are space-level civilizations.

So... what exactly is this Recorder civilization? Are they truly a space-level civilization? Or something even higher?

In this galaxy, they claim that "every civilization is a miracle, and we record the story of every civilization." Is it really just a matter of recording?

Behind this recorder civilization, there seems to be a secret that even space-level civilizations cannot know.

However, this is irrelevant to me for the time being. At this moment, I only hope to obtain some information in exchange.

At Li Qingsong's behest, Momorans solemnly stated their needs: "We wish to know the truth about the extinction of human civilization. I wonder if the intelligence we provide is valuable enough?"

The reply came quickly. "The intelligence you provided is already quite valuable. However... we only know part of the information, not all, about the extinction of human civilization."

Now, we can provide you with this intelligence.

The direct culprit behind the extinction of human civilization is... a spatial-level demonic eye.

what? !

At this moment, not only Momorans, but even Li Qingsong was shaken.

He had imagined many possible culprits, including a civilization that seemed to spring up out of nowhere, but he never expected it to be a spatial-level demonic eye.

What resentment what?
From any perspective, the original human civilization should have had no connection whatsoever with the Space-level Magic Eye.

The Purple Moon Civilization is indeed a Demon Eye, and it has secretly captured a large number of humans, but haven't they handed those humans over to the Space-level Demon Eye yet?

"why?"

"As we have already stated, we only know a part of the story. We don't know why the Space-level Demon Eye would want to exterminate human civilization."

Suppressing the turbulent emotions surging within him, Li Qingsong continued to instruct Momorans to ask, "How did the Space-level Demon Eye wipe out human civilization? Why are there no traces of human existence on Earth?"

"As far as we know, even a space-level civilization does not have the ability to completely erase those numerous traces from a planet, and a space-level magic eye certainly cannot do that either."

Destroying a planet is easy, but erasing all traces is different from destroying a planet.

In fact, the Space-level Magic Eye didn't erase all traces of humanity on Earth. All they did was... change the planet.

Li Qingsong was shaken once again.

That's it!

It turns out that the Earth located in the solar system at this moment, although exactly the same as the real Earth in terms of elemental composition, crustal structure, atmospheric content, etc., is merely a space-level civilization that created it using Earth as a template!

Even now, Li Qingsong already possesses the ability to artificially create a planet.

To build a planetary-scale gravitational telescope, Li Qingsong hollowed out a dwarf planet and piled the materials together, allowing them to form a planet on their own.

Although the artificial planet is still very crude at this moment, the industrial capabilities of space-level civilizations are far superior to ours. They can easily replicate an Earth one-to-one!

But it's still the same problem.

why?
Exterminating humanity is one thing, but why create another Earth and place it there?
However, Li Qingsong did not ask this question directly, but instead asked another crucial question first.

"You mean the real Earth was taken away by the Space-level Demon Eye? Then what about the humans living on Earth? They... do the Space-level Demon Eyes still exist? Did the Destroyer Civilization wipe them out? If they were ultimately wiped out, were humans affected?"

At this moment, Li Qingsong's words, which he used to instruct Momorans, trembled slightly.

"The Space-level Demon Eyes have been completely wiped out. The real Earth is indeed within the Demon Eye Kingdom, but the humans living on Earth were not affected by this war."

Because a long, long time ago, all of humanity on Earth had already died out.

We do not have the exact time of death, but based on various intelligence reports, it is estimated to have occurred within the last thousand years after Earth was incorporated into the Demon Eye Kingdom.

Li Qingsong remained silent, the glimmer of hope that had just arisen in his heart instantly extinguished.

After a moment, Li Qingsong asked again: "As far as we know, before the extinction of human civilization, there was a barrier around the sun that concealed the existence of a civilization in the solar system."

Do you know where this barrier came from? Who set it up? And why?

"We have no information about this barrier. In fact, we only learned of its existence through speculation after this barrier disappeared and human civilization suddenly appeared."

Li Qingsong fell silent again.

He still had one question in his mind regarding this barrier.

With the barrier gone, the existence of human civilization was exposed to the world, which led to the space-level demonic eye taking away Earth and exterminating humanity.

only……

Why did the Space-level Magic Eye ignore him after he caused such a huge commotion in the solar system and waged war against the original Lantuk civilization?
The fact that the Space-level Magic Eye suddenly appeared without any apparent reason, yet instead of directly destroying Earth, created a replica to replace it, suggests that the solar system and human civilization must have something of considerable importance to them.

Otherwise, why go through all this trouble?

From this perspective, they shouldn't let themselves off the hook.

But why was I completely unharmed? Why did the Space-level Magic Eye seem to ignore me completely, as if it hadn't seen the subsequent war in the solar system or noticed my existence?

After much deliberation, Li Qingsong finally decided not to ask the recorder, Wenming, this question.

The recorder's morality is hard to discern, and asking this question could very well expose one's own secrets.

After thinking for a moment, Li Qingsong instructed Momorans, "We hope to find out the motives behind the Space-level Demon Eye's extermination of human civilization, but we don't know how to begin."

Could you please point us in the right direction?

The Space-level Demon Eye had already perished at the hands of the Destroyer Civilization, so there was no need for revenge. But Li Qingsong firmly believed that the matter was not so simple.

Why do they inexplicably target humans?
There must be a reason behind this!

This time, the recorder remained silent for an even longer period.

"We have learned that when the Demon Eye Kingdom was destroyed, a Gravity-level Demon Eye that was attached to a Space-level Demon Eye managed to escape. They may know some information about human civilization."

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(End of this chapter)