I farmed in military academy and crushed the entire intergalactic world.

Chapter 307 What the heck?! Time is dilating?!

Inside the control center of the Shadow Starship, there are 23 Shadow People, all of whom are in a dormant state.

"What a primitive method of hibernation!" the researchers at the research center couldn't help but exclaim.

Well, the appearance of the Shadow Aliens felt strange to them. It was like a complete newbie player suddenly stumbling into a high-level dungeon—it was unbelievable.

The third brother, with a stern face, translated the words of the only Shadowman who had awakened: "His name is Blitzcrank, and he is a pioneer of the Shadow Star."

The shadowy figure named Blitz stared intently at Lin Xiaohe and asked a series of questions.

"How vast is the universe? How was the universe formed?"

"What is the name of your civilization? Do you know of any other extraterrestrial civilizations?"

These questions are like those of a child who has just stepped into the starry sky, full of curiosity and a thirst for truth.

Lin Xiaohe met his gaze, and a thought struck her. His eyes were very similar to those of countless scientists on Earth.

Earth is also in the early stages of venturing into space, full of curiosity about the universe.

Based on this small bit of empathy, Lin Xiaohe showed a rare bit of patience: "Blitz, tell us about Shadow Star."

After listening to the third brother's translation, a hint of nostalgia appeared on Blitz's face.

"Shadow Star is a very beautiful planet, and I love it."

“I was born into an extremely poor family and dreamed of leaving that perpetually arid land. My hometown was a dark and rudimentary world, and the little bit of water we managed to get was foul and bitter, leaving me with no hope.”

"So I resolutely left there. I wanted to go to a more prosperous city center and find a job that could support me."

"Central City is the most prosperous city on Shadow Star. Everyone there is glamorous and there is an inexhaustible supply of clean water."

"I quickly found an ordinary job in the city center. The pay wasn't much, but it was enough to keep me clean and tidy. I worked there for three years. I thought I would be happy, but my hometown always appeared in my dreams."

"A path appeared, buried by sand and dust stirred up by the wind."

The third brother frowned impatiently. Who wanted to hear his story? There were plenty of insignificant people like Blitz in the entire universe.

The third brother was about to speak when Lin Xiaohe stopped him with a look: "Let him speak. After hibernating for so long in the loneliness of his voyage, if we don't let him talk about his own experiences, it will be hard for him to find his own definition."

Blitz waited a while, and seeing that Lin Xiaohe and Lao San did not interrupt him, he continued.

“I often asked myself, what do I really want? How can I find satisfaction? I thought about it day after day until the space agency released a groundbreaking plan. We are going to build our own star, Gliese.”

"Gliese is a red dwarf star, and its light and heat will gradually fade. Scientists have proposed building a giant reflector in the orbit of the shadow star to project Gliese's light and heat onto the shadow star. With it, the climate and environment of the shadow star will undergo tremendous changes, and my hometown may become a prosperous place like Central City."

Upon hearing this, the researchers at the research center began to whisper among themselves.

"This Shadowman seems honest, but he's actually very cunning. He talked a lot about his own affairs and hardly mentioned Shadow Star at all."

"That's normal. After all, they were chosen pioneers, so they're bound to be very wary. If you were in that situation, you wouldn't be foolish enough to tell them everything."

"Ha," the person who replied said with envy and resentment, "The extraterrestrial civilizations we encountered weren't as kind and peaceful as we are. They just came at us to kill; they didn't have the patience to listen to someone like Blitz rambling on!"

The researchers were getting impatient with Blitz's scribbling. If it weren't for the fact that they were from an extraterrestrial civilization, they would have given up on him long ago.

Previously, the extraterrestrial civilizations they encountered were all of a higher level than humans, and they rarely revealed information about their extraterrestrial origins. The Shadow Star People are different. Although their civilization is less advanced, likely inferior to humans, they aren't as cunning as the Spike Star People. Perhaps they can glean some information about their extraterrestrial origins from a few words?

For this possibility, everyone had to listen carefully.

Blitz: "This great project has indeed brought about significant changes to the shadow star. However, the flow of particles in the universe has caused a qualitative change to the reflective surface, reducing its reflectivity. If this continues, the reflective surface will completely lose its effectiveness in a few years."

"In order to extend the lifespan of the reflector, the Ministry of Aerospace recruited skilled workers to clean the reflector in space."

Blitz curled his lips into a proud smile: "I've been chosen."

From a nobody, a low-ranking citizen, through layers of screening, training, and assessment, he finally made it to space.

Blitz thanked his past self a thousand times for making that decision.

Although cleaning mirrors is a tedious and tiring job, much harder than working on the ground, Blitz has no regrets because he has seen a wider horizon.

When he stayed in his small hometown, he thought the central city was the whole world.

Later, he came to Central City and thought that going to space was the most meaningful thing.

But when he actually stepped onto the mirror, which was over 100 square miles in diameter, he truly saw how vast the universe was, and how the shadowy star was like a grain of sand.

He wanted more and more; the once dark universe became real, and a powerful attraction drew him in.

As technology on Shadow Star continues to advance over time, the reflective mirrors will be retired in 30 years.

Blitz, who had always been diligent and conscientious, made the third major decision of his life: he applied to the space agency to use the reflector as a spacecraft to explore the universe.

This is a journey with no return.

There were 22 other people who signed up with Blitz.

The exploration and yearning for the universe is a pursuit ingrained in the very bones of every civilization.

Inside the research center, many researchers began to yawn.

Blitz spoke with great passion, but to everyone else, it sounded utterly boring.

Isn't it just about exploring the stars and the universe? Humanity has come through the same process, so it's really hard to feel moved by it.

My head was bobbing up and down like a chicken pecking at rice, and then I woke up with a start.

Because, Blitz said, "We get as close to Gliese as possible to obtain greater acceleration light pressure and a longer acceleration distance, using the gravitational slingshot effect to leave the Gliese galaxy. Only then will we enter hibernation. According to the plan, we should pass through Centaurus. So, are you the Centaurus civilization?"

Lin Xiaohe: "No, we're in a black hole."

"No, that's impossible! We've calculated that there are no black holes in our flight charts. The universe is expanding, and time is expanding along with it. Our spaceship's speed cannot exceed the rate of expansion."

Clang.

One of the researchers seemed frozen in place, letting the water glass in his hand fall to the ground.

What? The universe is expanding? Time is expanding?