Li Yao estimated that the civil war between the Pangu Clan and the Nuwa Clan was already in the middle and late phase when the battle on the planet of the Ancient Sages Sector took place. Both parties realized that there was no victor in the war, and it was very likely that the destruction of the two powerful civilizations would be inevitable. Everything that happened in the laboratory of the Pangu was like the epitome and symbol of the whole war.
The latecomers who entered the dark nebula and found them after tens of thousands of years might not necessarily be their compatriots. They might not even be their descendants or heirs who were related to them by blood. It was very possible that they would be a new-born civilization of another bizarre alien species.
Therefore, before the two parties left their 'last words', they had to leave a deciphering method that was similar to a 'dictionary'. As long as the latecomers' civilization reached a certain level, they would be able to try to learn and analyze their information.
"Then, can we know what information the two commanders left behind?" Li Yao asked in the communication channel.
"Yes. We have grasped the deciphering methods of the primeval information in the first place, and we can more or less understand some of the critical information," the linguist said excitedly.
The linguist said in excitement, "Now, we have two 'dictionaries' that can be interpreted from different perspectives. Not only can we decipher the two pieces of information, we can even decipher a lot of complicated and obscure information that we discovered before!
"Wait a moment. We are trying our best to unravel the secrets of the two 'dictionaries' and analyze the two clouds of information according to their guidance. Give us half an hour. Maybe ten minutes will be enough …"
The voice of the linguist grew weaker and weaker, as he was fully devoted to the mysterious world of the primeval languages.
"Can we go in and explore now?" Meng Chixin asked solemnly in the communication channel.
Li Yao thought for a moment and said, "The warehouse of embryos and the control center have been fully scanned. No fatal traps have been found, right?"
"No," Meng Chixin said.
"No giant crabs lurking in the darkness in the form of spores," Li Yao said. "No zombies, demon beasts, or monsters that seem to be motionless but may come back to life and bite us at any moment?"
"Not really," Meng Chixin said. "If it were, we would've blown up its head first before we went forward to check."
Li Yao asked, "Are there any weird-looking rune arrays, the kind that can cause the entire Pangu laboratory to explode if touched?"
"… Aren't you being too cautious, Fellow Cultivator Li?" Meng Chixin asked. "An unprecedentedly gory battle took place here hundreds of thousands of years ago, and it was buried in a hurry. Even if there were any fatal traps and traps, they should've been activated back then, shouldn't they?
"Besides, the beast puppets and the Grand Illusionary Soldiers of the Federation have indeed scanned every corner of this place. Nothing is wrong at all. You should know that better than I do."
Li Yao: "Once bitten, twice shy. I don't want to be so paranoid, but … why don't I go in and take a look first? If there's anything wrong, I won't implicate everyone."
"Hehe. Ask other people to step back first. The ten top experts above the high level of Yuanying will go in with you!"
Meng Chixin sniffed. "We've scanned the place more than fifty times, and we really can't find anything wrong. Even if there are traps and anomalies, more than ten experts at the peak of Yuanying and even the Divinity Transformation Stage are here, armed with Colossi. What can they do to us?"
"Don't — don't say that," Li Yao said. "My bad feeling is getting more and more intense now that you put it that way!"
That being said, it was impossible for Li Yao to take the risk alone.
The final result of the discussion was that six experts and six Colossi would stay on guard outside, and Li Yao, Meng Chixin, Yan Liren, Wan Mingzhu, and Master Bitter Cicada would go in to investigate with abundant Grand Illusionary Soldiers.
Meng Chixin and Wan Mingzhu were in the form of spectral Cultivators and would not be affected by the gene mutation drugs. Yan Liren's attack ability was the highest, and Master Bitter Cicada's soul was relatively sturdier. Together with Li Yao, it was the best team configuration.
The five Colossi walked among the 'enormous trees' in the warehouse of embryos. The dark red culture cabins dangling from the branches on the two sides were emitting vague, ghostly air.
Observing the Pangu members who were changing into human forms at a close distance, Li Yao had the weirdest feeling in his heart.
When they stepped into the control center at the back, the remains of the two commanders had completely collapsed into broken bones on the ground.
The colorful stripes on the bones of the Nuwa commander and the geometric patterns on the bones of the Pangu commander could still be vaguely seen. But everything was soon obliterated by the vague smoke, too.
Even the crystal processors of the Pangu clan, the black cubes that were full of green stripes and floating in midair, seemed to have run out of the last bit of strength. They dimmed, perished, and fell to the ground, turning into common rocks.
"I wonder what kind of secrets are contained in the information that the two warriors carefully preserved for hundreds of thousands of years at the cost of their lives and souls?"
Li Yao was naturally more inclined to the Nuwa Clan's side. After all, the Nuwa Clan had liberated human beings in the beginning. Standing before the ashes of the Nuwa commander, he had a lot of mixed feelings and bowed to the enemy respectfully.
Right then, the voice of a primeval linguist echoed in the communication channel. "Thirty percent of the information cloud left by the Nuwa commander has been deciphered. Although most of the details were lost during the decipherment, the core information left is enough to make up a complete meaning."
"What did she say exactly?"
Li Yao, Meng Chixin, and the rest of them were refreshed and asked at the same time.
"Feelings, desires, and free will are above life, above everything, and above the entire universe. They are the most precious things that are worth fighting for with everything we have," the linguist said drily.
"We are the Nuwa civilization, and 'freedom' is our supreme belief. However, our enemy, the Pangu civilization, is trying to suppress our desires, deprive us of our feelings, and destroy our freedom. It is absolutely intolerable for us.
"People who come later, if you see this message, please carry on our will and destroy the evil base. Continue to fight for freedom until the end. Do not let the Pangu civilization confine the entire universe!
"… Well, that's basically the last words of the Nuwa Clan. Of course, the original text was much more informative, including the specific missions that he carried out and the introduction of the entire civilization. However, those things were not left in a language that human beings could understand but in a different, highly-condensed information structure. Perhaps, you will only be able to read them if you grow a tail like the Nuwa Clan's."
That was already enough.
Their previous speculations were indeed correct. The Nuwa civilization was truly a noble species that fought for freedom, while the Pangu civilization was a cruel species that suppressed desires, obliterated feelings, and worshipped absolute control. The two parties had an ultimate war that involved all three thousand Sectors over 'freedom' or 'control'!
Li Yao, Meng Chixin, Yan Liren, Wan Mingzhu, and Master Bitter Cicada were all awed by the lofty ideology of the Nuwa civilization. They bowed deeply again and thought to themselves, Rest assured. The civilization of mankind will certainly carry on the last will of the Nuwa civilization and spread 'freedom' to every corner of the boundless sea of stars!
"Wait. We have deciphered part of the information cloud of the Pangu commander, too. We can see some of the broken meanings now."
The linguist's voice sounded weird. "What he said in his' last words' seems to be … different from what the Nuwa commander said."
That was only natural. Nobody would think that they were on the side of 'evil'. Li Yao glanced at the ashes of the Pangu commander not far away and asked, "What did the Pangu commander say?"
"The universe needs order. Infinite desires, overly intense feelings, and absolute freedom will only destroy the universe and all the civilizations in the universe."
Imitating the tranquil, cold, and heartless voice, the linguist of the primeval age said, "For countless years, we have been talking to … There is a messy, intersecting symbol here that represents' the existence of eternal disorder, extreme chaos, and destructive power '. The extended meaning can be roughly translated into' chaos' or 'extraterrestrial devils'. Which one should we adopt?"
Li Yao thought for a moment and said, "Chaos."
"For countless years, we have been resisting 'chaos' in the universe, trying to maintain the balance of the universe. We cannot allow it to destroy the universe," the linguist said coldly.
"We thought that we had destroyed 'chaos' that savaged the entire universe and that the final victory and peace had arrived. But it was just the beginning of schemes and ultimate destruction.
"'Chaos' was never destroyed. They corrupted the Nuwa Clan, the youngest member of the Pangu civilization. They crawled into the vulnerable brains and the young souls of the Nuwa Clan, transforming all the members of the Nuwa Clan into ambitious, violent, and cruel beings. We knew nothing about it.
"The Nuwa Clan, who had fallen into darkness, deceived us and lured us into carrying out an evil and enormous plan. We invested tremendous resources of our entire civilization to create a … The meaning here is rather ambiguous. It might mean excellent, cheap, efficient, and highly fertile. All in all, it was a very powerful 'tool' or 'carrier'.
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