"I do not like the title of 'extraterrestrial devils'. It is the history, wisdom, and heritage of the infinite civilizations from the extraterrestrial lands. It is even their warm invitation to us to explore the extraterrestrial lands."
Frowning, Lu Qingchen said, "However, I understand what you mean. Please continue."
"Like you said, when a civilization thinks that it has developed to the peak of the universe, is there any goal more exciting than exploring the boundless Multiverse in the extraterrestrial lands?"
Fuxi said, "In the tens of thousands of years after the 'Fuxi system' was created and all the resources and data in the universe were integrated, almost every individual in the Pangu civilization devoted all their passion to the sacred mission of 'crossing the black wall and exploring the extraterrestrial lands'.
"Countless people tried to explore the nature of the black wall and find the path to cross it.
"There were also countless people who emptied their worlds and contributed all their resources in an attempt to build an unprecedented, glorious super fleet.
"All the stars in the universe were eclipsed by the exhaust flames of the glorious fleet. Countless generations spent their lives in the unfinished starships from birth to death. The expedition fleet was almost synonymous with the highest government of the Pangu civilization. Countless poets sang its praises, and countless artists painted its brilliance in various forms. Almost all the children were indoctrinated with the belief that 'the fleet is the best' since they were born. They were proud to be a member of the expedition army, even though the expedition army would not set sail for tens of thousands of years.
"Just like that, the passion of the entire civilization burned for tens of thousands of years. The 'Fuxi system' finally calculated the best path to cross the black wall, and the expedition fleet that condensed the essence of the civilization, infinite resources, and the fervent hopes of countless generations was gathered. Carrying the new-generation warriors of the Pangu civilization who were most determined, clear-headed, and had the highest combat ability, they broke the black wall and explored the extraterrestrial lands!"
In the thousands of pictures around Fuxi, the full picture of the 'primeval expedition army' was displayed.
It was an iron torrent made of millions of unimaginably advanced starships.
Compared to them, the super arsenal warships of human beings right now were just feeble boats. Even the space fortresses modified from asteroids were just the most common units that could be seen everywhere in the fleet.
There was no telling whether or not Fuxi had intentionally exaggerated the formidability and the number of the expedition fleet, but if his purpose was to awe Lu Qingchen, it was undoubtedly a success. Even Li Yao was amazed by the dominance of the expedition fleet.
"Did you succeed?"
Although he vaguely knew the answer, Lu Qingchen could not help but ask, "Did you really cross the black wall and explore the extraterrestrial lands? What is that? What exactly is there outside our universe? "
"… The files are missing. Many details have been lost after hundreds of thousands of years. I cannot describe the details of the extraterrestrial lands to you. I only know that the splendid expedition army that the Pangu civilization built over ten thousand years finally crossed the black wall after all the difficulties and dangers, only to encounter indescribable horror and a force that almost destroyed everything." Fuxi paused for a moment.
Fuxi paused for a moment. When he talked about the world beyond the black wall, even the cluster of light spots that constituted it was shaking and dispersing like fireflies in shock. "It is the darkness and evilness that nobody can imagine or describe. Anybody will completely go crazy and collapse after only one glimpse at it. No language is enough to describe one ten-thousandth of its real strength. Any magical equipment that tries to scan it will explode in one microsecond. Even if one tries to draw its shape on a painting, the painting will be on fire the moment the pattern is completed. In the meantime, the painters will gouge out their eyes and all the photosensitive organs and tear apart their every optic nerve in their extreme fear.
"No. The expedition army of the Pangu civilization did not even directly get in touch with the master of the terrifying force. They only got in touch with its servants, and in an uncanny battle, they lost almost eighty percent of their strength and almost collapsed.
"After they carried out the operation, they learned that the expedition army was actually quite lucky. If they had directly gotten in touch with the master of the terrifying force, not only would they have been obliterated in the blink of an eye, even the home behind them, the mother universe of the Pangu civilization, would have been swallowed by the indescribable force, like a grain of sand being swept away by a tide."
"The servants of the terrifying force?"
Lu Qingchen frowned. "What are they?"
The clusters of light spots that constituted Fuxi were wriggling and changing nonstop, displaying a complicated, three-dimensional rune that contained infinite information.
What was weird was that it was not even a rune that was "three-dimensional" but more like a "four-dimensional flower" that Fuxi directly created.
The four-dimensional flower blossomed in front of Lu Qingchen, allowing him to experience the horror, mystery, and desperation that the expedition army of the Pangu civilization was faced with.
Li Yao also read tremendous data from the spreading ripples of the four-dimensional flower. With the intelligence that he already knew, he translated the information contained in the rune.
"The Flood Legion?"
That was what Fuxi was trying to express to Lu Qingchen.
The so-called "Flood Legion" was not a real Flood, but the dregs of many civilizations that had collapsed, their minds were twisted, and their fighting will was gone under the savaging of the Flood. In order to survive, they surrendered to the supreme power of the Flood and ended up as puppets and claws of the many civilizations.
For their own survival, the dregs of those civilizations served as the scouts and vanguards of the Flood. They wandered in the multiverse, searching for and hunting innocent prey, and delivered them to the Flood as offerings to the indescribable, terrifying force.
Of course, when they encountered a tough bone that they could not chew, they would send the coordinates of the multiverse to the depths of the Flood so that the Flood would show up in person to finish the enemy.
If the Flood was a ferocious beast that swallowed the multiverse, the Flood Legion would be the fleas on the ferocious beast.
That was the conclusion that Fuxi came up with after collecting all kinds of information in the countless years after the first contact with the outer realms.
Li Yao, on the other hand, was a great boon for him. He gradually sorted out the clues.
"I understand it now. The glorious expedition army that the Pangu civilization was most proud of failed in its first voyage to explore the outer realms. You were almost entirely wiped out by the Flood Legion. That's why you were so scared that you lost all your courage and fighting will."
Lu Qingchen sneered. "You fled back to your hometown with your tail between your legs. Since then, you have closed the entire mother universe. You even castrated your own feelings, curiosity, and ambition, preparing to be cowards for the rest of your life!"
"The conclusion is correct, but the process couldn't have been more wrong."
Fuxi was not infuriated, but there was a vague sense of sorrow in the flashing light spots. "At that time, it was the golden age of the Pangu civilization at the peak. They were as unstoppable as the rising sun. Every individual was full of determination and perseverance. How could they have been shaken by the outcome of a battle?
"Besides, we won the battle against the Flood Legion. Although we paid a gory price, we annihilated the enemy in the end. We even got abundant remnants of the Flood Legion's starships, magical equipment scraps, and advanced technologies!"
"You won?"
Lu Qingchen was slightly dazed. Then he nodded and said, "That's right. If the Primordial Tide Army had won, they would've naturally followed the victory and conquered our universe. Then, the Pangu Civilization and the civilization of mankind wouldn't have existed.
"Therefore, not only did you annihilate the Flood Legion, you also found a way to block the battlefield so that the enemy could not inform the Flood of any intelligence about you.
"Yes. An expedition fleet that has just left the mother universe and encountered a mysterious enemy that was far stronger than them in the vast sea of stars. With their dauntless spirit and steely determination, they paid unimaginable sacrifices and finally secured a gory victory despite being weaker than them. It's truly soul-stirring and blood-boiling when you think about it!
"However, in such a case, I'm even more confused about why the expedition army was so cowardly and decadent later. Were you intimidated by the gory sacrifices?"
"Not exactly. The Pangu civilization is not as naïve and vulnerable as you think. They were prepared for the darkness and dangers in the extraterrestrial lands a long time ago. If they were scared of sacrifices, they wouldn't have launched such a perilous expedition at all," Fuxi said.
Fuxi said, "Despite the heavy losses, a lot of extremely advanced trophies were obtained, too. If the technology contained in many of the trophies is fully analyzed, the level of the Pangu civilization will be greatly improved.
"Many of the captives even contained the mysteries of other universes, which could've expanded the living space of the Pangu civilization by dozens of times!
"Faced with such abundant trophies, the remaining soldiers of the expedition army were all eager. Who would've cared about the temporary sacrifices?
"Besides, they were far from understanding the real horror of the Flood at that time. They thought that the Flood Legion was the Flood itself and mistook fleas for ferocious beasts.
"Although the Flood Legion was strong, the technological gap between the two parties was not so great that it was incomprehensible and invincible. Furthermore, many commanders of the expedition army who survived concluded that, despite the advanced technologies of the Flood Legion, their tactics were too rigid and were not as good as the Pangu civilization in terms of strategy and wisdom.
"In other words, if they had returned to the mother universe with the debris of the Flood Legion, digested and absorbed the debris for thousands of years, rested and rested, they would've been able to sweep across the entire multiverse with the wisdom of the Pangu civilization and the technology of the Flood Legion.
"Therefore, the remaining soldiers of the expedition army, who returned with great rewards after a small test, were not demoralized despite the heavy losses. Instead, they were rather excited. Everyone, from the commander to the bottom-level warriors, believed that the trip was not in vain. They were only waiting for another battle in the future.
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