Chapter 1636: The Past Of the Old Universe

“Interesting.”

Standing in the s.p.a.cecraft, General Reinhardt, whose whole body appeared in a holographic projection, raised his head and stared intently at the chandelier on the ceiling. However, judging from the focused look of his pupils, he did not seem to be looking at the ceiling. It was like he looked through the s.p.a.cecraft tens of kilometers deep into the rocks while staring intently at a certain place on this planet.

Hearing the mumbling, Lu Zhou stopped playing with the holographic model. He cast a curious look at General Reinhardt, who was looking up at the ceiling.

“What’s so interesting?”

“Nothing, you don’t need to worry…” General Reinhardt continued with a chattering look on his face, “There seems to be a fight outside.”

Fight?

What?

After hearing General Reinhardt’s answer, Lu Zhou felt even more confused.

“… Fight?”

“Yeah…” General Reinhardt said thoughtfully, “The noise that is coming seems to be quite loud… But compared to my hometown, the scale is still far smaller.”

That last battle, even now, was still fresh in his heart.

The Empire fleet’s naval guns razed mountains, rivers, and endless farmland to the ground. The fertile agricultural planet instantly turned into a world of lava, and the revolutionary army’s last defensive force collapsed in an instant.

Thinking about it now, it was a miracle to be able to escape from there and drift to the center of the universe under the guidance of the “Oracle”.

Seeing that this guy seemed to fall into some kind of nostalgia, Lu Zhou didn’t know how to answer for a while. However, he understood what this guy was talking about.

After all, compared to the size of the Calan Empire, the Earth civilization, which was still in its infancy, was tiny. Even if it was the largest war in human history, the scale of the battlefield was only limited to the planet.

Looking at the holographic model floating in his hand, Lu Zhou suddenly asked after pondering for a long time, “Speaking of which, can you perceive the outside world?”

“Are you referring to the world on the surface of Mars?” Reinhardt smiled faintly. “That’s easy, otherwise what else do you think I spent billions of years doing?”

Lu Zhou suddenly remembered the memory of the Martian civilization that he saw when he was in frozen dormancy. It was at this moment that he realized that he seemed to be asking a very stupid question.

“I don’t understand, how do you do it?”

“Through the a.n.a.lysis of a series of factors such as electromagnetic waves, planetary gravitational distribution changes, geothermal temperature, and so on… Many things do not have to be seen with the eyes but can also be heard with the ears or felt with the heart.”

General Reinhardt’s voice carried a hint of higher civilization pride. Although the tone was subtle, it could still be easily read from the changes in his facial expressions.

Standing in the holographic beam was a human-shaped “alien creature” with blue skin.

“It seems that the functions on this s.p.a.cecraft are more powerful than I imagined.” Lu Zhou said while looking around the cabin, “At least the sensors have exceeded my imagination. Through the changes of some simple parameters, we can infer that a… military conflict is breaking out above us.”

“Of course, electromagnetic waves transmit not only information but also human emotions.” General Reinhardt smiled faintly and continued without any change in his expression, “A group of people rushed toward another group of people angrily. The artillery sh.e.l.ls and explosives manifest in each other’s anger… Oh my, it’s too similar.”

For some reason, this caused Lu Zhou to feel uneasy.

He felt like during the time he was underground, something extraordinary was happening on the surface.

s.p.a.ce pirates attacking the colony?

Shouldn’t be possible…

What s.p.a.ce pirates could be so powerful?

In his impression, those “pirate s.h.i.+ps” active in the asteroid belt were best at doing things like looting mining stations and intercepting transport s.h.i.+ps. If they dared to reach out to the colonies, the naval guns of the First Fleet would teach them a lesson.

Just as he was thinking about what happened outside, General Reinhardt, who had not spoken for a while, suddenly spoke.

“Speaking of which, in the Void Memory, have you seen my memories of the Empire?”

“Yes… From what I remember, it was a beautiful place.”

Whether it was the Ring world or the planet full of beautiful scenery, if Lu Zhou must find an example of utopia, he couldn’t think of anything that fit the description better.

Hearing these words of approval, General Reinhardt smiled and continued, “Thank you for your compliment. I also think that it was a beautiful place. I have spent many years drifting from a certain galaxy in the old universe to this place, but I have not been able to find another place that can match its beauty.

“Later, I learned from The Observer that throughout the entire galaxy, few civilizations are as obsessed with transforming the parent galaxy as we were. If it weren’t for the magnificent miracle, they would be willing to house it in the Old Universe Civilization Museum… But, unfortunately, only a small piece of memory was left.”

Lu Zhou: “It’s a shame…”

“Yeah.” General Reinhardt sighed softly. “The miracle we created over centuries, we destroyed it in less than a century. This is the most heartbreaking place. It was not destroyed by natural disasters but by our own expansion.”

General Reinhardt retracted his gaze from the ceiling, looked at Lu Zhou, and said in a meaningful tone, “So, if you can learn a lesson from our history, maybe it will be far more valuable than any technology.”

Nodding thoughtfully, Lu Zhou said solemnly, “I will remember your advice.”

“It’s not quite advice.” General Reinhardt smiled and continued, “History has its own inertia, and there are some things that you and I can’t control.”

General Reinhardt suddenly changed the subject.

“Enough of this. Speaking of which, have you completed your research? I feel that you have already copied the entire warp drive in an electronic version. If it doesn’t work, you can just copy it directly.”

Lu Zhou shook his head.

“It’s not as simple as what you think. Even with the exact same blueprint, it is difficult to build the same thing using the industrial foundation of Earth civilization. I must understand the principle and choose the materials that can be subst.i.tuted in order to build a similar one.”

“You guys really love trouble.”

“There is no other way. Not just history, the development of science and technology also has its own inertia. Advanced research will inevitably encounter resistance.” With a helpless expression, Lu Zhou returned his gaze to the holographic model in his hand and continued, “Just wait a little longer, I’m very close to the last part.”

“Fine.” General Reinhardt said with a sigh, “Twenty-five hours and 21 minutes ago, you said the same.”

“I’m very sorry.”

“No worries, you don’t have to be sorry. I don’t care about this insignificant time. Besides, it’s better this way.” General Reinhardt, who was standing in the holographic beam, suddenly said, “When you finish doing your research, the battle will be over.”

Lu Zhou: “…?”