Chapter 170: A ‘Benevolent’ Decision

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“…The ‘Enlightened Ones’ came here before the Milky Way was developed and inspired all things.”

“The world of civilization was thus born. Loneliness and death were no longer the main melodies of the galaxy.”

“The universe is expanding daily, and the distance between us is getting closer and closer. From that day on, what connects us is not the cold distance, but every corner of the world.”

“Over the long years, we gradually understood the thoughts of the ‘Enlightened Ones’ and worked hard on it.”

“It can be said that the ‘Enlightened Ones’ created us, and the ‘Observer’ that you know is the successor civilization that continues the path of the ‘Enlightened Ones.’”

A group of people walked along the sightseeing corridor. The leader was enthusiastically telling their history, while the followers behind him did not dare to breathe loudly and listened respectfully to the voice of the person in front.

Under the long corridor was a stretch of greenery. The vast grassland and forest seemed to be endless. Only the looming ‘pillars’ in the sky could indicate the location of that place.

That was the ‘Sanctuary’ circular world, and the ‘pillar’ on the horizon was another circular world.

Although they were connected to each other, the distance between them made them look like giant pillars hidden in the clouds.

The group of people sightseeing in the floating corridor was a ‘sightseeing group’ made up of an observer who was a ‘Benevolent Host’ and politicians from other civilizations.

It was unknown if the observer of the ‘Benevolent Host’ was showing off or for other purposes, but he asked the protected civilizations to inspect the environment of the circular world together.

The civilizations protected under someone else’s roof could not resist that matter. Ultimately, they sent important figures from their civilizations to accompany the observer from the lost empire.

Since then, they had been listening to stories throughout the journey. The observer seemed to be very talkative and changed topics very quickly.

One minute, he was talking about the habits of a rare animal, and the next minute, he was telling an ancient story that they didn’t know was true or not.

Moreover, he did not seem to have a good memory. The civilized politicians had heard the story about the mysterious ‘Enlightened Ones’ no less than ten times, but the observer still enjoyed it.

“…It’s the ‘Enlightened Ones’ and some kind of enlightenment again…Could it be that you guys are as naggy as the deceased ‘Watcher’?”

Someone was slandering in his heart, but that thought only flashed past his mind momentarily. The next moment, the slanderer alerted himself and silently let the prosthetic organs in his body synthesize a sedative for himself.

He regretted that he had been in politics for so many years, yet he still made such a foolish mistake.

Controlling one’s inner thoughts was the first lesson one had to learn before taking up the job. At the very least, one had to ensure that the thoughts in their minds remained neutral.

If they could get along with each other in an advantageous position, it was not impossible to be a little casual.

However, the lost empire that he was facing had unfathomable technology, and the Milky Way still had something magical like ‘psionic.’

They would sooner or later get caught by others if they always slandered. Every diplomatic envoy would try their best not to have bad thoughts in their hearts.

He probably hadn’t done that job for a long time and had made such a low-level mistake.

Therefore, the politician lowered his head even more, not daring to look directly at the observer of the ‘Benevolent Host.’

However, unlike him, who made such a mistake, the politicians of other protected civilizations had been thinking about the story told by the ‘Benevolent Host.’

Even though that matter sounded very magical, it was impossible not to take it seriously when it came from the lost empire.

And the stories related to the ‘Enlightened Ones’ had already been quietly transmitted to the civilization behind them through their respective devices.

“…’Enlightened Ones,’ it sounded like it was true. Was this an even more ancient civilization born before the lost empire?”

“If the lost empire is already so terrifying, then what kind of strength will this ancient nation that is suspected of having laid the foundation for the birth of the Milky Way civilization have?”

“This is unbelievable. Does such a civilization really exist in the universe?”

It wasn’t just one person who had such thoughts. In fact, most people didn’t quite believe the story told by the observer of the ‘Benevolent Host.’

After all, that matter sounded too mysterious. From the achievements described by the ‘Benevolent Host,’ the civilization of the ‘Enlightened Ones’ could already be called an existence like the ‘Creator.’

Such a situation was usually a great feat that only existed in myths. Until now, no one had ever thought that they could achieve such an achievement with the power of a single civilization.

All in all, those protected civilizations were skeptical and recorded the stories about the ‘Enlightened Ones’ in their top-secret files.

After the ‘caterpillar fungus disease’ crisis was resolved, they would personally search for the truth in the Milky Way. Only when they saw the relevant traces with their own eyes would they believe the story’s content.

However, they still needed to accompany the observer and wait for the good news of the ‘caterpillar fungus disease’ under the protection of the ‘Benevolent Host.’

During the break, after they left the observer of the lost empire, those politicians took that precious opportunity to check the new information about the Milky Way that day.

The timeliness of information could bring errors. Everyone who wanted to achieve something, even those diplomatic envoys, could not miss the hot topic. It had become their muscle instinct to pay attention to the big and small things in the Milky Way when they had free time.

Therefore, they were quickly flooded with a unique message. It was the declaration of war against ‘caterpillar fungus disease’ issued by the ‘Lost Beehive Empire.’

Of course, ‘Presolin’ had only said three sentences. They still didn’t know what the process of ‘war declaration’ was.

That declaration of war was ‘forged’ by a group of busybodies who had added fuel to the fire and written it with thousands of words.

Although most people knew that that was fake, they couldn’t help but read it since it was well-written. In the war declaration, they described an epic war that was moving, which was highly sought after.

Even ‘Presolin’ themselves didn’t know they had such a ‘history of grudges’ against the ‘caterpillar fungus disease.’

However, that kind of literary creation was not of much interest to the politicians of the protected civilization. They were more concerned about the impact of that matter.

“…The unexpected lost empire had launched a counterattack. Would the ‘caterpillar fungus disease’ continue to be so difficult to deal with?”

‘Presolin’ showed a crushing effect in eliminating the ‘caterpillar fungus disease.’ Those ferocious but peaceful lifeforms were like a nemesis to the caterpillar fungus fleet, whose biomass was worrying.

In the known records of the Milky Way, ‘Presolin’ had a shocking loss ratio of 1:10000 to the ‘caterpillar fungus disease.’

And that one loss wasn’t due to the ‘caterpillar fungus disease.’ It was because the ‘Presolin’ warrior had swallowed too many fungi and accidentally choked. He was evacuated from the battlefield as a ‘wounded.’

In fact, they had zero casualties when facing the ‘caterpillar fungus disease.’ Even the caterpillar fungus ‘mythical lifeforms’ were powerless against them.

At that time, the ‘caterpillar fungus disease’ that was wreaking havoc in the Milky Way was showing signs of retreating. If the ‘Presolin’ and other civilizations could clean it up, that might be the last ‘caterpillar fungus disease.’

None of those politicians made a sound. They were all thinking about the impact of that matter.

They chose to accept the protection of the ‘Benevolent Host’ because they feared the terror of the ‘caterpillar fungus disease.’

Of course, they still thought of quickly gaining a foothold in the future-dilapidated Milky Way and quickly advancing to the first echelon.

If the other ATilky Way civilizations were to wither in the ‘caterpillar fungus disease,’ then they, the ‘tinders,’ might become the new leaders.

However, the premise of realizing that future was that they were really the ‘tinders.’ If the ‘caterpillar fungus disease’ were solved just like that, although they, the civilizations that ‘made the most appropriate choice at the right time,’ would not be punished, their diplomatic weight would undoubtedly be greatly weakened.

The General History of The Galaxy, ‘Records of The Rise and Fall of The Galaxy,’ recorded the battle between the two camps that happened in the Milky Way a long time ago.

The reason for that war was the friction and hatred between the Milky Way civilizations. Although it was not like the ‘ancient hatred’ of the lost empire, it still triggered a galactic war.

Among them was the victor of the previous war, which everyone had high hopes for. But after the war began, that civilization surrendered in just a few months.

Although the camp that the civilization belonged to eventually won the galactic war and the civilization that had ‘surrendered at the speed of light’ regained its country, the ‘ridicule’ of that civilization never stopped. Even many later civilizations remembered that matter.

Therefore, after that civilization lost its diplomatic voice, it did not benefit from the post-war resource allocation. Soon, due to its weakness in diplomacy, it became a subordinate of another powerful civilization.

That matter might have gradually faded away in the Milky Way, but as long as there was an opportunity, it would be remembered again. At that time, they, the civilizations that did not fight against the ‘caterpillar fungus disease,’ would lose all diplomatic dominance. And they would become a ‘joke’ in the Milky Way for thousands of years.

“…But no matter what, the outcome of that matter had nothing to do with us. The moment we chose to accept the protection, we could only wait for the decision of the ‘Benevolent Host.’”

After thinking, those politicians recalled their own situation and no longer cared about that matter.

If they hadn’t received protection, then so be it. But since they had received protection, then speculation was definitely not allowed. Which lost empire would allow people to come and go as they pleased?

They only hoped the ‘Benevolent Host’ would let them go ‘mercifully’ as their name suggested. That way, they could still take advantage of the ‘caterpillar fungus disease’ aftermath to get the last share of the pie..