Stellaris from the Automata Era

Chapter 257: The Ether Engine is Running at Full Power

Mao Meng's deliveryman was quickly escorted out of the country by Yan Luo, because the other party was an advanced and decadent civilization that might not understand how to operate an old-fashioned humanoid transport ship.

Therefore, Yan Luo even arranged a driver for it, and also sent a boat of scientists over for exchanges, as if to start the scientific research cooperation in advance.

After everything was done, Yan Luo finally had time to look at the items that Mao Meng had sent him.

I won’t go into detail about the appearance of the cute cat safety box. The moment Yan Luo opened the box, a green crystal appeared before his eyes.

"Memory crystal?"

Yan Luo was deeply impressed by this thing. After all, not long ago, Zeratul next door played a riddle-guessing game with Yan Luo using this key prop.

The final facts proved that Yan Luo's riddle was better than his.

Of course, this is not the focus.

Because he had used it once, Yan Luo injected spiritual energy into the memory crystal with ease.

As the fantasy unfolded, he watched the images recorded in the memory crystal.

"Listen to me, my compatriots! Time is running out! We must return to Earth at all costs!

The evil false gods invaded Earth while we were away! You can sense that the psychic beacon in the universe has gone out! The light of the Lord can no longer point us home!

But this doesn't mean the end for us, I have a feeling! Everything is not over yet, and there is obviously still hope for us to go back!

Fellow countrymen, please follow me!"

The opening scene of lightning shocked Yan Luo immediately.

The passionate speech and the strong sense of déjà vu seemed to be able to pull people into a last-ditch struggle in a desperate situation.

To be honest, just this opening made Yan Luo feel that the situation on Earth was getting worse.

if...

If the person standing on the stage and speaking in the video wasn't 11b, he would probably have believed it!

After all, due to many reasons beyond one's control, 11b always remains half doubtful in Yan Luo's eyes.

This is not discrimination or distrust against 11b, it's just... sometimes what she said is true, but the actual situation is quite different.

Therefore, Yan Luo did not intend to draw any conclusions before watching all the videos.

carry on.

"Well, it's true. I am indeed dueling with a dark god named Rakshir who came from another world. Because of him and various other reasons, I have also lost control of most of my mechanical fleets and the mind beacons in various places." A bright yellow light flashed in front of the eyes of 11b and others, and then the figure of 'Yan Luo' appeared in front of everyone.

"My only question is..11b? How did you know?"

Apparently, Yan Luo's appearance was too strange. The figures in front of him were stunned for several seconds before they reacted.

"Sir?" 11bcpu finally recovered quickly. After blinking twice, she quickly reacted. "Hey!"

"Don't try to get away with it! Forget it, I guess you're just talking nonsense." It was obvious that Yan Luo knew 11b's temper very well, and he didn't intend to delve into it any further. He looked around at the surrounding scene.

I soon discovered that there were many talented people gathered around 11b.

"Are you really traveling across time with a fleet? If I weren't curious and had a good memory, I'd have scared you into sending a psychic storm through the internet.

You have to understand that you are now across half the universe, especially in a location with the worst signal. If a large number of lists suddenly appear on the network, it will be difficult to handle it without pretending to be the other party's disguise."

"Huh? Psionic Storm? What is that?"

"You can think of it as a directional artillery, the kind that can take down an entire fleet. Anyway, it's not a big deal." 'Yan Luo' waved his hand to downplay a certain important information.

Then, 'his' sight passed through 11b, through some transparent glass, and looked at the warship outside.

"Starlight class! You've arrived just in time! Hurry back to Earth and let those scientific humanoids take note. You're clearly a magic unit, yet you're taking a scientific approach! Hurry and pick up the ancestral craft of Angel Writing for me!"

Such a huge amount of information..

Fortunately, the dolls 11b brought with her were probably not the type that were good at switching CPUs, otherwise the current remarks would be enough to increase their popularity.

Well... what more could they possibly need brains when humans were around? He quickly agreed.

"Yes, sir!" Then he suddenly remembered a very important question. "But sir, how are we going to get back?"

They had crossed half of the universe, and the old-style warships did not have superluminal engines, considering 11b and the others' current speed.

I'm afraid it will take centuries to return to Earth.

"This is not a problem. Look over there." Yan Luo pointed in the direction, and then everyone looked over there according to his guidance.

It was not mentioned at the beginning, but there is actually a large black hole not far from their fleet.

And now the direction of Yan Luo's finger is exactly the location of the black hole.

"I had a star gate built nearby. Although it's been abandoned, it wasn't long ago, so it should still be usable." Yan Luo paused. "By the way, if you see a black, star-sized mechanical sphere greeting you over there, please reply for me."

Likewise, if you hear another voice saying, 'Don't meddle with the past,' just ignore it and go on with your business."

"After all, I am both the future and the past. It can't interfere with me. By the way, I'll return the fleet to you later. You can borrow it for now."

As the last sentence falls, the image seems to slowly enter the ending scene.

No, it’s not the complete end. From Yan Luo’s perspective, there seems to be a final part.

In the dark universe, something like a Dyson sphere wraps around the stars that emit light and heat.

"Everything is ready. The ether engine is running at full power. The endless energy of the virtual world is at our fingertips. My lord, should we activate it now?"

"No, use the technology of our Ark and seal it until the next era. This thing is not for me."

hiss..

The last scene finally came to an end, but it was obvious that things had gone beyond Yan Luo's expectations.

'Yan Luo' did leave something behind, but the problem was that this was a completely new version that he had not played before, and it was a big one.

P.S.: With the latest balance patch, we'll be focusing on strengthening YoRHa's Cyber-Invasion T-doll abilities. Currently, Cyber-Invasion T-dolls can infiltrate and extract useful information as long as they have electricity (including bioelectricity). —By Xianyu, who finished watching the fifth episode of T-dolls and expressed his lack of imagination.

Chapter 258: The slight movement of the earth is the beginning of everything

"Sir, you don't look well?" The Gemini model machine that came back from the shift obviously noticed Yan Luo who had just finished the memory mode.

Based on her own duties, Divara expressed her concern to Yan Luo.

"Well, maybe I consumed too much energy today."

Watching the things inside the memory crystal is itself a mental test. Just think about Renault next door who has to watch it in several parts.

This in itself means that it is an energy-consuming task.

Of course, this time the video is very short, and Yan Luo is currently following the path of metaphysics.

The memory crystal didn't have much effect on him; the real reason he looked haggard was because he had too much information to process.

"Divara, if I were holding a weapon capable of destroying the entire universe, would I activate it?"

I'm afraid I've left behind a rich legacy.

The Ether Phase Engine is a terrifying device that can turn the entire universe into nothingness.

Of course, blowing up the entire universe is not its real ability. After all, few people would do such a thankless task. It is not a demon king who is so full of hatred and bitterness that he must perish along with the universe.

The real value of the ether phase engine is that it can squeeze a civilization into a higher-dimensional space-time at the moment it blows up the universe, achieving ascension and transcendence.

From now on, every bit of the universe will become a toy in the hands of this civilization and can be rewritten at will.

This is just like the code in the program has made a class leap and become a programmer, and can write code by itself.

And now Yan Luo already has the interview documents for becoming a programmer in his hand.

Just as 'myself' said in my memory, the engine is not for 'him', I'm afraid it will be sealed until the next era...it is for my own use.

Let’s not discuss the complicated issue of what kind of relationship the two parties have. From a simpler perspective, should Yan Luo activate the Ether Engine?

"Weapons that can blow up the entire universe?" This shocking question stumped Divala. Even a humanoid with a computer would need some time to process it.

However, she did not think about the truth and irrationality in Yan Luo's words, but simply thought about it.

She quickly gave Yan Luo an answer.

"I don't know what kind of weapon this will be, but you are everything to us, my lord. When you feel the need to activate it, it will be activated."

"What a cunning answer."

Yan Luo suddenly felt as if he had asked the wrong person, or perhaps all the humanoids under his command were not contestants in his quiz game.

The human form...is an extension of his will.

If necessary...they will become blades and tools.

Since that’s the case...then just go for it.

"I understand. Notify all senior personnel, including mechanical lifeforms, to attend an important meeting." Yan Luo paused, then immediately overruled his previous decision. "No, cancel the meeting. Notify them to conduct large-scale expansion and exploration."

The matter of the ether phase engine cannot be leaked, so it cannot be discussed on the table. This is not to say that Yan Luo does not trust the humanoid's ability to keep secrets.

Well, he really couldn't believe it.

Although Yan Luo has always believed that humanoids are magical units, they still have mechanical properties, which also means that the mesons they store can be invaded and information extracted.

In addition, the humanoid had a history of being completely ineffective in keeping secrets, so Yan Luo decided it would be more appropriate to keep such an important matter in his own memory.

As for large-scale expansion and exploration, this is already a necessary procedure.

Yes, Yan Luo did have the interview document for the Ether Engine in his hand.

But a document is a document simply because it is just a piece of information.

In order to become a "programmer", Yan Luo must find the interviewer, the Ether Engine, and then start it to pass the interview review.

And now... Yan Luo only knew that the Ether Engine existed, but where it was and how to start it were all issues he would need to deal with later.

Therefore, Yan Luo needs to explore the unknown range of the entire universe and search every corner.

This is destined to be a process that takes time. Perhaps by the time the Earth's technology has accumulated enough to make a new one, it may still not be found.

But what if?

Moreover, it is too dangerous to place this wild ether phase engine in an unknown area.

Yan Luo is not afraid of not being able to find it, but he is afraid that someone will find it.

If it wasn't him who found it, perhaps the next thing he would have to face was some awakened natural disaster civilization.

"I'll go and notify them right away." Divara nodded in response.

In fact, the Earth's top leaders, including N2, have been mentally prepared for the Earth's expansion plan.

After all, when Yan Luo was sworn in as the 'Grand Commander' of the Earth, his speech showed his intention to march into the universe.

Later, the attack plan on the Koprulu sector was even more aggressive, but the fact that there was a civilization with three war talent points there made Yan Luo hesitate.

As for after leaving the Koprulu sector... isn't it the vast universe and uninhabited areas where birds can fly freely?

Therefore, when Yan Luo's order was conveyed completely correctly, the expressions of most humanoids were excited, "Ah, it's finally coming."

You know...the commander promoted the military merit system a long time ago, but only a few people can enjoy it so far.

The only most likely one, 11b, disappeared with her subordinates and fleet.

The more peaceful atmosphere and environment later on made the difference between military merit and blank paper even smaller.

Well, maybe there is a difference.

Everyone knows that blank paper is basically useless, and everyone knows that military merit is useful but cannot be obtained.

This is so annoying!

However, including Yan Luo and all the humanoids, they soon discovered that this thing would come in handy.

For certain strategic considerations, the Earth's expansion direction is first towards the direction of Lyra.

It should be that they are planning to establish a geographical border with their 'traditional' ally Mao Meng.

Don’t worry about anything else for now, just occupy the galaxies along the way that contain the sun first.