Chapter 172: The Road Has Been Widen

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

An even longer war horn seemed to resound throughout the Milky Way.

With the ‘Natural Disaster Appointment,’ the never-used right of the ‘Galaxy Community’ was presented to the civilizations for the first time as a topic.

They finally realized that the friendly ‘Observer’ was gone, and the ‘Benevolent Host’ who still had the aura of a ‘Guardian of the Galaxy’ was just a disguise for a vicious plan.

The Natural Disaster Appointment was a special right belonging to the ‘Galaxy Community’ after the establishment of the ‘Galaxy Community,’ as stipulated in the ‘Oath of Community.’

Any community member could propose a motion to appoint a civilization in the Milky Way as a ‘natural disaster,’ and other civilizations could vote on it.

If the motion were passed, the civilization designated as a ‘natural disaster’ would be subjected to an all-out war in the name of ‘wiping out the natural disaster’ by all the members of the ‘Galaxy Community.’

The war would not end because of the demise of a certain civilization. The only thing that could stop it was the vote of the ‘Galaxy Community’ on whether to revoke the ‘Natural Disaster Appointment’ or whether the ‘natural disaster’ was resolved.

No one cared about that unique right ever since it was set. How unlikeable must a civilization be to be designated as a ‘natural disaster’ and passed?

Even the ‘killer bee colony,’ an extinct civilization in the Milky Way, did not receive the honor of being designated as a ‘natural disaster.’ That was because, to the Milky Way civilizations, the ‘killer bee colony’ was not enough to be called a ‘natural disaster.’

No one thought they would ever need that right, but the Pyro Alliance reminded them.

Wasn’t the lost empire a ‘civilization’? If they wanted to destroy everyone, then the lost empire, which had the strength that ordinary civilizations could not hope to reach, would probably be enough to be called a ‘natural disaster.’

And now, apart from the ‘caterpillar fungus disease’ rampaging in the Milky Way, there was also the lost empire known as the ‘Civilization Annihilator.’

Perhaps it should no longer be called the lost empire but the ‘Awakened Empire.’

When the already extinct ‘Watcher’ showed their first abnormal movements due to the destruction of the Holy Land planet, a new concept was proposed in the Milky Way.

When the lost empire was no longer ‘lost,’ could they still be called the ‘lost empire’?

‘The lost empire’ was a unique name given by the Milky Way civilizations to those ancient civilizations that had fallen into stagnation. It was used to distinguish them from other civilizations.

However, when they were no longer stagnant and wanted to do something, the ‘lost empire’ title was undoubtedly inappropriate.

The lost empires that made a move had to be distinguished from those that didn’t.

There had always been a debate about the new names of the lost empires in the Milky Way, such as ‘Revived Empire,’ ‘Awakened Empire,’ ‘Rebooted Empire,’ etc. Those were all names given by busybodies out of their preferences.

Although there were different versions of the name, the name ‘Awakened Empire,’ which was supported by an interstellar space movie’s reputation, became more popular and became a popular name.

And the ‘Civilization Annihilator’ designated as a ‘natural disaster’ by the ‘Galaxy Community’ was the first ‘Awakened Empire’ that had truly appeared after the term ‘Awakened Empire’ was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

They were expanding at an extraordinary speed and using special methods to forcefully control all lifeforms along the way, including the native civilizations.

The ‘stagnation’ and ‘decline’ of the past were just fleeting clouds. What they needed to face now was a civilization that was full of fanaticism.

No matter their purpose, they were no longer ‘lethargic’ but an Awakened Empire.

“…Obviously, the biggest ‘unexpected enemy’ has appeared. What we need to consider now is how to find a way out under the pincer attack of the two ‘natural disasters.’”

The question raised by the Star Alliance became the biggest topic of discussion in the ‘Galaxy Community.’

That civilization, which had been defeated by the ‘caterpillar fungus disease’ due to too many stargates, did not choose to seek refuge. Instead, they destroyed the stargates that were about to fall, then retreated to the node galaxy and continued to fight.

Although they had lost a lot of important stargate networks, the Star Alliance still had considerable diplomatic power in the ‘Galaxy Community,’ and the questions they raised were indeed urgent.

“…The original ‘caterpillar fungus disease’ is no longer a threat after the appearance of ‘Presolin,’ but…perhaps it was because of this that the ‘Benevolent Host’ took off their masks and became a Civilization Annihilator.”

The words of a certain representative made everyone present fall silent. Even if they did not believe it initially, the facts proved that the dangerous ‘caterpillar fungus disease’ was actually a ‘man-made natural disaster’ caused by the ■Civilization Annihilator.’

“…The goal is to make us ‘voluntarily’ join them, and then…suicide? Although it sounds unbelievable, the news from the ‘Sanctuary’ circular world seems so.”

The only thing that puzzled the civilizations was the purpose of the ‘Civilization Annihilator.’

That Awakened Empire believed the ATilky Way was a ‘virtual world.’ Only when a sufficient number of lifeforms committed suicide at the same time could the universe that maintained the ‘virtual world’ be terminated, and they could truly return to the real world.

There was no doubt that no one believed that theory. Everything needed evidence, let alone the nonsense of wanting everyone to commit suicide together.

They still could not believe what could make the ‘Benevolent Host’ turn into a civilization with the opposite ideology of the ‘Civilization Annihilator.’

However, the most important thing now was not to think about the reason but countermeasures.

“…’Civilization Annihilator’ is very terrifying. We can’t do anything to them, but…perhaps, we can imitate the matter of ‘Presolin’ joining the war and drag the other lost empires into this?”

“If the Civilization Annihilator is really going all out to expand, then it’s only a matter of time before they fight the other lost empires. We’re not in a desperate situation.”

Some people thought of the ‘Lost Beehive Empire,’ which had been destroying the ‘caterpillar fungus disease,’ and wanted to try to pull the other lost empires down with it.

After all, the lost empires should be the ones to fight against the ‘Awakened Empire’ and not young civilizations like them.

“However, in the face of the ‘Civilization Annihilator’ fleet that comes and goes without a trace, all we can do is protect ourselves….”

“Then let’s begin!” The leader of the Pyro Alliance spoke again. He had come to the meeting in person and designated the ‘Civilization Annihilator’ as a natural disaster.

“…We can still fight against the ‘caterpillar fungus disease,’ but against the ‘Awakened Empire,’ we really have no ability to resist.”

“While we are having this meeting, new galaxies are falling every day. They are too fast. While we can only move through hyperspace channels and stargates, they can land anywhere in the Milky Way at will.”

“This is the foundation of the ‘Awakened Empire.’ Even if we were to join forces, we would not be able to resist an enemy of this level.”

The leader of the Pyro Alliance looked around at the crowd and continued.

“…We must admit that this is their era, and we are not qualified.”

“The only thing we can do is run away, hide, and preserve the tinder as much as possible until the day civilization is restarted.”

“This may be our last meeting. It is impossible for the headquarters not to become the target of the ‘Civilization Annihilator.’ After this, we can only fight independently and may not meet again.”

As he spoke, he took out a cane and threw it into the air. As the cane spun, it fell to the ground but miraculously maintained its upright position. Although it shook for a while, it stubbornly did not fall.

“…This is our ancient tradition of divination. No one believes in it anymore, but from the results, this means that we won’t fall just like that.”

The leader of the Pyro Alliance took a deep breath and said loudly to the representatives of the other civilizations around him.

“…I know many of you have always hated us. I also admit that our words are unpleasant and have caused you a lot of trouble.”

“But I still want to say that it’s my greatest fortune to be able to meet you! I’m very happy that this universe isn’t as lonely and cold-blooded as we think. Whenever I encounter a new civilization in space, 1 will sincerely celebrate their arrival on this stage.”

“The crisis didn’t cause us to be divided. Instead, it brought us closer together. Even if we can’t resist this crisis, we still hope….”

His gaze swept across every civilization representative as if he wanted to remember them and the civilization behind them in his heart.

“I hope that in the future, there will still be a shadow of you on the Milky Way stage.”

After saying that, the leader of the Pyro Alliance turned around resolutely and left the crowded conference room.

The representatives seemed to be still in awe of the Pyro Alliance’s words and did not speak for a long time.

The longer they stayed there, the higher the probability of them being attacked by the ‘Civilization Annihilator.’

After one of them stood up, the others followed suit and left in a hurry. However, before they left, each of them was operating something on the instrument in front of them.

Until the entire conference room was empty, and only the last civilization representative remained.

He was about to leave, but before he left, he came to the center of the conference room, a place used to decide whether the agenda was passed.

Usually, an executor would count the votes there, then go through a series of complicated deciphering procedures in front of everyone and press the confirmation button to pass the issue.

However, this time, the ‘lock’ of that place magically opened itself.

Such a situation had only happened once in the history of the establishment of the ‘Galaxy Community,’ and that was when the ‘Administrator’ proposed the ‘Establishment of A Pan-Milky Way Trade Market,’ and it was unanimously approved.

Now, the second time was here.

Of the four seats required for the establishment of the ‘Galaxy Council,’ the last seat had not been decided yet. The topic had always been on the agenda, and it would take a lot of time to debate every time.

The Pyro Alliance had a 100% pass rate for that last position, so the lock on that topic was automatically removed. All that was left was to carry out the final confirmation.

The last representative who was still there looked around the empty conference room that seemed to be filled with people and pressed the confirmation button.

Just like what the leader of the Pyro Alliance had said, they would never fall just like that. They would make sure that the issue could be carried out in the future..