mynovelonline Chapter 93: A Precious Gift
Chapter 93: A Precious Gift
On the Protoss homeworld of Aiur, a meeting is being held between Protoss council elders (archons) and the humans of Earth.
Because Xinglute was quite familiar with Zhou Yuan, he introduced Zhou Yuan, Wei Shan, and Leifia to the divine race officials one by one.
"Humans of Earth, on behalf of our divine race, I am very grateful for your rescue. To be honest, without your assistance, we probably wouldn't be sitting here today," said Xingmat, the Supreme Council Speaker of the divine race, expressing his gratitude.
"Speaker, you don't need to be so polite. Exterminating the Zerg is also our mission."
“Zhou Yuan, our council, and not just the council, but all the tribes and people of the gods, are deeply impressed by your amazing fighting power and extraordinary weapons.”
"Speaker, please speak frankly."
"Yes, good. We, the gods, will never doubt your bold words back in Planet City again. Please forgive our past negligence and ignorance."
"Those words, perhaps, were indeed naive of me."
"Oh, no, no, no, based on today's battle, I believe the Zerg won't last long."
"You're too kind to us."
"Zhou Yuan, have you considered what will happen once the Zerg are wiped out?"
"To be honest, we haven't really thought about that. Oh, let me think... are you worried about the Sand Star people...?"
“You are very clever. Yes, the reason why our Protoss allied with the Sand Star Humans is due to the threat of the Zerg. Once the Zerg are wiped out, the relationship between the Protoss and the Humans will be hard to say. The Humans have a large population and their technology is developing rapidly, while the Protoss are declining. Perhaps in a few years, the Protoss’s advantage will no longer exist.”
"Yes, I understand. So what do you need us to do?"
"Well, it's really difficult for us to bring this up, after all, you have done our gods a favor."
"Please just say it."
“Alright, I hope that the humans on Earth will not interfere with the technological development of the Sand Star race, nor will they impart any technology to you. In exchange, we can provide you with Protoss phase prism technology.”
"Phase prism technology?"
"Yes. The phase prism evolved from the 'crystal brain.' The 'crystal brain' is a mechanical brain created by a control program that weaves crystal molecules into a mechanical brain. This 'crystal brain' can precisely process matter and energy. Through the phase prism, both living and non-living things can be converted into energy, and then their unique energy signals are transmitted to the prism's lattice center. Finally, at the destination, the energy is reversed and restored to matter. The phase prism has many uses, but its main use is tactical teleportation."
After speaking, Xingmate and the other Protoss councilors quietly looked at the three humans from Earth, but the three seemed unmoved.
"How far can this teleportation distance be?"
"About ten thousand light-years."
"This is not bad."
"Are you interested?"
"We now have our own teleportation technology."
“Oh, really? Then let’s try something else.” Xingmate seemed to have made up his mind. “Based on phase prism technology, we have recently developed a reduction prism technology.”
"Compared to telescopic prism technology?"
"Yes. It means reducing the scale of an object or restoring it to its original state."
"Oh, that's quite interesting."
“The scaling prism itself has the function of a phase prism. After the phase prism converts matter into energy, the energy particles or energy photons are stored in the crystal lattice center. Then it can be proportionally restored. This ratio can be very small, or it can be restored to its original state, but it cannot be enlarged.”
"Okay, this telescopic prism technology is a secret weapon for you, so why are you giving it to us?"
"First, we want to express our gratitude; second, we want to exchange ideas; third, we hope you will use this technology to eliminate the Zerg as soon as possible; and fourth, we believe that this technology is not a major weapon for you."
"Okay, then we accept this valuable gift, thank you."
"Alright. Xinglute, hand over the crystal brain containing the information on the miniature prism manufacturing technology to them."
“Yes.” Zhou Yuan took the glittering crystal brain from Xing Lute. This crystal brain was actually a crystal block-shaped computer, but it seemed to have intelligence, just like the intelligent photonic computer of humans on Earth.
Zhou Yuan agreed to accept the miniaturization prism technology for two main reasons. Firstly, the technology indeed held immense potential; for example, it could shrink and package the individual warships of a large fleet. With advanced development, it could even shrink and package planets and stars, and at the most advanced stage, an entire star system could potentially be contained within the palm of one's hand. Secondly, Zhou Yuan thought of the magical dark domain in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Weren't they developing towards extremely small scales? Perhaps the Protoss' miniaturization prism technology could counter them. Even if it couldn't, providing research references for the Imperial scientists would still be beneficial.
Zhou Yuan carefully put away the crystal brain that the gods had given him.
"Speaker, we are very grateful for this valuable gift. We will certainly keep our promise."
"Okay, thank you."
"Speaker, there is a question I am not sure if I should ask."
"Please just say it."
"We know that your divine race is very strong in terms of both technology and spiritual power, and that individual vitality and combat strength are very high. But why is your population so small?"
"It's a long story, and I'm quite ashamed to say that the gods are an abandoned product of the creator. Our genes are defective, and we have poor reproductive capacity."
"The Creator?"
"Yes. According to the information we have, the Creator appeared in this galaxy a very, very long time ago. Our ancestors were the Creator's test subjects, imperfect test subjects with defective genes."
"Where is the Creator now?"
"We don't know. Our gods speculate that the Creator may have been mutated and assimilated by the Zerg."
"Huh?! You mean the insects absorbed the wisdom of the Creator, which is why they became so intelligent and evolved so quickly?"
"Yes. The Zerg constantly absorb the brains of intelligent civilizations. Whenever they encounter advanced intelligent beings, they will attack, destroy, and absorb them. It is through this continuous absorption and accumulation that the Zerg have evolved so quickly."
"Judging from the level of intelligence and development the Zerg have absorbed, the Creator shouldn't have been corrupted by the Zerg. Perhaps your Creator is still in this star system, or perhaps he has gone to another star system?"
"We don't know for sure, so it's hard to judge. We can only guess that the Creator was corrupted by the Zerg. After all, the Creator has never contacted us; we were their test subjects." Xingmat seemed somewhat sorrowful, as if the Protoss were an abandoned child.
"The Zerg can now use planets for warp drive, and this time they've used over six hundred planets. I wonder just how many planets the Zerg have taken over?"
"The number of planets in this system is probably enormous. This galaxy is so vast, there must be countless stars and planets."
"Hmm, this is a tricky situation. Speaker, there's another serious matter."
"whats the matter?"
"Wouldn't it be terrible if individual Zerg could perform warp drive?"
"Yes. That would put us in a very difficult situation."
"Speaker, could you please show me the Zerg evolution timeline as soon as possible?"
Xingmate used mind control to open a holographic image. Zhou Yuan and the other two examined the image carefully.
This discovery greatly surprised Zhou Yuan. Six thousand years ago, the Zerg's travel speed was only half the speed of light; three thousand years ago, they reached near-light speed; one thousand years ago, they could teleport large legions; five hundred years ago, individual Zerg could withstand intense laser attacks; two hundred years ago, they could transport planets; and fifty years ago, they could use planets for warp drive.
Good heavens, at this rate, the Zerg will probably be able to achieve individual warp drive soon. If they absorbed the intelligence of Earth's humans in the Andromeda Galaxy, then galactic travel by the Zerg would be quite possible! Besides that "Light-Descent Civilization," I wonder if there are any other intelligent civilizations in the Andromeda Galaxy that have achieved galactic travel.
"Fellow Protoss councilors, there is something I would like to discuss with you, you could say it's an exchange."
"Please don't be so polite, just say what you need to say."
“Our life gene technology is very advanced. Perhaps we can modify your genes, eliminate genetic defects, and help you solve the problem of insufficient population.”
"That's great." The Protoss councilors' eyes lit up. For more than 10,000 years, the Protoss's predicament has been that their population is too small. If they don't carry out the elimination of genetic defects, they estimate that the Protoss will become extinct in another 10,000 years.
"I meant an exchange."
"Yes, we know. Go ahead and tell us."
"Although we humans on Earth can also engage in consciousness field activities, such as consciousness control and telepathy, and many people with superpowers or so-called magicians have emerged, the overall mental strength of our race has not improved significantly. For example, not everyone can communicate mentally or control objects. Our dilemma is that there are still significant differences in mental strength among individuals on Earth."
"Do you want us to help you improve the spiritual power of your entire race, or what you just called the field of will?"
"Yes."
The Protoss council members communicated telepathically. Although Wei Shan and Leifia could not see any changes, Zhou Yuan could sense a slight shift in the space. However, Zhou Yuan was unaware of the content of the Protoss council members' conversation.
Ten minutes later, Xingmat spoke up, “Alright. We agree to this exchange. The reason we agree to the exchange is that we believe there is a fundamental difference between the spirits of the gods and your humans. We are not worried about you eavesdropping on us, and we cannot eavesdrop on you either. We will only discover changes in space or matter; the content of our spiritual exchanges will not be known to each other.”
"Okay, that's good. Then it's settled. We won't sign any agreements; those procedures are too cumbersome."
"Okay, it's a deal. I didn't expect you humans on Earth to be so straightforward."
“Our Brother Zhou is such a straightforward person.” Wei Shan mimicked Leifia and gave Zhou Yuan a charming smile.
"Shan-mei, what's wrong with you? Why are you acting like a princess?" Zhou Yuan teased Wei Shan through telepathy. Wei Shan glared at Zhou Yuan, which prompted Lefia to glare back at him as well.
Zhou Yuan returned to the topic, "Everyone, judging from the evolutionary timeline of the Zerg, I estimate that individual Zerg will soon be able to perform warp drive. If all Zerg can perform warp drive, it will be extremely difficult to completely eradicate them."
“You’re absolutely right. But the strength of our gods and humans is truly limited. It seems we can only rely on you humans on Earth now. The gods and humans can only do some cleaning up and tidying up.” The god leader Xingmat said what seemed like a joke, but it was the truth.
"Fellow councilors, eradicating the Zerg is now of utmost urgency. According to the Zerg's evolutionary timeline, we don't have much time left. Exterminating the Zerg is now the most important task for humanity on Earth. Please be prepared, as a series of earth-shattering events will occur in this galaxy."
Zhou Yuan was full of pride, leaving the Divine Race councilors dumbfounded.