Time travel to become the guardian AI of a lost civilization

Chapter 39 "Cosmic Horror Creature Attack"

Since the No. 13 trade enclave of Corebo has the deeds of communicating with the "Guardian", its status has risen among all the trade enclaves of Corebo.

The space station, which originally only had trade functions, has installed many new facilities with the strong support of the headquarters.

Departments similar to observation agencies, research agencies, and diplomatic agencies have also set up branches here, aiming to study all behaviors of the "Mechanical Lost Empire".

The value of the person in charge here, Breining, has also risen accordingly. He who once regarded returning to the headquarters as the greatest honor, now feels that it is good to stay here.

Therefore, he proposed to the headquarters the idea of ​​continuing to serve.

Although his current status is only the manager of a trading enclave, after contributing the "flesh and blood" Ascension Technology, his status seems to be "below the director, above the ten thousand people".

Even the managers of other trade enclaves need to see his face.

And this, of course, made Breining feel a little ecstatic, feeling that he had met a noble person in his life.

Today he is very comfortable staying in the top-floor casino, enjoying the treatment that can only be enjoyed in the top clubhouse of the headquarters, and feels happy about his relaxed life during this period of time.

However, one of his subordinates suddenly came here in a hurry, leaned down and whispered a few words beside him:
"Manager, our observation agency here has observed a change in a nearby star. Its brightness is dropping rapidly, and it seems to be going out."

Hearing the news, Brining said lazily without raising his eyelids:

"So? What does this have to do with us? Birth, old age, sickness and death in the universe are perfectly normal, and stars will also end one day. We need to get used to this scene."

"Uh... that's not the case. According to the research institute's speculation, they believe that this kind of extinction is not a normal situation. It seems that something is grabbing the star's matter, which directly leads to the star's demise..."

Hearing this, Breining finally raised his head, but the laziness in his eyes remained unchanged.

"Just tell me, why did they pay so much for you to come to me? You should know that I never like to hear this kind of news."

The subordinate trembled all over, and cold sweat quietly wet his back.He swallowed and said with difficulty:
"...They think this may be a prelude to some kind of huge threat, and they want to send more senior scientists from the headquarters to study, but they also know that they are not convincing, so they want to ask you to come forward..."

"Oh! What a joke! Can I invite you if I come forward?" Breining sneered, and the tone of his words caused his subordinates to lie on the ground in an instant, not daring to look directly at his majesty.

"The headquarters is now researching the key technology that allows the dead to work. It is impossible to spare manpower to handle such trivial matters. Do you want me to discredit the authority at the headquarters?"

"No, dare not..."

"Go back and tell those guys that I don't want them to spend money on this kind of shit! Focus on the 'Guardian' for me!"

"After a while, I will spot check their results. Those who fail will not have to eat from the company. The No. [-] mining station is more suitable for them."

"As for you... Take a good look at the gate in the future, and you don't need to come see me again."

The prostrate subordinates nodded tremblingly, and finally crawled away.

And Brenning kept shaking his head, lamenting that no one under him could use him.

"If only everyone would put my mind at ease like Bear..."

Mao Xiong, who was dozing off in the guard room, suddenly sneezed and almost fell off his chair.

Sleepy-eyed, he rubbed his head and fell asleep again.

At this point, everything is normal in the trading station.But the star system mentioned before is on the countdown.

The star at the center of the galaxy is already extremely dim at this time, like a patient with cancer.

It stands to reason that all the planets in the galaxy will enter a never-ending ice age due to the sharp drop in heat received.

But it still maintains a similar state as before, as if another heat source is providing energy comparable to that of a star.

Eventually, the star extinguishes completely in a faint flash, announcing its demise.

However, just behind this star remnant, another huge luminous body is slowly rising from it.

The planet has warmed up because of its appearance. If it is below this temperature, there may be a planet where life is born here.

However, that luminous body didn't have any intention of staying, it followed its instinct and continued to head towards the next galaxy with "food".

The luminous body gradually receded until it disappeared, and the planet here also entered permanent ice at a temperature of more than minus 200 degrees.

Since then, all civilizations have removed it from the star map because they cannot observe the light here.

There was also a real dead silence here.

An observatory far away in the trade enclave of Kribo NO.13 observed the abnormal demise of this star system.

But suffering from the order from above, they could only hastily record this incident, and then focus on the "Guardian" Lost Empire.

And not long after, a group of indigenous residents in a galaxy named "Botu" also observed the scene of the star dying.

"The star 'Proxima Centauri', which was reported to experience unusual fluctuations two years ago, has been officially confirmed to be extinguished."

"Experts say that this is the greatest discovery of the universe in the past century. We have successfully witnessed the death of a star."

"Experts said that through this discovery, we may be able to know the mysteries of the universe. Maybe in this universe, we are not alone!"

……

Among the large number of advertising screens around, all of them are now overwhelmingly promoting the same thing.

In recent years, the curiosity and exploration of space has become a trend among the public.

No matter men, women, old or young, or scientific researchers or cleaners, everyone can say a few words about the universe, and they can also speak clearly, as if they have a kind of "universe for all".

Movies, novels, and games about all kinds of space science fiction emerge in endlessly, and there are many people who stand out from them with their whimsical ideas and are sought after by the public, which also arouses people's enthusiasm for the universe.

Everyone is full of yearning and optimism for this unknown sky, as if nothing can stop them from exploring the starry sky.

People on the street are also discussing the news that Proxima Centauri is going out this time, even the students.

A group of high school students even had an argument about it:

"You said, is the extinguishment of the Proxima Centauri star a result of a huge mass of water dousing it?"

"...Your physics teacher should not die of anger on the spot after hearing your words. Stars are not 'burning' in a conventional sense..."

"I'm just proposing a possibility!"

"It's not a 'could' thing, it's a total impossibility. I recommend that you revisit the chapter on nuclear fusion instead of arguing here."

"You... well, so what do you think is the situation?"

"Me?" Among the group of students, the one who had been extremely calm all this time smiled, showing a mysterious expression.

"I think... there is a kind of 'creature' that eats stars."

(End of this chapter)