Time travel to become the guardian AI of a lost civilization

Chapter 81 Ancient Battlefield
No progress has been made on Lilian's home planet for the time being. Although the interstellar civilizations love the fleet, they dare not do anything to deceive the empire.

The situation in the galaxy is still escalating, and the changes about the "far traveler" are becoming more and more known.

Unlike "Watcher", there is a civilization nearby in the territory of the Farstrider.

This civilization is called the "Kul Federation", and although it sounds very serious, in fact, the old fritters of the galaxy prefer to call it a "criminal enterprise".

Yes, this is a "universal enterprise" similar to Cribri, and the difference between them is also obvious. This enterprise takes gray zone industries as its main income.

Every civilization has more or less dark places, which may be under the control of the government at first, but if criminal enterprises are involved, then the situation is different.

Criminal enterprises do not shy away from their actions. By infiltrating from the black and gray areas, they can directly do business in the colonies of other civilizations, or even on the home planet, without worrying about being sanctioned.

Because darkness can never be wiped out, unless it's omnics and swarms.

As for the Lost Empire, it's all utopian life there, and no one thinks anything of a criminal enterprise.

But for ordinary civilization, this is very disgusting.

Due to the funding of gray areas by criminal enterprises, many civilizations that have been murdered by them have a high crime rate, and have to spend a lot of manpower and material resources, and even compromise with criminal bosses, in exchange for temporary stability.

And this is the way of survival of criminal enterprises, and the foundation of their foothold in the galaxy.

Even if a civilization temporarily gains peace through war, the criminal industry will make a comeback again in the near future.

Therefore, no normal civilization has a good impression of criminal enterprises, and they can't wait to directly peel off their skins.

The change of the "far traveler" has given hope to many civilizations, and each of them is praying that the great lost empire can quickly expel this disgusting criminal world enterprise from the galactic stage.

However, among the directors of the Kool Federation, it was unexpectedly calm.

"...I don't think everyone has any opinions."

"It's natural, it's better to say that we have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time."

"...doing business is what Huanyu Enterprise likes the most. We have never liked war. Why do we have to participate in these bloody and cruel things when we can use commercial means to win over our opponents?"

All members of the board of directors have no objection. For them, they like to see other civilizations hate them and grit their teeth, but they dare not do anything to them.

So at the moment when "Farwalker" expanded, a message from the Kool Federation passed:

"The great lost empire, we, the Kurdish Federation, are willing to give up our sovereignty and become your vassal civilization. May we have a little bit of strength on your road to revival."

Yes, they surrendered directly, without any resistance or escape.

But this is just a superficial phenomenon. Criminal enterprises have found a strong backer for themselves so that their future business can continue as usual.At least they think so.

And the "Farwalkers" also readily accepted the support of the Kool Federation. In their eyes, no matter whether it is a criminal enterprise or an ordinary enterprise, whether it is an ordinary civilization or an omnipotent civilization, they are all equally weak.

No matter what their ideas are, they can't shake a hair of the lost empire.

And just when the galactic civilizations were despising the behavior of the Kuer Federation that surrendered without a fight, Li Wenyuan also came to a special galaxy—a galaxy full of wreckage from battleships.

"This place is..."

When they first entered here, both he and Gray Wind showed surprised expressions.

It's hard to imagine what has happened here, but the "corpses" of these steel giants can almost illustrate the brutality of the battle here.

It is even difficult for his spaceship to pass through the gaps, and even the light of the stars seems to be blocked by layers of obstacles, unable to shine on the edge of the galaxy.

And the planet here, like these battleships, has become a piece of "wreckage".

The explosion caused by something unknown tore apart these planets, and not even a single intact planet fragment can be seen in the entire galaxy.

Except for the fact that the star in the center is still proclaiming the power of life, this place is like a "cosmic graveyard", and only "dead things" are left here.

"...Is this also a trace left by humans?" Gray Wind always understood all the strange places as being related to humans, so he asked subconsciously.

But Li Wenyuan was silent for a while, then slowly shook his head and said, "...No, this place is probably not related to humans..."

He just passed by this galaxy, but he didn't expect such a terrifying scene here. Although the readings of the detection indicator showed no abnormalities, he almost subconsciously regarded this place as a human relic.

But then, he felt familiar with the wreckage of these ships.

Because he has studied the fleet configurations of other lost empires, he knows what the warships of several lost empires look like.
And the wreckage here, even though a long time has passed, their characteristics still reveal their identity:

"... Here, it is very likely that the 'Watcher' and 'Farwalker' used to be the battlefield."

Li Wenyuan recognized the drifting fragments, and after simulating and combining them, he could tell that they were all warship styles of "Watcher" and "Farwalker".

And there is nothing left here except for the wreckage of these warships. It only makes sense that they once broke out a big battle here.

"The battlefield? These lost empires, were they ever rivals?" Gray Wind asked curiously. After all, she has been in the "distant star gate" since birth, and even if the outside world is overthrown, it has nothing to do with her.

"...Not sure, but..." Li Wenyuan thought of the holy place "Pure Treasure" that was inexplicably blown up.

There was a conspiracy theory circulating in the galaxy. Some people believed that the "Watchmen" deliberately blew up the Holy Land in order to find an excuse for their own revival.

But this conspiracy theory disappeared after the "far traveler" also changed. The Lost Empire didn't pay attention to what the outside world thought of them. They could do whatever they wanted without reason.

"... Judging from the situation here, the 'Watcher' and the 'Farwalker' were probably old enemies in ancient times. The wreckage of the galaxy remains..."

"If that's the case, then 'Pure Treasure'...could it be 'Far Traveler' blowing it up?"

Li Wenyuan didn't continue to think about it, because the current "watcher" and "far traveler" have both started the road of expansion, as if they want to regain their former glory.

If they had always had an "ancient hatred" and were "ancient enemies", then this time the Milky Way may have suffered a greater impact.

"...Then 'Observer' and 'Silent', is it the same?" He thought of the other two lost empires, one was enthusiastic to the outside world, and the other was closed to himself.

They also don't seem to be able to get along well.

"...Is 'I' the same as them?" Li Wenyuan glanced at Gray Wind, and finally stopped guessing.

"When did I become so confident...Aren't I a 'Lost Empire' in disguise?" He forced himself to comfort himself, but his tone was not so confident.

After all, judging from various signs, the inheritance he inherited is really likely to be the "Lost Empire".

(End of this chapter)