The Seventh Base

Capítulo 1173: Chapter 219: Lin Shou

Xu Mo, as Zero’s replacement, stayed on Dark Star with Gaia and returned to school.

Regarding the matter of the old witch selling him off, Xu Mo could only silently complain in his heart. If Lin Shou hadn’t gotten it wrong and wanted to keep Zero, the old witch probably wouldn’t have agreed.

Of course, he would have had opinions about it as well.

Now that Zero left with the old witch, it’s a good choice. Xu Mo didn’t expect the old witch to be so terrifying. She had indeed been hiding it all along.

Of course, it’s not really hiding; it’s just that he hasn’t reached that level, only a generational gap. The old witch has always been dismissive of his power.

School.

Xu Mo and Gaia were together. At this time, Gaia groomed himself a bit; his hair and beard were trimmed, and an otherworldly aura emerged. He looked almost identical to the data records, only a bit older, probably due to years of imprisonment, with some wrinkles on his face.

He was always curious about the answers to some things, and now, he could finally know.

“About Zero’s lineage, you should know it yourself; don’t tell her,” Gaia said.

“Okay,” Xu Mo nodded.

“Zero is the Emperor’s daughter, but her birth was different from ordinary people, utilizing the Empire’s gene editing techniques,” Gaia said.

Xu Mo wasn’t too surprised, as he always felt Zero was too perfect, flawless skin without a single blemish, and indeed, she wasn’t born like a normal person.

“Of course, you don’t need to worry. Gene editing techniques were just used to make her better; Zero is still a complete human,” Gaia continued, worried that Xu Mo might have thoughts about it since he and Zero were boyfriend and girlfriend.

“I understand,” Xu Mo naturally wouldn’t mind.

“Just understand it in your own mind,” Gaia said.

“What about her mother and Qiong?” Xu Mo asked.

“You should be referring to Hera. She was the housekeeper of His Majesty’s family, and Qiong was the Guard Commander,” Gaia said. “After the incident occurred with His Majesty, they left with the unborn Zero, leaving this bloodline. However, at that time, many were hunting them. I imagine it wasn’t easy for them to find a suitable planet to live on, and delaying Zero’s birth was likely for her protection; the storm’s impact was too vast.”

Xu Mo nodded, remembering when he encountered Zero. Zero hadn’t even left her home much; even after many years, her mother and Qiong were still very cautious, settling on a remote planet.

In fact, over hundreds of years, too much has happened. This matter might have long since faded or even been forgotten by people.

If not for Qiong’s appearance, Lin Shou would not have guessed.

And if not for Gaia, Qiong would not have appeared.

Qiong’s rescue of Gaia was actually aimed at Xu Mo and Zero; as they reached this point, they needed someone significant to assist them.

So, the reason for everything was Xu Mo and Zero themselves.

If Xu Mo and Zero were mediocre, perhaps Qiong would not have let Zero leave Byron.

“What realm did His Majesty the Emperor reach, and how did he fall?” Xu Mo asked, curious about the legendary figure who founded the Empire, the greatest existence of the Empire, why would something happen to him?

Who could shake him?

“When someone reaches the peak, naturally they want to explore the unknown,” Gaia said. “His Majesty should have already explored the unknown, and as for what you mentioned as falling, it isn’t necessarily so. He just vanished. Whether alive or dead, even I am not sure.”

“Disappeared?” Xu Mo said.

“Yes,” Gaia said. “Of course, this kind of disappearance is not what we ordinarily understand as disappearance.”

“The Universe is infinitely vast, but now we have only explored the known Universe. Have you ever thought that the Universe might not be the only one? For instance, the Universe might have multiple dimensions, where in different spaces and times, humans evolve in different directions, thus evolving countless Universes on different timelines,” Gaia said.

“Multidimensional Universe theory?”

Xu Mo’s heart wavered slightly. In his previous life, there were many speculations and theories about this, and Xu Mo naturally knew a bit about multidimensional Universes.

The world we live in is three-dimensional, but if you add the time axis, it becomes four-dimensional.

Since time keeps moving forward, humans cannot see other dimensions.

Xu Mo thought of his own crossing over, which had already exceeded his understanding, so the existence of multidimensional or multiple Universes didn’t seem strange to Xu Mo either.

So, Earth, is it another Universe?

Has the Emperor vanished to explore unknown universes?

Gaia said he might not have perished, so could he have entered another universe?

“Why does the Emperor have no cloned avatars?” Xu Mo asked. If he truly was exploring unknown universes, he could leave behind a clone, allowing him to still control this side.

Gaia looked at Xu Mo as if he were an idiot and said, “What level of energy body could support the cloning of an avatar of the Emperor?”

Xu Mo: “……”

So, it also adheres to the conservation of energy.

Because he was too weak back then, the Chiyou Battleship could easily clone him. In fact, without the ‘First Charter’, multiple clones could have been made back then.

But now, wanting to clone a carrier like himself is not that easy.

And reaching the Realm of Destroyer, it is undoubtedly more difficult.

It is simply impossible to clone the Emperor of the Empire.

“What about Lin Shou?” Xu Mo said, previously Gaia mentioned not to trust anyone, presumably to guard against Lin Shou, as he might not be so trustworthy.

“Lin Shou is the Emperor’s younger brother. He is completely different in personality from the Emperor, exceptionally gifted and distinctly individualistic, a fanatic,” Gaia said. “Lin Shou always believed that the Emperor’s governance of the Empire had problems, that the Empire’s system was too decrepit, having lost strict control over the major forces, and that the Empire’s control over other planets was insufficient. He tried to hold the entire Empire firmly in the hands of the Lin Family core lineage, for example, by controlling the actual rulers of the major planets, reducing them to ‘puppets’.”

“What the Emperor wanted was a civilized Empire. He did not believe in man-rule, as human capability is finite. If he governed the Empire based on his preferences alone, it would inevitably lead the Empire astray. There are no infallible people, humans will err and have selfish desires, but systems are different, they can be perfected over generations. The Empire has a complete operational mechanism, under which planets have self-governance rights. In this regard, the Emperor was undoubtedly correct. Under his governance, the Empire developed rapidly, technology exploded, and a brilliant civilization burst forth.”

“But the shortcomings are also obvious. Each major planet rapidly developed, their civilizations brilliant, with many planets experiencing technological explosions, their strength leaping, their ambitions colliding. While the Emperor was present, everything was suppressed, until the moment of his disappearance, when the ambition lurking beneath civilization fiercely erupted, engulfing the entire Universe.”

“From this perspective, Lin Shou was also correct. He advocated for creating a dictatorship Empire with absolute control, even calling it a Slave Empire, but this would definitely stifle civilization’s development.”

“From the outcome, it seems Lin Shou was right, but in fact, no matter which approach is taken, the final ending would be the same. Just because the Emperor vanished, it was merely a matter of time before the explosion, but the outcome is the same.”

“Now, Lin Shou is in the Abyss, having built the ‘Abyss Empire’ he desired. With absolute control, the Abyss Corps are all Deadpool, absolutely loyal to him. Everything seems fine, but what happens if one day Lin Shou vanishes?”

Gaia said, “No one can escape the cycle of history, from weakness, to strength, decline, war, destruction, and revival.”

Xu Mo nodded, recalling the rise and fall of the various dynasties in history, indeed following a certain pattern.

There is no eternal Empire, even the mightiest Empire will face collapse one day. When the great Empire founders are present, everything is under control, but time changes everything.

However, the collapse of the Silver Star Empire was more tragic, shattering instantaneously.

This was actually a problem accumulated over years by the Silver Star Empire. Managing countless planets has always been unwieldy, inevitably harboring various issues. When the Emperor was around, all these problems could be concealed and suppressed.

But after his disappearance, upheaval occurred within the Lin Family, as presumably some people were suppressed for too long.

From this, it is evident that humans themselves are the most complex.

“Although Lin Shou is obsessive, at one point, he admired the Emperor greatly,” Gaia continued. “He established the Abyss Corps, ‘inviting’ me to assist, never to prove to the Emperor that he was right. He has a strong obsession, which is why he created the Abyss today. The strength of this Abyss Corps is immense, if unleashed, they would surely shake the Universe.”

“Of course, there might be another reason. Although Lin Shou always claimed to hate the Emperor, in reality, he still wants to avenge him, to cleanse those heinous acts, as he disdains everyone from all the powers across the Universe.”

“Perhaps, only the former Emperor could restrain the obsessive Lin Shou.”

Listening to Gaia’s words, Xu Mo’s heart surged with emotion, pondering who was right and who was wrong.

Perhaps there is no right person, nor a wrong person.

The Empire’s Emperor was a great figure. He inaugurated an era and created splendid civilization, but the eventual outcome was undoubtedly tragic. After his disappearance, the Empire collapsed, and those closest to him faced slaughter.

The civilization he insisted upon ultimately turned against him.

Lin Shou is obsessive, having created a powerful and barbaric Abyss Corps, which can be imagined to wreak severe havoc in the future, bringing disaster to the outside world.

But could Lin Shou be said to be wrong? Those forces used barbaric means to destroy the Empire as well.

Standing from different perspectives, there may be different answers.

Xu Mo pondered in his heart, wondering which path should he take for his future.

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