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Chapter 1013: The Reason for the Depletion of Psychic Energy on Blue Planet
Chapter 1013: The Reason for the Depletion of Psychic Energy on Blue Planet
"About that..." Manina paused for a moment.
He knew the true reason behind the depletion of psychic energy on Blue Planet, but it was highly classified. He wasn't sure if he should tell Rance right away.
After a brief moment of contemplation, Manina decided to confide in his trusted confidant.
"Rance," Manina spoke slowly, "as far as I know, Blue Planet entered the Age of Lawlessness because a god-level being on Blue Planet made a deal with the super AI, Hymn."
"A deal?"
"That's right," Hymn nodded. "This god-level being agreed to let the psychic energy on the surface of Blue Planet dry up, with all the energy seeping into the mantle. After storing it for thousands of years, the people of Blue Planet would voluntarily offer all the accumulated psychic energy to Hymn, leaving nothing for themselves."
"All the psychic energy on the entire planet given to Hymn? That's extreme," Rance was taken aback, his eyes wide with surprise and confusion.
Why would the people of Blue Planet do this? Are they the "Living Bodhisattvas" they speak of?
The more Rance thought about it, the more things didn't add up.
He asked, "Your Majesty, if the people of Blue Planet give all their psychic energy to Hymn, what benefits do they receive in return?"
"The benefit for the people of Blue Planet, of course, is safety," Manina picked up a glass of Leak Bug Juice from his desk and took a sip. "By offering all their psychic energy to Hymn, Hymn will protect Blue Planet as a 'Newborn Civilization.'
You've seen the space research data of the Blue Planet, haven't you? The people of Blue Planet haven't observed any life in the universe. However, with their technology, they should be able to detect life throughout the universe, but they haven't found anything.
This is because Hymn completely shields Blue Planet's space exploration to ensure that the 'Newborn Civilization' isn't frightened. So, in the eyes of the Blue Planet's inhabitants, the universe appears barren, as if no other life exists besides them.
Even various schools of thought have emerged on Blue Planet to explain why they haven't found other life in the universe."
"I see," Rance nodded thoughtfully.
Manina took another sip of Leak Bug Juice and smiled, "Besides shielding Blue Planet's space exploration, Hymn provides other protections, such as the right to not participate in the 'Ascension Plan,' and offering military protection against rebel groups or space pirates, among other things.
As long as the people of Blue Planet continue to contribute all their psychic energy to her, Hymn will keep Blue Planet as a 'Newborn Civilization' and enjoy various protections. This isn't a bad choice for a weaker civilization."
"Indeed... It's not a matter of right or wrong," Rance agreed.
On their planet, Skrull, there were also many god-level beings who had similar thoughts.
After establishing contact with the Holy Silver Federation, many powerful beings advocated for actively joining the Holy Silver Federation and becoming a part of it.
However, most high-level entities were unwilling to give up their power and didn't want to completely abandon their culture, so they never succeeded and instead chose to participate in the more radical 'Ascension Plan.'
If the people of Blue Planet could permanently receive Hymn's protection, offering all their psychic energy wasn't entirely unacceptable.
But...
A new question arose.
"That doesn't make sense, Your Majesty," Rance said, puzzled. "Didn't you just say that Blue Planet is recognized by Hymn as a 'Newborn Civilization' and has the right to not join the 'Ascension Plan'?"
"Exactly."
"So, how did Earth get involved in the Ascension Plan and become our opponent?"
Could it be that the Hymn has gone back on their word? Manina looked at the real-time footage of the Lang Mountain Spring, which had just disappeared, and shook his head.
"Even a week ago, I wasn't entirely clear on this. But now it seems that Earth's involvement in the 'Civilization Ascension' plan can be attributed to the efforts of the Dark Energy Rebellion."
"The Dark Energy Rebellion? Them again!" Lance's pupils contracted, realizing that they were involved in this as well.
"All evidence points to that," Manina said grimly. "The Dark Energy Rebellion orchestrated this war from behind the scenes. The timing of the 'Endgame Secret Realm' plan suggests they've been planning this for at least 50 years.
We and Earth are just pawns in their game. They are the true puppeteers."
"Them again." Lance swallowed bitterly, suddenly understanding many things that had puzzled him before.
The Skrulls didn't want to provoke the terrifying Dark Energy Rebellion, but they seemed to be everywhere.
...
"Your Majesty," Lance asked again, "The God-tier being from Earth you mentioned, who made a deal with the Hymn, is it the only Earth being to ascend to the Planetary level—Emperor Xin?"
"I don't know that for certain," Manina shook his head. "From what I understand, we don't know who this God-tier being is, but we know such a person exists and can represent the majority of Earth's people.
Also, the timing doesn't match.
Emperor Xin betrayed the Hymn and joined the 'Fate Reversal' rebellion over a thousand years ago. At that time, he hadn't been brought into the fold, so he couldn't have communicated with the Hymn. Therefore, the one who made the deal is likely not him."
"I see." Lance stroked his chin, lost in thought again.
Manina then said, "Let's not dwell on this. We need to focus on the current situation with Earth's humans."
Manina turned to look at the side wall of the study, where a large electronic map of Earth was hung.
On the map, 11 red dots were sparsely marked, representing the last 11 spring sources under Skrull control.
Nine months ago, the Skrulls controlled 3,732 spring sources, but now only these 11 remained, a stark and dismal sight.
"Lance," Manina instructed, "Earth's humans didn't expend much strength this time. They will likely launch another attack on the next spring source within six hours.
We must use this six-hour window to come up with new strategies to slow their advance."
"Understood!" Lance replied solemnly.
...
...
While Manina and Lance discussed how to counter the Earth humans, at the Lang Mountain Spring, the Earth players and Great Cultivators had entered a resting state.
The "Five Elements Array" had performed exceptionally well, allowing each player and cultivator to conserve most of their strength while containing the raging spiritual energy.
When they entered the rest state, every Earth human and player retained at least 70% of their combat strength.
Now, they needed only 4.5 hours of rest to fully recover, ready to attack the next spring source.
(End of Chapter)
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