Rebirth of the Super Battleship-Chapter 586: Zero-Dimensional World

The small point before the spatial lifeform existed within this three-dimensional cosmic space in a very peculiar manner. It both existed and did not exist. If one said it existed, then it had nothing at all, no length, no width, no height. That is to say, it did not occupy space at all, had no volume, no surface area, no mass, nothing at all.

Such a state of existence was no different from nonexistence.

But if one said it did not exist, that did not seem quite appropriate either. It truly and tangibly stood before the spatial lifeform, emitting a real and tangible spatial fluctuation, and this wave of spatial fluctuation could indeed be perceived by the spatial lifeform.

The spatial lifeform knew that this little point was in fact a world, a zero-dimensional world. And the relics of the Taiyu Civilization, which had chosen space as the direction of its civilizational development, were inside this zero-dimensional world.

To hide one’s civilization’s relics within a zero-dimensional world was a method that was more than a grade above hiding one’s civilization’s relics within a small universe as the Trolor Civilization had done. A Level 6 civilization already possessed the ability to cut off a small universe, but that was cutting from above the main universe, not creating a new universe on its own. The zero-dimensional world before its eyes was not so simple. To call this opening the heavens and splitting the earth, creating a universe, would not be an exaggeration.

Three-dimensional space possessed three dimensions, namely length, width, and height. A two-dimensional world possessed two dimensions, namely length and width, but had no height. The body of the spatial lifeform was precisely such a form of existence. A one-dimensional world possessed only one dimension, length, while a zero-dimensional world naturally had no dimensions at all.

There was a very vivid analogy that could explain the differences among universes of various dimensions. The three-dimensional universe was the space we usually inhabit, while a two-dimensional universe could be regarded as a sheet of paper, a one-dimensional universe as a line, and a zero-dimensional world naturally as a point.

This zero-dimensional world constantly emitted a faint, almost imperceptible spatial fluctuation. Spatial fluctuations of this magnitude were probably undetectable even to the Sweepers Civilization. But the spatial lifeform was different. As an existence whose body was space itself, its perception of space was not something ordinary civilizations could compare to. Precisely because of this, no other existence had discovered this zero-dimensional world relic despite who knew how many years it had drifted within the Milky Way Galaxy.

After conducting a round of reconnaissance on this zero-dimensional world and determining some key data, doing everything possible to ensure its own safety, the spatial lifeform’s body suddenly curled up, then pounced toward the zero-dimensional world ahead. It vanished in an instant. In that instant, it had already entered this zero-dimensional world.

After that, this zero-dimensional world drifted off elsewhere. No one knew where it went.

One day later, the body of the spatial lifeform appeared in another place seven light-years away from here. As its body reappeared, that zero-dimensional world also disappeared. This time the disappearance was the most thorough. It had completely lost all trace, unable even to retain the outward form of a small point.

This zero-dimensional world was destroyed after the spatial lifeform came out.

The very first thing the spatial lifeform did upon reappearing was to immediately begin checking the starry sky around itself. After identifying a few landmark celestial bodies and concluding that it was still within the Milky Way Galaxy, it used these stars to extrapolate more stars, then used those to confirm the time. Having concluded that only one day had passed in the main universe, the spatial lifeform’s mind relaxed slightly.

“It seems the rate of time flow in the zero-dimensional world is the same as in the main universe. One day passes in the zero-dimensional world, and one day passes in the three-dimensional main universe as well. Fortunately. Fortunately. Hm?” At this moment, as if it had discovered something, the spatial lifeform suddenly had a doubt. After conducting a round of inspection on its own body, the spatial lifeform relaxed once more. “Phew. So that’s how it is. I understand. Very good, very good. My body has been completely repaired by the residual technology of the Taiyu Civilization, and I have also obtained another means of attack… In that case, Neutron War Star, just wait. You are destined to be destroyed by my hands. Since I accepted the commission, I will certainly complete it…”

The spatial lifeform knew that the Neutron War Star had been following its trail all along, taking advantage of its inability to flee quickly due to being too severely injured, keeping a distance that was neither near nor far behind it, attempting to completely kill it, and then, by studying its bodily structure, achieving a breakthrough in space technology. The spatial lifeform could be certain that the period of being hunted by the Neutron War Star was absolutely the most wretched period in its long life.

Thinking of the experiences from this period, the spatial lifeform felt a wave of vexation in its thoughts.

“In my long life, when have I ever been this wretched? They almost killed me. If that Arboreal Race Alien Beast had not suddenly appeared by my side, and if I had not pulled it in front of me by means of transferring space to block the Neutron War Star’s strongest strike for me, I would probably already be dead. But since I did not die and even obtained the inheritance of the Taiyu Civilization, then the ones who must die are you…” the spatial lifeform thought sullenly, swiftly unfolding its arrangements.

The spatial lifeform knew the Neutron War Star was nearby, at most no more than fifteen light-years away. Therefore, the time left to it was not much, and it had to hurry.

This place still belonged to the category of cosmic void. Within a one light-year range around it there were still no stars at all. At 2.5 light-years away there was a red dwarf. In another direction, at 3.7 light-years away there was also a binary system, composed of an elderly red giant and a white dwarf, each orbiting as they revolved. In another direction, at 3.1 light-years away, there was also a perfectly ordinary yellow dwarf… In short, within a five light-year range, there were seventeen stars in total.

This stellar density already counted as relatively high, at least somewhat higher than the stellar density around the Solar System.

“The stellar density is not bad, enough for me to carry out the arrangement… Very good, very good.” The spatial lifeform sighed once, then quickly came to the front of one of the stars.

Around this star there was abundant matter. Three large planets and countless small bodies orbited it. The spatial lifeform began to make use of local materials. No one knew what methods it used, but a chunk of iron ore was forged by it into steel with extremely excellent performance, and then that mass of steel was continuously infused by it with certain special things, for example a certain amount of titanium, zirconium. In addition to relentlessly reworking this piece of steel, it also launched large-scale operations elsewhere. It seemed to have completely grasped this star’s internal structure and geological structure. Whatever it wanted, no matter where within this planet that thing was hidden, it would be fished out by it through various means.

Among these things were large quantities of rare earth elements, large quantities of iron, large quantities of carbon, a certain amount of silicon, as well as uranium, polonium, plutonium, and so on and so forth.

Under the spatial lifeform’s manipulation, these different elements ultimately turned into a strangely shaped machine. This machine was extremely huge. It presented a somewhat irregular spherical shape with a diameter of several hundred meters. After building this machine, the spatial lifeform started it up, ran a test, then, seemingly quite satisfied, sighed once, and continued construction.

Under its manipulation, tens of thousands of such machines were ultimately manufactured. After completing these tasks, the spatial lifeform’s body wrapped around these tens of thousands of machines and hauled them all to the vicinity of the star, placing them into a stable orbit. Then it made a brief adjustment and left, heading to the next stellar system.

In that stellar system, the spatial lifeform repeated the above process. The difference was that the instruments built this time seemed to differ somewhat from those assembled in the previous system. Their sizes were different, and the raw materials used were not quite the same. After completing the construction tasks, the spatial lifeform likewise adjusted them, and also carried out what seemed to be tests of mutual communication between the two stellar systems, then left that stellar system and continued on to the next.

There were seventeen stars in total. These seventeen stars belonged to thirteen stellar systems. Most stellar systems had a single star, but there were also two binary or multistar systems. In this way, the spatial lifeform, according to different environments, fabricated different instruments, spending more than ten days to complete everything, placing these strangely shaped instruments across all thirteen stellar systems.

“Alright… The gravity and energy of the stars will allow these instruments to operate normally. Together with the energy that I myself possess, these instruments will have the maximum possible capability… The trap has been laid. Now we will see when the Neutron War Star catches up. Phew, I do not believe that after I have obtained the inheritance of the Taiyu Civilization and made painstaking preparations, you can still escape from my hands…”

“Now I need only wait. The Sweepers Civilization possesses a very formidable tracking ability. In at most ten days, they will find this place… But I hope you understand that the moment you find me will be the moment you die.”

The spatial lifeform quietly stationed itself here and began a silent wait. Everything went just as it had thought. After about nine and a half days, the figure of the Neutron War Star appeared only several hundred billion kilometers from here…