Rebirth of the Super Battleship-Chapter 714: Awakening Memories

“One thousand years, is it? One thousand years.” Xiao Yu murmured, then suddenly raised his head and said to the assembled scientists, “You all heard it. We have one thousand years. After one thousand years, we will fight the Sweepers Civilization. This battle will decide the fate of our civilization. Between us and the Sweepers Civilization, only one civilization can continue to exist.”

No one knew how many years the Sweepers Civilization had dominated first place in the Milky Way. Setting aside the time before Xiao Yu was born, ever since Xiao Yu left Earth and stepped into the galaxy, many existences had gone to challenge the Sweepers Civilization one after another, two-dimensional lifeforms, half Four-Dimensional Taihao, and so on, one after another, yet each and every one died under the Neutron War Star.

“This is our destiny. We cannot escape it.” Xiao Yu murmured. “We can only face it.”

“Yes, we can only face it.”

The scientists left the hall with heavy expressions. Many scientists applied to forgo the vacation Xiao Yu had arranged for them. Because of the existence of the Level 7 barrier, these scientists knew full well that continuing to work would not be of much use, but they still returned to work. Because of the strong sense of crisis in their hearts, they had to do something to feel better.

“It is finally time to face this greatest shadow head-on. If I do not take down the Sweepers Civilization, I will never truly mature and never become a Level 7 Civilization. Then come. After one thousand years, I will be fully prepared.”

After leaving the hall, however, Xu Junpo did not continue to work like the many other scientists. He returned to his residence, greeted his parents who were already somewhat aged but still healthy, played with his still-young child, embraced his beautiful wife, then went back to his room and closed the door.

In his mind, a voice had been echoing without end. “Come back. Come back. You have already completed your mission. You accelerated the Divine Ark Civilization’s maturation ahead of time, allowing our plan for the civilization to proceed as intended. You have made a great contribution. When you return to our civilization, you will be a hero of the civilization.”

“Come back. Come back. Your parents, your friends, your relatives are all waiting for you. After a separation of ten thousand years, it is time to return. The Divine Ark Civilization has grown to its current state along the path and direction we planned. You, the greatest scientist within our civilization, should come back.”

With his memory gate opened by that sentence, Xu Junpo knew very clearly who was speaking to him and by what principle it was being sent.

Soul technology. In conventional technology the Sweepers Civilization was inferior to the Guardian Civilization, but there was one exception, and that was soul technology. In soul technology, the Sweepers Civilization far surpassed the Guardian Civilization. It was precisely through soul technology that Xu Junpo was separated from his body and entered that imitation soul stone. He was then discovered by a student of the Divine Ark Civilization and finally entered the mind of an infant, growing to the present.

All of this had been planned. All of this was a conspiracy. In order to hasten the Divine Ark Civilization’s technological progress and let them mature as early as possible, he came here. During this period, Xu Junpo knew that because of his presence, the Divine Ark Civilization had reached its current level at least more than ten thousand years ahead of time. Moreover, although the Divine Ark Civilization’s growth trajectory deviated in small ways, it had not strayed far in the larger direction. He had successfully completed his mission and should go back.

“The Divine Ark Civilization will ultimately be destroyed by us. You should return to your homeland and receive the honors that belong to you.”

Xu Junpo’s expression dimmed slightly. He lay on his bed, eyes open, staring at the ceiling. There was no expression on his face, but his mind was constantly in turmoil. He knew Xiao Yu must be monitoring him by some method. In fact, not only him, but all scientists, no, all citizens of the Divine Ark Civilization were under surveillance. But he also knew that this exchange based on soul technology and occurring on the soul level could not be detected by Xiao Yu.

That sentence was indeed a key. To ensure that he would not reveal any clues after entering the Divine Ark Civilization, before departure the Sweepers Civilization had sealed that portion of his memories through advanced soul technology. However, before the seal was imposed, the Sweepers Civilization made an agreement with him. When he heard the Sweepers Civilization speak that sentence, his memories would be awakened. Now he had heard that sentence, so his memories had been awakened.

He remembered many things, many, many. Including how he grew up within the Sweepers Civilization, how he obtained one honor after another, how he married and had children, how he gave birth to descendants, how he lived, how he worked. Everything, he remembered. That distant star system was his homeland. Coming into the Divine Ark Civilization was only to carry out a mission.

“Yet… why is it that now I actually do not want to go back?” Xu Junpo thought silently.

“I have parents, relatives, a lover, and a child who love me. They love me, and I love them. Here, although I have always been under surveillance, from beginning to end Xiao Yu has never restricted my actions. I am free, and I can basically do whatever I want. I enjoy my work and life here very much. I like it here.”

“But in that distant star system, I also have my parents and my lover. That is my homeland. I was born there. When I first opened my eyes after birth, what I saw was that sky.”

“I am actually a pure scientist. The struggles between civilizations should not involve me. My work is scientific research, and my hobby is also scientific research. Because I touched upon the Level 7 barrier, I lost my goal of striving in my homeland and became dispirited day after day, so I chose to seal my memories and come to the Divine Ark Civilization to continue my road of research. During this period I have lived very well and very happily. I have had almost everything I wanted. When I saw the Divine Ark Civilization grow rapidly under my promotion and become more and more advanced technologically, I was also very happy. However…”

In his mind, Xu Junpo drew a comparison between the Sweepers Civilization and the Divine Ark Civilization, trying to calculate which civilization would obtain final victory in that all-out war one thousand years later. But after thinking for a while, Xu Junpo abandoned the question, because even he could not find the answer.

He had to admit that, under his promotion, the Divine Ark Civilization indeed possessed the qualification and capital to confront the Sweepers Civilization. However, although he could not know which side would win in the end, there was one thing he knew very clearly. In that war, one civilization would inevitably be destroyed.

In the Sweepers Civilization were his home, his parents, relatives, lover, and friends. In the Divine Ark Civilization, likewise, were his parents, relatives, lover, and friends.

The two could not coexist. One had to be destroyed. This was the collision between civilizations. Even though he was the greatest scientist within both civilizations, he could not change this.

“Then what should I do? What should I do?” he thought silently.

At this moment, a somewhat childish voice sounded in his mind. “Daddy, please come back. I miss you so much. I cannot bear the days without you by my side, so Mother and I both chose deep freeze. We have been frozen ever since you left until now. Since you are about to come back, we thawed.”

Xu Junpo frowned in pain, yet involuntarily spoke in his mind, “Alright, alright, I will come back soon. I will return right away.”

Suddenly, another sound from the real world interrupted his thoughts. The door to his room was pushed open. A young intelligent being ran in, hopping and skipping, tugged at his sleeve, and said, “Daddy, it is time to eat. Mother says food made by robots is not tasty, so today she personally went to the kitchen to cook for you.”

A female intelligent being appeared at the door and asked with deep concern, “What is wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”

Both their gazes looked at Xu Junpo with concern. Xu Junpo’s heart suddenly trembled again. Two thoughts clashed in his mind, making him feel a bit of pain.

“I am fine. You go eat first. I will be there shortly.” Xu Junpo murmured in reply and closed his eyes. Vaguely, he seemed to hear his lover whispering to their child, “Go out. Your father is very tired. Do not disturb his rest.”

The room returned to silence. He lay there with his eyes closed, silently thinking about these questions. Two sets of figures kept revolving and colliding in his mind. Gradually, a thought emerged in his mind.

“So be it. I choose neutrality. I will not help either side. I cannot bear to see any of my relatives or my lover killed. Then before they die, let me die first. But before I die, there are still some things I must do.”

At the same time, on Planet Number Eight, under his mother’s call, Yang Jianqi once again reluctantly exited the game. At this moment, the warship he controlled had already upgraded from a Town-Class spaceship to a County-Class spaceship.

And at this time, across the entire game, there were only a few hundred County-Class spaceships.

[T/N: Wow, the Sweepers really sent their best scientist over as a sleeper agent, which is completely different to my theory. I thought Xu Junpo’s clutch breakthroughs were as a result of the Sweepers sending him thoughts and insights, I thought they had a method to control his soul in the end during the final battle. Did anyone else have another theory?]