Wandering Meteor-Chapter 140: Xianhe Nebula

After reporting some phenomena from the black hole collision to the science team at Wandering Base, Lu Chen and members of the Wandering Alliance then discussed the next steps to take.

Wandering spoke, "Big brother, now that the two giant nebulae’s black holes have merged, should we continue our observations?"

"The core of the two giant nebulae’s collision is the merging of black holes, which is of the greatest scientific observational value. Since it has ended, there is no need to continue observing. After all, it will take at least hundreds of millions of years for the two giant nebulae to truly stabilize and for their star wind storms to weaken. And since our goal is not to return to live within the nebula but to roam the universe, there’s even less reason to waste more time here," Lu Chen said.

Wandering spoke, "Big brother, then what should we name this nebula formed by the collision and fusion of the two giant nebulae?"

"Ha-ha, that’s right. Since we have observed this phenomenon, we naturally have the right to name it. Although I don’t know how other civilizations might refer to it, let’s call it the Xianhe Nebula," Lu Chen said happily.

And the name he came up with was quite meticulous.

The Xianhe Nebula was initially larger than the Galaxy Nebula, so it was placed first.

Then one character from each of the two nebulae was taken to form Xianhe.

On one hand, it signifies the combination of the two giant nebulae, and on the other hand, it reflects the enormity of the super nebula formed after the fusion of the two giant nebulae. The mere name Xianhe already inspires awe!

In the universe.

Large celestial bodies have clear grading levels.

For star stages, as mentioned earlier, it is divided into small mass stars, medium-mass stars, and large mass stars;

For galaxy stages, they are divided into three stages according to their mass and diameter: small galaxies, giant galaxies, super galaxies;

The grading of nebulae stages is similar to that of galaxies, divided into small nebulae, giant nebulae, super nebulae. Before the collision, the Galaxy Nebula and the Xianhe Nebula were both giant nebulae, and after merging, they will grow into super nebulae.

However, although celestial bodies in the universe have very standardized hierarchical divisions.

The growth of a celestial body does not necessarily follow this division, just like at the planet stage, there is a choice between regular planets and gas giants; the evolutionary paths of celestial bodies are always diverse, and this division is only aimed at most normal circumstances in the universe.

For example, a Constant Star Level Celestial Civilization that does not wish to companion with other celestial bodies always remains a solitary Wandering Star, then it will not become a galaxy, let alone a nebula.

Again, for instance, like the star Lu Chen, when it was still a small mass star, it formed a Constant Star System, then it would be at both star and galaxy stages simultaneously. The star and the galaxy would grow together, with no conflict.

In short, the situations of celestial bodies in the universe are much more complicated than one might imagine. When dealing with special celestial bodies, a flexible understanding is needed, and one should not stick to rigid norms.

"The Xianhe Nebula is good; the name is quite high-end and classy!"

Wandering spoke: "However, big brother, why do you think such a vast Xianhe Nebula and Galaxy Nebula do not have Intention?"

"This question is rather profound, like why Earth developed humans, it’s a question that goes straight to the source. To clarify, we must at least understand the secret of Intention. But currently, we still do not understand the purpose of biological civilization’s existence; this will be a long journey of discovery," said Lu Chen.

Green Star suddenly spoke: "If the Galaxy Nebula and Xianhe Nebula had Intention and were Celestial Civilizations, I believe they would not have collided and would definitely have tried to avoid this situation. However, speaking of Celestial Civilizations, there are indeed more celestial civilizations near the Cosmic Center than at the edge of the universe."

Hearing Green Star’s words, Wandering was about to inquire about the center and edge of the universe and to persuade Green Star to join the Wandering Alliance, when, unexpectedly, at that moment, an alarm was issued from Wandering Base.

Star Lu Chen also received the emergency message from Wandering Base immediately.

It turned out that the science team at Wandering Base observed that when the two giant nebulae collided and fused, many bodies were ejected.

According to scientists’ forecasts, the first batch of bodies now flying out should have been thrown out at the moment of collision.

However, due to the large mass of the celestial bodies, their speed was not as fast as the light particles, not even half the speed of light.

Therefore, even though they were ejected at the same time, due to the speed issue, they arrived much later than the energy particles. By the time the black holes of the two giant nebulae had completed their merger, these Wu Yizi celestial bodies had only just traveled hundreds of light-years.

Among the thousands of ejected bodies, there happened to be one heading towards the direction of the Wandering Alliance.

This was also why the Earth Civilization and Light Synthesis Civilization sent an alert message to star Lu Chen.

According to their observations, the body flying toward their Wandering Alliance was an aging star.

This aging star was emitting blue light, with hydrogen making up only sixty percent, and its mass was about over 800 times that of Constant Star Mass, currently flying towards the Wandering Alliance at a speed of 1500KM/S.

After receiving this message, Lu Chen immediately discussed and decided with Wandering, Earth Civilization, and Light Synthesis Civilization.

After some discussion, everyone unanimously agreed with Lu Chen’s decision, which was to capture the aging star and drain all its resources.

After all, the situation had changed; the Wandering Alliance no longer needed to flee urgently, so the primary goal naturally returned to strengthening themselves.

This decision was also changed during this meeting; now that there happened to be a star flying toward them, they naturally would not let it pass.

Actually, not just the Wandering Alliance, other civilizations observing the giant nebulae collision nearby were also preparing to capture the celestial bodies flying towards them.

Immediately, star Lu Chen reactivated the Constant Star Propeller and adjusted his position.

When the aging star flew from below, Lu Chen directly controlled the Wandering Alliance to keep up with the aging star’s flight speed.

Since the Wandering Alliance had already achieved half-light speed flight, it could easily keep up with the aging star’s speed of 1500KM/S.

When the Wandering Alliance and the aging star were synchronized in direction and speed, from the Earth’s perspective, the aging star appeared as if it was stationary.

With the two in sync.

Star Lu Chen’s massive Constant Star Body was positioned a astronomical unit above the aging star, and the entire Wandering Alliance maintained the same speed as the aging star. In this relatively stationary environment, Lu Chen could use the Gravity Stones within his body to enhance the upper limit of gravity, and slowly plunder the hydrogen mass from the surface of the aging star.

However, what the Wandering Alliance did not expect was that other civilizations had also set their sights on this aging star.

At this moment, Pirate Civilization was speeding towards the location of the aging star at the speed of light, because towards their direction, only this aging star was ejected out. Pirate Civilization also wanted to use the aging star for a scientific experiment, so they immediately flew towards the aging star at light speed.

At this moment, Pirate Civilization was less than a light-year away from that aging star.