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"That day was known as Judgment Day."

"But—"

The Mayor of Fengtian City paused for a moment before speaking again, "Just as you've seen, Blue Star still exists and was not destroyed. It wasn't that in the final three minutes, the Federation made some earth-shatteringly miraculous move."

"Instead, it was when the comet entered the Solar System, under the illumination of the sun, it began to decelerate and melt slowly, which was unreasonable."

"Then it continuously melted until it became sufficiently small in size and finally fell into the Atlantic Ocean."

"The moment it fell."

"The world began to transcend."

"It was as if the comet's purpose was to induce the transcendentalization of Blue Star. Subsequently, the Federation's research discovered that this comet was launched from a great distance away."

"And if you calculate with a velocity of 100 kilometers per second, the time when the comet was launched was roughly 5 million years ago."

"5 million years ago, an unknown civilization fired a comet at our planet, a comet that could make our world transcend. And 5 million years ago, we saw the birth of the first human."

"27 years ago, the comet arrived."

"Successfully fulfilling its destiny, after a journey of 5 million years."

"A comet traveled alone through the universe for 5 million years, which is a terrifying thought. Before that, the longest a comet had been observed to fly in the universe was merely 1 million years; this one flew for 5 million years."

"..."

Chen Miao suddenly frowned, "Mayor, are you suggesting that when Blue Star gave birth to its first human, there was already another planet that had launched a comet capable of making our world transcend at us?"

"And it only arrived after 5 million years?"

The Mayor's words left him somewhat confused; he was not quite adept at grasping such enormous numbers. The span of 5 million years was just too long, and he struggled to comprehend just how long that really was.

The time frame exceeded his understanding.

"Yes."

The Mayor nodded indifferently, "The Federation considers it a gesture of goodwill, a welcome to an emerging civilization, although so far the Federation has not discovered any other civilizations in the universe."

"But there must be other civilizations in the universe."

"In our own Milky Way, there are over 400 billion stars, while the observable universe has roughly 200 billion galaxies like ours. At the same time, the galaxy is like a piece of beef that has been injected with water, still expanding."

"The universe is bigger than you or I can imagine. If such a vast universe does not give rise to a second civilization, that would be extremely strange."

"The reason I emphasize its enormity is to tell you this: I believe you have the potential to be a genius of this era. You're entitled to know this fact."

"Based on the Federation's speculations and findings over the years, there is a rough guess. The Federation has named our universe Universe 666, where all civilizations are at the edge of the universe."

"Theoretically, if a ship can be built that exceeds the expansion velocity of the universe, it would be possible to leave the universe."

"For other civilizations, the universe is like a prison; the only way for them to leave this prison is to accelerate their civilization's speed beyond the expansion velocity of the universe."

"But relying solely on their own power is not enough."

"Therefore, they launch comets toward all life-bearing planets, such as the one that arrived on Blue Star 27 years ago. By inducing transcendentalization of the planet, they aim to rapidly advance to a Star-level Civilization and in turn, contribute a modicum of strength to their cause."

"These civilizations believe that the true world lies beyond the universe."

"Within the universe, all are prisoners."

"This is a rare escape plan plotted by countless civilizations working together for hundreds of millions of years."

Chen Miao did not speak; after a long while, he frowned, "This plan can't possibly succeed. The fastest speed in the universe is the speed of light, no object can move faster than light, and the expansion velocity of the universe far exceeds the speed of light."

"Theoretically, even if there are other civilizations within the universe, they are highly unlikely to leave the universe; they cannot exceed the expansion velocity of the universe."

The Mayor of Fengtian City nodded, "Theoretically, it is indeed so, but if everything were only based on theory, humanity should have gone extinct long ago."

"The reason humans have survived until now is due to one miracle after another."

"Like humans, those civilizations also believe they can create miracles, even though they have already spent a hundred million years, or even longer, without any result."

"One last question." Chen Miao glanced around at Hungry Monkey and the others, "Why is it named Universe 666?"

"Is it because the binary for 666 is 1010011010? Does this sequence of numbers have some special significance?"

"Not really."

The Mayor shrugged, "It's simply because it's considered lucky. 666, you know, smooth sailing all the way."

"Sometimes I truly wonder if all these geniuses that have emerged in human history were transmigrators sent by other High-Dimensional Civilizations, with the objective of leading us to rapid development, like you."

With one hand resting under his chin, the Mayor examined Chen Miao thoughtfully, "I started investigating you when you first made a splash in major events. Before that, there were no records of your existence within the Federation." Explore stories on empire

"It was as if you suddenly popped out of nowhere."

"First, you killed a siege boss by yourself, then became the sole winner in the 'Coward's Special' event, and afterward, you made a particularly dazzling return by setting a record on the Hell Bus."

"Everything you do is beyond the reach of ordinary people."

"But before that, there was no information about you at all. I even investigated the surveillance footage of all convenience stores in Fengtian City and found no trace of you in the past twenty years. You might not know this, but normal surveillance doesn't archive footage for very long. However, ever since I suspected twenty years ago that those geniuses who have changed human history might be transmigrators..."

"I secretly ordered that all the surveillance footage from convenience stores be archived indefinitely."

"The first time your image appeared in Fengtian City was in a library where I checked all the books you had looked at. They were all about the annals of the federation, its history, and some general science books for the public."

"They contained no plot whatsoever."

"Most of the time, such material is for enlightening children, and adults rarely read these things because they've already learned them when they were young."

"And when you appeared in the library, the clothes you wore did not fit well."

"Coincidentally, that day someone reported their clothes being stolen in an alley."

"After that day, your reputation began to gradually emerge."

The mayor looked at Chen Miao with scrutiny,"So these days, I've been wondering if you're a transmigrator, did you look for clothes first when you landed because you can't bring any objects, including clothes, with you when you enter the Space-time Transmission Machine?"

"After landing, you went to the library first to understand the history and culture of this planet."

"Then you began to integrate."

"And started to show off your talent, gradually rising to prominence."

"Don't get me wrong, I have no ill intentions toward you, and I will absolutely not leak this information. I just want to know which High-Dimensional Civilization you're from and what is unique about that civilization."

"What else in the universe I don't know about."

"I don't know how much longer I will live, but the thought of dying with so much unknown bothers me."

"If you can't tell me any of this, at least you can tell me if your High-Dimensional Civilization is really gathering to break through the cosmic prison?"

"..."

Chen Miao didn't speak, but his back was already soaked with cold sweat. He felt as if his underwear was stripped clean, was this person a devil?

Did they just guess without any information?

And guessed almost exactly right?

It's like going to play Werewolf, and a civilian with no special role pinpointing all four werewolves just by guessing—it's simply unbelievable.

At the same time, he also realized his own loophole.

A man who had never appeared before suddenly appears and the first thing he does is go to the library to look up federal history and culture. At first glance, it might seem unremarkable.

But on closer inspection, one can see how strange that is.

All convenience store surveillance in Fengtian City for nearly 20 years was saved.

Impressive.

You're the mayor, so you're impressive. Do all these archives not consume government resources? Can you report the mayor? Isn't this a waste of taxpayers' hard-earned money?

But soon he simply shook his head, both calmly and helplessly, saying, "Mayor, you think too much. If I were a transmigrator, how could I speak your world's language without any ridiculous accent?"

"Heh heh."

The mayor smiled and said nothing, "A universal translator from a High-Dimensional Civilization or a pill that allows rapid language acquisition sounds quite plausible, doesn't it? At least you're not a rebirth, since you didn't buy lottery tickets but made your first bucket of gold through the clinic."

"Otherwise, I might be asking what the federation will look like in the future."

"Alright, let's drop the subject. By the way, to add on to what I didn't finish saying earlier, the reason why I've expended so much effort to build an army is that I've always believed that there will be a civilization that invades us."

"If the universe has civilizations friendly to us, there must surely be ones that are malicious."

"Although Blue Star has been united, I still believe that disbanding the army is a foolish idea and decision."

"They're starting to fire now, let's talk next time."

...

The mayor of Fengtian City waved his hand and walked toward the distance. However, before he disappeared into the crowd, several men carrying laptops hurried to meet him.

"This was Chen Miao's heart rate during your conversation with him."

"His shirt was slightly damp on the back."

"His heartbeat significantly quickened during this segment."

"Mmm."

After reviewing all the data, the mayor stood still, thinking for three seconds, and then murmured softly, "Did I really guess correctly? A traveler from a High-Dimensional Civilization?"

"An Executor?"

"Or perhaps a Monitor?"