A mechanical and cold voice echoed inside the train compartment: "If the Insect Race Civilization were to attack, it would cause a great commotion; itās impossible to be this silent."
"What about that planet?"
"Did it just disappear like that?"
"Yes."
"Whatās the reason?"
"Itās currently unknown."
"..."
The young man, with a somewhat unpredictable expression, sat back down. The situation seemed more urgent than he had imagined; a planet just 0.4 light-years away from him had suddenly vanished without a trace.
This is incredibly baffling, isnāt it?
It couldnāt have just collapsed into a black hole, right? That should be impossible, after all, it was a habitable planet. Moreover, if it had really collapsed into a black hole, his Purple Cloud Star would not be so lucky now either.
Then how was it destroyed?
In this universe, the unknown dangers seem to be greater than he had imagined.
...
The Constant Star Train sped through the cosmos, rapidly advancing in the pitch blackness that seemed almost solid!
Creating wormholes requires both the start and end points to be in a spatially stable state.
The nearest spatially stable area to the mining star is 3 million kilometers away.
And the spatially stable area for creating the start point on his side is just five minutes away ahead.
Soon to arrive.
"Ai."
Sitting inside the train compartment, Chen Mang looked at the countless angular stars wrapped in the black curtain in front of him and said softly, "Howās the progress over at Neon City?"
"Not great."
Ai quickly reported: "As per your plan, Train Captain, allowing each āNeon City Free Entry Ticketā to be crushed by members of other civilizations to enter Neon City comes at a very high cost."
"Itās equivalent to creating a small, one-time, one-way wormhole each time a Neon City Free Entry Ticket is crushed, which is not only extremely difficult to research but also consumes a lot of resources."
"Iām researching another plan."
"Manufacturing large āNeon City Free Entry Ticketsā and distributing them evenly on the home planets of other civilizations, these tickets would be equivalent to a permanent large ābi-directional stable wormholeā."
"The advantage of this plan is that it is easier to develop and consumes less resources."
"The disadvantage isā"
"The large Neon City Free Entry Tickets that are deployed will be immobile, fixed at a certain location. Other civilizationsā Train Captains cannot enter Neon City at any time and need to reach near the large entry ticket to enter Neon City."
"And it appears in the shape of a huge door."
"Hm."
Chen Mang nodded slightly: "When weāve occupied the mining star, I will upgrade the āTrain Assistance AIā to Level 200, canāt let your Ai lag behind, you will definitely be the highest level AI in the entire universe in the future."
"Letās go with your plan."
"Please research it thoroughly as soon as possible."
"Once weāve exploited the mining star completely and before heading to farther places, deploy the large āNeon City Free Entry Ticketsā on those two habitable planets so we can consistently earn a variety of resources."
"We still advocate for peace."
"When dealing with any civilization, as long as there is no hatred, try to trade first and strive for peaceful coexistence and mutual benefit."
"Since weāre implementing the second plan, the name āLarge Neon City Free Entry Ticketsā no longer fits; letās change the name."
"Let me think..."
"Immovable and fixed at one place, appearing as a big door..."
"Letās call it āStar Gateā."
"The Insect Race Civilization would deploy eggs bringing disaster and death, while the Human Civilization would deploy āStar Gatesā bringing peace and trade."
"No need to say more."
"Just from the standpoint, we are stronger than them."
After finalizing this matter.
Chen Mang finally looked at the Civilization Order in the drawer, which was continuously flickering with a faint white light, with all five progresses already at 100%.
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"Human Progress": 100%.
"Cultural Progress": 100%.
"Military Progress": 100%.
"Agricultural Progress": 100%.
"Institutional Progress": 100%.
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As a large number of survivors from "Water Blue Star" continued to join the Constant Star, becoming its residents, and were implanted with Iris Chips, the five progresses rapidly surged until all were maxed!
Ready to rebuild their own civilization at any time and name it.
He just wasnāt planning to rebuild civilization at the moment.
First, he would check out the situation of the mining star, handle everything properly, and once thereās temporarily no danger, then rebuild civilization.
With so many residents.
The Dream Stones produced by the train each day were also a staggering number.
The "Cyber Mine" could also start its massive expansion.
Soon.
The Constant Star successfully arrived at the nearest spatially stable area.
Chen Mang pressed a button on the control panel.
The "wormhole generator" started operating rapidly, and detected spatially stable areas capable of opening wormholes. After confirming that these two areas remained stable over the days.
"Clang."
Accompanied by 50 million units of iron ore inside the train compartment turning into dust and dispersing into the air.
In the black curtain that was initially pitch black and seemingly solid in front of the train, a distortion suddenly began under an invisible force, a torn hole began to emerge, its edges lined with flickering starlight.
At a glance.
The inner channel wasnāt straight, resembling the elongated neck of an hourglass.
You could see the distant exit, curled into a fuzzy spot of light, it looked like an astigmatic person hiding in the river looking out at a bikini-clad beauty on the waterās edge, fuzzy yet clear.
"..."
Chen Mang stared straight at this scene ahead, his breath subconsciously halted; this was the first wormhole he created, holding great significance for him.