Rebirth of the Super Battleship-Chapter 741: Despair and New Hope
Time quietly slipped by another year. Although Xiao Yu had already devoted most of his energy to building warships, his stockpile of warships still could not help but drop, shrinking to twelve billion ships. Adding in the warships Xiao Yu had constructed during this period, by now a total of more than eight point three billion warships had been destroyed.
The warriors of the biological army seemed to have already grown used to failure. They were used to losing every warship they controlled, then going to claim new warships after the loss, only to lose them again, only to claim more, cycling like this without end. Xiao Yu knew that battle had already lost all passion for them and had become nothing more than a simple job.
An oppressive atmosphere was inevitably spreading over the entire Divine Ark Civilization. Xiao Yu had already agreed to Jason’s suggestion and made the Divine Ark Civilization’s current situation public to society. The expected riots did not occur. At this moment the Divine Ark Civilization united around itself as never before. Everyone was working hard, doing their utmost to contribute their intelligence and talent, yet no dawn appeared. Jason’s thinking had made no progress, and the research of Luka Three and Number Five had not achieved a breakthrough either.
Inside a habitation-type Star-Class spaceship, the evening sun was setting. The light of the artificial sun had timely shifted to red. According to its programmed pattern, the weather cycle system had set today’s climate to a cool autumn day. Various crops planted according to ancient traditions swayed in the fields with the wind. Some crops were already ripe, and a robot corps was lazily harvesting them.
A sense of ease was spreading here. Whether it was the chirping of insects, the gentle, cool autumn breeze, or the faintly visible distant mountains, everything exuded that same feeling.
Jason was very fond of this kind of this atmosphere. In fact, his residence was right beside such a field. Although robots took meticulous care of this field, as a form of leisure Jason often came to experience a bit of rural life, to relax his taut nerves. But starting from three years ago, the number of times Jason went to the fields gradually decreased, and in the end he completely stopped this activity.
The reason he stopped was not entirely because Jason no longer had the time. An important reason was that Jason’s health had become too poor. Jason at this moment had completely taken on the appearance of an old man, a hunched body, disheveled white hair, dense wrinkles, cloudy eyes. He even looked older than Luka Three.
After giving Jason a comprehensive physical examination, the life science authority Luka Four solemnly warned him, “You cannot go on like this. Your brain activity is so intense that it has suppressed all your other functions. Your body and your brain are both aging rapidly. If you keep maintaining this state, I am not confident that you can live for more than ten years.”
Xiao Yu also came forward to comfort Jason, telling him not to exhaust himself so much. He had even forcibly made Jason rest several times. Yet Jason seemed to be possessed. He thought about this problem every hour of every day. Thinking about this problem had even become his subconscious reflex. Even the most powerful sleeping pills could not stop him from thinking in the deepest layers of his mind.
“If one thousand stars are used to provide energy for the Specter companion, then now that we cannot even leave the small universe, how are we supposed to move those one thousand stars into the small universe? Back then, Teacher made such an arrangement and deliberately put those one thousand stars outside the small universe instead of inside it. In the end, what was that for?”
“What kind of mystery is hidden behind the technology of the Spatial Bomb? In the confrontation with the Sweepers Civilization, exactly what role can the Spatial Bomb play?”
“If black lightning really is related to replenishing the life force of the Specter companion, then even if the Specter companion is replenished, so what? What use is it?”
Jason was now sitting at a dining table in the courtyard. The table was filled with the sumptuous food that robots had prepared for him, yet he had no desire to take a single bite. His aged face was covered in the red glow of the setting sun, giving his entire person an added air of twilight.
The robot stood to the side, watching him with some concern. It knew Jason was thinking, so it did not come forward to disturb him. It only cleared away the now-lukewarm food and brought up several fresh hot dishes.
With a slightly trembling hand, Jason picked up his utensils and brought a piece of food to his mouth. Staring blankly at the sunset that had already disappeared, he suddenly, without the slightest warning, drove the sharp utensil into his own skull.
The sharp utensil instantly broke through his protective bone structure and damaged his brain. The robot let out a shrill scream and rushed over like lightning to catch him, using the emergency rescue device it carried to begin treatment, while at the same time rapidly notifying Xiao Yu. The personal spaceship parked behind the courtyard had already launched, taking only ten seconds to get him aboard, then one more minute to reach the hospital with the most advanced equipment.
During this entire process, Jason still retained a flicker of consciousness. He muttered indistinctly, “What was all of this for, what for… Teacher, I am sorry. I did not complete the task you left behind. I did not manage to save our civilization.”
“I do not know whether you went to heaven or to hell. If you went to heaven, then I will go to heaven to find you. If you went to hell, then I will follow you into hell. Wherever you are, I will go, as long as you can tell me the final answer to this question. What was all of this for, how did you arrange all of this…”
Luka Four rushed in and only needed a single glance before he sadly shook his head. He knew that from this moment on, the Divine Ark Civilization had lost another talented person, no, a genius.
“Master, he has destroyed his own brain, and with our current level of technology, we have no way to save him… Master, I am sorry, I do not have the ability to save him.” Luka Four said.
“It is all right, you may withdraw.” Xiao Yu said lightly. On this point, Xiao Yu understood very clearly. After Luka Four and the others had all left, the only ones remaining in the ward were Xiao Yu’s projected figure and the already dead Jason.
“I too am being tormented by this problem. I too am desperate to know the answer. If heaven and hell really exist, and you find your Teacher and obtain the final answer, you must find a way to tell me, all right…”
Looking at Jason, who had already lost consciousness, Xiao Yu felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart.
Yes, sadness. All along the way, Xiao Yu had overcome countless hardships and dangers. Never before had there been a moment when he felt as sorrowful as he did now, as despairing, as powerless.
Yet the blows did not seem to stop there. At this time, another message reached Xiao Yu.
“Master, we are sorry. We did not complete the task you entrusted to us. We have failed.” At this moment, Xiao Yu received another message from Luka Three and Number Five. Right now, the two of them looked no better off than Jason. Especially Luka Three, who had already been old to begin with. Now he looked as if he might collapse at any moment and never get up again. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
“Although Director Xu already completed at least half of the research work on the Spatial Bomb, we still cannot develop the Spatial Bomb on the basis of his work. We… we are lacking a kind of scientific thinking. We lack the correct direction.” Luka Three said bleakly.
Xiao Yu could understand what this meant. Scientific thinking and scientific knowledge reserves were not the same thing. Just like the social psychologists, scientific thinking was largely a matter of talent and had little to do with acquired effort. Luka Three and Number Five were already the most outstanding talents in the Divine Ark Civilization and in this respect were even more exceptional than Xiao Yu, yet they had still failed.
“We are unable to carry on Director Xu’s line of thought, and clearly, in the development of the Spatial Bomb there is only that one correct line of thought. Failing to continue Director Xu’s line of thought means our direction is wrong. Master, we are sorry, we have failed.” Number Five said bleakly as well.
“I know our civilization does not have much time left, so, Master, please find another solution as soon as possible. We simply do not wish to see you continue to waste time on something meaningless. If you have any other tasks for us, we will still devote all our energy and our lives to completing them…” Luka Three said.
“It is all right, it is enough that you did your best.” Xiao Yu comforted them. “You have all been worn out for a long time. Go and have a good rest. Four, you are responsible for drawing up a recuperation plan. You must restore the physical condition of these two to the best possible state.”
“Understood, Master, please rest assured.” Luka Four replied.
Everyone withdrew, and Xiao Yu once again sank into thought.
“Have we really already reached the end of the road? Is my struggle, my persistence truly meaningless? If my Divine Ark Civilization cannot even pass such a test, then is it really meaningful to continue drifting through the universe?” Xiao Yu muttered to himself, his mind in turmoil.
Up to now, all of Xiao Yu’s attempts had ended in complete failure. Jason had not been able to unravel Luka Two’s arrangements, and Luka Three and Number Five had not been able to carry on Xu Junpo’s research. Failure meant that Xiao Yu would not be able to escape with his life from the attacks of the Neutron War Star and would not be able to continue the existence of the Divine Ark Civilization.
“No, I still have a chance. I still have my final trump card.” Xiao Yu’s gaze and heart gradually firmed. “Ares, Ruto, I hope you can shoulder the mission of saving the entire Divine Ark Civilization…”
