Wandering Meteor-Chapter 199 - 198: Star Realm Ball

Vast Universe.

A boundless gigantic wall floats in the dark, void space ahead.

Perhaps calling it a wall is not quite appropriate, for at least walls have visible limits, but the expanse before us is limitless, its end unreachable even by the detection means of a Level 3 Civilization.

Moreover, the scene in front is not impervious like an ordinary wall; instead, it is a material band formed by the convergence of countless interstellar materials. Despite the immense and incalculable amount of material, it is not tightly packed like a wall, with many spatial gaps allowing faint light to shine through.

From afar, it appears as if the once mighty wall of the Universe has been cracked by a supreme force, riddled with densely packed cracks and openings of various sizes, and the faint light piercing through these cracks endows it with a grand and mysterious aura!

According to the information previously provided by Green Star, Constant Star Lu Chen also learned that this should be the boundary between the Sky Zone and the Star Zone within the Three Cosmic Regions, usually referred to as the Star Zone or the Star Realm Ball. It is an asteroid belt formed by the convergence of numerous materials, a natural relic of the Big Bang.

Subsequently, scientists confirmed this through their detection.

Scientists discovered that the overall trend of the surface of the Star Zone is not flat as it appears to the naked eye, but instead exhibits a subtle curvature, somewhat like how the Earth appears flat to the naked eye but is actually round. Later, through computer simulations, scientists concluded that this band of the Star Zone is indeed a celestial sphere made up of circular and elliptical forms.

However, the range covered by this Star Realm Ball encompasses the entire Star Zone and the Cosmic Zone; to call it infinitely large would not be an exaggeration.

It is precisely because the Star Realm Ball is so enormous, unfathomably so, that from any given point of observation, only a tiny curvature can be seen.

When the computer calculated the size of the Star Realm Ball to be approximately three hundred and sixty billion light-years in diameter and more than ten thousand light-years in thickness, scientists couldn’t help but marvel. Such a monumental and majestic work is simply beyond human capability and could only have formed at the very beginning of the Big Bang.

Because the energy from the Big Bang radiated uniformly in all directions, and the force of the explosion weakened the further out it went, when the Big Bang ceased, some energy and material losing their propelling force gradually slowed down and came to a halt, forming the immensely large and dense Star Realm Ball we see today.

This also provides a side note to the impact levels of the Big Bang.

One must admit, every miraculous feat of nature leaves people in awe.

In addition, scientists also observed that the Star Realm Ball is slowly rotating, its pace so slow compared to the speed of light that it’s almost imperceptible.

Looking ahead at the boundless and magnificent expanse of the Star Zone, Wandering couldn’t help but exclaim, "Holy moly, isn’t this just too vast? Green Star, did you also pass through the Star Zone to come here?"

Green Star said, "Correct, the Star Zone is a necessary path."

Wandering asked, "Given that there should be more civilizations inside the Star Zone, why haven’t they dismantled the Star Zone or opened a passage through it?"

Green Star said, "Why dismantle it?"

Wandering said, "Because it’s inconvenient to come out, look at the density of the material spread in the Star Zone; it’s very dense. In the Sky Zone, meteorites are at least a few kilometers apart, but within the Star Zone, the closest is just tens of meters away, and the farthest is no more than a few hundred million kilometers. If they want to pass through the Star Zone, wouldn’t they have to slow down, otherwise they would easily collide with those interstellar materials."

Green Star said, "I cannot understand your reasoning. Whether it is in terms of energy abundance or material abundance, the Star Zone has much more than the Sky Zone. Why would other civilizations expend effort to pass through the Star Zone to develop in the resource-poor Sky Zone? Even if they truly wanted to go out, that would only be when their Civilization Level has grown to a certain extent and they are prepared to explore the outside. By then, their technology would presumably make the mere Star Zone trivial."

"Of course, the most important thing is that it seems the civilizations within the Star Zone have reached a border agreement," added Green Star.

At this point, Constant Star Lu Chen suddenly asked, "Green Star, do you know what the contents of this border agreement are?"

Green Star said, "I’m not very clear on the specifics, but it seems that before the agreement was drafted, many civilizations would mine resources within the Star Zone. Due to its vast range and unique formation, the Star Zone is destined to have extremely rich resources. However, excessive mining can cause severe damage to the Star Zone, hence the relevant agreement was issued. In fact, the Star Zone we see now is much sparser than before. When I first passed through the Star Zone, I had to forcefully crash through it."

"That’s considered sparse? Wouldn’t the star systems and nebulas outside the Sky Zone have to be described as desolate?" said Wandering. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

Green Star said, "From the distribution of cosmic resources, the Sky Zone is indeed a desolate and barren space. The volume of space is larger than the combined Star Zone and Cosmic Zone, but the resources are not even one-thousandth in comparison."

Wandering said, "I would have been fine not knowing that number, but now that I hear it, it sounds like our place of growth is rather bleak!"

Green Star, no longer engaging with Wandering’s remarks, turned to Constant Star Lu Chen and said, "I suggest that the Wandering Alliance stop first and find a suitable gap to pass through. Otherwise, going directly through a dense area not only requires more effort but could also attract the attention of civilizations within the Star Zone, which would create even more trouble if a conflict arises."

As an experienced being, Green Star’s proposal was sound, so Constant Star Lu Chen immediately agreed.

Then, they had the scientific team at Wandering Base begin analyzing the material distribution of the Star Zone ahead and find a suitable place to pass through.

With a radius of 9.5 astronomical units of the Wandering Star System, finding such a large space passage within the Star Zone was impossible, so Lu Chen and Green Star’s idea was to find a relatively large space gap and then widen it to accommodate the width of the Wandering Star System to facilitate its passage.

After half a month of scanning and analysis, the scientists finally found a gap one astronomical unit long and 0.2 astronomical units wide. This gap was the largest they had found in half a month of scans, so after internal discussions, the Wandering Alliance decided to modify this gap and let the Wandering Star System pass through it.

According to the plan, they needed to widen the gap to 11 astronomical units in length and one astronomical unit in height.

One can imagine, this would certainly be a colossal undertaking. To complete this immense interstellar construction as soon as possible, almost all members of the Wandering Alliance mobilized, contributing their efforts to the transformation of the passage.

However, what the Wandering Alliance did not anticipate was that as soon as they began their work, they were discovered by a civilization within the Star Zone...