Chapter 26

Through the oscillation fins on its spire, it can detect and analyze signals from the entire universe, and the huge static antenna can further improve detection efficiency.

With this, it can precisely detect the entire universe almost without blind spots.

Every star system, every planet, and even every ship in the universe is under the eyes of the Empire.

【We have discovered a unique type of ship in this universe. The ship's appearance is similar to a steam train from the Industrial Revolution era, using some kind of perpetual motion mechanism as a power source...】

【We have discovered a unique civilization that uses giant starships as their home. This civilization calls itself the Luofu Xianzhou and believes in a unique entity named the Reignbow Arbiter...】

【We have discovered a legion composed of anti-particles. This legion is obsessed with some kind of inefficient destruction behavior, trying to destroy the entire universe in this way...】

【We have discovered a unique entity, the entity's appearance is similar to a headless stone man, who is tirelessly forging some kind of interstellar-scale wall...】

【We have discovered a group of Universal Megacorporation-like groups. This group worships the above-mentioned stone man and has launched trade across the universe in the name of serving him. Currently, no stone man entity has been observed, and a response has been made to the group's worship behavior...】

【An entity calling itself "I am truly Nanook" broadcasted on the cosmic radiation background. It claims to be the most humorous clown in this universe and hopes that the Disaster Empire will accept it as a jester...】

【... The Sociology Array expressed suspicion about its true identity and has started a tracking program...】

Reports poured into Zhou Xuan's consciousness, and the three major scientific research arrays would handle different intelligence according to their duties and filter out content worthy of research.

With the influx of various information, the two major arrays of engineering and physics, except for the sociology array, rarely became interested.

In this universe, there are also some entities worthy of the Empire's attention.

【"Your Majesty."】

A calm mechanical voice rang in Zhou Xuan's ear.

【"The Sentry has discovered a unique entity."】

【"The entity appears as a black hole, and its basic properties are similar to a black hole."】

【"It does not react to electromagnetic force, gravity, strong force, or weak force, but it produces a strange distortion on the structure of space."】

【"It has some unique meme-releasing behavior, and the meme content is the negation of existence and intense nihilism."】

【"Things infected by it may have symptoms such as amnesia, sensory degradation, weak existence, getting lost..."】

Saying that, the physics array transmitted images and analysis data to Zhou Xuan.

The image showed a black hole hovering in the void, but the analysis data on the side reminded Zhou Xuan that the entity was not a simple black hole, and not even a material entity.

【"Although there is no confirmable consciousness reaction inside it, the Sociology Array believes it has powerful intelligence."】

【"The Engineering Array made a rough judgment on its scale and believes that it may be a rare Level 4 energy entity, with an influence range affecting a single universe."】

【"The Sociology Array analyzed the literature of this universe and believes that the entity is an existence called 'Nihility Aeon IX'."】

【"The Physics Array applies to study this."】

"Oh?"

Zhou Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly and said with great interest:

"Nihility Aeon IX... what kind of method do you plan to use for research?"

【"The Physics Array believes: since its external appearance is a black hole..."】

【"We can use a matter uncompressor to insert into its body and decompress it..."】

"Matter uncompressor?"

Herta looked at the scene in the light screen with great interest.

She saw the Disaster Empire's engineering ships using some method.

Without superluminal travel, they actually stabilized themselves on the surface of that giant black hole,

so that they wouldn't fall into this black hole that compressed half the universe's mass.

But Herta was more curious about the thing they were building, that thing called a matter uncompressor...

Just hearing the name, a guess popped into Herta's mind.

But this guess made even Herta feel unbelievable.

"Are they going to mine a black hole as a mine?!"

38. 【Mining Minerals from Black Holes, Decompressing Existence from Nihility】

"General!"

Lord Fu Xuan slammed the document on the table and said to Jing Yuan in front of her:

"You have to believe me, as long as you allocate a few imprisoned Abundance monstrosities to me and let me link their brains together to replace the jade abacus, the performance index of the Great Expansion Divination Array will rise!"

"Why don't you believe me? I've already verified it with animal brains, and it's feasible."

Lord Fu Xuan clenched her fists tightly.

"Besides, the Disaster Empire's Synaptic Condenser also proved the efficiency of using biological brains as nerve chips. Why don't you want to try it a little?"

"..... Sigh." Jing Yuan looked at Lord Fu Xuan in front of him and couldn't help but shake his head while supporting his head.

"General! Don't you want to touch the terrifying technology of the Disaster Empire a little?"

Lord Fu Xuan widened her eyes and asked:

"This is clearly conducive to the Luofu Xianzhou more efficiently hunting monstrosities, and also conducive to the further development of the Luofu Xianzhou!"

"Take a look at the light screen, look at the terrifying technology the Disaster Empire achieved with the Synaptic Condenser."

"They can directly reshape the laws of the universe and transform the entire world."

Listening to Lord Fu Xuan's words, Jing Yuan's gaze couldn't help but fall on the light screen in front of him.

He saw the Disaster Empire moving a massive number of engineering ships, building some kind of megastructure on the surface of the giant black hole.

Jing Yuan still remembered the name of that megastructure...

"Matter uncompressor?"

【Disaster Empire Megastructure: Matter Uncompressor】

【Through the technology of changing the direction of gravitational action, the Disaster Empire created a super drill that relies on manipulating gravity to drill holes.】

【The drill inserts a distorted gravitational field deep into the black hole singularity, and in conjunction with a series of automatic matter uncompressors, processors, and furnaces in orbit, the Disaster Empire is able to mine minerals from the black hole.】

【""】

"Mining... minerals from a black hole?"

Looking at the text flashing on the light screen, everyone in the universe felt their hearts jump fiercely.

This kind of technology could no longer be called technology in the eyes of the sentient beings of the universe.

A black hole is the death of a star, the end of matter, and an irreversible collapse.

This is common sense known to all sentient beings in the universe. Matter that enters a black hole can never return.

But now, the Disaster Empire actually claimed that they could extract matter from a black hole through a drill and decompress it into minerals.

The sentient beings of the universe suddenly felt that their cognition had been impacted again.

Cold waves splashed on the shore, and rain curtains splashed on the ocean, swallowed by the waves before they could set off ripples.

In the spray, countless ghostly shadows were wriggling and crawling, making one's skin crawl.

Acheron hugged her long sword, leaning against the corner of the cave, looking at the blood-sin spirits in the rain curtain in the distance.

"Blood-sin spirits... the obsessions of Pathstriders. They were born from the shadows of IX, but they view themselves as the masters, repeating the behaviors of the deceased before they died without knowing it,"

the hunched old man sitting by the campfire, wearing a bamboo hat and unable to see his face, said hoarsely.

"They were born from 'Nihility' and go toward 'Nihility,' spending a meaningless life."

Acheron closed her eyes and shook her head gently.

Even if she closed her eyes, it was no longer darkness in front of Acheron.

A light screen was always lit in the corner of her eye, neither fading nor thinning.

This was the first time Acheron had seen something that could resist the erosion of IX.

"Matter uncompressor..." Acheron muttered the name gently.

A thought suddenly popped into her mind.

"Can the Disaster Empire's megastructure decompress things that have fallen into IX?"

".... I don't think this can be done." The old man shook his head gently.

He said in a hoarse voice: "I don't even think they can decompress minerals from a black hole."

"A black hole is the death of a star, the collapse of matter."

"People often ask: What is in a black hole?"

"The answer is that there is nothing in a black hole. A black hole is a void with mass."

"Mining minerals from a black hole is equivalent to resurrecting existence from nihility."

Acheron remained silent, just continuing to hold the long sword in her arms. ===== CHAPTER 27 =====