Chapter 157: The Choice That Would Decide the Fate of All


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    [Task creation in progress…]


    [Special condition triggered, Title System activated.]


    [You have driven away the Moro Fleet. They detonated Pluto and Neptune before leaving, causing space-time ripples that were detected by 22 civilizations within a range of 1,000 light-years. Several of these civilizations decided to investigate the Sr System. As they’re about to arrive, what will you do?!]


    [Option 1: Leave the Sr System alone with your fleet. The resources you’ve stored are enough to livefortably for a lifetime. You can earn the title: Lone Wanderer. (When the Earth civilization is destroyed, you can gain arge amount of tech points.)]


    [Option 2: Lead the Earth humans to leave the Sr System together, but the resources carried are limited, and some people will starve to death on the way. You can earn the title: Drifter. (For every newborn on the spaceship, you can gain extra tech points.)]


    [Option 3: Stay in the Sr System and fight the alien civilizations, stop killing with killing, stop war with war. You can earn the title: King of War. (Destroying any enemy military unit can gain tech points.)]


    [You can only choose one of the three options. Please make your choice within 24 hours.]


    [Note: The creation of the Level 2 task will depend on the choice you make.]


    “The destruction of Pluto and Neptune was picked up by civilizations within a 1,000 light-year radius?!”


    Zhao Yu was a bit shocked, first noticing this piece of information from the system. n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    Then, he realized the danger.


    “So, the Sr System is exposed, and multiple civilizations have sent fleets toe?!”


    This news shocked Zhao Yu more than learning that the Moro Fleet wasing.


    This meant that they were targeted by 22 civilizations, including a Level 3 civilization named the Modou.


    “What to choose?!”


    Zhao Yu fell silent. None of the three options seemed particrly good.


    He stepped out of the control room and asked Uncle Da, “If we take a spaceship to leave the Sr System now, how long would it take to reach the nearest star system?!”


    “The nearest star system is about 4 light years away, roughly 37,840 billion kilometers. Our spaceship can currently travel 288 million kilometers per day. To reach the nearest star system, it would take 359 years…”


    “359 years…”


    If they were to escape the Sr System on a spaceship, it would mean spending the rest of his life in the vast and empty universe.


    “Commander, what happened?!” Uncle Da asked with some worry.


    Zhao Yu sighed, “As the Moro Fleet was leaving, they blew up Pluto and Neptune. The space-time ripples reached 1,000 light-years away and were detected by 22 civilizations of Level 1 or above…”


    “Now, they’ve discovered us and are sending fleets towards the Sr System…”


    “What?!” Uncle Da was shocked, “What should we do?!”


    Immediately after, he asked, “Commander, when can we develop the same technology as the Moro Fleet to traverse wormholes?!”


    Zhao Yu suddenly lit up with a glimmer of hope, “I’ll check it out now!”


    Having said this, he returned to the control room.


    After searching for a while, Zhao Yu’s heart sank once again.


    The technology needed to traverse wormholes has multiple preconditions, including the maniption of Type II particle ck holes, and raising at least three basic sciences to a level above 2.33.


    In addition, multiple secondary technology research institutes need to be upgraded. The total required tech points exceeded 80,000.


    The problem was, he now had no way to trade with Earth to get tech points.


    Even if he could trade, he wouldn’t be able to get 80,000 tech points in a short time.


    Because the tech points spent on basic sciences and technology research institutes can’t be realized, it meant that he would have to invest at least 30,000 tech points.


    “Should 1 escape?!”


    Zhao Yu sat in the control room, pondering which of the three options to choose.


    Option one: running away alone, meant abandoning the Earth civilization, and all humans on Earth would die. Their civilization would also disappear.


    It would leave him alone. For the rest of his life, he would spend it on the spaceship, until death.


    Option two: escaping with all humans on a spaceship meant they would spend at least 359 years on the spaceship.


    While he was alive, it would be okay as he could control all the spaceships himself, preventing any chaos.


    But after his death, power would be released. Whether humans could survive for 359 years or not remained a mystery.


    Moreover, if the enemy arrived at the Sr System, they could easily detect their movement, lock their trajectory, and by then, they could use a wormhole to get to the target star system ahead of time, setting a trap.


    Thus, option two would mean that human civilization could only survive for a maximum of 359 years.


    As for option three: defending the Sr System, there might be a chance of failure, but it did offer a glimmer of hope for sess.


    “Level 3 Civilization…”


    If there was no Level 3 Civilization, Zhao Yu would most likely choose option three, because he had experience in defeating Level 2 Civilizations.


    But now, their base had just reached Level 2, and to upgrade to Level 3, they needed 190,000 tech points.


    “Can theser defense system stop a Level 3 Civilization?!”


    Zhao Yu let out a long sigh, feeling the likelihood was slim. Level 3 Civilization must have mastered more advanced energy transformation methods.


    This meant their weapons might be beyond imagination, not something a mereser defense system could stop.


    Leaning against the wall, Zhao Yu seriously contemted the meaning of his life and what death really represented.


    “Do I fear death?”


    “Yes!”


    Zhao Yu admitted it quite straightforwardly.


    Most people fear death. The mostmon way tobat this fear is simple.


    Passing on their genes to their offspring, allowing their genes to continue in another way, helps to alleviate some fear of death.


    The thought of all information about him being wiped out after his death gave Zhao Yu a deep shudder in his soul.


    Suddenly, he felt an impulse to procreate wildly, to continue his bloodline.


    “The meaning of life is that I don’t want to die…”


    “And I don’t want to die in fear when facing death in the future…”


    From the bottom of his heart, Zhao Yu ruled out option one. The only options to consider were two and three.


    “Option two, it would be great while I’m alive. The only problem is whether my descendants could survive until the 360th year?”


    If not, the bloodline would be cut off, meaning that all traces of his existence in this world, in this universe, would bepletely erased.


    “Trust in the wisdom of future generations?!”


    Zhao Yu shook his head with a bitter smile, “I have the system, and I am helpless, what can future generations do?!”


    Future generations would only me their ancestors for thinking about themselves, leaving them to suffer for no reason.


    Especially thest generation of humans, who might have to witness the destruction and end of human civilization. The thought of such pain scared Zhao Yu.


    “Option one, 1 can live to a natural death, but human civilization will be extinct within a year…”


    “Option two, I can live to a natural death, but human civilization will be wiped out 359 yearster…”


    “Option three, we might all die on the battlefield, but human civilization has a slight chance of survival…”


    “What a difficult choice….”