CHAPTER 292: CHAPTER 291: THE CIVILIZATION OF SOIL CULTIVATION

Macrocosm.

Wandering Star System is engaging in superluminal flight through the vast Universe.

With a diameter of 0.69 light-years, the Wandering Star System is like a gargantuan millstone, rotating at a relatively slow pace while traveling at high speed.

Since the amount of matter in the Star Universe is much richer than in the Sky Zone, the Wandering Star System collided with many pieces of interstellar material and meteorites floating in the universe during its flight. These materials were engulfed by the millstone-like Wandering Star System, becoming a part of the Heliosphere.

This resulted in the continuous growth of the Wandering Star System’s mass.

"Wandering, the Eternal Life Civilization and the Mushroom Civilization have returned. It seems the visit is over," Wandering said.

Lu Chen replied, "Hmm, I’ve seen it too. Let them handle the internal matters themselves. It’s a test for them. We can step in if something comes up that they can’t handle, no rush."

Green Star said, "After fighting alongside us for so many years, the Earth Civilization and the Light Synthesis Civilization have capabilities far beyond those of ordinary civilizations. They can be trusted. I just heard that Earth Civilization and Light Synthesis Civilization are preparing to open a space tourism route to both the Eternal Life Battle Star and Mushroom Star. They plan to deepen cultural and technological exchanges and cooperation. It won’t be long before the Eternal Life Civilization and Mushroom Civilization catch up to them."

"This is good news for the Wandering Alliance. The Science and Martial Battle Star is being produced at a rapid pace, and we will need more civilizations to join in when the time comes," Lu Chen said.

"Wandering, there’s something I’ve been meaning to discuss with you. I’ve discovered a lot of mineral matter in the Heliosphere, including the Metal Elements that I need. I want to go absorb some—is that alright?" Wandering asked.

Lu Chen responded breezily, "Of course it’s alright. I took them along in the first place considering the abundance of resources in this Asteroid belt; they were meant for you, after all. Go ahead and absorb the Metal Elements whenever you want; no need to ask me."

"Alright then, I’ll send a metal avatar to do the absorption so it won’t interfere with anything else," Wandering said joyfully.

As they spoke, a metallic globe with the mass of a Planet detached itself from Wandering’s main body and hurried towards the outer layer of the Heliosphere.

Upon reaching the edge of the Heliosphere, Wandering’s avatar encountered a meteorite heading its way. Utilizing the power of its base, it shattered the meteorite into atomic state, and then used its magnetic properties to absorb the Metal Elements it contained. This method was not unique to Wandering; Earth Civilization and Light Synthesis Civilization also used this technology to collect and extract minerals, which was far more efficient than previous smelting methods.

However, at this moment, Lu Chen suddenly received a message from Wandering Base.

After understanding the situation, Lu Chen learned that the Wandering Base’s scientific team had detected an obstruction ahead on the flight path, using the Superluminal Detector.

The images on the Superlight Display indicated that a civilized war had broken out at the node of space waves frequency ahead. A third-grade civilization’s Battle Star was invading a Primitive Civilization...

The reconnaissance reports from the Wandering Alliance were correct. Indeed, an invasion war had erupted.

The aggressor, a third-grade civilization, proclaimed itself as the Double-faced Civilization, and the Lutu Civilization they were invading was a Primitive Civilization with technology far behind, roughly equivalent to Earth in the early 21st century, not even able to manufacture their own space warships.

Upon discovering a Primitive Civilization on this planet, the high command of the Double-faced Civilization didn’t hesitate to issue the order to capture the Lutu Civilization.

Thus, the war between the two civilizations erupted without any room for negotiation or mercy from Shang Liang.

Naturally, with Lutu Civilization’s backward science, technology, weapons, and tactics, they were no match for the Double-faced Civilization. The conflict inevitably became an overwhelming rout, and the generals on the Planet Battle Star of the Double-faced Civilization even prepared to return home the same day, exuding immense confidence.

However, what nobody expected was...

An accident occurred during the war, leading to a stalemate.

It turned out that the soldiers sent by the Double-faced Civilization had rebelled and had joined forces with the Lutu Civilization to fight against their own Battle Star.

When the Star Captain on the Battle Star of the Double-faced Civilization received this unexpected news, he furiously cursed the soldiers as lowlife, deriding them for deigning to consort with beasts instead of being decent human beings.

In fact, the Star Captain’s comments weren’t entirely wrong, at least not in some respects.

This was because the biological life of the Lutu Civilization comprised creatures with pig heads and human bodies, roughly twice the height and size of humans, and quite corpulent. Despite their pig-headed appearance, they were not stupid, possessing the intelligence expected of higher life forms.

Moreover, the evolutionary history of Lutu Star People led to a dietary advantage. Due to the evolutionary environment on Lutu Star, the Lutu Star People developed omnivorous traits over a long history, primarily thanks to their versatile stomachs that could break down and digest any substance.

That is, Lutu Star People could eat anything—meat, plants, water, rocks, soil, etc.—if it was comprised of molecules, making them exceedingly rare in the vast Universe. This was also the main reason for their survival. Aside from the necessary water, Lutu Star People’s favorite food was, in fact, soil. They had less preference for meats and plants.

Because of this unique environment and history, Lutu Civilization was also known as the Lutu Civilization, developing a special culture around soil.

On Lutu Star, the most valuable thing was land, not other substances like Gold. Having control over a piece of land equated to infinite food and wealth. Those who occupied mountains as kings continuously mined high-quality soil and processed it into preserved food for sale, which resulted in the lack of a unified governance on Lutu Star, with many nations waging wars over land.

Before the invasion by the Double-faced Civilization, Lutu Star was engrossed in the seventh World War.

Even from space, one could clearly see the humongous pits greedily excavated by the Lutu Star People, which could be mistaken for meteorite craters by the uninitiated.

Speaking of meteorites, every time a meteorite impact event occurred on Lutu Star, it triggered fierce battles between nearby nations, as space meteorites signified fresh ingredients, unknown substances, and elements of immense value. Indeed, the seventh World War was sparked by a meteorite that fell on Lutu Star.

Until the Double-faced Civilization invaded, easily defeating all the countries on Lutu Star with advanced weaponry and tactics, prematurely ending the seventh World War. The Lutu Star People were unified under their rule, but what the Double-faced Civilization’s hierarchy did not anticipate was that the soldiers’ reason for unifying them was actually to resist their own civilization!