CHAPTER 522: CHAPTER 521: ENTROPY CIVILIZATION, ENTROPY NEBULA

The vast Universe.

The splendid Cosmic Zone.

Since entering the Cosmic Zone, the Antimatter Civilization has always been searching for traces of the Entropy Civilization.

As the saying goes, heaven rewards the diligent. After a long period of intelligence gathering and targeted searches, the Antimatter Civilization finally discovered traces of the Entropy Civilization.

In the process of searching, the Antimatter Civilization obtained much intelligence about the Entropy Civilization, such as deducing from the behavior and habits of the Entropy Beasts that there was a significant connection between the Entropy Civilization and entropy. Furthermore, from the rebound of expansion waves and some rumors across the Universe, it was conjectured that the Entropy Civilization might be a very special life form that feeds on entropy.

Consequently, the Antimatter Civilization immediately adjusted its search strategy, beginning to seek out locations with high Entropy Values or dramatic changes in entropy.

This strategy was a contrarian one—since the Entropy Civilization fed on entropy, the areas where it resided would definitely be in an abnormal state of entropy, at least more distinct than other places in the Universe.

It was precisely because of this strategic adjustment that the Antimatter Civilization discovered a place in the stars where the Entropy Values were changing drastically. Although this change seemed chaotic at first glance, if one were to collect its changes over time, it would appear that these changes were following something, hinting at an intrinsic pattern within.

The Antimatter Civilization realized at once that this might be the trace of the Entropy Civilization.

Accordingly, the Antimatter Civilization tracked down the forefront of the entropy change and decisively deployed the ultimate weapon, Positive and Negative Coupling, into the vacuum!

Under the pressure of the Positive and Negative Coupling, what seemed to be an empty vacuum suddenly changed, as a golden beam of energy burst forth from nowhere, successfully intercepting the Positive and Negative Coupling from the Antimatter Civilization.

"Even at this moment, you still won’t show yourselves?"

Finding the Entropy Civilization still invisible, the Antimatter Civilization fired another ultimate weapon, the Antimatter Domain.

This time, the Antimatter Domain had a wider attack range, enveloping the source of the entropy changes. As the Antimatter Domain approached, the atmosphere at the scene heightened by the minute. When the critical moment arrived, the originally empty star space began to experience severe fluctuations, and a peculiar nebula slowly emerged.

This nebula had a diameter of about fifty thousand light-years. Although it wasn’t as large as the Wandering Nebula, the density of material inside this nebula was extremely high, and its total mass was roughly double that of the Wandering Nebula. Besides its mass, the most extraordinary aspect of this nebula was its internal structure. Unlike the orderly arrangement inside traditional nebulas, this one was a chaotic mess—planets within the nebula had no fixed orbits and were flying about haphazardly. From a cosmic perspective, this resembled countless marbles running wildly within a fixed larger circle.

If one were to observe from the aspect of Entropy Value, this nebula undeniably possessed an enormous entropy.

According to the theory of entropy increase, the entropy of objects always develops from order to disorder, with disorder meaning chaos. This nebula was evidently in a highly chaotic state.

Such an unusual nebula is probably unparalleled in the entire Universe.

The Antimatter Civilization knew at a glance that they had found the right entity—this was undoubtedly the Entropy Nebula where the Entropy Civilization resided.

Just as the Entropy Nebula appeared, a high-frequency information wave vibrated out, colliding with the Antimatter Domain. The Antimatter Domain disintegrated on impact, beginning to undergo an Information Reversal, and this reversing trend rapidly spread toward the location of the Antimatter Civilization.

It seemed, this was the counterattack action of the Entropy Civilization against the Antimatter Civilization.

The Antimatter Civilization did not use weapons to intercept but instead activated the Jump Engine, relocating to another place.

At this moment, two giant nebulas proudly faced each other in the bright starry sky. The gravitational forces between the two nebulas seemed to turn into a vast invisible weapon, clashing and grinding in unseen spaces. The effects of this clash and friction caused the surrounding interstellar material to be ejected outward, forming spectacular and majestic streams of starlight.

Moments later, the Entropy Civilization took the initiative to send a message asking, "What are your intentions? Do you want to start a war with us?"

"It actually doesn’t matter to us whether we go to war or not, but if you can’t provide us with a satisfactory explanation, we don’t mind starting one!" the Antimatter Civilization responded assertively.

The Entropy Civilization, unafraid, replied calmly: "You have been conspicuously searching for us just to get an explanation?"

"Besides an explanation, we, the Antimatter Civilization, also hope that you, the Entropy Civilization, can make a commitment," the Antimatter Civilization said.

"What kind of commitment?" the Entropy Civilization asked curiously.

"Before discussing the commitment, we hope that the Entropy Civilization will first explain the matter of the Entropy Tree," the Antimatter Civilization said directly. "Previously, our combat forces intercepted a civilization alliance called the Wandering Alliance outside the Cosmic Zone and encountered obstruction from a peculiar Entropy Tree, resulting in heavy losses for our side. You need to explain this matter to us."

The Entropy Civilization responded, "Entropy Tree? What Entropy Tree? How can you be sure that this Entropy Tree is related to our Entropy Civilization?"

"Who in the Universe doesn’t know that it’s only your Entropy Civilization that likes to utilize weapons based on entropy principles? If it’s not yours, then whose is it?" the Antimatter Civilization demanded.

The Entropy Civilization replied unhurriedly, "We admit this point, but we have only ever created Entropy Beasts and have not developed something called an Entropy Tree. I think you might be mistaken!"

"Do you really take us for fools? You think you can dismiss us like that?"

The Antimatter Civilization said angrily, "Your civilization is not small either; perhaps it was a covert plan executed by someone inside your civilization? After all, we witnessed with our own eyes during that war that after being hit by Information Reversal, the Entropy Tree reverted back to the form of an Entropy Beast. You, as a level five civilization, must also understand the principle of Information Reversal. How do you explain the fact that the Entropy Tree reverted to an Entropy Beast?"

This point was also a mystery to the Entropy Civilization, "If it is true that under Information Reversal, the Entropy Tree reverted back to an Entropy Beast, that means the Entropy Tree must have evolved from an Entropy Beast. From this fact, it does seem that the Entropy Tree has an inseparable connection with our Entropy Civilization. If you want an explanation, please wait a moment."

To investigate the truth behind this bizarre event, the Entropy Civilization immediately initiated an internal investigation.

Indeed, as the Antimatter Civilization suggested, the Entropy Civilization was also concerned that it might be a new project secretly embarked upon by their own scientific team based on the Entropy Beast. Thus, to uncover the real truth behind this matter, the Entropy Civilization had to start the probe from within.