Very reasonable cultivation

Chapter 178 "Firebreak"

Mecha Tian Zhen followed the Zerg swarm to another star system. Most of the planets that should have been full of vitality and vigor and in an area suitable for life have now turned into crystal clear glass balls!

As they passed by several of these planets, Tian Zhen keenly noticed that although most of the planets in this star system had been reduced to a state of glass, there were still a shocking number of gray-black insects inhabiting the surfaces of these barren and desolate planets. These were all insects affected by the torch.

If this continues, every time they pass through a star system, they will leave behind some of these bugs. It won't be long before this swarm of bugs spreads throughout the entire galaxy and stagnates, becoming silent spreaders of torches.

This scene can't help but remind people of the animals that wander around carrying cocklebur seeds.

Tian Zhen felt that this was not a bad idea. The habits of the insect swarm would gradually change as the number of those gray insects increased, and they would become producers from consumers.

At least those planets that have turned into glass can regenerate their atmosphere and alternative ecological environments.

It's better to wait for time to change. He still can't see any results now. There are many factors that change the world, and no one knows what it will eventually become. He doesn't have the energy to actively collect all the factors and deduce the results.

He's not a big calculator, although he can probably estimate a lot through air.

He followed the Zerg swarm to another galaxy. When he looked around, he couldn't help but feel astonished - what he saw was exactly the same as before. Most of the planets had turned into glass planets shining with bright light.

Amidst the dense, overwhelming swarm of insects, a vast number of gray-black insects remained, just as before. They either lay quietly on the ground or slowly moved their bodies, absorbing the energy brought by the two stars.

However, unlike before, the direction of the swarm's movement has changed significantly this time.

A light bulb went off in Tian Zhen's mind, and he suddenly realized the huge role played by these vitrified planets.

This is an intentional firebreak! How cruel! I wonder if the people on those planets have evacuated yet.

Tian Zhen muttered to himself as he placed a universal storage device on a Zerg bio-warship, deciding to temporarily break away from the swarm and continue on his own in a specific direction. He quickly controlled his mech, and a stream of light from the light-speed engine instantly appeared on the fuselage. Then, he unleashed his recently acquired superluminal technique, and the entire mech instantly vanished from its original location, hurtling towards an unknown future at a breathtaking speed exceeding the speed of light.

Firstly, Tian really wanted to see how far the "firewall" was from him; secondly, he wanted to personally test this magical technique of exceeding the speed of light.

Tian Zhen, in his mecha-suit, felt as if the entire world had undergone a miraculous transformation. The originally vibrant scene suddenly became a stark black and white scene, with countless whitish lines streaking past him like meteors.

And right in front of him was a spot of light, which was like a microscope that kept magnifying the spot of light.

At the same time, directly in front of him, a tiny dot of light was being magnified by a precision microscope. Time passed quickly, and in a brief moment of less than three breaths, the mecha Tian Zhen could already make out the outline of the star.

In a flash, upon seeing this scene, Tian Zhen made a decisive move and quickly stopped moving forward. However, since this was his first attempt at such a thing, he made a small mistake—just a hair's breadth away from crashing into a star! Fortunately, this was only a first attempt, so some mistakes were inevitable. Only through mistakes can one discover deficiencies and make corrections.

The rhythm of this amplification must be controlled well, and the superluminal state should be stopped at least when it can be vaguely seen.

As he prepared for his next FTL jump, he gazed upon the star system before him. It seemed remarkably quiet and desolate. Everywhere he looked, he saw planets the color of glass. However, since no Zerg had entered this star system, there were no insects affected by the torch.

Therefore, Mecha Tian Zhen plans to continue with the superluminal jump.

After hopping across two aligned star systems across the vast sea of stars, the mecha Tian Zhen finally discovered a planet with life. He saw that the planet was surrounded by numerous massive warships, densely packed in the air, forming an impenetrable defensive line. Furthermore, these warships also deployed a large number of advanced defensive systems, including various orbital guns mounted on the planet's surface, as well as a wide variety of other powerful weapon structures.

Mecha Tian Zhen immediately entered stealth mode, quietly bypassed these nervous human ships, and entered the planet for observation.

It seemed dead here. All Mecha Tian Zhen saw was the extinct humanity, the gray sky, the rail freight cars constantly shuttling back and forth, and the cyborgs who were welded to their workstations and kept busy.

Welding in the physical sense.

Tian really couldn't understand what the meaning of such a human empire's existence was. It was a miracle that it was not destroyed. By the way, violent suppression could indeed last for a long time.

Now he has no good feelings towards the Human Empire. Suppressing his desire to cause trouble, Tian Zhen plans to go to other places to see the overall picture of the Human Empire and see what it looks like.

After observing all the planets in this star system, they found that there was nothing interesting here. However, Mecha Tian Zhen obtained the star map of the Human Empire from a one-eyed old man who was wearing a hat that showed that he was a high-ranking official and an electronic eye mask, so he went to other star systems without any reservations.

The target star system to be reached this time is quite far away from the current position. Even at superluminal speed, it took nearly three minutes to finally get close.

Before my eyes, I watched a massive and imposing spaceship slowly advancing along its predetermined trajectory, continuously dropping numerous identically shaped objects onto the planet below. These objects looked quite like airdrop pods. With so many of them, the planet below must have been a scene of extraordinary bustle.

Relying on its powerful stealth capabilities, the mecha Tian Zhen silently approached one of the airdrop-shaped objects. Vibrating the air, it took a closer look and discovered four red cans squatting inside. These strange cans seemed to be mumbling something, but the sound was too faint and indistinct to make out, making it seem unrecognizable.

After entering the atmosphere, these airdrop pods not only failed to slow down, but instead continued to accelerate, emitting blazing tail flames. The intense friction with the surrounding thin air instantly erupted into a dazzling burst of fire, like hundreds of brilliant meteors, streaking across the sky at astonishing speed, leaving behind trails of residual water vapor.