System: My Doomsday Train-Chapter 785 - 325: Fourth-level Civilization ’Nia Civilization’ (Request for Monthly Votes)_5
But this planet is clearly just a Level 1 civilization’s planet.
"..."
Chen Mang’s mouth twitched slightly as he remained silent for a long time. He suddenly realized that as long as one lives long enough, they can encounter many bizarre things. Gold diggers aren’t uncommon, but a gold digger that takes 12,800 years is rather intriguing.
After a moment.
He pointed to the Star System Map on the screen beside him, which was continuously zooming out, before speaking: "Where is the mining star you’re extracting from?"
"Uh..."
The middle-aged man carefully identified and then pointed virtually on the three-dimensional screen: "Roughly here, about 2.42 light-years away from here."
At this moment, the Star System Map did not show a marker for that mining star—it had already been fully extracted and would not appear on the map.
Chen Mang did not speak. He could judge that the middle-aged man was telling the truth.
This was also the first time he felt the insignificance of humanity in the universe, or rather the insignificance of ordinary people in the universe. 2.42 light-years, not 24,200 light-years—such a short distance took 12,800 years for a round trip.
"So... you’ve already lost many fathers?"
"Just one."
The middle-aged man, standing in the train carriage, explained with a somewhat dazed expression: "The backpacker method I mentioned before was the original, which has been optimized later, no need for so many people to die."
"All that’s needed is for the Train Captain who sets out at the beginning to store his sperm and eggs."
"And then patiently await death."
"The train is set to autopilot."
"When about to reach the destination, the train AI will automatically control the mining robots to start working according to pre-set instructions. After all mining work is completed, the train will return."
"In the decades before the return journey ends, the train will manipulate the preserved sperm and eggs to mate, giving birth to a new life in the nurturing chamber."
"This new life assumes the role of the Train Captain."
"Thus completing the return journey."
"The optimized backpacker need not die as many people."
"It’s said there’s even more optimization, directly freezing the Train Captain so that when returning, the Train Captain can personally see the resources he extracted. But back then, this technological means was too expensive, and my father couldn’t afford it."
"..."
Chen Mang gently rubbed his temples, feeling a slight headache. He roughly understood, equivalent to a father risking his life for his unseen child, betting on a good future for them, lifting them with his life.
"So, does that mean you’ve never met the ’Nia Civilization’?"
"Yes."
"Everything I know was from the diaries and videos left by my father. His greatest dream was to own a Habitable Planet of his own. These past few days, I’ve been looking for places where planets could be sold, but it seems I haven’t found a corresponding shop."
"I see."
Chen Mang lit a cigarette with an emotionless expression. Even though it’s already a Fourth-level Civilization, the obsession with buying property remains unavoidable. It’s just that it’s gone from buying a house to buying a Habitable Planet. Who is driving this market demand?
Damn genius.
"I’m afraid I must tell you, the Nia Civilization is likely extinct."
At first, he was indeed startled.
Once he thoroughly understood, he no longer felt afraid. There was no sudden attack by a Fourth-level Civilization; it’s just that he’d never seen the term Nia Civilization, in either the history of the Mechanical Civilization or the history of the Kasha Civilization.
Perhaps a long time ago, this was Nia Civilization’s territory.
But the Nia Civilization had already perished in the river of time.
Even a Fourth-level Civilization cannot withstand the erosion of time.
"Maybe not..."
The middle-aged man hesitantly said: "The Civilization Mark in my train is still Nia Civilization. My father specifically went to the government to stamp it for the long journey. If the civilization were extinct, the Civilization Mark should have disappeared."
"That’s true."
Chen Mang narrowed his eyes and nodded slightly. He hadn’t thought of that just now. But since the Civilization Mark of the Nia Civilization hasn’t disappeared, where has the completely vanished Nia Civilization gone?
Did they go to another region?
That wouldn’t make sense either.
12,800 years have passed; if the Nia Civilization had moved elsewhere, shouldn’t they have advanced to a Level 5 Civilization by now over these years? After ten thousand years, surviving a ten-thousand-year period, advancing to Level 5 Civilization shouldn’t be difficult, right?
After pondering for a long time.
He shook his head without saying much, merely saying: "The Nia Civilization is indeed not here anymore. Go with Old Pig, and tell us all the information you know about the Nia Civilization. If possible, it would be best for us to see your father’s diaries and videos."
"We will pay a certain reward."
"And rest assured about your train’s resources; I won’t rob you."
"By the way, have Old Pig tell you about the current civilization’s structure. It’s quite complex and is in a preparatory stage before a major reshuffle."
...
After sending the man off, Chen Mang sat in a chair in deep thought, having seen quite a few special components on that unusually shaped train. These components he had never seen before, and vaguely felt were self-contained systems, completely different from his existing components.
He was very interested.
Prepared to study them carefully.
He made no comment on the "backpacker" profession. Other than taking a long time, this seemed like a method by which an ordinary father could leave the most wealth for his child. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
Yes, an ordinary father.
