System: My Doomsday Train-Chapter 949 - 357: The Emergence of the Celestial Palace
"..."
Chen Mang looked at the spatial bag placed under the mechanical arm. It was filled with a vast amount of resources, cumulatively exceeding the total of both the "Extremely Evil Civilization" and the "Good Cat Civilization." This was all the wealth that "Little Fatty’s Father" had accumulated over the years, and it was all left to him.
"Sigh."
After a long silence, he let out a light sigh.
Even though he had figured out the specific situation, he still felt that the plot development of this story was overly abstract. When the old man returned, at the very least, he could also bring back some other news. That way, he could know some things that would happen in the future.
However, in the future, he had already been out of contact with the "Nami Civilization" for 137 years.
And couldn’t bring back any news about him.
It’s just...
"..."
Suddenly, Chen Mang thought of something, furrowing his brow, turning to look at Old Pig, and said, "Old Pig, do you think that if our Human Civilization developed normally over these 137 years, we might not become universally known across the universe, but at least our reputation would cover this area?"
"The Nami Civilization hasn’t had information about us for 137 years."
"Is it possible that after we returned from the Good Cat Civilization... we fell shortly afterward?"
"This..."
Old Pig was slightly startled, instinctively wanting to say that such a thing would surely not happen but, after a moment’s thought, decided to be honest: "It’s possible... After all, if normal development were to proceed, it’s impossible for the Nami Civilization not to hear about Human Civilization for 137 years."
Chen Mang remained silent with a furrowed brow. In that case, according to the predetermined future, he would face a disaster in the future, and the time point of that disaster would definitely occur after "Doba," that is, the Goblin Race, created the "Celestial Palace."
He was very likely buried in that disaster.
And before his death.
He threw the Celestial Palace into the Time Rift.
He thought this was his future self’s way of helping his present self develop quickly. But now it seems it might be more like a... desperate measure?
Wait!
He suddenly realized something.
When the Future State and Present State of Cosmic Forbidden Items collide, a violent explosion occurs. If small in size, it explodes in a small range like Little Fatty’s father. However, if it’s large, the resulting explosion becomes immense.
And his Celestial Palace was larger than a star.
When the Future State and Present State of the Celestial Palace meet, the resulting explosion is unknown and terrifying, possibly even comparable to... a 2000-level Akanon Light Energy Main Cannon?
He didn’t know.
Without comparison, he couldn’t guess the approximate power unless he obtained relevant specific data.
...
A moment later.
"Phew..."
Chen Mang let out a light breath. He had roughly sorted out many things. According to the normal predetermined future, he would encounter an extremely terrifying crisis after leaving the "Nami Civilization," and he might even perish in this crisis. The Constant Star Train would also be destroyed.
Although he wasn’t clear on what kind of crisis could destroy the Constant Star Train.
But—
At least one time node was significant: before the "Celestial Palace" was created by the Goblin Race, he certainly wouldn’t encounter this crisis.
The Celestial Palace was not easy to create; with the Goblin Race’s technology, it would still take a long time. This wasn’t an immediate concern.
That’s an issue for far in the future.
Moreover!
In the predetermined future, when he left the "Nami Civilization," he didn’t take these resources with him. This time, taking so many resources, the train would become stronger. The disaster that originally put the train at risk might also be handled peacefully.
Just then!
The voice of Ai suddenly sounded in his ear.
"Train Captain, there’s some good news. Over the past seven years, with the support of the train and cooperation with the research center, the Goblin Race’s technology level has significantly improved. According to Doba, many of the issues from the Celestial Palace blueprints submitted last time have been completely overcome."
"It has now entered the final stage."
"It is expected that in less than three months, it will be completely finished."
"..."
Chen Mang, who had just let out a sigh of relief, suddenly fell silent again. After a long while, he spoke softly: "Is this really good news?"
"No... isn’t it?"
Ai seemed a bit confused.
"I suppose."
Chen Mang sighed lightly, picked up the spatial bag, and walked along the tunnel back, preparing to explain the general situation and reasons to Little Fatty.
At this moment, he was like a cancer patient who had received a "critical condition notice."
All he could do... was wait peacefully for death.
Three months later, when the Celestial Palace was completed, it would be the time point when the disaster was about to arrive.
At this time.
Even if he ordered the delay in the Celestial Palace’s creation, it wouldn’t make any sense as it was akin to marking the boat to seek the sword. The day the Celestial Palace was finished was merely a general time node and had no causal connection with the completion of the Celestial Palace itself.
And according to Little Fatty’s father, this crisis most likely occurred when he left the "Nami Civilization" to return to the Nia Star System.
Which means...
"..."
Chen Mang’s eyes suddenly narrowed slightly. He seemed to know the way to break the situation. This crisis was probably brewing right now in the Nia Star System, meaning that his recent actions near the Nia Star System had drawn the attention of an advanced civilization.
That advanced civilization had laid a trap for him.
As soon as he returned, he would face catastrophic danger?
If so... 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
In fact, this predetermined future crisis can be avoided as well. All he needs to do is temporarily avoid returning to the Nia Star System...
This would apply if the "Past Timeline" attacking setting wasn’t in effect.
