Chapter 178

: Back Home (Part One)
Oblivion Realm.
That wide courtyard of the Protector fell into a dead silence. This group of the Milky Way’s top mathematicians almost couldn’t believe their eyes. Within just a few hours, their data model was actually changed by that much.
The Protector rubbed his eyes, even though he was already blind.

Isaac, re-calculate the results again.
The Protector said to his chief disciple.
Soon, these elite mathematicians got the recalculated results.

Professor, the result is the same, the probability of the Milky Way getting destroyed raised to 99%, but the probably of it being destroyed in 100 years actually reduced to 88%.
Isaac said carefully and the whole group was silent.

What’s the meaning of this?
The Protector looked up at the sky. Although he lost his sight, he still retained his past habit of looking up into the sky whenever he started thinking.

Within a few hours, the data actually changed so dramatically, I think it might not necessarily be a good thing.
Isaac said.

No. Although looking at short term, the Milky Way will be destroyed for sure, but the long-term data tells us that the Milky Way can possibly be saved.
The Protector thought and said,
The chart shows that the cause of such a large variable change is in the Eternal Star System, that’s where the Alliance HQ is. Could there be a problem within the Alliance?

Isaac hastily said,
According to the information on the Alliance HQ, today’s the closed-door meeting between 12 permanent management member countries. Han, that Earth human who significantly changed the data last time also attended. The meeting was mainly for listening to his report on the expedition and the dark apostle.


No, that’s not right.
The Protector said,
Han reported the news of the dark apostles to the Alliance and that should decrease the Milky Way’s short-term chance of destruction. After all, getting the message early means you can start preparing early. But how come the probability increased instead of lowering?


There must be a problem.

Not for long, there was already someone that received an email from the Alliance HQ, and the person that opened the email exclaimed,
Teacher! Han and the Alliance fell apart! He refused to take on the commander position on the Alliance’s secret investigation team and is already on his way back to Earth!


Could it be because of him?
The Protector thought.
Suddenly, a breeze of wind blew on his old face, with the scent of the yard grass.
The Protector suddenly hesitated, as if he thought of something.

Can’t reconstruct if not destroyed, so that’s what it means.
The Protector whispered.

Professor, you already understand?


Yes, so the Milky Way is meant to be destroyed, and referring to the calculated probability of 99%.
The Protector said with a bitter smile,
We are really stupid, always thinking of how to stop the demise of the Milky Way Galaxy but ignored a more important fact.


What fact?
Isaac asked.

All civilizations are established in the ruins of the previous generation of civilizations, and only if the Milky Way Alliance is destroyed can the new Milky Way Alliance be built in the ruins! This is the supreme law of nature. We were too stupid trying to prevent the Alliance from perishing, which was in fact going against the laws of nature!

Isaac couldn’t believe his teacher’s words and loudly said,
But professor, we have been preparing for so long! We gathered all the deported talents from the Milky Way, could it be that you want to give up now?! Just let the Alliance perish? Let it be destroyed by the prehistoric civilization?!

The Protector’s facial expression became a lot more relaxed and whispered,
The Milky Way will never be destroyed, no matter if 100 million years pass, or a trillion years pass, the Milky Way will always be here, it’s just the civilization that perishes, the intelligent lives that occupy this beautiful sky.


The destruction and the establishment of a civilization is not something we can prevent, it’s the highest law of the universe.


Everything is already over, it’s a 99% probability, the Milky Way Alliance will be destroyed within a decade for sure, so continuing to tangle with these problems won’t do any good for us. From today we should look to the future.


The future?
Isaac asked.

Yes, the future after the Alliance is destroyed. Now we have a 20% chance to built a new civilization in the Milky Way Galaxy within 100 years. A new Alliance, that should be the direction we work towards, and as for the decadent Alliance, let it vanish together with history.

After saying these words, the Protector seemed to suddenly become awake, stood up, and walked to the yard without anyone’s help. He raised his head, heard the birds singing and the flowers swaying in the wind, and the breath of life made the Protector feel very happy.
Without eyes, people’s hearing will become more developed.
And that’s what happened to the Protector, he couldn’t see anything in this world but he could hear it. Even Isaac’s heart beating sound.

The Oblivion Realm’s mission is over. Now we are going to initiate plan B, and officially name it Butterfly.

Before the blind old man, there came a wave of depressing cry.
The initiation of the Butterfly Operation means that the Protector and all of his supporters will give up the Milky Way, letting the homeland of mankind be occupied and destroyed.
Except for the Protector that already thought everything through. Over the years he had never felt as relaxed as today, as if he returned to his youth, when he was not yet blind and could see the brilliant galaxy.

Yes sir.
With red eyes, Isaac said.
As a mathematician, Isaac believed more in reason than in emotion.
The data model has explained everything. In any case, the Alliance will perish, and any action to prevent the Alliance’s demise will be as useless as a mantis trying to block a car.
: Back Home (Part Two)

I want to see this young man named Han Lang.
The Protector said to himself.

I will send someone to get him.
Isaac said.

No, I will just go find him on Earth. I haven’t visited the Milky Way in a long time. Before Operation Butterfly begins, I want to go once more.
The Protector deepened his voice and said.
Earth, Shanghai.
Li Qi ultimately didn’t become a soldier. Because he didn’t have super powers like Han, he did not join the army because he only wanted to become an esper soldier, not a normal one.
So Li Qi obeyed his family’s arrangements to go into university and majored in business management. In the future, he will one day inherit the family business and become a businessman.

Han!
When Li Qi spotted the Han who was just strolling in the campus he shouted in surprise. Although Han was in a baseball cap and raised his shirt collar to cover up his chin, Li Qi still recognized his high school buddy with one glance.
The little chubby Li Qi rushed to Han like a happy deer, checking out this buddy that he hadn’t seen in a long time. Han still had that usual smile on his face, as if he wouldn’t hurt any person or animal.

Stop shouting, I don’t want to be recognized.
Han said with a smile.

When did you come back?!


My starship landed just when I called you. Stop looking, my ship cloaked. If it just appeared at your school, it will probably get pretty chaotic. Get your car, let’s go eat something.


Alright! What do you want to eat?


Is the meat bun shop near my apartment still open?


I knew you want to eat meat buns and drink hot chocolate! Such a retarded combination, only you like it. Let’s go to the parking lot!

Li Qi had a Mercedes-Benz which he took over from his father. Sitting shotgun, Han watched the familiar streets in the city.

Two years.
Han mumbled to himself.

Yes, this trip of yours took a full two years. The changes here are quite big.
Li Qi echoed.

There seemed to be a lot less young people on the street?


Isn’t this because of you? 4th Grandpa already told me, the Federal government is currently doing a major expansion, and you are behind all of this. They were all sent to other planets to study, or they joined the military to receive professional training. In short, there weren’t many idlers on Earth anymore, unlike before when the population was big and many young people could not find work.


Yep, when Earth just joined the Alliance, there were only 7 billion people, while other countries have over hundreds of billions of populations. Our population was just pitiful, so we desperately used incentives and policies to increase population, and we all belong to that generation of baby boomers.


What a tragic generation. It’s all the past now and the new wave of the baby boom age is here, because the young people on Earth were simply not enough. Just the Federal Air Force alone intended to get one billion recruits. One billion ah! And that’s only the first stage of the plan.

Han nodded. Although he hadn’t been home for a long time, he was still well aware of everything that was happening at home.
Now Earth’s flagship factory and Han’s mobile shipyard were operating at the same time, manufacturing a staggering number of starships, they did indeed need a lot of soldiers in order to support that giant fleet in Han’s plan.
The car stopped at the little park Han was very familiar with. He didn’t want to show his face so he told Li Qi to buy the food.
This was the park where Han used to take walks with his mom when he was small. Now it was already pretty old, the two swings lost their cushions, the bench was missing a few planks. However, when Han walked in here, he felt that everything was still beautiful, as beautiful as it had always been in his memory.
For many times he fought with his life, Han actually just wanted to save this little park, and that precious memory.
Finding a bench and sitting down, Han saw some unidentified people in the vicinity strolling around. Most of the people that strolled here were all the elderly nearby, and those people were in dark color suits, completely not in tune with the crowd in the park.
Seeing a meat mountain looking at him, Han waved at him,
Captain Cheng, long time no see.

Shua~
The meat mountain suddenly hesitated, and at the next second it overwhelmingly rushed over with speed far faster than the fastest sprinter on Earth.
This person was Cheng Zhong, and now he was the captain for the local tactical team.

Don’t sit, this chair can’t hold you.
Han laughed and pushed away Cheng Zhong, looking at his watch and saying,
39 minutes and 17 seconds, captain Cheng Zhong, your team’s reaction was still not fast enough. I sneaked into Earth for 40 minutes before I was detected.

Cheng Zhong’s face was originally full of pleasant surprise and affection, but after hearing Han’s words his face immediately turned red.

I’m joking haha, this time I piloted a new starship. It’s already been beyond my expectation that you could find me in such a short time.


That’s what I thought!
Cheng Zhong threw the hat onto the ground and shouted,
You monster! You can’t torture me like this! Not just me, the whole federal defense HQ are going crazy trying to find you!


Brothers! Back down! Back down!
Cheng Zhong said as he waved towards his followers, and pulled out his remote communication device to explain to the HQ. Han just sat quietly and watched Cheng Zhong jumping up and down trying to handle the situation.
Soon, Li QI came back with the meat buns and hot chocolate.

You actually guessed it!
Li QI saw Cheng Zhong and said in surprise,
How did you know that Cheng Zhong would come, and specifically told me to buy one more set?

Han smiled,
If he doesn’t come, I would go torture him myself. Let’s eat together, I’ve been missing this taste for a long time. I’m already sick of the taste of energy bars.

Han took over the meat in bum and started chewing in large bites. Chen Zhong and Li Qi weren’t really interested in the food but just eating with him. Chenh Zhong was too big and he sat on the ground fearing that he would break the chair.

By the way, how long are you going to stay here for?
Li Qi asked.
Looked up into the sky, Han smiled and said,
Maybe for a long time.