Chapter 1269 The He Wu Clan Elder, the ruler of He Wu, walked out.

He looked very healthy, but his slender legs couldn't stop trembling.

"May I ask, why are you all here? If you wish to take over this warship, we are willing to cooperate."

His fear was genuine, but his words made it seem as if nothing had happened just now.

As expected of a leader, he had a thick skin.

"Take over the warship? No, no, no, there's nothing we want in this junk."

"What we actually want is only one thing: the information you possess."

An Lun and the others were here to eliminate threats.

This warship was nothing compared to the Civilization Federation's warships, let alone a damaged one.

As for research, it was optional; at least so far, nothing had piqued their interest.

"Then please ask, I will tell you all the information I know."

The He Wu Clan Elder looked very docile.

"How long have you lived?"

"About 8,103 years!"

One year for the He Wu Race was longer than for Human Civilization, meaning this He Wu Clan Elder had lived for over 10,000 years.

It seemed the He Wu Race itself had no lifespan limit, which made sense, as they were already a Level 1.4 Civilization.

According to the normal development of Civilization, after Level 1, lifespan would no longer be a problem.

During the Level 1 Civilization period, a Civilization's lifespan would continuously increase, reaching Level 1.2, where lifespan technology would be fully mature, and the creatures of that Civilization would gain eternal life.

What restricted the He Wu Race was probably the energy device in the middle of their necks.

"Then you must know a lot of information. What Civilization does this warship belong to?"

The He Wu Clan Elder said with resentment, "The Crystal Flash Civilization."

"The creatures of this Civilization have flesh and blood like crystals, and they also glow. They have a similar appearance to this gentleman, but they have no legs and don't walk on feet; instead, they fly in mid-air."

The He Wu Clan Elder was referring to Zhao Chang, a Human.

As he spoke, the He Wu Clan Elder picked up a piece of charcoal and began to draw. It was similar to his description: the creatures of the Crystal Flash Race were angular, with many triangular facets on their bodies, and even their arms were long and triangular.

These creatures should be relatively pure crystal organisms. Their upper and lower bodies were separated, most likely connected by some kind of energy.

The lower body was a conical structure, not an inverted cone, so their lower body, which An Lun liked to call the base, was very large, while the waist was very slender. The upper body really resembled a human: torso, two hands, and a head, the difference being no neck.

"The Crystal Flash Civilization is a Pan-Civilization. They have no Civilization main body and live by plundering at the edge of the Large and Small Magellanic Stellar Systems."

"We were originally just a Civilization from a nearby rogue Stellar System, discovered by the Crystal Flash Civilization, and our Civilization was destroyed. Only those of us who survived remain."

He spoke more and more excitedly, even losing the fear he had felt when facing An Lun and the others.

He certainly seemed to harbor extreme resentment towards the Crystal Flash Civilization.

"Alright, alright, I'm not here to listen to your Civilization's history. Besides you, are there any other creatures in this warship?"

An Lun interrupted him.

"Other creatures... This..."

The He Wu Clan Elder suddenly seemed hesitant.

In the instant of his hesitation, a ray of light appeared on An Lun's hand, directly incinerating the young He Wu beside him into charcoal.

"Don't play tricks with me."

This hesitation was as if he thought they were some kind of peacekeepers.

An Lun used facts to tell him that Human Civilization was not kinder than the Crystal Flash Civilization.

Killing held no burden for An Lun, because any potential loss of information could lead to their demise in subsequent actions.

From the moment they came here through the wormhole, the war had already begun!

The He Wu Clan Elder was shocked, then tremblingly said again, "Yes..."

"About 5,624 years ago, we discovered other creatures inside this warship."

"These creatures were still here until 307 years ago."

"It's just that they and we are not in the same space; we only stood in front of transparent doors and watched each other."

This was similar to An Lun's guess.

Wang Weihai's disappearance itself was very abnormal.

Naturally, it couldn't have been done by these weak He Wu, so there must be other creatures here.

And the technology controlled by these creatures was much stronger than that of the He Wu Race.

"Where are they? Take us there!"

The He Wu Clan Elder dared not refuse.

"In that direction, there's a broken pit. Just go through it."

He walked to the front, a surge of hatred rising in his heart.

An Lun and the others didn't notice this, but even if they had, they wouldn't have cared much.

The group followed the He Wu Clan Elder to the pit he mentioned.

It was indeed a large pit that looked like it had been destroyed by something.

The warship looked fine from the outside, but the inside was very chaotic. Perhaps some conflict occurred within the Crystal Flash Civilization back then.

Jumping into the pit, and crawling through some broken electrical equipment, they reached a passage.

A few kilometers further, they smoothly arrived at a place that looked like a corridor.

The inner side of the corridor was made of some transparent material, from which they could directly see the corridor on the other side.

Beyond the corridor were closed doors, and the interior felt like a large hall.

An Lun glanced at Terry, who understood and stepped forward, releasing nano-robots to dismantle the door.

Indeed, inside was a place similar to a communal activity room, and not only two doors led here, but also six other doors.

Four of them were open, and An Lun saw traces of creature activity here. In a corner not far away, there was some vomit or excrement, emitting a nauseating stench.

The smell indicated that it hadn't been there for long, within a few days.

The gas activity here didn't seem very high, so perhaps it wasn't just a few days, but a few months.

A Soldier walked up and analyzed the pile of excrement-like material.

"There are solid food residues, which look like natural crops. There might be other spaces here for cultivation, or they might have brought them from other places."

"There are many bacteria in the excrement. These bacteria are not native species of this warship, most likely carried by the excretor. It is inferred that their Civilization level is not too high."

Like humans, there are no bacteria or similar things inside their bodies; everything has been expelled.

To use a more ancient term, everyone is an 'immaculate body'.

"Can you infer which direction it went?"

This team had experts in various fields. The one examining the excrement was an expert in tracking information, or one could say, a hunter.

He could always find clues in places others couldn't, and then analyze a lot of information.

"That door over there."

An Lun had barely finished his question when he gave the answer.

"Go!"

Now that they had found traces of other creatures, everyone no longer cared about the He Wu Clan Elder.

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They left directly, none of them thinking of taking him along.

After seeing them go far, the He Wu Clan Elder then walked towards another door, which was not the way back.

Ahead, An Lun spoke: "That He Wu Clan Elder is indeed problematic; he knows too much information."

"But let's ignore him for now; he might bring us some surprises later."

In the face of absolute power, they didn't need to play any tricks.

After entering the door, the few people walked for several more kilometers before finally seeing an exit.

In fact, there were other doors along the way, but all of them were tightly closed and looked like individual rooms, so there was no need for them to enter.

Upon reaching the exit, An Lun suddenly realized that this was originally the cargo hold section of the entire warship.

It was vast, even larger than the area where the He Wu Race lived.

Directly below was the cargo hold's entrance and exit, which had been opened to a gap several tens of meters wide.

As for the interior of the cargo hold, it had been converted into a small city at some unknown time. There was no Civilization's orderliness whatsoever; An Lun's first impression was dirt, mess, and disarray.

This place was like a slum, also mixed with various species.

At a glance, dozens of races could already be identified.

"What should we do?" a team member asked.

If Wang Weihai was captured and brought here, then there was undoubtedly something here that threatened them.

"Your worries are superfluous. If there really was such a thing here, would these guys still be living here?"

"You should know that we don't come from some small Civilization, but from Human Civilization!"

In An Lun's words, the arrogance of humanity was fully revealed.

Who could threaten the powerful Human Civilization, except for the top Civilizations?

This was just a Star cluster outside the Small Magellanic Stellar System, a very marginal location. How could there truly be something here, on a broken warship, that could threaten them?

If it were them, having such a weapon would be enough to occupy dozens or hundreds of Stars.

"Then Wang Weihai..."

The team members still had some concerns.

An Lun looked at Zhao Chang, "You return the way you came and inform Jia Baixin of the situation here."

It was an extra layer of insurance.

"The rest of you, Sequence yourselves and destroy all threatening things here."

...Meanwhile, on the other side.

The He Wu Clan Elder had also reached the end of the other side, where there was a relatively small space.

But the creatures here looked much more orderly.

Even the moment the He Wu Clan Elder arrived, many creatures noticed this unfamiliar intruder.

The He Wu Clan Elder altered some of his pronunciation and said, "I want to see Naslun."

"Outsider, Naslun is not someone just anyone can see."

A tall creature walked up. Its body was purple, translucent, and green blood could be vaguely seen flowing within it.

It was highly aggressive, with some protruding crystal-like growths on its back. Its limbs were very developed, with sharp, scythe-like claws. Between its ribs, there was another pair of arms, whose gripping ability had atrophied, leaving only one finger and thick, dagger-like sharp claws.

Three eyes were on its forehead, and its pupils were like a kaleidoscope, highly mesmerizing.

The He Wu Clan Elder appeared weak and insignificant before it, yet was unexpectedly calm.

"Tell him I am from the He Wu Race, and he will see me."

This was more like someone who had lived for tens of thousands of years.

"I hope you are not deceiving me."

The creature extended its tongue and licked the He Wu Clan Elder's body, seemingly finding it delicious.

This reminded the He Wu Clan Elder of some unpleasant memories.

In fact, the warship had not been damaged for that long. He was one of the millions of He Wu captured by the Crystal Flash Civilization.

He knew his homeland and his hatred.

The Crystal Flash Civilization was not ruled by a single type of creature; the noble Crystal Flash Race was just one of them. In fact, there were many Crystal Flash Beasts.

And the one before him was a Crystal Flash Beast.

They were considered lower-class creatures in the Crystal Flash Civilization, but to the He Wu Race, they were a past nightmare.

Crystal Flash Beasts loved to eat meat, especially. Hundreds of millions of He Wu were devoured by Crystal Flash Beasts.

The He Wu Clan Elder naturally harbored immense resentment towards the Crystal Flash Beasts, but the Crystal Flash Beast before him was not self-aware; it was merely a pet of the ruler here.

The Crystal Flash Beast had already conveyed the message to the ruler.

"He Wu Race... just food. I hope you don't deceive me, or I will certainly use the best cooking methods to turn you into 100 delicacies."

The He Wu Clan Elder's body was somewhat stiff.

In fact, he also had some uncertainties in his heart.

The ruler here, when he was not yet the ruler, had several dealings with him.

But that was all.

Just as they were in a standoff, the Crystal Flash Beast suddenly laughed, its laughter chilling.

"You're very lucky; the ruler wants to see you."

The Crystal Flash Beast pointed to the highest level, where there was a figure, and at this moment, the owner of that figure's gaze was cast down.

The He Wu Clan Elder slowly walked towards it, and after some effort, finally arrived.

An open door, the interior filled with an opulent atmosphere, various treasures casually discarded, each of which should be priceless outside.

The He Wu Clan Elder even saw some golden energy devices, which were products of their He Wu Race.

Only the most supreme leaders could possess them.

The energy within was sufficient to allow a He Wu to live for a million years.

And among the treasures, he also saw some creatures; those were all pets of the ruler here.

His gaze lingered on one of the pets; that pet was identical to one of those guys.

"He Wu Race..."

The voice came from the very top. A spherical object turned around. Its body was almost perfectly spherical, covered with large, hexagonal, colorful scales, and white, fluffy hair grew between the scales.

It had no face, only a deep, constantly rotating giant mouth resembling a black hole.

Ten slender arms grew on its spherical body, each arm having the same length and thickness.

Its entire body was covered in light gold mecha, especially the arm sections, which were fully covered.

"Ruler!"

The He Wu knelt, showing the highest respect to the ruler.

The ruler appeared after the internal war of the Crystal Flash Race. At that time, some of the Crystal Flash Race still survived, but they were no match for the ruler.

"How did you get out?"

The ruler was very puzzled.

He had also tried to bring the He Wu Race out, but had failed.

After all, this warship was built by the Crystal Flash Race, and even the strongest weapons couldn't blast open the closed doors.

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