The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

2183. The Last Hope (Part )

After hearing the old man's narration, Vishal sighed and said, "We can't pin our hopes on such half-truths."

Shepard frowned and looked at the old man in front of her. After a long time, she raised her wrist, opened the universal tool, and checked the star map. "The Rafa system... it's too remote, and it's even farther away from the unknown star region."

"What? Do you still want to go and take a look? Hahahaha... forget it. The planet Krakul is just a cage, a cage that you can never escape from... hahahaha!" The old man laughed out loud.

Huang Yehao scratched his head and said, "Are you crazy, old man? No matter what, you are someone who knows about the Soul Harp, so there is at least a glimmer of hope, right?"

The old man shook his head and said, "It's impossible. The Mind Harp can never be activated. Because... the condition for it to be activated requires the Rafa system, hahahaha! But now, look at the planet Kraku! It's already heading towards death. The so-called civil war is nothing more than the last madness before death! Hahahaha!"

"The Rafa system...?" Shepard pondered.

As they left the old man's residence, Huang Yehao said, "Let's report the situation here to the rear. The old man is right about one thing, which is that Krakul may not last long. Given the current social situation here, it is possible that they will disappear within a few years."

"But we have also lost contact with the rear." Shepard shook his head and said, "If we return the same way, the hyperspace engine on the Normandy may not be able to support it. You know, on the way here, we have already started using the hypermatter we found on the planets controlled by Mnggal-Mnggal. These hypermatter are unprocessed and cannot be compared with core elements at all. This has overwhelmed our hyperspace engine."

Vishal thought for a moment and said, "Actually... if you just want to contact the outside world, I don't think there is no way..."

"Is there a way?" Huang Yehao's eyes lit up.

“But I’m afraid it’s very dangerous.” Vishal said in a deep voice.

"Aren't we in danger now? Going towards destruction along with the planet Krakul, is there anything more dangerous than this?" Huang Yehao snorted coldly.

Vishal nodded and said, "I have been traveling around for many years, looking for the weakness of Mnggal-Mnggal. I have been to many places. About 10 parsecs away from Krakul, there is a planet called Ciara. In order to explore the wider universe, the civilization on this planet once built a super communication base station, which used the electromagnetic field of the star to strengthen the communication signal."

He smiled bitterly, looking a little vicissitudes of life. "You should know that in the Chaos, some civilizations may not be able to step out of their own planet until their demise. The hyperspace routes of Chaos are too complicated, so complicated that it is impossible to travel in hyperspace without special means."

"In other words, if we find that super communication base station, it will be possible for us to send messages to contact the rear?" Shepard said.

“But to be honest, even though you are very powerful, going to the planet Ciara is still almost like suicide,” Vishal said.

"Why?" Huang Yehao asked.

"Ciara has a large population and is completely controlled by Mnggal-Mnggal. At the same time, I told you before that Mnggal-Mnggal is very concerned about Krakull, which means that as soon as we leave the planet, we will be discovered by him immediately. If he knows what we are going to do on Ciara, then he will undoubtedly mobilize the power of the entire planet to destroy us." Vishal said. [Are you kidding? Captain. Do you know what the coordinates you sent me are? ] At this time, Jeff Morrow's voice came from Shepard's communicator.

Shepard frowned and said, "What I sent to you is a place called Ciara. We need the super communication base station on this planet to send messages to the rear."

"I'm telling you, we're going to the planet Ciara, and we can't come back!" Jeff Morrow said.

"Are you sure, Joker?" Shepard asked.

[Of course I am sure! Do you know where the Ciara Galaxy is? That galaxy is next to a supermassive black hole and orbits around it. The hyperspace environment there is very complex! Although it is only a 10-second difference, after preliminary calculations, we need at least 20 hyperspace jumps to get there! ] Jeff Morrow said loudly.

Vishal's illusion spread his hands and said, "So, there is a reason why the Siara people were unable to set foot in the outside universe until their demise. If we go there, it will be a one-way voyage."

"That's not right. Then how did you know the situation in the Ciara galaxy at that time?" Huang Yehao asked.

"Just because the Siara people can't leave doesn't mean we can't enter." Vishal spread his hands and said, "Some Korok people can use their own power to navigate in hyperspace. We are also one of the few foreigners who can enter the planet Siara, and we are also an important link for them to understand the outside world. I have brought several Siara people to explore the outside world. At that time, we received the highest planetary courtesy on the planet Siara, and we didn't have to worry about supplies at all... Of course, if we go there now, we can also get planetary courtesy."

"You keep saying 'we'. Are you planning to go this time as well? Didn't you say this is a suicide journey?" Shepard asked.

"What else? Stay on the planet Krakul and wait to die?" Vishal asked back.

Shepard nodded and smiled at him. It seemed that this Korok was a real outlier, one of the few honest people.

"In my opinion, you are the last hope of this planet and this civilization." Vishal said, "And the planet Ciara is the last hope of this hope. How ironic... We have to pin our hopes on a planet that was completely destroyed by Mnggal-Mnggal to fight against Mnggal-Mnggal."

Huang Yehao thought of something and asked again: "When was the Siara planet destroyed?"

"About 210 years ago, they sent a message saying that Mnggal-Mnggal appeared in their territory. Since then, the messages have been very mixed. Sometimes they said that the Mnggal-Mnggal was increasing in number and they could no longer control it. Other times they said that they had won a decisive victory but needed our assistance. And the last message they sent was that Mnggal-Mnggal had disappeared, that the planet Ciara had become peaceful again, and that they invited us to visit," Vishal said. "That was... 183 years ago."

A deep silence fell among them. Although only a few words were spoken, one could feel the despair that Ciara had experienced during the 2 to 30 years of fighting against Mnggal-Mnggal.

In the end, the planet did become peaceful and stable. Because... all the people had been devoured by Mnggal-Mnggal... (End of this chapter)