The Temple of Zeus.
A fantastical name.
It is located in the Shanhaijuan Starfield of the Federation.
This Starfield is themed around legends, creating many “miracles” and “immortal traces” throughout its various areas.
The Temple of Zeus can only be said to be one of them.
There are also the Cthulhu Spiritual Mountain, the Demonic Heavenly Court, the Vacation Underworld, and so on.
The Temple of Zeus was one of the places whose name sounded relatively normal.
In reality, its interior was extremely chaotic.
Zeus was the King of Gods in ancient Greek mythology.
And ancient Greek mythology was famous for its chaos, which was actually reflected in human interactions.
So, the so-called Temple of Zeus was not a very conservative place.
And Yan Xia was the Administrator here.
In fact, he was just an employed steward.
To prevent anything untoward from happening here.
He watched as two Sequences, hundreds of meters in size, intertwined within the Temple of Zeus, his heart completely unmoved.
On the distant street, some people were even more open.
Yan Xia had been here for several millennia; it wasn't that he liked the atmosphere here, but rather that these kinds of places often had the most information.
He could lie flat and still learn about major Civilization events just by chatting.
For example, Explorers who came here from a Star Country brought back information about the Star Country's war situation.
Although somewhat delayed, Yan Xia still listened with great interest.
Deserters from the Civilization Federation and Destiny Ring Star battlefield would also boast about the grand scenes they had witnessed.
Yan Xia in the Eternal Reincarnation Star Kingdom wanted to rest, but he never truly did.
However, Yan Xia here had truly rested for tens of thousands of years, not bothering with anything, only doing what was within his duties.
Yan Xia quite liked this.
“Hey, Old Yan, anyone new today?”
A burly War Beast Clan member walked into the main hall of the Temple of Zeus and asked loudly.
“Oh, Fulinna!”
“There are a few Explorers who just returned from the Death Star Zone; they should be to your liking. One of them is almost 30,000 years old.”
Fulinna’s eyes lit up upon hearing this.
Despite all these years, the Explorers’ naming conventions for Starfields hadn’t changed much.
Nearby were named Starfields, mid-range were alphabetical Starfields, and uncharted were Death Star Zones.
However, unlike tens of thousands of years ago,
The width of the named Starfields already exceeded 1,000 light-years.
Most alphabetical Starfields were between 1,000 and 3,000 light-years.
The Death Star Zone referred to areas beyond 3,000 light-years.
So remote, Explorers daring to go there were considered tough characters among the Explorer community; ordinary Explorers wouldn't dare to provoke someone returning from the Death Star Zone.
Explorers in the Death Star Zone usually communicated with many alien Civilizations, or might even clash with them.
At the same time, they also needed to face threats from the Devouring Zerg.
The Devouring Zerg itself was part of the Insect Star Kingdom, having originated from the Mosbi Insect Star Kingdom, so over 80% of the Devouring Zerg species were actually active around Human Civilization.
This vicinity wasn't too close.
Most were between 1,000 and 5,000 light-years away.
“Send me all their information, and your tip won’t be small!”
Fulinna smiled and entered the Temple of Zeus.
However, outside, it became lively again at this moment.
Not far from the Temple of Zeus’s entrance was a Starport.
Having been here for thousands of years, Yan Xia knew without looking that some unusual figures must have arrived at the Starport.
For these transient people, it was naturally lively.
But he had already witnessed countless identical scenes.
“Old Yan, what’s happening over there?”
A regular customer passing by asked.
Yan Xia shook his head.
“Not sure, but what kind of important person could be coming to the Temple of Zeus?”
The regular customer nodded, agreeing.
However, driven by curiosity, he still walked over.
Soon after, other regular customers who had received news came over.
“Old Yan, aren’t you going to see the Star 蟲?”
Only then did Yan Xia know what it was.
The Devouring Zerg was a group of insects that only knew destruction and plunder.
However, this did not mean they had lost genetic diversity.
On the contrary,
Because they participated in too many wars and adapted to special environments in the universe,
The diversity of the Devouring Zerg was also quite high.
Some of them developed enormous sizes.
And they were called Star Bugs.
Meaning bugs as large as a planet.
That was a bit exaggerated!
However, Star Bugs were indeed massive, mostly above 50 kilometers in size.
“Star Bug?”
“Kids watch the show; what Star Bug haven’t I seen?”
Yan Xia said disdainfully.
The regular customer chuckled: “You definitely haven’t seen this one.”
“This Star Bug has reached 150 kilometers in size.”
150,000 meters.
It was absolutely enormous among Star Bugs.
Yan Xia had heard of some Star Bugs over 100 kilometers in size appearing in the Death Star Zone, but he had never actually seen one.
With his experience, this was actually nothing.
However, different environments and different targets made a 150-kilometer-class Star Bug capable of piquing Yan Xia’s curiosity.
What intrigued him most was the Explorer capable of hunting such a Star Bug.
The Insect Star Kingdom developed rapidly in biotechnology. Although the Devouring Zerg, individually, was not as powerful as the Solar Insect Clan in the Mosbi Insect Star Kingdom, Star Bugs, with their massive bodies, could already reach warship-level.
Most Explorers only had one or a few spaceships.
Larger ones only had dozens or hundreds of spaceships.
Even if they were armed, the gap in firepower with a warship was still quite significant.
“Ignorant child, go see for yourself!”
Although he was curious, Yan Xia also had his own dignity; this was perhaps what was called arrogance.
The other person laughed, feeling that Yan Xia was putting on too much of an act.
A few hours later, Yan Xia learned the name of that Explorer team.
“Yesterday’s Bitter Tea”
There were too many Explorers, and many of them took all sorts of names to show off their individuality.
Yan Xia used to complain, feeling like they were just picking nicknames.
This was clearly a melancholic type.
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The purpose of this Explorer team coming to the Temple of Zeus was not for pleasure.
It was merely to find one person.
Yan Xia also knew him.
Dialan Xin.
A shipbuilder.
He was very famous among Explorer teams.
He used to be an engineer at a warship factory in the Federation.
Now, producing a warship doesn't require tightening screws; the engineer's job is simple: convert various blueprints into machine-understandable data, allowing the machine to perform production tasks.
Therefore, engineers also possess a strong reserve of relevant knowledge.
Although much of the warship-related confidential information was memory-wiped after he left his job, what remained allowed Dialan Xin to thrive among Explorers.
Spaceships modified by his hands were considered top-tier.
According to the spaceship classification among Explorers, Dialan Xin could build Level 5 spaceships, which were already the most top-tier armed spaceships.
This time, the Explorers from Yesterday's Bitter Tea sought Dialan Xin because they wanted him to transform the Star Bug into a giant spaceship.
Calling it a spaceship, in fact, with such a modification, its size would far exceed that of a standard warship.
This was a huge amount of work.
Of course, the reward offered by Yesterday's Bitter Tea was also very generous, exceeding 10 billion energy coins.
Some old warships, sold in the Star Country, also cost around 10 billion.
Yan Xia heard many people saying that Yesterday's Bitter Tea was crazy!
Even Yan Xia felt the same.
No matter how powerful a spaceship, it was still just a spaceship; it couldn't compare to a warship.
The turrets used on warships were not available to ordinary people.
The energy density of a warship’s energy compartment was more than 5 times that of ordinary commercial ones.
The wiring of a warship needed to carry immense power, which also couldn’t be bought on the ordinary market.
The sensors on a warship were many times more sensitive and responsive than commercial ones.
More importantly, the warship’s Host, that was the key to victory on the battlefield; without a Host, at a distance of hundreds of astronomical units, launching 10,000 shells probably wouldn’t hit once.
But with a Host, launching 10 shells might hit once.
Not only that, the Host also needed to be paired with a good software system, and the system itself required a massive amount of training data.
This was also the most crucial part; the Civilization Federation spent over 1,000 trillion energy coins annually on simulated war training for warships.
Let alone Explorers, even many top companies couldn't support such a massive financial investment.
The difference was too great, making 10 billion seem completely worthless.
It sounded more like making a “vase.”
Everyone was laughing.
Yan Xia was also laughing.
However, a week later, he saw those Explorers from Yesterday's Bitter Tea.
There were over four hundred of them.
Among them, Yan Xia spotted one person at a glance.
Wearing a mask, but Yan Xia recognized the other person.
That figure was too familiar!
Because, that was himself!
The moment they met, they instantly understood each other.
Yan Xia walked into a room not open to the public. The Explorer Yan Xia found an excuse to leave the Explorer team and also walked into the room.
Neither spoke.
They extended their hands and clasped them tightly.
The two became one!
“Clone Reclamation Plan.”
“I originally wanted to stay a bit longer, but I didn’t expect to meet so soon.”
“Perhaps Ella is urging me on!”
Yan Xia sighed with emotion.
After Ella fell into the black hole, she sent the “Clone Reclamation Plan” to Yan Xia via the Federation Network, also announcing the end of the myriad clones.
In fact, Yan Xia had also thought that Ella would most likely influence Yan Xia’s reunion, rather than waiting for Yan Xia to do it himself.
It was just that.
This was too fast.
It hadn't been long!
Yan Xia looked around and sighed: “It’s time to leave!”
“Although it’s just a place of pleasure, I’ve been here for so many years after all.”
He submitted his resignation online.
In this era, there was no such thing as humanization; resignation was processed by a computer and then it was over.
Soon, new people filled the vacancy.
In less than 1 minute.
Yan Xia was no longer the Administrator of the Temple of Zeus.
He left his post, which he had held for thousands of years, put on his mask, and walked towards the Explorer team.
He found the team leader.
“Boss, I suddenly feel that exploring isn’t that interesting anymore.”
“I want to rest for a while.”
The Explorer Yan Xia had been with this team for a long time; after all, going to the Death Star Zone and returning took almost ten thousand years.
Yan Xia was not a minor character among Explorers; he was considered a squad leader.
“You, leaving?”
“Hahaha, don’t joke!”
“Come on, let’s go into the Temple of Zeus and relax.”
The 4-meter-tall Cai Shi Tribe leader, who had been genetically modified to resemble a humanoid, embraced Yan Xia and was about to walk towards the Temple of Zeus.
However, Yan Xia remained motionless.
“Are you serious?” The leader was stunned.
Yan Xia nodded.
“Yes!”
“Don’t worry, I’ll finish everything when we interface with Dialan Xin.”
The reason Yesterday's Bitter Tea dared to spend 10 billion to build a biological spaceship was, of course, also due to Yan Xia.
Because Yan Xia said he could handle the Host and internal training data matters.
For Yan Xia, this was, of course, very simple.
The Explorer Yan Xia, who had been away, didn't expect the Myriad Clones Plan to end when he returned to the Federation and connected to the Federation Network.
“Alright then!”
“That’s right, it’s been over twenty thousand years, it’s normal to be tired.”
“Go get some good rest!”
Not all Yan Xias held high positions.
Myriad Clones.
Most of these Yan Xias integrated themselves into various roles, and the end of the Myriad Clones also meant that the network of relationships maintained for tens of thousands of years vanished into nothingness.
Even Yan Xia couldn't help but feel a sense of emptiness.
“Emptiness… it’s normal, at least I feel more like a human!”
Yan Xia’s Myriad Clones, the reason he experienced life,
Was partly because it was lonely at the top; standing at the true apex, sometimes one would forget their emotions and become less and less human-like.
Becoming accustomed to any slaughter.
Even sacrificing the lives of hundreds of millions or even trillions of people at will for certain things.
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