The Cosmic Age: Subverting the Universe

A mechanical voice echoed inside the train, as if with a solemn and dignified tone: "All ships, please find a parking room quickly. The train is about to start. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1..."

As the countdown ended, time inside the train stopped, but in fact the train was moving up the long river of time, emitting faint smoke, moving forward continuously, and making slight vibrations. However, Su Che and others felt that everything around them seemed unusually calm.

The next moment, the mechanical voice sounded again: "Welcome aboard the Star Train D397. Our destination is the Ancient Land of Xingyuan. Please get ready. The train will depart in 30 minutes."

Qin Luoluo was stunned. She felt a little confused: "What's going on? Didn't we agree to leave in 30 minutes? Why did it become minutes later?"

Xiaobei explained: "On the Star Train, time is different from what we perceive. The time inside the train is still, and we cannot know how long the train has been running. It only feels like a moment. This broadcast is because the train is running on a special space track and the flow of time has returned to normal."

Several people nodded and roughly understood.

In the following time, the few people did not know how many times this broadcast was repeated. As time went by, he gradually adapted to this environment.

Finally, the content of the announcement by the mechanical voice changed: "Dear passengers, thank you for taking this train. We have now arrived at Xingyuan Ancient Land. Please get off the train in an orderly manner."

The Xingchi, following the current of the ship, slowly drove out of the interstellar train, and the scene in front of them shocked Su Che and the others.

In the deep darkness of the interstellar universe, several galaxies are unusually close to each other, as if being pulled by an invisible force and quietly suspended there. This scene is extremely strange.

"This... this is unreasonable." Su Che's voice was filled with surprise and confusion. He stared at the strange sky in front of him, and saw that the galaxies were so close to each other that they would collide with each other if they were pushed lightly.

"According to our laws of physics, galaxies at such a close distance should produce enormous gravitational forces, enough to tear them apart." Su Che continued, his brows furrowed as he tried to find a reasonable explanation for this anomaly.

At this time, Xiaobei's voice broke the silence. She explained softly, "This is because we are now at the junction of two universes, where the expansion of one universe meets the contraction of the other. These galaxies do not belong to any of the universes we are familiar with. They are free at the edge of the two universes, and are neither affected by the expansion of our universe nor constrained by the contraction of the other universe."

"We call this place the interstellar abyss." Xiaobei's voice revealed a sense of awe and mystery. "In this abyss, the laws of physics seem to have lost their former power and become blurred. All we can perceive are the faint gravitational fluctuations between galaxies and their wonderful coexistence in this special space."

As Xiao Bei finished explaining, the Xing Chi began to broadcast. "The Xing Chi has landed successfully according to the planned route. Should we open the landing channel?"

Su Che took a deep breath and decisively issued an order: "Open the landing channel."

Following Su Che's order, inside the Xingchi, a bright white light shot out from the bottom of the ship, gradually expanding and forming a stable channel leading to the ground.

Several people slowly descended to the ground along the landing channel.

The white light gradually dissipated, and Su Che and others appeared on an ancient and mysterious altar. They looked around and saw an old man with white hair and beard, and a few children with innocence and awe in their eyes, who were bowing to them.

The old man spoke in a trembling voice, his voice full of excitement and awe: "The gods have come to protect us, our Jiexi Village is saved!" The children also followed the old man, and although they were young, they kowtowed just as devoutly.

Su Che was shocked, and he immediately realized that the residents of this village might have mistaken them for the legendary gods. He looked around and found that this was a small, isolated village - Jiexi Village.

The houses in the village are well-arranged, simple and elegant, and each house seems to bear the vicissitudes of time. The roof is covered with bluestone slabs, which blends in with the surrounding environment and looks particularly harmonious. The walls are covered with mosses, as if telling the long history of this village. The ground is made of stone slabs, and after countless years of trampling, it has become smooth as jade.

The old man's hands were shaking, his eyes full of pleading and hope: "Please God save our Jiexi Village." His voice was filled with endless sorrow and fear.

Qin Luoluo's heart moved, and he quickly helped the old man up, and comforted him softly: "Grandpa, don't worry, we are not gods, but we are here to help you. Please tell us what happened here, is there anything we can help you with?"

The old man took a deep breath, calmed down his excitement, and slowly said: "The villagers of our Jiexi Village have lived here for generations, leading a peaceful life. However, in the past hundred years, the depths of the Xiyuan Mountains have begun to become abnormal. From time to time, monsters run out and devour our villagers. We have tried various methods, but none of them can stop the invasion of these monsters. The warriors of our village have also gone to the depths of the mountains to explore many times, but they have never returned, and their lives are uncertain."

Xiao Bei added slowly, "This is the ancient domain of Xiyuan. It used to be a fertile land, rich in various spiritual fruits that can improve physical fitness. The wild boars and rabbits here have evolved to a very terrifying level due to eating these spiritual fruits all year round. The humans in Jiexi Village have unfortunately become the food for these intelligent animals. They keep humans in captivity and force them to cultivate and grow spiritual fruits for them. When the energy in the human body accumulates to a certain level, these animals will devour the human to further improve their own strength."

Su Che was furious after hearing this and clenched his fists, saying, "Why? In our world, aren't wild boars and rabbits our food? Why are humans the food for them here?"

Xiao Bei shook his head helplessly and sighed: "Humans are actually not as good as many animals in adapting to wild natural environments.

With the nourishment of these spiritual fruits that can improve physical fitness and soul, the animals evolved much faster than humans. Therefore, they gradually dominated the ancient area of ​​Xiyuan.

Of course, humans would not let themselves be slaughtered. After countless generations of efforts and struggles, a small number of humans escaped from this land, crossed the interstellar abyss, and entered the shrinking universe. Among them were our ancestors - the humans on Earth.

In the following years, human civilization, with its unremitting efforts and wisdom, finally reached the peak of Level 6 civilization. Humans mastered the power to create a dimensional world and completely got rid of the constraints of the expansion and contraction of the universe. When they reached Level 7 civilization, the memory hidden in their souls gradually awakened.

We are all ancestors. Looking back on the past, the history of escaping from the ancient area of ​​Xiyuan and struggling for survival is still vivid in our minds, so the war of revenge broke out.

After the battle known as the "Blood War of the Heavens", mankind finally - restarted the ancient interstellar road.

That’s why we can cross the river of time and come here.”