Chen An's words made Gustav's eyes wander and he didn't respond for a long time.
He was thinking about his past.
At that time, the planet of Taf was full of birdsong and flowers, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, never thinking about war.
However, with just one order from the chief patriarch, three billion deputy tribesmen were killed and the planet Taf became a purgatory.
After his father died, he succeeded him as the new patriarch.
Gustav did not have high aspirations. He just wanted to fulfill his father's last wish and preserve as many seven million main clan members as possible.
The patriarch gave the opportunity. As long as he helped to get the train, his people would all get passenger places.
However, now he understood that he had been just a pawn of the patriarch from the beginning to the end, and could be abandoned at any time.
"Well, if you want to know something, just ask. I'll tell you everything I know."
Chen An gave Gustav enough patience. Seeing that his mood had returned to normal, he asked, "Since you have the identity of an artificial star, do you also know the core secrets of the fourth-level cannon?"
Gustav asked back, "You mean the super-torque cannon?"
"That's right, I'm used to calling it a level 4 cannon, and I can't change it in a short time."
"The super-torque cannon is top secret, known only to the highest echelons. Sorry, I'm not qualified. I have access to the artificial star because the Tafu people excel at fusion research, and I've participated in that project."
Chen An turned to look at Fiona, who whispered, "Decadence, listlessness, depravity, sincerity... that's the truth."
As long as it's true, Chen An pretended to be surprised and said to Gustav, "I see. Now, let me ask you again, can the Summit of the Stars be repaired or rebuilt?"
"Sorry, I don't know any of this either."
"It's normal that you don't know. I'll ask some basic questions. What's on the other side of the passage? Your lair?"
"The other side is the normal starry sky. We come from the colorful galaxy, which is still very far away."
Chen An asked: "How many people are left in your tribe?"
"If you're referring to all mimicry, I don't know how many there are. If you're referring to color mimicry alone, the main species doesn't exceed a billion, and the secondary species are countless."
Chen An still had too many unknowns about the Mimics, so he decided to take this opportunity to gain a deeper understanding.
"What are the main clan and the secondary clan?"
Gustav replied, "The primary race refers to those born with natural mimicry, born from nature. The secondary race refers to those derived from the primary race based on their own physical characteristics. I belong to the mimic primary race, and the citizens of each city are the secondary race, so whether they live or die is irrelevant; no one cares."
Chen An was shocked. It seemed that not many main tribes actually participated in the war.
"How strong is the main clan?"
"The main tribe is actually not much stronger than the secondary tribe. Some war-oriented secondary tribes are much stronger than the main tribe."
Chen An asked again: "How many species are there in your mimicry tribe?"
"The Mimics are divided into four major categories: color mimicry, gigantic mimicry, alien mimicry, and elemental mimicry. Each category has its own kingdom, occupying a different star field. If you wish to continue your journey, you must pass through the kingdoms of the Mimics, as we occupy all the shipping lanes."
Chen An originally thought that mimicry was mainly divided according to color, but it turned out not to be the case.
Gustav continued, "This plan was designed by our great patriarch, who devoted all his resources to it. It has nothing to do with other kingdoms. The Mimics are not united internally, and often have conflicts and even start wars."
He paused and continued, "We've known for a while that the train would pass through here, but we disagreed on how to treat it. Some mimics are plunderers, advocating for the plundering of all trains. Some mimics are sharingers, hoping to peacefully share the trains. In short, color mimics are plunderers, and elemental mimics are sharingers. Even within the color mimicry, there were some sharingers, but they were slaughtered by the chieftain. I was lucky to survive."
Chen An understood that Gustav was a sharing person.
"You are the remnants, right?"
Gustav nodded. "There's no historical record of how long the Mimics have existed. As you probably know, the Survivors don't have the authority to become train conductors, so we can only control the trains by controlling other races. The Great Chieftain began planning this long ago, and he's used various means to control tens of thousands of civilizations."
"I know you want to know if the controlled train can be saved. It's impossible. Once it's controlled, it means the train conductor is dead, and a new race will be added."
Chen Anke had no intention of saving anyone, and Gustav was just imagining things.
"Let me ask you again, will Tedler set a trap back there?"
Gustav said, "Of course. As long as the train passes through, it will be subjected to a fierce attack, even a five-star train cannot withstand it. However, you must go through, because this is the only way. Otherwise, you will die in the annihilation of the starry sky. Any other questions?"
Chen An thought for a while and asked him, "Where is the real Liuli Continent?"
"My father told me that the Mimics encountered a tough opponent when they conquered various civilizations. The war lasted four hundred years, and the Mimics ultimately emerged victorious. However, it wasn't a complete victory, because that place exploded, killing countless Mimics and creating an energy vacuum. That place must be the real Liuli Continent."
Chen An was silent for a long time. He didn't expect that the Liuli Continent had been destroyed.
He told Gustav to rest normally, then turned to Fuyao and asked, "Is it okay not to go to Liuli Continent?"
The train must reach Liuli Continent, otherwise we won't be able to obtain the star map for the next stop, nor will we be able to find a new route.
"That's troublesome. What if there's no star map?"
【……】
Fuyao couldn't give a reasonable answer.
In the end, it was Niv who helped Chen An relieve his depression.
"There's no need to worry, sir. Even if there's no route, we can roughly guess the direction of the star annihilation by studying it."
Chen An chuckled: "That's true. There is always a way out. Since the existence of the train is reasonable, then the star map will definitely be given."
He didn't dwell on it too much and continued to do his work.
…
Time passed quickly, and soon it was March of the 13th year of the Recovery Calendar.
That day, Qianqiu quietly took five cores and gave four to Chen An.
"Where did it come from?"
"Shh! Steal it from the other death trains."
Although the war is overwhelming, the Mimics are not immune and will occasionally give out "surprises".
It is common for one or two trains to be destroyed in the process.
"It's been over a month since we destroyed the Summit of the Stars. Fuyao, how many trains have we lost?"
[About 400 ships, most of which were attacked by the Second-Level Star Tramplers who entered the trains and killed the train conductors]
Chen An didn't care and handed a core to Fei Yi.
The Fuyao train devoured the three cores one by one.
[Speed Impact: The train can increase its speed for a short period of time, and the duration is increased to three minutes]
[Door reinforcement: Car doors have stronger defensive capabilities]
[Coordinate Shift: Instantly change the train's coordinates. This function requires pre-charged energy. This function is currently at level 4, with a range limit of 5 million kilometers and a fixed energy crystal consumption of 50 million units.]
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