Chapter 213: The Khan’s Plan
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
As the Silver Heart Passage was established, more and more civilizations arrived near the super Black Hole in the Silver Heart via the hyperspace channel.
Just like before, the Administrator did not stop other civilizations from exploring the Silver Heart Space.
However, after confirming that the Black Hole was of unusual size, all the civilizations designated it as a danger zone and prohibited ordinary people from going there.
This caused the dissatisfaction of some interstellar space travelers who were passionate about exploring the universe. There was already more than one adventurer who wanted to secretly go to Silver Heart to investigate.
However, as there were not many galaxies that could go to Silver Heart’s hyperspace channel, it was very easy to control them. So far, all the stowaways had failed.
Although the adventurers who liked excitement failed in their plan to explore the Silver Heart, it did not stop them from spreading their complaints through various conspiracy theories.
It was a fact that the civilized government had forbidden them from going to the Silver Heart. The people who were originally attracted by all kinds of gossip and information had once again noticed this matter under the manipulation of some people.
Even some ordinary people who didn’t surf the Internet knew that the Silver Heart Black Hole was banned from exploration, so there were all kinds of public opinions related to it.
Combined with the conspiracy theories of the rejected adventurers, many people began to wonder what the civilized government had discovered in Silver Heart that prevented everyone from exploring it.
“I guess it’s a quasar in the center of the Milky Way! Because the energy it releases is too intense, the space near Silver Heart is not suitable for any life to stay!”
Among the people who were watching the show, someone put forward such a view.
Quasars, as the name implied, were a type of celestial body similar to a star.
It was a special celestial body that existed in the theory proposed by Milky Way scientists. It had an unbelievable brightness. The light emitted by a quasar might be much brighter than the entire Milky Way it was in.
The definition of quasars was also very broad. A powerful celestial body formed by a supermassive Black Hole swallowing a large amount of matter and spraying radiation could be called a quasar, and a chain supernova explosion caused by the collision of countless massive stars could also be called a quasar.
Nominally speaking, as long as an unknown celestial body could release abnormally terrifying energy and produce strong light, it could be called a quasar.
The most popular theory about the formation of quasars in the ATilky Way was mainly based on the theory of supermassive Black Holes.
Most people believed that the core of a quasar was actually an active supermassive Black Hole, which was still in the stage of devouring a large amount of matter.
When the matter fell into the Black Hole, it generated heat from friction and emitted a dazzling light that was even more dazzling than a supernova explosion, forming a quasar.
And it was precisely because the quasar was constantly emitting a large amount of radiation that was harmful to both life and machinery that it would be unsuitable to explore for a long distance.
If Silver Heart was really a glowing quasar, then it seemed very normal for the civilized government to stop ordinary people from going there.
Therefore, the hypothesis about the Silver Heart Quasar began to become popular among the masses. One had to admit that the people’s thoughts were really wild.
The civilized government did not expect that the people would actually lead themselves in the wrong direction. This really made the higher-ups of the government, who were still preparing to use gossip to divert the attention of the public, not know whether to laugh or cry.
This situation was beneficial to them. After all, the public’s guess was different from the real situation of the Silver Heart. The Silver Heart was not a quasar, but an inactive super-Black Hole.
Although the gravitational pull of the supermassive Black Hole was extremely strong, enough to drive the entire Milky Way to rotate, so far, no large amount of matter had fallen into it.
It was true that the density of stars in the Silver Heart Space was very high, but the distance between them and the Black Hole was maintained at a relatively safe position. There was almost no star being swallowed by the Black Hole. Instead, the probability of a supernova explosion caused by a collision between stars was higher.
This kind of Black Hole that wasn’t in a state of mass engulfing was classified as inactive by the scientists in the Milky Way. Although the Silver Heart Black Hole had a size and mass that far exceeded that of known Black Holes, it was indeed an inactive Black Hole.
They were unwilling to tell the public at the moment only because the formation of this super Black Hole was very abnormal. It was very likely related to the ancient civilization that created artificial intelligence, the Administrator.
The upper echelons of these civilizations knew very well how terrifying the influence of public opinion was, and public opinion about this ancient secret was the hardest to guide.
The slightest carelessness would lead to the most ominous speculations. The Civilization Annihilator was still deeply buried in everyone’s hearts. It would take hundreds of years to dispel the fear.
If someone with ulterior motives incited them, it would be difficult for them to control the public’s attitude towards the Administrator, and the higher-ups would face immense pressure.
Some of these civilizations with different political systems were actually envious of those civilizations with oligarchic and monarchical systems. Those civilizations did not shy away from using technological means to directly control the people, and the people at the top were the agents of the civilization’s will.
However, they could not even try to get the people to accept neural implants to connect to the planet’s network to improve efficiency, because the people thought that the civilized government wanted to use these things to control everyone.
They still had a long way to go. Perhaps they could find a better way in the future.
They were happy to not have to deal with the public’s guesses. Therefore, in the midst of the public’s self-speculation and self-recognition, a storm of public opinion that should have erupted unexpectedly subsided.
Although some people still hoped that the government would come forward to explain the situation of the Silver Heart, the hypothesis of the Silver Heart Quasar had become widely popular. Many people had given up on the idea of finding out and regarded it as the truth.
And someone who was secretly inciting public opinion was very dissatisfied with this.
“A group of unruly people full of self-conjecture… It’s really unbelievable. How could they let this matter go just like that?”
A leader of a civilization who kept receiving messages like failed instigation listened to his subordinate’s reports expressionlessly.
He was Hawkeye Khan. The tribe he led was operating in the Milky Way as the Duncan Revival Race.
At present, he had yet to complete the Great Khan’s Trial. He believed that the other Lone Wolf Khan was eyeing the Great Khan’s position covetously in a dark corner that he didn’t know about.
The last trial to win the position of Great Khan required them to prove that they had the strength to rule the Milky Way.
For that reason, the Hawkeye Khan had secretly developed informants in various civilizations a long time ago, hoping to cause chaos in the galaxy at the right time. He would appear as the Great Khan and gather the chaotic civilizations to establish the Galaxy Imperium.
This time, the secret of the Silver Heart was a great opportunity for him. His spaceship also entered the Silver Heart Space and saw the super Black Hole.
Unlike the other civilizations who did not know the secret, he had received the guidance of the void realm mentors who had studied the void realm and knew about the abnormality of the Silver Heart Black Hole.
The reason why the Silver Heart Black Hole was so large was that someone had once used spiritual energy without restraint, causing the Black Hole to expand.
This matter could very well destroy the galaxy in the end, and he felt that this might be a way to establish his image as a powerful Khan who prophesied and resolved the crisis.
Therefore, he didn’t hesitate to use his deep informants to create public opinion about the Silver Heart Black Hole crisis and then gradually draw out him, the Khan Trial Challenger.
However, the result was not ideal. His plan failed this time and he could only wait for the next opportunity..