Chapter 2108 - 1669: At Least Two Major Cataclysms

Chapter 2108: Chapter 1669: At Least Two Major Cataclysms

The Monarch’s words didn’t surprise Lania. Although he didn’t understand concepts like haggling or exploiting situations, given the Monarch’s habit of causing a commotion everywhere, this temporary price hike halfway through was hardly surprising.

However, Lania had to accept it because the effect was simply too good. The Monarch had only made two moves, yet firmly provided him with a one ten-thousandth increase. Just another hundred thousand moves would double his life expectancy.

A hundred thousand moves may sound like a lot, but even at the rate of one move per year, it would only take a hundred thousand years, yet could extend his life by several billion years, making the return on investment enormous.

For this reason, Lania had to patiently ask, "What kind of entertaining news do you want to hear?"

The Monarch immediately perked up, quickly sat up, and asked, "Your chain and that gravitational attraction—I haven’t seen other God Stars use them. Are they your special skills, or do other God Stars use them too?"

Lania thought he would ask something else, and after being stunned for a moment, he said, "It’s an ancient legacy; all ancient God Stars use it."

The Monarch was taken aback, "Ancient legacy? What are Ancient God Stars?"

Lania looked at him steadily and said nothing.

The Monarch knew what he meant, quickly got moving, made two more transports, and then asked, "What are Ancient God Stars?"

Lania said, "In ancient times, the entire Void was very lively. Everyone recklessly emitted their Divine Light in the dark Void. The Divine Light contained a lot of information; if someone discovered a fundamental truth about the Void or deciphered a Void Law, they would be happy to share it with the entire Void."

"This was an era where, once a God Star mastered a Law, all God Stars in the Void would share the same Law. It was a sparkling era of Stellaris, called ancient times, and all God Stars that have survived from that era to today are called Ancient God Stars."

The Monarch immediately understood, made two more increases, and was secretly discussing the next question with Anthony and others.

After the discussion, the Monarch said, "I don’t know anyone on Lania’s path, but I’ve heard a name at Kerani’s place: the Sixth Divine Star. Do Kerani and this Sixth Divine Star belong to Ancient God Stars?"

The Monarch mainly wanted to ask about the Sixth Divine Star, with Kerani only as a secondary note to prevent suspicion.

The Sixth Divine Star has never had the concept of being ancient, but is actually already an aging God Star. Even it doesn’t know about this concept, so how ancient must it be?

Lania said, "Neither."

"Neither? The Sixth Divine Star is so big, and still an aging God Star—doesn’t it belong to the category of Ancient God Stars?" asked the puzzled Monarch.

Narnia said, "Precisely because it’s a Giant God Star, it doesn’t belong to Ancient God Stars. Giant God Stars have very short lifespans. In contrast, those God Stars that aren’t too big or too small have longer lifespans, as their internal pressure isn’t as great, and their increase decay isn’t as intense."

The Monarch paused, "Does a God Star’s internal pressure cause more intense increase decay? By this logic, wouldn’t smaller God Stars have longer lives?"

Lania explained, "Of course not; if a God Star is too small, its increase is little, and naturally, its lifespan is short. No matter how it saves, it can’t last long."

The Monarch nodded; it seems that God Stars have an optimal mass point, beyond or beneath which isn’t beneficial.

Just like now with Ange’s two manifested skeletons—why choose the height of four thousand meters? Because this is what Ange rigorously measured.

Taller than this, the body couldn’t withstand intense movements, as a strong wave of an arm could dislocate it.

Less than this height wouldn’t sufficiently accommodate the most increase, so weighing the pros and cons, Ange chose this height.

After clearing his thoughts, the Monarch asked again, "Your mass is even larger than the Sixth Divine Star—you should have a shorter lifespan than it, but why has it already declined while you haven’t?"

Lania asked, "Did you notice anything odd when you arrived? My space is somewhat peculiar."

The Monarch replied, "I noticed; you fell into an Energy Trap."

Lania said, "Exactly, this is my secret to longevity. The Energy Trap confines my decaying increase within, preventing unnecessary waste."

Everyone suddenly understood—it was because of this.

Initially, everyone was curious why Lania remained still in a space ’funnel’, never leaving even when Ghost Tourers gathered. It turns out staying there can extend lifespan.

This way of extending life through Energy Traps has the same principle as Star Movers encasing themselves in hard shells or Gray Divine Stars using Dimensional Space for self-encapsulation, all aimed at slowing down Star Flame burning rate.

However, these methods are limited and only suitable for smaller God Stars or Dark Stars.

With Lania’s physique and mass, a thin shell couldn’t wrap it, and too thick would excessively drain strength, not worth the cost. You can’t pay with increase burning that could last eight hundred thousand years just to gain a million-year extension, right?

This funnel-shaped Energy Trap suits Lania better. Although it isn’t sealed, the trap’s force will cause all increase decay to fall to the bottom point of the funnel—if someone reaches here, they can find an area scattered with Star Flame Ashes.

Star Flame Ashes are the residue left after Star Flame burns; their quantity is minuscule. After burning hundreds of tons of Star Flame, only a few grams of ashes form, usually dissipating into the Void, barely detectable.

Like smoke from fire dissipates into the air, but smoke from a forest fire can cover the ground thickly.

Star Flame is purer than fire, its ashes are rarer, generally dispersing into the Void, but now in the Energy Trap, they can gather at the bottom, forming a thick layer.

This type of Star Flame Ashes is the most stable substance in the Void; God Stars can age, Planes can perish, Void can become heat-dead, but only Star Flame Ashes can exist eternally.

The Energy Trap has one major drawback; to use it for lifespan extension, one must stay here, unable to move freely—effectively imprisoning oneself. If a Monarch can directly enhance core increase, Lania wouldn’t need to imprison himself here.

So, they chatted while transporting several times, getting immense intelligence from Lania.

With ample time, all questions were meticulously designed by Anthony and Ursman, each question capable of extracting several key pieces of information, which were compared against information gathered by silver coins to verify authenticity.

After the comparison, they concluded: "The Void has experienced at least two major cataclysms."