Chapter 139: Black Hole

However, Emba quickly calmed down and said to Mamba on the screen:

"Mamba, Mamba. Please calm down first. I know that because our homeland was destroyed, you have been deeply sorrowful and eager to rebuild a new home as soon as possible, but do not forget that we still need to stand in close solidarity. I am not slacking off, you can rest assured of that, Mamba."

Mamba on the screen also realized he had been too impulsive earlier, and thus apologized to Emba:

"I am sorry, Emba! I find myself becoming a bit impatient. But it is simply too hot here on Io. Even when not counting its surface, major earthquakes happen here constantly, and so many things have overwhelmed me. Yes, there is indeed a severe shortage of labor here..."

At this point, however, Emba interrupted him:

"Yet, Mamba, there is something particular I must tell you. Recently, for reasons unknown, the relatively higher civilizations on Earth's landmass have become extremely active in their movements. I even suspect whether they might have discovered some new enemy."

Upon hearing this, Mamba completely denied it on the spot:

"No, Emba. It is impossible for any other civilizations to exist there. We have long monitored the sole higher intelligence on Earth's landmass, and they have long gathered underground. As for the civilization in the oceans, once they leave the sea, it is impossible for us not to track their movements. As for those human civilizations on land, I do not even wish to speak of them."

Yet, Emba immediately refuted:

"Tell me, Mamba, have you forgotten the grassland region around that small sea?"

Hearing this, Mamba immediately replied:

"Of course I remember. Isn't that the region known by Earth's civilization as Lake Baikal and its surrounding grasslands? How could I possibly forget?"

Emba said:

"As long as you remember, I want to tell you this. The higher intelligent civilization on Earth's landmass that we observed earlier seems to have suffered a massive split, and they have begun fighting among themselves. One of the splintered higher intelligent civilizations is now fusing with their primitive kindred."

Hearing this, Mamba said with sudden disbelief:

"You mean to say that one of the splintered higher intelligent civilizations is spreading their advanced civilization to their primitive kindred, is that it?"

Emba replied immediately:

"Yes, exactly. Furthermore, their victory this time relied precisely on the support of their primitive kindred. And now they are spreading civilization faster and faster; it looks to me as though they will soon truly become the leaders of all the dinosaur-men, save for that other higher intelligent civilization opposing them. By then, this higher intelligent civilization on Earth will become extremely tricky to deal with."

After listening, Mamba said:

"This is truly troublesome. It seems we may have to dispatch forces to intervene..."

However, Emba interrupted him:

"Please wait a moment. I have not finished speaking."

Mamba replied:

"Could there be some other abnormal mutation in their civilization?"

Emba said:

"According to remote observations by our personnel, we have also found that besides the continuous engagement between those two forces, other unidentified civilizational powers became involved in this conflict. Most certainly, they did not come from that submarine higher intelligent civilization, and one faction possessing only a single spacecraft definitely did not originate from their planet itself."

Mamba was startled and said:

"This is impossible. It is impossible for so many civilizations to suddenly appear here. Furthermore, they are all higher intelligent civilizations—did your observations produce an error?"

Emba stated with certainty:

"There is absolutely no mistake. I must say that at the time, I was indeed extremely astonished. And now I can confirm that there is yet another hostile force advancing toward Earth. Because I observed some unidentified spacecraft parked in the combat zone at the time, and they definitely do not belong to Earth. Meanwhile, another mysterious Earth force used nuclear weapons to launch a strike against the area where that mysterious alien spacecraft was located."

After pondering this for a moment, Mamba said:

"Be that as it may, Emba. Our planet was destroyed because of a black hole, and we need to rebuild our civilization on the red planet in this star system. If Olympus Mons on this planet were to become an active volcano once again and erupt, then this red planet might regain its vitality, and we could rebuild our civilization."

Emba said:

"Indeed, and that is why I am working so hard here. Our planet was completely destroyed in that black hole catastrophe, and the disaster ultimately engulfed our entire star system. Upon arriving in this star system, we discovered that azure blue planet, initially thinking it could become our new home. But while discovering the primitive humans on that planet, we also found that there was more than one higher intelligent civilization on it—what a pity!"

Mamba said:

"That is why we had to settle for second best and attempt to rebuild our civilization on this red planet. Thus, we need to capture the humans on the landmass of that azure blue planet who are in a completely primitive state, and make them do dangerous work for us."

Emba said:

"Yes, lower-life forms of a lower civilization are merely like ants, and higher intelligent beings can slaughter them at will. At the same time, we can also be certain that the humans on that planet possess no kindred belonging to higher intelligent beings—unlike the dinosaur-men and other creatures on their planet who share kin with a higher intelligent civilization. Therefore, we do not need to worry at all about any kindred of theirs seeking revenge upon us."

Mamba said:

"Indeed. Should they happen to have kindred of a higher intelligent civilization, even if those higher intelligent beings looked down upon their primitive kindred, discovering that their primitive kindred were captured or even enslaved by outsiders would inevitably evoke a sense of shared hatred against a common foe. Therefore, capturing Earth humans who have absolutely no kindred of a higher intelligent civilization is our best choice."

Emba said:

"Yes. Although I am currently puzzled by those newly emerged higher intelligent civilizations, the fact that those various higher intelligent civilizations could suddenly unite in that conflict to resist an external higher intelligent civilization also demonstrates the necessity of carrying out covert captures when we seize humans who have no higher intelligent kindred whatsoever."

Mamba spoke again:

"Very well, Emba. You should still remember the black hole, shouldn't you?"

Emba said:

"Of course, how could I forget..."

The so-called black hole is a celestial body existing in cosmic space according to modern general relativity. The gravitational pull of a black hole is extremely powerful, making the escape speed within the event horizon greater than the speed of light. Hence, a "black hole is a celestial body whose spacetime curvature is so great that even light cannot escape from its event horizon."

A black hole consists of a singularity at its center—where a scalar polynomial derived from the Riemann curvature tensor diverges toward infinity—and the surrounding spacetime.

Its boundary is a one-way membrane that lets things in but lets nothing out: the event horizon, within the scope of which everything is invisible. According to Einstein's general relativity, when a dying star collapses, it will shrink inward toward its center, which will become a black hole, devouring all light and any matter in the adjacent cosmic region.

The generation process of a black hole is similar to that of a neutron star: when a certain star prepares to perish, its core rapidly contracts, collapses, and undergoes a violent explosion under the force of its own gravity.

When all matter in the core turns into neutrons, the contraction process stops immediately, compressing into a dense stellar body while also compressing the internal space and time.

However, in the case of a black hole, because the mass of the stellar core is so great that the contraction process proceeds endlessly, even the repulsive force between neutrons cannot stop it. The neutrons themselves are pulverized under the attraction of the gravitational squeezing force, leaving behind matter of unimaginable density.

Due to the gravitation generated by its high mass, any object that approaches it will be sucked in.

The reason a black hole is called black is that the gravity it generates prevents the light around it from escaping. Like neutron stars, black holes evolve from stars whose mass is dozens or even hundreds of times greater than that of the Sun.

After reflecting on the black hole, Emba continued:

"During that black hole catastrophe, out of the one hundred million people on our original planet, only three million compatriots escaped. Therefore, we must now capture lower life-form beings to work for us; we can never allow our compatriots to take risks again."

Mamba continued:

"So, Emba. We have talked for a long time, and what I need to express is that you must accelerate the capture of more slaves at all costs to supply the construction site here on Io. You are currently in a situation that is too dangerous and terrifying. The daily exhaustion rate of laborers is very high, and since higher civilization conflicts have broken out there, I fear they may not necessarily have the spare capacity to mind other matters. Perhaps you could also try capturing some primitive-state dinosaur-men..."

However, Emba interrupted him and said:

"No, under no circumstances can we take such a risk again. I already understand your difficulties. I will fully leverage this opportunity to accelerate the capture of primitive humans on the landmass of that planet, and soon more slaves will be supplied to you. You must accelerate the thermal source extraction on Io and promptly transport them to Olympus Mons on this red planet. I will inject them all into its magma chambers as quickly as possible to induce an eruption and restore vitality to this planet as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Mamba said excitedly:

"Good, excellent! When this red planet regains its vitality, it will recover its azure blue color, rivaling the azure blue planet before us. By then, the reconstruction of our civilization and the glory of our civilization will ultimately illuminate the entire universe. And that azure blue planet before us now will be completely conquered; we will surely be able to obtain a steady stream of slaves and pets there."

Emba said:

"Very well, enough idle talk. Continue with your tasks, and I am off to arrange the actions immediately. I wish us success! By the way, I plan to personally visit Hexhou City in the Daxing State of the humans on that azure blue planet, just as night falls there."

Mamba said:

"Alright, I understand. Farewell!"