Chapter 545 Everyone is mortal

"Interstellar travel is not as simple as just going out for a stroll. The fuel required not only has extremely high quality requirements, but also must be sufficient in quantity."

Babata's voice rang in Luo Feng's mind, and it seemed to be mixed with a hint of regret.

"According to the star map of the Meteorite, the nearest third-level planet of the Silver-Blue Empire to Earth is more than seventy light years away... The energy required to complete this journey is so huge that it is beyond your imagination."

The so-called third-level planets, by analogy with the Earth’s Nirvana era, are roughly equivalent to China’s third-tier cities.

And so on, there are secondary planets, primary planets, and core planets, and their prosperity increases in sequence.

Luo Feng was stunned and didn't know what to say for a long time.

The faint hope that had risen a moment ago seemed to be shattered just as quickly now.

"Moreover, you don't have a currency that is accepted in the universe. Even if you go to a prosperous planet in the universe, you will not be able to buy the cultivation resources you want."

Babata's voice continued, shattering the hope in Luo Feng's heart bit by bit.

"But... didn't you say before that you could let me flee with my family? Why is there not enough fuel now?"

Luo Feng felt that Babata's words seemed a little untrue.

Babata said as a matter of course: "If you leave the earth with your family, of course you can fly slowly. How can the energy consumption of conventional flight be the same as that of dark space travel?"

"Dark universe travel?" Luo Feng was a little confused.

"You wouldn't understand even if I told you. Anyway, if the spacecraft flies slowly at sub-light speed, the fuel currently available on Earth is enough for you to reach other civilized planets. But if you want to quickly reach the nearest planet with life, it's far from enough."

Babata's tone was somewhat helpless, as if he felt that Luo Feng was too ignorant.

"A distance of seventy light years, flying at sub-light speed, would take at least eighty years. Can the Earth wait that long? But if you are willing to take your family away, what does eighty years mean to you? It's just a blink of an eye."

What he said was the truth. Considering the current level of technology on Earth, sub-light speed is already an unimaginable speed.

However, it is still too slow for interstellar travel.

The various life planets in the universe are often tens or hundreds of light years away. If they fly at sub-light speed, wouldn't it take tens or hundreds of years?
"As for your family's aging problem... Don't worry, as long as you help them absorb the Mu Ya crystals little by little, within ten years, they will definitely be able to enter the planetary level. At that time, their lifespan will exceed one thousand years!"

Babata seemed to have planned everything for Luo Feng to escape from the Earth, and he did not pause when talking about the plan.

"During this thousand years, as long as you work hard enough and your luck isn't too bad, you can definitely help them reach the star level and gain a lifespan of 10,000 years! As for the rest of the time, it all depends on your own luck... How about it, have I considered everything for you?"

It has to be said that Babata's plan is indeed very perfect for Luo Feng's current situation.

However, Luo Feng still felt unwilling.

"So what you mean is that the plan I mentioned earlier about using spaceships left behind by alien civilizations to set up a fire for the Earth is fundamentally unfeasible?"

At this time, Luo Feng's face turned pale.

"The fuel that can be collected on Earth is only enough for one spaceship to reach the nearest civilized planet that can refuel the spaceship... Am I making myself clear this time?"

There was a hint of disappointment in Babata's voice. He was really afraid that Luo Feng would persist in his wrong ways and end up being buried with the entire human race.

After all, Luo Feng is now the inheritor of the Yunmo Star lineage and is extremely talented. He simply can't bear to see the other party die like this.

What's more, if Luo Feng died and the human race on Earth was destroyed by the golden-horned beast, how many years would he have to wait before the next successor appeared?
There is a high probability that he will never wait for that day.

Because the golden-horned beast is brutal and ferocious by nature, and has the ability to devour. Once it becomes powerful enough, it will even feed on planets!
Those planets that possess special metals or give birth to powerful life are of great tonic to the golden-horned behemoths.

Generally speaking, the planet that hatches the golden-horned beast will be swallowed by it like its eggshell.

At that time, even if Babata was an intelligent life, it would not be able to escape the digestion of the golden-horned beast's "devouring" ability.

Besides, even if he was not digested, the earth was gone, so where would he find a successor?
We can't expect that in the vast universe, someone will just happen to pass by here and meet the requirements of the Yunmo Star lineage for a successor, right?
That probability is even smaller than the sun exploding tomorrow.

"Don't be confused anymore. With your current strength, it is impossible for you to defeat a star-level golden-horned beast! Even if you become stronger, do you think the golden-horned beast will stay where it is? Its growth rate is terrifying! It is a legendary special life, and its genetic level is far higher than that of any human!"

What he said was completely reasonable. Even under the most ideal conditions, Luo Feng could greatly improve his strength in a short period of time, but the talents of the golden-horned beast clan were not for show!
Especially the juvenile golden-horned beast, its growth rate is frighteningly fast. I am afraid that it can be upgraded to several levels in just a few months!
By then, even if Luo Feng's strength improved, how could he defeat the even more powerful golden-horned beast?
At this moment, Luo Feng couldn't help but feel a little desperate.

"Luo Feng? What happened?"

"What did you think of?"

Hong He and Lei Shen's eyes were so sharp that they immediately noticed that something was wrong with Luo Feng.

Seeing Luo Feng's pale face and slightly trembling lips, the two men's expressions became solemn.

They knew that Luo Feng was a man of strong character and would never show such an expression under normal circumstances.

Since the other party lost his composure like this, he must have thought of something very terrible.

"I overlooked a few important points... First, I don't have the currency in the universe. Even if I find a suitable planet, how can I buy the necessary cultivation resources? Second, even if my cultivation level improves, will the golden-horned beast remain where it is?"

In the end, he did not mention the issue of spacecraft fuel, which was too suffocating and desperate.

He had just given them a little bottom line and hope to at least preserve the human race, but it was extinguished in the blink of an eye. How could Luo Feng open his mouth to do this?
He had just experienced this painful process and really couldn't bear to let Hong and Lei Shen suffer the same thing immediately.

However, just the two questions he raised now were enough to make Hong and Lei Shen's scalps tingle.

"Currency... Yes, if we take things from Earth to the vast universe, I'm afraid few of them can be considered valuable."

Thor sighed, and then couldn't help but fall into a long silence.

Hong remained silent for a long while, his eyes flickering constantly, and he was obviously thinking of a countermeasure very quickly.

After a long while, he said tentatively: "Luo Feng, you are very talented, and you should have a place in the universe... Perhaps, you can try to join a certain force first, and then... Alas, that will take too long after all!"

His plan was actually feasible. With Luo Feng's talent, he would be highly valued even if he were placed among those famous big forces in the universe. It would not be difficult for him to obtain resources for cultivation.

But as he said, these things all take a process.

It could be as short as a few months or as long as several years. But how much time can the golden-horned beast give to the human beings on Earth?
According to its current killing rate, it will probably not last more than two or three months!
Luo Feng hesitated for a long time, but in the end he still couldn't bring himself to say the fuel issue.

With the existing energy on Earth that is suitable for operating spacecraft, it would take seventy or eighty years to reach the nearest civilized planet!
As for joining the major forces in the universe, that will be many years in the future.

For a moment, things were at a stalemate again. The three of them looked at each other in silence. The quiet room became truly silent.

"No matter what, I can't give up on humans. Even though my parents gave birth to me... but without the protection of human society, how could I exist? I believe that even if my parents and brother knew my decision, they would definitely not blame me..."

In the end, Luo Feng made a decision.

He couldn't convince himself no matter what, so he fled the earth with his family in disgrace... He always felt that this was a betrayal.

Even though it is a choice that is made under helpless circumstances...but which betrayer would feel that he is not helpless?

What's more, without the hard work and perseverance of generations, how could there be the Luo Feng of today?

If he denied even this, he really didn't know how to face himself in the future.

He will definitely have children in the future. When the time comes, if the children ask him where his hometown is, whether he has any compatriots, and why only his family survived...

At that time, as a father, how should he answer these questions?
There is always a kind of people in the world who think that everything they have is entirely due to their own efforts and luck, so even if they are very powerful and rich, they are still stingy and extremely selfish.

But they will never admit that even if they can exist and have a relatively stable environment to grow up in, they are actually protected by the entire tribe...

They are unwilling to assume any social responsibilities and only feel that the whole world owes them something, and that everything they have achieved is the result of their own abilities.

Luo Feng is obviously not such a person. He cannot convince himself no matter what and cannot calmly choose to escape from the earth with his family.

"Alas, you will still make this choice. What the master said was right. Human emotions are indeed the most complicated things..."

Babata suddenly became sentimental, as if recalling something.

"You clearly value your family the most, and you even risked your life for them by fighting against Li Yao and Vinina. But now, for the sake of your so-called compatriots, you can even disregard the life and death of your most valued family members..."

"How can this be called disregarding the life and death of your family? Sima Qian said it well, everyone has to die, some are heavier than Mount Tai, some are lighter than a feather. At this critical moment of life and death for all mankind, who can stay out of it?"

Luo Feng had made up his mind and no longer hesitated.

"From today on, I will practice desperately... If the golden-horned beast begins to invade China, I will rise up and fight it to the death!"

He not only said this to Babata in his heart, but also told it to Hong and Lei Shen.

Although Luo Feng thought it would be best if all the human beings on Earth did not die, there was still a difference between close and distant relatives, and what he cared about most were the people of his motherland.

"Even if we have to fight to the death, we old guys should go first. You little kid, go play on the side..."

"Don't be too impulsive. The fire of the human race on Earth still needs your protection."

After Hong and Lei Shen realized the reality, they quickly adjusted their mindsets.

Now that things have come to this point, no matter how panicked or anxious you are, it will be of no help and may even cause more trouble.

Instead of doing that, it’s better to face it calmly.

If something is inevitable, just wait for it to happen and then give it your all. Any other thoughts are redundant and of no benefit.

"Well, since you insist... I'll give you another idea. Maybe there's still a chance."

Babata suddenly spoke again.

He obviously didn't want to see Luo Feng fighting with the golden-horned beast like this - a planetary-level human warrior would have no chance of survival against a stellar-level golden-horned beast.

The Yunmo Star lineage finally waited for a successor, and he was such a genius. Babata really couldn't sit idly by and watch him die.

"Why, do you have another solution?"

Luo Feng no longer held out much hope this time. Babata's words and actions were really unreliable.

"Let's go to Mars. There might be some discoveries there. I don't know the details, but I got a glimpse of it when the probe was still working."

Babata's tone became even more helpless. This was not the choice he wanted to see Luo Feng make.

In his opinion, it would be best for Luo Feng to run away as soon as possible, as he would naturally have a bright future in the future.

But since Luo Feng was unwilling to make that choice, he could only try his best to help.

"Mars? With Earth's current technology, a round trip to Mars would take at least a year! Even if there really is something there..."

Having said this, Luo Feng's voice suddenly stopped, as if he had thought of something.

"You mean, fly those spaceships?"

"Not too stupid."

Babata's voice sounded somewhat disgusted.

"Okay! I'll trust you again and fly to Mars!" Luo Feng has no choice now. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, he must try.

"What do you mean by trust me again? It's as if I always lie to you. When have I ever lied to you?"

Babata's tone was very unhappy.

Luo Feng was speechless.

Babata had indeed never deceived him, but he sometimes concealed and reserved what he said.

But these concealments and reservations are sometimes more terrifying than lies.

(End of this chapter)