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Han Xiao opened the cabinet, took out a box of unopened Crimson Dynasty special cigarettes from it, tore open the packaging, took out a black cigarette wrapped in gold speckles, rubbed his finger, a spark flashed, lit it, put it in his mouth, slowly took a puff, blue smoke rose and filled the air, covering his complex expression, and a lost look appeared faintly in the smoke.

Since entering the interstellar era, Han Xiao had basically quit smoking and had not tasted the flavor of cigarettes for nearly a hundred years, but today he lit one up after a long absence.

This was not an easy choice. If his hometown was the real universe of the current iteration, then once the dark side universe returned, it would be like a cuckoo occupying the nest, and a torrent of countless powerful civilizations would sweep through the interstellar space. Han Xiao didn't know if there were any advanced civilizations in the real universe of the current iteration, because his hometown was only a surface-level civilization and could not explore the full picture of the universe at all. However, as an information interface, his hometown would inevitably bear the brunt of the transformation.

For his hometown, it was unknown whether this was a good thing or a bad thing. The only thing that was certain was that his hometown could never develop freely again and would inevitably be interfered with by advanced civilizations, just like the various small civilizations and surface civilizations in interstellar society.

However, the three major civilizations, which had undergone four dark side iterations, had already taken a half-step into the real universe, only a kick away from the door. They had the opportunity to truly survive the Great Reboot. This was the ultimate dream passed down by one ultimate civilization after another for countless iterations, and now he had the ability to help them succeed... Was he going to sit back and watch the efforts of the real three major civilizations be wasted? Or give them the final boost?

Although Han Xiao was struggling, he actually knew that the answer was already in his heart... Revealing the Sanctuary intelligence to the three major civilizations was to help him make up his mind and not look back.

This was a great cause passed down through countless iterations. It was a great honor for him to be a part of it. In addition, it was also related to the survival of a universe... The time he had spent living in interstellar society had long exceeded the length of his life in the real universe. It was impossible to say that he had no feelings for interstellar society at all.

Moreover, with Han Xiao's current experience, he felt that the possibility of his hometown becoming the ultimate civilization of the current iteration was extremely small. Perhaps even becoming a galactic civilization was a luxury, and the future was bleak.

In the mid-21st century before he entered the dark side universe, the social problems of his hometown were already very acute, like a train that had been running overloaded for many years, with various failures following one after another.

Due to the complex geopolitical situation, the entire civilization was wasting precious "birthplace resources", and the efficiency of resource utilization was low. There were many problems that could only be solved before entering the interstellar era to minimize the cost. His hometown did not form an efficient collective will of civilization at a low technological level. Once this opportunity was missed, it would be difficult to see it again. The smaller the ship, the easier it is to turn around, but the larger the size, the more difficult it is to change. Any movement may trigger an internal crisis that destroys the entire civilization.

Although his hometown might have a turning point in the future, according to the trend before Han Xiao entered the dark side universe, the development trend of his hometown was analyzed on the scale of civilization and the universe, and it was really precarious and struggling to survive. Therefore, after the birth of the virtual network in his previous life, it soon became a haven for countless people to escape reality.

According to this trend, the final result of his hometown might be natural extinction, or it might be destroyed or captured by an unknown alien civilization. In his eyes, most fields of his hometown did not have the qualifications to grow into a cosmic hegemon... unless there were no competitors.

But due to the existence of the Sanctuary, this was obviously unlikely.

Therefore, Han Xiao felt that since his hometown was difficult to become the "winner" of a single iteration, then when the dark side universe was transformed, it would bring risks as well as a successful solution to survive the Great Reboot, and bring countless resources and technologies.

The ultimate civilization of the current iteration might not have grown up yet, and the three major civilizations would most likely replace it and rule for a long time, which was somewhat unfair to the civilization of the current iteration, but in this regard, civilizations would not be humble, and the weak were inherently difficult to choose their own destiny... Of course, it could not be ruled out that a powerful civilization already existed in the real universe, but the civilization level of his hometown was too low to know.

In addition, Han Xiao felt that his arrival in the dark side universe seemed to be the credit of the real three major civilizations, and he should probably return the favor.

"In the end, I still have selfish motives..."

Han Xiao narrowed his eyes, then shook his head and laughed, his tone somewhat self-deprecating.

He never thought that he was a selfless person. In addition to these considerations involving the overall situation, the source of motivation that prompted him to choose to transform the dark side universe was also for personal gain.

Becoming a "stable interference bridge" that was randomly selected seemed to have exhausted his luck. If he stood by and watched, the dark side universe would just experience another cycle of restart, which might not have much impact on it. However, in the next dark side iteration, the dark side universe would pull in a new real-state carrier to become the new "stable interference bridge" and replace him.

Due to the particularity of his identity, Han Xiao could not guarantee that he would become a member of the dark side universe's cyclical development trajectory after the dark side iteration. Becoming a Transcendent Grade did not necessarily mean transcending iteration. The "small restart" of the dark side universe might still make him disappear... It was more like his choice was saving himself than saving the dark side universe.

So, this might be the only opportunity, and Han Xiao didn't want to gamble.

"Hoo... So this is the Total War Invasion?"

With this in mind, Han Xiao's mind was settled, and he stopped exhaling smoke. Instead, he put out the cigarette that had only burned a third of the way in the ashtray, without any hesitation.

…

A few days later, in a military restricted area in the Central Star Sea.

Three small spaceships were hovering outside the space fortress, ready to go.

In the military command tower next to them, the remote projections of the leaders of the three major civilizations stood in front of the window, staring intently at the three spaceships outside, with nervous and expectant expressions. The operators in the room were debugging parameters in front of the instruments.

At this moment, Han Xiao's remote projection appeared in the room, attracting the three to turn their heads.

"How's the preparation going?"

"We have already filled the Sanctuary keys into the synthesis device according to the Sanctuary opening method you provided, and are waiting for the actual use." Mabrus replied immediately.

Han Xiao nodded, "What about the candidates to enter the Sanctuary?"

Louis said in a deep voice, "We have all selected a spaceship full of elites with reliable loyalty. I am leading Oulu, and the Crimson Dynasty is leading Clotti."

Han Xiao looked at the leader of the Arcane Church, "What about you? Are you letting Urnos lead the team?"

"Originally, I planned to let Urnos enter the Sanctuary, but he just left some time ago, so I didn't choose him and found another direct descendant." The leader of the Arcane Church shook his head.

"...Is that so? Then his departure time is really unfortunate."

Han Xiao's expression was a little subtle.

Since Sanctuary permissions needed to be accumulated, he didn't know if the Arcane Church would let Urnos become a Sanctuary explorer again after he came back…

Well, Lao Wu missed another great benefit. It always felt like any good thing would slip through his fingers. This guy was really unlucky.

Seeing that Han Xiao didn't speak, Louis opened his mouth and said, "If there's no problem, then we'll start?"

"Do it, I'll just watch here." Han Xiao nodded.

Hearing this, Mabrus nodded and gave the order in the command channel.

Soon, the military fortress shot out a few beams of light, converging in mid-air and slowly transforming into three Sanctuary passages - the Sanctuary keys provided by Han Xiao led to different Sanctuaries, and now they were opened together, so the three major civilizations could each enter one.

Han Xiao had seen this kind of scene many times, so he didn't react much, but the heads of the three major civilizations widened their eyes and stared intently at the changes outside the window, as if they wanted to firmly remember all the details of the Sanctuary passage's generation.

The next moment, the three spaceships started and entered different Sanctuary passages. Then, the Sanctuary light rotated and contracted, disappearing from everyone's sight in an instant.

It was not until this moment that the heads of the three major civilizations relaxed their tense moods, breathed a slight sigh of relief, and felt emotions such as anticipation and anxiety in their hearts, for fear that something unexpected would happen to the three teams' Sanctuary trips, or that they would not bring back the information they wanted.

"This is their first time entering the Sanctuary, and their permissions are very low. The time flow difference is very large, so it will take them a long time to come back."

Han Xiao explained from the side.

Mabrus nodded absentmindedly, and suddenly remembered something. He turned to look at Han Xiao and said,

"Since it will take them a long time to come back, let's not just wait idly during this period. We might as well use it to solve some urgent problems."

Han Xiao raised an eyebrow, "What are you going to do?"

Mabrus pondered, "Originally, we wanted to launch a military operation against the Star Alliance after the interstellar society had recovered most of its vitality, but the information you brought has overturned our strategic plan, so I think it's better to solve this hidden danger as soon as possible... But we can't solve the war with the highest efficiency on our own, so..."

"So you want to ask for my help?" Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and took over the other party's words.

"That's what I mean." Mabrus nodded quickly.

Han Xiao turned to look at the other two, "Do you have the same idea?"

"I also hope that Your Excellency Black Star can lend a hand."

Louis and the leader of the Arcane Church nodded frankly.

Since knowing the truth about the universe iteration, their mentality has been quite straightforward... Everyone is a grasshopper on the same line, helping the other party is helping themselves. They are no longer as reserved as before, and are almost hugging Han Xiao's thigh and calling him daddy.

"...You guys are really impolite. Let me think about it."

Looking at the three people's rogue-like expressions, Han Xiao twitched the corner of his mouth.

He didn't want to interfere in this matter originally, but then again, in the current situation, if he didn't settle the Star Alliance as soon as possible, there would be more variables in the dark side universe transformation plan, which was really not good.

Han Xiao thought for a while and said slowly:

"If there is a way to solve this problem with less bloodshed, then of course it is the best. I hope my intervention can make them accept reality faster..."

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ps: (Py pushes a book, "I Just Want to Be Self-Reliant", author Zhongqiu Yueming)