Rebirth of the Super Battleship

Chapter 812: Ao Tian

In this small universe, Xiao Yu had already begun his own program of technological analysis. Among Level 7 civilizations in the space direction, this was the most basic category and also the most numerous. The technological data of this type of civilization possessed a certain universality, making it the easiest for Xiao Yu to absorb and understand.

Xiao Yu’s technological progress had already reached a critical point. He believed that his follow-up research would act like a catalyst, ultimately pushing him to the level of a Level 7 civilization. The research here was crucial, and most of Xiao Yu’s energy was invested into it. As for matters in the outside world, Xiao Yu could not be bothered to pay attention.

Thus, Xiao Yu naturally had no idea that eight Level 6 civilizations were gathering only a few dozen light years away from him, discussing something. But even if he had known, Xiao Yu still would not have paid them any mind. A lion would never devote much attention to the few mosquitoes buzzing around it.

Some lower-level civilizations had relatively good luck. After leaving the Guardian Civilization’s small universe, they moved quickly and therefore obtained freedom. The rest of the lower-level civilizations were not so fortunate. Because they had run a little more slowly, they were intercepted by these eight Level 6 civilizations and forced to flee all the way here under coercion. Their situation had not changed. The only difference was that previously their master had been the Guardian Civilization, whereas now their master had become one among these eight Level 6 civilizations. No matter who their master changed to, they could never escape the fate of being enslaved.

Weakness was the original sin, a crime they were born with. The turbulent struggles between the strong, rising and falling one after another, had never had much to do with the weak.

After several consecutive months of negotiations and compromises, one agreement after another was reached. A new alliance body was born, and internal distributions of interest within the alliance were settled. These nearly one thousand lower-level civilizations were divided up like goods under different owners’ names.

In the conference room of a spaceship, the projected images representing the leaders of the eight Level 6 civilizations appeared on their respective seats. Inside this conference room, the eight of them were once again holding the highest-level meeting.

“We should leave here first. Although the Sweepers Civilization has no interest in dealing with us, that does not mean it will not change its mind in the future. We should leave here, find a new place to settle down, and then work together to build a new small universe. We will be the new generation Guardian Civilization of this galaxy…”

One civilization leader voiced his proposal.

His proposal received the agreement of the other six civilizations. Only the leader of Civilization Number Nine had yet to express an opinion. Under the prodding of the others, the leader of Civilization Number Nine finally spoke.“Honored leaders, greetings to you all. In the chaos earlier, the leader of our Civilization Number Nine unfortunately lost his life. I am his son-in-law. From now on, Civilization Number Nine is led by me. You may call me Ao Tian.”

The projected figure named Ao Tian slowly stood up, first bowing slightly to the other civilization leaders present. Then he sat down again and began to slowly express his views. A gleam of wisdom flickered constantly on his face.

“I would like to ask everyone, are we really going to slink away like this? Do not forget, no matter how far we flee, we will still be within the bounds of our galaxy. As long as the Sweepers Civilization exists in our galaxy, we will have to live in fear every single day.”

“In my estimation, the Sweepers Civilization did not attack the Guardian Alliance because of any particular enmity or some other reason. There is only one reason it struck at the Guardian Civilization, and that is precisely because it was the Guardian Civilization. It does not matter which specific civilization is the Guardian Civilization. What matters is that once you are the Guardian Civilization, the Sweepers Civilization will destroy you.”

“We have already witnessed the power of the Sweepers Civilization. Even if we unite, we are still no match for it. Tell me, under such circumstances, are we really going to reconstitute a Guardian Alliance?”

The conference room fell silent. A moment later, whispers arose.

“So this is Ao Tian from Civilization Number Nine? The rumors say that he started out as a lifeform from only a Level 3 civilization, but that he personally possesses extremely strong abilities. Through a talent-selection system, he continuously climbed the circles he moved in, ultimately entering the Level 6 civilization circle from his Level 3 civilization, and even won the hand of the former leader of Civilization Number Nine’s only descendant as his wife. To show his loyalty, he even went so far as to use genetic technology to completely transform himself into an intelligent being of Civilization Number Nine.”

“Yes, and the rumors say he once stumbled upon an intelligent chip left behind by an ancient Level 6 civilization. It was precisely with the help of that chip that he was able to hack his way through obstacles all the way to his current position as leader of Civilization Number Nine.”

“What he is saying seems quite reasonable. Let us hear him out for now.”

“Perhaps we can change the name of our alliance.” one leader suggested.

A flash of light flickered in Ao Tian’s eyes. “Doing that is meaningless. The criteria for determining whether a civilization is a Guardian Civilization are based on its actions, not its name. As long as we continue to follow the policy of gathering up large numbers of lower-level civilizations for our own use, the label of Guardian Civilization will always be branded onto us.”

“Then what is your opinion?” one civilization leader asked. “Are you suggesting that the alliance we formed should disband here and now?”

“Of course not.” Ao Tian said calmly. “What I mean is that forming an alliance is imperative, and continuing to maintain our current strategy is also necessary. If we do this, then the Sweepers Civilization will definitely continue to strike at us. We cannot disband the alliance, so we have only one option left, eliminate the Sweepers Civilization.”

“Eliminate the Sweepers Civilization? Are you insane?” one civilization leader exclaimed in shock. “When the Guardian Civilization was still around and could take advantage of the small universe’s geographical superiority, we still could not defeat the Sweepers Civilization. How could we possibly destroy it now?”

“I am not insane.” Ao Tian replied coldly. “If our analysis is correct, the Sweepers Civilization’s technological level has already reached a peak and it is on the verge of becoming a Level 7 civilization. Note this carefully, it is about to become a Level 7 civilization, but it has not yet become one. This means that the Sweepers Civilization possesses value almost equal to that of a Level 7 civilization, yet its combat strength still falls far short of a true Level 7 civilization…”

“So what?” another leader retorted. “Even if the Sweepers Civilization’s strength is a thousand times, ten thousand times weaker than that of a true Level 7 civilization, we are still no match for it.”

“Do you not wish to lead your own civilization into becoming a Level 7 civilization?” Ao Tian stared at the leaders coldly, his voice seeming to carry an icy chill. “If we can destroy the Sweepers Civilization, we will be able to obtain all of its technological data. As long as we have that data, our alliance will be able to step into the category of Level 7 civilizations. From then on, we will roam across countless galaxies without any scruples…”

“Answer my question,” that same leader said impatiently, tapping the table. “The technological data of a quasi-Level 7 Civilization is naturally a treasure, but only if we can live long enough to claim it.”

“Keep in mind that the current value of the Sweepers Civilization is not much different from that of a Level 7 civilization, while its combat strength is far weaker than a true Level 7 civilization.” Ao Tian said calmly. “I have gathered all of the Sweepers Civilization’s combat data and analyzed its strength. My data can support my view. We all know that technology can be copied. A set of Level 7 civilization technological data given to one civilization can produce one Level 7 civilization. Copy it again and give it to two civilizations, and you can produce two Level 7 civilizations. So then… could the Sweepers Civilization’s technological data arouse the interest of other powerful beings in our galaxy? Remember, apart from us, there are over two hundred Level 6 civilizations, more than sixty Level 6 Alien Beasts, and over seventy Taihao Civilizations in our galaxy. Do you think they would be interested in the Sweepers Civilization’s technological data?”

“This is my combat strength simulation.” Ao Tian said, waving his hand. A screen immediately appeared, on which countless characters began to flicker. All of the leaders’ attention was instantly drawn to it.

“I have input the Sweepers Civilization’s combat strength data and the combined combat strength data of all advanced civilizations in our entire galaxy into this simulation program. As you can see, we are not without hope of victory…”

“The Sweepers Civilization’s strength is absolutely not as simple as what we have seen on the surface. In their main base, they definitely possess far more than three hundred million warships, as well as various trump cards we know nothing about. But that does not matter. With more than three hundred Level 6 civilizations, even if the Sweepers Civilization had ten times or a hundred times more warships, it would be useless…”

“This is a once in a thousand lifetimes opportunity.” Ao Tian murmured to himself. “For our alliance, and for me as well. I have struggled for tens of thousands of years, rising from an intelligent being of a Level 3 civilization to the leader of a Level 6 civilization. As long as we succeed this time, I will become the supreme leader of the entire alliance…”

“I agree with this plan.” one leader stood and proclaimed loudly. “A Level 7 civilization! For tens of millions of years, no civilization has managed to become a Level 7 civilization. If we succeed, the benefits we will gain will be beyond counting!”

“I agree!”

“I agree!”

All of the civilization leaders agreed to the plan. Ao Tian smiled faintly and said, “Then let each of us mobilize our own strengths and channels to contact the other powerful beings in our galaxy…”