A Colossus rushes in at the start

Chapter 267 These Civilizations Are Too Rigid

When the Kingdom of Klotis received a radio message that covered the entire universe, their entire civilization, from top to bottom, was thrown into turmoil.

The information contained behind the message is extremely rich, not only indirectly explaining the origin of spell magic, but also directly revealing the great ambition of the message's owner.

"What kind of interstellar joke is this!"

The science officer on the science side was furious. "Hand over the sovereignty of the mother civilization? Encircle the entire universe? How dare they even think of such things? It's a reckless and brainless act of courting death!"

No self-respecting intergalactic civilization would easily relinquish its civilizational sovereignty.

Not to mention being stripped of their ownership of interstellar territory by a strange civilization that appeared out of nowhere.

This is an extremely serious act of provocation, something that no intergalactic civilization can tolerate.

"We must find those arrogant fools immediately and make them pay for their words and actions!" the subordinate beside the science officer roared.

Compared to the excitement on the science side, the magic side had much more mixed feelings.

"The Tower of Babel swarm... the Tower of Babel swarm... these two incantations, when put together, actually form the name of a civilization?"

"My God! I can't believe I'm still alive today to uncover the secrets of spell magic!"

"We're doomed. If that really is God, and it surrounds the entire universe, it's not something impossible. Sigh..."

Everyone had different thoughts—some were strange, some were excited, some were desperate, and some were half-mad. The radio message from the Babel swarm was a huge blow to the entire magical side.

Previously, the entire magical faction believed that the source of spells was the power of the gods, and that their ability to use spells was a gift from the gods.

However, now that the gods have actually appeared and are demanding that the Kingdom of Klotis submit unconditionally, the entire magical faction is at a loss.

The magician addressed the entire magical faction: "It's too early to draw conclusions. Who can prove that the Babel bee swarm is indeed a great god?"

"How can we be sure that the civilization's self-proclaimed 'Tower of Babel Swarm' isn't just a name they made up by randomly piecing together incantations?"

Upon hearing this, the entire magical faction felt it made sense. Who could prove that this civilization, which called itself the "Tower of Babel Swarm," wasn't a big fraudster posing as a god?

Perhaps their self-proclaimed name, "Tower of Babel Swarm," is just a fabricated name randomly pieced together with incantations.

Seeing that his persuasion had worked, the magician continued, "If the Babel bees are truly the source of magic and the creators of spells, why would they need to broadcast this information to all civilizations in the universe?"

"There's absolutely no need. They're gods; what can't they do? Why would they need to usurp the dominance of other civilizations?"

"This is a lie! A blatant lie! A lie they fabricated using magic!"

"They're afraid we'll discover something about magic, so they pretend to be gods and speak to us in a superior manner!"

Regardless of whether it's true or false, the magicians need to characterize this matter as—an alien civilization attempting to mislead and deceive their Kingdom of Klotis through lies.

Otherwise, the magic side of the Kingdom of Klotis would be rendered useless.

At this moment, someone asked the magician, "But whether it's true or not... the magic can no longer be used."

"That civilization that calls itself the Babel Swarm must have discovered a deeper secret of spell magic, sealed everyone's magical abilities, and gained an absolute advantage in spell magic. That's why they dare to declare war on all civilizations in the universe so recklessly."

After the radio messages that covered the entire universe appeared, everyone on the magic side quickly discovered that spell magic had failed and no longer had any power. That's why everyone on the magic side believed so quickly that "the Babel bee swarm is the source of spell magic".

Analogous to the four fundamental forces, if someone claims to be the master of gravity, and then the next second all gravity in the universe disappears, people can't help but believe that person is the master of gravity.

The mage said, "I don't believe they can seal off all the spells and magic."

"The spells like the Bee Swarm and Tower of Babel can no longer be used. There are also spells like the Entropy, the Main Brain, Nunnally, Rabi, and Grana. We try them again and again, and there's always one spell that still works."

The magic officer didn't actually know more about spell magic than the other magicians present, but given the current situation, they had no choice but to try anything.

Not long after, the Mother Nest universe read this radio message.

"Lu Shang is telling you to do something—restore all spell power and prevent any force from interfering with the spell's effectiveness."

The mother hive universe, which had already established an information connection with the hive, quickly verified that it was unrelated to the hive and immediately became furious.

"Still trying to lie to me? Are you addicted to lying?"

The Mother Nest universe, cursing and swearing, directly blew up the stars near these radio information sources.

……

Some time has passed since radio communication covered the entire universe and the "spell magic" of intergalactic civilizations was cut off.

During this period, intergalactic civilizations with limited physical technology and no ability to develop faster-than-light technology disintegrated due to vast territorial barriers.

A single galaxy can have a diameter of over 100,000 light-years, not to mention the enormous distances between galaxies, with the distance between nearby galaxies fluctuating between hundreds of thousands and millions of light-years.

At this distance scale, travel at the speed of light is extremely slow, comparable to the movement of a snail.

Therefore, it is not surprising that an intergalactic civilization that relied on "spell magic" to achieve faster-than-light travel without faster-than-light technology would fall apart after the swarm regained control of the mother universe.

"Have all these intergalactic civilizations not surrendered yet?" Lu Shang asked through the swarm network.

The supercomputer responsible for observation replied, "Those intergalactic civilizations that still possess a certain level of space-based armed forces believe they are capable of competing with the swarm, so they are still considering how to fight against it."

Lu Shang took a sip of purple tea and said casually, "Then strip them of their space power. That shouldn't be too difficult for you."

The mainframe paused, then asked hesitantly, "Uh... to what extent exactly should we strip them of their rights?"

"Of course, we'll strip them of whatever amount of despair they feel," Lu Shang replied matter-of-factly.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Shang added, "Just don't kill it off, otherwise the value will only be its quality value."

The swarm left these intergalactic civilizations untouched, their aim being to acquire another batch of satellite civilizations.

If it's just matter, you can extract as much matter as you want from the void.

For the bee colony today, the informational value of these civilizations far outweighs their material value.

"learn."

The mainframe responded to Lu Shang and then contacted the Mother Nest Universe, once again releasing a radio message covering the entire universe.

[This is the Babel Swarm. We address all foolish civilizations still resisting our dominion—the window of opportunity for submission is rapidly closing. When it ends, the swarm will launch a massive purge against all rebellious civilizations in the universe, destroying all their space-based military forces and wiping out half their population. We urge you to make your choice quickly and avoid making a decision you'll regret.]

The intergalactic civilizations that are still persisting are all high-tech civilizations with faster-than-light technology, and each of them is proud and arrogant.

In response to the swarm's second, universe-wide radio message, they responded with force, deliberately destroying a series of stars in the direction of the radio signal.

If you want war, then let's fight!

No need to wait for the countdown!

(End of this chapter)