Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

Lin Shuguang stared in shock at the holographic image in front of him.

What's going on?!

The Eugene civilization and the Talodan civilization from before are completely opposite!

Just as Lin Shuguang was in shock, Bai Yixuan's voice came again.

"We guarantee the safety of the Talodan civilization for the next seven days."

His tone was as arrogant as ever, with an air of unquestionable authority: "As for the reason, I don't think it's necessary to tell you."

"Any other questions?"

Lin Shuguang: ?!

Is it possible to communicate with extraterrestrial civilizations like this?!

This is completely different from the courses taught in the Sociology Department!

Before Lin Shuguang could react, a string of gibberish came from the speaker again.

[Dear Human Civilization, as you wish, the Eugene Fleet will retreat one hundred million kilometers.]

One hundred million kilometers.

For a Level 3 civilization, this is not a very long distance.

But this is the attitude Bai Yixuan wants, and it is also the "proof of security" that the Talodan civilization needs.

Bai Yixuan nodded gently, his expression softening slightly.

But he didn't soften his tone: "Get to work and show me your sincerity."

There was a moment of silence on the communication channel.

The lizardman who was lying on the ground stood up without hesitation and muttered a few words to the crew members who were also lying on the ground behind him.

After some time, the eleven fleets surrounding the Talodan fleet withdrew to the rear.

The light emitted by the Hall thrusters clearly conveyed this information to the panda people who were filled with fear, and eased their fragile hearts a little.

However, communication with the Eugene civilization did not end.

After the lizardman who called himself Corey gave the order to retreat, he returned to the camera's view and lay prone on the dark deck, making a series of melodious grunts.

[Dear human civilization, please allow me to ask this question.]

Seven days from now, you will be ready to...

"Is that something you should be asking?" Bai Yixuan interrupted Corey directly, stood up from his seat, and waved his hand casually.

A few seconds later.

A subtle spatial fluctuation flickered across this star field and rushed toward Eugene's fleet at an extremely high speed!

As the magnetic shield overloaded, a dazzling explosion lit up the Eugene fleet, which was the slowest to retreat!

Powerful gamma rays spread out from the explosion's epicenter like a storm, sweeping across the surrounding warships like a tempestuous downpour.

As a space pirate civilization, the Eugene civilization's development path is quite different from that of ordinary civilizations.

Their extensive war experience has made them place great importance on various protective measures.

Therefore, the Eugene battleship, equipped with a thick radiation shield, did not suffer much damage from this gamma ray attack.

In a sense, the psychological impact they suffered was far greater than the actual damage to the fleet!

Looking at the Eugene fleet with its alarms blaring in the holographic projection, Bai Yixuan snorted coldly: "This is the first warning!"

"The plans of human civilization have no need for the interference of a mere ant!"

Amidst the chaos, Corey's scaly body trembled slightly as he cautiously lay prone on the ground.

……

Eugene Fleet.

The communication connection was cut off.

But Corre and the rest of the crew remained respectfully prostrate on the ground.

After a long while, Corey cautiously stood up from the deck of the starship.

"Human civilization..."

A murderous glint flashed in Corey's eyes as he raised his hand and slammed it hard against the control panel beside him.

The hard scales collided with the metal surface, producing a crisp and loud sound.

"Damn human civilization!"

"If it weren't for them, we could already be returning in triumph with our spoils!"

"General," a crew member said cautiously, approaching Korey, "you mean...?"

"Abandon this operation?"

"Bullshit!" Corey was furious upon hearing this, and swung his arm to slam the crew member on the head.

Its sharp claws, like blades, easily sliced ​​through the fine scales on its head.

A stream of deep blue blood gushed from its wound, slowly flowing onto the deck.

"give up?"

"Are you kidding me!"

Kore, panting heavily, rapidly flicked his forked tongue and said, "We must capture the Talodan civilization!"

"This is an order from the Emperor. If we fail to comply, we face only death!"

"But human civilization just said they would protect the Talodan civilization..." the wounded crew member, crawling on the ground, whispered, "Their strength..."

Kore instinctively turned his head to look at the porthole next to him.

Outside the porthole, the attacked fleet was rapidly retreating.

As for the unfortunate warship that was chosen as the target, it had completely disappeared by this time—the fragmented, shapeless wreckage flew out of the fleet at extremely high speed due to the impact of the explosion.

By some stroke of luck, these wreckages might one day fly to a star system inhabited by intelligent life.

Perhaps the local indigenous civilization will worship these wreckages that fell from the sky; perhaps they will treat them as a formidable enemy and flee their star system as quickly as possible...

These were not within Corey's considerations.

At this moment, besides deep confusion, all that remained in Corey's eyes was a sense of fear rising from the bottom of his heart.

"Judging from the reaction of the explosion, the other side should have used an antimatter weapon."

"For advanced civilizations, this should be the most basic weapon."

"But..." Corey's body trembled slightly, "I don't know how they launched their attack!"

"Not only that, none of the warships present detected the weapon's flight path." Not far away, a crew member reported with his head slightly bowed, "It's like... it appeared out of thin air near that warship."

"General, if I may be so bold, we have no means of defending against this weapon."

"A rash attack will only lead to the annihilation of the entire army."

Corey took a deep breath to calm his inner fear.

"Of course I know!"

Its sinister gaze was fixed on the fleet, which was surrounded by layers of protection, and a sinister smile appeared on its lips.

"Seven days."

"Although it's unclear what price the Talodan civilization paid for those seven days of peace, after those seven days..."

"But human civilization didn't tell us their plans for seven days from now." The crew member crawling at Kore's feet secretly wiped the blood from his face with his paw. "If..."

The sneer on Corey's face grew even more pronounced.

"No response is the best response."

It stretched out its tongue, licked the mucus from the corner of its eye, and said in a hoarse voice, "Order all warships to launch an attack in seven days!"

"I don't believe that a mere Type III civilization could keep a fleet from an advanced civilization forever!!"