Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

The alarm did not last long.

A few seconds later, as the power of the [High-Energy Neutron Storm] reached its peak, the control system inside the target ship was completely destroyed, and the piercing alarm disappeared.

Three minutes later.

The light on the six large unified sails of the [Wangchuan Ship] gradually dimmed, and the gate at the "Claw Heart" slowly closed.

This extremely powerful high-energy neutron storm is coming to an end at this moment.

The neutron storm gradually dissipated, leaving behind only a target ship with tiny, dense holes on its surface, like a lifeless corpse, silently remaining in place.

Those tiny, dense holes, large or small, are radiation damage caused by high-energy neutrons.

"Zero, initiate the landing operation. Send in robots to conduct a comprehensive inspection."

The moment the electronic synthesized sound rang out, a small landing ship left the safe zone and headed towards the target ship.

"There's still a lot of residual radiation," Lu Yongchang murmured as he looked at the various test data being transmitted back. "However, the radiation intensity is decreasing very quickly, and it won't be long before it returns to normal."

The landing ship slowly docked at the hatch of the target ship.

Because the control system was completely destroyed, Zero was unable to control the hatch opening at all.

This is not a big problem for these landing robots equipped with radiation-resistant armor.

The small laser cannon slammed into the hatch in an instant, rapidly melting the hole-filled hatch.

Before long, a hole large enough for the robot to enter was cut into the hatch.

The section of the hatch that had been cut off was thrown heavily into the target ship by the laser cannon. After touching the deck, it quickly changed direction and drifted towards the interior of the starship.

"The artificial gravity system has malfunctioned."

Lu Yongchang raised an eyebrow and said with some surprise, "It seems that this neutron storm is really destructive to low-level civilizations."

Powered by its propulsion system, the robot nimbly made its way toward the biological zone inside the starship.

A few minutes later.

A horrific scene unfolded before everyone's eyes.

The once peaceful and serene homeship has been completely transformed!

Various animal carcasses and decaying plant leaves floated silently in mid-air.

The cabin was filled with a strong sense of decay and the stench of blood.

A flash of green light appeared, and the vital signs scanner automatically turned on.

No signs of life have been detected.

Looking at the line of text projected onto the holographic screen, Lü Yongchang took another deep breath: "The effect... is very good!"

He nodded in satisfaction: "[The Forgotten River Ship], departing tomorrow!"

"Proceed to the HIP22580 system to carry out a cleanup mission!"

……

Earth year 3631.

A small fleet appeared without warning outside the HIP22580 star system.

Under Zero's remote control, the fleet made no stops and headed straight for a blue planet in the Heng system.

……

In a vast expanse of space, 1.69 light-years from the HIP22580 galaxy and 24.97 light-years from the Kepler452 galaxy, a mottled fleet silently sails through the deep darkness of the universe.

Every starship in the fleet bore the marks of gunfire, making it easy to imagine that this was a fleet that had experienced countless wars.

They were traveling in the direction of the HIP22580 galaxy.

Inside the central starship.

An Eugene lizardman covered in fine scales sat casually in the listening room, idly gazing at the starry sky outside the small porthole.

"Bang!"

A loud bang came from behind, startling it so much that its orange-yellow vertical pupils shrank to a straight line!

It turned around angrily and saw a strong Eugene lizardman looking at it with disdain.

This anger came quickly and went quickly.

The moment it saw the person who came, all the anger in its heart vanished without a trace.

It adopted a respectful expression, lowering its body as much as possible to show respect to the other party—something difficult to do in a weightless environment.

"Hello!"

"The emperor has sent an inquiry."

The newcomer snorted at it with his large nostrils and said irritably, "Has General Corey still not sent back news of victory after all this time?"

Upon hearing this, it was momentarily stunned.

General Corey?

As far as I can remember, I think I was sent on a mission?

"That level three civilization with almost no armed forces!" the official said impatiently. "I think it's called something like the Talodan Civilization. The emperor values ​​them highly."

"So much time has passed, has General Corey sent back any messages?"

Its long-dormant memories quickly resurfaced, and it nodded repeatedly, saying, "My lord, I remember!"

"But General Corey... there has indeed been no news of him in the past few years."

Seeing the visitor's expression turn grim, it hurriedly added, "Sir, this is normal."

"Interstellar wars that last for more than a decade are quite common."

"Perhaps... General Corey wanted to give the Emperor a surprise," it guessed with difficulty.

Seeing that the adult's expression had improved slightly, it breathed a sigh of relief without making a sound.

Escaped.

"Send a long-range communication message to General Corey and find out what's going on his end."

The adult's hoarse voice came again, making its already fragile heart leap with fear.

It hurriedly turned around and started operating the control panel in front of it.

Time passed slowly.

It did not receive any response.

"What's going on?!"

The adult behind him asked in a deep voice, "Why is there no response?!"

"I, I, I don't know!" A bad thought rose in its mind, and as its limbs trembled slightly, it answered in a panicked tone.

"Useless!" the adult roared. "Show me the last message General Corey sent!"

With trembling paws, it retrieved information from several years ago.

The information has extremely low priority and is considered normal log information sent during navigation.

Normally, no one would look through this information.

The adult quickly skimmed over the various miscellaneous information and dragged the log information to the very bottom.

Swish!

It watched helplessly as the man's orange-yellow pupils shrank into a straight vertical line!

"Damn it..." Under its gaze, the adult glared at it fiercely, then turned and rushed out of the listening room.

"Someone, can it for me!"

Upon hearing these words, it felt its legs go weak, and a warm flow slowly gushed out from its groin.

What happened?

The moment the guards burst into the listening room, it glanced at the log information on the screen.

"We have encountered a fleet of advanced civilization, its civilization level is suspected to be level five..."

"...To ensure the safety of the fleet, the capture mission of the Talodan civilization will be suspended for seven days."

"Seven days later, depending on the situation, I will report the information to the mothership again."

it's over...

That was the only thought that flashed through its mind.

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