Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

Unknown tachyon information detected.

[Information recognition accuracy: Extremely high.]

A notification appeared before Hume's eyes, and it instinctively followed the instructions in the operating manual, transmitting the information to the council while simultaneously loading the dictionary program included in the notification.

This is the Pan-Human Federation of the Milky Way Galaxy, the home of human civilization.

Your unprovoked attack constitutes an act of war against human civilization.

Please provide an explanation immediately!

One message after another appeared quickly in Hume's eyes.

Its recently calmed state of mind was momentarily shaken.

Its eyes twitched violently twice as it looked at the information that the Alliance Council had already prepared.

……

"What?!"

Inside the command center located on the fifth planet of the Enroget star system, the Alliance leader's incomprehensible roar echoed: "How dare they say such a thing?!"

"They invaded our territory first, and now they're saying such things!"

"You expect us to give an explanation?!"

"This is outrageous! This is outrageous!!!"

It slammed its fist on the control panel beside it angrily and shouted, "Tell them! This is Enrogett Alliance territory!"

"This has been the territory of the Enrogett Alliance for three hundred years!"

The edited tachyon message was sent to the silvery-white detectors.

Before long, a response appeared before everyone's eyes.

The message was brief, but it immediately ignited the anger of the alliance leader.

【Yeah?】

"Now, this is the territory of the Pan-Human Federation."

Surrender, or perish?

"..."

The Enroget Alliance command center fell silent instantly.

All eyes turned to the alliance leader.

Its body trembled slightly, its already pale skin appearing even paler: "Robbers! This is simply robbery!"

"attack!"

"Attack!"

At this moment, the leader seemed to have completely forgotten the difference in strength between the two sides.

Or rather, even knowing the disparity in strength, it still had to issue such an order.

Otherwise, the painstakingly built alliance might collapse overnight.

……

"...Professor, is this really a good response?"

Inside the command center of the Earth, Zhao Zijie hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back, but finally couldn't help but ask Lü Yongchang for his opinion in a low voice.

Lu Yongchang frowned, then nodded thoughtfully: "What you said makes a lot of sense."

"Was it still too verbose after all?"

As he spoke, he edited a message.

Hello, this is a robbery.

Zhao Zijie: "...?!"

……

Enrogete Alliance border.

Hume stared at the text on the screen and subconsciously held his breath.

This……

This is the most domineering civilization it has ever seen.

Even the Enroget civilization of that time never showed such an obvious desire to attack!

An order from the Alliance Council appeared before it.

It took a deep breath and numbly pressed the attack button on the control panel.

Warp drive missiles, laser weapons, electromagnetic railguns, antimatter cannons...

with full force!

This is the Enrogete Alliance's response to the demands of human civilization!

Almost simultaneously, the ten silver-white detectors, each one brimming with aesthetic beauty, also began to move.

In that instant, Hume's eyes widened.

It was as if it had seen a god!

Within a high-energy laser array composed of dozens of high-energy laser cannons, these ten detectors moved back and forth with an eerie yet elegant gait.

Even with slight contact, it can avoid prolonged laser exposure to the same location by using its spin.

The high-precision detection instruments show that the areas attacked by the laser beam are repairing themselves at an extremely fast speed!

Electromagnetic projectiles equipped with antimatter then arrived on the battlefield.

The invaders' detectors finally unleashed their only attack—a high-energy laser beam.

The pulsed laser beams struck each and every electromagnetic projectile that was heading their way with incredible precision!

The electromagnetic projectiles leaking antimatter were silently annihilated in the vast universe before they even touched their target, producing brilliant fireworks!

They were like ten swift swordsmen, constantly approaching their target amidst the flashing blades!

As the ten detectors drew ever closer to the outpost, Hume belatedly felt a sense of panic and worry.

Suddenly, the tachyon radar sounded an alarm again.

It was another intense fluctuation in spacetime.

However, this time the spacetime fluctuation came from behind!

Under Hume's watchful eye, more than ten massive warships materialized in the vast expanse of space and launched an attack on the ten silver-white probes immediately.

That was just a detector, not a ship used for attack.

Even zero is powerless against a saturation attack.

Attacks rained down on its magnetic field and gravity shields, while laser weapons pierced through the relatively weak gravity shield and bombarded its outer armor.

boom!

at last.

Amidst the intermittent bursts of intense light, the detector's shield generation devices became overloaded one by one.

Without the protection of the composite shield, the probes quickly turned into bright fireballs, briefly illuminating this part of the star field.

The conflict gradually came to an end.

But within the Enrogett Alliance, no one showed even the slightest bit of joy.

That was just the other side's detector!

Everyone was acutely aware of one problem.

Even among the five levels of civilization, there are still differences!

……

This minor conflict was followed by several years of "peace".

Hume, still at the border post, gazed at the gradually filling empty universe, a complex expression in his eyes.

Warships, gun emplacements, supply lines...

For the first time in recent years, this desolate border region has become lively.

but……

Is all of this really useful?

Although it was a member of the Enrogett Alliance, as a "war correspondent" who had the privilege of witnessing the conflict firsthand, it still sincerely believed that the Enrogett Alliance would never be a match for the Pan-Human Federation!

The dark blue warning lights began to flash, and dense peaks appeared on the tachyon radar.

The intensity of the wave crests clearly indicates that these warships reached an astonishing speed of 100c!

The vast, insurmountable gap was clearly laid bare before everyone.

"It's finally here..."

Hume sighed and picked up the small laser gun he had prepared beforehand, aiming it at his mind.

After a slight buzzing sound, everything returned to calm.